On Mon, 2014-09-29 at 21:03 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: > On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 5:09 PM, Steve Holdoway <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On Mon, 2014-09-29 at 16:51 +1300, C. Falconer wrote: > >> Volker Kuhlmann wrote, On 26/09/14 18:01: > >> > On Fri 26 Sep 2014 10:19:58 NZST +1200, C. Falconer wrote: > >> > > >> >> Has anyone used Hobo temperature and humidity data loggers? > >> >> > >> >> http://www.scottech.net/products/by_supplier/hobo/indoor_monitoring_/hobo_ux100_temp_rh_dataloggers/ > >> >> > >> >> Supplier is in Hamilton, and they're a lot cheaper than weatherducks > >> >> and a lot more accurate than motherboard sensors. > >> > No I haven't used them and their server is down. > >> > > >> > Depends on what you want to do with them. If you want to monitor some > >> > workplace computers they're probably ok. For home I wouldn't touch > >> > anything that is wireless, and you have to decide how often you can be > >> > bothered to swap batteries. Check specs, if it doesn't tell you humidity > >> > accuracy properly it's a guesstimator only (which might still beat your > >> > motherboard?!??). > >> > > >> > Consider hacking up an arduino solution. For temperature that is totally > >> > trivial, using DS18B20 sesnors in TO92 case. For humidity much code > >> > exists for various sensors too, however most of thm are neither terribly > >> > accurate nor calibrated. If you don't care that's easy, if you do it's > >> > expensive. Excellent sensors are the SHT21 and similar from Sensirion, > >> > easy to use, but you pay for quality. > >> > > >> > >> > >> Thanks for that - I have a couple of different probe things already. > >> I asked specifically about the hobo ones. Not sure if its general > >> purpose, or if it needs a windows app to read. > >> I have a sample one on its way. > >> > >> The Website works for me. > >> > > Just as an aside, depending on the price of those beasties, a Fine > > Offset 1080 Weather station will do all of that. Can't remember how much > > data is stored locally, but hooking it up to a database is no problem at > > all. USB + Linux is fine. > > > > You can easily get them for under $200. > > And where would I get one? > > Can't readily see a NZ seller. Similar models (probably!)...
http://www.trademe.co.nz/electronics-photography/other-electronics/weather-devices/auction-784434782.htm http://www.trademe.co.nz/electronics-photography/other-electronics/weather-devices/auction-784904210.htm http://www.trademe.co.nz/electronics-photography/other-electronics/weather-devices/auction-784271131.htm They are rebadged all over the place, which makes it harder to identify. If you're after a weather station, then these run with weewx, once you work them out! Steve _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
