Hi,
As JT118 says, the Rain and Wind sensors can be bought (in UK) for about £17.50, which is probably all you can re-use simply. AFAIK the "Solar Pod" (data) is not easily compatible with the WeatherDuino, nor is the "wireless protocol" of the External Temp/Humidity Transmitter. But both have been "hacked" if you're confident about your microcontroller-programming abilities. Note that the Solar Charging is a "worthless" feature because the Rechargeable Alkaline battery technology is basically "rubbish".
As far as I can see, that station does NOT have Solar Data , nor a PC interface. So you couldn't start with an "off the shelf" trial setup using Cumulus, until you get the final WeatherDuino built and running. If you're just going to use the Wind/Rain sensors, then is it a good idea that the cables are "internal" ?
IMHO the (original) Fine Offset Wind/Rain sensors are probably a better starting point than complete "Home Build" sensors. There are plenty of ideas (e.g. on the Cumulus forum) how to "improve" and then calibrate them. Therefore I suggest buying those in the most convenient and economical manner, which might well be as a complete off-the-shelf FO ("branded") station at a best offer price.
Cheers, Alan.
PS: In the UK, the Solar Data (WH-30xx) stations cost almost twice as much as the "touchscreen" (WH-10xx) versions. In Australia the prices seem rather similar which apparently makes the Solar Data version rather a "bargain". However, the early Solar (Data) Pods had serious flaws, which maybe haven't been fixed on those cheap ones ?
As JT118 says, the Rain and Wind sensors can be bought (in UK) for about £17.50, which is probably all you can re-use simply. AFAIK the "Solar Pod" (data) is not easily compatible with the WeatherDuino, nor is the "wireless protocol" of the External Temp/Humidity Transmitter. But both have been "hacked" if you're confident about your microcontroller-programming abilities. Note that the Solar Charging is a "worthless" feature because the Rechargeable Alkaline battery technology is basically "rubbish".
(05-02-2016, 04:33)ken66 Wrote: There is a new Fine Offset weather station with all of the features of the previous one at an amazingly low price of A$90.00. It looks like it will be neater too, with all of the cabling internal.
As far as I can see, that station does NOT have Solar Data , nor a PC interface. So you couldn't start with an "off the shelf" trial setup using Cumulus, until you get the final WeatherDuino built and running. If you're just going to use the Wind/Rain sensors, then is it a good idea that the cables are "internal" ?
IMHO the (original) Fine Offset Wind/Rain sensors are probably a better starting point than complete "Home Build" sensors. There are plenty of ideas (e.g. on the Cumulus forum) how to "improve" and then calibrate them. Therefore I suggest buying those in the most convenient and economical manner, which might well be as a complete off-the-shelf FO ("branded") station at a best offer price.
Cheers, Alan.
PS: In the UK, the Solar Data (WH-30xx) stations cost almost twice as much as the "touchscreen" (WH-10xx) versions. In Australia the prices seem rather similar which apparently makes the Solar Data version rather a "bargain". However, the early Solar (Data) Pods had serious flaws, which maybe haven't been fixed on those cheap ones ?