Scripts to operate and log data from the Acre Road magnetometer.
- Python 3.5+
- DataLog
- python3-dev
- libssl-dev
- libffi-dev
- bottle
- appdirs
- pyftpsync
You must have the DataLog library,
installed via pip, as well as libffi-dev, installed e.g. via apt-get.
After that, installation is easily achieved via pip.
Installation is handled by setup.py. This is most easily handled by pip:
pip3 install git+https://github.com/acrerd/magnetometer.gitThis will handle Python dependency installation, but not system prerequisites
as listed above (e.g. libssl-dev). Be sure to first install these using your
system package manager.
The software can be later upgraded with:
pip3 install git+https://github.com/acrerd/magnetometer.git --upgradeThe magnetometer server and FTP client can be run from the terminal, although it is not recommended. To run the server in a terminal, type:
magnetometer-serverTo do the same for the FTP client:
magnetometer-ftpThe best way to run the system on supported platforms is with a systemd
service. This is currently supported for Debian 7.0+, Ubuntu 16.04+ and
Raspbian derivatives.
The service configurations are installed automatically on supported platforms; however, in order to enable the services on boot, you must activate them:
sudo systemctl enable magnetometer-server
sudo systemctl enable magnetometer-ftpYou can then start them immediately with the following, though it is recommended to first configure the software (see below):
sudo systemctl start magnetometer-server
sudo systemctl start magnetometer-ftpThe configuration files are located at ~/.config/magnetometer/server.conf and
~/.config/magnetometer/ftp.conf on most Debian-based operating systems. These
contain parameters for setting the server, FTP, logging and other behaviours.
Note that they are not created until the programs are first executed. Note: as
the services are run as root, the configuration files listed above will be
at the locations /root/config/magnetometer.
Sean Leavey
https://github.com/SeanDS/