Added about page

README.md

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ More instructions will follow when the software has reached the state of the V2
 *   Create a SQLite database
 *   Read the serial output from the Arduino Due, parse it and store the information into the SQLite database
 *   Application for the UI, under development
+*   *Note*: The parser will only store data if the detector is fully working, e.g. Sensors are working/enabled and the GPS has a connection / is working
+
 
 ## Needed features to match up with the Version 2 mock-up software
 *   Read data from the detector into the SQLite database    [DONE]
@@ -20,10 +22,14 @@ More instructions will follow when the software has reached the state of the V2
     *   Detector readout
     *   WebUI
     *   Hotspot
-    *   Database maintainance
 * Interface for getting the raw data and database dumps     [Not yet started]
 * Interface to create custom plots                          [DONE]
-* Include about page                                        [Not yet started]
+* Include about page                                        [DONE]
+
+## Proposed future features
+* Enforce read only access for the UI
+* Create additional ways to work with the data, focused on the needs of teachers in schools
+* Database maintainance: Look at ways to aggregate the data, to avoid bloating of the database
 
 ## Installation
 Clone this repository to the home folder of your CosmicPi (e.g. `/home/pi`)
@@ -34,6 +40,6 @@ then run:
 This will currently do nothing. Just clone the repository.
 
 ## Run
-The software is normally controled via SystemD. This is not yet implemented, so you will need to run the scripts directly.
+The software is normally controlled via SystemD. This is not yet implemented, so you will need to run the scripts directly.
 
 

frontend/web_ui.py

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ icon_dict = {
 
 @app.route('/', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
 @app.route('/dashboard/', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
-def dashboard():
+def dashboard_page():
     values_to_display =[{'name':'Hardware Serial', 'value':getserial(), 'icon':'fa fa-microchip fa-5x'}]
 
     # get the latest datapoint
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def dashboard():
 
 
 @app.route('/plotting/', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
-def plotting():
+def plotting_page():
     location_vars = {'Latitude': 0, 'Longitude': 0}
 
     # get the latest datapoint
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ def plotting():
     return render_template('plotting.html', location_vars=location_vars)
 
 
+@app.route('/about/', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
+def about_page():
+    return render_template('about.html')
+
+
 @app.route('/histogram.png')
 def build_plot():
     # get user set parameters