IGN 5-2 - Open-source Hardware for Ecologists: Using the Arduino and Raspberry Pi platforms for logging ecological data

Wednesday, August 10, 2016
316, Ft Lauderdale Convention Center
Naupaka Zimmerman, School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
While open-source software may get much of the attention these days, the past decade has also seen the emergence and popularization of numerous open-source hardware platforms: specifically, micro-controller boards whose design is made freely available and modification by others is encouraged. This Ignite talk will highlight two of the most popular open hardware projects--the Arduino and Raspberry Pi platforms. The talk will also showcase an example of how these low-cost devices can be used in concert with cheaply available environmental sensors to log and upload environmental monitoring data for ecological research projects.