A low-power data acquisition system for geomagnetic observatories and variometer stations

Morschhauser, Achim; Haseloff, Jürgen; Bronkalla, Oliver; Müller-Brettschneider, Carsten; Matzka, Jürgen

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-345-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-345-2017

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The Earth’s magnetic field: measurements, data, and applications...

https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-345-2017

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20 Sep 2017

Research article |

| 20 Sep 2017

A low-power data acquisition system for geomagnetic observatories and variometer stations

Achim Morschhauser, Jürgen Haseloff, Oliver Bronkalla, Carsten Müller-Brettschneider, and Jürgen Matzka

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RC1: 'Review of paper', Stephan Bracke, 03 May 2017
- AC2: 'Reply to review of Stephan Bracke', Achim Morschhauser, 15 Jun 2017
RC2: 'gi-2017-23 RC', Peter Crosthwaite, 09 May 2017
- AC1: 'Reply to review of Peter Crosthwaite', Achim Morschhauser, 14 Jun 2017

Short summary

A modern geomagnetic observatory is expected to record geomagnetic data with high stability, high resolution, and high reliability. Also, geomagnetic observatories may be located in remote areas, requiring low power consumption and simple maintenance. Here, we present a new data logger system that was designed to meet these criteria. This system is based on a Raspberry Pi embedded PC and includes a modular C++ software package which can be adapted to specific observatory setups.