The crucial links for anyone wanting to replicate the kind of thing I am doing is:
for the hardware: https://www.amazon.com/NooElec-NESDR-Mini-RTL2832-Antenna/dp/B00P2UOU72/ (although there are cheaper alternative devices) for the software: https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433 On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 9:28 AM Michael Dexter <[email protected]> wrote: > Portland Linux/Unix Group General Meeting Announcement > > Who: Russell Senior > What: Reading wireless temperature sensors with RTL-SDR and rtl_433 > Where: PSU, 1900 SW 4th Ave. Room FAB 86-01 (Left Entrance, Lower Level) > When: Thursday, January 2nd, 2020 at 7pm > Why: The pursuit of technology freedom > Stream: http://pdxlinux.org/live > > Russell has been measuring an array of temperature sensors in and around > his house since October-ish 2011, primarily Dallas Semiconductor DS18B20 > one-wire sensors (previously talk: 2013-06-06 Hacking on the Beagle Bone > Black). For years, he's had a few Oregon Scientific wireless temperature > sensors outside, but no way to log the temperatures for posterity. About > a year ago, in early December 2018, he discovered a project called > rtl_433 that uses a software defined radio to receive and decode the > signals coming from these and similar sensors. so that they can be > logged. This talk will describe a few of the things that are possible > with rtl_433 and what Russell does and doesn't do with the data. > > About Russell: > > Russell has been a Linux user since 1992. He worked for a few decades > doing data management, programming, and analysis for a small scientific > consulting firm. Since 2005 he has been deeply involved in the Personal > Telco Project and trying to bring about telecommunications in the users > interests, while also hacking on router firmware. For two years, he's > been involved in an active effort to bring publicly-owned fiber > infrastructure to the Portland metro area (in furtherance of the > Personal Telco goal). He has a possibly unnatural love for serial > consoles and RS-232, but is too smitten to be ashamed. He describes > himself as self-under-employed. Will work on Linux'y things for money. > Will work on Science'y/measurement'y things for money, as long as Linux > is or can be involved somehow. He's very interested in trying to solve > your telemetry problems with off-the-shelf wifi equipment and some elbow > grease, if you've got some. > > > ATTENTION! Thanks to a new security policy, attendees will need to enter > through the 1900 SW 4th entrance by 8PM, just North of the 1930 SW 4th > that many of us have been using for years. (Do not use the entrance > adjacent to Hawaiian Express, formerly Taco Del Mar) > > https://www.google.com/maps/place/1900+SW+4th+Ave,+Portland,+OR > > > Calagator Page: http://calagator.org/events/1250476579 > > Many will head to the Lucky Lab at 1945 NW Quimby St. after the meeting. > > Rideshares to the Lucky Lab available > > PLUG is open to everyone and does not tolerate abusive behavior on its > mailing lists or at its meetings. > > PLUG Page with information about all PLUG events: http://pdxlinux.org/ > Follow PLUG on Twitter: http://twitter.com/pdxlinux > > Michael Dexter > PLUG Volunteer > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
