Backup & Restore EEPROM

A sketch which allows you to backup the full contents of the EEPROM on a Meggy Jr RGB, save it to a computer, and restore it at a later date.

Description

The initial sketch is a simple sketch that you upload into the Meggy. It provides a complete sketch which will restore the EEPROM over the serial connection. All you need to do to restore the EEPROM is copy the serial output into a blank sketch and upload it.

The current version of the backup sketch can be downloaded below.

Usage

Backup

  1. Upload the sketch to your Meggy and open the serial monitor.
  2. Press 'A' on the Meggy Jr and the EEPROOM will be transferred over serial as a sketch.
  3. Copy and save the resulting serial output.

Restore

  1. Copy the saved serial output into a blank sketch and upload.
  2. Press 'A' on the Meggy to copy EEPROM backup into memory.
AttachmentSize
SaveEEPROM.pde3.71 KB
  • 922 reads

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