Environmental Monitoring with Arduino

After the devastating tsunami in 2011, DYIers in Japan built their own devices to detect radiation levels, then posted their finding on the Internet. Right now, thousands of people worldwide are tracking environmental conditions with monitoring devices they"ve built themselves. You can do it too!This inspiring guide shows you how to use Arduino to create gadgets for measuring noise, weather, electromagnetic interference (EMI), water purity, and more. You"ll also learn how to collect and share your own data, and you can experiment by creating your own variations of the gadgets covered in the book. If you"re new to DIY electronics, the first chapter offers a primer on electronic circuits and Arduino programming.Use a special microphone and amplifier to build a reliable noise monitorCreate a gadget to detect energy vampires: devices that use electricity when they"re "off"Examine water purity with a water conductivity deviceMeasure weather basics such as temperature, humidity, and dew pointBuild your own Geiger counter to gauge background radiationExtend Arduino with an Ethernet shield—and put your data on the InternetShare your weather and radiation data online through Pachube

This book teaches anyone to build simple, usable devices to gather data about different conditions in the environment, by using Arduinos and basic DIY electronics. Each chapter briefly explains a particular environmental problem, and features step-by-step instructions to build the appropriate monitoring device. This book teaches anyone to build simple, usable devices to gather data about different conditions in the environment, by using Arduinos and basic DIY electronics. Each chapter briefly explains a particular environmental problem, and features step-by-step instructions to build the appropriate monitoring device.