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Automode, logger seems to log but not enough data in the SD card

anthonyADV
Associate III

Hi,

I'm using the STEVAL-STWINKT1B and the automode to log data, with the FPSNSDATALOG2 firmware. I'm reaching out because, although the logger seems to run for multiple hours, I only get a few minutes (or at best a couple of hours) of data saved on the SD card.

Here’s what I did:

  • I charged the dev kit's battery for about 7 hours. Before logging, the ST BLE Sensor app showed the battery level at 95%.

  • I formatted the SD card to FAT32 with a 32K allocation size.

  • I copied the following device_config.json to the root of the SD card:

    • nof_acquisition = 0

    • logging_period_s = 900 (15 minutes per file)

  • I started the logger by pressing PWR and RESET. The green LED blinked at 4Hz, indicating logging had started.

I monitored the logger as much as possible. After 8 hours, the green LED was still blinking, and the ST BLE Sensor app showed:

Alarm: Logging ongoing
Battery: 55%
(see screenshot below)

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However, when I checked the SD card, I only found about 2.5 hours of data, specifically, 10 folders of 15 minutes each. But I expected at least 8 hours of logging.

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So my question is: Why do I only get a few hours of logged data, even though the logger appears to be active (green LED blinking) for much longer?

Additional notes:

  • I repeated this test several times, and the result is always the same: much less data on the SD card than expected.

  • Here's the battery level over time during the abovementionned test:

    • 0h: 95%

    • 5h: 65%

    • 5h15: 61%

    • 6h: 60%

    • 6h30: 58%

    • 7h46: 55%

  • I’m still using the SanDisk Extreme 256GB SD card (SDSQXAV-256G-GN6MA). I’m aware this is not one of the cards officially tested with the STEVAL-STWINKT1B, alas, I haven’t been able to get a different one yet.

Thanks in advance for your help !

Best regards,
Anthony

2 REPLIES 2
anthonyADV
Associate III

Hey, just a quick follow-up, I still haven’t found a solution. Thanks in advance

SimonePradolini
ST Employee

Hello @anthonyADV 

Sorry for the late reply. I'm launching a 24-hours test session and come back to you soon.

 

Best regards,

Simone

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