30-07-2021, 02:53
Starting a new Weather Station
For those you are building an WeatherDuino weather station from scratch, always start by build the transmitter unit, then check if it is working properly. Even for testing, the transmitter firmware should have been configured to transmit data from the three main sensors, which are: Temperature / Humidity, Rain and Wind.
Without receiving, at least these three types of data, the receiver doesn't initialize properly, and remains indefinitely on a startup screen, telling you that are waiting to receive data from transmitters.
Note: In general one transmitter unit is enough to connect all the common weather instruments, however, there are cases where users may prefer to use two or more transmitter units (up to four allowed), per example one for ground level weather instruments, and a second unit for weather instruments usually placed at higher places, such as roofs or towers.
After you have done all the tests, and complete the installation of all your weather instruments, before starting to collect data using CumulusMX (or other software), its highly recommended to perform a "factory reset" of the receiver (can be done through the Menu -> Settings).
For those you are building an WeatherDuino weather station from scratch, always start by build the transmitter unit, then check if it is working properly. Even for testing, the transmitter firmware should have been configured to transmit data from the three main sensors, which are: Temperature / Humidity, Rain and Wind.
Without receiving, at least these three types of data, the receiver doesn't initialize properly, and remains indefinitely on a startup screen, telling you that are waiting to receive data from transmitters.
Note: In general one transmitter unit is enough to connect all the common weather instruments, however, there are cases where users may prefer to use two or more transmitter units (up to four allowed), per example one for ground level weather instruments, and a second unit for weather instruments usually placed at higher places, such as roofs or towers.
After you have done all the tests, and complete the installation of all your weather instruments, before starting to collect data using CumulusMX (or other software), its highly recommended to perform a "factory reset" of the receiver (can be done through the Menu -> Settings).