SD 12: Format SD

Turn on the SD card. Format SD card. erasing all data and formatting the SD card as FAT16. This example is based on the William Greiman's SdFat library and examples: http://code.google.com/p/sdfatlib

Required Materials

1 x Waspmote 1 x Battery 1 x SD card 1 x MiniUSB wire

Notes

- Remember that only 8.3 SHORT FILE NAME are valid for files and directories - Make sure Waspmote is switched off before inserting or removing the SD card. Otherwise, the SD card could be damaged. - Waspmote must not be switched off or reseted while there are ongoing read or write operations in the SD card. Otherwise, the SD card could be damaged and data could be lost. If you suspect that there may be some ongoing SD operations, wait a while until they are completed. - This example can be executed in Waspmote v12 and Waspmote v15

Code

/*  
 *  ------ [SD_12] - Format SD file  -------- 
 *  
 *  Explanation: Turn on the SD card. Format SD card. erasing all data
 *  and formatting the SD card as FAT16. This example is based on the 
 *  William Greiman's SdFat library and examples:
 *    http://code.google.com/p/sdfatlib
  
 *  Copyright (C) 2016 Libelium Comunicaciones Distribuidas S.L. 
 *  http://www.libelium.com 
 *  
 *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify 
 *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by 
 *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or 
 *  (at your option) any later version. 
 *  
 *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, 
 *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of 
 *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the 
 *  GNU General Public License for more details. 
 *  
 *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License 
 *  along with this program.  If not, see . 
 *  
 *  Version:           3.0
 *  Design:            David Gascón 
 *  Implementation:    Yuri Carmona
 */

// variable
boolean answer;

// define file name: MUST be 8.3 SHORT FILE NAME
char filename[]="FILE.TXT";

// All directory names MUST be defined 
// according to 8.3 SHORT FILE NAME
char foldername[]="FOLDER";

void setup()
{
  // Open USB port
  USB.ON();
  USB.println(F("SD_12 example"));
    
  USB.print(F("\n"
    "This sketch erases and formats SD/SDHC cards.\n"
    "\n"
    "Erase uses the card's fast flash erase command.\n"
    "Flash erase sets all data to 0X00 for most cards\n"
    "and 0XFF for a few vendor's cards.\n"
    "\nWarning, all data on the card will be erased.\n"));

}


void loop()
{
  /* First of all, teh user executes these functions 
  *  when the system is sure. The formatting process
  *  must be done securely
  */
  char c;  
  USB.print(F("Enter 'Y' to format the SD card: "));
  USB.flush();
  while (!USB.available()) {
  }
  delay(400);

  c = USB.read();
  USB.println(c);

  if (c != 'Y') 
  {
    USB.print(F("Quiting, you did not enter 'Y'.\n"));
    return;
  }
  

  // Set SD ON
  SD.ON();

  // 1. list Root directory
  USB.println(F("list Root directory:"));
  USB.println(F("---------------------------"));
  SD.ls(LS_R|LS_DATE|LS_SIZE);  
  USB.println(F("---------------------------\n"));

  // 1. create directory
  if(SD.mkdir(foldername)) 
  {
    USB.println(F("directory created"));
  }
  else
  {
    USB.println(F("mkdir failed"));
  }

  // 2. create file
  if(SD.create(filename))
  {
    USB.println(F("file created"));
  }
  else 
  {
    USB.println(F("file NOT created"));  
  }  

  // 3. list Root directory  
  USB.println(F("list Root directory:"));
  USB.println(F("---------------------------"));
  SD.ls(LS_R|LS_DATE|LS_SIZE);  
  USB.println(F("---------------------------\n"));

  // 4. format SD card
  USB.print(F("Formatting..."));
  answer = SD.format();  

  if( answer == true ) 
  {
    USB.println(F("SD format OK"));
  }
  else
  {
    USB.println(F("SD format failed"));
  }



  USB.println(F("\n\n**************************************************\n\n"));


  // Set SD ON
  SD.OFF();

  delay(5000);
}

Output

H#
 SD_12 example
 This sketch erases and formats SD/SDHC cards.
 Erase uses the card's fast flash erase command.
 Flash erase sets all data to 0X00 for most cards
 and 0XFF for a few vendor's cards.
 Warning, all data on the card will be erased.
 Enter 'Y' to format the SD card: Y
 list Root directory:
 ---------------------------
 ---------------------------
 directory created
 file created
 list Root directory:
 ---------------------------
 FOLDER/ 2014-01-14 12:37:06
 FILE.TXT 2014-01-14 12:37:06 0
 ---------------------------
 Formatting...SD format OK
 **************************************************