This program provides data acquisition for a Fusor.
From Wikipedia:
A Fusor is a device that uses an electric field to heat ions to conditions suitable for nuclear fusion. The machine has a voltage between two metal cages inside a vacuum. Positive ions fall down this voltage drop, building up speed. If they collide in the center, they can fuse. This is a type of inertial electrostatic confinement device.
Refer to screenshots/screenshot1.png for data collected from a fusor.
Refer to program usage documentation in NOTES_FUSOR_SOFTWARE.
This program is designed for use with the United States Keyboard. The UK keyboard should also work. Other keyboard layouts should work but the keyboard controls may differ from the documentation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusor
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Collects image data from a Webcam, intended for viewing the hot plasma at the center of the vacuum chamber.
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Collects analog data for:
- High Voltage Power Supply Voltage
- High Voltage Power Supply Current
- Gas Pressure
- Neutron Counts Per Minute
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Display data includes:
- Image
- Analog Values
- Various Graphs
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Data is recorded in a binary file so it can be viewed later.
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Print Screen
Refer to NOTES files