Basic Dev Kit with BeagleBone
Presentation of the setup
A quick overview of the modules setup: it's only a couple of modules assembled on a stripboard:
It also works with the PRUDAQ board for BBB
The Beaglebone version, along with an hacked probe
Some stuff, unexpensive to buy, to build a ultrasound testing kit, totalling less than 500$.
- Retrohacking the ATL Access 3 probe (retroATL3) -- get for 75$ (Where? Recycling a probe from ebay)
- This is the module to get high-speed (40Msps) signal acquisition. (toadkiller) -- get for 79$ (Where? A bundle at 169$ from Groupgets or as a standalone at 79$ )
- Mogaba, the power supply (mogaba) -- get for 5$ (Where? Anywhere, or eg Amazon?)
- Goblin: a TGC-Envelop-ADC module (goblin) -- get for 149$ (Where? Custom made, get the Gerbers, or buy it preassembled on Tindie, or contact @kelu124)
- Tobo: the HV-pulser (tobo) -- get for 120$ (Where? Custom made, get the Gerbers, buy it preassembled on tindie or contact @kelu124)
- The motherboard of the echomods (doj) -- get for 5$ (Where? Anywhere for stripboard. Or PCB from OSHPark if you can order by 3. Or straight from Tindie.)
- One-eye, the controler (oneeye) -- get for 10$ (Where? from Adafruit)
Total cost of the set: 443$
Presentation of the results
Imaging a fantom
Download the raw data, a binary file straight out of PRUDAQ's /dev/beaglebone or visit the github pages with the raw resources.
Imaging a small 1cm side cubic dice: acquisition during 1s.
Download the raw data, a binary file straight out of PRUDAQ's /dev/beaglebone or visit the github pages with the raw resources.