DIY Differential Thermal Analyser Project documentation

Welcome

This documentation covers the design and use of a low cost Differential Thermal Analyser (DTA) instrument, developed as a part of a MSc Project at the University of Birmingham.

The aim of the project is to develop a DTA instrument that can be used in typical undegraduate labs, enabling students to analyse the behaviour of a reasonably broad range of polymers in response to heating.

How to use the documentation:

The documentation is structured as follows:

• Getting Started - New users will want to start here, to get up to speed

• Users Guides - Guides on how to use the system, including more advanced use and debugging

• Reference - Reference documentation of hardware and software, useful for developers

Getting Started

Check out the start section for further information, including how to install the project.

• Introduction
  • Differential Thermal Analysis
  • DTA Instrument
• Components
  • Off-the-Shelf Parts
  • Interface boards
• Building
  • Setting the solder jumpers
  • Connecting up the boards
• Setup
  • Installation

User Guides

• Basic Usage
  • Background
  • User Interface
• Advanced Usage
  • The Jupyter environment
  • Using the Jupyter environment
• Debugging
  • Checking systemd service units
  • Jupyter Lab Debugging

Reference

• Hardware reference
  • Overview
  • Electronics
• Dashboard (UI) software reference
  • Overview
  • Structure
• Microcontroller software reference
  • Introduction
  • Overview
  • Program Structure:
  • API Reference:
• Microcontroller software example
  • Requirements
  • Hardware setup
  • Software setup
  • Inspecting the program
  • Putting it all together

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page