Installation

There is no system-wide installation necessary. This was developed as a portable program that can be run from anywhere (thumb-drive, hard-drive, cloud storage, etc) on Windows or Linux machines. All you need to do is extract the contents of the compressed folder to any location, then run the executable. That's it!

Usage

There are four taps on the sidebar: Setup, Graph, Tune, and About.

Setup

You will configure your connection and connect to your SSSICK from here. The list menu displays available devices and ports. Select the port at which your unit is connected, and click "connect" to connect. In Windows you should see "SSSICK" or the port and port number. In Linux you will see the corresponding raw device path (e.g. "/dev/tty9" or "dev/rfcommX" if using rfcomm to connect).

Click "disconnect" while connected in order to disconnect.

Click "refresh" to update the drop-down with currently available devices and ports. When not connected to a device, this list automatically updates every 2 seconds.

Error Codes

The SSSICK can store running error codes for any number of things, such as out of specification sensors, power supply issues, problems reading or writing from internal memory, and even self-tests to verify the true output from the SSSICK is what it should be.

If your SSSICK's LED is red (and you have not set it to red through the custom LED color section), then your SSSICK has a stored error code. Click "Read Codes" to display which codes your unit had stored. Click "Clear Codes" to clear any stored codes.

Graph

From this tab you can display, graph, and log airflow and air temperature (on HW R020 and newer) values.

Airflow Display

Airflow is displayed on both the graph and on the top-right corner of the window in large text to make for easy reading.

Start Graphing

To start showing and graphing, click "Start Graphing".

Start Logging

To log what is being graphed, click "Start Logging".

Set Logging Path

You can set a custom save location for your logs by clicking "Set Logging Path". If you do not set a custom location, your logs will automatically be saved inside a folder titled "logs" within the Buoy folder.

Clear Graph

If you want to clear the graph and start with a fresh canvas, click "Clear Graph".

En/Disable Powersave

While the graphing has been optimized over time (it should use less than 3% CPU on most modern processors), CPU load can be further reduced if running on limited hardware like a raspberry pi or with limited mobile battery. For example, an Intel i5 8350u will handle a standard "Line" graph at about 1.2-2.3% CPU. With powersave mode active, it should handle this graph at about 0.7-0.9% CPU.

For a laptop with an Intel i5 8350u, these are expected *peak* CPU loads (powersave disabled / enabled), though average CPU load is lower:

Line: 2.1% / 1.3%
Point: 4.2% / 1.2%
Fill: 2.5% / 1.5%
Circle: 1.8% / 0.5%

Max Display Seconds

You can change how many seconds of data to display, from 1 second up to a maximum of 360 seconds (6 minutes). In the box next to "Max Display Seconds" you can type how many seconds you wish to display. This works in integers only (1, 2, 3... 359, 360). Click "Apply" to apply the changes.

Graph Types

There are four different ways to display the graph: Line (default), Point, Fill, and Circle. We may add more in the future. You can view an example of how these graphs look below:

Line graph
Point graph
Fill graph
Circle graph

With the Line, Point, and Fill graphs, you can view data at a certain point by hovering over the graph at the time period you want to check. The data for that time will show in the lower-left corner of the graph.

Graphing Parameters and Colors

While graphing, you will see the parameter listed as a button below the other buttons. Click on a button to change the color of the corresponding graphed parameter.

Tune

From this tab you will control the finer points of your SSSICK through tuning.

About

This page displays your current version of Buoy, the README.txt file contents, and a quick section describing basics of the program.

Themes

You can select from a number of different themes that change the colors and style of Buoy. You can find the theme menu on the top main menu bar.

Dark
Light
Windows Dark
Bubblegum
Terminal
Vampire
Foliage