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#  Return to Ritherdon Documentation
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**Disclosure: This file was written by [Craig
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Oates](https://git.abbether.net/craig.oates) and all information I
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have cited about the other parties where taken from their respective
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websites. I have, also, applied minor editing in places to help
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readability - in the context of this file. Please use the links listed
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below for the original/official version of the sourced material. Craig
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is the author of the software for the 'Personal Flash in Real-Time'
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project and its technical documentation**
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This documentation is not targetted at the general public. It is for
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those with experience in the following:
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- sofware development (ideally Python)
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- Linux (in general)
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- Amazon Web Services (virtual machines and SSH)
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- Raspberry Pi
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- Nginx
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- electronics (to a basic level)
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- .Net and UWP (for Eyes and Ears project only)
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## Return to Ritherdon Overview
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'Return to Ritherdon' is a two year residency at Ritherdon & Co Ltd, a
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manufacturer of metal enclosures based in Darwen, Lancashire U.K. It
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was devised by artist Nicola Ellis and funded by Arts Council England.
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- [Nicola Ellis](http://www.nicolaellis.com)
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- [Ritherdon](https://www.ritherdon.co.uk/about-us/)
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- [Arts Council England](https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/)
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### About the Artist: Nicola Ellis
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Nicola is interested in the properties, value, function and
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circulation of materials. She has a current focus on metals and the
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companies that work with them, her work draws on the visual and spoken
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language of industry operations, fabrication and profiling
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processes. The parameters for her sculpture, installation, drawings
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and videos include relationships between people, businesses and
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technology.
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### About the Manufacturer: Ritherdon
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Established in 1895, Ritherdon have been manufacturing a variety of
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electrical enclosures and related products for many decades. A
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combination of a passion for innovation with close working
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relationships with their customers means that they are continually
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developing and expanding their product ranges.
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### About: Arts Council England
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They were set up in 1946, by Royal Charter, to champion and develop
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art and culture across the country. They are governed by an Executive
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Board and National and Area Councils.
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- [Arts Council England's Royal Charter](https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/download-file/Consolidated_Royal_Charter_2013.pdf)
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## Overview of Return to Ritherdon Docs (rtr-docs)
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This repository houses the documentation for the 'Personal Flash in
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Real-Time' project which is one project within the much bigger project
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called **Return to Ritherdon**. The contents of the 'Personal Flash in
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Real-Time' consists of three smaller projects (and two secondary)
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which are:
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- [Light Meter](https://git.abbether.net/return-to-ritherdon/light-meter)
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- [Relay](https://git.abbether.net/return-to-ritherdon/relay)
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- [Midpoint](https://git.abbether.net/return-to-ritherdon/relay)
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The secondary projects are:
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- [Eyes and Ears](https://git.abbether.net/return-to-ritherdon/eyes-and-ears)
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- [Light Wave](https://git.abbether.net/return-to-ritherdon/light-wave)
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As you can see, 'Personal Flash in Real-Time' is what this repository
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is for, which is just one artwork/project within the much bigger
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'Return to Ritherdon' project. Within 'Personal Flash in Real-Time' is
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three smaller projects (listed and linked above). Below is a quick
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summary of how the three projects operate. (Please refer to the
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doc. files within this repo. for more in-depth breakdowns of how this
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all works.)
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