Auduino NANO - Wiegand Convertor Project

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Hello All,

My first post as a python newbie.

I have created a project whereby I am sending binary strings to my Nano board over TCP/IP.

The output of the Nano board convert the 64bit binary string into a wiegand signal which is read by an access control system.

The actual concept works OK, but what I'm finding is after a period of time, the Nano board appears to lock up and stops working until I reset the board.

I imagine it is likely the way I've written the code and wandering whether I am somehow eating up the onboard memory?

For now I dont need to store the binary strings, because one read they imply need to output the string through wiegand on pins 2 & 3.

I'de be grateful if someone could please review my sample code below and advise?

#include <SPI.h>
#include <UIPEthernet.h>

// network configuration. gateway and subnet are optional.

// the media access control (ethernet hardware) address for the shield:
byte mac[] = { 0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF, 0xFE, 0xED };
//the IP address for the shield:
byte ip[] = { 192, 168, 1, 50 };
// the router's gateway address:
byte gateway[] = { 192, 168, 1, 1 };
// the subnet:
byte subnet[] = { 255, 255, 255, 0 };

// telnet defaults to port 23
EthernetServer server = EthernetServer(1000);

const int W_D0 = 2; // Wiegand data 0 line is assigned to Arduino pin D2
const int W_D1 = 3; // " " 1 " " " D3

void setup()
{
// initializations code, it runs once:
pinMode(W_D0, OUTPUT);
pinMode(W_D1, OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(W_D0, 1); // set line to IDLE state
digitalWrite(W_D1, 1); // " "

//enable serial data print
Serial.begin(9600);

// initialize the ethernet device
Ethernet.begin(mac, ip, gateway, subnet);

// start listening for clients
server.begin();

}

bool alreadyConnected = false; // whether or not the client was connected previously

void loop() {
// wait for a new client:
EthernetClient client = server.available();

// when the client sends the first byte, say hello:
if (client) {
if (!alreadyConnected) {
// clear out the input buffer:
client.flush();
Serial.println("We have a new client");
client.println("Hello, client!");
alreadyConnected = true;
}

if (client.available() > 0)
{
// read the bytes incoming from the client:
char thisChar = client.read();
// echo the bytes back to the client:
server.write(thisChar);
// echo the bytes to the server as well:
Serial.write(thisChar);
//Serial.println("We have a new client");
//void Test();
if (thisChar == '0') {
//Serial.write("zero");

digitalWrite(2, LOW);
delayMicroseconds(80);
digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
delayMicroseconds(240);
}
else if (thisChar == '1')
{
//Serial.write("One");
digitalWrite(3, LOW);
delayMicroseconds(80);
digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
delayMicroseconds(240);
}
}

Wiegand.ino (3.71 KB)

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At firt glance i can not see anything really wrong with you code, but in the future could you post within [/] code tags. also i find it rather more difficult to read if the comments are on a line by themselves just as the commented out lines of code as her

// read the bytes incoming from the client:
      char thisChar = client.read();
      // echo the bytes back to the client:
      server.write(thisChar);
      // echo the bytes to the server as well:
      Serial.write(thisChar);
      //Serial.println("We have a new client");
      //void Test();
      if (thisChar == '0') {
        //Serial.write("zero");

There could be something related to the ethernet shield/library since you do use a blocking method of sending the single bytes.