Field trip tool list (SA) - hydrogeologger/pyduino GitHub Wiki

Trip two

  • DONE: 10 moisture sensor, the other end will need to be a terminal with 1 as VCC, 2 as GND 3 as data. note: when installing the cable connectors to the panel at the bottom of the enclosure, drill to the right size (e.g., cable connector is 13mm, antenna hole is about 16mm, piezometre needs 16mm hole, solar panel may require two holes). Ensure that before the panel are fixed at the bottom of the enclosure, the rings inside the enclosure are screwed tightly. make sure that the point in each connector point to the same direction.

  • CZ: Davis weather station, assemble using wenqiang's guidance from pyduino page, the wires has already be cut and connected to a terminal. needs to be tested on the roof, and make the cable shortened. however it will require a slack in the cable so that any pull will not damage the system. (holes, required: 1. tipping bucket, 2, wind direction and speed, 3, temperature and humidity x 2. , 4. solar intensity x 3, 5. barometric pressure, 6. at least extra holes in case of any further maintenance.)

  • CZ: extra cable gland and connectors. some enclosures may lose their connectors, and they need to be added.

  • CZ:

  • Holder for the Vaisala weather station, 25mm U bolt for SA3.

  • DONE: NEED one more: 3 data loggers, within three enclosures

  • LT: 10 GEC moisture sensors. the sensors will need to be interfaced with cable connectors at the bottom of the enclosure.

  • YX: 3 sets of tripod and guywires for instrument. guywires update @yuanchixiao1 find a solution. also the U-bolt to mount on the poles -- in box number 2

  • CZ DONE: 4 Troll 200 pressure transducers with 50 cables to be deployed in the deep boreholes, while surface water monitoring using Campbell scientific sensors (which will be interfaced with data logger using din rails). we will take 4 sensors and cable reels. in enclosure SA1

  • YX: hand hold GPS Etrex 10 and usb 2 cable for downloading data

  • CZ: rotary laser level for trip 1, as a check in luggage number 3

  • YX: drone as on board luggage, make sure taking off pad is brought, fly more kit with extra batteries, chargers

  • CZ DONE: 3 Telstra WIFI cards, leave to chenming.

  • Local Bunnings: soil sampler, using large number of PVC pipes and caps to store cores and bring the samples back. 1m x 24 or 1.5 x 18

  • CZ: 10 m water sampler and Peristaltic pump, rubber tubing (or syringe) in luggage number 3, sampler in number 1

  • DONE: trip one only :four soil sampler tubing, cap, metal bar to twist the tubing, you probably can try two different diameters to ensure which one we could push it into soil

  • YX: Telstra wifi hotspot modem

  • rubber hammer, already with jess

  • YX: large amount of duct tape and scissor , note that they need to be in the check-in luggage, but easy enough to take out for seal any boxes. also note that air port reception also provide tapes and scissors if needed.

  • YX: glove two sets in box number 1

  • local Bunnings: make flags so that when we do field mapping, we could put a mark on the ground, using Gardman 60cm Natural Bamboo Garden Stake - 20 Pack 3 dollars, bring stapler and nails

  • CZ and YX: high viz clothing, steel cap shoes

  • CZ and YX: water bottle and esky

  • CZ: Auger up to 6 metres we do not need that

  • Local Bunnings: Star pickets to keep kangaroos from damaging the system 3x3 buy from local Bunnings, plus 3x3 star picks for guywires, 60cm Blue Fencing Accessory Post Driver

  • local Bunnings: Hex Fencing bar, Star picks, mesh wiring

  • water sampler and pump to collect water from boreholes, permanent marker and tape for labelling, in box number 2

  • CZ: pH, Conductivity turbidity measuring handhold device, and calibration water. box 1

  • Conductivity standard liquid, 10, 1413, 12880, 40000, 60000 micro siemens / cm , understand how it works

  • pH standard liquid.

  • DONE: tripod 3m , enclosure, cable terminal done, the tripod bolts and nuts are in place. after been packed

  • local Bunnings: YX: fishing wader x 2 , rain gumboot x2, to access any system after the pond is already been formed.

  • DONE : 3x 1.5 m long, 50mm diameter fully slotted borehole with bottom sealed with cap, need socks or geofabric to prevent particles from moving in. this bole will be used to allocate sensor to monitor surface water levels.

  • sand bag to backfill the surface water motoring bores

  • EXTRA: would be best to prepare an extra boreholes

  • solar intensity sensor x3

  • YX: eyebolt with long thread x 3 ,with fishing line for guywires? for fixing sensors at the top of the borehole

  • Done: Solar panel x 3

  • DONE: Shelf for solar panel x 3 NOTE, solar panel needs to be pained by rust guard before mounting on the panel!

  • DONE: Solar regulator x 3 best to buy three, ensure the solar panel has the function to disconnect power when battery is low

  • YX: Matt x 1 to take off and landing for drones.

  • DONE: screwdrivers set and plier set in box 3

  • Bunnings: borrow from local: drill x 1

  • Wire cutters and scissors x 1

  • 50m Tape measure x 1 in box 1

  • local Bunnings: Numerous amount of Cable ties, large number, all different sizes to arrange all the extra cables next to the station

  • permanent Marker

  • U bolt clamp x6

  • Laptops, power cords, mouse and USB transmitter

  • JT: shovel (to dig trenches to hid cables), fence crowbar, two helmets, two vegetation trimmer, leveler metre, leveler tripod, first aid kit,

  • CZ done: 4g dongle x 3, need one extra done

  • local Bunnings: lead acid battery, 12v 36Ah x 3

  • CZ: multimetre to measure voltage for any datalogger connections

  • CZ: Water level meter reel, 9V batteries

  • YX: 50 metre Tape measure

  • DONE: Different size of cable tray, to accommodate the cables on the left side of the datalogger we need to make these logger done professionally

  • CZ: leveler to check if the tripod is levelled

  • CZ: extra Din rails, cable connectors, wire cutter, wire stripper. assorted cables, heat shrinks

  • YX: bird spikes

  • YX: four bags of desiccant per enclosure, also in the camera enclosure, to make the electrical devices dry. needs to be sealed in a bag during transportation. bring the whole bag along

  • 12V DC connector to connect to case pressure transducer USB did not work

  • CZ: aqua troll USB connector

  • YX: done try to play drone and get a areal image by stitching photos taken by pix4map. use the opensource tool

  • DONE: OpenDroneMap @yuanchixiao1

  • DONE: we aim to make four enclosures, one for redundancy. we probably can use version 2 datalogger for the backup version.

  • CZ DONE: get extra camera lenses with wide angles, electrical boxes @xlei2 no need as there is no enclosure for it.

  • DONE: buy usb 3 male to usb1 female for the modems. we will need as many as the number of dataloggers @xlei2 @yuanchixiao1

  • YX: Prepare for the guy wires for each monitoring stations @yuanchixiao1 make one example and show to CZ

  • CZ: evaporation pan and tape measure, and mesh on the top

  • done: antenna with cables x3

  • DONE: card 1 825002657130 registered on chenming name, 0482 648 513 expiry date 2/3/2022, inserted on the sa1

  • YX: large number of card board boxes, also some bubble foams (available in bunnings) to secure instruments during transportation, e.g., tipping bucket and solar panel surface.

  • CZ: pump, syringe, tubing (at least 10 metre), water sampler.

  • CZ: small pressure transducer for infiltration testing

  • local Bunnings: water tank to pour water for permeability test.

  • local Bunnings: 50 meter tubing

  • CZ: microbus card reader and extra set of SD card for loggers and cameras.

  • CZ: pi screen, small HDMI cable, small HDMI to large HDMI adaptor, keyboard and mouse, Bluetooth adapter, to test rpi on site, if they are not able to be connected using wireless method such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi

  • https://github.com/hydrogeologger/pyduino/wiki/Tools-for-field-trip-travelling,-and-departure-check-up-list

  • CZ: small Arduino to connect to a pressure transducer for measuring water dropping during a infiltration test.

  • YX then CZ: Three camera enclosures, one using 3-D printed version, the other two using the large enclosure stored in the warehouse. YX prepare the physical setup and CZ takes care of the camera and wiring. need to put on the tripod to ensure it is able to be clamped. CZ will bring down 3D pritted. the camera . all the camera cable will be connected to a 2 pin connector.

  • CZ first and then YX: Campbell scientific transducers x4 to put in the 1.5 metre boreholes , cable connector is not completed.

  • DONE: card 2 8250026571824, phone number 0482 648 462 2/3/2022, inserted on the sa2

  • DONE:8250026571292, phone number 0482 648 418 inserted on the sa3

  • local Bunnings: lock no need because the enclosure does not have a lock hole, but key needs to be brought in.

  • Bunnings: earth ROD to earth the three enclosures

  • YX: soldering kit and nickel we have two but bring one that is not regularly used, we brought gas soldering kit

  • CZ: datalogger DC 12V power in case if it does not work in the field

  • XY and LT: prepare cable connectors as per instructions of the set-up for the three systems

  • XY: FOAMS! to secure fragile instruments, large amount of box tape.

  • XY: Barometric pressure transducer x 3, interfaced with connector with 4 pins, ensure the black wire paired with white is replaced with green cables.

  • local Bunnings: 60 cm Blue Fencing Accessory Post Driver

  • Bunnings: Craft right 3 Piece Plier Set to wire the meshes. and fix guywires.

  • Bunnings: adjustable wrench to fix guywires, fixed wrench would be better, best to take 10,11,12,13,14 metric wrench and socket wrench (if available).

  • Bunnings: screw driver set, to attach sensors and fix water pipe clamp.

  • Bunnings: silicone tubing to seal cable joints, and fix bird spikes.

  • YX: bring a few storm pipe clamp. to mount all the extra cables to the tripod. we got six, in box 1.

  • CZ: ear plug to seal any unused pins.

  • CZ: extra quarter turn locks so that if a lock is damaged, we can order another one. bring a orginal one to bunnings to ensure it is compatible.

  • CZ and YX: burn camera software image, and allocate all the equipment in the enclosure, put desiccant inside the enclosure.

  • XY: extra plastic bags to collect garbage during the trip.

  • local Bunnings: rust guard and brush to paint on the tripod after deployment.

  • 10,11,12,13,14 metric wrench and socket wrench (if available) 5/16 socket wrench to tighten wire rope grips

  • YX: Cable stripper for stripping cables

  • CZ: Campbell scientific junction box

  • XY: mobile phone holder in cars, USB charger

  • when packing stuff in the box, ensure the pins related to power source (e.g., solar panel, battery) needs to be sealed using masking tape!

  • 2 extra temperature and humidity sensor, ensure that the electrical element other than the humidity detection is been coated. 4 cables with I2C interface.

  • CZ, Conductivity standard liquid

  • local rental: drill auger, Stihl preferred as it has a reverse function as well as safety stop function.

  • YX: camera top roof using storm water pipe

  • YX: a set of Allen key, to do camera adjustment

  • YX: face masks

  • YX: at least two of each type of cable connectors installed on the bottom of the enclosure, with cables to the datalogger soldered. This can quickly replace any cable/socket which is not working.

  • YX: metric Allen key, in camera box, as the 3-D printed camera will need them

  • local Bunnings: 30m tubing for water pumping, cable connector to seal the rubber pipe and flex pipe, rubber gloves to avoid contaminating the samples, electrical tape to seal the sampling bottles, agricultural tub and internal container to record the amount of water extracted from bores, Peristaltic pump, tubing and fixed

  • local spotlight: by cloth to make flags, elastic flag, stapler and nails

  • DONE: spare pi and pi zeros, cameras, in case if they are not working for what reasons.

  • local Bunnings: ridiculous amount of cable ties

  • local Bunnings: concrete bricks to support the bottom of the tripod, hammer driller with 12mm masonry drill bit, three M12 bolts and nuts

  • local Bunnings: Zenith 350mm Swaging Tool

  • local Bunnings: bucket and bird spikes

  • Bunnings: plastic films to cover the soil core after they are extracted from bores.

  • heat shrink, assorted bolts and nuts

  • Bunnings: masonry drill bit and hammer drill and 10-13mm masonry sleeve anchor or bolts and nuts

  • Bunnings: propane gas fill to fill the gas soldering gun.

  • Bunnings: bamboo sticks for making flags.

  • Cable pipe, to arrange all the cables inside to avoid direct sun exposure.

  • Adjustable wrench

  • Borehole digger

  • Bricks to set as the base of the tripod, hammer drill to drill a 13mm hole, 10mm bolts, nuts and washers. it needs to ensure that the brick is solid, as some of the sandy mansory bricks are quite easy to brike. THIS IS A CRITICAL ELEMENT OF A MONITORING SYSTEM

  • extra dataloger legs and self tapping screws to ensure if the logger is falling, there are extra items to fix it.

  • tripod and camera clamp to record the work flow.

  • Corrugated Conduit to hid all the cables.

  • hat with neck flap.

  • Snake gaiters, which may be replaced by rubber boots.

  • Tissue and kitchen towel to clean any mess or silicon tubing.

Trip three

Water sampling

  1. Bottles (500ml and 100ml) and esky from ALSBribane
  2. Micro low flow sampling pump from ECO Environmental
  3. LDPE bonded tubing from ECO Environmental
  4. Micropurge disposable bladder x10 from ECO Environmental
  5. Level meters.
  6. Perri Pump.
  7. Hanna portable water quality multimeter x 1.
  8. Disposable latex gloves one box x 1.
  9. TeleScoop - Water Sampler or similar, or a container.
  10. White Standard Thread Seal x2.
  11. Conductivity standard liquid.
  12. Syringe.

Soil sampling

  1. Shovel x1
  2. PVC pipes with caps x8
  3. Duct tapes x 5
  4. Heavy duty gloves x 2

Field survey

  1. Gumboots
  2. GPS
  3. Printed Spreadsheets

Maintenance of equipment

  1. Cable ties in different sizes bulk
  2. Desiccants bulk
  3. Cutter
  4. Screwdriver sets
  5. Adjustable wrench
  6. Bolt and nuts for the solar panel
  7. Short slotted angle
  8. Allen key for cameras
  9. Silicone tube gel
  10. Hammer
  11. Enclosure keys
  12. Silicon tubing
  13. Rust guard
  14. 10-14 metric wrench. 5/16 socket wrench
  15. Extra antenna
  16. Fish waders
  17. Spare data logger accessories
  18. Multimetre Aerial images
  19. Drone with batteries and SD card
  20. Landing pad
  21. Drone charger Water jug First aid kit Steel cap shoes high viz clothing
  22. Hats
  23. Face masks