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If any of you wanted a feature similar to FSAVE in Turbo PMAC, with which you could save a specific range of P-Variables to flash memory, you could implement it in C on Power PMAC in this way. This code is intended to be in a BGCPLC, but could be adapted to a Background C Program. Do not attempt to run it in a foreground C program.

 

It's intended for advanced C users only, so the commenting is minimal, but feel free to post your questions.

 

First, you have the following global flags; put them into global definitions.pmh under PMAC Script Language-->Global Includes:

 

global FSAVE_SuccessFlag=0; // =1 upon successful save, =-1 if not successful
global FREAD_SuccessFlag=0; // =1 upon successful read, =-1 if not successful
global FSAVE_Choice=0; // set to 1 anywhere to FSAVE; gets reset to 0 by the BGCPLC
global FREAD_Choice=0; // set to 1 anywhere to FREAD; gets reset to 0 by the BGCPLC
global StartingPNumber=1,EndingPNumber=10; // Adjust these; they are the first and last P-Variables that will be FSAVEd

 

Then, the BGCPLC:

 

#include 
#include 
#include 
#include "../../Include/pp_proj.h"

int FREAD(void);
int FSAVE(unsigned int startindex, unsigned int endindex);

void user_plcc()
{
int FSAVE_Success=-3,FREAD_Success=-3;

if((unsigned int)pshm->P[FSAVE_Choice] == 1)
{
	FSAVE_Success = FSAVE((unsigned int)pshm->P[startingPNumber], (unsigned int)pshm->P[EndingPNumber]);

	if(FSAVE_Success == 1)
		pshm->P[FSAVE_SuccessFlag] = 1.0;
	else if (FSAVE_Success == -1)
		pshm->P[FSAVE_SuccessFlag] = -1.0;

	pshm->P[FSAVE_Choice] = 0.0;
}

if((unsigned int)pshm->P[FREAD_Choice] == 1)
{
	FREAD_Success = FREAD();

	if(FREAD_Success == 1)
		pshm->P[FREAD_SuccessFlag] = 1.0;
	else if (FREAD_Success==-1)
		pshm->P[FREAD_SuccessFlag] = -1.0;

	pshm->P[FREAD_Choice] = 0.0;

}
}

#define echomode 0 // Format example: P1234 = 918230198.001 
#define inbuffsize 128
#define outbuffsize 128
int FSAVE(unsigned int startindex, unsigned int endindex)
{
unsigned int index; // For looping through variables to be saved
unsigned int len = 0;
char cmd[inbuffsize]="",resp[outbuffsize]="";
FILE* fid; // File pointer

if(endindex >= startindex)
	len = endindex - startindex;	
else
	return -1;

system ("mount -o remount,rw /opt"); // Unlock write protection on flash memory

// Create a file to store the data you want to save
fid = fopen("/opt/ppmac/usrflash/Project/Configuration/FSAVE.cfg","w");
if(fid != NULL)
{
	for(index = startindex; index <= endindex; index++)
	{
		sprintf(cmd, "P%u", index);
		GetResponse(cmd, resp, outbuffsize, echomode);
		fputs(resp, fid);
	}

	fclose(fid);
	sync();
	system ("mount -o remount,ro /opt"); // Lock write protection
	return 1;
} else return -1;
}

int FREAD(void)
{
FILE* fid; // File pointer
char resp[outbuffsize]="";

// Open the file to which we saved and read from it
fid = fopen("/opt/ppmac/usrflash/Project/Configuration/FSAVE.cfg","r");
if(fid == NULL) return -1;
else
{
	while(fgets(resp, outbuffsize, fid) != NULL)
		Command(resp); // Dump file contents to PMAC parser

	fclose(fid);	
}
return 1;
}

 

Basically, when the BGCPLC is running, you can write FSAVE_Choice=1 to start the save, and P-Variables between and including StartingPNumber and EndingPNumber will be saved to flash, meaning their value will be retained between reset or power-cycle. To read them after you reset or power-cycle (or at any time), write FREAD_Choice = 1.

 

Note that each use of FSAVE reduces the life of your flash memory slightly, so try not to abuse it. The flash memory chips are rated at a lifetime of 100,000 write/erase cycles.

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