Measure RPMs Arduino

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Schematic

The Fan

Code

Download RPM.ino

// read RPM

volatile int rpmcount = 0;//see http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Volatile
int rpm = 0;
unsigned long lastmillis = 0;

void setup(){
 Serial.begin(9600); 
 attachInterrupt(0, rpm_fan, FALLING);//interrupt cero (0) is on pin two(2).
}

void loop(){
 
 if (millis() - lastmillis == 1000){  /*Uptade every one second, this will be equal to reading frecuency (Hz).*/
 
 detachInterrupt(0);    //Disable interrupt when calculating
 
 
 rpm = rpmcount * 60;  /* Convert frecuency to RPM, note: this works for one interruption per full rotation. For two interrups per full rotation use rpmcount * 30.*/
 
 Serial.print("RPM =\t"); //print the word "RPM" and tab.
 Serial.print(rpm); // print the rpm value.
 Serial.print("\t Hz=\t"); //print the word "Hz".
 Serial.println(rpmcount); /*print revolutions per second or Hz. And print new line or enter.*/
 
 rpmcount = 0; // Restart the RPM counter
 lastmillis = millis(); // Uptade lasmillis
 attachInterrupt(0, rpm_fan, FALLING); //enable interrupt
  }
}


void rpm_fan(){ /* this code will be executed every time the interrupt 0 (pin2) gets low.*/
  rpmcount++;
}


// Elimelec Lopez - April 25th 2013

Code v2 (Calculate Average)
Download RPM_V2.ino

// read RPM and calculate average every then readings.
const int numreadings = 10;
int readings[numreadings];
unsigned long average = 0;
int index = 0;
unsigned long total; 

volatile int rpmcount = 0;//see http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Volatile 
unsigned long rpm = 0;
unsigned long lastmillis = 0;

void setup(){
 Serial.begin(9600); 
 attachInterrupt(0, rpm_fan, FALLING);
}

void loop(){
 
  
 if (millis() - lastmillis >= 1000){  /*Uptade every one second, this will be equal to reading frecuency (Hz).*/
 
 detachInterrupt(0);    //Disable interrupt when calculating
 total = 0;  
 readings[index] = rpmcount * 60;  /* Convert frecuency to RPM, note: this works for one interruption per full rotation. For two interrups per full rotation use rpmcount * 30.*/
 
 for (int x=0; x<=9; x++){
   total = total + readings[x];
 }
 
 average = total / numreadings;
 rpm = average;
 
 rpmcount = 0; // Restart the RPM counter
 index++;
 if(index >= numreadings){
  index=0; 
 } 
 
 
if (millis() > 11000){  // wait for RPMs average to get stable

 Serial.print(" RPM = ");
 Serial.println(rpm);
}
 
 lastmillis = millis(); // Uptade lasmillis
  attachInterrupt(0, rpm_fan, FALLING); //enable interrupt
  }
}


void rpm_fan(){ /* this code will be executed every time the interrupt 0 (pin2) gets low.*/
  rpmcount++;
}