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3.5 KiB
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For my 30th birthday a group of my friends bought me a [La Crosse
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WS2355][WS2355] weather station. Over the weekend I installed it.
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I mounted the wind speed
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(anemometer) and and direction sensors to the mast of our TV antenna.
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<figure>
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<a href="/images/2010/09/_MG_9070.jpg" rel="prettyPhoto[weather]"><img src="/images/2010/09/_MG_9070-small.jpg" width="400" height="266" alt="Anemometer" /></a>
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<figcaption>Anemometer</figcaption>
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</figure>
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The roof of the house seemed like the logical place for the rain gauge since
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there's trees overhead on most of the rest of our block. I bolted the rain
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gauge to a piece of aluminium that Dad had lying the around in his shed. I put
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a slight bend at the end to get the gauge level. I then pop-riveted the bracket
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to the roof.
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<figure>
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<a href="/images/2010/09/_MG_9066.jpg" rel="prettyPhoto[weather]"><img src="/images/2010/09/_MG_9066-small.jpg" width="266" height="400" alt="Rain Gauge Mounting Bracket" /></a>
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<figcaption>Rain Gauge Mounting Bracket</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<a href="/images/2010/09/_MG_9067.jpg" rel="prettyPhoto[weather]"><img src="/images/2010/09/_MG_9067-small.jpg" width="400" height="266" alt="Rain Gauge Bolted to Mounting Bracket" /></a>
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<figcaption>Rain Gauge Bolted to Mounting Bracket</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<figure>
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<a href="/images/2010/09/_MG_9068.jpg" rel="prettyPhoto[weather]"><img src="/images/2010/09/_MG_9068-small.jpg" width="400" height="266" alt="Rain Gauge Pop-Riveted to Roof" /></a>
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<figcaption>Rain Gauge Pop-Riveted to Roof</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<a href="/images/2010/09/_MG_9069.jpg" rel="prettyPhoto[weather]"><img src="/images/2010/09/_MG_9069-small.jpg" width="400" height="266" alt="Finished Rain Gauge" /></a>
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<figcaption>Finished Rain Gauge</figcaption>
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</figure>
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The thermomometer/hygrometer under the eave of the house, near the TV
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antenna. I bundled up the metres of extra cable between the
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thermomometer/hygrometer and the other two sensors with left over cable ties.
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The bundles hang on a cheap hook that I had in the shed. The end result is
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relatively tidy and tucked away from the elements.
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<figure>
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<a href="/images/2010/09/_MG_9081.jpg" rel="prettyPhoto[weather]"><img src="/images/2010/09/_MG_9081-small.jpg" width="400" height="266" alt="Thermomometer/Hygrometer" /></a>
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<figcaption>Thermomometer/Hygrometer</figcaption>
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</figure>
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I opted to have the sensors talk to the display via the 433Mhz wireless
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connection to save having to run wires in through the wall or roof. The
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downside of this is readings every ~130 seconds instead of every 8 seconds.
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This is mainly an issue for the wind speed/direction but the temperature is
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what I'm most interested in.
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<figure>
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<a href="/images/2010/09/_IM_9078-9080.jpg" rel="prettyPhoto[weather]"><img src="/images/2010/09/_IM_9078-9080-small.jpg" width="266" height="400" alt="The Finished Installation" /></a>
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<figcaption>The Finished Installation</figcaption>
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</figure>
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To log and upload the [weather readings][weather] I'm using the [wview][wview]
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weather station software. wview is running on the Mac mini connected to our TV.
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The site layout is pretty basic so I hope to come up with a cleaner design in
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the coming weeks.
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**Update:** I built a custom logging and charting solution. See the post,
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[Weather Station Software][software].
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[software]: /technical/2010/09/weather-station-software/
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[WS2355]: http://www.lacrossetechnology.com.au/shop2/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=93
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[wview]: http://www.wviewweather.com/
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[weather]: /weather/
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