Hi Jardi,

Thanks for the info. I'm feeling like the acurite solution might be a 
better starting point for me and then i'll expand from there. Will let you 
know, thanks!

On Sunday, September 15, 2019 at 12:27:57 PM UTC+4, Jardi Martínez wrote:
>
> Hi Sean,
>
> I don't have access to one of these anemometers but if it is a regular 
> cups anemometer, they are quite simple devices. They have a magnet that 
> activates a reed sensor at every turn, some of them twice per rotation. If 
> that's the case, you will only need two of the wires in the connector one 
> connected to ground and the other one to an input pin in the Pi that will 
> be use to count the clicks, the other info you'll need is the diameter of 
> the anemometer and a calibration factor that might come or not in the 
> device's technical reference.
>
> But then again, I don't have access to one of those to examine it. If you 
> can get a hold of any documentation about it I could take a look. If you 
> have access to one, I would use a multimeter on the continuity test setting 
> and try the pins on the rj11 in pairs while the device is turning, if you 
> hear the beeps as it turns you can easily make it work with the driver I 
> wrote and you would have found the 2 needed pins.
>
> Jardi.
>

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