Welcome to EnviroDIY, a community for do-it-yourself environmental science and monitoring. EnviroDIY is part of The EnviroDIY Monitoring Station is one of many possible designs for environmental science and monitoring using the Mayfly Data Logger, a low-cost, open-source hardware solution for connecting with environmental sensors, recording measurements, and relaying data to the internet.
Stroud Water Research Center periodically offers workshops to train participants on how to program and build EnviroDIY Monitoring Stations. In response to the challenges posed by Covid-19, we offered our first online workshop in May 2020. View the recordings and supplemental resources for step-by-step instructions on programming the Mayfly Data Logger for an EnviroDIY Monitoring Station. For complete written instructions on programming, building, installing, and managing an EnviroDIY Monitoring Station, see the manual.
Virtual Workshop Day 1
Watch the full video below or skip to a chapter (links will open in a new tab):
0:00:00 Welcome and overview
0:18:00 Introduction to Arduino IDE
0:45:10 Installing Arduino libraries
1:18:00 Introduction to Monitor My Watershed
2:11:25 Registering a SIM card
2:23:25 Anatomy of Mayfly Worksheet
2:54:00 Connecting Mayfly Data Logger
Virtual Workshop Day 2
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0:00:00 Programming the clock
1:01:00 Changing the CTD sensor channel
1:49:20 Interfacing with Monitor My Watershed
2:35:10 Final steps
Step 1: Choose Location, Initial Steps for Deployment
Step 2: Prepare Logger Box for Installation on Land
Step 3: Assemble Logger Box and Attach to Pole
Step 4: Attach Sensor Bundle, Run and Secure Wires
Step 5: Attach Solar Panel and Make Final Adjustments
EnviroDIY Monitoring Station Installation, Valley Forge Chapter of Trout Unlimited
For complete instructions, see the EnviroDIY Monitoring Station Manual Appendices.
Sensor Maintenance: Sensor Cleaning and Bundle Removal
Performing Quality Control on the Site and Station
Installing a Staff Gauge at Your Monitoring Station Site
Downloading Monitoring Station Data
For complete instructions, see the EnviroDIY Monitoring Station Manual Appendices.
Discharge Rating Curve Calculator (Flowmeter Data)
Discharge Rating Curve Calculator (Neutrally Buoyant Object Data)
Load calculator, Part 1: Entering Rating Curves
Load Calculator, Part 2: Preparing Sensor Data
Load Calculator, Part 3: Calculating Storm Loads
Collecting a Grab Sample and Building Site Rating Curves
Stage to Area Predictor: Entering Cross Section Data
Monitor My Watershed and EnviroDIY: Open-Source Environmental Sensors to Monitor Water Quality with Real-Time Access to Data
(Visual presentation begins at around the 3:15 mark)
