NUTS AND VOLTS

Projects: Data Acquisition

The Amazing Frisbee Black Box or BASIC Stamp Frisbee

By Ralph Lorenz
February 2004, Page 52
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a computerized Frisbee with a BASIC Stamp!

Building A Simple Data Logger

By Ron Hackett
February 2016, Page 16
Implement a simple 08M2 based data logger that monitors and records the real time temperature of a backyard grill.

Build a Fun Wind Speed Tracker with a Raspberry Pi

By David Goodsell
February 2016, Page 28
The tiny plot on my Davis weather station’s LCD screen is not very resolved and I wanted it to be better ... a whole lot better. The solution: a Raspberry Pi!

A DIY Indoor Air Quality Monitoring System

By Tom Kibalo
August 2015, Page 53
The air that we breathe indoors — whether at home or at work — can put us at risk for health problems if there are common pollutants in it. Be sure of what you’re breathing with this prototype system that features many types of sensors.

Three-Axis Hockey Puck Accelerometer Data Logger

By Ron Newton
November 2014, Page 32
Accelerometers can be used in many applications, and this unique device is no exception — especially when it’s combined with our poor man’s seismometer from a previous issue.