diff --git a/Cosmic_Pi_Talk_2021.md b/Cosmic_Pi_Talk_2021.md index 0724b71..23239c4 100644 --- a/Cosmic_Pi_Talk_2021.md +++ b/Cosmic_Pi_Talk_2021.md @@ -6,9 +6,22 @@ When we started, we had a crazy idea. Let's replicate CERN and put it in a box. -And make it open source, hardware and software. +Accelerator + Detector + Data Analysis +Open source, both hardware and software. -------------------------------------------------- +-> # What can we do with it? <- + +Cosmic rays are implicated in our climate system. +They can cause cloud nucleation. +Clouds are very important for our climate. + +Two important questions: + +1) How many cosmic rays are there right now? +2) How many cosmic rays were there before we measured them? + +------------------------------------------------- -> # Muons <- ============== @@ -30,7 +43,6 @@ We wanted to use current electronics from CERN detectors. 4. Raspberry Pi (Digital signal -> Internet) ------------------------------------------------- - -> # An embedded system <- Our version 1 was a simple PCB on top of a Raspberry Pi. @@ -38,7 +50,6 @@ Our version 1 was a simple PCB on top of a Raspberry Pi. It didn't work. ------------------------------------------------- - -> # Challenges <- A working SiPM based muon detector needs: @@ -51,7 +62,6 @@ A working SiPM based muon detector needs: * Other sensors (GPS, Accelerometer, Magnetometer, Humidity) ------------------------------------------------- - -> # Timing Resolution <- c = 3e8m/s @@ -62,7 +72,19 @@ This is about what is easily achievable with off the shelf electronic parts. Good enough for our application. ------------------------------------------------- +-> # Design Philosophy: Hardware <- +Accelerometer ---- + |---- I2C Bus +Humidity Sensor ---- + +GPS --------------------- UART2 + +Voltage control --------- SPI + +Raspberry Pi ------------ UART1 + +------------------------------------------------- -> # Design Philosophy: IoT <- The architecture of the system is critical to success: @@ -75,7 +97,6 @@ This is a very common architecture. Many systems have this type of requirement. ------------------------------------------------- - -> # An internet telescope <- It took us a few years to make working hardware. @@ -87,20 +108,6 @@ And then to build the infrastructure needed to harvest! * Build database + visualisation with InfluxDB and Grafana ------------------------------------------------- - --> # What can we do with it? <- - -Cosmic rays are implicated in our climate system. -They can cause cloud nucleation. -Clouds are very important for our climate. - -Two important questions: - -1) How many cosmic rays are there right now? -2) How many cosmic rays were there before we measured them? - -------------------------------------------------- - -> # We are now building up our dataset: <- * Detector location (Lat/Long)