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Thank you for your interest! In this git you find everything you need to build your own bcMeter for non-commercial use as a citizen science device. for commercial use and licencing please contact jd@bcmeter.org.

Recommended software setup:

download bcMeter.img from https://bcmeter.org and clone that to a microSD card - change WiFi credentials within bcMeters hotspot mode and you're ready.

manual software setup:

see https://bcmeter.org/wiki/index.php?title=Installation#Alternative:_Manual_Set_Up_the_microSD_Card for instructions, the basic procedure is:

  1. write raspberry LITE(!) image to micro sd card with the help of the imager (https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-imager-imaging-utility/) - use the imager to configure SSH and WiFi BEFORE starting the write process!
  2. bootup raspberry pi and log into it via ssh, download and run install.sh script: wget -N https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bcmeter/bcmeter/main/install.sh && sudo bash install.sh
  3. run bcMeter script

Script / Interface

install.sh is a just a batch to configure the raspberry for the use as bcMeter bcMeter.py is the python script which saves the data as csv /interface contains a d3.js interface for reading out the csv file

Gerber for PCB Manufactoring

in /gerbers you'll find the gerbers for PCB manufactoring.

STL files for 3D Printing

in /stl you find the files for 3d printing.

bcMeter Case bcMeter PCB

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