Multiple counters using EEWL library

[yv1hx]

Hello,

I'm playing with the EEPROM wear leveling library, with good results so far storing and recovering a single counter from the internal EEPROM at this point based on the provided example (EEWL Example).

My concrete question is: Is possible to store 2 or more counters using this library? If so, how this can be done?

Thanks in advance.

[anon57585045]

I think so. You would just:

#define BUFFER_LEN 10     // number of data blocks (1 blk = 1 ulong)
#define BUFFER_START 0x10 // EEPROM address where buffer starts
#define BUFFER2_LEN 10     // number of data blocks (1 blk = 1 ulong)
#define BUFFER2_START 0x10 + 40 // EEPROM address where buffer starts

#include "eewl.h"

unsigned long powerCycles = 0;
unsigned long someOtherCycles = 0;

EEWL pC(powerCycles, BUFFER_LEN, BUFFER_START);
EEWL someOtherCount(someOtherCycles, BUFFER2_LEN, BUFFER2_START);

...and so on and so forth up the Yangtze. I'm not sure of the buffer allocations though, I might have made them overlap. I guess the second buffer should begin at 10 x 4 = 40, ten unsigned longs.

[yv1hx]

AARG:
Thanks for your helpful answer.
I have worked on your example and have turned in to this:

//---------------------------------------------------------
const int MessageDelay = 2500;   // Delay between messages in mSeconds
unsigned long LoopCounter = 0;   // Loop counter
//---------------------------------------------------------
// Adapted from original code from:
// https://github.com/fabriziop/EEWL
///* .+
//.context    : EEWL EEPROM wear level library
//.title      : count power up/down cycles
//.kind       : c++ source
//.author     : Fabrizio Pollastri <mxgbot@gmail.com>
//.site       : Revello - Italy
//.creation   : 2-Jan-2021
//.copyright  : (c) 2021 Fabrizio Pollastri
//.license    : GNU Lesser General Public License
//.description
//  This application counts the number of power up/down cycles. At each
//  power up this counter is read from EEPROM, incremented by one and
//  saved again into EEPROM to be preserved accross power cycles.
//  A circular buffer len of 10 is defined. This extends the EEPROM life
//  10 times, about 1 million of power cycles.
//
//.- */
//---------------------------------------------------------
// Additional counters:
// https://forum.arduino.cc/t/multiple-counters-using-eewl-library/898907/2
//
#define BUFFER0_LEN 10     // number of data blocks (1 blk = 1 ulong)
#define BUFFER0_START 0x10 // EEPROM address where buffer starts
//
#define BUFFER1_LEN 10     // number of data blocks (1 blk = 1 ulong)
#define BUFFER1_START 0x10 + 40 // EEPROM address where buffer starts
//
#define BUFFER2_LEN 10     // number of data blocks (1 blk = 1 ulong)
#define BUFFER2_START 0x10 + 80 // EEPROM address where buffer starts
//
#include "eewl.h"
// Initialize variables
unsigned long powerCycles = 0;
unsigned long WarningCounts = 0;
unsigned long AlarmCounts = 0;
// Allocate buffers for each counter
EEWL pC(powerCycles, BUFFER0_LEN, BUFFER0_START);
EEWL wC(WarningCounts, BUFFER1_LEN, BUFFER1_START);
EEWL aC(AlarmCounts, BUFFER2_LEN, BUFFER2_START);
//---------------------------------------------------------
void setup() {
  // Initialize serial and wait for port to open:
  Serial.begin(19200);
  while (!Serial) {
    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for native USB port only
  }
  if (!pC.get(powerCycles))
    Serial.println("powerCycles: first time ever");
  if (!pC.get(WarningCounts))
    Serial.println("WarningCounts: first time ever");
  if (!pC.get(AlarmCounts))
    Serial.println("AlarmCounts: first time ever");
  // increment power cycles counter and save it into EEPROM
  powerCycles++;
  pC.put(powerCycles);
  // Print start message
  Serial.println("    ARDUINO RESET");
}
//---------------------------------------------------------
void loop() {
  delay(MessageDelay);        // Delay between messages in mSeconds
  CounterIncrements();        // Increment counters and save it into EEPROM
  DisplayCounters();          // Display the current counter values on serial console
  LoopCounter++;              // Increment loop counter
}
//---------------------------------------------------------
void DisplayCounters () {
  // Display the current counter values on serial console
  Serial.println("");
  Serial.print("   Loop Counter:");
  Serial.println(LoopCounter);
  Serial.print("   Power cycles:");
  Serial.println(powerCycles);
  Serial.print(" Warning counts:");
  Serial.println(WarningCounts);
  Serial.print("   Alarm counts:");
  Serial.println(AlarmCounts);
}
//---------------------------------------------------------
void CounterIncrements() {
  // Increment counters and save it into EEPROM
  WarningCounts++;
  wC.put(WarningCounts);
  AlarmCounts++;
  aC.put(AlarmCounts);
  // Wait for data to be totally saved on EEPROM
  delay(20);
  Serial.println("Data saved on EEPROM.");
}
//---------------------------------------------------------

However, I have noted the following issues:

• Only the powerCycles counter is updated correctly upon board reset.
• The counters incremented outside the setup() function are nor consistent across board resetting. (The goal here is keep a couple of event counters in memory across board resetting).

I have scratching my head the past week with this without finding a solution, so any help would be welcomed.
TIA.

[yv1hx]

After leaving the device running for several minutes while playing with the reset button, I have realized the following situation:

Both counters WarningCounts and AlarmCounts are starting upon reset from the powerCycles counter value, so every "powerCycle" increment that counter and the others counters are starting from that value.

Please see attached images.

This is driving me nuts ...Maybe I'm declaring the counter variables incorrectly??