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Rick Vogel posted a new activity comment 9 years, 2 months ago
….or like the dark gray one on the sensor group homepage
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Rick Vogel posted a new activity comment 9 years, 2 months ago
I was thinking something more along the lines of this:
http://www.directindustry.com/prod/rotronic-ag/product-14766-367465.html
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Rick Vogel replied to the topic Datalogger build in the forum Other Data Loggers 9 years, 2 months ago
Stroud has a great SDI-12 Arduino interface. it only works with Atmega 328P based Arduinos though.
mathew, just so you are aware……the SDI-12 library will work on the Mega2560 as well. I’m using it right now to pull SDI-12 data from a Sutron Rain Weight gauge. You can only use pins that are set up for digitalPinToPCMSK calls if I remember…[Read more]
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Rick Vogel posted an update in the group Sensor Developers 9 years, 2 months ago
Anybody aware of a source for probe style enclosure that could have filter cap screwed on top. I would like to put my sensor board in a probe housing but can’t seem to find that type of enclosure around anywhere.
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Hi Rick, I’m not sure if this is what you’re looking for since I can’t tell if you’re looking for a housing for your sensor or just the board itself. Check out Atlas Scientific…they have some sensor pipe fittings that can be screwed on to PVC pipes that house sensor heads:
http://www.atlas-scientific.com/components.html
In particular,…[Read more]
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I was thinking something more along the lines of this:
http://www.directindustry.com/prod/rotronic-ag/product-14766-367465.html
….but just the empty housing so you could place your own electronics and sensor group inside.-
….or like the dark gray one on the sensor group homepage
http://envirodiy.org/groups/sensor-developers/
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you might try using Blue Robotics 2″ enclosure and fittings:
https://www.bluerobotics.com/product-category/watertight-enclosures/2-series/
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Rick Vogel replied to the topic Soil Temperature Probe in the forum Environmental Sensors 9 years, 2 months ago
We actually built 3 “in-house” prototypes that utilized different style thermistors(rivet style, tab w/ screw, etc…) and housed them in a single pvc pipe that was capped. We filled the pvc with spray foam to try and deal with moisture issues. All wires from thermistor were ran to a campbell datalogger at our Sterling, VA test facility and all…[Read more]
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Rick Vogel wrote a new post 9 years, 2 months ago
Wanted to share my most recent attempt at a customized Arduino based (Mega2560) data logger board. I’ve used a Silicon Labs CP2104 USB interface and also contains:
-DS3231 RTC with Battery B/U
-uSD […]
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Is this board available somewhere ?
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Rick Vogel started the topic Soil Temperature Probe in the forum Environmental Sensors 9 years, 3 months ago
Has anyone come across a single probe with soil temperature sensors at various depths within the probe? I know there are numerous soil temp/moisture sensors for depths close to surface, but looking for one that might have 5 to 6 different depths within a single probe.
Looking to measure depths of 4, 8, 12, 20 and 40″
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Rick Vogel posted a new activity comment 9 years, 3 months ago
By the way, as far as enclosures go. I’ve had great luck, even when it comes to customization using TEKO, PacTec and Polycase.
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Rick Vogel posted a new activity comment 9 years, 3 months ago
neihl,
This device wouldn’t be used in a weather balloon type environment, that’s just one of the areas I deal in most with NWS. I have a side business where I currently only sell NOAA Weather Radio / SAME Decoder modules for arduino and raspberry pi usage and wanted to expand my device offerings. I won’t post the site, cause that’s not really my…[Read more]-
By the way, as far as enclosures go. I’ve had great luck, even when it comes to customization using TEKO, PacTec and Polycase.
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Rick Vogel posted a new activity comment 9 years, 3 months ago
How well does you LiPo hold up under extreme cold? What is you data transmission rate? I know in the one I’m working on for NWS I’ve had to put the 2560 and the Xbee 900HP to sleep when not in use to conserve power. We are looking at a 7.2aH SLA battery with solar and regulator.
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I’ve had loggers out for several very cold winters now, and I haven’t had any issues with the LiPo batteries due to cold temperatures. The only times I’ve had problems was using them in clear enclosures during the summer because the inside of the case turns into a mini-greenhouse and heats up the batteries (and the logger boards), resulting in…[Read more]
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Rick Vogel posted a new activity comment 9 years, 3 months ago
Great place for more Arduino tutorials here as well:
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Rick Vogel wrote a new post 9 years, 3 months ago
I recently designed a board that incorporates digital pressure, temperature, and dewpoint sensors I’ve called the PTU board. I deal with weather balloon tracking systems and the information sent back from the […]
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Great post! Thanks for sharing it and for featuring it in the Gadget Showcase.
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Hi Rick
Great to see, and I like the specs on the devices you’ve chosen.
Have you a reference or a plan on where you might release the libraries – software and hardware design.
Mechanical enclosures are a challange, and unfortunately, if you are doing a real-world design for a specific environment (weather balloon?) its one of the starting points. The other starting point is power budget. One way of talking about this is how the device is used – the lifecycle of data collection.-
neihl,
This device wouldn’t be used in a weather balloon type environment, that’s just one of the areas I deal in most with NWS. I have a side business where I currently only sell NOAA Weather Radio / SAME Decoder modules for arduino and raspberry pi usage and wanted to expand my device offerings. I won’t post the site, cause that’s not really my intent to joining this group. I really just enjoy sharing ideas and experiences when it comes to using arduino with real world sensor devices. If someone is interested they can ask.I see this more as a datalogger sensor addition, but would really like a way to build it into a probe that would fit into an aspirated or unaspirated type enclosure. I’m sure I could just make it available as is for those who might want to integrate how they see fit.
libraries would be set up on GitHub. I need to start making that the standard since that is where everything is going these days. My radio files were just posted on my website for download, but those most likely need to be moved as well.
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By the way, as far as enclosures go. I’ve had great luck, even when it comes to customization using TEKO, PacTec and Polycase.
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Rick Vogel became a registered member 9 years, 3 months ago
….or like the dark gray one on the sensor group homepage
http://envirodiy.org/groups/sensor-developers/