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Turbidity Opto-Electronic Sensor
Motivation
Motivation
Contributing to nature and to the restoration of our environment
Our skills: Optics, Measurements, Instruments, CAD and 3D printing, Embedded software, Microcontrollers and Electronics, Internet, Web and Cloud Native Software. Build on each other's expertise to build devices needed by organizations concerned with restoring the Bay.
West River is the closest to us, the first river in which we measured turbidity using a Secchi disk (see history)
TOES is a work in progress, intended to be a cost effective tool for collecting turbidity data year around, w/o maintenance, data available for realtime monitoring, alerting, and research.
Apparatus:
TOES devices are installed on docks around the Bay. Each device is composed of:
A probe dipped 1m in the water, which includes a turbidity sensor
An electronic box that includes a microcontroller to control the sensors, periodically collect data, and send them to the web, using Wifi or Cell communication
A battery and charger
The probe is designed to get precise information, and avoid algae build-up.
The Dock
The Dock
Our first installation on a dock in Galesville, MD
The Device
The Device
Each device has two parts: a Box for the electronic and communication and a Probe for the turbidity mesurement.
The Probe
The Probe
Two sensors are encapsulated into a sealed probe dived into the water. That probe is connected to the Box with a thin cable that includes power and reading signals.
The Box
The Box
The Box contains electronic and mictrocontrollers to manage the periodic measurement and its transmission over wifi and/or cell, along with remote CLI for monitoring.
Questions or Interests ?
Questions or Interests ?
Please, contact us at westriverinstruments@outlook.com to get more information on the project
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