In a synopsis, I'm checking a thermistor, analog-out humidity, I2C barometer, I2C Real Time Clock, and writing to an SD card and to my phone via bluetooth.
The code compiles without errors. I'm just wondering if there is anything I might have missed? I won't have my board in till Monday.
Thanks,
Steve
edit- just realized i posted this in storage. Was supposed to be in communication.
I'm just wondering if there is anything I might have missed? I won't have my board in till Monday.
Yes. The opportunity to test that anything actually works.
Dreamers assume that code will work the first time. Realists test every code change, to make sure that it hasn't broken anything else.
Realists build applications one piece at a time.
Make sure you can read from the sensors, one at a time. Make sure that adding another sensor does not interfere with reading from the one that was working.
Make sure that you can read from the clock. Make sure you can set the clock, so that what you read from it is correct. Make sure the clock does indeed keep time correctly.
Make sure that you can actually initialize the SD card, that you can write to the SD card, and that the SD card can be removed and read elsewhere.
Make sure you can initialize the bluetooth device, that you can write to it, and that something else can pair with it, and see the data that you are writing to the device.
Only then is it time to integrate the individual pieces into a useful application.
But, do let us know how well writing all the code in advance works out for you.
I'm just wondering if there is anything I might have missed? I won't have my board in till Monday.
Yes. The opportunity to test that anything actually works.
Dreamers assume that code will work the first time. Realists test every code change, to make sure that it hasn't broken anything else.
Realists build applications one piece at a time.
Make sure you can read from the sensors, one at a time. Make sure that adding another sensor does not interfere with reading from the one that was working.
Make sure that you can read from the clock. Make sure you can set the clock, so that what you read from it is correct. Make sure the clock does indeed keep time correctly.
Make sure that you can actually initialize the SD card, that you can write to the SD card, and that the SD card can be removed and read elsewhere.
Make sure you can initialize the bluetooth device, that you can write to it, and that something else can pair with it, and see the data that you are writing to the device.
Only then is it time to integrate the individual pieces into a useful application.
But, do let us know how well writing all the code in advance works out for you.
This is where it'd been nice if arduinos were sold in stores. I wasn't planning on getting so in-depth so quickly, but I got a call on Wednesday from a friend (who works for a big robotic control and technology company) saying "Coming to Texas next wednesday. You ARE meeting with me and you ARE bringing something to demonstrate. No if/and/or/buts."
Thus I ordered everything by 2nd day air (but didn't pay saturday deliv) so I'll get it monday. I'll have 1.5 days to get it all worked out. :eek:
This is where it'd been nice if arduinos were sold in stores.
You mean stores like Frys and Radio Shack? Psst. I've got news for you...
Called them today. Neither here in Arlington said they had them yet. Radioshack didn't know what they were, Frys said that they only knew of arduinos going to pilot stores? -shrugs-
This is where it'd been nice if arduinos were sold in stores.
You mean stores like Frys and Radio Shack? Psst. I've got news for you...
Called them today. Neither here in Arlington said they had them yet. Radioshack didn't know what they were, Frys said that they only knew of arduinos going to pilot stores? -shrugs-
Should have gone to Tanner Electronics! Its a bit far from Fort Worth but worth the drive in an emergency.