WerkTag Releases Adaino Data Acquisition Library for SAM D21-Based Dev Boards

Swiss-based creators of open source hardware/software Werktag have recently released their Adaino analog data acquisition library for SAM D21-based development boards, which the company claims simplify reading analog inputs at any sampling rate. Adaino’s feature set includes reading and configuring analog inputs, real-time acquisition of data with no samples lost at higher rates, offers an intuitive API, and is entirely open source.

Werktag provides several library examples to get you started, which demonstrate the sampling of analog inputs in various scenarios, as well as providing introductions on data gathering concepts. Installing Adaino on the Arduino IDE will enable you to access the examples in the IDE’s file menu; however, Werktag states you have to restart the Arduino IDE after installing a new library.

Once you have opened an example, use the IDE’s upload button to port the sketch over to the Arduino board. All examples output the analog data to a serial output, which can be read and saved on your host platform. As for supported development boards, Adaino can be used with the Arduino Zero, MKR1000, MKR WiFi 1010, MKR WAN 1300, Adafruit Feather M0 Wi-Fi, Feather M0 LoRa, SparkFun’s SAM D21 Dev Breakout, and SAM D21 Mini Breakout.

Werktag has uploaded all the Adaino files necessary to get up and running on the company’s website and GitHub page, but Werktag notes that the data acquisition platform is still in development and new features are expected soon. This means the software isn’t entirely stable for the boards mentioned earlier, and you may run into some bugs depending on the application.