07-04-2015, 13:53
Dave, your description about how the Fine Offset and almost all other rain gauges work, is absolutely correct.
Also is correct your assumption that any rain gauge that works in the same way could be used with the WeatherDuino Pro2 system.
And I tell you more... for a particular rain gauge, if you know the amount of rain that is needed to make tilting the bucket, changing the code to use it, is super easy: just change the value of one single variable (you also need to change Cumulus rain multiplier accordingly).
If you want more info about this, just ask.
Unless you already have some other rain gauge, as Brett said, why not start with a Fine Offset unit? They are cheap and easy to find.
Also is correct your assumption that any rain gauge that works in the same way could be used with the WeatherDuino Pro2 system.
And I tell you more... for a particular rain gauge, if you know the amount of rain that is needed to make tilting the bucket, changing the code to use it, is super easy: just change the value of one single variable (you also need to change Cumulus rain multiplier accordingly).
If you want more info about this, just ask.
Unless you already have some other rain gauge, as Brett said, why not start with a Fine Offset unit? They are cheap and easy to find.