Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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Find out how this was made along with how to build your own version on our blog at: balena.io/blog/show-tell-a-steampunk-desktop-background-radiation-monitor

This custom made steampunk style background radiation monitor project is based around a Raspberry Pi and a cheaply available radiation detector board from Amazon or AliExpress. The device captures the background radiation count, stores readings in InfluxDB and presents them on a web interface via Grafana.


P.S. - If this looks like fun to you, why not come join us? Have a look at our current job openings here: apply.workable.com/balena