05-02-2016, 04:33
I want a micro-controller weather station that uploads to Weather Underground and this site is a mine of information.
Through it I have discovered that most cheap weather stations whatever their brand use Fine Offset external sensors and it would appear they are good enough. I could buy this popular model with solar charging for A$139.00 which gets some positive comments from Werk_AG. The rainfall and wind speed use reed switches and the wind direction uses resistors . It uses this transmitter which adds temperature, humidity and solar radiation (from the solar cell) and transmits it all over a 433MHz radio signal using this protocol.
Therefore I could either connect the reed switches to a Weatherduino Pro2 Tx station, replacing the transmitter or decode the existing 433MHZ signal at a base station. Is everything I've said correct so far?
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. Am I right to assume this is a good replacement for the above mentioned model with all the same methods of operation and features?
I also have some queries regarding the 433MHZ communication which I asked in the AuriolDuino - General Discussion thread.
Through it I have discovered that most cheap weather stations whatever their brand use Fine Offset external sensors and it would appear they are good enough. I could buy this popular model with solar charging for A$139.00 which gets some positive comments from Werk_AG. The rainfall and wind speed use reed switches and the wind direction uses resistors . It uses this transmitter which adds temperature, humidity and solar radiation (from the solar cell) and transmits it all over a 433MHz radio signal using this protocol.
Therefore I could either connect the reed switches to a Weatherduino Pro2 Tx station, replacing the transmitter or decode the existing 433MHZ signal at a base station. Is everything I've said correct so far?
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. Am I right to assume this is a good replacement for the above mentioned model with all the same methods of operation and features?
I also have some queries regarding the 433MHZ communication which I asked in the AuriolDuino - General Discussion thread.