ReMINDS-SPaRAS: customisable environmental sensor, code and results

This dataset documents the proposal and evaluation of SPaRAS: a Smart Packaging and Returns Assessment device developed throughout the course of James Gerrans's PhD as a technological solution to enable medicine reuse. This forms the supplementary information for a paper.

This dataset and work carried out during James Gerrans's PhD, including associated publications, is part of the ReMINDS project (http://www.reading.ac.uk/ReMINDS). ReMINDS is an innovative multidisciplinary research project at the University of Reading creating the science and technology behind medication reuse and environmental stewardship in pharmaceutical and clinical settings.

Included in this dataset is embedded software for STMicroelectronics STM32L4P5 CPU, developed from STMicroelectronics example code, to control the NFC and peripherals forming SPaRAS: the ReMINDS Customisable Environmental Sensor. This software is built on STM32CubeIDE 1.14.1.

Also included is a program, developed in Eclipse IDE for C and C++ Developers - 2025-06 that processes information extracted from the device.

This dataset also contains the results from analysing this system in regards to: functionality, battery lifespan, memory consumption and efficiency of data extraction. Data from each stage of processing the results of these tests have been documented within this dataset. This includes:

- Environmental data extracted from the board during an extended functionality test
- Current readings from the board used to determine the battery usage and lifespan of the SPaRAS
- Time measurements when extracting small amounts of data from the board which are extrapolated to approximate the time needed when reading all data from the device.

In each relevant file, captions have been added for clarity to explain the process used when analysing data.

Also included in this dataset is an Excel workbook containing the final results used to generate all figures and tables submitted within the associated publication.

本数据集记录了SPaRAS（智能包装与退货评估设备，Smart Packaging and Returns Assessment Device）的提出与评估全流程。该设备由James Gerrans在其博士研究期间开发，作为实现药品复用的技术解决方案，本数据集为某学术论文的补充材料。

本数据集及James Gerrans博士研究期间开展的相关工作（含关联发表成果）均属于ReMINDS项目（http://www.reading.ac.uk/ReMINDS）的组成部分。ReMINDS是英国雷丁大学开展的创新性多学科研究项目，旨在开发医药与临床场景下药物复用及环境管理相关的科学技术体系。

本数据集包含基于意法半导体（STMicroelectronics）示例代码开发的嵌入式软件，适配意法半导体STM32L4P5中央处理器（CPU），用于控制近场通信（NFC）外设及其他硬件模块，构成SPaRAS——ReMINDS可定制化环境传感器。该软件开发基于STM32CubeIDE 1.14.1集成开发环境。

数据集还包含一款基于Eclipse IDE for C and C++ Developers - 2025-06开发的程序，用于处理从设备中提取的各类信息。

本数据集同时收录了针对该系统的功能、电池续航时长、内存占用及数据提取效率的分析结果。各项测试结果的各处理阶段数据均已完整归档于本数据集，具体包括：
- 延长功能测试期间从电路板采集的环境数据
- 用于测算SPaRAS电池使用情况与续航寿命的电路板电流读数
- 从电路板提取少量数据时的时间测量值，该数据可外推得到读取设备全部数据所需的近似时长。

在各相关文件中，均已添加说明性标题以清晰阐释数据分析所采用的流程。

本数据集还包含一份Excel工作簿，其中收录了用于生成关联发表论文中所有图表与表格的最终结果。