updating readme files, including link to server software repo

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 A common technique in microbiology is the use of optical density to measure the growth of liquid microbial culture over time. As the number of cells in a culture grows, the optical density, or the amount of light that is scattered when passed through the culture tube, will increase. These measurements can be taken by hand using a spectrophotometer or by using a high-throughput well plate reader device. Plate readers are effective for studying growth in the presence of oxygen, however for microbes requiring anaerobic conditions plate readers are sub-optimal.
 
-The ODIn is designed to take continuous measurements of growing anerobic cultures using an infrared feedback loop. During an experiment samples are shaken on a platform that holds racks containing up to 64 anaerobic "Balch-type" culture tubes. Measurements of the infrared signal strength are reported in milliamperes and automatically sent to a database for easy access and observation. In addition to the ODIn's capability for high-throughput measurements over an extended time, the larger culture volume capacity of the ODIn compared to traditional well plate readers allows for more flexibility in chemical testing of the samples. 
+The ODIn is designed to take continuous measurements of growing anaerobic cultures using an infrared feedback loop. During an experiment samples are shaken on a platform that holds racks containing up to 64 anaerobic "Balch-type" culture tubes. Measurements of the infrared signal strength are reported in milliamperes and automatically sent to a database for easy access and observation. In addition to the ODIn's capability for high-throughput measurements over an extended time, the larger culture volume capacity of the ODIn compared to traditional well plate readers allows for more flexibility in chemical testing of the samples.
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+While data is logged to an on-board SD card, the ODIn also sends data to a remote server, so that data can be monitored remotely, and interface with the FileMaker Pro database software developed for the project. The code for this server exists in a separate repository, located [here](https://github.com/BeckResearchLab/ODIn_dataServer).
 
 ## Apparatus Environment Implications
 > Ex: necessary temperature to operate. LEDs, phototransistor, microprocessing etc

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+This directory contains files associated with the ODIn project and not necessarily active development.
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+The _server-side_ code (based on contents of "David Beck's C interception..." folder) currently lives at [https://github.com/BeckResearchLab/ODIn_dataServer](https://github.com/BeckResearchLab/ODIn_dataServer) and is actively maintained there. In December 2019 the code was updated to run on a new raspberry pi server.
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		This directory contains files associated with the ODIn project and not necessarily active development.

		The _server-side_ code (based on contents of "David Beck's C interception..." folder) currently lives at [https://github.com/BeckResearchLab/ODIn_dataServer](https://github.com/BeckResearchLab/ODIn_dataServer) and is actively maintained there. In December 2019 the code was updated to run on a new raspberry pi server.