ds3231: Fix negative temperature conversion

I also verified my interpretation of the DS3231 datasheet and my implementation
of this formula by placing a DS3231 chip in the freezer section of my
refrigerator for an hour or two, then reading the temperature. I got -16C,
which is close enough to the -18C that the freezer was set to.
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Brian Park
2023-03-01 16:59:14 -08:00
committed by Ron Evans
parent 820298bfe3
commit 0adc7e78aa
2 changed files with 97 additions and 1 deletions
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@@ -140,7 +140,27 @@ func (d *Device) ReadTemperature() (int32, error) {
if err != nil {
return 0, err
}
return int32(data[0])*1000 + int32((data[1]>>6)*25)*10, nil
return milliCelsius(data[0], data[1]), nil
}
// milliCelsius converts the raw temperature bytes (msb and lsb) from the DS3231
// into a 32-bit signed integer in units of milli Celsius (1/1000 deg C).
//
// According to the DS3231 datasheet: "Temperature is represented as a 10-bit
// code with a resolution of 0.25 deg C and is accessible at location 11h and
// 12h. The temperature is encoded in two's complement format. The upper 8 bits,
// the integer portion, are at location 11h and the lower 2 bits, the fractional
// portion, are in the upper nibble at location 12h."
//
// In other words, the msb and lsb bytes should be treated as a signed 16-bit
// integer in units of (1/256 deg C). It is possible to convert this into a
// 16-bit signed integer in units of centi Celsius (1/100 deg C) with no loss of
// precision or dynamic range. But for backwards compatibility, let's instead
// convert this into a 32-bit signed integer in units of milli Celsius.
func milliCelsius(msb uint8, lsb uint8) int32 {
t256 := int16(uint16(msb)<<8 | uint16(lsb))
t1000 := int32(t256) / 64 * 250
return t1000
}
// uint8ToBCD converts a byte to BCD for the DS3231