Prototyping The Future: Building A “Star Trek” Tricorder

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Materials

We will be using the new MSP432-based LaunchPad as the core of our project, specifically the MSP-EXP432P401R. These new LaunchPads are perfect for our Tricorder project. So what will this first generation Tricorder include in the way of tech? Here is the rundown on what has been included on the Tricorder BoosterPack:

• HDC1000 Humidity Sensor
• LMT70 Temperature Sensor
• OPT3001 Ambient Light Sensor
• MAG3110 Magnetometer
• LMP91000 Electrochemical Sensor Interface
• PGA900 Programmable Resistive Sensing Conditioner
• microSD Card reader
• Peripheral Module (Pmod) Type I GPIO Interface
• 2 user defined buttons / 1 reset button
• 2 user defined LEDs / 1 power indicator LED

If you aren’t quite ready to beam into the 21st century just yet, the Tricorder board can be used a development board to test out the various sensors.

Bill of Materials (BOM)

The BOM for the Tricorder is listed below, or you can click this Mouser project share link and the BOM with current pricing will show up in a cart on Mouser.com for you.

Pro Bonus Tip: When adding components to your Mouser Shopping Cart, you can enter your own part number. Mouser will then print this on the label that is affixed to package for each part for you! Save yourself a lot of headaches and use this field to put the part number that your schematic capture tool generates. Then when you get your next Big Blue “M” box in the mail, you can easily reference your schematic as you build your circuit to know which component is which.

BOM for Tricorder

Note: The project link will show up-to-date availability and reflect part revisions, as well, versus the below table.

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