Abstract

LOZANO SAN JUAN, Gustavo. Maker Technology and its Application in Conservation.Translated byFernanda Andablo. Intervención (Méx. DF) [online]. 2022, vol.13, n.26, pp.71-104.  Epub Dec 05, 2023. ISSN 2007-249X.  https://doi.org/10.30763/intervencion.271.v2n26.50.2022.

This paper describes the construction of a datalogger for use in conservation, it is based on the tools and philosophy of the maker movement. The requirements of a datalogger for monitoring the environmental conditions of storage spaces for heritage collections are presented, such as: the precision and resolution of the sensor, the power source, the memory capacity, the way to access to data, durability, size, and cost.

The result is a datalogger that is 10 times cheaper and that yields identical results to a commercial one, but with significant differences in the way it is operated by the user. The applied methodology stands out as a low-cost alternative, applicable to a wide range of problems and applications in the conservation profession.

Keywords : datalogger; preventive conservation; environmental monitoring; maker movement; electronics; programming.

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