Firmware v0.3 and new datalogging scripts

The new firmware is out for the detector and so is the new python scripts for datalogging.

What's new? Quite a lot:

• I2C based datalogging for the GM signals, too
• SQL data storage (SQLite3) with CSV export
• Database structure changed
• AVR records coincidences
  
• UI program revised
• LOG.py main datalogging script added
• export.py database to csv export script added

Check out the details here: https://github.com/mvadai/muonhunter

How to update?

You have to setup your Pi for the firmware update. If you haven't done this yet, check out this guide: http://www.muonhunter.com/blog/avr-programming-raspberry-pi

0. sudo apt-get install python-smbus i2c-tools

If you already have the code, you can skip the step above. Just connect up your RPi with the detector as described on the link above (STEP 4) and:

1. cd muonhunter

If you've been experimenting with the previous database save it and copy it somewhere else.
Then delete it from the directory:
2. rm muonhunter.db

3. git pull origin
(unless you made modifications to the code, if this is the case after saving your work into a different directort you'll have to do a
git reset --hard origin/master to get the latest files )

4. cd avr

5. Change the serial number in the MuonHunter.h file to your serial number
nano MuonHunter.h
locate this line and amend:
volatile uint8_t SERIAL = <your serial number>;
ctrl + o
enter
ctrl + x

6. make install

Here's a video on this process:

Usage

Check out the README.md in the directory or here: https://github.com/mvadai/muonhunter
Or this video:

Resetting everything - Plan B

If the update doesn't work, because the Raspberry Pi is not set up correctly, you can download a working setup as a Raspbian image from here.

Note: you'll still have to do a firmware update on the detector, but that should be easy, just connect up the right wires and follow steps 1-6 above.