======ow_first======
WMPRO >= 1.0 WMMEGA FW >= 2.0
Initiate a OneWire bus scan and return the address of the first device found
====Description====
mixed
ow_first ( )
This function starts a new OneWire bus scan and provides the address of the first device found. Currently only DS18B20 temperature sensors are detectable.
====Parameters====
None
====Return Values====
An array of 8 elements containing the unique OneWire address. Returns int 0 if no devices were detected.
====Example====
$arr=ow_first();
if ($arr) {
$devname=sprintf("%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X",$arr[0],$arr[1],$arr[2],$arr[3],$arr[4],$arr[5],$arr[6],$arr[7]);
print("Detected the first OneWire device ".$devname);
} else {
print("No devices detected.");
}
?>
====See Also====
[[ow_next()]] - Return the address of the next OneWire device found (after an ow_first)
[[ow_read()]] - Read a byte from the OneWire bus
[[ow_read_temp()]] - Read a temperature from a device on the OneWire bus
[[ow_reset()]] - Reset the OneWire bus
[[ow_write()]] - Write a byte to the OneWire bus
[[sprintf()]] - Return a formatted string