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I was wondering if anyone with a cereberus could run this code and tell me how long it takes…

I suspect it will run out of memory though… :’(


var myInt = new int[100000];
var ain = new AnalogIn(AnalogIn.Pin.Ain0);
var startTime = DateTime.Now.Ticks;
 
for (var i = 0; i < myInt.Length; i++)
	myInt[i] = ain.Read();
 
var elapsedTime = (DateTime.Now.Ticks - startTime)/(double)TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond;
Debug.Print(elapsedTime.ToString("F2") + " s");
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well i tried it on a Panda and sure enough i get an out of memory exception…

but changing this:



var myInt = new int[100000];
to 

byte[] myInt = new byte[100000];

and this :
for (var i = 0; i < myInt.Length; i++)
	myInt[i] = ain.Read();

to

 for (var i = 0; i < myInt.Length; i++)
                myInt[i] =(byte) ain.Read();

gives a whole lot more to read and store.

Jay

3

the ADC is ten bits long, converting to a byte means you lose two bits. ???

4

Hi Mike,
in that case the use of int16 will get you more then int…

5

Or shift right two bits and get less granularity/resolution in the measurement.

6

but, but… :slight_smile:


Debug.Print(elapsedTime.ToString("F2") + " s");

I am curious what that will be.

7

In any event does anyone know the max array size for an int array. Speed is not really a concern if it is nearly as fast as a Hydra…

Gosh if this just had 512k I would order 30 of them.

I cannot read and save data fast enough to an SD card at 100 kHz…

If I could do an array with 100,000 elements I would be good to go!