HackADay: Open Source Science Tricorder (interesting parts)

Clock Loop

http://hackaday.com/2014/11/03/the-hackaday-prize-the-hacker-behind-the-first-tricorder/

http://hackaday.io/project/1395-open-source-science-tricorder

Partial Digikey Parts Cart:
http://www.digikey.com/short/78qm90

Not on digikey:
Radiation sensor, (Radiation Watch Type 5)
Spectrometer, (Hamamatsu C12666MA)
Multi-gas sensor, (SGX-Sensortech MICS-6814)

mklrobo

I love the concept, and the potential of the tricorder. But Monitoring/reporting sensor status does
not a tricorder make. If they could "squeeze" in Mathematica or Mathcad into the tricorder, that
provide a solid transducer processing platform. Love this tricorder!

Gadgetman

They may want to take a look at this Kickstarter for additional sensor functionality:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/903107259/scio-your-sixth-sense-a-pocket-molecular-sensor-fo

ValeT

I recall another competition like this that was completed with the successful development of a Tricorder.

Can't remember what it was called though...

mklrobo

Gadgetman,

Yep, That's a tricorder.

Not only do they do the math for you, they also will have software for you to develop your
own applications. I had a hp calc to propeller project I was doing, which was a diluted
concept of what they have done. I am happy and sad, at the same time.(?)

Clock Loop

I WANT A SCIO.

COOL!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/903107259/scio-your-sixth-sense-a-pocket-molecular-sensor-fo

Gadgetman

That's what I thought, too, when I first saw the KickStarter...
Which is why I'm in at the Early Bird level...