Code Help: Save Settings

Dear All,

Need help with the code to save the settings.
I'm working on making LED controller where LED's will start/stop at specified time. LED brightness will start to increase at start time from 0% & will reach 100% at midday and than back to 0% at stop time. This thing is working as I'm able to start/stop LED's and increase/decrease LED brightness.
My problem is when there is a power cut?? How Arduino will know what brightness LED's has to be set according to current time. I know that I have to say the setting in EEPROM or SD card but what settings need to be saved I'm not able to figure out.
Need help or guidance in right direction.

Regards
BW

#include <UTFT.h>
#include <UTouch.h>
//#include <UTFT_Buttons.h>
#include <OneWire.h>
#include <DallasTemperature.h>
#include <Wire.h>
#include <DS1307new.h>


#define ONE_WIRE_BUS_PIN 10
OneWire oneWire(ONE_WIRE_BUS_PIN);
DallasTemperature sensors(&oneWire);

extern uint8_t SmallFont[];
extern uint8_t BigFont[];
extern  prog_uint16_t img_picube_gif[2500];
extern  prog_uint16_t img_wallpaper_jpg[4332];
#define LARGE true
#define SMALL false

UTFT      myGLCD(ITDB32S,38,39,40,41);
UTouch                myTouch(6,5,4,3,2);
//UTFT_Buttons               myButtons(&myGLCD, &myTouch);

int i;
int x, y;
byte dispScreen=0;

unsigned long prevMillis5 = 0;

char *Day[] = {"Sun","Mon","Tue","Wed","Thur","Fri","Sat"};
char *Mon[] = {"","Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec"};
//------------------Time and Date------------

struct RTC_T
{  
  int tHour;
  int tMinute;
  int tDow;
  int tDay;
  int tMonth;
  int tYear;
} tmpRTC, prevRTC;

//------------------LED Variables------------
int screenno = 0;
int led12 = 12;
int brightness1;
int brightness = 0;    // how bright the LED is
int fadeAmount = 1;    // how many points to fade the LED by

long startTime = 20;
long stopTime = 21;
long interval = (stopTime - startTime) * 7058;

//-------------------------------------------------RTC

void printTime(int thour, int tminute, int posx, int posy)
{
  char tmpTime[6], charT[3];

  tmpTime[0] = '\0';

  if (thour>=0 && thour<=9) {          //add space
    strcat(tmpTime, " ");
    itoa(thour, charT, 10);
    strcat(tmpTime, charT);
  }
  else 
    itoa(thour, tmpTime, 10);
  
  strcat(tmpTime, ":");  
  
  if (tminute>=0 && tminute<=9) {         //add 0
    strcat(tmpTime, "0");
    itoa(tminute, charT, 10);
    strcat(tmpTime, charT);
  }
  else {
    itoa(tminute, charT, 10);
    strcat(tmpTime, charT);
  }
  myGLCD.print(tmpTime, posx, posy);           // Display time
//Serial.print(tmpTime);  
}

void printDate(int x, int y) 
{
  char  chDate[25], tmpChar[5];
  
  //strcat(chDate, "  ");
  chDate[0] = '\0';
  strcat(chDate, Day[RTC.dow]);
  strcat(chDate, ", ");
  itoa(RTC.day, tmpChar, 10);
  strcat(chDate, tmpChar);
  strcat(chDate, " ");
  strcat(chDate, Mon[RTC.month]);
  strcat(chDate, " ");
  itoa(RTC.year, tmpChar, 10);
  strcat(chDate, tmpChar);
  //strcat(chDate, "   ");

  myGLCD.print(chDate, x, y);            //Display date
//Serial.print(chDate); 
}
void SaveRTC()
  {        
   RTC.stopClock();     

   RTC.fillByYMD(tmpRTC.tYear, tmpRTC.tMonth, tmpRTC.tDay);
   RTC.fillByHMS(tmpRTC.tHour, tmpRTC.tMinute, 0);
   RTC.setTime();
   delay(10);
   
   RTC.startClock();
   delay(10);
  }
//--------------------------------------------------misc

void changeFont(boolean font, byte cr, byte cg, byte cb, byte br, byte bg, byte bb){
  myGLCD.setBackColor(br, bg, bb);    //font background 
  myGLCD.setColor(cr, cg, cb);        //font colour 
  if (font==LARGE)
    myGLCD.setFont(BigFont);          //font size 
  else if (font==SMALL)
    myGLCD.setFont(SmallFont);
}


//--------------------------------------------------Display Screens

void background(){
	//HEADER                                                                            
	myGLCD.setColor(255, 0, 0);                                                                       
	myGLCD.setBackColor(255, 0, 0);                                                                              
	myGLCD.fillRect(1, 1, 319, 239);                                                                 
	myGLCD.setColor(255, 255, 255);                                                                              
	//BODY                                                                 
	myGLCD.setColor(153, 50, 204);                                                                                
	myGLCD.setBackColor(153, 50, 204);                                                                       
	myGLCD.fillRect(1, 25, 319, 213);                                                                               
	myGLCD.setColor(255, 255, 255);
	//MAIN BODY    
	//FOOTER
	myGLCD.setColor(255, 0, 0);                                                                       
	myGLCD.setBackColor(255, 0, 0);                                                                              
	myGLCD.fillRect(1, 215, 319, 239);                                                                             
	myGLCD.setColor(255, 255, 255);                                                                              
}

void ledBright(){

	if (RTC.hour == startTime){
		// Serial.print(RTC.hour);
		// Serial.print("  ----  ");
		// //Serial.print(c);
		// Serial.print("  ----  ");
		// Serial.print(startTime);
		// Serial.print("  ----  ");
		// Serial.print(stopTime);
		// Serial.print("  ----  ");
		// Serial.print(interval);
		// Serial.print("  ----  ");
		// Serial.print(brightness);
		// Serial.print("  ----  ");
		// Serial.println(brightness1);
		
		analogWrite(led12, brightness);    
		brightness = brightness + fadeAmount;

		if (brightness == 0 || brightness == 255) {
			fadeAmount = -fadeAmount ;
		}
		for (int i=0; i<1; i++) {
			brightness1 = map(brightness, 0, 255, 1, 100);
			myGLCD.setColor(0, 0, 255);                                                                       
			myGLCD.setBackColor(0, 0, 255);              
			myGLCD.fillRoundRect(98, (i*30)+30 , 180, (i*30)+50);
			myGLCD.setColor(255, 255, 255);
			myGLCD.drawRoundRect(98, (i*30)+30 , 180, (i*30)+50);
			myGLCD.printNumI(brightness1, 125, (i*30)+35);
			myGLCD.print("%", 150, (i*30)+35);
		}
	}else if (RTC.hour == stopTime){
		analogWrite(led12, LOW);
	}
}

void mainScreen(){
	background();
	myGLCD.drawRoundRect(6, 27, 184, 204);                                                                            
	myGLCD.setColor(65, 105, 255);                                                                                
	myGLCD.setBackColor(65, 105, 255);                                                                       
	myGLCD.fillRoundRect(10, 30, 95, 50);                                                                    
	myGLCD.fillRoundRect(98, 30, 180, 50);                                                                  
	myGLCD.setColor(255, 255, 255);                                                                              
	myGLCD.drawRoundRect(10, 30, 95, 50);                                                                              
	myGLCD.print("RB", 15, 35, 1);                                                                                   

	//screenno = 2;
}


//--------------------------------------------------Main Setup

void setup(){

  Serial.begin(9600);
  myGLCD.InitLCD();
  myGLCD.clrScr();
  myGLCD.setFont(SmallFont);
  myTouch.InitTouch();
  myTouch.setPrecision(PREC_MEDIUM);
  RTC.getTime();
  pinMode(led12, OUTPUT);
  mainScreen();
}

//--------------------------------------------------Main Loop

void loop(){

    unsigned long currentMillis = millis();
	if (currentMillis - prevMillis5 > interval){
		prevMillis5 = currentMillis;
		RTC.getTime();
		changeFont(SMALL, 225, 255, 255, 255, 0, 0);
		printTime(RTC.hour, RTC.minute, 5, 5);
		printDate(RIGHT, 5);
		ledBright();
	}
}

bhaskarwankhede:
Dear All,

Need help with the code to save the settings.
I'm working on making LED controller where LED's will start/stop at specified time. LED brightness will start to increase at start time from 0% & will reach 100% at midday and than back to 0% at stop time. This thing is working as I'm able to start/stop LED's and increase/decrease LED brightness.
My problem is when there is a power cut?? How Arduino will know what brightness LED's has to be set according to current time. I know that I have to say the setting in EEPROM or SD card but what settings need to be saved I'm not able to figure out.
Need help or guidance in right direction.

Regards
BW

#include <UTFT.h>

#include <UTouch.h>
//#include <UTFT_Buttons.h>
#include <OneWire.h>
#include <DallasTemperature.h>
#include <Wire.h>
#include <DS1307new.h>

#define ONE_WIRE_BUS_PIN 10
OneWire oneWire(ONE_WIRE_BUS_PIN);
DallasTemperature sensors(&oneWire);

extern uint8_t SmallFont[];
extern uint8_t BigFont[];
extern  prog_uint16_t img_picube_gif[2500];
extern  prog_uint16_t img_wallpaper_jpg[4332];
#define LARGE true
#define SMALL false

UTFT      myGLCD(ITDB32S,38,39,40,41);
UTouch                myTouch(6,5,4,3,2);
//UTFT_Buttons               myButtons(&myGLCD, &myTouch);

int i;
int x, y;
byte dispScreen=0;

unsigned long prevMillis5 = 0;

char *Day[] = {"Sun","Mon","Tue","Wed","Thur","Fri","Sat"};
char *Mon[] = {"","Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec"};
//------------------Time and Date------------

struct RTC_T

  int tHour;
  int tMinute;
  int tDow;
  int tDay;
  int tMonth;
  int tYear;
} tmpRTC, prevRTC;

//------------------LED Variables------------
int screenno = 0;
int led12 = 12;
int brightness1;
int brightness = 0;    // how bright the LED is
int fadeAmount = 1;    // how many points to fade the LED by

long startTime = 20;
long stopTime = 21;
long interval = (stopTime - startTime) * 7058;

//-------------------------------------------------RTC

void printTime(int thour, int tminute, int posx, int posy)
{
  char tmpTime[6], charT[3];

tmpTime[0] = '\0';

if (thour>=0 && thour<=9) {          //add space
    strcat(tmpTime, " ");
    itoa(thour, charT, 10);
    strcat(tmpTime, charT);
  }
  else
    itoa(thour, tmpTime, 10);
 
  strcat(tmpTime, ":"); 
 
  if (tminute>=0 && tminute<=9) {         //add 0
    strcat(tmpTime, "0");
    itoa(tminute, charT, 10);
    strcat(tmpTime, charT);
  }
  else {
    itoa(tminute, charT, 10);
    strcat(tmpTime, charT);
  }
  myGLCD.print(tmpTime, posx, posy);           // Display time
//Serial.print(tmpTime); 
}

void printDate(int x, int y)
{
  char  chDate[25], tmpChar[5];
 
  //strcat(chDate, "  ");
  chDate[0] = '\0';
  strcat(chDate, Day[RTC.dow]);
  strcat(chDate, ", ");
  itoa(RTC.day, tmpChar, 10);
  strcat(chDate, tmpChar);
  strcat(chDate, " ");
  strcat(chDate, Mon[RTC.month]);
  strcat(chDate, " ");
  itoa(RTC.year, tmpChar, 10);
  strcat(chDate, tmpChar);
  //strcat(chDate, "   ");

myGLCD.print(chDate, x, y);            //Display date
//Serial.print(chDate);
}
void SaveRTC()
  {       
   RTC.stopClock();

RTC.fillByYMD(tmpRTC.tYear, tmpRTC.tMonth, tmpRTC.tDay);
   RTC.fillByHMS(tmpRTC.tHour, tmpRTC.tMinute, 0);
   RTC.setTime();
   delay(10);
   
   RTC.startClock();
   delay(10);
  }
//--------------------------------------------------misc

void changeFont(boolean font, byte cr, byte cg, byte cb, byte br, byte bg, byte bb){
  myGLCD.setBackColor(br, bg, bb);    //font background
  myGLCD.setColor(cr, cg, cb);        //font colour
  if (font==LARGE)
    myGLCD.setFont(BigFont);          //font size
  else if (font==SMALL)
    myGLCD.setFont(SmallFont);
}

//--------------------------------------------------Display Screens

void background(){
//HEADER                                                                           
myGLCD.setColor(255, 0, 0);                                                                       
myGLCD.setBackColor(255, 0, 0);                                                                             
myGLCD.fillRect(1, 1, 319, 239);                                                                 
myGLCD.setColor(255, 255, 255);                                                                             
//BODY                                                                 
myGLCD.setColor(153, 50, 204);                                                                               
myGLCD.setBackColor(153, 50, 204);                                                                       
myGLCD.fillRect(1, 25, 319, 213);                                                                               
myGLCD.setColor(255, 255, 255);
//MAIN BODY   
//FOOTER
myGLCD.setColor(255, 0, 0);                                                                       
myGLCD.setBackColor(255, 0, 0);                                                                             
myGLCD.fillRect(1, 215, 319, 239);                                                                             
myGLCD.setColor(255, 255, 255);                                                                             
}

void ledBright(){

if (RTC.hour == startTime){
	// Serial.print(RTC.hour);
	// Serial.print("  ----  ");
	// //Serial.print(c);
	// Serial.print("  ----  ");
	// Serial.print(startTime);
	// Serial.print("  ----  ");
	// Serial.print(stopTime);
	// Serial.print("  ----  ");
	// Serial.print(interval);
	// Serial.print("  ----  ");
	// Serial.print(brightness);
	// Serial.print("  ----  ");
	// Serial.println(brightness1);
	
	analogWrite(led12, brightness);    
	brightness = brightness + fadeAmount;

	if (brightness == 0 || brightness == 255) {
		fadeAmount = -fadeAmount ;
	}
	for (int i=0; i<1; i++) {
		brightness1 = map(brightness, 0, 255, 1, 100);
		myGLCD.setColor(0, 0, 255);                                                                       
		myGLCD.setBackColor(0, 0, 255);              
		myGLCD.fillRoundRect(98, (i*30)+30 , 180, (i*30)+50);
		myGLCD.setColor(255, 255, 255);
		myGLCD.drawRoundRect(98, (i*30)+30 , 180, (i*30)+50);
		myGLCD.printNumI(brightness1, 125, (i*30)+35);
		myGLCD.print("%", 150, (i*30)+35);
	}
}else if (RTC.hour == stopTime){
	analogWrite(led12, LOW);
}

}

void mainScreen(){
background();
myGLCD.drawRoundRect(6, 27, 184, 204);                                                                           
myGLCD.setColor(65, 105, 255);                                                                               
myGLCD.setBackColor(65, 105, 255);                                                                       
myGLCD.fillRoundRect(10, 30, 95, 50);                                                                   
myGLCD.fillRoundRect(98, 30, 180, 50);                                                                 
myGLCD.setColor(255, 255, 255);                                                                             
myGLCD.drawRoundRect(10, 30, 95, 50);                                                                             
myGLCD.print("RB", 15, 35, 1);

//screenno = 2;

}

//--------------------------------------------------Main Setup

void setup(){

Serial.begin(9600);
  myGLCD.InitLCD();
  myGLCD.clrScr();
  myGLCD.setFont(SmallFont);
  myTouch.InitTouch();
  myTouch.setPrecision(PREC_MEDIUM);
  RTC.getTime();
  pinMode(led12, OUTPUT);
  mainScreen();
}

//--------------------------------------------------Main Loop

void loop(){

unsigned long currentMillis = millis();
if (currentMillis - prevMillis5 > interval){
prevMillis5 = currentMillis;
RTC.getTime();
changeFont(SMALL, 225, 255, 255, 255, 0, 0);
printTime(RTC.hour, RTC.minute, 5, 5);
printDate(RIGHT, 5);
ledBright();
}
}

OK so presumably you have an idea of how you want the LEDs to ramp up during the day i.e. start at 0% and every hour go up 10% or some such ?

What you should do is put these into a table - so at 7AM LEDs are at 10%, 8AM LEDS are at 20% (or whatever figures match the desired result)

There is no need then to save anything to EEPROM SD - all you need to do is reference this table/array when it comes time to set the LED brightness

Lets say you divide the day into 10 segments - then you will have an array with 10 elements (lets call the array LEDBrightness[10]) - you will then set each of the elements of the array as appropriate.

When it comes time to drive the LEDS through PWM then you call the array and based on the current time reference the correct element in the array (you could make it even easier for yourself at the expense of memory by having 24 elements in the array - set the ones to zero where the lights are completely off and the rest to the desired number.

Craig

Battery back for the RTC and the just read your RTC would be far simpler!.

Mark