--- title: Open Source Tricorder Is In It For The Science | daily.dev description: A long-running open source project called the Open Source Science Tricorder Cyberdeck, created by PeterAJansen over more than a decade, packs a scintillation... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/open-source-tricorder-is-in-it-for-the-science-cfoo4c7k4 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Open Source Tricorder Is In It For The Science | daily.dev og:description: A long-running open source project called the Open Source Science Tricorder Cyberdeck, created by PeterAJansen over more than a decade, packs a scintillation... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/open-source-tricorder-is-in-it-for-the-science-cfoo4c7k4 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/cFoO4C7k4.png og:image:alt: Open Source Tricorder Is In It For The Science og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Open Source Tricorder Is In It For The Science **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A long-running open source project called the Open Source Science Tricorder Cyberdeck, created by PeterAJansen over more than a decade, packs a scintillation crystal spectrometer, visible light spectrometer, thermal camera, magnetic field camera, magnetometer, and environmental sensors (temperature, pressure, humidity, particulates, VOCs, CO2) into a Clockwork Pi uConsole form factor powered by a Compute Module 5. Unlike many prior tricorder-inspired builds that focused on matching the show's prop aesthetics, this project prioritizes genuine scientific instrumentation. Full build details, videos, and assembly instructions are available on its GitHub repository. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What sensors are included in the open source science tricorder cyberdeck project? The Open Source Science Tricorder Cyberdeck includes a scintillation crystal for spectroscopic analysis of beta- or gamma-ray sources, a visible light spectrometer, a thermal camera, a magnetic field camera, a standard magnetometer, and environmental sensors for temperature, pressure, humidity, particulates, VOCs, and CO2 concentration. It runs on a Clockwork Pi uConsole with a Compute Module 5 handling processing. _Makers building multi-sensor handheld devices can find similar open hardware projects curated on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [A Cyberdeck That Runs Linux…in An Altoids Tin](https://daily.dev/posts/a-cyberdeck-that-runs-linux-in-an-altoids-tin-dxri0sduh) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [This ESP32-S3 build lets you monitor overhead flights and space launches from your desk](https://daily.dev/posts/this-esp32-s3-build-lets-you-monitor-overhead-flights-and-space-launches-from-your-desk-txwmugwad) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Open Source meets Outer Space](https://daily.dev/posts/open-source-meets-outer-space-8bjkabvoy) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#hardware](https://daily.dev/tags/hardware), [#raspberry-pi](https://daily.dev/tags/raspberry-pi), [#sensors](https://daily.dev/tags/sensors) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/open-source-tricorder-is-in-it-for-the-science-cfoo4c7k4) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Open Source Tricorder Is In It For The Science","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/open-source-tricorder-is-in-it-for-the-science-cfoo4c7k4","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/open-source-tricorder-is-in-it-for-the-science-cfoo4c7k4"},"datePublished":"2026-09-30T20:27:40.893Z","dateModified":"2026-09-30T20:28:03.470Z","description":"A long-running open source project called the Open Source Science Tricorder Cyberdeck, created by PeterAJansen over more than a decade, packs a scintillation...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/94641ed5a0e5c22db647a34fc0904b2e?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/94641ed5a0e5c22db647a34fc0904b2e?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Hackaday","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Hackaday","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--JhDfhy70--/f_auto,q_auto/v1767541814/logos/hackaday","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/open-source-tricorder-is-in-it-for-the-science-cfoo4c7k4","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"hardware,raspberry-pi,sensors","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Hackaday","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Open Source Tricorder Is In It For The Science"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/open-source-tricorder-is-in-it-for-the-science-cfoo4c7k4#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What sensors are included in the open source science tricorder cyberdeck project?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The Open Source Science Tricorder Cyberdeck includes a scintillation crystal for spectroscopic analysis of beta- or gamma-ray sources, a visible light spectrometer, a thermal camera, a magnetic field camera, a standard magnetometer, and environmental sensors for temperature, pressure, humidity, particulates, VOCs, and CO2 concentration. 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