TimeWaster’s Geiger Counter v1.1
This software is designed to work with the Arduino Uno and the Radiation Sensor Board for Arduino from Cooking Hacks , but should also work with your own hardware design if you adapt either your hardware or the software. I suggest to take a look at the documentation of the Radiation Sensor Board , it gives a good summary on radiation detection and the hardware used (Especially the geiger-mueller-tube).
The software is pretty good commented (this is an excerpt from the introductory remarks):
Download: TimeWaster’s Geiger Counter v1.1
Older versions: TimeWaster’s Geiger Counter v1.0
Todo’s for future releases: – You tell me!
Version history:
Have fun and stay safe!
Posted by TimeWaster Programming counter , dosimeter , geiger , geiger counter , geiger-mueller-tube , nuclear , radiation , sievert , uSv , uSv/h 10 Comments
Robbie says: 04.12.2011 (December 04) at 22:44 Thanks TimeWaster! This code is fantastic! Do you know how to get the backlight of the LCD working through your code? So far, I’m just placing a jumper wire between pins 2 & 15 of the LCD screen. It works but it might be nice to turn it on or off through the code. Any ideas? Robbie Reply
Thanks TimeWaster! This code is fantastic! Do you know how to get the backlight of the LCD working through your code? So far, I’m just placing a jumper wire between pins 2 & 15 of the LCD screen. It works but it might be nice to turn it on or off through the code. Any ideas?
Robbie
TimeWaster says: 15.12.2011 (December 15) at 01:35 i don’t think there is a way to do so on the software side. the display bundled with the counter kit has no backlight, but it seems the prepared circuits for the backlight are not attached to the microcontroller. you could attach the backlight pin from the diplay (pin 15 i believe) to a pin on your arduino, the arduino should be able to handle the power consumption of the led’s (40mA max). or you could simply add a good old fashioned switch ^^ Reply
i don’t think there is a way to do so on the software side. the display bundled with the counter kit has no backlight, but it seems the prepared circuits for the backlight are not attached to the microcontroller. you could attach the backlight pin from the diplay (pin 15 i believe) to a pin on your arduino, the arduino should be able to handle the power consumption of the led’s (40mA max). or you could simply add a good old fashioned switch ^^
Robbie says: 20.12.2011 (December 20) at 13:09 Thanks TimeWaster! They’ve provided a tidy soldered solution for this now as the displays being shipped are now back lighted. heck it here http://www.cooking-hacks.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=2391&sid=250116abb1895dc54f9ad990ae64a61c&start=10 A question for you… is the “overall dosage” in your program the same as CPM? Reply
Thanks TimeWaster! They’ve provided a tidy soldered solution for this now as the displays being shipped are now back lighted. heck it here http://www.cooking-hacks.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=2391&sid=250116abb1895dc54f9ad990ae64a61c&start=10 A question for you… is the “overall dosage” in your program the same as CPM?
TimeWaster says: 04.01.2012 (January 04) at 20:53 no, my software does not show CPM at all. the overall dosage is the dosage you have taken in the amount of time the program is running (in “uSv”, NOT “uSv/h”!). i think i should change it to absorbed dose, which ist the better term. wikipedia knows more (as always): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absorbed_dose Reply
no, my software does not show CPM at all. the overall dosage is the dosage you have taken in the amount of time the program is running (in “uSv”, NOT “uSv/h”!).
i think i should change it to absorbed dose, which ist the better term.
wikipedia knows more (as always): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absorbed_dose
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tano says: 24.01.2012 (January 24) at 01:52 Thanks for your soft. I upload it to my geiger counter now. Working good!! but would you mind to add upto 10 minuites in valueaveragetimes and arduino monitoring functions. I hope your new featured hardware too. Reply
Thanks for your soft. I upload it to my geiger counter now. Working good!! but would you mind to add upto 10 minuites in valueaveragetimes and arduino monitoring functions. I hope your new featured hardware too.
Troy says: 02.09.2015 (September 02) at 21:44 Can I buy your used Radiation Sensor Board for Arduino? If so send me an email. Reply
Can I buy your used Radiation Sensor Board for Arduino? If so send me an email.
John says: 06.04.2016 (April 06) at 11:19 Im trying to find people to give me some info on home made geiger counters. I love your board. I did a review on some for sale on amazon, but I think I need to do some follow up information for home made versions. let me know what you guys think! Thanks! Reply
Im trying to find people to give me some info on home made geiger counters. I love your board. I did a review on some for sale on amazon, but I think I need to do some follow up information for home made versions.
let me know what you guys think! Thanks!
Guglielmo says: 18.06.2016 (June 18) at 08:07 can u describe a chart or a table with dangeruos level of the average values reflect the average dosage values in uSv/h over the last x seconds/minutes and The overall dosage reflects the overall dosage taken in uSv since activation of the counter? Thank u so much! Reply TimeWaster says: 18.06.2016 (June 18) at 15:15 I am sorry, i don’t understand what you mean. I will not change anything on the software anymore anyway. Reply
can u describe a chart or a table with dangeruos level of the average values reflect the average dosage values in uSv/h over the last x seconds/minutes and The overall dosage reflects the overall dosage taken in uSv since activation of the counter? Thank u so much!
TimeWaster says: 18.06.2016 (June 18) at 15:15 I am sorry, i don’t understand what you mean. I will not change anything on the software anymore anyway. Reply
I am sorry, i don’t understand what you mean. I will not change anything on the software anymore anyway.
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