compower.h

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/** \addtogroup sys
 * @{ */

/**
 * \defgroup compower Communication power accounting
 * @{
 *
 * The compower module accumulates power consumption information and
 * attributes it to communication activities. Examples of
 * communication activities are packet transmission, packet reception,
 * and idle listening.
 *
 */

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 * $Id: compower.h,v 1.2 2009/03/12 21:58:21 adamdunkels Exp $
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/**
 * \file
 *         Header file for the communication power accounting module
 * \author
 *         Adam Dunkels <adam@sics.se>
 */

#ifndef __COMPOWER_H__
#define __COMPOWER_H__

/**
 * \brief      An activity record that contains power consumption information for a specific communication activity.
 *
 *             This is a structure that holds power information about
 *             a communication activity. It is an opaque structure
 *             with no user-visible elements.
 */
struct compower_activity {
  uint32_t listen, transmit;
};

/**
 * \brief      The default idle communication activity.
 *
 *             This is the idle communication activity, to which all
 *             energy that is not possible to attribute to individual
 *             packets, is attributed. Examples include idle listening
 *             for incoming packets and MAC-level beacon
 *             transmissions.
 */
extern struct compower_activity compower_idle_activity;

/**
 * \brief      Initialize the communication power accounting module.
 *
 *             This function initializes the communication power
 *             accounting module. The function is called by the system
 *             during boot-up.
 */
void compower_init(void);

/**
 * \brief      Accumulate power contumption for a communication activity
 * \param a    A pointer to an activity structure.
 *
 *             This function accumulates power consumption information
 *             for a communication activity. The function typically is
 *             called by a power-saving MAC protocol when the radio is
 *             switched off, or when a packet is received or
 *             transmitted.
 *
 */
void compower_accumulate(struct compower_activity *a);

/**
 * \brief      Clear power consumption information for a communication activity
 * \param a    A pointer to an activity structure.
 *
 *             This function clears any power contumption information
 *             that has previously been accumulated in an activity
 *             structure.
 *
 */
void compower_clear(struct compower_activity *a);

/**
 * \brief      Convert power contumption information to packet attributes
 * \param a    A pointer to an activity structure.
 *
 *             This function converts accumulated power consumption
 *             information for a communication activity to packet
 *             attributes (see \ref packetbufattr "packet attributes").
 */
void compower_attrconv(struct compower_activity *a);

/**
 * \brief      Accumulate power contumption for a communication activity based on energy data in packet attributes
 * \param a    A pointer to an activity structure.
 *
 *             This function accumulates power consumption information
 *             for a communication activity from packet attributes
 *             (see \ref packetbufattr "packet attributes").
 */
void compower_accumulate_attrs(struct compower_activity *a);

#endif /* __COMPOWER_H__ */

/** @} */
/** @} */