What to bring
A checklist of items and software to have on hand when working with a SensorGnome
This page has not yet been updated for the Sensorgnome V2 software!
Before you visit a SensorGnome, it's important to have a few key items and software on hand or on your computer. Some of these are absolutely essential while others can save you time and headaches in the future if you already have them with you.
The following checklist is broken down by receiver type. Essential, or very important, items are indicated with solid circles while optional (but often useful) items are represented by hollow circles.
Item / software | Raspberry Pi | BeagleBone |
Laptop (with battery fully charged) | ⚫ | ⚫ |
iTunes (not needed on Mac) | ⚫ | ⚪ |
⚫ | ⚫ | |
| ⚫ | |
⚪ | | |
Ethernet cable (and an Ethernet-to-USB adapter if your laptop does not have an Ethernet port) | ⚫ | ⚫ |
⚫ | | |
⚪ | | |
| ⚫ | |
| ⚫ | |
| ⚪ | |
| ⚫ | |
| ⚫ | |
7zip (your computer may already be able to read and extract compressed .7zip files, but if not, you'll need this to use any of the SG software files) | ⚪ | ⚪ |
Spare MicroSD cards (may not be necessary but very helpful to have) | ⚪ | ⚪ |
Method of reading MicroSD cards on your computer (either a MicroSD to SD adapter if your computer has an SD slot, or more likely a USB card reader) | ⚫ | ⚫ |
⚪ | ⚪ |
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