Yes. We have a project from Dave’s garage that lets you connect one Vernier sensor to Pachube. We call it VS2PB. Details on the application are below. It is available on request by sending a message to pachube@vernier.com.
Part I. Introduction
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What is VS2PB?
Vernier Sensors to Pachube is a program that sends Vernier sensor data to Pachube. Once on Pachube, the data is available
to any internet-connected device through the Pachube website or one of its many apps. For example, you caould connect a Go!Temp
to a computer in a classroom and monitor the temperature from home or on a smart phone.
What is Pachube?
Pachube is an internet service that enables the “Internet of Things,” an ideal where everyday objects are
connected to each other through the internet. Each datastream is connected to a real-world sensor. Datastreams are aggregated into
environments. For example, a classroom can be an environment, and the datastreams would be Temperature and Humidity.
How does VS2PB fit into this?
VS2PB acts as a single datastream for any environment. VS2PB updates Pachube with the latest data
from a Go!Temp, Go!Link, or LabQuest device at a user-defined interval. Triggering is also available
for more control over when VS2PB updates.
Part II. Getting Started
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Before proceding, make sure you have an activated Pachube account at www.Pachube.com.
Run the VS2PB installer. The installer does not install the necessary drivers. If you have
Logger Pro or Logger Lite, you already have the drivers. Otherwise, get them from www.vernier.com/drivers
Create a manual feed on the Pachube website and add a datastream.
In VS2PB, navigate to the options dialog and add your API key. You can find your API key in your welcome e-mail from
Pachube or on the settings page of your Pachube profile.
Set the Environment ID to the ID of your feed, and the datastream ID to the ID of your datastream. You can find your feed ID in the URL of
your feed, i.e. www.Pachube.com/feeds/xxxxx where xxxxx is the feed ID.
You can also adjust the update time and condition to your liking and click Done to save your preferences.
Enjoy!
Part III. Known Limitations
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VS2PB only supports one sensor at a time and only one datastream. Do not try to run more than
one instance of VS2PB on a single machine.
Sensors NOT supported by VS2PB:
Sensors that require calculated columns:
Hand-Grip Heart Rate Monitor, order code HGH-BTA, $119.00
Spirometer, order code SPR-BTA, $199.00
Blood Pressure Sensor, order code BPS-BTA, $105.00
Flow Rate Sensor, order code FLO-BTA, $129.00
Sensors that require calibration before use:
Ammonium Ion-Selective Electrode, order code NH4-BTA, $179.00
Chloride Ion-Selective Electrode, order code CL-BTA, $179.00
Nitrate Ion-Selective Electrode, order code NO3-BTA, $179.00
Calcium Ion-Selective Electrode, order code CA-BTA, $179.00
Part IV. Inside VS2PB
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VS2PB, written in C#, runs on the .NET framework. It uses the GoIO.NET and NGIO.NET SDKs from Vernier. It uses Pachube’s RESTful API for communication with Pachube. It is based on Go!Tweet but hooks into Pachube instead.
System Requirements:
Windows XP and newer
Microsoft .NET framework 3.5