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tool: LEAF

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Lightweight Equipment Adapter Framework for automated data and metadata acquisition from research equipment.

Data life cycle

Plan
Collect
Process
Analyse
Preserve
Share
Reuse

Used by

IBISBA

About

Type: Equipment data acquisition

LEAF is an open-source, modular framework for extracting data and metadata from research equipment and transferring them via MQTT to a chosen endpoint. In this scenario, it represents the data-acquisition layer that captures operational equipment data close to the source. The exact adapters, endpoints and operational deployment should be confirmed by the WUR and IBISBA teams.

Resources

Manuals
Supporting software
  • MQTT endpoint or broker - Used for transferring equipment data to a selected endpoint; the concrete setup depends on local deployment.
Scripts and workflows
  • m-unlock GitLab - Open-source tools from WUR and UNLOCK, including FAIR-by-design tooling
Metadata and data standards
  • Local equipment and experiment metadata conventions - To be specified by the WUR and IBISBA teams.
Integrations with other tools
  • FAIR Data Station - Metadata captured in FAIR Data Station can be linked to equipment runs and generated data files.
  • FAIRDOM-SEEK - Data and metadata generated during the experiment can be registered or published through FAIRDOM-SEEK-based platforms.

Known gaps or user needs

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