Re: [weewx-development] Any interest in a solution to use an Acurite head, SDR, and Arduino sensor?
As it happens, I expressed a wish on the weewx-user group a day or two back to have something like this, but for a Fine Offset WH1080 and with no idea than anything like this existed. I hadn't read of any other brands having USB port problems; does the Acurite also do the same lockups? The parts are not familiar (I am not *au fait* with electronics, almost never use a soldering iron, sadly) but if I had instructions for what to do step-by-step* I'd be willing to take a crack at doing this to bypass using a WH1080. I think there'd even be a market for it! *Ideally with a YouTube video However, I've also just caught up with the content in the wiki about using a powered hub to reset a console with no batteries *and* seen this https://www.yepkit.com/products/ykush which was given a "works for me" testimonial. I'm wondering what your replacement looks like finally. All in all, I feel the ideal replacement for the console would be a small sealed black box with an antenna (more practical from dust POV and higher wife acceptance factor in the bedroom than bare circuit boards). Is is possible that the same device would work for both Acurite and Fine Offset just with changes in parameters? That would be great. I too would be interested in adding a solar/UV sensor, and an ability to add that easily would swing things in favour of your approach rather than the USB hub fix. So... yes, this is certainly interesting!
Re: [weewx-development] Any interest in a solution to use an Acurite head, SDR, and Arduino sensor?
It's a work in progress, but here it is: https://github.com/DanV410/weewx-sdr-arduino Once the github page is complete I'll publish something to the wiki. Dan On Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 9:34:16 PM UTC-4, Tom Keffer wrote: > > Sounds like an interesting project. The whole reason I wrote weewx in the > first place was to encourage experimentation like yours! > > I found the existing software out there was too brittle, too hard to > modify, or just plain closed. I wanted something that could be played with, > trying new hardware or analytics. > > I encourage you to put up a Github project, then publish something on the > Wiki. You can also mention it on wxforum.net. > > Thanks, Dan. > > -tk > > On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 6:12 PM, Dan Verbus > wrote: > >> I've cobbled together pieces of various existing drivers, services, and >> extensions to be able to ditch the troublesome Acurite console and USB >> connection. I'm using an Acurite head, $20 RTL SDR, a $10 NodeMCU and a $10 >> BME280 pressure, temperature, humidity sensor. This gives me all of the >> readings from the Acurite console in a more reliable form. I'm also about >> to add a UV/solar sensor. >> >> Should I put all my stuff together into a github project and post a >> writeup on the wiki? Or is my setup unique enough that no one else really >> cares? >> >> Dan >> >> >
Re: [weewx-development] Any interest in a solution to use an Acurite head, SDR, and Arduino sensor?
It's a work in progress, but here it is: https://github.com/DanV410/weewx-sdr-arduino Once the github page is complete I'll publish something to the wiki. Dan
Re: [weewx-development] Any interest in a solution to use an Acurite head, SDR, and Arduino sensor?
Sounds like an interesting project. The whole reason I wrote weewx in the first place was to encourage experimentation like yours! I found the existing software out there was too brittle, too hard to modify, or just plain closed. I wanted something that could be played with, trying new hardware or analytics. I encourage you to put up a Github project, then publish something on the Wiki. You can also mention it on wxforum.net. Thanks, Dan. -tk On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 6:12 PM, Dan Verbus wrote: > I've cobbled together pieces of various existing drivers, services, and > extensions to be able to ditch the troublesome Acurite console and USB > connection. I'm using an Acurite head, $20 RTL SDR, a $10 NodeMCU and a $10 > BME280 pressure, temperature, humidity sensor. This gives me all of the > readings from the Acurite console in a more reliable form. I'm also about > to add a UV/solar sensor. > > Should I put all my stuff together into a github project and post a > writeup on the wiki? Or is my setup unique enough that no one else really > cares? > > Dan > >
[weewx-development] Any interest in a solution to use an Acurite head, SDR, and Arduino sensor?
I've cobbled together pieces of various existing drivers, services, and extensions to be able to ditch the troublesome Acurite console and USB connection. I'm using an Acurite head, $20 RTL SDR, a $10 NodeMCU and a $10 BME280 pressure, temperature, humidity sensor. This gives me all of the readings from the Acurite console in a more reliable form. I'm also about to add a UV/solar sensor. Should I put all my stuff together into a github project and post a writeup on the wiki? Or is my setup unique enough that no one else really cares? Dan
