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The ultimate goal of the hardware created by HIP for use by the keck foundation is to be a simple, durable and functional as possible. The outer shell of each unit is a waterproof pelican case with holes drilled in it at regular intervals to allow for the attachment of internal components. The heart of the device is a small, independent computer unit, called the PMP, which drives the functionality provided by the unit. The entire unit is powered by a large battery situated at the bottom of a case, which is connected to a charge controller, which sits next to the PMP. Power to all components is routed through the charge controller. Connections to the outside world are handled threefold. The PMP has a wired connection directly to the sonde unit, which plugs into a port on the side of the pelican case. There is an additional port to handle charging the battery, which is done by solar power, and a Serial / Null Modem port allows direct access to the PMP through a nearby laptop with the appropriate software installed. In order to gain remote access to the machine, a Motorola RAZR cellphone is affixed directly inside the case, which allows the PMP to send data to a central database as it accumulates. Short of full immersion, the entire unit is waterproof. The cable from the case to the sonde itself is fully waterproof and can easily survive full immersion. The sonde gives the unit the capability to run many different tests on the water its submerged in, such as Ph, Dissolved Oxygen, and Oxygen Reduction Potential. | The ultimate goal of the hardware created by HIP for use by the keck foundation is to be a simple, durable and functional as possible. The outer shell of each unit is a waterproof pelican case with holes drilled in it at regular intervals to allow for the attachment of internal components. The heart of the device is a small, independent computer unit, called the PMP, which drives the functionality provided by the unit. The entire unit is powered by a large battery situated at the bottom of a case, which is connected to a charge controller, which sits next to the PMP. Power to all components is routed through the charge controller. Connections to the outside world are handled threefold. The PMP has a wired connection directly to the sonde unit, which plugs into a port on the side of the pelican case. There is an additional port to handle charging the battery, which is done by solar power, and a Serial / Null Modem port allows direct access to the PMP through a nearby laptop with the appropriate software installed. In order to gain remote access to the machine, a Motorola RAZR cellphone is affixed directly inside the case, which allows the PMP to send data to a central database as it accumulates. Short of full immersion, the entire unit is waterproof. The cable from the case to the sonde itself is fully waterproof and can easily survive full immersion. The sonde gives the unit the capability to run many different tests on the water its submerged in, such as Ph, Dissolved Oxygen, and Oxygen Reduction Potential. | ||
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The main piece of software on the PMP is minicom. Minicom is used on the PMP in order to provide a direct route of access through the laptop connected to the PMP to the Sonde itself. The sonde itself is self-sufficient in its software and contains the appropriate software to run all required tests, as well as to calibrate itself to insure optimal measurements in whatever environment its run in. | The main piece of software on the PMP is minicom. Minicom is used on the PMP in order to provide a direct route of access through the laptop connected to the PMP to the Sonde itself. The sonde itself is self-sufficient in its software and contains the appropriate software to run all required tests, as well as to calibrate itself to insure optimal measurements in whatever environment its run in. | ||
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Revision as of 12:15, 15 October 2008
Abstract
Computer Science will have four distinct roles in this W. M. Keck project. First, we will be designing and building field-deployable remote monitoring systems for the on-campus study plot. These will be small, solar powered, single-board computer based units with the capability to monitor, record, and up-load temperature, pH (digital), conductivity, redox potential, pressure, and nitrate levels. This will make current data available to any campus-linked computer system for classroom or laboratory use, for archiving and for model development and testing. These developments will build on existing work that the Hardware Interfacing Project, one of our student/faculty applied computer science groups, has done with field-deployable weather stations.
The primary role of the Computer Science division of the W. M. Keck project is to design and build field-deployable remote monitoring systems for the on-campus study plot. These will be small, solar powered, single-board computer based units with the capability to monitor, record, and up-load temperature, pH (digital), conductivity, redox potential, pressure, and nitrate levels. This will make current data available to any campus-linked computer system for classroom or laboratory use, for archiving and for model development and testing. These developments will build on existing work that the Hardware Interfacing Project, one of our student/faculty applied computer science groups, has done with field-deployable weather stations.
The primary role of this project is to design and build field-deployable remote monitoring systems for the on-campus study plot. We, the Hardware Interfacing Project, have finished field-deployable water monitoring devises, which are small, solar powered, single-board computer based units with the capability to monitor, record, and up-load temperature, pH (digital), conductivity, redox potential, and etc. During the summer in 2008, we made field trips at springwood lake in Richmond, IN, and we monitored the water quality with our exciting tools. These devises will make current data available to any campus-linked computer system for classroom or laboratory use, for archiving and for model development and testing.
--Mikio, 07 Oct 2008, 1:55 pm
The primary role of this project is to design and build field-deployable remote monitoring systems for the on-campus study plot. We, the Hardware Interfacing Project, have finished field-deployable water monitoring devices, which are small, solar powered, single-board computer based units with the capability to monitor, record, and upload temperature, pH (digital), conductivity, redox potential, and similar data to a database accessible anywhere on-campus. During the summer of 2008, we made field trips to springwood lake in Richmond, IN, and we sampled the water quality with our exciting tools. These devices will continuously upload the latest data for archiving, laboratory use, and for model development and testing. -- Dylan 10 Oct 2008 4:36 PM
Design - Hardware
The ultimate goal of the hardware created by HIP for use by the keck foundation is to be a simple, durable and functional as possible. The outer shell of each unit is a waterproof pelican case with holes drilled in it at regular intervals to allow for the attachment of internal components. The heart of the device is a small, independent computer unit, called the PMP, which drives the functionality provided by the unit. The entire unit is powered by a large battery situated at the bottom of a case, which is connected to a charge controller, which sits next to the PMP. Power to all components is routed through the charge controller. Connections to the outside world are handled threefold. The PMP has a wired connection directly to the sonde unit, which plugs into a port on the side of the pelican case. There is an additional port to handle charging the battery, which is done by solar power, and a Serial / Null Modem port allows direct access to the PMP through a nearby laptop with the appropriate software installed. In order to gain remote access to the machine, a Motorola RAZR cellphone is affixed directly inside the case, which allows the PMP to send data to a central database as it accumulates. Short of full immersion, the entire unit is waterproof. The cable from the case to the sonde itself is fully waterproof and can easily survive full immersion. The sonde gives the unit the capability to run many different tests on the water its submerged in, such as Ph, Dissolved Oxygen, and Oxygen Reduction Potential.
- Pelican is a brand name
- Go into more Detail about the PMP, It's a single board embedded processor using an ARM chip and flash memory
Design - Software
The main piece of software on the PMP is minicom. Minicom is used on the PMP in order to provide a direct route of access through the laptop connected to the PMP to the Sonde itself. The sonde itself is self-sufficient in its software and contains the appropriate software to run all required tests, as well as to calibrate itself to insure optimal measurements in whatever environment its run in.
- Using X OS
- Describe infobomb. Talk to Maduna about this.
