The SAM III Magnetometer – Part 2
May 2, 2024
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Introduction In part 1 we covered the construction of the SAM III boards, the connections between the boards and incorporated the boards into a suitable
The SAM III Magnetometer – Part 1
March 27, 2024
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Introduction In several previous posts the physical principles describing the fluxgate magnetometer were introduced. We went on to construct a simple magnetometer based on a
Aurora Monitor – Part 4
March 6, 2024
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Uploading the Data to a Website If you have been following so far, at this point we should have the Raspberry Pi set up, configured,
Aurora Monitor – Part 3
March 4, 2024
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Introduction Well, it has taken me a few months to get around to finishing this particular project, but here are the final sections that I
Arduino-Controlled Temperature Enclosure – Part 2
October 30, 2023
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Introduction This is the second part of a project to build an Arduino-controlled constant temperature enclosure. In the first part of the project we set
Arduino-Controlled Temperature Enclosure – Part 1
October 17, 2023
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Introduction In previous posts the fluxgate magnetometer was described. The frequency pulses from the fluxgate sensor were captured by an Arduino microcontroller then sent to
Homemade Aurora Monitor – Part 2
September 21, 2023
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Introduction In Part 1 of this 4-part post, the fluxgate magnetometer (FGM) was introduced. We outlined how this device can be used to detect changes
Homemade Aurora Monitor – Part 1
September 7, 2023
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Introduction Magnetometers are instruments used to measure magnetic fields. They have been around in different forms since the great physicist and mathematician Karl Friedrich Gauss