Abstract
Most of our work is on design and testing of a novel datalogging system, both hardware and software.
Few commercial systems offer the adaptability we desire and most are lagging behind technologically. They are also often at premium price points and only compatible with proprietary sensors. These are of little to no use for anything other than general environmental monitoring. Certain groups including municipalities gathering data on infrastructure(such as culverts and bridges) need more specific solutions.
We have built a solution to transferring arbitrary data from an unattended remote installation to any internet connected device at low cost. This avoids vendor lock-in for sensor compatibility and allows as much adaptability as needed.
Areas of Focus
Advanced Technology
A primary goal of our grant is to expand upon emerging technologies, especially those relating to IoT. We meet this requirement by implementing new cellular communication technologies - namely LTE CAT-M.
Reproducibility
More than just open source, there is an increasing need for software to be readily reproducible. This project centers on reproducible technology by avoiding obfuscation, controlling our software stack to allow both low and high level APIs, and designing hardware around accessible production services.
Adaptability
No such technology exists that is entirely data-agnostic. To meet this, a system is needed that sets no standard or requirement for the collection of data or the interfacing of sensor. We instead focus on building a system that reliably transports data from a field location to an internet connected device, in all standard formats. By doing so, it becomes possible for open source communities to use non-proprietary tools to build sensor drivers and interface them with a common transfer protocol. This datalogger makes absolutely zero assumptions about what type of readings it is transmitting.
Technical Details
Hardware and software are hosted on Codeberg.