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tutorials:iotc [2012/03/26 19:27]
pburgess [Parts and Software Lists]
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 Before proceeding any further, back up any data you might currently have on your Eye-Fi card. Just in case there’s some bug that’s been overlooked in the sketch, I’d hate to be the one to clobber your priceless irreplaceable wedding photos. So please, PLEASE back that up first! Before proceeding any further, back up any data you might currently have on your Eye-Fi card. Just in case there’s some bug that’s been overlooked in the sketch, I’d hate to be the one to clobber your priceless irreplaceable wedding photos. So please, PLEASE back that up first!
  
-The Data Logging Shield requires that the card be properly formatted. Some cameras and operating systems use a bit of “artistic license” when formatting SD cards, and the shield can’t always read or write these. ​The best solution is to use the SdFormatter sketch [[http://​www.adafruit.com/​forums/​viewtopic.php?​f=31&​t=20861|as described in this forum thread]]…or jump right to the [[http://​code.google.com/​p/​sdfatlib/​downloads/​detail?​name=sdfatlib20111205.zip&​can=2&​q=|download for the SfFat library and SdFormatter sketch here]].+The Data Logging Shield requires that the card be properly formatted. Some cameras and operating systems use a bit of “artistic license” when formatting SD cards, and the shield can’t always read or write these. ​You might need to borrow a friend’s more recent digital camera to format ​the cardRecent versions of both Mac OS X and Windows 7 seem to handle this better ​as well; with the latter, select FAT32 with a 32K allocation block size when formatting.
  
 With the card connected to your computer though a USB reader, you can then use an application downloaded from the Eye-Fi web site to configure it for access to your wireless network and select various settings for how and where you want images transferred. Once configured, if you have a digital camera, test it with that first. When the digital camera setup is known working and images are being transferred as expected, you can erase the images on the card and move it over to the Data Logging Shield. With the card connected to your computer though a USB reader, you can then use an application downloaded from the Eye-Fi web site to configure it for access to your wireless network and select various settings for how and where you want images transferred. Once configured, if you have a digital camera, test it with that first. When the digital camera setup is known working and images are being transferred as expected, you can erase the images on the card and move it over to the Data Logging Shield.
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 Next, upload the EyeFi sketch, then re-install the jumpers between pins 0-2 and 1-3. You can then either press the reset button to start the sketch, or disconnect from the computer and attach a power adapter or battery. Next, upload the EyeFi sketch, then re-install the jumpers between pins 0-2 and 1-3. You can then either press the reset button to start the sketch, or disconnect from the computer and attach a power adapter or battery.
  
 +**If using the latest Eye-Fi “X2” cards, you'll need to enable this one extra line in the sketch (it’s commented out by default)…around line 122:**
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 +  SD.enableCRC(true);​
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