fm_logger.py

import serial
import sys
import time
from datetime import datetime

def post_data_to_chords(data, time):
    # 88.1, 88.7, 93.3, 97.9, 100.3, 101.1, 105.9, T, p, rh
    sensor_indices = [1, 4, 27, 50, 62, 66, 90]
    sensor_id = 'fmradar'

    user_email = 's.ryan.gooch@gmail.com'
    api_key = 'GOESHERE'

    base_url = 'is-geo.chordsrt.com'

    put_string = (
        'http://'+base_url+'/measurements/url_create?' +
        'sensor_id=' + sensor_id + # CHORDS Sensor ID
        '&KAWZ=' + str(data[sensor_indices[0]]) +
        '&KLOV=' + str(data[sensor_indices[1]]) +
        '&KMWB=' + str(data[sensor_indices[2]]) +
        '&KKBG=' + str(data[sensor_indices[3]]) +
        '&KAPA=' + str(data[sensor_indices[4]]) +
        '&KUHH=' + str(data[sensor_indices[5]]) +
        '&KPOI=' + str(data[sensor_indices[6]]) +
        '&T=' + str(data[101]) +
        '&p=' + str(data[102]) +
        '&Rh=' + str(data[103]) +
        '&at=' + datetime.strftime(time, '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M') +
        '&email=' + user_email + #authenticating email
        '&api_key=' + api_key # authenticating API Key
    )
    r = requests.get(put_string)

fname = 'fm_radar_log.csv'
f = open(fname, 'a')
s = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyUSB1', 9600)

while True:
    if s.inWaiting() > 1:
        f = open(fname, 'a')
        line = s.readline()
        time = datetime.utcnow()
        time_str = datetime.strftime(time, '%m-%d-%YT%H:%M:%S')
        f.write(time_str)
        f.write(",")
        f.write(line)
        print "Logged: ", time_str
        f.close()

        if '#' in line:
            print "Skipping Header"
            pass
        else:
            print "Chords posting"
            data = line.split(',')
            data = [float(a) for a in data]
            post_data_to_chords(data, time)
            print "Complete"

    else:
        # Sleep to save system resources
        time.sleep(10)

s.close()