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by carlosjackal
Mon Aug 27, 2018 12:30 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: CME hit!
Replies: 8
Views: 4070

Re: CME hit!

Hi Stu Google dont seem to have completed their work on the IOT chart and still appears to be a basic demo with limited input ie date from/to, number of points and Thingspeak channel number to read from. It is a better chart than Thingspeak which is fairly basic in resolution. My plan was to have a ...
by carlosjackal
Mon Aug 27, 2018 8:03 am
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: CME hit!
Replies: 8
Views: 4070

Re: CME hit!

Hope the darker nights bring better views Mark. Nearly always cloud here.

It's been working well now Stu for a number of months all in all a successful experiment.

Carl
by carlosjackal
Sun Aug 26, 2018 10:21 am
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: CME hit!
Replies: 8
Views: 4070

CME hit!

Wow biggest I've recorded yet! Wonder did it put on a good show?
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by carlosjackal
Sun Jun 24, 2018 9:35 am
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: New product for magnetometer?
Replies: 3
Views: 2967

Re: New product for magnetometer?

Thanks Stu, the kit board looks interesting.

Carl
by carlosjackal
Sat Jun 23, 2018 8:49 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: New product for magnetometer?
Replies: 3
Views: 2967

New product for magnetometer?

Hi all just found this on the site that now sells the FGM 3 sensors. Could be useful for the sport especially if you can get an output for graph use?

Not sure about power supply stability etc. Any thoughts?

Carl

https://www.fgsensors.com/shop
by carlosjackal
Tue Mar 20, 2018 4:54 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Arduino Magnetometer Testing
Replies: 32
Views: 12764

Re: Arduino Magnetometer Testing

Thanks folks it's working great outputting 24/7 just need to get a decent graph on web page.

Carl
by carlosjackal
Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:59 am
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Arduino Magnetometer Testing
Replies: 32
Views: 12764

Re: Arduino Magnetometer Testing

Hi all the magnetometer readings can be seen live on the following link,
https://sites.google.com/site/iotchartsdemo/thingspeak
Just type in the channel box 438056 and change the number of points to 2000.
Last night's big hit can be seen.
Cheers Carl
by carlosjackal
Thu Mar 01, 2018 1:27 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Arduino Magnetometer Testing
Replies: 32
Views: 12764

Re: Arduino Magnetometer Testing

IMG_20180301_131210.jpg Hi all just a quick update on the build. I have now connected the WIFI module to the Arduino Uno board they are now both talking. It took over a week of putting the codes together to get them to work but I think I have cracked it😁 The live readings are now being send to THIN...
by carlosjackal
Mon Feb 19, 2018 10:54 am
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Arduino Magnetometer Testing
Replies: 32
Views: 12764

Re: Arduino Magnetometer Testing

An excellent match, Carl. You can now very easily get Excel to remove the transient spikes and you've got yourself a nice stable magnetometer. Given the low cost, maybe you could run three at once for the X,Y & Z components ;). Stu. Thanks Stu, yes that is certainly doable. Baby steps learning ...
by carlosjackal
Sun Feb 18, 2018 11:49 am
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Arduino Magnetometer Testing
Replies: 32
Views: 12764

Re: Arduino Magnetometer Testing

Hi Stu, all, Yes Stu it appears to be. Heres the story so far. The Aurdrino board is located beside a kitchen window which is opened and closed on a regular basis due to a cat! Its also beside a kettle. If this didnt test the temperature nothing would. I have found how to load data into Excel by doi...
by carlosjackal
Fri Feb 16, 2018 2:26 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Arduino Magnetometer Testing
Replies: 32
Views: 12764

Re: Arduino Magnetometer Testing

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The massive WiFi Board has arrived now just need to get these two talking.
Carl
by carlosjackal
Fri Feb 16, 2018 2:20 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Arduino Magnetometer Testing
Replies: 32
Views: 12764

Re: Arduino Magnetometer Testing

Montana wrote: Fri Feb 16, 2018 7:48 am Wow! that is impressive :hamster:
Alexandra
It's working well Alexandra 😁
by carlosjackal
Fri Feb 16, 2018 2:18 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Arduino Magnetometer Testing
Replies: 32
Views: 12764

Re: Arduino Magnetometer Testing

Nice one, Carl. Are you also able to capture/export the data as a CSV file (frequency and time)? Stu Hi Stuart that can be done. This chart is a basic one provided by the Ardruino software instead of pumping out a list of numbers. There are various ways of doing a CSV file live which I will look at...
by carlosjackal
Thu Feb 15, 2018 6:10 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Arduino Magnetometer Testing
Replies: 32
Views: 12764

Re: Arduino Magnetometer Testing

IMG_20180215_175322.jpg Hi all here's the first hit of the CME on the Ardruino board. Findings so far are it dosnt appear to react to the house temperature which is good. It concurs with the magnetometer at Crooktree. The raised section in the middle is the effect of my own vehicle which can be loo...
by carlosjackal
Tue Feb 13, 2018 7:43 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Magnetometer article
Replies: 7
Views: 3696

Re: Magnetometer article

Congratulations must have a read.
Carl
by carlosjackal
Mon Feb 12, 2018 9:36 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Arduino Magnetometer Testing
Replies: 32
Views: 12764

Re: Arduino Magnetometer Testing

Interesting and where can I buy those FGM Magnetometers ? In order to understand it a bit more ...this board can measure the frequency of a pwm signal from a sensor ie the FGM 3 with a program literally a few lines long called "freqcount". So you do not read an analog Signal but a frequen...
by carlosjackal
Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:58 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Arduino Magnetometer Testing
Replies: 32
Views: 12764

Re: Arduino Magnetometer Testing

Cool. Looking forward to seeing more from this little (and cheap) device. Temperature fluctuations are the main issue I've found with my magnetometer. I've had to go to significant lengths to protect the integrity of the signal data using close temperature control at both the sensor and the receive...
by carlosjackal
Sun Feb 11, 2018 1:30 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Arduino Magnetometer Testing
Replies: 32
Views: 12764

Re: Arduino Magnetometer Testing

Will do Alexandra.
by carlosjackal
Sun Feb 11, 2018 11:45 am
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Arduino Magnetometer Testing
Replies: 32
Views: 12764

Arduino Magnetometer Testing

Hi I have been playing with Ardruino boards over the last few months. These are very cheap and very versatile. They literally can control or monitor anything. One project was a weather station which updates to the internet every 5 mins, measuring pressure, temp and humidity and all can fit into a ma...
by carlosjackal
Sat Sep 09, 2017 6:52 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Geomagnetic G4 Solar Storm
Replies: 5
Views: 3541

Re: Geomagnetic G4 Solar Storm

Nice one!! I caught the data as well here is the raw of both hits.
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by carlosjackal
Sun Apr 23, 2017 12:46 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Magnetometer data experiments
Replies: 6
Views: 3763

Re: Magnetometer data experiments

Cheers Stu as usual work in progress.

Carl
by carlosjackal
Sun Apr 23, 2017 12:42 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Magnetometer response to glancing CME
Replies: 4
Views: 3268

Re: Magnetometer response to glancing CME

Good stuff Stu the Earth is taking a hammering at the moment.

Carl
by carlosjackal
Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:38 am
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Magnetometer data experiments
Replies: 6
Views: 3763

Re: Magnetometer data experiments

Thanks Alexandra here is a plot for the same period you posted. I think the lack of N S data to add makes a difference. It does pick up the larger changes however. Bit more playing and tweaking required. Working in Excel is a steep learning curve. ;)
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by carlosjackal
Sat Apr 22, 2017 1:28 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Magnetometer data experiments
Replies: 6
Views: 3763

Magnetometer data experiments

Hi all after Stu kindly shared his spreadsheet templates i have been playing in Excel 2016. I wanted to see if i could manipulate the data to show a level bar graph to act as a sort of indicator with colour changes at certain levels. The bar chart now takes the incoming data every half hour and subt...
by carlosjackal
Sat Apr 01, 2017 11:24 am
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Solar wind sparks geomagnetic storms
Replies: 11
Views: 4757

Re: Solar wind sparks geomagnetic storms

That is fantastic Stu! Thanks for taking the time to do it. I well have a go at this later today.

Cheers Carl
by carlosjackal
Thu Mar 30, 2017 10:23 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Solar wind sparks geomagnetic storms
Replies: 11
Views: 4757

Re: Solar wind sparks geomagnetic storms

Thanks Alexandra looks to be working well.
That would be great Stuff just need to know how to capture the CSV data as i just have it running live as such.

Cheers Carl
by carlosjackal
Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:27 am
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Solar wind sparks geomagnetic storms
Replies: 11
Views: 4757

Re: Solar wind sparks geomagnetic storms

Thanks Mark! Stu yes the temperature control is a huge difference. The Eco is keeping to within 0.1 deg and working great! I got the spreadsheets through PM last time so have them but i didn't get the instructions. The setup guide would be great. Just a note for some reason i cant reply on the PM sy...
by carlosjackal
Tue Mar 28, 2017 8:38 am
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Solar wind sparks geomagnetic storms
Replies: 11
Views: 4757

Re: Solar wind sparks geomagnetic storms

Good stuff Stu! This was my first chance to test the temperature controlled version. Here's a raw data shot they look very agreeable.

Carl
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by carlosjackal
Thu Mar 23, 2017 1:30 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Magnetometer heat mat
Replies: 3
Views: 3145

Re: Magnetometer heat mat

Heat mat and thermostat on test!
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by carlosjackal
Sun Mar 19, 2017 12:55 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Magnetometer heat mat
Replies: 3
Views: 3145

Re: Magnetometer heat mat

Thanks Stuart that's what i was after. I suspected it was the 11 x 11. Yes the microclimate looks perfect for the job it has pulse setting as well a a data graph which is handy.

I will update when i get everything put together.
Cheers Carl
by carlosjackal
Sat Mar 18, 2017 11:28 am
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Magnetometer heat mat
Replies: 3
Views: 3145

Magnetometer heat mat

Hi all can't seem to get PMs sent so just going to ask here :)

Going to upgrade to a thermostat controlled setup and going with a microclimate eco lite which seems very flexible. I'm wondering what rating of heat mat to go for and any other tips.

Thanks again Carl
by carlosjackal
Wed Mar 08, 2017 7:37 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Magnetometer with a Raspberry pi?
Replies: 3
Views: 3041

Re: Magnetometer with a Raspberry pi?

Thanks Paul yes there is a sound board available I believe but will do more digging.

Stu yes seen that I assumed the temp probs were with the sensors being indoors. There are some interesting pages ref Raspberry pi bat detector but how accurate it would be is another matter.

Regards Carl
by carlosjackal
Tue Mar 07, 2017 11:03 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Magnetometer with a Raspberry pi?
Replies: 3
Views: 3041

Magnetometer with a Raspberry pi?

Hi all been a while since posting. My magnetometer is still going strong. I have yet to upgrade to the temperature fix with the heat mat and thermostat. I have been looking at other ways of building this project and would like to replace the laptop with a Raspberry pi to do the monitoring. Is this p...
by carlosjackal
Fri Nov 04, 2016 7:42 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Magnetometer drift?
Replies: 7
Views: 4097

Re: Magnetometer drift?

Wow may need to upgrade! yes I have built the double regulated supply running off a regulated supply. The bat has no temperature control at all so maybe the culprit. Thanks for taking the time to help out.

Regards Carl
by carlosjackal
Fri Nov 04, 2016 4:09 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Magnetometer drift?
Replies: 7
Views: 4097

Re: Magnetometer drift?

Thanks I hope so. I should give a basic run down of my setup.

The sensor is about a meter underground fed with outside phone cable which is buried a few inches for most of the run.

The bat detector is sitting on the desk perhaps it needs to be totally insulated? Any ideas welcomed.

Regards Carl
by carlosjackal
Fri Nov 04, 2016 2:53 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Magnetometer drift?
Replies: 7
Views: 4097

Re: Magnetometer drift?

Hi yes thought that maybe the case but the timings are out I also turned off the heat in that room. The readings last night exactly the same. I'm baffled as it can't be outside temperature even as its like clockwork no matter if it's warm or cold.

Thanks Carl
by carlosjackal
Thu Nov 03, 2016 7:26 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Magnetometer drift?
Replies: 7
Views: 4097

Magnetometer drift?

Hi all I would be interested in what folks think of these readings. At the moment I'm getting a dip every day from 18:00 which peaks at 00:00 then dips again at 06:00. This seems to be a daily occurrence over the last three days. I can't work out why it is so regular if it's temperature issues. Any ...
by carlosjackal
Sun Oct 30, 2016 11:55 am
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Geomagnetic storm 25th Oct.
Replies: 11
Views: 4614

Re: Geomagnetic storm 25th Oct.

Thankyou all for the welcome! I hope I can help provide some useful data and ideas. Stu I will PM thanks for your help.

Carl
by carlosjackal
Sat Oct 29, 2016 9:31 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Geomagnetic storm 25th Oct.
Replies: 11
Views: 4614

Re: Geomagnetic storm 25th Oct.

Hi all I have built the same magnetometer to Stuart's design which is a genius way of doing it. Here is my recording of the event from Antrim. It's been running for a few weeks now and giving excellent results. I will have questions and be interested in comparisons if you folks don't mind ;) Regards...
by carlosjackal
Sat Oct 29, 2016 9:15 pm
Forum: Solar Radio, Magnetometry and Spectroscopy
Topic: Geomagnetic storm 25th Oct.
Replies: 11
Views: 4614

Re: Geomagnetic storm 25th Oct.

Hi all I have also built a magnetometer following the same design as Stuart's a genius way of doing it by the way! Here's my raw data f the event. I'm new to this and it only been up and running for a few weeks. storm7.JPG Mine appears to have different levels. It's located 1 meter underground in An...