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Wireless Linux Data Logger

Giant Board is a single-board computer based on Arm Cortex-A5 SAMA5D27 microprocessor that runs at 500 MHz. It consumes about 140 mAh current when powered from a 3.7 V Lipo battery.

Goal of this project :

Prepare hardware for the project before working with software
Setup micro SD card with Debian Linux image using Balena Etcher program
Login into Giant Board with Putty Terminal over USB-Serial
Enable overlay for ADC and WiFi support
Setup WiFi FeatherWing for Giant Board
Install SSH on Giant Board
Connect and login to Giant Board wirelessly over Wifi-SSH
Read ADC wirelessly
Logging data on a text file with timestamp”

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