Motion tracking Project Help! Many Questions
I am completely new to this comunity, and i am looking for help on a project.
My project is creating a sensor that will track changes in the motion/position of a mooring. basically I need to make some sort of Seismometer-esque device. The mooring will be placed on the seafloor, however there will be a compartment for this sensor.
The parts I·foresee needing are:
I·am unsure of how data loggers work, however if there was a way to record and store data with a real time clock interfaced so that the data is saved relative to time, that is what i need to learn.
My project is creating a sensor that will track changes in the motion/position of a mooring. basically I need to make some sort of Seismometer-esque device. The mooring will be placed on the seafloor, however there will be a compartment for this sensor.
The parts I·foresee needing are:
- Some form of timekeeping device
- An accelerometer or Accel_Gyro
- A power source (battery)
- A·mass storage memory device
- [noparse][[/noparse]I already have a Basic Stamp 2 board]
I·am unsure of how data loggers work, however if there was a way to record and store data with a real time clock interfaced so that the data is saved relative to time, that is what i need to learn.
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- Stephen
The components we have now compiled are:
• Hitachi H48C Tri-Axis Accelerometer
• DS 1302 Timekeeping chip
• Micro-SD Card Adapter
• Board of Education (USB) - Full Kit (Carrier board, basic stamp)
We are working on figuring out the coding of these components and how to start configuring.
The device will be down for up to 2-3 weeks at a time, so recording date/times is very important to us.
Riley
Post Edited (Terrasond) : 6/7/2010 11:39:27 PM GMT
If you could add a GPS to your project, you would also get the accurate time, latitude and longitude and some more info, if it needed to.
It will be a great addition to you system and the data can be study at seamap, in real-time as well as later on.
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and the buoy is attached to the mooring, so I assume there wouldn't be a kind of movements that needs a GPS positioning.
Post Edited (electrosys) : 6/8/2010 1:42:42 PM GMT
we have purchased the USB memory stick datalogger.
@electrosys and kwinn,
We are interested in GPS capabilities and looking into it.
But The device will indeed be placed on the sea floor, and there will not be a buoy or surface marker.
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Riley