Grafana for lab monitoring: a hands-on workshop

Thursday 15 May 2025, 09:00 → 17:30 Europe/Zurich

73/1-031 - 73-1-031 (CERN)

This workshop is an introduction to Grafana for data visualization and lab monitoring. Participants will explore Grafana’s features, learn to integrate it with databases like InfluxDB, and set up a real-time monitoring system using Raspberry Pi and sensors. The session includes both theoretical insights and practical demonstrations, with a hybrid format for remote participation.

09:00 → 12:00 Grafana tutorial

Participants will explore Grafana’s core features, including data source integration, query languages, visualization tools and alerting.

Speakers: Gianluca Rigoletti (CERN), Pieter Vanslambrouck

12:00 → 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 → 17:00 Using Grafana in a lab setup

In this hands-on session, participants will build a small data acquisition and monitoring system using Raspberry Pi, sensors, and actuators. This includes configuring a database, wiring sensors, and implementing automated alerts in Grafana.

Speakers: Gianluca Rigoletti (CERN), Pieter Vanslambrouck