A Custom Data Logger for Real-Time Remote Field Data Collections

Abstract

The purpose of this Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note (CHETN) is to describe a versatile, reliable, and relatively inexpensive custom-built datalogger system utilized by the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL), Field Research Facility (FRF), for remote real-time data collections. This custom data logger is compact and energy efficient but has the same functionality as a personal computer allowing flexibility in programming languages and data collection routines, easy incorporation of new instrumentation, simultaneous collection of numerous (20 ) instruments, secure communication and data transfer, and direct communication with deployed instruments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1031656

Entities

People

  • Kent K. Hathaway
  • Patrick J. Dickhudt

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Protocols
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Converters
  • Data Transmission
  • Discharge Tubes
  • Electric Terminals
  • Instrumentation
  • Language
  • Lightning Protection
  • Operating Systems
  • Perl Programming Language
  • Personal Computers
  • Programming Languages
  • Research Facilities
  • Secure Communications
  • Serial Ports

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.