Kiarie Gabriel, Kabi Jason, Wa Maina Ciira
Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAIL), Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Nyeri, Kenya.
HardwareX. 2022 Jul 13;12:e00337. doi: 10.1016/j.ohx.2022.e00337. eCollection 2022 Oct.
The Raspberry Pi is a credit card sized single board computer that finds its use in very diverse projects. Being a computer it runs on a full operating system and can be interfaced with a wide range of hardware. Its ability to collect and store data and its superior processing capabilities gives it an edge over other microprocessors. When used to collect data away from the grid, alternative methods of powering the Raspberry Pi have to be used. An ideal powering system should be autonomous, allowing the Raspberry Pi to be deployed indefinitely without the need to check on the system due to power shortcomings. In this paper we introduce the DSAIL Power Management Board that is used to power the Raspberry Pi autonomously. We have developed a prototype and used it to collect ecological data from a conservancy in Central Kenya.
树莓派是一款信用卡大小的单板计算机，在各种各样的项目中都有应用。作为一台计算机，它运行完整的操作系统，并且可以与多种硬件进行接口连接。它收集和存储数据的能力以及卓越的处理能力使其比其他微处理器更具优势。当用于离网收集数据时，必须使用为树莓派供电的替代方法。理想的供电系统应该是自主的，使树莓派能够无限期部署，而无需因电力不足而检查系统。在本文中，我们介绍了用于为树莓派自主供电的DSAIL电源管理板。我们已经开发了一个原型，并使用它从肯尼亚中部的一个保护区收集生态数据。
