An Open-Source Data Acquisition System for Laboratory and Industrial Scale Applications

TL;DR

This paper presents a cost-effective, open-source measurement system capable of monitoring indoor air quality, aerosol levels, dust, and comfort metrics across multiple sites, adaptable for laboratory and industrial environments.

Contribution

It introduces a flexible, open-source hardware and software platform for comprehensive environmental monitoring at various scales, including industrial and laboratory settings.

Findings

Supports simultaneous multi-site measurements

Compatible with various transducers and environments

Demonstrates adaptability from lab to industrial applications

Abstract

We introduce a cost-efficient, and open-source measurement system for measuring and monitoring indoor air quality, aerosol concentration, dust contamination, and comfort-relevant quantities. The system allows to access these quantities simultaneously at multiple sites. The software architecture is described along with the hardware set-up including an overview of the supported measurement transducers so far. The system allows flexible adaptation on laboratory-scales as well as on large-scales like aircraft cabins, vehicles, buildings, and passenger compartments in general.