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+# Requirements
+- Tested on Raspberry Pi running Raspbian Lite OS (32-bit) "Bullseye" (Debain 11) Kernel Version 5.15
+- Python3.6 or later
+  - [influxdb-python](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-python)
+  - numpy (dependency of picosdk)
+- [picosdk](https://www.picotech.com/downloads/linux) (installs [picosdk-python-wrappers](https://github.com/picotech/picosdk-python-wrappers/tree/master/usbtc08Examples))
+- [InfluxDB](https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1.8/) 1.x (tested on 1.8.10)
+- [Chronograf](https://docs.influxdata.com/chronograf/v1.9/) (web ui and visualization for InfluxDB)
+
+
+---
+
+
+# Installation
+
+## Raspberry Pi setup
+1. [Raspberry Pi installation guide](https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/getting-started.html#using-raspberry-pi-imager)
+2. Run `apt update`
+
+### wifi
+
+Getting onto a WPA2 enterprise network takes some special setup.
+
+  - Generate a hash of your password with the command `echo -n 'your_password_in_plaintext' | iconv -t utf16le | openssl md4` (might need to use `UTF-16LE` on mac for iconv parameter). This will generate a string like `(stdin)= d331672fc5c43a5db13c295458beeea1`. The hashed password is just the string `d331672fc5c43a5db13c295458beeea1`.
+  - Add this block to `/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf`, replacing `NETWORK-NAME`, `USERNAME`, and `HASH` with the appropriate values (e.g. `campus-wifi`, `person@school.edu`, and `d331672fc5c43a5db13c295458beeea1` from above hash example)
+
+```
+network={
+	ssid="NETWORK-NAME"
+	proto=RSN
+	key_mgmt=WPA-EAP
+	auth_alg=OPEN
+	eap=PEAP
+	identity="USERNAME"
+	password=hash:HASH
+	phase1="peaplabel=0"
+	phase2="auth=MSCHAPV2"
+	priority=1
+}
+```
+
+  - Append the following to the end of `/etc/dhcpcd.conf`
+
+```
+interface  wlan0 
+env  ifwireless = 1 
+env  wpa_supplicant_driver = wext , nl80211
+```
+
+### python
+
+1. Make sure pip is installed
+    `sudo apt install python3-pip`
+2. install `influxdb` python module
+    `pip3 install influxdb`
+
+## Install and run Influxdb OSS v1.8
+
+Instructions for latest 1.x OSS influxdb build ([source](https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-influxdb/)):
+
+1. Update apt and upgrade current packages
+  - `sudo apt update`
+  - `sudo apt upgrade`
+2. Import influxdb repository key
+  - `curl https://repos.influxdata.com/influxdata-archive.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/influxdb-archive-keyring.gpg >/dev/null`
+3. Add repository to apt sources list
+  - `echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/influxdb-archive-keyring.gpg] https://repos.influxdata.com/debian $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/influxdb.list`
+4. Update apt again
+  - `sudo apt update`
+5. Install influxdb with apt
+  - `sudo apt install influxdb`
+6. Enable influxdb service and run it
+  - `sudo systemctl unmask influxdb`
+  - `sudo systemctl enable influxdb`
+  - `sudo systemctl start influxdb`
+
+## Install and run Chronograf
+1. Assuming influxdb is already installed, you can install chronograf with apt
+  - `sudo apt install chronograf`
+2. Enable chronograf service and run it
+  - `sudo systemctl unmask chronograf`
+  - `sudo systemctl enable chronograf`
+  - `sudo systemctl start chronograf`
+3. Log in to `http://[rasperry-pi-hostname]:8888/` to configure dashboards.
+
+## picosdk installation (for tc-08 hardware)
+
+[picotech website](https://www.picotech.com/downloads/linux)
+
+On the raspberry pi:
+
+1. Download and install libusbtc08 debian package
+  - `wget https://labs.picotech.com/debian/pool/main/libu/libusbtc08/libusbtc08_2.0.17-1r1441_armhf.deb`
+  - `sudo apt install ./libusbtc08_2.0.17-1r1441_armhf.deb`
+2. Clone python wrappers git repo and install from it
+  - `git clone https://github.com/picotech/picosdk-python-wrappers.git`
+  - `cd picosdk-python-wrappers`
+  - `pip install .`
+
+## Install temperature logger service
+
+1. Clone or copy this repository to the Raspberry Pi, probably in a folder called `tc08-temperature-logger` in the home directory.
+2. Install temperature_logger service
+  - `sudo cp temperature_logger.service /etc/systemd/system/.`
+  - edit `/etc/systemd/system/temperature_logger.service` and replace all instances of `path/to/repo` with the directory where you cloned or copied `tc08-temperature-logger`.
+  - `sudo systemctl daemon-reload`
+  - `sudo systemctl enable temperature_logger`
+  - `sudo systemctl start temperature_logger`
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