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<![CDATA[WeatherDuino Forum - General Talking]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/ Sun, 31 May 2026 10:17:43 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[Looking for Advice on a Reliable Personal Weather Station]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-Looking-for-Advice-on-a-Reliable-Personal-Weather-Station Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:27:49 +0100 monifa840]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-Looking-for-Advice-on-a-Reliable-Personal-Weather-Station I'm planning to set up a personal weather station at home to track temperature, humidity, pressure, and wind. I'd appreciate any advice on what equipment to choose.
Here’s what I’m looking for:

Budget: around €200–€500
Accurate sensors, especially for temperature and humidity
Easy setup with Weather Underground or MeteoCercal
Low maintenance (solar or long battery life)
Good outdoor durability

As someone who works in custom plastic fabrication, I’m also curious if anyone here has ever designed or modified enclosures or sensor housings to handle harsh weather better. I’d love to hear how you’ve customized your setup.
Thanks in advance for the tips!]]> I'm planning to set up a personal weather station at home to track temperature, humidity, pressure, and wind. I'd appreciate any advice on what equipment to choose.
Here’s what I’m looking for:

Budget: around €200–€500
Accurate sensors, especially for temperature and humidity
Easy setup with Weather Underground or MeteoCercal
Low maintenance (solar or long battery life)
Good outdoor durability

As someone who works in custom plastic fabrication, I’m also curious if anyone here has ever designed or modified enclosures or sensor housings to handle harsh weather better. I’d love to hear how you’ve customized your setup.
Thanks in advance for the tips!]]> <![CDATA[Need help in Update and new flashing]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-Need-help-in-Update-and-new-flashing Sun, 03 Nov 2024 10:28:29 +0000 jrichert]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-Need-help-in-Update-and-new-flashing
I had a bad illness where I lost some of my memories, so I am fighting back to live and wundering what I setup in the past. Huh

I try to service and upgrade all of my existing sensor installations, but can not remember what I have done in past and how I have done it. Sad

I tried to find instructions on your WEB site and Forum for fresh setup or upgrade, but had no success.

I already have a WeatherDuino_AQM_III_v6.1_b008_20210929 running fine, which I want to upgrade to build 010.
I also have two spare AQM-III PCB which I want to setup, but I don't find any real instruction how to do.
I already programmed, and updated a lot of ESP32 and 8266 with ESP_EASY and other sensor software, so I know, how it normally should work.

I used IDE 1.8.9 and 2.x, no success
I connect the AQM-III to my PC, but it is not seen as a COM Port. (the brand new AQM-III is showing an WiFi Access Point)
I already edited the Config_Options.h and Credentials.h for my needs.
I know, I have to select LOLIN(WEMOS) D1 & R2 mini.
Compiling is stalling due to a missing RH_F95.h

My BIG question is now, can someone give me step by step instruction how to upgrade the firmware or flash a brand new system?

What IDE version do I need?
Do I need a special USB cable, other than the one I use for the ESP32 Boards?
Do I need any sensor connected or can I test run the AQM-II PCB naked?
How and is the OTA update working?
On the picture, there is a PCB wit a second TX (RF96), what have I ordered, what is it for? (LORA?)

Thank you very much for any help

Greetings from Switzerland
Jochen

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I had a bad illness where I lost some of my memories, so I am fighting back to live and wundering what I setup in the past. Huh

I try to service and upgrade all of my existing sensor installations, but can not remember what I have done in past and how I have done it. Sad

What IDE version do I need?
Do I need a special USB cable, other than the one I use for the ESP32 Boards?
Do I need any sensor connected or can I test run the AQM-II PCB naked?
How and is the OTA update working?
On the picture, there is a PCB wit a second TX (RF96), what have I ordered, what is it for? (LORA?)

Thank you very much for any help

Greetings from Switzerland
Jochen

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]]> <![CDATA[UK AQM system]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-UK-AQM-system Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:21:46 +0100 SR123]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-UK-AQM-system
Thought I would give the AQM a go Wink

I purchased everything off Ebay for approx £25 (D1 mini ESP32, PMS7003 and BME280). Designed an enclosure and the whole project took a couple of Days, very happy.

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The enclosure is printed in petg, If anyone would like the stl files for the enclosure I can upload them. Smile

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Thought I would give the AQM a go Wink

I purchased everything off Ebay for approx £25 (D1 mini ESP32, PMS7003 and BME280). Designed an enclosure and the whole project took a couple of Days, very happy.

aqm no shield.jpg Size: 432,21 KB Downloads: 28

aqm on wall.jpg Size: 280,14 KB Downloads: 28

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The enclosure is printed in petg, If anyone would like the stl files for the enclosure I can upload them. Smile

]]> <![CDATA[weather sensors]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-weather-sensors Fri, 12 Apr 2024 09:46:50 +0100 Fosensor]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-weather-sensors Does anyone have any thoughts on how you would go about integrating WeatherDuino with Home Assistant. i.e. to pull in the various weather sensors in to display them on a Home Assistant dashboard.
I only have the Pro2+, although would consider upgrading if that would simplify the integration.]]> Does anyone have any thoughts on how you would go about integrating WeatherDuino with Home Assistant. i.e. to pull in the various weather sensors in to display them on a Home Assistant dashboard.
I only have the Pro2+, although would consider upgrading if that would simplify the integration.]]> <![CDATA[Building my home weather station]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-Building-my-home-weather-station Thu, 07 Mar 2024 15:03:18 +0000 James]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-Building-my-home-weather-station <![CDATA[Maybe some people still remember...]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-Maybe-some-people-still-remember Fri, 22 Sep 2023 04:25:15 +0100 Sun_Dancer]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-Maybe-some-people-still-remember
The Falcon defied all types of weather that existed in Leipzig. Last year I moved and the weather station, including the Falcon, was in the basement for about 3 months. I didn't know if I would rebuild it. Before the move I lived at the top and the weather station looked all the way to the airport, 12km away. Now I live on the 2nd floor, not the best location for a weather station. BUT there is also weather on the 2nd floor :-) and so I put everything back together, only one shovel came off the Auriol anemometer during the move, the rest survived everything fine.
Since the Falcon is equipped with an ESP8266 and a few Neopixels, I wanted to update to the current WLED version of Aircooockie on the Air. Otherwise it always worked, but not this time. The Falcon remained dark, the ESP did nothing? It also didn't set up its own access point.
The Falcon was designed, as I thought at the time, to be protected from water ingress. Sealed on the inside with Plastic-Fermit, screwed together, sealed on the outside with hot glue and then painted with paint. The USB socket was of course not accessible, persuasion didn't help either, good advice was now expensive. I was and still am sure that if something is built to be protected from dust and splash water, then you will never be able to get it tight again if you have to take it apart. I decided to leave everything as it is. After all, the solar radiation/UV interface still works and since I will be making a few upgrades to the weather station, I thought of building the Falcon from scratch.
But then I became more and more annoyed that my Falcon stayed dark. After sunset I dismantled the Falcon, dismantled it and put it back together again..., ummm; yes, ...assembled, after all there shouldn't be any gaps in the records. :-D.

I took a few pictures. The Falcon wasn't that tight after all, so I had intentionally left a few ventilation holes. From underneath! I thought. So overall I was satisfied with my work. Especially since I had no idea about 3D printing before and, to be honest, sometimes I get a bit superficial when it comes to accuracy. I prefer not to talk about the concept and thinking about what should happen beforehand. I have an idea in my head and get started, any problems that arise will be addressed as they arise, if you know what I mean.
So, now I've texted you, I'm glad you read to the end and drove around the village with me three times :-)

[Image: 1.jpg]

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PS: I would have liked to include the pictures in an even smaller size, but I couldn't find them quickly or "Here's how to do it" didn't work.

You can see that here and there are places where the moisture could attack. The Neopixels, actually rather the thin cables and solder joints, suffered. From Neopixel 4 onwards it remains dark even though I was able to measure continuity everywhere.

I'm going to sleep now and wish you a nice rest of the week.

Greetings....]]>
The Falcon defied all types of weather that existed in Leipzig. Last year I moved and the weather station, including the Falcon, was in the basement for about 3 months. I didn't know if I would rebuild it. Before the move I lived at the top and the weather station looked all the way to the airport, 12km away. Now I live on the 2nd floor, not the best location for a weather station. BUT there is also weather on the 2nd floor :-) and so I put everything back together, only one shovel came off the Auriol anemometer during the move, the rest survived everything fine.
Since the Falcon is equipped with an ESP8266 and a few Neopixels, I wanted to update to the current WLED version of Aircooockie on the Air. Otherwise it always worked, but not this time. The Falcon remained dark, the ESP did nothing? It also didn't set up its own access point.
The Falcon was designed, as I thought at the time, to be protected from water ingress. Sealed on the inside with Plastic-Fermit, screwed together, sealed on the outside with hot glue and then painted with paint. The USB socket was of course not accessible, persuasion didn't help either, good advice was now expensive. I was and still am sure that if something is built to be protected from dust and splash water, then you will never be able to get it tight again if you have to take it apart. I decided to leave everything as it is. After all, the solar radiation/UV interface still works and since I will be making a few upgrades to the weather station, I thought of building the Falcon from scratch.
But then I became more and more annoyed that my Falcon stayed dark. After sunset I dismantled the Falcon, dismantled it and put it back together again..., ummm; yes, ...assembled, after all there shouldn't be any gaps in the records. :-D.

I took a few pictures. The Falcon wasn't that tight after all, so I had intentionally left a few ventilation holes. From underneath! I thought. So overall I was satisfied with my work. Especially since I had no idea about 3D printing before and, to be honest, sometimes I get a bit superficial when it comes to accuracy. I prefer not to talk about the concept and thinking about what should happen beforehand. I have an idea in my head and get started, any problems that arise will be addressed as they arise, if you know what I mean.
So, now I've texted you, I'm glad you read to the end and drove around the village with me three times :-)

[Image: 1.jpg]

;

PS: I would have liked to include the pictures in an even smaller size, but I couldn't find them quickly or "Here's how to do it" didn't work.

You can see that here and there are places where the moisture could attack. The Neopixels, actually rather the thin cables and solder joints, suffered. From Neopixel 4 onwards it remains dark even though I was able to measure continuity everywhere.

I'm going to sleep now and wish you a nice rest of the week.

Greetings....]]> <![CDATA[Home Assistant]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-Home-Assistant Fri, 28 Apr 2023 13:25:23 +0100 mikeyk]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-Home-Assistant Does anyone have any thoughts on how you would go about integrating WeatherDuino with Home Assistant. i.e. to pull in the various weather sensors in to display them on a Home Assistant dashboard.
I only have the Pro2+, although would consider upgrading if that would simplify the integration.]]> Does anyone have any thoughts on how you would go about integrating WeatherDuino with Home Assistant. i.e. to pull in the various weather sensors in to display them on a Home Assistant dashboard.
I only have the Pro2+, although would consider upgrading if that would simplify the integration.]]> <![CDATA[Preference, pins or screw connectors?]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-Preference-pins-or-screw-connectors Sat, 05 Nov 2022 08:06:32 +0000 gtbwise]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-Preference-pins-or-screw-connectors
what is your preference for board connectors ? - header pins or blocks ?

i ordered blocks - but now i am thinking pins

geoff]]>
what is your preference for board connectors ? - header pins or blocks ?

i ordered blocks - but now i am thinking pins

geoff]]> <![CDATA[UVM-30A]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-UVM-30A Sun, 09 Oct 2022 09:36:59 +0100 gtbwise]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-UVM-30A
is there a specific manufacturer/vendor for the UVM-30A solar sensor ?

i am seeing different looking or non specific units online and various pricing

geoff]]>
is there a specific manufacturer/vendor for the UVM-30A solar sensor ?

i am seeing different looking or non specific units online and various pricing

geoff]]> <![CDATA[sensor rewire]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-sensor-rewire Fri, 07 Oct 2022 12:56:24 +0100 gtbwise]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-sensor-rewire
geoff]]>
geoff]]> <![CDATA[My Enclosures for RX-4Pro and wireless RX-4Pro]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-My-Enclosures-for-RX-4Pro-and-wireless-RX-4Pro Mon, 26 Sep 2022 21:16:44 +0100 Wim-T]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-My-Enclosures-for-RX-4Pro-and-wireless-RX-4Pro Hi Guys,
Like to show you my enclosures for RX-4Pro (location: hobbyroom) and wireless RX-4Pro (location: livingroom)
Enclosure can be found at AZ-Touch Mod 2,8 inch, the same items can be found at amazon.de and ebay.de.
I was lucky to buy them 9 months ago for 27,00 Euro

Because of the 3-inch display i had to fix the front for the RX-4Pro. (hobbyroom).
Power supply and antenne connector on the right side.
A thin aluminium plate is used as stand.

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The wireless RX-4Pro is home-made with a 2,8 inch display. (livingroom).
Power supply from the backside thru the wall.

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Kind regards,
Wim]]> Hi Guys,
Like to show you my enclosures for RX-4Pro (location: hobbyroom) and wireless RX-4Pro (location: livingroom)
Enclosure can be found at AZ-Touch Mod 2,8 inch, the same items can be found at amazon.de and ebay.de.
I was lucky to buy them 9 months ago for 27,00 Euro

Because of the 3-inch display i had to fix the front for the RX-4Pro. (hobbyroom).
Power supply and antenne connector on the right side.
A thin aluminium plate is used as stand.

IMG_3162.jpg Size: 84,38 KB Downloads: 97

The wireless RX-4Pro is home-made with a 2,8 inch display. (livingroom).
Power supply from the backside thru the wall.

IMG_3169_2.jpg Size: 108,22 KB Downloads: 97

Kind regards,
Wim]]> <![CDATA[How to solder SMD components]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-How-to-solder-SMD-components Fri, 01 Apr 2022 13:29:26 +0100 atbukc]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-How-to-solder-SMD-components
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b54-3ccEyOo

Andy]]>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b54-3ccEyOo

Andy]]> <![CDATA[I have started my 4Pro journey]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-I-have-started-my-4Pro-journey Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:57:10 +0100 Nigel]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-I-have-started-my-4Pro-journey
Since 2011 I have been running a Fine Offset station and it has broken several times so it's now time to upgrade. I have a 4Pro TX and RX. I am gradually getting the parts for the TX and building it up so looking forward to finally getting some data. First off learning to deal with soldering parts that have shrunk since I was a kid.

Nigel]]>
Since 2011 I have been running a Fine Offset station and it has broken several times so it's now time to upgrade. I have a 4Pro TX and RX. I am gradually getting the parts for the TX and building it up so looking forward to finally getting some data. First off learning to deal with soldering parts that have shrunk since I was a kid.

Nigel]]> <![CDATA[4Pro Tx power consumption]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-4Pro-Tx-power-consumption Fri, 04 Mar 2022 23:41:12 +0000 Shred]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-4Pro-Tx-power-consumption
Yegods! Surely there is meant to be decimal point in there? For those of us running stations on solar power in not so sunny climates, even 23.0mA is a big ask. I modified my current transmitter to get the power consumption right down.]]>
Yegods! Surely there is meant to be decimal point in there? For those of us running stations on solar power in not so sunny climates, even 23.0mA is a big ask. I modified my current transmitter to get the power consumption right down.]]> <![CDATA[UK 4PRO system]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-UK-4PRO-system Thu, 03 Mar 2022 19:29:22 +0000 SR123]]> https://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Thread-UK-4PRO-system I have had a fine offset station for 5 years now and thought I would upgrade. After looking at Davis and Ecowitt systems I decided to go down the weatherduino route Wink

I ordered a TX pcb and Receiver plus a solar panel, which took just under a week to be delivered. I have ordered all the parts either from https://cpc.farnell.com/ or Ebay. Most of the parts have now arrived but I am still waiting for a couple of bits.

While I am waiting I decided to make an enclosure for the Reciever, made out of some 2"x1" wood and some 3mm thick pvc sheet. Hope you like what I have done,

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As you can see I moved the temp, humidity, pressure sensor to the rear in it's own enclosure.]]> I have had a fine offset station for 5 years now and thought I would upgrade. After looking at Davis and Ecowitt systems I decided to go down the weatherduino route Wink

RX 01.jpg Size: 158,75 KB Downloads: 235

RX 02.jpg Size: 158,35 KB Downloads: 236

RX 04.jpg Size: 149,98 KB Downloads: 235

RX 03.jpg Size: 199,6 KB Downloads: 236

As you can see I moved the temp, humidity, pressure sensor to the rear in it's own enclosure.]]>