From 703b4f9c5c8b248c2cadd128d08c8d0a87fe5005 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamen Miller <115733441+benjamenm03@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 15:55:04 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Create Lab3-SD.ino

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 create mode 100644 examples/Lab3-SD/Lab3-SD.ino

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+// These are the pins your MicroSD Card Adapter will be connected to.
+// These pins are specific and should not change. You do not need to worry
+// about why these are the pins, just connect them as listed.
+// MOSI - pin 11
+// MISO - pin 12
+// CLK  - pin 13
+// CS   - pin 10
+const int chipSelect = 10;
+
+// This is the pin your TMP36 is connected to.
+// Change this as needed.
+const int tmpPin = A1;
+
+// This is the pin your voltage divider is connected to.
+// Change this as needed.
+const int vDivPin = A0;
+
+// For future labs, you may find it helpful to copy the above settings for additional sensors.
+// **HINT HINT WINK WINK**
+
+// This is the string that goes at the top of your csv file. It is the column headers for your spreadsheet.
+// You can change this as needed.
+const String header = "Time (ms),TMP36 (Raw),Voltage (Raw)";
+
+#include <SPI.h>
+#include <SD.h>
+
+void setup() {
+    Serial.begin(9600);
+
+    delay(100); // arbitrary delay to let the serial monitor start up
+    Serial.print("Initializing SD card...");
+
+    // see if the card is present and can be initialized:
+    if (!SD.begin(chipSelect)) {
+        Serial.println("Card failed, or not present");
+        // don't do anything more:
+        while (1);
+    }
+    Serial.println("card initialized.");
+
+    // now, before we actually start reading data, we need to write the header to the file.
+    // open the file. note that only one file can be open at a time,
+    // so you have to close this one before opening another.
+    File dataFile = SD.open("datalog.csv", FILE_WRITE);
+    if (dataFile) {
+        dataFile.println(header);
+        dataFile.close();
+    } else {
+        Serial.println("error opening datalog.csv");
+    }
+}
+
+void loop() {
+
+    // Note: in future labs, you may need to change this to add additional sensors.
+
+    int tmpVal = analogRead(tmpPin);
+    int vDivVal = analogRead(vDivPin);
+
+    // Now let's make a nice string to write to the file.
+    // This is a comma-separated value (csv) file, so we need to separate each value with a comma.
+    String dataString = "";
+    // add the time (since boot) in milliseconds
+    dataString += String(millis());
+    dataString += ",";
+    // add the raw TMP36 value
+    dataString += String(tmpVal);
+    dataString += ",";
+    // add the raw voltage divider value
+    dataString += String(vDivVal);
+
+    // now let's open the file again
+    File dataFile = SD.open("datalog.csv", FILE_WRITE);
+    // if the file is available, write to it:
+    if (dataFile) {
+        dataFile.println(dataString);
+        dataFile.close();
+
+        // print to the serial port too:
+        // Serial.println(dataString);
+    }
+    // if the file isn't open, pop up an error:
+    else {
+        Serial.println("error opening datalog.txt");
+    }
+
+    delay(500);
+}