Summary:
To develop a data logger to log caver traffic and environmental conditions in
caves.
This project is a work in progress, is frequently updated, and done entirely by volunteers. For more information, updates, and other documents, please contact us. We encourage the sharing of cave data logging technology.
Developers:
Norman Berg: Project coordinator; Access, Excel, C# programmer.
Jansen Cardy: Consultant; Outreach liaison to the caving and cave management
community.
John Froehlich: Hardware developer; C and Assembly programmer.
Contact:
Norman Berg of the Central Connecticut Grotto. Email:
info@ctcavers.org (please include "CCG
Data Logger" in the subject line). If you don’t get a reply within a week, please
call 860-621-2080 (before 9pm eastern time)
Mini Status Update - July 2011:
We are moving along, not as fast as desired, but moving. As technology improves,
we are using a more efficient microcontroller, using multiple sensors, and phasing out the RS-232 interface
in favor of a USB interface. If you would like to be notified of significant
project updates, please contact us (see above).
| Description | Document | Revised | Availability |
| Overview of project | Logger Overview.pdf | 08-July-2011 | on this website |
| Photos of loggers and installations | In-Cave Data Logger Photos | 16-June-2011 | link to public site |
| Logger deployment worksheet | Logger Deployment Worksheet.pdf | 07-Dec-2008 | on this website |
| Hardware and Software summary | Logger Hardware.pdf | 27-July-2011 | on this website |
| Describes the process of taking Hobo data to Excel and then to Access | Logger Hobo Data To MS Excel to MS Access.pdf | 07-Dec-2008 | on this website |
| Describes the process of analyzing the data in Microsoft Access | Logger MS Access Analysis.pdf | 07-Dec-2008 | on this website |
| Describes the process of making reports in Access | Logger MS Access Reports.pdf | 07-Dec-2008 | on this website |
| Process of charting in Excel with Time on X axis. This is not the current charting method. | Logger MS Excel Charting.pdf | 07-Dec-2008 | on this website |
| Process of charting in Excel with Date on X axis | Logger MS Excel Charting 2.pdf | 14-April-2009 | on this website |
| Describes the user interface (proposed system currently in development) | Logger User Interface.pdf | 07-Dec-2008 | on this website |
| Hobo product info, mostly screen shots of their program. | Logger Hobo Product Info.pdf | 07-Dec-2008 | on this website |
| A flowchart of Access analysis as used in "Logger Demo.mdb" | Logger MS Access Flowchart.pdf | 07-Dec-2008 | on this website |
| Sample of logger data from Hobo and edited in CSV format | Logger from Hobo and edited A1.csv | 07-Dec-2008 | on this website |
| The charting of the Access analysis done in Microsoft Excel | Logger Demo A1.xls | 07-Dec-2008 | on this website |
| Analysis and charting preparation done in Microsoft Access - the number crunching | Logger Demo.mdb | Dec-2008 | contact the CCG |
| Photo of a logger being installed (a typical deployment) | Logger being installed.jpg | Dec-2008 | contact the CCG |
| Photo of a logger before removal (a typical deployment) | Logger before removal.jpg | Dec-2008 | contact the CCG |
| [cave] visitation monitoring proposal to NCC - Jan 2008 | [cave] Visitation Monitoring Proposal.pdf | 15-Jan-2008 | contact the CCG |
| [cave] visitation logger report - Mar 22 2008 | [cave] Visitation Logger Report March 22, 2008.pdf | 26-March-2008 | contact the CCG |
| [cave] light detector test - Oct 2007 | [cave] Hobo data report.pdf | 19-Oct-2007 | contact the CCG |
| C1, C2,
C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, M1, T1, T2, T3, T4, and more Various cave deployment analysis and charts |
various names | ongoing, various dates | contact the CCG |
| Cave Visitation
Monitoring In [cave] Cave Summary Report to the NCC |
Cave Visitation Monitoring in [cave].pdf | 16-Feb-2009 | contact the CCG |
This page revised June 16, 2011
Check out the CCG website home page: ctcavers.org