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A project log for Cosmic Array

An array of cosmic ray detectors across a landscape that demonstrates in light and sound how cosmic rays are constantly all around us.

robert-hartRobert Hart 06/10/2017 at 07:210 Comments

Each element of the Cosmic Array is essentially a complete cosmic ray (muon) detector and radiation (gamma) monitor. So it can not only be used in a light and sound display but also be used to measure both cosmic ray flux and background radiation.

So it made sense to design the PCB so this information can be accessed by a suitable IoT device. Where information can accessed or transferred over a network or the Internet. As this detector doesn't have any microprocessor, adding the Adafruit Feather HUZZAH with ESP8266 WiFi looks like the ideal companion.

Raw count data without coincidence detection as 5V TTL pulses is accessible via J1 on the PCB and can be easily dropped to the 3.3V input level of the Adafruit Feather using resistors.

PCB Layout 96.5mm X 63.5mm

Different IoT devices and code are currently being explored by a new team member to this project Paul Schulz who is a strong supporter of open source software community and was a winner in the 2016 Adelaide IoT Hackathon.

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