Target "Lab Mom"

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GOAL: Create a server to receive and manage snitch data.

Explanation

Data collected but not stored in reasonably secure, accessible form hasn't really been “collected.”

Deliverables

  • 24/7 service
  • API
  • code repository

Anti-deliverables

  • does not necessitate mini server box
  • deploying on Raspberry Pi is a lab design choice, not a parameter of the service design

Success conditions

  • server running somewhere
  • collected manual data for some experiment, 3 days
  • collected automatic data for 3 days
  • server code is shared on CF site

Progress

  • [ ] create LabMom repo from rapanui ✔
  • [ ] sketch out LabMom architecture ✔
  • [ ] Decide on a suitable computer board
    • are Raspberry Pis still the right choice?
    • are they still having supply problems?
  • [ ] Acquire the chosen board
  • [ ] Build the collection server, based on rapanui
  • [ ] Plug it in and test it

Ruminations

What is this box called? Snitchbox? Catchbox? Squeaker? Squeakbox? Computer board requirements - wifi - Linux - sd card - no special compute powers - pi 4B 2GB (runs warm) - pi Zero W - pi 3B or 3B+ (runs cool) - orange pi? - Asus tinkerboard series? - Libre Computer Board AML-S905X-CC (Le Potato) ? - not great reviews on Amazon - or maybe just run a lightweight api on my desktop

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