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EdMallon "Thanks xose! Its been a long road, and we documented the entire process on the blog over time, including the mistakes. Now we are working towards..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
EdMallon "We have finally published: A Flexible Arduino-Based Logging Platform for Long-Term Monitoring in Harsh Environments http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
EdMallon "I try to keep the blog tightly focused on the logger build details. But this year, I felt that I had to say something a bit more pointed about the ..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
EdMallon "Like a great Hollywood franchise I finally released the prequel to that "Configuring I2C Sensors" post from a few months ago: Adding Sensors to an..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
EdMallon "I've been working on an overhaul of the code base for our data loggers and in the process I standardized some of that spagetti code into a simple s..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
EdMallon "I really appreciate the encouragement guys. But I need at least a month before I could do anything about it. We've already turning away other offer..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
EdMallon "I found that pulling up the three lines usually helps the cards sleep faster. Unfortunately this is completely controlled by the sd controller circ..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
EdMallon "Aside form the research goals, I've always wanted to create something that everyone could make on their own. And don't worry about the soldering - ..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
EdMallon "Hi Warren, I think that would be a good idea for the screw-terminal logger, as it's a generic, and would provide people with lots of flexibility to..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
EdMallon "While breadboard loggers are quick, the connections tend to be a bit too fragile for serious testing. So I've come up with a configuration based on..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
EdMallon "I almost fell over laughing at the name of this post (and am a bit jealous that I did not think of it...) Your logger should be running for much lo..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
EdMallon "I know the RIFFLE project has been doing this for a while now, but I saved SD power control to the end of my quest for low power logging, because I..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
EdMallon "That lack of alarm is pretty irritating considering that the 1337 has them built in, and they could have simply used that chip instead. Watchdog ti..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
EdMallon "I've developed a method to calibrate thermistors of unknown specification to something near +/- 0.1 C https://edwardmallon.wordpress.com/2017/04/2..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
EdMallon "I'm currently working out how to calibrate these oversampled thermistors to a reasonable level without breaking the bank for a high quality referen..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
EdMallon "After much experimentation, I finally came up with a simple dithering method that allows you to easily use oversampling to add 4-5 extra bits of re..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
EdMallon "We just fired up a new collaborative project, and some of the academics from the other university suggested that our blog was something of a spaghe..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
EdMallon "I have posted most of the low power techniques I am using at: https://edwardmallon.wordpress.com/2015/11/05/a-diy-arduino-data-logger-build-instruc..." | Read more » over 7 years ago
EdMallon "Believe it or not, the UNO Datalogger tutorial I posted last year has risen to the top of the traffic stats on our blog, and has generated more tha..." | Read more » over 7 years ago
EdMallon "Just a quick suggestion: I've been using pex swivel adapters in my underwater connectors: http://www.menards.com/main/plumbing/rough-plumbing/pip..." | Read more » about 8 years ago
EdMallon "After two successful deployments of our temperature chains I can confirm that my heat-shrink and epoxy sensor mounting method goes the distance und..." | Read more » about 8 years ago
EdMallon "@ cfastie: To be honest I probably would have started with Geir Andersen's shield to if I had known about it back at the beginning of my project. A..." | Read more » over 8 years ago
EdMallon "Not sure about that Arduino clone, as I don't know about the chips it's using. But for less than 4 bucks just try it and see. Just don't expect the..." | Read more » over 8 years ago
EdMallon "One of my high school teacher friends mentioned that he wanted add Arduino based projects to his science classroom, but after I posted those DIY gu..." | Read more » over 8 years ago