Python Code
At the heart of the PCC system, a Raspberry Pi model 4B was used. This was chosen because of the cost benefits of a Pi, but also because of the easy integration with Python and the ability to use numerous sensors, basically the Pi is the cheapest and most flexible option. The team used the Python files provided by the manufacturer of the ADC, Waveshare, as the template for the coding file. Once this code was adjusted to read the required voltages, the additional sensors were added into the code. A separate python file was created to plot the data, this file simply reads the data from the csv that data is being recorded to, and uses Matplotlib functions to create graphs that update every second. Click the buttons below to view the code files. The main code file will be unable to work without ADS1263.py and config.py. The plotting python file will run all on its own as long as data is in the csv file.
