5 · Communication & data
Log data as CSV
Intermediate15 min
Goal
Produce “time;value” lines usable in a spreadsheet.
Why it matters
A clean data format turns an experiment into an analysable result.
Steps
- 01Print a header once inside setup().
- 02Every second, print millis() then the reading, separated by a semicolon.
- 03Check there is no stray space or text.
This tutorial runs inside the Circuitly simulator: your wiring and your code are checked automatically at every step.
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