Re: Automating the weather

["rb_ziggy" <richard.boreham@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks all for the pointers.  I'll have a crack!

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Jim Noble <yahoo-groups@...> wrote:
>
> rb_ziggy wrote:
> > At the moment my thoughts are to go for a 1-wire setup (weather
> > station + barometer + humidity) and use Weather Display software
that
> > is 'xAP' enabled.
> > Couple of questions:
> > - Anyone else using the 1-wire weather system?  Pros and cons
from
> > your point of view?
> >
> 1-wire: Low cost, expandability, flexibility, but no nice backlit
> display and less reliable.
> Proprietary weather stations: More reliable (?), integrated, often
have
> a nice display, but expensive and less expandable.
>
> I don't have either yet, but have been toying with the idea of getting
> one or the other.
>
> 1-wire  humidity sensors have a tendency to die slowly if exposed to
> high levels of humidity for extended periods, judging by quite a few
> user reports. The AAG anemometer sometimes succumbs to extremes of
> weather (but spares are freely available and inexpensive).
>
> OTOH, there's a 1-wire sensor for just about every measurement you'd
> care to take, or at the very least an 1-wire I/O device to interface
to
> a non-1-wire sensor. Some DIY/development may be required though.
>
> The alternative would be something like the Oregon Scientific
> WMR-928/968 range (moderately expensive, wireless only?), La Crosse (a
> bit cheaper, but some models have quite a slow update rate, wired or
> wireless), or one of the Davis Weather Monitor/Wizard/Vantage range
> (expensive, wired and wireless models, more accurate and reliable).
>
> Usually with those you get a nice backlit display which isn't
dependant
> on the weather monitoring server running (and some can log data during
> server outages).
>
> I've wondered if a remote TFT screen showing the Weather Display Live
> output would be nicer though.
>
> > - Anyone aware if Weather Display can OUTPUT xAP messages
containing
> > weather data or does it just INPUT from xAP messages?
> >
>
> There's a Weather Display forum. Might be worth posting this
question there.
>
> There's also a good mailing list for the One Wire Weather s/w here:
> http://www.buoy.com/mailman/listinfo/weather
>
> > - Anyone aware if Weather Display can take input from Quasar?
(Clearly
> > if it can read/input from xAP it shouldn't be an issue!)
> >
>
> WD can take input from a file AIUI. If you can get the Quasar data
into
> the appropriate format, it's possible.
>
> HTH,
>
> Jim
>