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bhickman "Hi wmacfarl, Typically you would want to have some idea of the turbidity of whatever unknown sample you want to measure. If your measuring a fresh..." | Read more » over 4 years ago
bhickman "Hi @gretchengehrke. I kinda let this project fall though the cracks. I did have the sensor working pretty well, the only issue was interference fro..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
bhickman "Hi Patrick. I'm currently out in the field as part of a research team and won't be back to my lab for a few weeks. Once I get back I can look at so..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
bhickman "Hi tekno. I would definitely go with the 3D printed version if thats available for you. The 3D printed version makes alignment much easier. " | Read more » over 7 years ago
bhickman "Hi ddnoob. I have not quantified the resolution, but by my estimate, the wavelength resolution is around 1nm when everything is optimized. The inte..." | Read more » over 7 years ago
bhickman "I updated the link. Thanks. " | Read more » over 7 years ago
bhickman "Hi ddoob. If you follow the link on DigiKey (http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/TSL1406R/TSL1406-R-ND/3095064) to the data sheet, on page 17 ..." | Read more » over 7 years ago
bhickman "Hi dddnoob. The code on GitHub was only compatible with Processing 2, which I believe is the cause of the above error. I uploaded a folder to GitHu..." | Read more » over 7 years ago
bhickman "Hello pdhixenbaugh, I like how you have colored the schematic, makes things much clearer. As for your questions, I'll try and answer them. Firstly..." | Read more » over 7 years ago
bhickman "Hi ggallant. Your design files look great! I'm going to have to look into openscad. As far as a server, I don't think publiclab has one. I think mo..." | Read more » about 8 years ago
bhickman "Hi rfdave. To my knowledge the only requirements is that the electrodes be inert. I chose graphite because I had some laying around and its cheap. ..." | Read more » about 8 years ago
bhickman "Hi ggallant. I'm definitely interested in what you have put together. I'll check out openscad to see what you have. As for the pipe and air bubble..." | Read more » about 8 years ago
bhickman "Hi donblair, thanks. There is still a bit of development to be done, especially for extended deployments, but I think the design shows promise. I ..." | Read more » about 8 years ago
bhickman "Hi ggallant. Sounds interesting. I'm trying to picture your design, but I'm not sure if I have it right. Can you post a picture? I definitely thin..." | Read more » about 8 years ago
bhickman "Hi ggallant. I'm using Texas Instrument's Tiva microcontroller which has a couple pins that allow you to tap into the bus power (5V at 1A). For sho..." | Read more » about 8 years ago
bhickman "Hi gretchengehrke, thanks. To answer you questions: (1) I'm using this LED and this photodarling as the detector. The LED has a maximum output at 8..." | Read more » about 8 years ago
bhickman "Hi ggallant. To answer your questions: 1. Yes, the unit is intended for submerged operation. So far I have only had it submerged in beakers in the ..." | Read more » about 8 years ago
bhickman "Hi abaker. Currently I'm using a third order polynomial to calibrate the spectrometer. I simply take a spectrum of a fluorescent light and save the..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
bhickman "Hi abaker, I tried it on a Mac and was not able to get it to work, I'll have to look into this. For now, to use the csv file you can write out the ..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
bhickman "Hi abaker, I forgot about that wavelength file. The wavelengths in the file will be incorrect and a calibration will need to be done to get the cor..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
bhickman "Hi abaker, I'm a bit confused as to what you mean by which to run first, but I'll try and help. First of all, for the TSL1406R CCD wiring, I wired ..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
bhickman "Hi abaker. Sorry for the delay, I was out in the field doing work for my real job... For you earlier question, so far I have been printing in PLA, ..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
bhickman "Hi Wbugar. The units of the stl files are inches. I can convert them to metric if needed, but most components/parts around here primarily denoted i..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
bhickman "Hi Wbugar. I'm planning on writing a more coherent note on how to put this thing together and a parts list once I get a lid printed for the new des..." | Read more » about 9 years ago