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diff --git a/docs/source/lang/map.rst b/docs/source/lang/map.rst index 40b12a8..79122b3 100644 --- a/docs/source/lang/map.rst +++ b/docs/source/lang/map.rst @@ -1,122 +1,68 @@ -.. _lang-map: - -map(value, fromLow, fromHigh, toLow, toHigh) -============================================ - -Description ------------ - -Re-maps a number from one range to another. That is, a **value** of -**fromLow** would get mapped to **toLow**, a value of **fromHigh** -to **toHigh**, values in-between to values in-between, etc. - +.. highlight:: cpp +.. _lang-map: -Does not constrain values to within the range, because out-of-range -values are sometimes intended and useful. The constrain() function -may be used either before or after this function, if limits to the -ranges are desired. +map() +===== +Re-maps a number from one range to another. +.. contents:: Contents + :local: -Note that the "lower bounds" of either range may be larger or -smaller than the "upper bounds" so the map() function may be used -to reverse a range of numbers, for example +Library Documentation +--------------------- +.. doxygenfunction:: map +Discussion +---------- -``y = map(x, 1, 50, 50, 1);`` +``map()`` does not constrain values to within the range, because +out-of-range values are sometimes intended and useful. The +:ref:`constrain() <lang-constrain>` macro may be used either before or +after this function, if limits to the ranges are desired. +Note that the "lower bounds" of either range may be larger or smaller +than the "upper bounds" so that ``map()`` may be used to reverse a +range of numbers; for example:: + y = map(x, 1, 50, 50, 1); The function also handles negative numbers well, so that this -example - - - -``y = map(x, 1, 50, 50, -100);`` - - +example :: -is also valid and works well. + y = map(x, 1, 50, 50, -100); +is also valid. - -The map() function uses integer math so will not generate +The ``map()`` function uses integer math (its arguments and return +values all have type :ref:`long <lang-long>`), so it will not generate fractions, when the math might indicate that it should do so. -Fractional remainders are truncated, and are not rounded or -averaged. - - - -Parameters ----------- - -value: the number to map - - - -fromLow: the lower bound of the value's current range - - - -fromHigh: the upper bound of the value's current range - - - -toLow: the lower bound of the value's target range - - - -toHigh: the upper bound of the value's target range - - - -Returns -------- - -The mapped value. - - +Fractional remainders are truncated, and are not rounded or averaged. Example ------- :: - /* Map an analog value to 8 bits (0 to 255) */ - void setup() {} + /* Map an ADC reading (12 bits) to 16-bit PWM (0 to 65,535) */ - void loop() - { - int val = analogRead(0); - val = map(val, 0, 1023, 0, 255); - analogWrite(9, val); + void setup() { + pinMode(0, INPUT_ANALOG); + pinMode(9, PWM); } - - -Appendix -~~~~~~~~ - -For the mathematically inclined, here's the whole function - - - -:: - - long map(long x, long in_min, long in_max, long out_min, long out_max) - { - return (x - in_min) * (out_max - out_min) / (in_max - in_min) + out_min; + void loop() { + int val = analogRead(0); + val = map(val, 0, 4095, 0, 65535); + analogWrite(9, val); } - See Also -------- - -- `constrain <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Constrain>`_\ () - +- :ref:`constrain() <lang-constrain>` .. include:: cc-attribution.txt |