This sounds like great fun, Ed! You don't have a video by any chance?
Actually I consider a Pi to be a wee bit overkill for something simple
like logging climate data, but on the other hand, if the IT guys like
to do it this way, why not.
Best,
Angela
Quoting Ed Sharpe Archivist for SMECC
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> Interesting!
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> We are designing PI to run museum displays and run teleprinters to
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> FLASH
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> Pi is fun! PI is cheap! Pi can make the museum environment a more
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> Ed Sharpe Archivist for SMECC
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> Hello Samantha,
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> Most of my experience is with HOBO units as well but ultimately if the
> units that IT has designed are accurate and can plot the information in some
> way for you, why not? As great as HOBO units are they’re not cheap and I’m
> guessing the Raspberry Pi units will come in considerably cheaper. If IT
> here had laid the groundwork with hardware and software I’d certainly trial
> it. Are you able to borrow HOBO or similar units from a state
> organisation to
> compare readings over a few months?
> Some things I’d ask IT:
> · How accurate are the devices (+/-)?
> · How is the data retrieved from the devices?
> · How is the data plotted/read out?
> · Are you able to retrieve and plot the data yourself?
> · What is the cost per device?
> I’d be interested in hearing your experience going ahead as an option for
> my institution as well.
> William Shepherd
> Collections Officer
> Swift Current Museum
> 44 Robert Street West
> Swift Current, Saskatchewan
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> Phone: 306-778-4815
> Fax: 306-778-4818
> From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
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> Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Raspberry Pi for a data logger?
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> I'm exploring ways to help track our temp/humidity settings on campus in
> our archive, reading room, and museum. (I have the NPS Conserv-O-Gram issue
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> It turns out that our IT team on campus is also doing something similar
> utilizing raspberry pi devices to help track temp in computer server rooms.
> It sounds like there is interest in collaboration to help with the arch
> ive/museum needs, and I may be able to piggyback on with a small
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> supplies. The raspberry pi would be able to record temp/humidity readings
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> data? I'm intrigued and tempted to try it, if only as a short term
> experiment, since this is already happening in some form on our
> small campus. It
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> I am most familiar with HOBO data loggers, but have not used raspberry pi
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