Shannon Hicks

Commercial systems that measure carbon dioxide for  soil respiration experiments can be very expensive, but we built one for a fraction of the cost.  The controller is based on an Arduino Uno, with a datalogger s […]

One of the biggest challenges when building your own environmental monitoring instrumentation is how to get the sensor cable into the waterproof box with the logger.  There are several different methods, but I […]

One of the most important things to consider when deploying devices outdoors is what type of enclosure you’re going to use.  Many designers say they focus on finding the ideal enclosure first, then they design […]

We have had a number of Arduino dataloggers deployed for a couple years now.  The first ones were based on the Arduino Pro boards and a datalogger shield from Adafruit.  Our newest version is based on the S […]

I have had several questions lately asking what is the best way to prevent corrosion on the datalogger circuit boards.  Even if your boards are deployed in a waterproof enclosure, they will be subjected to high […]

If you are new to Arduino and are wondering what you need to buy to get started with making your own datalogger, things have just gotten a lot easier.  We are big fans of Adafruit Industries, maker of the Arduino […]

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Welcome to our blog on dataloggers, sensors, and other open source hardware projects.  We have created this site as a way of sharing our ideas, designs, and source code so other researchers and hobbyists can […]