08-04-2015, 09:05
Hi All,
As I started this I shouldn't let others suffer on my behalf ;-)
I don't have a Fine Offset sensor system, and in spite of their low cost was musing aloud whether I could find an alternative, perhaps better, (read more reliable, and maybe accurate) off the shelf rain gauge system.
What I didn't know was how the Tx board read the output of the rain gauge. Now I know that it simply counts the number of closures of the reed switches in the gauge. So any tipping bucket system will work :-)
Sorry for any angst created, will let you know what I decide to do.
As I started this I shouldn't let others suffer on my behalf ;-)
I don't have a Fine Offset sensor system, and in spite of their low cost was musing aloud whether I could find an alternative, perhaps better, (read more reliable, and maybe accurate) off the shelf rain gauge system.
What I didn't know was how the Tx board read the output of the rain gauge. Now I know that it simply counts the number of closures of the reed switches in the gauge. So any tipping bucket system will work :-)
Sorry for any angst created, will let you know what I decide to do.
(08-04-2015, 04:02)moolight0551 Wrote:(07-04-2015, 13:40)Brett Wrote: So is there another question behind this ?
Hi Brett
I was just trying to help out ntmhamilton as I thought they were asking about active(with a radio link) vs passive(with a cable connection) rain gauge sensors and which type to buy. I thought I would explain a bit about how they work.
No, I already have my sensors which I think are Fine Offsets sourced from Sparkfun a few years ago.
Dave