System Essentials
You will need a computer with Windows, a suitable work bench with power supply, sensors appropriate to your application, and the following:
Hardware
All components are easy to buy online. Links to websites we used are included.
Total cost : around £60.00
ARM STM-32F development board whose microprocessor accepts signals from the sensor in the correct voltage range.
A programmer for the microchip for adding the binary executable code (see below) to the ARM STM-32F chip.
A network transformer.
4-port POE switch.
10cm female-female and 20cm male-female jumper wires
Soldering kit.
The laptop environment
You’ll need to download the GNU Octave free software.
GNU Octave is a high-level language, primarily intended for numerical computations. It provides a convenient command line interface.
Software
A set of Octave scripts which are available here as a free download.
Executable files to run on your ARM ST-32F microchip – also available as a free download.