| ??? 10/08/09 14:21 Read: times |
#169545 - Mud! Mud! Glorious Mud! Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Richard Erlacher said:
File system is not necessary for a data logger. True - Exactly as I said: I said:
You don't have to use a file system, but if you want to... Richard Erlacher said:
It increases the effort by 50x. I disagree. I have used FatFs with virtually no effort at all! If I had not used it, I would have had to implement something to manage the free space on the card, and also something to get the logged data off the card and into my PC (since that was my requirement). It has been done I know - I've done it! but why would one need it for a logger? Again, you don't need it - but there may be advantages to doing it. Yes, there certainly are also disadvantages; particularly in the size of the embedded code - but that may or may not be significant in this particular case... |
| Topic | Author | Date |
| 4MB Byte data logger | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| data flash | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| maybe | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| I just bought 2 GB SD for $7 including postage | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| They're pretty easily interfaced via SPI. | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Let us not "muddy the water" | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Mud! Mud! Glorious Mud! | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Also available as "chips"... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Cheap FAT16 + SD or CF | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
SD Card Breakout & debug Adaptors | 01/01/70 00:00 |