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Hello everybody!I would like to have your help for one more time...!I want to read wind sensor's value as pulse with the Arduino Mega 2560.Is there a way that i could find where this interrupt triggers?
I don't know lots of things about this so i want your light about it...

Someone told me that something like that will be done from the ISR!But some information more please about it???

In other word i want something like this below:
For some time e.g 1sec ..., i want to read pulses!Did you know a way that i should do something like that??

Thanks a lot!

[Reply #1 on:]

Do you want to time the width of pulses or count them ?

Also you are aware that the interrupt pin mapping is different on the Mega from the regular Arduinos?

[Reply #2 on:]

Actually both of them!But the counting ist the most important for me!
Is there something which corresponding to this situation?How you got something in your mind about it??


Thanks!

[Reply #3 on:]

Hello every body!I've done a question!At least is there something which counting pulses in ISR of Arduino Mega?
An example or something that someone have done it??Please i want your help...

Thanks!

[Reply #4 on:]

Code:

volatile int count = 0 ;

and in the ISR do:

Code:

  count ++ ;

When reading this variable outside the ISR you'll have to read it twice and check it hasn't changed inbetween since a variable of more than one byte will not be updated atomically, something like

Code:

int readCount ()
{
  int first = count ;
  int second = count ;
  while (first != second)
  {
    first = second ;
    second = count ;
  }
  return first ;
}

Or you can disable interrupts around the read of the variable.

Then to prevent problems with setting it to zero, you can always use  the difference between successive readings:

Code:

int lastCount = 0 ;
void loop ()
{
  ...
  ...
  int this_count = readCount () ;
  int count_since_last = this_count - last_count ;
  last_count = this_count ;
  ... use count_since_last ...
}

[Reply #5 on:]

Some information on an anemometer that I've used is here: http://www.nrgsystems.com/sitecore/content/Products/1901.aspx

It's information on frequency VS wind speed may be close for what you have, or maybe off by 2:1 depending on how many pulses per revolution.

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Is there any example or something which someone had done it, in order to solve my problem?I want only to count pulses by providing signal on input with a function generator!

In every second i want to count pulses!!That's only...!

Thanks

[Reply #7 on:]

Ok i've found something about my problem!
here is it:

Code:

unsigned int count;
unsigned int getCount() {
   TCCR1B= 0 ; // Gate Off / Counter Tn stopped
   count = TCNT1;
   TCNT1 = 0;
   bitSet(TCCR1B ,CS12); // Counter Clock source is external pin
   bitSet(TCCR1B ,CS11); // Clock on rising edge
   bitSet(TCCR1B ,CS10); // you can clear this bit for falling edge
   return count;
}
void setup()
{
   Serial.begin(9600);
   digitalWrite(5, HIGH);

   // hardware counter setup (see ATmega data sheet for details)
   TCCR1A=0; // reset timer/counter control register A
   getCount(); // this will start the clock
}
void loop()
{
   delay(1000);
   Serial.println(getCount());
}

I  want to count pulses every minute.I run this code in Arduino and with a function generator from pc i tried to send signals with different frequence.The problem is that when i change the frequence the Arduino could not response to up and down to the number of pulses.I'm very confused.Could you help me with this code please??

Thanks in advance!

[Reply #8 on:]

Why not use this link for some guidance...

http://interface.khm.de/index.php/lab/experiments/arduino-frequency-counter-library/

[Reply #9 on:]

I'm newbie and as i understand from this link, you count only frequency.That's not my problem...

My problem is that when i change the frequency with a function generator, then propably should change the number of pulses per seconds too.

Thanks a lot!
Any idea please???