Ethernet Shield Datalogger

Log data from three analog sensors to an SD card.

This example shows how to use the SD card Library to log data from three analog sensors to a SD card. Please click here for more information on the SD library.

Hardware Required

  • Arduino board
  • Ethernet Shield
  • 3 10k ohm potentiometers
  • hook-up wires
  • breadboard
  • Formatted SD card

Circuit

Datalogger circuit with three potentiometers.
Datalogger circuit with three potentiometers.

The Arduino board has to be connected to the Ethernet Shield. The three potentiometers may be substituted with other analog sensors, to be wired according to their interfacing techniques.

Schematics

Schematics for this example.
Schematics for this example.

Code

The code below is configured for use with an Ethernet shield, which has an onboard SD slot. In the

setup()
, call
SD.begin()
, naming pin 4 as the CS pin. This pin varies depending on the make of shield or board.

In the

loop()
, a String is created to hold the information from three analog sensors. The code iterates through the sensors, adding their data to the string.

Next, the file on the SD card is opened by calling

SD.open()
. Once available, the data is written to the card when
dataFile.println()
is used. The file must be closed with
dataFile.close()
to save the information.

1/*
2
3 SD card datalogger
4
5 This example shows how to log data from three analog sensors
6
7 to an SD card using the SD library. Pin numbers reflect the default
8
9 SPI pins for Uno and Nano models
10
11 The circuit:
12
13 analog sensors on analog ins 0, 1, and 2
14
15 SD card attached to SPI bus as follows:
16
17 ** SDO - pin 11
18
19 ** SDI - pin 12
20
21 ** CLK - pin 13
22
23 ** CS - depends on your SD card shield or module.
24
25 Pin 10 used here for consistency with other Arduino examples
26
27 (for MKRZero SD: SDCARD_SS_PIN)
28
29 created 24 Nov 2010
30
31 modified 24 July 2020
32
33 by Tom Igoe
34
35 This example code is in the public domain.
36
37*/
38
39#include <SPI.h>
40#include <SD.h>
41
42const int chipSelect = 10;
43
44void setup() {
45
46 // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
47
48 Serial.begin(9600);
49
50 // wait for Serial Monitor to connect. Needed for native USB port boards only:
51
52 while (!Serial);
53
54 Serial.print("Initializing SD card...");
55
56 if (!SD.begin(chipSelect)) {
57
58 Serial.println("initialization failed. Things to check:");
59
60 Serial.println("1. is a card inserted?");
61
62 Serial.println("2. is your wiring correct?");
63
64 Serial.println("3. did you change the chipSelect pin to match your shield or module?");
65
66 Serial.println("Note: press reset or reopen this serial monitor after fixing your issue!");
67
68 while (true);
69
70 }
71
72 Serial.println("initialization done.");
73}
74
75void loop() {
76
77 // make a string for assembling the data to log:
78
79 String dataString = "";
80
81 // read three sensors and append to the string:
82
83 for (int analogPin = 0; analogPin < 3; analogPin++) {
84
85 int sensor = analogRead(analogPin);
86
87 dataString += String(sensor);
88
89 if (analogPin < 2) {
90
91 dataString += ",";
92
93 }
94
95 }
96
97 // open the file. note that only one file can be open at a time,
98
99 // so you have to close this one before opening another.
100
101 File dataFile = SD.open("datalog.txt", FILE_WRITE);
102
103 // if the file is available, write to it:
104
105 if (dataFile) {
106
107 dataFile.println(dataString);
108
109 dataFile.close();
110
111 // print to the serial port too:
112
113 Serial.println(dataString);
114
115 }
116
117 // if the file isn't open, pop up an error:
118
119 else {
120
121 Serial.println("error opening datalog.txt");
122
123 }
124}

Last revision 2015/08/17 by SM

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