So I have my Onyx, now what?

[Jerry Isdale]

My Onyx Safecast arrived this week and has been traveling around Maui (Hawaii) with me.  I'd love to take it on a roadtrip and record data around the island, etc and upload it for sharing, however, I can not find any information on how to do that.

I downloaded the OnyxLoader application for Mac OSX but it doesnt seem to do anything useful. The first time I clicked "Save Data" it created a 2k CSV file (with device connected by usb cable).  2nd attempt later today made a 0 byte file.

So how are we supposed to use this really nice looking device?

[ka...@safecast.org]

Hello Jerry,

On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Jerry Isdale wrote:
> My Onyx Safecast arrived this week and has been traveling around Maui
> (Hawaii) with me.  I'd love to take it on a roadtrip and record data around
> the island, etc and upload it for sharing, however, I can not find any
> information on how to do that.
>

Well it is still in the "working stage" ...

> I downloaded the OnyxLoader application for Mac OSX but it doesnt seem to do
> anything useful. The first time I clicked "Save Data" it created a 2k CSV
> file (with device connected by usb cable).  2nd attempt later today made a 0
> byte file.
>

I am not the authoritative answer here, especially for non-Linux use,
but did you look inside the file (e.g. with a text editor or
spreadsheet software)? Can you post a copy here?

> So how are we supposed to use this really nice looking device?

As a start you can use it to detect radiation :-D
The only intended use of the device is that.
However, as you'd expect from a device designed by hackers, there is a
fair amount of "potential" built into it.

To be able to share meaningful data, you need to combine it with GPS
and/or measure a time series in a fixed location.
As the devices just started arriving at their users, the community is
slightly picking up, so stay tuned.

Regards,
Kalin.

[Edouard Lafargue]

   Kalin, Jerry,

   I just put together a quick viewer, it's a first step towards an easier to use interface to the Onyx. It just displays the data, I will improve it to let you do a bit of analysis and save in various formats. You can check my other post on the subject in this group, or my blog at www.aerodynes.fr

Ed

[Brandyn Webb]

Kalin,

Hi,

On Friday, April 12, 2013 8:47:20 PM UTC-7, ka...@safecast.org wrote:

I am not the authoritative answer here, especially for non-Linux use, [...]

What are you using to download the log files on linux?  I happen to be a linux (only) user, and I noted on the web page the OnyxLoader is Windows/Mac/Arduino(!?) but no linux solution mentioned.  Is there perhaps something tucked away in the dev sources for use on linux or am I just missing a more obvious option?

-Brandyn

[Kalin KOZHUHAROV (Safecast)]

Hello Brandyn,

Sorry, I was off-line on a trip in Europe for 3 weeks...

I just use `screen -L` to log the output for now. I have also
implemented CSV output, not sure if it got pushed to the master
though. Try with screen and come back if it doesn't work. This week I
should come back to speed with my e-mail.

Cheers,
Kalin.