[ntmhamilton]

Hi Brett,
Many thanks for the response. Can you shed any light on what signal and level the Tx unit is expecting? And if the tipping bucket is unpowered will the Tx unit provide current?

I guess I should spend some time with the block diagram and schematic........

Hi All,
I´m gathering parts for my WeatherDuino, and am thinking about alternative sensors, in particular for wind and rain.

I have searched the forums and found some discussion on wind sensors (Davis and Inspeed for example) but little on interfacing rain gauges than 433MHz wireless linking (which is probably the easiest way).

Has anybody thought about interfacing tipping bucket gauges which have no wireless interface, but only the reed switch output? Or have I missed something incredibly simple?
Many Thanks for any advice!

The expectation is that the rain bucket is connected to a TX unit over a wired connection. There's no expectation the rain gauge on it's own is wireless.... perhaps I'm mis-interpreting your question too, but teh standard Fine Offset rain gauge is definetly hard wired to the TX