I've been running an Acurite Atlas and Acurite 5n1 for over a year using raspberry Pi 3B and weewx with the SDR driver. The guide I followed is here (https://github.com/bdwilson/acurite). Adding the pressure was the hardest but got it working with BME280 temp/pressure/humidity sensor and this guide (https://github.com/bdwilson/acurite/blob/master/Pressure.md). Adding the lightning data wasn't difficult and I can post my config if needed. I can post you the links of the USB antenna used and the BME sensor. It might take a bit of effort to setup up, but in the long run IMO this is a great setup as it allows you to add just about any RTL sensors from many brands to the setup.
BME Sensor: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LETIESU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 RTL-SDR Antenna: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009U7WZCA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 On Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 9:00:57 PM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: > By "stable" I mean the oscillator frequency does not drift over time. > That will be fine for what you want to do. > > On Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 8:13:08 PM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: > >> By "stable" do you mean signal strength / quality / SNR, lapses in >> connection, availability to the OS, or something else? >> I'm not too concerned about interference as the location for this is >> quite rural, in the woods. >> >> Unfortunately, I ordered the NESDR Mini 2 before reading your comment. >> Yet I'm wondering if it it'll be "good enough" for what I'm trying to >> accomplish. >> >> On Monday, November 15, 2021 at 8:02:31 PM UTC-8 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >>> In my opinion, I would look at something like this: >>> >>> >>> https://www.amazon.com/NooElec-NESDR-Smart-Bundle-R820T2-Based/dp/B01GDN1T4S/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=rtl-sdr&qid=1637035059&sr=8-4 >>> >>> The V3/V4 versions are much more stable then the originals. >>> >>> >>> On Monday, November 15, 2021 at 10:07:38 PM UTC-5 [email protected] >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks so much for the responses so far. Stephen... I think I've seen >>>> some of your posts re: Atlas. I may just give this another chance with the >>>> SDR. Can you (or anyone) tell me if one or both of these works out of the >>>> box: >>>> >>>> https://www.nooelec.com/store/sdr/sdr-receivers/nesdr-mini.html >>>> https://www.nooelec.com/store/sdr/sdr-receivers/nesdr-mini-2.html >>>> >>>> And thanks Vince for informing me about the Ecowitt products. I haven't >>>> looked at those until now. Very interesting! >>>> >>>> On Monday, November 15, 2021 at 3:59:29 PM UTC-8 vince wrote: >>>> >>>>> You can get into ecowitt 'very' inexpensively especially if you don't >>>>> need a display. Gary's weewx driver is very solid. >>>>> >>>>> Disclaimer - the gateway module requires internet connectivity or >>>>> it'll reboot very often due to its watchdog timers. If that's ok for >>>>> your >>>>> site, you might want to give them a look. >>>>> >>>>> Poke around https://www.amazon.com/ecowitt/s?k=ecowitt for >>>>> possibilities. You can do it ala-carte piece by piece or they have more >>>>> integrated solutions with/without a console. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/1bcb202c-5442-4be0-8baa-d528da296f4fn%40googlegroups.com.
