diff --git a/content/personal/2010/09/weather-station.mkdn b/content/personal/2010/09/weather-station.mkdn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2977c9c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/personal/2010/09/weather-station.mkdn @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +For my 30th birthday a group of my friends bought me a [La Crosse +WS2355][WS2355] weather station. Over the weekend I installed it. +I mounted the wind speed +(anemometer) and and direction sensors to the mast of our TV antenna. + +
+ Anemometer +
Anemometer
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+ +The roof of the house seemed like the logical place for the rain gauge since +there's trees overhead on most of the rest of our block. I bolted the rain +gauge to a piece of aluminium that Dad had lying the around in his shed. I put +a slight bend at the end to get the gauge level. I then pop-riveted the bracket +to the roof. + +
+ Rain Gauge Mounting Bracket +
Rain Gauge Mounting Bracket
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+ Rain Gauge Bolted to Mounting Bracket +
Rain Gauge Bolted to Mounting Bracket
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+ Rain Gauge Pop-Riveted to Roof +
Rain Gauge Pop-Riveted to Roof
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+ Finished Rain Gauge +
Finished Rain Gauge
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+ +The thermomometer/hygrometer under the eave of the house, near the TV +antenna. I bundled up the metres of extra cable between the +thermomometer/hygrometer and the other two sensors with left over cable ties. +The bundles hang on a cheap hook that I had in the shed. The end result is +relatively tidy and tucked away from the elements. + +
+ Thermomometer/Hygrometer +
Thermomometer/Hygrometer
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+ +I opted to have the sensors talk to the display via the 433Mhz wireless +connection to save having to run wires in through the wall or roof. The +downside of this is readings every ~130 seconds instead of every 8 seconds. +This is mainly an issue for the wind speed/direction but the temperature is +what I'm most interested in. + +
+ The Finished Installation +
The Finished Installation
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+ +To log and upload the weather readings to [http://weather.wezm.net/][weather] +I'm using the [wview][wview] weather station software. wview is running on the +Mac mini connected to our TV. The site layout is pretty basic so I hope to come +up with a cleaner design in the coming weeks. + +[WS2355]: http://www.lacrossetechnology.com.au/shop2/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=93 +[wview]: http://www.wviewweather.com/ +[weather]: http://weather.wezm.net/ diff --git a/content/personal/2010/09/weather-station.yaml b/content/personal/2010/09/weather-station.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..577ba70 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/personal/2010/09/weather-station.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +--- +title: Weather Station +extra: Details on the installation of my wview powered La Crosse WS2355 weather station. +kind: article +section: personal +created_at: 2010-09-13 17:21:00 +keywords: +- weather +- station +- la crosse +- wview +- installation +short_url: http://bit.ly/diGenZ diff --git a/content/screen.sass b/content/screen.sass index 307b329..d766b99 100644 --- a/content/screen.sass +++ b/content/screen.sass @@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ blockquote margin: 0 0 1em 0 figure - margin: 1em 0 + margin: 1em auto + text-align: center figcaption font-size: small diff --git a/output/images/2010/09/_IM_9078-9080-small.jpg b/output/images/2010/09/_IM_9078-9080-small.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..97ca26b Binary files /dev/null and b/output/images/2010/09/_IM_9078-9080-small.jpg differ diff --git a/output/images/2010/09/_IM_9078-9080.jpg b/output/images/2010/09/_IM_9078-9080.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..edea79d Binary files /dev/null and b/output/images/2010/09/_IM_9078-9080.jpg differ diff --git a/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9066-small.jpg b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9066-small.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8bcf685 Binary files /dev/null and b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9066-small.jpg differ diff --git a/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9066.jpg b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9066.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8d3015e Binary files /dev/null and b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9066.jpg differ diff --git a/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9067-small.jpg b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9067-small.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..471491f Binary files /dev/null and b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9067-small.jpg differ diff --git a/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9067.jpg b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9067.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1272292 Binary files /dev/null and b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9067.jpg differ diff --git a/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9068-small.jpg b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9068-small.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0ddb27c Binary files /dev/null and b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9068-small.jpg differ diff --git a/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9068.jpg b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9068.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..52f908f Binary files /dev/null and b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9068.jpg differ diff --git a/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9069-small.jpg b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9069-small.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f900180 Binary files /dev/null and b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9069-small.jpg differ diff --git a/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9069.jpg b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9069.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..aaa3875 Binary files /dev/null and b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9069.jpg differ diff --git a/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9070-small.jpg b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9070-small.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7b94c67 Binary files /dev/null and b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9070-small.jpg differ diff --git a/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9070.jpg b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9070.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fb915b0 Binary files /dev/null and b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9070.jpg differ diff --git a/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9081-small.jpg b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9081-small.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ee9e8f0 Binary files /dev/null and b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9081-small.jpg differ diff --git a/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9081.jpg b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9081.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8ed2365 Binary files /dev/null and b/output/images/2010/09/_MG_9081.jpg differ