Problem with datalogging

Forum 2005-2010 (read only) Software Syntax & Programs
#1

Hello to eveyone

i’ve got a problem with saving data into a SDcard
i have formatted the SD card to fat16
but the code below could not save the data, what is wrong?
and the data is auto-save or i have to tell to the arduino to save the data?
Thanks a lot.

#define FREQ_PIN 3
#include <LiquidCrystal.h>
#include <Fat16.h>
#include <Fat16util.h>
SdCard card;
Fat16 file;
LiquidCrystal lcd(8, 9, 4, 5, 6, 7);

void setup() {
  pinMode(FREQ_PIN, INPUT);
 lcd.begin(16, 2);
 char name[] = "WRITE00.TXT";
  for (uint8_t i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
    name[5] = i/10 + '0';
    name[6] = i%10 + '0';
    // O_CREAT - create the file if it does not exist
    // O_EXCL - fail if the file exists
    // O_WRITE - open for write
    if (file.open(name, O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_WRITE)) break;
  }
   PgmPrint("Now Speed: ");
  // write 100 line to file
}
void loop()
{

unsigned long t1 = pulseIn(FREQ_PIN, HIGH);// Time how long it takes to go HIGH again
unsigned long t2 = pulseIn(FREQ_PIN, LOW); // and how long it takes to go low again.
 double t = t1 + t2;
         double f = 1000000.0/t;
           double w = 2 * 3.14 * f;
           double v = w * 0.05;
       lcd.setCursor(0,0);
         lcd.println(v);
         delay(2000);
file.println(v); // file.println() would work also
}
#2

could someone help me with the file.write ? i have a lots of question :(

what code must be written for writing data ? like initialization, is it 100% needed ?

#3

oh my god
i’ve tried the code from the basic concept, which is from the fat16library’s example, fat16write.
here is the code

/*
 * Write Example
 *
 * This sketch creates a new file and writes 100 lines to the file.
 * No error checks on write in this example.
 */
 
#include <Fat16.h>
#include <Fat16util.h> // use functions to print strings from flash memory

SdCard card;
Fat16 file;

// store error strings in flash to save RAM
#define error(s) error_P(PSTR(s))
void error_P(const char *str)
{
  PgmPrint("error: ");
  SerialPrintln_P(str);
  if (card.errorCode) {
    PgmPrint("SD error: ");
    Serial.println(card.errorCode, HEX);
  }
  while(1);
}

/*
 * Write an unsigned number to file
 */
void writeNumber(uint32_t n)
{
  uint8_t buf[10];
  uint8_t i = 0;
  do {
    i++;
    buf[sizeof(buf) - i] = n%10 + '0';
    n /= 10;
  } while (n);
  file.write(&buf[sizeof(buf) - i], i); // write the part of buf with the number
}

void setup(void)
{
  Serial.begin(9600);
  Serial.println();
  PgmPrintln("Type any character to start");
  while (!Serial.available());
  
  // initialize the SD card
  if (!card.init()) error("card.init");
  
  // initialize a FAT16 volume
  if (!Fat16::init(card)) error("Fat16::init");

  // create a new file
  char name[] = "WRITE00.TXT";
  for (uint8_t i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
    name[5] = i/10 + '0';
    name[6] = i%10 + '0';
    // O_CREAT - create the file if it does not exist
    // O_EXCL - fail if the file exists
    // O_WRITE - open for write
    if (file.open(name, O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_WRITE)) break;
  }
  if (!file.isOpen()) error ("file.open");
  PgmPrint("Writing to: ");
  Serial.println(name);
  
  // write 100 line to file
  for (uint8_t i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
    file.write("line "); // write string from RAM
    writeNumber(i);
    file.write_P(PSTR(" millis = ")); // write string from flash
    writeNumber(millis());
    file.write("\r\n"); // file.println() would work also
  }
  // close file and force write of all data to the SD card
  file.close();
  PgmPrintln("Done");
}

void loop(void) {}

However, when i tried to see something, it show me like this in the serial monitor

Type any character to start
error: card.init
SD error: 1

what is wrong actually ?

#4

And also there are some error coming out under the code window.

Error inside Serial.serialEvent()
java.io.IOException: Bad file descriptor in nativeavailable
      at gnu.io.RXTXPort.nativeavailable(Native Method)
      at gnu.io.RXTXPort$SerialInputStream.available(RXTXPort.java:1532)
      at processing.app.Serial.serialEvent(Serial.java:215)
      at gnu.io.RXTXPort.sendEvent(RXTXPort.java:732)
      at gnu.io.RXTXPort.eventLoop(Native Method)
      at gnu.io.RXTXPort$MonitorThread.run(RXTXPort.java:1575)

Thanks a lot, i very appreciate it.

#5