I have one of these uRad Monitors to monitor the background radiation levels in the area. Just something that I'm interested in. I am a radiation officer at Rio Tinto so sort of work related....... The following is direct from the uRadMonitor website. http://www.uradmonitor.com/ The micro radiation monitor project. uRADMonitor is a global array of network connected monitoring stations, focused on continuous Environmental Gamma Radiation Surveillance. Many people are familiar with Geiger Counters, radiation and the basics on nuclear physics, but for some, the uRADMonitor remains a tiny black box – intriguing, but totally unknown. |
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The uRADMonitor is a completely assembled and functional radiation dosimeter unit. In the current models, the radiation detector is a Geiger Muller tube. The electronics provided are self-sufficient: there is a fast microcontroller, a precision regulated high voltage supply, a digital counter and a network interface (Ethernet). The detector works by itself, while consuming very little power, measurements show a consumption like 0.160A @5V, that is only 0.8Watts of power! It could almost run on a single AA cell for hours, or it could easily be powered by a solar power source. It was designed to be as plug-and-play-able as possible. It just needs a 5V DC power supply (usb/phone charger like) and a network cable to a router (it gets the IP via DHCP automatically), and that’s it: it starts transmitting data to the web portal. On the map, the location of each unit is estimated automatically. This positioning system can also be overridden in configuration, in case the user wants to show a point on map closer or farther from the real geographic position. The detector is embedded in a rugged aluminium case with a very compact size. |
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uRADMonitor as a kit
* UPDATE: There is a kit available. Have a look here: https://www.uradmonitor.com/products/ |
Opening the network to external devices
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Data traffic
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There is a firmware upgrade for the modle A. See the following from Radu's website with a few changes and additions to help explain it a little better. (red text) Model A firmware upgrade guide |