This repository contains hardware and software designs for a datalogger that can be used to collect high resolution water use data on magnetically-driven residential water meters. The datalogger is designed to read magnetic field information from a magnetometer sensor attached to a magnetically-driven positive-displacement water meter. The data is then processed into magnetic pulses per 4-second period. This data is stored on an SD Card, and can be read from a personal computer. Configuration is done over a serial interface.
It is recommended that the magnetic signal from a water meter be characterized prior to use of the datalogger to ensure the success of the device. A simple setup to accomplish this characterization will be included in this repository soon.
CIWS is a project funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation to develop cyberinfrastructure for smart water metering and high resolution water-use data collection. We are developing systems for high resolution residential water consumption data collection, processing and analysis.
This work was supported by National Science Foundation Grant CBET 1552444. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.