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+package drivers
+
+// Measurement specifies a type of measurement,
+// for example: temperature, acceleration, pressure.
+type Measurement uint32
+
+// Sensor measurements
+const (
+	Temperature Measurement = 1 << iota
+	Humidity
+	Pressure
+	Distance
+	Acceleration
+	AngularVelocity
+	MagneticField
+	Luminosity
+	Time
+	Audio
+)
+
+// Sensor represents an object capable of making one
+// or more measurements. A sensor will then have methods
+// which read the last updated measurements.
+//
+// Many Sensors may be collected into
+// one Sensor interface to synchronize measurements.
+type Sensor interface {
+	Update(which Measurement) error
+}