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This might be cool too. Call CmdT() to start a temperature conversion. Inside CmdT() a timestamp is set to record millis() which returns the system milliseconds since powerup. Then, in GetNodeData() a check is made that a minimum of 750 milliseconds has elapsed. This would allow an application to call CmdT() to start a conversion, do some other processing, and then return later to collect the results. The code, I think - untested, would look like the following. Just an idea to allow other things to happen while a temperature conversion is happening on the bus. uint32_t convertTimestamp; void DS18B20::CmdT( void ) { reset(); write_byte( 0xCC ); // skip ROM command write_byte( 0x44 ); // convert T command OW_HI convertTimestamp = millis(); // Set timestamp } int32_t DS18B20::GetNodeData( uint8_t rom[8] ) { int32_t stemp; // Wait for temp conversion to complete. while( convertTimestamp + 750 > millis() ); reset(); write_byte( 0x55 ); // Choose ROM for ( uint8_t i = 0; i < 8; i++ ) write_byte( rom[i] ); write_byte( 0xBE ); // read scratchpad command uint16_t temp = ReadDS1820(); if ( temp & 0xF800 ) // Handle negative values. stemp = ((int32_t)(~temp) + 1) * -1; else stemp = (int32_t)temp; // Return value as degrees C times 10. return( stemp * 625 / 1000 ); }

The following code works even better if you have multiple sensors on the same bus. The following code also handles negative values. Simply call CmdT() first - all the sensors on the bus make a temperature measurement at the same time. Then, call GetNodeData( addr[] ) for each sensor on the bus. With several sensors on the bus this method is much faster. I'm reading three sensors in under a second. Jim void DS18B20::CmdT( void ) { reset(); write_byte( 0xCC ); // skip ROM command write_byte( 0x44 ); // convert T command OW_HI delay( 750 ); // Delay in milliseconds. } int32_t DS18B20::GetNodeData( uint8_t rom[8] ) { int32_t stemp; reset(); write_byte( 0x55 ); // Choose ROM for ( uint8_t i = 0; i < 8; i++ ) write_byte( rom[i] ); write_byte( 0xBE ); // read scratchpad command uint16_t temp = ReadDS1820(); if ( temp & 0xF800 ) // Handle negative values. stemp = ((int32_t)(~temp) + 1) * -1; else stemp = (int32_t)temp; // Return value as degrees C times 10. return( stemp * 625 / 1000 ); }

Grant, Thanks for a great library - saved me a bunch of time. I added the following function so now I can read temperatures from multiple sensors on the same wire. Seems "GetData" and "GetData10" functions are designed to read from a single sensor on the bus. WIth multiple sensors, all the sensors try to respond and step on each other. The function "GetNodeData" fixes that. Thanks again, Jim int32_t DS18B20::GetNodeData( uint8_t rom[8] ) { uint8_t i; uint16_t temp; reset(); write_byte(0x55); // Choose ROM for ( i = 0; i < 8; i++ ) write_byte(rom[i]); //write_byte(0xcc); // skip ROM command write_byte(0x44); // convert T command OW_HI delay(750); // had incorrectly used delayMicroseconds() reset(); write_byte(0x55); // Choose ROM for ( i = 0; i < 8; i++ ) write_byte(rom[i]); //write_byte(0xcc); // skip ROM command write_byte(0xbe); // read scratchpad command temp = ReadDS1820(); int16_t stemp = (int16_t)temp; return((int32_t)stemp*625/1000); }

Was any solution ever found for this problem? I hit the same issue while trying to get FreRTOS up and running. Everything works great until memset is called - which seem to generate a hard fault. Even TI's stock example "/stellarisware/boards/ek-lm4f120xl/freertos_demo/gcc/freertos_demo.bin" locks up.

Sorry about not indicating where the snipit came from. Here is a link to the source article. Yeah, I did find the temperary files that Erengia is making after a build is complete. However, there were no memory map files generated. Is there a way to adjust a setting to have Erengia generate a map file? Looks like (according to the link above) "At any point in time, there is a highest point in RAM occupied by the heap. This value can be found in a system variable called __brkval." Here is another good link - however, it's all about an Arduino. This guy has shows a couple of diagrams descibing memory layout. Again, for the Arduino. I'm guessing the problem is just with the spelling of the variables `__brkval' and `__heap_start'. Must be some varant of these? Thanks for the suggestions, Jim

I'm trying to keep an eye on the amount of RAM my application is using. After a bit of searching, I found the following code that returns the current amount of RAM that is being used. However, the function throws a compiler error about some undefined variables. Is this the right approach to find current RAM usage? Or, is there something else I should be using with Energia? Thanks, Jim // Return the current amount of RAM used. // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- int freeRam () { extern int __heap_start, *__brkval; int v; return (int) &v - (__brkval == 0 ? (int) &__heap_start : (int) __brkval); } Flasher2.cpp.o: In function `freeRam()': C:\DOCUME~1\James\LOCALS~1\Temp\build4403779855877337752.tmp/Flasher2.cpp:178: undefined reference to `__brkval' C:\DOCUME~1\James\LOCALS~1\Temp\build4403779855877337752.tmp/Flasher2.cpp:178: undefined reference to `__heap_start' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status