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-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2006, Swedish Institute of Computer Science
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- * are met:
- * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
- *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
- * 3. Neither the name of the Institute nor the names of its contributors
- *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
- *    without specific prior written permission.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE INSTITUTE AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
- * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
- * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
- * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE INSTITUTE OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
- * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
- * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
- * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
- * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
- * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
- * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
- * SUCH DAMAGE.
- *
- * @(#)$Id: cc2420_misc.h,v 1.1 2006/08/09 17:39:39 bg- Exp $
- */
-
-#ifndef CC2420_MISC_H
-#define CC2420_MISC_H
-
-/*
- * Miscellaneous routines that illustrates how some of the CC2420
- * registers may be accessed.
- */
-
-unsigned cc2420_pa_level(u16_t);
-unsigned cc2420_get_pa_level(void);
-int cc2420_get_current_rssi(void);
-
-#define PA_LEVEL 0x1F
-
-inline
-unsigned
-cc2420_pa_level(u16_t p)
-{
-  u16_t reg;
-
-  /* 
-   * All PA settings can be used, the ones given in the datasheet
-   * correspond to 0, -1, -3, -5, -7, -10, -15, -25 dBm in the
-   * reference design.
-   */
-  if (p > PA_LEVEL)
-    p = PA_LEVEL;
-
-  reg = cc2420_getreg(CC2420_TXCTRL);
-
-  p |= reg & ~PA_LEVEL;
-
-  cc2420_setreg(CC2420_TXCTRL, p);
-
-  return reg & PA_LEVEL;
-}
-
-inline
-unsigned
-cc2420_get_pa_level(void)
-{
-  u16_t reg;
-
-  reg = cc2420_getreg(CC2420_TXCTRL);
-
-  return reg & PA_LEVEL;
-}
-
-inline
-int
-cc2420_get_current_rssi(void)
-{
-  u16_t reg;
-
-  reg = cc2420_getreg(CC2420_RSSI);
-
-  return (signed char) (reg & 0xff);
-}
-
-#endif /* CC2420_MISC_H */