Method read

Arduino/libraries/DHT/dht.cpp:68–94

return values: DHTLIB_OK DHTLIB_ERROR_CHECKSUM DHTLIB_ERROR_TIMEOUT

// DHTLIB_ERROR_CHECKSUM
// DHTLIB_ERROR_TIMEOUT
int dht::read(uint8_t pin)
{
    // READ VALUES
    int rv = _readSensor(pin, DHTLIB_DHT_WAKEUP);
    if (rv != DHTLIB_OK)
    {
        humidity    = DHTLIB_INVALID_VALUE;  // invalid value, or is NaN prefered?
        temperature = DHTLIB_INVALID_VALUE;  // invalid value
        return rv; // propagate error value
    }

    // CONVERT AND STORE
    humidity = word(bits[0], bits[1]) * 0.1;
    temperature = word(bits[2] & 0x7F, bits[3]) * 0.1;
    if (bits[2] & 0x80)  // negative temperature
    {
        temperature = -temperature;
    }

    // TEST CHECKSUM
    uint8_t sum = bits[0] + bits[1] + bits[2] + bits[3];
    if (bits[4] != sum)
    {
        return DHTLIB_ERROR_CHECKSUM;
    }
    return DHTLIB_OK;
}

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