<div dir="auto"><div>This is exactly what I've done.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">My neighbour has a weather station attached to our fence, that means I have a weather station too using rtl_433</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 24 Dec 2022, 11:52 am Michael Neuling via linux-aus, <<a href="mailto:linux-aus@lists.linux.org.au">linux-aus@lists.linux.org.au</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div>FWIW I suggest just buying yourself an <a href="http://rtl-sdr.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rtl-sdr.com</a> dongle + antennas for $50 and sniff around to see if you can find one in your local area.</div><div><br></div><div>IMHO rtl_433 is pretty much magic and supports decoding tons of wireless weather stations. eg look for fineoffset wh* devices here:</div><div> <a href="https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433/tree/master/src/devices" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433/tree/master/src/devices</a></div><div><br></div><div>rtl_433 can then export it via MQTT (open standard) to something like homeassistant for a nice interface.</div><div><br></div><div>Mikey</div><div><br></div><div>On Fri, 2022-12-16 at 17:37 +1000, Paul Gear via linux-aus wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:2px #729fcf solid;padding-left:1ex"><p>Hi folks,</p><p>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.</p><p>Thinking about what I would like to get out of a weather station, I came up with the following:</p><p>Essentials<br></p><div> </div><ul> <li>dual indoor & outdoor stations<br></li> <li>metrics: temperature, humidity, rainfall</li> <li>can get data out via HTTP, FTP, or other standards-based protocol in a sensible format like JSON, CSV, or plain text</li> <li>doesn't require a cloud service to operate</li> <li>wireless connection to outdoor unit</li> <li>15 minute resolution</li> <li>accurate clock<br></li></ul><p>Nice to have<br></p><div> </div><ul> <li>solar power for outdoor unit</li> <li>metrics: wind speed & direction, barometric pressure, battery/solar levels<br></li> <li>self-emptying/no-reservoir rain gauge</li> <li>wireless connection to indoor unit</li> <li>1 minute resolution</li> <li>(S)NTP client</li> <li>HTTP proxy support if it needs to make outbound connections to the Internet<br></li> <li>decent web interface</li> <li>option to contribute data to collaborative open data projects without compromising privacy<br></li></ul><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Thanks in advance,<br> Paul</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dik_wnOE4dk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dik_wnOE4dk</a><br></p><div>_______________________________________________<br></div><div>linux-aus mailing list<br></div><div><a href="mailto:linux-aus@lists.linux.org.au" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">linux-aus@lists.linux.org.au</a><br></div><div><a href="http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/linux-aus" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/linux-aus</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to<br></div><div><a href="mailto:linux-aus-unsubscribe@lists.linux.org.au" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">linux-aus-unsubscribe@lists.linux.org.au</a></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><span></span></div></div>
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