Error while inputting EEPROM.read() and EEPROM.write()

Question

I am trying to store data in ATmega328 (Arduino Uno) using the following code using tinkercad:

#include <EEPROM.h>
void setup() {
 int addr, data=1;
 Serial.begin(9600);
 for (addr=0; addr<1023; addr++) {
 EEPROM.write(addr, data);
 }
 for (addr=0; addr<1023 ; addr++) {
 Serial.print(EEPROM.read(addr), DEC);
 }
}

When I simulate the code in the tinkercad, then i get the following error:

In function `main':
43: undefined reference to `loop'
 error: ld returned 1 exit status

Please help me where is the error in my code. I am not able to understand the error source.

Answer 1

Have you looked at any Arduino IDE example programs?

They all have a setup() and loop() function.

Apparently, Tinkercad is missing the loop() function in your code.

You can solve the issue by adding an empty void loop() { } after your void setup() { ... } code.

• Manu: Thank you, now the code works. But I have a question in this code why there is use of the empty void loop() because it executes infinitely. It may be a silly question, I am a beginner to Arduino programming. But please tell what is the significance of empty void loop() in this code?
• StarCat: In most projects, Arduino code does not just execute once, but runs in a continuous loop, for example to service button presses, display data, take sensor measurements and act on them. The creators of the Arduino IDE have made the loop() function a standard part of every Arduino program to facilitate this. It's not part of standard C++. In your case your program just executes once and the loop() function does not have any significance. It's just doing nothing in a "controlled" way (continuous loop) and waiting for a reset.