Oh, and also this one: https://www.amazon.com/AcuRite-06002M-Wireless-Temperature-Humidity/dp/B00T0K8NXC/ ($13)
On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 11:56 PM Russell Senior <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
