This page collects efforts to develop a Raspberry Pi (#raspberry-pi) based spectrometer, building on Public Lab (and others') open source DIY spectrometer designs.
Design goals
The Raspberry Pi camera (especially the version 2 camera) is very sensitive and good resolution, very inexpensive (<$20), has very low baseline noise, and is extremely configurable.
Software
You can now download ready-to-use camera software on our Pi Builder page.
Questions
Questions can be either frequently asked questions, or "next step" challenges we're looking to solve.
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Activities
Activities show how to use this project, step by step.
| Purpose | Category | Status | Author | Time | Difficulty | Replications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling the Public Lab Lego Spectrometer | - | - | @warren | - | - | 1 replications: Try it » |
| Prepare an SD card for a Raspberry Pi camera from scratch | - | - | @warren | - | - | 1 replications: Try it » |
| Setting up the Raspberry Pi Camera for Wireless Streaming | - | - | @partsandcrafts | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
| A more compact spectrometer | - | - | @cristoforetti | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
| Image Sequencer on Raspberry PI | - | - | @tech4gt | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
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