[Linux-aus] FLOSS-and-Linux-friendly weather stations?

[Hugh Blemings]

Hi Paul, All,

I have been dabbling in the WX stuff for quite some time now. My preferred option these days is stuff from Ecowitt. 

They have a small receiver which talks their over air protocol on one side and connects to WiFi on the other. It has a simple Web interface inbuilt as well as an api you can talk to from FOSS software such as Home Assistant etc.

I use the 915MHz versions to avoid potential interference with ham radio stuff that might occur with the 433MHz options such as  Acurite. 

It's reasonably priced for the quality of the hardware IMHO, they sell direct and have been responsive the odd occasion where I've had a question. 

Hope that helps,

Cheers
Hugh


On 16 December 2022 6:37:38 pm AEDT, Paul Gear via linux-aus <linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au> wrote:
>Hi folks,
>
>I'm looking to get a weather station for the family and don't really know where to start - I'm hoping some of you might have been down this road before.
>
>Thinking about what I would like to get out of a weather station, I came up with the following:
>
>Essentials
>
> * dual indoor & outdoor stations
> * metrics: temperature, humidity, rainfall
> * can get data out via HTTP, FTP, or other standards-based protocol in
>   a sensible format like JSON, CSV, or plain text
> * doesn't require a cloud service to operate
> * wireless connection to outdoor unit
> * 15 minute resolution
> * accurate clock
>
>Nice to have
>
> * solar power for outdoor unit
> * metrics: wind speed & direction, barometric pressure, battery/solar
>   levels
> * self-emptying/no-reservoir rain gauge
> * wireless connection to indoor unit
> * 1 minute resolution
> * (S)NTP client
> * HTTP proxy support if it needs to make outbound connections to the
>   Internet
> * decent web interface
> * option to contribute data to collaborative open data projects
>   without compromising privacy
>
>Anything else I should think about?  Am I dreamin' [1]?  I am assuming that I would put them on their own wireless SSID & VLAN with no access to anything but what I permit.
>
>What price should I expect to pay?  What brands are worth investigating or avoiding?  I'm in South-East Queensland, if that makes any difference to what temperature or humidity tolerances it needs.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Paul
>
>[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dik_wnOE4dk

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