Re: [weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Sean Jahnig]

Hi Wade,

Thanks for the message and for the info, super helpful. I like the way
you've setup the websites.

I have had great success with the pi 4 which is installed at the remote
location along with a hikvision 1920x1080 ip camera and the acurite 5-in-1
weather station. I'm slowly experimenting and getting things working the
way I want and the camera and pi setup have been really reliable. I can
manage it via SSH and a static IP address and through tunneling I can vnc
as well so I'm happy with that. The weather station is struggling with
signal issues and it goes on and offline throughout the day so I need to
look at that this week.

My 2 immediate challenges are to fix the signal issues of the station and
to refine how the user logs in and sees the info. At the moment I have an
ffmpeg code that runs every 10min to get a jpg image from the camera and
then saves it into the /var/www/html/images folder and then using Apache, a
basic webpage and the static IP address people can log into the pi directly
and see the latest camera pic as well as the weather station info. Check it
out http://weather4fuj.ddns.net it is still a work in progress but I'm
slowly manipulating the page to contain all the right info.

Overall this has been a fun project and I'd love to install more of these
stations around the UAE but I wish I could get the Davis anemometer and
windvane working easily with the pi so that I could avoid using acurite.
Not overly keen to spend a big amount on the whole Davis station, I don't
need half of that stuff. Over the last 2 weeks of testing there have been a
lot of hurdles with the acurite from usb issues, to signal issues and I
feel like it needs constant monitoring to make sure it's working.

Do you have any other suggestions for a wind speed/direction and if
possible temperature sensor that is a more reliable than the acurite?

Thanks,

Sean Jahnig

m.  +97150 475 4234
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On Mon, 14 Oct 2019, 16:52 Wade Graham,  wrote:

> Hi Sean
>
> I am also a kiter.
> I highly recommend using Weewx it is simply great software and extremely
> flexible.
>
> I have setup three different remote weather stations each using a
> Raspberry Pi and Weewx.
> I remotely control them with Real VNC, which is a free package on all
> Raspberry Pi's and no port forwarding is required on the Pi.
> Some of my Pis have been running Weewx for years in harsh Canadian ambient
> conditions.
>
> Although my stations use Davis VP2 and Vue you can cheaply and
> easily build just the sensors you want for the Raspberry Pi at the link
> below.
> https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/build-your-own-weather-station
>
> Very meagre (bits) bandwidth is used to transmit weather data to our club
> website, Wunderground and Windflow.ca.
>
> Windflow.ca is owned by a kiter friend of mine.
> A 60 second tweak to Weewx restx.py is required to transmit weather data
> to windflow.
>
> My current Weewx sites:
>
> Toronto Windsurfing Club
> http://torontowindsurf.com/weather/ss/index.html
> https://www.windflow.ca/app/places/61
> Beachcam: reverse time lapse
> http://torontowindsurf.com/
>
> Downtown Toronto
> http://torontowindsurf.com/weather/corktown/smartphone/index.html
>
> Lake Simcoe Kite Weather
> http://torontowindsurf.com/keswick/index.html
> https://www.windflow.ca/app/places/69
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 13, 2019 at 2:49 PM Kevin Hedgepeth 
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 5:35:45 AM UTC-7, Sean Jahnig wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm new here so if this has been answered before, please just direct me
>>> to the article.
>>>
>>> I am fairly IT competent but i am not a coder. However, i can read
>>> through tutorials and hack my way most the time.
>>>
>>> *A bit of background:*
>>> I am a surfer and kitesurfer and i live in the UAE. We do not have as
>>> much wind and waves as other countries, but if you watch the weather
>>> closely and make good, informed decisions - you can can get some nice ocean
>>> conditions here for surfing and kitesurfing... and it usually disappears as
>>> quickly as it arrives so timing is key. Following the charts and being
>>> informed is tricky business because there are not many accurate forecasting
>>> websites or stations. Firstly, knowing that the wind/waves is coming is not
>>> accurate, and secondly knowing if it has arrived is not accurate. Being
>>> informed can really save long drives etc. so what i'm really hoping to do
>>> is to build an affordable little station that i can install at a few
>>> locations in order to monitor live wind (via windguru) and wave conditions
>>> (twitch, streaming).
>>>
>>> At our local kite surfing spot i have setup a wind meter and a webcam
>>> but it is not an efficient solution. We are currently using a full weather
>>> station and a separate mac mini just for handling the web cam stream. It is
>>> not an efficient or affordable solution. You can see the wind meter here:
>>> https://www.windguru.cz/station/1083 and the 

[weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Kevin Hedgepeth]

On Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 5:35:45 AM UTC-7, Sean Jahnig wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm new here so if this has been answered before, please just direct me to 
> the article.
>
> I am fairly IT competent but i am not a coder. However, i can read through 
> tutorials and hack my way most the time.
>
> *A bit of background:*
> I am a surfer and kitesurfer and i live in the UAE. We do not have as much 
> wind and waves as other countries, but if you watch the weather closely and 
> make good, informed decisions - you can can get some nice ocean conditions 
> here for surfing and kitesurfing... and it usually disappears as quickly as 
> it arrives so timing is key. Following the charts and being informed is 
> tricky business because there are not many accurate forecasting websites or 
> stations. Firstly, knowing that the wind/waves is coming is not accurate, 
> and secondly knowing if it has arrived is not accurate. Being informed can 
> really save long drives etc. so what i'm really hoping to do is to build an 
> affordable little station that i can install at a few locations in order to 
> monitor live wind (via windguru) and wave conditions (twitch, streaming).
>
> At our local kite surfing spot i have setup a wind meter and a webcam but 
> it is not an efficient solution. We are currently using a full weather 
> station and a separate mac mini just for handling the web cam stream. It is 
> not an efficient or affordable solution. You can see the wind meter here: 
> https://www.windguru.cz/station/1083 and the webcam here: 
> https://www.twitch.tv/kitebeachcenteruaq ... What i am really hoping to 
> do is build something smaller and cheaper that can achieve the same thing - 
> and also in a smaller package like a waterproof box so that i can approach 
> hotels and use a small footprint (and their internet) to have a little 
> station to monitor the wind and waves at their condition.
>
> I have been doing a lot of reading and i do believe the rasberry pi has 
> all the functionality i need. It is just the exact process of getting 
> everything to talk to each other that i need some help with. Also, because 
> i am funding this myself i really need to try and keep the cost down. I 
> only need an anemometer for wind speed and direction + a 1080p weather 
> proof outdoor camera. Nothing else.
>
> In my head, this is how i imagine it will work:
>
>1. Buy an anemometer like - Davis Instruments 6410 
>https://amzn.to/2kBgCTh
>2. Buy a 1080p camera, whether usb or ethernet. It just need to be 
>weatherproof and compatible
>3. Buy Rasberry pi and load weewx which will talk to windguru
>4. Setup the Rasberry pi with something like https://www.noip.com/ so 
>that i can access it remotely for maintenance
>
> Questions i have:
>
>1. Can i buy only the anemometer above and connect it into the 
>rasberry pi (about $120) ? or do i need to invest in the whole station 
>(about $600) in order to have it readable by the rasberry pi ?
>2. Is anyone successfully streaming a webcam via twitch using a 
>rasberry pi? (ref - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob-V1xI7c8I)
>
> Appreciate anything that can be added to my project.
>
> Thanks,
> Sean.
>
>
>

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Re: [weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Wade Graham]

Hi Sean

I am also a kiter.
I highly recommend using Weewx it is simply great software and extremely
flexible.

I have setup three different remote weather stations each using a Raspberry
Pi and Weewx.
I remotely control them with Real VNC, which is a free package on all
Raspberry Pi's and no port forwarding is required on the Pi.
Some of my Pis have been running Weewx for years in harsh Canadian ambient
conditions.

Although my stations use Davis VP2 and Vue you can cheaply and easily build
just the sensors you want for the Raspberry Pi at the link below.
https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/build-your-own-weather-station

Very meagre (bits) bandwidth is used to transmit weather data to our club
website, Wunderground and Windflow.ca.

Windflow.ca is owned by a kiter friend of mine.
A 60 second tweak to Weewx restx.py is required to transmit weather data to
windflow.

My current Weewx sites:

Toronto Windsurfing Club
http://torontowindsurf.com/weather/ss/index.html
https://www.windflow.ca/app/places/61
Beachcam: reverse time lapse
http://torontowindsurf.com/

Downtown Toronto
http://torontowindsurf.com/weather/corktown/smartphone/index.html

Lake Simcoe Kite Weather
http://torontowindsurf.com/keswick/index.html
https://www.windflow.ca/app/places/69






On Sun, Oct 13, 2019 at 2:49 PM Kevin Hedgepeth 
wrote:

>
>
> On Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 5:35:45 AM UTC-7, Sean Jahnig wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm new here so if this has been answered before, please just direct me
>> to the article.
>>
>> I am fairly IT competent but i am not a coder. However, i can read
>> through tutorials and hack my way most the time.
>>
>> *A bit of background:*
>> I am a surfer and kitesurfer and i live in the UAE. We do not have as
>> much wind and waves as other countries, but if you watch the weather
>> closely and make good, informed decisions - you can can get some nice ocean
>> conditions here for surfing and kitesurfing... and it usually disappears as
>> quickly as it arrives so timing is key. Following the charts and being
>> informed is tricky business because there are not many accurate forecasting
>> websites or stations. Firstly, knowing that the wind/waves is coming is not
>> accurate, and secondly knowing if it has arrived is not accurate. Being
>> informed can really save long drives etc. so what i'm really hoping to do
>> is to build an affordable little station that i can install at a few
>> locations in order to monitor live wind (via windguru) and wave conditions
>> (twitch, streaming).
>>
>> At our local kite surfing spot i have setup a wind meter and a webcam but
>> it is not an efficient solution. We are currently using a full weather
>> station and a separate mac mini just for handling the web cam stream. It is
>> not an efficient or affordable solution. You can see the wind meter here:
>> https://www.windguru.cz/station/1083 and the webcam here:
>> https://www.twitch.tv/kitebeachcenteruaq ... What i am really hoping to
>> do is build something smaller and cheaper that can achieve the same thing -
>> and also in a smaller package like a waterproof box so that i can approach
>> hotels and use a small footprint (and their internet) to have a little
>> station to monitor the wind and waves at their condition.
>>
>> I have been doing a lot of reading and i do believe the rasberry pi has
>> all the functionality i need. It is just the exact process of getting
>> everything to talk to each other that i need some help with. Also, because
>> i am funding this myself i really need to try and keep the cost down. I
>> only need an anemometer for wind speed and direction + a 1080p weather
>> proof outdoor camera. Nothing else.
>>
>> In my head, this is how i imagine it will work:
>>
>>1. Buy an anemometer like - Davis Instruments 6410
>>https://amzn.to/2kBgCTh
>>2. Buy a 1080p camera, whether usb or ethernet. It just need to be
>>weatherproof and compatible
>>3. Buy Rasberry pi and load weewx which will talk to windguru
>>4. Setup the Rasberry pi with something like https://www.noip.com/ so
>>that i can access it remotely for maintenance
>>
>> Questions i have:
>>
>>1. Can i buy only the anemometer above and connect it into the
>>rasberry pi (about $120) ? or do i need to invest in the whole station
>>(about $600) in order to have it readable by the rasberry pi ?
>>2. Is anyone successfully streaming a webcam via twitch using a
>>rasberry pi? (ref - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob-V1xI7c8I)
>>
>> Appreciate anything that can be added to my project.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sean.
>>
>>
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[weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Kevin Hedgepeth]

On Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 5:35:45 AM UTC-7, Sean Jahnig wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm new here so if this has been answered before, please just direct me to 
> the article.
>
> I am fairly IT competent but i am not a coder. However, i can read through 
> tutorials and hack my way most the time.
>
> *A bit of background:*
> I am a surfer and kitesurfer and i live in the UAE. We do not have as much 
> wind and waves as other countries, but if you watch the weather closely and 
> make good, informed decisions - you can can get some nice ocean conditions 
> here for surfing and kitesurfing... and it usually disappears as quickly as 
> it arrives so timing is key. Following the charts and being informed is 
> tricky business because there are not many accurate forecasting websites or 
> stations. Firstly, knowing that the wind/waves is coming is not accurate, 
> and secondly knowing if it has arrived is not accurate. Being informed can 
> really save long drives etc. so what i'm really hoping to do is to build an 
> affordable little station that i can install at a few locations in order to 
> monitor live wind (via windguru) and wave conditions (twitch, streaming).
>
> At our local kite surfing spot i have setup a wind meter and a webcam but 
> it is not an efficient solution. We are currently using a full weather 
> station and a separate mac mini just for handling the web cam stream. It is 
> not an efficient or affordable solution. You can see the wind meter here: 
> https://www.windguru.cz/station/1083 and the webcam here: 
> https://www.twitch.tv/kitebeachcenteruaq ... What i am really hoping to 
> do is build something smaller and cheaper that can achieve the same thing - 
> and also in a smaller package like a waterproof box so that i can approach 
> hotels and use a small footprint (and their internet) to have a little 
> station to monitor the wind and waves at their condition.
>
> I have been doing a lot of reading and i do believe the rasberry pi has 
> all the functionality i need. It is just the exact process of getting 
> everything to talk to each other that i need some help with. Also, because 
> i am funding this myself i really need to try and keep the cost down. I 
> only need an anemometer for wind speed and direction + a 1080p weather 
> proof outdoor camera. Nothing else.
>
> In my head, this is how i imagine it will work:
>
>1. Buy an anemometer like - Davis Instruments 6410 
>https://amzn.to/2kBgCTh
>2. Buy a 1080p camera, whether usb or ethernet. It just need to be 
>weatherproof and compatible
>3. Buy Rasberry pi and load weewx which will talk to windguru
>4. Setup the Rasberry pi with something like https://www.noip.com/ so 
>that i can access it remotely for maintenance
>
> Questions i have:
>
>1. Can i buy only the anemometer above and connect it into the 
>rasberry pi (about $120) ? or do i need to invest in the whole station 
>(about $600) in order to have it readable by the rasberry pi ?
>2. Is anyone successfully streaming a webcam via twitch using a 
>rasberry pi? (ref - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob-V1xI7c8I)
>
> Appreciate anything that can be added to my project.
>
> Thanks,
> Sean.
>
>
>

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Re: [weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Sean Jahnig]

Thanks for the valuable advice Matthew, very much appreciated.

I will look into all of your suggestions. I will be installing the station 
into the remote location on Tuesday so from then on the testing begins.

Thanks for everyone who can contributed and helped me on this project.

Thanks,
Sean.

On Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 7:12:36 PM UTC+4, mwall wrote:
>
>
>
> On Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 11:04:36 AM UTC-4, Sean Jahnig wrote:
>>
>> And now, for some reason i've done multiple restarts and it weewx 
>> connects via usb every time. The only thing i've done differently is remove 
>> the keyboard and mouse from the USB ports, so i guess that was confusing 
>> the driver because there were multiple USB devices plugged in?
>>
>
> when you power cycle the acurite console, it will start up in mode 2.  you 
> must punch its buttons to change it to mode 4.  so you must put it on 
> battery backup or somehow ensure that it never powers off, otherwise weewx 
> will not be able to get data from it until you punch the buttons.
>
> having multiple devices plugged into the rpi might cause problems.  
> depends on what kind of pi it is, what kind of power supply you use, the 
> other usb devices, electrical storm activity, static electricity in the air 
> (i am not joking!)
>
>  
>
>> Seeing as the display is staying on during the reboot i don't think this 
>> problem is the case of the USB Mode resetting. It's almost like the weewx 
>> driver is not able to find the usb device in some instances.
>>
>
> the usb on rpi is flaky - some rpi models are unable to maintain 
> sufficient voltage, resulting in usb resets, corrupt usb data, etc.  the 
> usb implementation on acurite consoles is flaky - very sensitive to changes 
> in voltage, and very sensitive to pretty much anything that happens on the 
> usb.
>
> the safest way to go is to put a powered usb hub between the rpi and your 
> weather station.  power it from a reliable source, such as a ups or a 
> solar-backed battery bank with regulator/controller.
>
> you might get lucky plugging the console directly into the pi.  but if you 
> care about data consistency and quality, you'll have to do more.
>
> m
>

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Re: [weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Sean Jahnig]

And now, for some reason i've done multiple restarts and it weewx connects
via usb every time. The only thing i've done differently is remove the
keyboard and mouse from the USB ports, so i guess that was confusing the
driver because there were multiple USB devices plugged in?

Seeing as the display is staying on during the reboot i don't think this
problem is the case of the USB Mode resetting. It's almost like the weewx
driver is not able to find the usb device in some instances.

Thanks,
Sean Jahnig

m. +97150 475 4234
e.  seanocas...@gmail.com



On Sun, Oct 13, 2019 at 4:52 PM Sean Jahnig  wrote:

> Thanks for the reply.
>
> Is the RPi rebooting considered a power cycle? Or is the acurite display
> turning on and off considered a power cycle?
>
> To clarify - the acurite display is remaining powered on at all times.
> Even if i push the settings button for USB Mode it appears to still be on
> mode 3 or 4 - wherever i left it.
>
> Appreciate your help.
>
> Thanks,
> Sean Jahnig
>
> m. +97150 475 4234
> e.  seanocas...@gmail.com
>
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 13, 2019 at 4:23 PM mwall  wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 5:17:45 AM UTC-4, Sean Jahnig wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Any ideas on how to fix this problem so that it can just reconnect
>>> successfully after a reboot?
>>>
>>
>> some consoles with usb are *always* in mode 4.
>>
>> for the consoles that have user-configurable mode: after power cycle, the
>> acurite console starts up in mode 2.  so there is no way to collect data
>> from it until you physically punch the buttons to put it into mode 4
>>
>> you can read about this in the weewx hardware guide:
>>
>> http://weewx.com/docs/hardware.htm#acurite_usb_mode
>>
>> for unattended operation, there are three options for reliable unattended
>> data collection from acurite hardware:
>>
>> 1) get a console that does not have manual changing of usb bode (e.g.,
>> 02064 or 01536)
>>
>> 2) find an old acurite bridge and use the weewx-interceptor driver
>>
>> 3) buy a $20 SDR with weewx-sdr driver (but you need to create your own
>> pressure sensor or use a fine offset wireless pressure sensor)
>>
>> m
>>
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Re: [weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Sean Jahnig]

Thanks for the reply.

Is the RPi rebooting considered a power cycle? Or is the acurite display
turning on and off considered a power cycle?

To clarify - the acurite display is remaining powered on at all times. Even
if i push the settings button for USB Mode it appears to still be on mode 3
or 4 - wherever i left it.

Appreciate your help.

Thanks,
Sean Jahnig

m. +97150 475 4234
e.  seanocas...@gmail.com



On Sun, Oct 13, 2019 at 4:23 PM mwall  wrote:

>
>
> On Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 5:17:45 AM UTC-4, Sean Jahnig wrote:
>>
>>
>> Any ideas on how to fix this problem so that it can just reconnect
>> successfully after a reboot?
>>
>
> some consoles with usb are *always* in mode 4.
>
> for the consoles that have user-configurable mode: after power cycle, the
> acurite console starts up in mode 2.  so there is no way to collect data
> from it until you physically punch the buttons to put it into mode 4
>
> you can read about this in the weewx hardware guide:
>
> http://weewx.com/docs/hardware.htm#acurite_usb_mode
>
> for unattended operation, there are three options for reliable unattended
> data collection from acurite hardware:
>
> 1) get a console that does not have manual changing of usb bode (e.g.,
> 02064 or 01536)
>
> 2) find an old acurite bridge and use the weewx-interceptor driver
>
> 3) buy a $20 SDR with weewx-sdr driver (but you need to create your own
> pressure sensor or use a fine offset wireless pressure sensor)
>
> m
>
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Re: [weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[mwall]

On Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 5:17:45 AM UTC-4, Sean Jahnig wrote:
>
>
> Any ideas on how to fix this problem so that it can just reconnect 
> successfully after a reboot?
>

some consoles with usb are *always* in mode 4.

for the consoles that have user-configurable mode: after power cycle, the 
acurite console starts up in mode 2.  so there is no way to collect data 
from it until you physically punch the buttons to put it into mode 4

you can read about this in the weewx hardware guide:

http://weewx.com/docs/hardware.htm#acurite_usb_mode

for unattended operation, there are three options for reliable unattended 
data collection from acurite hardware:

1) get a console that does not have manual changing of usb bode (e.g., 
02064 or 01536)

2) find an old acurite bridge and use the weewx-interceptor driver

3) buy a $20 SDR with weewx-sdr driver (but you need to create your own 
pressure sensor or use a fine offset wireless pressure sensor)

m

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Re: [weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Sean Jahnig]

Hi all,

I have successfully setup the rasberry pi with weewx and my acurite 5-in-1
weather station. I can see the live feed using the web browser at
http://localhost/weewx

At first, after the installation it was not working but i fiddled a bit and
changed USB ports etc. and then it began working.

After a restart of the pi (nothing else changed), it stopped working. When
i run* sudo service weewx status* i see the attempts at connecting to the
device with an error LOOP Errno 110. I believe this is a problem with the
driver seeing the device over USB. If i troubleshoot by changing the 'USB
Mode' on the acurite display from 4, to 3, then back to 4. As well as
changing the port that the device is plugged into on the pi - then it
connects successfully again.

Any ideas on how to fix this problem so that it can just reconnect
successfully after a reboot?

Thanks,
Sean Jahnig

m. +97150 475 4234
e.  seanocas...@gmail.com



On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 8:59 PM Sean Jahnig  wrote:

> Thanks for the suggestion Liz,
>
> I tried to open it but i didn't find any hidden usb port... worth a try.
>
> I ordered a display that is labelled as having ' PC connect' so i'm hoping
> that one will be right.
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 6, 2019 at 9:47 AM Liz  wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 5 Oct 2019 21:10:59 +0400
>> Sean Jahnig  wrote:
>>
>> > Nah it's my fault. I thought i had researched it properly but clearly
>> > not. Let's hope the new display that I've bought will solve the
>> > problem.
>> >
>> > Thanks again for the help.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Sean Jahnig
>>
>> Is this a device which is compatible with an interceptor?
>> If you are not intending to return it, have you looked inside the
>> plastic box to see if the port is actually there, just hidden?
>>
>> Liz
>>
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Re: [weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Sean Jahnig]

Thanks for the suggestion Liz,

I tried to open it but i didn't find any hidden usb port... worth a try.

I ordered a display that is labelled as having ' PC connect' so i'm hoping
that one will be right.


On Sun, Oct 6, 2019 at 9:47 AM Liz  wrote:

> On Sat, 5 Oct 2019 21:10:59 +0400
> Sean Jahnig  wrote:
>
> > Nah it's my fault. I thought i had researched it properly but clearly
> > not. Let's hope the new display that I've bought will solve the
> > problem.
> >
> > Thanks again for the help.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Sean Jahnig
>
> Is this a device which is compatible with an interceptor?
> If you are not intending to return it, have you looked inside the
> plastic box to see if the port is actually there, just hidden?
>
> Liz
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Re: [weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Liz]

On Sat, 5 Oct 2019 21:10:59 +0400
Sean Jahnig  wrote:

> Nah it's my fault. I thought i had researched it properly but clearly
> not. Let's hope the new display that I've bought will solve the
> problem.
> 
> Thanks again for the help.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Sean Jahnig

Is this a device which is compatible with an interceptor?
If you are not intending to return it, have you looked inside the
plastic box to see if the port is actually there, just hidden?

Liz

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Re: [weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Sean Jahnig]

Nah it's my fault. I thought i had researched it properly but clearly not.
Let's hope the new display that I've bought will solve the problem.

Thanks again for the help.

Thanks,

Sean Jahnig

m.  +97150 475 4234
e.  seanocas...@gmail.com

On Sat, 5 Oct 2019, 21:06 p q,  wrote:

> Crap. I'm sorry. I didn't notice that there were two different versions.
>
> On Sat, Oct 5, 2019 at 9:55 AM Sean Jahnig  wrote:
>
>> Thanks Peter,
>>
>> It seems like i purchased the one without 'PC Connect' - very frustrating.
>>
>> I have already brought the device with me to my home in Dubai so no
>> chance to return to Amazon.com - i think the cheapest is going to be to buy
>> a new display that includes pc connect.
>>
>>
>> https://www.amazon.com/AcuRite-06006M-Display-Weather-Sensors/dp/B01N5KBHAC/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=acurite+display+with+pc+connect=1570294191=8-1
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 5, 2019 at 7:11 PM p q  wrote:
>>
>>> Looks pretty much the same as the one I have. Right next to the place
>>> where you plug in the 4.5vDC power supply, there is a mini-USB port on
>>> mine. There is the little USB symbol above it.
>>> [image: image.png]
>>>
>>> They could have removed it, but it would make no sense.
>>>
>>> On Sat, Oct 5, 2019 at 7:59 AM Sean Jahnig 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 Hi Kevin,

 Quick question, my acurite station just arrived and when i remove the
 panel at the back there is no usb port. I wonder if they've updated it and
 removed that port? Maybe i need to buy the pc connect device as well?

 This is what my display looks like
 https://www.dropbox.com/s/hfdnclwo34mk81d/20191005_185646.jpg?dl=0

 Would appreciate any suggestions.

 Thanks,
 Sean

 On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 5:10 PM p q  wrote:

> That's the one I have. It connects to your raspberry pi with a USB
> cable connected to the back of the display. No other hardware on the
> computer side. You'll need mounting hardware to install the sensor, or
> course.
>
> The one thing that I don't like about this unit is the thermometer is
> packaged in with the wind and rain gauge. If you pick a good place to
> measure wind and rain, it's in the sun and that leads to abnormally high
> and low temperature readings. In your case, you probably don't care. For
> me, I had to add a second temperature sensor.
>
> On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 9:02 PM Sean Jahnig 
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks a lot Kevin,
>>
>> Is this the unit you have?
>> https://www.amazon.com/AcuRite-Wireless-Weather-Station-Sensor/dp/B00N1XCA9M/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=acurite+weather=1568779180=gateway=8-2
>>
>> Will it connect to the rasberry pi as is or do I need to buy any
>> other hardware?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Sean Jahnig
>>
>> m.  +97150 475 4234
>> e.  seanocas...@gmail.com
>>
>> On Wed, 18 Sep 2019, 05:12 Kevin Hedgepeth, 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> That is great.  If you hit a snag get in touch and I will try to
>>> mentor you via long distance.  If you want a copy of my SD card we can 
>>> work
>>> that out too.  that will save you lots of work.
>>>
>>> Kevin/NB7O
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 3:37:02 AM UTC-7, Sean Jahnig
>>> wrote:

 Hi Kevin,

 This is awesome and i think you've achieved exactly what i want to
 do with your setup. I'm going to invest in the necessary equipment and 
 put
 it together,

 Will let you know how it goes!

 Thanks,
 Sean.

 On Monday, September 16, 2019 at 4:08:52 AM UTC+4, Kevin Hedgepeth
 wrote:
>
> Hi Sean,
>
> I run an Accurite 5 in 1 wx station here connected to a Raspberry
> Pi that uses Weewx to put the wx info on the internet and
> WeatherUnderground.  It works very well.  I also use a usb cam aimed
> through our back patio door to show the wx conditions to people who 
> are
> interested in "seeing" the weather.  The USB cam is controlled by 
> software
> called Motion.  Motion gives real time slow speed video and does an 
> image
> capture on a scheduled basis.
>
> I have written an instructable for setting this up and you can see
> the wx and camera results at:
>
> http://nb7o.ddns.net
>
> There is a menu on the left side.  the wx info is the top menu
> item, the camera images are a few menu items down, and the 
> instructable is
> a little further down.
>
> kevin
> Hermiston, Oregon, USA
>
>
> On Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 5:35:45 AM UTC-7, Sean Jahnig
> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm new here so if this has been answered before, please just
>> direct me to 

Re: [weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[p q]

Crap. I'm sorry. I didn't notice that there were two different versions.

On Sat, Oct 5, 2019 at 9:55 AM Sean Jahnig  wrote:

> Thanks Peter,
>
> It seems like i purchased the one without 'PC Connect' - very frustrating.
>
> I have already brought the device with me to my home in Dubai so no chance
> to return to Amazon.com - i think the cheapest is going to be to buy a new
> display that includes pc connect.
>
>
> https://www.amazon.com/AcuRite-06006M-Display-Weather-Sensors/dp/B01N5KBHAC/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=acurite+display+with+pc+connect=1570294191=8-1
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 5, 2019 at 7:11 PM p q  wrote:
>
>> Looks pretty much the same as the one I have. Right next to the place
>> where you plug in the 4.5vDC power supply, there is a mini-USB port on
>> mine. There is the little USB symbol above it.
>> [image: image.png]
>>
>> They could have removed it, but it would make no sense.
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 5, 2019 at 7:59 AM Sean Jahnig  wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Kevin,
>>>
>>> Quick question, my acurite station just arrived and when i remove the
>>> panel at the back there is no usb port. I wonder if they've updated it and
>>> removed that port? Maybe i need to buy the pc connect device as well?
>>>
>>> This is what my display looks like
>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/hfdnclwo34mk81d/20191005_185646.jpg?dl=0
>>>
>>> Would appreciate any suggestions.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Sean
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 5:10 PM p q  wrote:
>>>
 That's the one I have. It connects to your raspberry pi with a USB
 cable connected to the back of the display. No other hardware on the
 computer side. You'll need mounting hardware to install the sensor, or
 course.

 The one thing that I don't like about this unit is the thermometer is
 packaged in with the wind and rain gauge. If you pick a good place to
 measure wind and rain, it's in the sun and that leads to abnormally high
 and low temperature readings. In your case, you probably don't care. For
 me, I had to add a second temperature sensor.

 On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 9:02 PM Sean Jahnig 
 wrote:

> Thanks a lot Kevin,
>
> Is this the unit you have?
> https://www.amazon.com/AcuRite-Wireless-Weather-Station-Sensor/dp/B00N1XCA9M/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=acurite+weather=1568779180=gateway=8-2
>
> Will it connect to the rasberry pi as is or do I need to buy any other
> hardware?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sean Jahnig
>
> m.  +97150 475 4234
> e.  seanocas...@gmail.com
>
> On Wed, 18 Sep 2019, 05:12 Kevin Hedgepeth, 
> wrote:
>
>> That is great.  If you hit a snag get in touch and I will try to
>> mentor you via long distance.  If you want a copy of my SD card we can 
>> work
>> that out too.  that will save you lots of work.
>>
>> Kevin/NB7O
>>
>> On Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 3:37:02 AM UTC-7, Sean Jahnig wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Kevin,
>>>
>>> This is awesome and i think you've achieved exactly what i want to
>>> do with your setup. I'm going to invest in the necessary equipment and 
>>> put
>>> it together,
>>>
>>> Will let you know how it goes!
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Sean.
>>>
>>> On Monday, September 16, 2019 at 4:08:52 AM UTC+4, Kevin Hedgepeth
>>> wrote:

 Hi Sean,

 I run an Accurite 5 in 1 wx station here connected to a Raspberry
 Pi that uses Weewx to put the wx info on the internet and
 WeatherUnderground.  It works very well.  I also use a usb cam aimed
 through our back patio door to show the wx conditions to people who are
 interested in "seeing" the weather.  The USB cam is controlled by 
 software
 called Motion.  Motion gives real time slow speed video and does an 
 image
 capture on a scheduled basis.

 I have written an instructable for setting this up and you can see
 the wx and camera results at:

 http://nb7o.ddns.net

 There is a menu on the left side.  the wx info is the top menu
 item, the camera images are a few menu items down, and the 
 instructable is
 a little further down.

 kevin
 Hermiston, Oregon, USA


 On Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 5:35:45 AM UTC-7, Sean Jahnig
 wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm new here so if this has been answered before, please just
> direct me to the article.
>
> I am fairly IT competent but i am not a coder. However, i can read
> through tutorials and hack my way most the time.
>
> *A bit of background:*
> I am a surfer and kitesurfer and i live in the UAE. We do not have
> as much wind and waves as other countries, but if you watch the 
> weather
> closely and make good, informed decisions - you can can 

Re: [weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Sean Jahnig]

Thanks Peter,

It seems like i purchased the one without 'PC Connect' - very frustrating.

I have already brought the device with me to my home in Dubai so no chance
to return to Amazon.com - i think the cheapest is going to be to buy a new
display that includes pc connect.

https://www.amazon.com/AcuRite-06006M-Display-Weather-Sensors/dp/B01N5KBHAC/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=acurite+display+with+pc+connect=1570294191=8-1


On Sat, Oct 5, 2019 at 7:11 PM p q  wrote:

> Looks pretty much the same as the one I have. Right next to the place
> where you plug in the 4.5vDC power supply, there is a mini-USB port on
> mine. There is the little USB symbol above it.
> [image: image.png]
>
> They could have removed it, but it would make no sense.
>
> On Sat, Oct 5, 2019 at 7:59 AM Sean Jahnig  wrote:
>
>> Hi Kevin,
>>
>> Quick question, my acurite station just arrived and when i remove the
>> panel at the back there is no usb port. I wonder if they've updated it and
>> removed that port? Maybe i need to buy the pc connect device as well?
>>
>> This is what my display looks like
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/hfdnclwo34mk81d/20191005_185646.jpg?dl=0
>>
>> Would appreciate any suggestions.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sean
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 5:10 PM p q  wrote:
>>
>>> That's the one I have. It connects to your raspberry pi with a USB cable
>>> connected to the back of the display. No other hardware on the computer
>>> side. You'll need mounting hardware to install the sensor, or course.
>>>
>>> The one thing that I don't like about this unit is the thermometer is
>>> packaged in with the wind and rain gauge. If you pick a good place to
>>> measure wind and rain, it's in the sun and that leads to abnormally high
>>> and low temperature readings. In your case, you probably don't care. For
>>> me, I had to add a second temperature sensor.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 9:02 PM Sean Jahnig 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 Thanks a lot Kevin,

 Is this the unit you have?
 https://www.amazon.com/AcuRite-Wireless-Weather-Station-Sensor/dp/B00N1XCA9M/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=acurite+weather=1568779180=gateway=8-2

 Will it connect to the rasberry pi as is or do I need to buy any other
 hardware?

 Thanks,

 Sean Jahnig

 m.  +97150 475 4234
 e.  seanocas...@gmail.com

 On Wed, 18 Sep 2019, 05:12 Kevin Hedgepeth, 
 wrote:

> That is great.  If you hit a snag get in touch and I will try to
> mentor you via long distance.  If you want a copy of my SD card we can 
> work
> that out too.  that will save you lots of work.
>
> Kevin/NB7O
>
> On Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 3:37:02 AM UTC-7, Sean Jahnig wrote:
>>
>> Hi Kevin,
>>
>> This is awesome and i think you've achieved exactly what i want to do
>> with your setup. I'm going to invest in the necessary equipment and put 
>> it
>> together,
>>
>> Will let you know how it goes!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sean.
>>
>> On Monday, September 16, 2019 at 4:08:52 AM UTC+4, Kevin Hedgepeth
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Sean,
>>>
>>> I run an Accurite 5 in 1 wx station here connected to a Raspberry Pi
>>> that uses Weewx to put the wx info on the internet and 
>>> WeatherUnderground.
>>> It works very well.  I also use a usb cam aimed through our back patio 
>>> door
>>> to show the wx conditions to people who are interested in "seeing" the
>>> weather.  The USB cam is controlled by software called Motion.  Motion
>>> gives real time slow speed video and does an image capture on a 
>>> scheduled
>>> basis.
>>>
>>> I have written an instructable for setting this up and you can see
>>> the wx and camera results at:
>>>
>>> http://nb7o.ddns.net
>>>
>>> There is a menu on the left side.  the wx info is the top menu item,
>>> the camera images are a few menu items down, and the instructable is a
>>> little further down.
>>>
>>> kevin
>>> Hermiston, Oregon, USA
>>>
>>>
>>> On Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 5:35:45 AM UTC-7, Sean Jahnig
>>> wrote:

 Hi,

 I'm new here so if this has been answered before, please just
 direct me to the article.

 I am fairly IT competent but i am not a coder. However, i can read
 through tutorials and hack my way most the time.

 *A bit of background:*
 I am a surfer and kitesurfer and i live in the UAE. We do not have
 as much wind and waves as other countries, but if you watch the weather
 closely and make good, informed decisions - you can can get some nice 
 ocean
 conditions here for surfing and kitesurfing... and it usually 
 disappears as
 quickly as it arrives so timing is key. Following the charts and being
 informed is tricky business because there are not many accurate 
 

Re: [weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[p q]

Looks pretty much the same as the one I have. Right next to the place where
you plug in the 4.5vDC power supply, there is a mini-USB port on mine.
There is the little USB symbol above it.
[image: image.png]

They could have removed it, but it would make no sense.

On Sat, Oct 5, 2019 at 7:59 AM Sean Jahnig  wrote:

> Hi Kevin,
>
> Quick question, my acurite station just arrived and when i remove the
> panel at the back there is no usb port. I wonder if they've updated it and
> removed that port? Maybe i need to buy the pc connect device as well?
>
> This is what my display looks like
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/hfdnclwo34mk81d/20191005_185646.jpg?dl=0
>
> Would appreciate any suggestions.
>
> Thanks,
> Sean
>
> On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 5:10 PM p q  wrote:
>
>> That's the one I have. It connects to your raspberry pi with a USB cable
>> connected to the back of the display. No other hardware on the computer
>> side. You'll need mounting hardware to install the sensor, or course.
>>
>> The one thing that I don't like about this unit is the thermometer is
>> packaged in with the wind and rain gauge. If you pick a good place to
>> measure wind and rain, it's in the sun and that leads to abnormally high
>> and low temperature readings. In your case, you probably don't care. For
>> me, I had to add a second temperature sensor.
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 9:02 PM Sean Jahnig 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks a lot Kevin,
>>>
>>> Is this the unit you have?
>>> https://www.amazon.com/AcuRite-Wireless-Weather-Station-Sensor/dp/B00N1XCA9M/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=acurite+weather=1568779180=gateway=8-2
>>>
>>> Will it connect to the rasberry pi as is or do I need to buy any other
>>> hardware?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Sean Jahnig
>>>
>>> m.  +97150 475 4234
>>> e.  seanocas...@gmail.com
>>>
>>> On Wed, 18 Sep 2019, 05:12 Kevin Hedgepeth, 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 That is great.  If you hit a snag get in touch and I will try to mentor
 you via long distance.  If you want a copy of my SD card we can work that
 out too.  that will save you lots of work.

 Kevin/NB7O

 On Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 3:37:02 AM UTC-7, Sean Jahnig wrote:
>
> Hi Kevin,
>
> This is awesome and i think you've achieved exactly what i want to do
> with your setup. I'm going to invest in the necessary equipment and put it
> together,
>
> Will let you know how it goes!
>
> Thanks,
> Sean.
>
> On Monday, September 16, 2019 at 4:08:52 AM UTC+4, Kevin Hedgepeth
> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Sean,
>>
>> I run an Accurite 5 in 1 wx station here connected to a Raspberry Pi
>> that uses Weewx to put the wx info on the internet and 
>> WeatherUnderground.
>> It works very well.  I also use a usb cam aimed through our back patio 
>> door
>> to show the wx conditions to people who are interested in "seeing" the
>> weather.  The USB cam is controlled by software called Motion.  Motion
>> gives real time slow speed video and does an image capture on a scheduled
>> basis.
>>
>> I have written an instructable for setting this up and you can see
>> the wx and camera results at:
>>
>> http://nb7o.ddns.net
>>
>> There is a menu on the left side.  the wx info is the top menu item,
>> the camera images are a few menu items down, and the instructable is a
>> little further down.
>>
>> kevin
>> Hermiston, Oregon, USA
>>
>>
>> On Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 5:35:45 AM UTC-7, Sean Jahnig
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm new here so if this has been answered before, please just direct
>>> me to the article.
>>>
>>> I am fairly IT competent but i am not a coder. However, i can read
>>> through tutorials and hack my way most the time.
>>>
>>> *A bit of background:*
>>> I am a surfer and kitesurfer and i live in the UAE. We do not have
>>> as much wind and waves as other countries, but if you watch the weather
>>> closely and make good, informed decisions - you can can get some nice 
>>> ocean
>>> conditions here for surfing and kitesurfing... and it usually 
>>> disappears as
>>> quickly as it arrives so timing is key. Following the charts and being
>>> informed is tricky business because there are not many accurate 
>>> forecasting
>>> websites or stations. Firstly, knowing that the wind/waves is coming is 
>>> not
>>> accurate, and secondly knowing if it has arrived is not accurate. Being
>>> informed can really save long drives etc. so what i'm really hoping to 
>>> do
>>> is to build an affordable little station that i can install at a few
>>> locations in order to monitor live wind (via windguru) and wave 
>>> conditions
>>> (twitch, streaming).
>>>
>>> At our local kite surfing spot i have setup a wind meter and a
>>> webcam but it is not an efficient solution. We are 

Re: [weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Sean Jahnig]

Hi Kevin,

Quick question, my acurite station just arrived and when i remove the panel
at the back there is no usb port. I wonder if they've updated it and
removed that port? Maybe i need to buy the pc connect device as well?

This is what my display looks like
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hfdnclwo34mk81d/20191005_185646.jpg?dl=0

Would appreciate any suggestions.

Thanks,
Sean

On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 5:10 PM p q  wrote:

> That's the one I have. It connects to your raspberry pi with a USB cable
> connected to the back of the display. No other hardware on the computer
> side. You'll need mounting hardware to install the sensor, or course.
>
> The one thing that I don't like about this unit is the thermometer is
> packaged in with the wind and rain gauge. If you pick a good place to
> measure wind and rain, it's in the sun and that leads to abnormally high
> and low temperature readings. In your case, you probably don't care. For
> me, I had to add a second temperature sensor.
>
> On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 9:02 PM Sean Jahnig  wrote:
>
>> Thanks a lot Kevin,
>>
>> Is this the unit you have?
>> https://www.amazon.com/AcuRite-Wireless-Weather-Station-Sensor/dp/B00N1XCA9M/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=acurite+weather=1568779180=gateway=8-2
>>
>> Will it connect to the rasberry pi as is or do I need to buy any other
>> hardware?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Sean Jahnig
>>
>> m.  +97150 475 4234
>> e.  seanocas...@gmail.com
>>
>> On Wed, 18 Sep 2019, 05:12 Kevin Hedgepeth,  wrote:
>>
>>> That is great.  If you hit a snag get in touch and I will try to mentor
>>> you via long distance.  If you want a copy of my SD card we can work that
>>> out too.  that will save you lots of work.
>>>
>>> Kevin/NB7O
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 3:37:02 AM UTC-7, Sean Jahnig wrote:

 Hi Kevin,

 This is awesome and i think you've achieved exactly what i want to do
 with your setup. I'm going to invest in the necessary equipment and put it
 together,

 Will let you know how it goes!

 Thanks,
 Sean.

 On Monday, September 16, 2019 at 4:08:52 AM UTC+4, Kevin Hedgepeth
 wrote:
>
> Hi Sean,
>
> I run an Accurite 5 in 1 wx station here connected to a Raspberry Pi
> that uses Weewx to put the wx info on the internet and WeatherUnderground.
> It works very well.  I also use a usb cam aimed through our back patio 
> door
> to show the wx conditions to people who are interested in "seeing" the
> weather.  The USB cam is controlled by software called Motion.  Motion
> gives real time slow speed video and does an image capture on a scheduled
> basis.
>
> I have written an instructable for setting this up and you can see the
> wx and camera results at:
>
> http://nb7o.ddns.net
>
> There is a menu on the left side.  the wx info is the top menu item,
> the camera images are a few menu items down, and the instructable is a
> little further down.
>
> kevin
> Hermiston, Oregon, USA
>
>
> On Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 5:35:45 AM UTC-7, Sean Jahnig wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm new here so if this has been answered before, please just direct
>> me to the article.
>>
>> I am fairly IT competent but i am not a coder. However, i can read
>> through tutorials and hack my way most the time.
>>
>> *A bit of background:*
>> I am a surfer and kitesurfer and i live in the UAE. We do not have as
>> much wind and waves as other countries, but if you watch the weather
>> closely and make good, informed decisions - you can can get some nice 
>> ocean
>> conditions here for surfing and kitesurfing... and it usually disappears 
>> as
>> quickly as it arrives so timing is key. Following the charts and being
>> informed is tricky business because there are not many accurate 
>> forecasting
>> websites or stations. Firstly, knowing that the wind/waves is coming is 
>> not
>> accurate, and secondly knowing if it has arrived is not accurate. Being
>> informed can really save long drives etc. so what i'm really hoping to do
>> is to build an affordable little station that i can install at a few
>> locations in order to monitor live wind (via windguru) and wave 
>> conditions
>> (twitch, streaming).
>>
>> At our local kite surfing spot i have setup a wind meter and a webcam
>> but it is not an efficient solution. We are currently using a full 
>> weather
>> station and a separate mac mini just for handling the web cam stream. It 
>> is
>> not an efficient or affordable solution. You can see the wind meter here:
>> https://www.windguru.cz/station/1083 and the webcam here:
>> https://www.twitch.tv/kitebeachcenteruaq ... What i am really hoping
>> to do is build something smaller and cheaper that can achieve the same
>> thing - and also in a smaller package like a 

[weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Steve2Q]

Thank, Kevin 

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Re: [weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[p q]

That's the one I have. It connects to your raspberry pi with a USB cable
connected to the back of the display. No other hardware on the computer
side. You'll need mounting hardware to install the sensor, or course.

The one thing that I don't like about this unit is the thermometer is
packaged in with the wind and rain gauge. If you pick a good place to
measure wind and rain, it's in the sun and that leads to abnormally high
and low temperature readings. In your case, you probably don't care. For
me, I had to add a second temperature sensor.

On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 9:02 PM Sean Jahnig  wrote:

> Thanks a lot Kevin,
>
> Is this the unit you have?
> https://www.amazon.com/AcuRite-Wireless-Weather-Station-Sensor/dp/B00N1XCA9M/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=acurite+weather=1568779180=gateway=8-2
>
> Will it connect to the rasberry pi as is or do I need to buy any other
> hardware?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sean Jahnig
>
> m.  +97150 475 4234
> e.  seanocas...@gmail.com
>
> On Wed, 18 Sep 2019, 05:12 Kevin Hedgepeth,  wrote:
>
>> That is great.  If you hit a snag get in touch and I will try to mentor
>> you via long distance.  If you want a copy of my SD card we can work that
>> out too.  that will save you lots of work.
>>
>> Kevin/NB7O
>>
>> On Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 3:37:02 AM UTC-7, Sean Jahnig wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Kevin,
>>>
>>> This is awesome and i think you've achieved exactly what i want to do
>>> with your setup. I'm going to invest in the necessary equipment and put it
>>> together,
>>>
>>> Will let you know how it goes!
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Sean.
>>>
>>> On Monday, September 16, 2019 at 4:08:52 AM UTC+4, Kevin Hedgepeth wrote:

 Hi Sean,

 I run an Accurite 5 in 1 wx station here connected to a Raspberry Pi
 that uses Weewx to put the wx info on the internet and WeatherUnderground.
 It works very well.  I also use a usb cam aimed through our back patio door
 to show the wx conditions to people who are interested in "seeing" the
 weather.  The USB cam is controlled by software called Motion.  Motion
 gives real time slow speed video and does an image capture on a scheduled
 basis.

 I have written an instructable for setting this up and you can see the
 wx and camera results at:

 http://nb7o.ddns.net

 There is a menu on the left side.  the wx info is the top menu item,
 the camera images are a few menu items down, and the instructable is a
 little further down.

 kevin
 Hermiston, Oregon, USA


 On Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 5:35:45 AM UTC-7, Sean Jahnig wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm new here so if this has been answered before, please just direct
> me to the article.
>
> I am fairly IT competent but i am not a coder. However, i can read
> through tutorials and hack my way most the time.
>
> *A bit of background:*
> I am a surfer and kitesurfer and i live in the UAE. We do not have as
> much wind and waves as other countries, but if you watch the weather
> closely and make good, informed decisions - you can can get some nice 
> ocean
> conditions here for surfing and kitesurfing... and it usually disappears 
> as
> quickly as it arrives so timing is key. Following the charts and being
> informed is tricky business because there are not many accurate 
> forecasting
> websites or stations. Firstly, knowing that the wind/waves is coming is 
> not
> accurate, and secondly knowing if it has arrived is not accurate. Being
> informed can really save long drives etc. so what i'm really hoping to do
> is to build an affordable little station that i can install at a few
> locations in order to monitor live wind (via windguru) and wave conditions
> (twitch, streaming).
>
> At our local kite surfing spot i have setup a wind meter and a webcam
> but it is not an efficient solution. We are currently using a full weather
> station and a separate mac mini just for handling the web cam stream. It 
> is
> not an efficient or affordable solution. You can see the wind meter here:
> https://www.windguru.cz/station/1083 and the webcam here:
> https://www.twitch.tv/kitebeachcenteruaq ... What i am really hoping
> to do is build something smaller and cheaper that can achieve the same
> thing - and also in a smaller package like a waterproof box so that i can
> approach hotels and use a small footprint (and their internet) to have a
> little station to monitor the wind and waves at their condition.
>
> I have been doing a lot of reading and i do believe the rasberry pi
> has all the functionality i need. It is just the exact process of getting
> everything to talk to each other that i need some help with. Also, because
> i am funding this myself i really need to try and keep the cost down. I
> only need an anemometer for wind speed and direction + a 1080p weather

Re: [weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Sean Jahnig]

Thanks a lot Kevin,

Is this the unit you have?
https://www.amazon.com/AcuRite-Wireless-Weather-Station-Sensor/dp/B00N1XCA9M/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=acurite+weather=1568779180=gateway=8-2

Will it connect to the rasberry pi as is or do I need to buy any other
hardware?

Thanks,

Sean Jahnig

m.  +97150 475 4234
e.  seanocas...@gmail.com

On Wed, 18 Sep 2019, 05:12 Kevin Hedgepeth,  wrote:

> That is great.  If you hit a snag get in touch and I will try to mentor
> you via long distance.  If you want a copy of my SD card we can work that
> out too.  that will save you lots of work.
>
> Kevin/NB7O
>
> On Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 3:37:02 AM UTC-7, Sean Jahnig wrote:
>>
>> Hi Kevin,
>>
>> This is awesome and i think you've achieved exactly what i want to do
>> with your setup. I'm going to invest in the necessary equipment and put it
>> together,
>>
>> Will let you know how it goes!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sean.
>>
>> On Monday, September 16, 2019 at 4:08:52 AM UTC+4, Kevin Hedgepeth wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Sean,
>>>
>>> I run an Accurite 5 in 1 wx station here connected to a Raspberry Pi
>>> that uses Weewx to put the wx info on the internet and WeatherUnderground.
>>> It works very well.  I also use a usb cam aimed through our back patio door
>>> to show the wx conditions to people who are interested in "seeing" the
>>> weather.  The USB cam is controlled by software called Motion.  Motion
>>> gives real time slow speed video and does an image capture on a scheduled
>>> basis.
>>>
>>> I have written an instructable for setting this up and you can see the
>>> wx and camera results at:
>>>
>>> http://nb7o.ddns.net
>>>
>>> There is a menu on the left side.  the wx info is the top menu item, the
>>> camera images are a few menu items down, and the instructable is a little
>>> further down.
>>>
>>> kevin
>>> Hermiston, Oregon, USA
>>>
>>>
>>> On Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 5:35:45 AM UTC-7, Sean Jahnig wrote:

 Hi,

 I'm new here so if this has been answered before, please just direct me
 to the article.

 I am fairly IT competent but i am not a coder. However, i can read
 through tutorials and hack my way most the time.

 *A bit of background:*
 I am a surfer and kitesurfer and i live in the UAE. We do not have as
 much wind and waves as other countries, but if you watch the weather
 closely and make good, informed decisions - you can can get some nice ocean
 conditions here for surfing and kitesurfing... and it usually disappears as
 quickly as it arrives so timing is key. Following the charts and being
 informed is tricky business because there are not many accurate forecasting
 websites or stations. Firstly, knowing that the wind/waves is coming is not
 accurate, and secondly knowing if it has arrived is not accurate. Being
 informed can really save long drives etc. so what i'm really hoping to do
 is to build an affordable little station that i can install at a few
 locations in order to monitor live wind (via windguru) and wave conditions
 (twitch, streaming).

 At our local kite surfing spot i have setup a wind meter and a webcam
 but it is not an efficient solution. We are currently using a full weather
 station and a separate mac mini just for handling the web cam stream. It is
 not an efficient or affordable solution. You can see the wind meter here:
 https://www.windguru.cz/station/1083 and the webcam here:
 https://www.twitch.tv/kitebeachcenteruaq ... What i am really hoping
 to do is build something smaller and cheaper that can achieve the same
 thing - and also in a smaller package like a waterproof box so that i can
 approach hotels and use a small footprint (and their internet) to have a
 little station to monitor the wind and waves at their condition.

 I have been doing a lot of reading and i do believe the rasberry pi has
 all the functionality i need. It is just the exact process of getting
 everything to talk to each other that i need some help with. Also, because
 i am funding this myself i really need to try and keep the cost down. I
 only need an anemometer for wind speed and direction + a 1080p weather
 proof outdoor camera. Nothing else.

 In my head, this is how i imagine it will work:

1. Buy an anemometer like - Davis Instruments 6410
https://amzn.to/2kBgCTh
2. Buy a 1080p camera, whether usb or ethernet. It just need to be
weatherproof and compatible
3. Buy Rasberry pi and load weewx which will talk to windguru
4. Setup the Rasberry pi with something like https://www.noip.com/ so
that i can access it remotely for maintenance

 Questions i have:

1. Can i buy only the anemometer above and connect it into the
rasberry pi (about $120) ? or do i need to invest in the whole station
(about $600) in order to have it readable by the 

[weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Kevin Hedgepeth]

That is great.  If you hit a snag get in touch and I will try to mentor you 
via long distance.  If you want a copy of my SD card we can work that out 
too.  that will save you lots of work.

Kevin/NB7O

On Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 3:37:02 AM UTC-7, Sean Jahnig wrote:
>
> Hi Kevin,
>
> This is awesome and i think you've achieved exactly what i want to do with 
> your setup. I'm going to invest in the necessary equipment and put it 
> together,
>
> Will let you know how it goes!
>
> Thanks, 
> Sean.
>
> On Monday, September 16, 2019 at 4:08:52 AM UTC+4, Kevin Hedgepeth wrote:
>>
>> Hi Sean,
>>
>> I run an Accurite 5 in 1 wx station here connected to a Raspberry Pi that 
>> uses Weewx to put the wx info on the internet and WeatherUnderground.  It 
>> works very well.  I also use a usb cam aimed through our back patio door to 
>> show the wx conditions to people who are interested in "seeing" the 
>> weather.  The USB cam is controlled by software called Motion.  Motion 
>> gives real time slow speed video and does an image capture on a scheduled 
>> basis.
>>
>> I have written an instructable for setting this up and you can see the wx 
>> and camera results at:
>>
>> http://nb7o.ddns.net
>>
>> There is a menu on the left side.  the wx info is the top menu item, the 
>> camera images are a few menu items down, and the instructable is a little 
>> further down.
>>
>> kevin
>> Hermiston, Oregon, USA
>>
>>
>> On Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 5:35:45 AM UTC-7, Sean Jahnig wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm new here so if this has been answered before, please just direct me 
>>> to the article.
>>>
>>> I am fairly IT competent but i am not a coder. However, i can read 
>>> through tutorials and hack my way most the time.
>>>
>>> *A bit of background:*
>>> I am a surfer and kitesurfer and i live in the UAE. We do not have as 
>>> much wind and waves as other countries, but if you watch the weather 
>>> closely and make good, informed decisions - you can can get some nice ocean 
>>> conditions here for surfing and kitesurfing... and it usually disappears as 
>>> quickly as it arrives so timing is key. Following the charts and being 
>>> informed is tricky business because there are not many accurate forecasting 
>>> websites or stations. Firstly, knowing that the wind/waves is coming is not 
>>> accurate, and secondly knowing if it has arrived is not accurate. Being 
>>> informed can really save long drives etc. so what i'm really hoping to do 
>>> is to build an affordable little station that i can install at a few 
>>> locations in order to monitor live wind (via windguru) and wave conditions 
>>> (twitch, streaming).
>>>
>>> At our local kite surfing spot i have setup a wind meter and a webcam 
>>> but it is not an efficient solution. We are currently using a full weather 
>>> station and a separate mac mini just for handling the web cam stream. It is 
>>> not an efficient or affordable solution. You can see the wind meter here: 
>>> https://www.windguru.cz/station/1083 and the webcam here: 
>>> https://www.twitch.tv/kitebeachcenteruaq ... What i am really hoping to 
>>> do is build something smaller and cheaper that can achieve the same thing - 
>>> and also in a smaller package like a waterproof box so that i can approach 
>>> hotels and use a small footprint (and their internet) to have a little 
>>> station to monitor the wind and waves at their condition.
>>>
>>> I have been doing a lot of reading and i do believe the rasberry pi has 
>>> all the functionality i need. It is just the exact process of getting 
>>> everything to talk to each other that i need some help with. Also, because 
>>> i am funding this myself i really need to try and keep the cost down. I 
>>> only need an anemometer for wind speed and direction + a 1080p weather 
>>> proof outdoor camera. Nothing else.
>>>
>>> In my head, this is how i imagine it will work:
>>>
>>>1. Buy an anemometer like - Davis Instruments 6410 
>>>https://amzn.to/2kBgCTh
>>>2. Buy a 1080p camera, whether usb or ethernet. It just need to be 
>>>weatherproof and compatible
>>>3. Buy Rasberry pi and load weewx which will talk to windguru
>>>4. Setup the Rasberry pi with something like https://www.noip.com/ so 
>>>that i can access it remotely for maintenance
>>>
>>> Questions i have:
>>>
>>>1. Can i buy only the anemometer above and connect it into the 
>>>rasberry pi (about $120) ? or do i need to invest in the whole station 
>>>(about $600) in order to have it readable by the rasberry pi ?
>>>2. Is anyone successfully streaming a webcam via twitch using a 
>>>rasberry pi? (ref - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob-V1xI7c8I)
>>>
>>> Appreciate anything that can be added to my project.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Sean.
>>>
>>>
>>>

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[weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Kevin Hedgepeth]

Hi Steve,  Me again.  I just re-read what I wrote to Sean.  I see where 
you, and probably others, thought I was talking about the cam app.  I wrote 
the reply based upon his question about using a Pi and a Wx station that 
can be promulgated over the internet.  The camera was a secondary thought 
because he also wanted to show the surf conditions present.  Give me a 
little time and I will have it up there.

Kevin/NB7O

On Monday, September 16, 2019 at 8:11:20 PM UTC-7, Steve2Q wrote:
>
> Hi Kevin..Steve, N2QLQ here. I could not find the instructable you 
> referred to regarding adding the web cam. Very nice and informative site. 
>
> 73 Steve
>

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[weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Kevin Hedgepeth]

You are correct.  there is not one for the web cam.  The instructable I was 
referring to is for the Wx station and the Raspberry Pi.

I am writing the web cam document now.

Keep tabs on the web site.  I hope to have it up no later than thursday.  
It is mostly written.  I want to do a step by step install following what 
is written to make certain I did not miss a step.

Kevin/NB7O


On Monday, September 16, 2019 at 8:11:20 PM UTC-7, Steve2Q wrote:
>
> Hi Kevin..Steve, N2QLQ here. I could not find the instructable you 
> referred to regarding adding the web cam. Very nice and informative site. 
>
> 73 Steve
>

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[weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Sean Jahnig]

Hi Kevin,

This is awesome and i think you've achieved exactly what i want to do with 
your setup. I'm going to invest in the necessary equipment and put it 
together,

Will let you know how it goes!

Thanks, 
Sean.

On Monday, September 16, 2019 at 4:08:52 AM UTC+4, Kevin Hedgepeth wrote:
>
> Hi Sean,
>
> I run an Accurite 5 in 1 wx station here connected to a Raspberry Pi that 
> uses Weewx to put the wx info on the internet and WeatherUnderground.  It 
> works very well.  I also use a usb cam aimed through our back patio door to 
> show the wx conditions to people who are interested in "seeing" the 
> weather.  The USB cam is controlled by software called Motion.  Motion 
> gives real time slow speed video and does an image capture on a scheduled 
> basis.
>
> I have written an instructable for setting this up and you can see the wx 
> and camera results at:
>
> http://nb7o.ddns.net
>
> There is a menu on the left side.  the wx info is the top menu item, the 
> camera images are a few menu items down, and the instructable is a little 
> further down.
>
> kevin
> Hermiston, Oregon, USA
>
>
> On Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 5:35:45 AM UTC-7, Sean Jahnig wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm new here so if this has been answered before, please just direct me 
>> to the article.
>>
>> I am fairly IT competent but i am not a coder. However, i can read 
>> through tutorials and hack my way most the time.
>>
>> *A bit of background:*
>> I am a surfer and kitesurfer and i live in the UAE. We do not have as 
>> much wind and waves as other countries, but if you watch the weather 
>> closely and make good, informed decisions - you can can get some nice ocean 
>> conditions here for surfing and kitesurfing... and it usually disappears as 
>> quickly as it arrives so timing is key. Following the charts and being 
>> informed is tricky business because there are not many accurate forecasting 
>> websites or stations. Firstly, knowing that the wind/waves is coming is not 
>> accurate, and secondly knowing if it has arrived is not accurate. Being 
>> informed can really save long drives etc. so what i'm really hoping to do 
>> is to build an affordable little station that i can install at a few 
>> locations in order to monitor live wind (via windguru) and wave conditions 
>> (twitch, streaming).
>>
>> At our local kite surfing spot i have setup a wind meter and a webcam but 
>> it is not an efficient solution. We are currently using a full weather 
>> station and a separate mac mini just for handling the web cam stream. It is 
>> not an efficient or affordable solution. You can see the wind meter here: 
>> https://www.windguru.cz/station/1083 and the webcam here: 
>> https://www.twitch.tv/kitebeachcenteruaq ... What i am really hoping to 
>> do is build something smaller and cheaper that can achieve the same thing - 
>> and also in a smaller package like a waterproof box so that i can approach 
>> hotels and use a small footprint (and their internet) to have a little 
>> station to monitor the wind and waves at their condition.
>>
>> I have been doing a lot of reading and i do believe the rasberry pi has 
>> all the functionality i need. It is just the exact process of getting 
>> everything to talk to each other that i need some help with. Also, because 
>> i am funding this myself i really need to try and keep the cost down. I 
>> only need an anemometer for wind speed and direction + a 1080p weather 
>> proof outdoor camera. Nothing else.
>>
>> In my head, this is how i imagine it will work:
>>
>>1. Buy an anemometer like - Davis Instruments 6410 
>>https://amzn.to/2kBgCTh
>>2. Buy a 1080p camera, whether usb or ethernet. It just need to be 
>>weatherproof and compatible
>>3. Buy Rasberry pi and load weewx which will talk to windguru
>>4. Setup the Rasberry pi with something like https://www.noip.com/ so 
>>that i can access it remotely for maintenance
>>
>> Questions i have:
>>
>>1. Can i buy only the anemometer above and connect it into the 
>>rasberry pi (about $120) ? or do i need to invest in the whole station 
>>(about $600) in order to have it readable by the rasberry pi ?
>>2. Is anyone successfully streaming a webcam via twitch using a 
>>rasberry pi? (ref - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob-V1xI7c8I)
>>
>> Appreciate anything that can be added to my project.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sean.
>>
>>
>>

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Re: [weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Sean Jahnig]

Hi Jardi,

Thanks for the info. I'm feeling like the acurite solution might be a 
better starting point for me and then i'll expand from there. Will let you 
know, thanks!

On Sunday, September 15, 2019 at 12:27:57 PM UTC+4, Jardi Martínez wrote:
>
> Hi Sean,
>
> I don't have access to one of these anemometers but if it is a regular 
> cups anemometer, they are quite simple devices. They have a magnet that 
> activates a reed sensor at every turn, some of them twice per rotation. If 
> that's the case, you will only need two of the wires in the connector one 
> connected to ground and the other one to an input pin in the Pi that will 
> be use to count the clicks, the other info you'll need is the diameter of 
> the anemometer and a calibration factor that might come or not in the 
> device's technical reference.
>
> But then again, I don't have access to one of those to examine it. If you 
> can get a hold of any documentation about it I could take a look. If you 
> have access to one, I would use a multimeter on the continuity test setting 
> and try the pins on the rj11 in pairs while the device is turning, if you 
> hear the beeps as it turns you can easily make it work with the driver I 
> wrote and you would have found the 2 needed pins.
>
> Jardi.
>

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[weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Steve2Q]

Hi Kevin..Steve, N2QLQ here. I could not find the instructable you referred to 
regarding adding the web cam. Very nice and informative site. 

73 Steve

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Re: [weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Jardi Martínez]

On Sunday, September 15, 2019 at 6:20:57 AM UTC-7, Andy wrote:
>
> Davis sensor connection info is here 
> http://cactus.io/hookups/weather/anemometer/davis/hookup-arduino-to-davis-anemometer


 Awesome!

So, yeah. Based on that information it would be easy to adapt the driver to 
work with the Davis anemometer, for this you will only need to connect the 
ground and wind speed pins of the rj11 as described in Andy's link, you 
don't need to add an external pull-up resistor since that Pi has an 
internal one that can be activated. If you also want to get the direction 
you would need to get an Analog to Digital converter like the MCP3008, 
since the Raspberry Pi doesn't have any analog pins.

If you decide to go this route let me know since I will have to modify the 
driver a little bit to make it work with that anemometer/wind vane.

Jardi.

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[weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Kevin Hedgepeth]

Hi Sean,

I run an Accurite 5 in 1 wx station here connected to a Raspberry Pi that 
uses Weewx to put the wx info on the internet and WeatherUnderground.  It 
works very well.  I also use a usb cam aimed through our back patio door to 
show the wx conditions to people who are interested in "seeing" the 
weather.  The USB cam is controlled by software called Motion.  Motion 
gives real time slow speed video and does an image capture on a scheduled 
basis.

I have written an instructable for setting this up and you can see the wx 
and camera results at:

http://nb7o.ddns.net

There is a menu on the left side.  the wx info is the top menu item, the 
camera images are a few menu items down, and the instructable is a little 
further down.

kevin
Hermiston, Oregon, USA


On Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 5:35:45 AM UTC-7, Sean Jahnig wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm new here so if this has been answered before, please just direct me to 
> the article.
>
> I am fairly IT competent but i am not a coder. However, i can read through 
> tutorials and hack my way most the time.
>
> *A bit of background:*
> I am a surfer and kitesurfer and i live in the UAE. We do not have as much 
> wind and waves as other countries, but if you watch the weather closely and 
> make good, informed decisions - you can can get some nice ocean conditions 
> here for surfing and kitesurfing... and it usually disappears as quickly as 
> it arrives so timing is key. Following the charts and being informed is 
> tricky business because there are not many accurate forecasting websites or 
> stations. Firstly, knowing that the wind/waves is coming is not accurate, 
> and secondly knowing if it has arrived is not accurate. Being informed can 
> really save long drives etc. so what i'm really hoping to do is to build an 
> affordable little station that i can install at a few locations in order to 
> monitor live wind (via windguru) and wave conditions (twitch, streaming).
>
> At our local kite surfing spot i have setup a wind meter and a webcam but 
> it is not an efficient solution. We are currently using a full weather 
> station and a separate mac mini just for handling the web cam stream. It is 
> not an efficient or affordable solution. You can see the wind meter here: 
> https://www.windguru.cz/station/1083 and the webcam here: 
> https://www.twitch.tv/kitebeachcenteruaq ... What i am really hoping to 
> do is build something smaller and cheaper that can achieve the same thing - 
> and also in a smaller package like a waterproof box so that i can approach 
> hotels and use a small footprint (and their internet) to have a little 
> station to monitor the wind and waves at their condition.
>
> I have been doing a lot of reading and i do believe the rasberry pi has 
> all the functionality i need. It is just the exact process of getting 
> everything to talk to each other that i need some help with. Also, because 
> i am funding this myself i really need to try and keep the cost down. I 
> only need an anemometer for wind speed and direction + a 1080p weather 
> proof outdoor camera. Nothing else.
>
> In my head, this is how i imagine it will work:
>
>1. Buy an anemometer like - Davis Instruments 6410 
>https://amzn.to/2kBgCTh
>2. Buy a 1080p camera, whether usb or ethernet. It just need to be 
>weatherproof and compatible
>3. Buy Rasberry pi and load weewx which will talk to windguru
>4. Setup the Rasberry pi with something like https://www.noip.com/ so 
>that i can access it remotely for maintenance
>
> Questions i have:
>
>1. Can i buy only the anemometer above and connect it into the 
>rasberry pi (about $120) ? or do i need to invest in the whole station 
>(about $600) in order to have it readable by the rasberry pi ?
>2. Is anyone successfully streaming a webcam via twitch using a 
>rasberry pi? (ref - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob-V1xI7c8I)
>
> Appreciate anything that can be added to my project.
>
> Thanks,
> Sean.
>
>
>

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Re: [weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Andy]

Davis sensor connection info is here 
http://cactus.io/hookups/weather/anemometer/davis/hookup-arduino-to-davis-anemometer

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Re: [weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Jardi Martínez]

Hi Sean,

I don't have access to one of these anemometers but if it is a regular cups
anemometer, they are quite simple devices. They have a magnet that
activates a reed sensor at every turn, some of them twice per rotation. If
that's the case, you will only need two of the wires in the connector one
connected to ground and the other one to an input pin in the Pi that will
be use to count the clicks, the other info you'll need is the diameter of
the anemometer and a calibration factor that might come or not in the
device's technical reference.

But then again, I don't have access to one of those to examine it. If you
can get a hold of any documentation about it I could take a look. If you
have access to one, I would use a multimeter on the continuity test setting
and try the pins on the rj11 in pairs while the device is turning, if you
hear the beeps as it turns you can easily make it work with the driver I
wrote and you would have found the 2 needed pins.

Jardi.

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[weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Sean Jahnig]

Hi Jardi,

Thanks a lot for the reply - much appreciated.

I'm quite new to this whole world of rasberry pi so please forgive my 
ignorance. The reason why i was looking at that Davis anemometer and wind 
vane is because it is one of the few sets that i've seen which have a wind 
vane and anemometer in one. It is also popular in the kitesurfing world 
because it is strong - as you can imagine things that live at the ocean 
tend to rust and seize up quicker than usual.

It appears that the Davis anemometer (
https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F2kBgCTh=D=1=AFQjCNEbQn_pq_hx9UCYynPH_2mJVLGu9g)
 
has an RJ11 plug on the end so i don't know how that would work with a 
rasberry pi? Is that where your driver would help? The obvious solution is 
to buy the Davis vantage weather station which the anemometer plugs into 
but that is 4x the price and not necessary since i don't need rain, temp, 
humidity sensors etc.

If you think that it is way to technical to try get that Davis anemometer 
working without it's vantage master unit then please tell me and i'll let 
that idea go.

Many thanks,
Sean.



On Sunday, September 15, 2019 at 9:33:35 AM UTC+4, Jardi Martínez wrote:
>
> Hi Sean,
>
> I can't comment on the camera but I wrote a weeWX driver based on the  Build 
> Your Own Weather Station 
>  
> instructions, you don't need to assemble all the parts described there to 
> use the driver, you could set it up with just an anemometer. I agree in 
> that you might not want to spend that money for a Davis anemometer if 
> that's all you want.
>
> The driver code is here: https://github.com/jardiamj/BYOWS_RPi
>
> I wrote the driver without having the hardware to test it. Patrick 
> requested it in this forums a few months ago so I put it together, he 
> tested it and has been running it for a while now without many issues.
>
> Jardi.
>

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[weewx-user] Re: Rasberry Pi weather station with anemometer and camera only

[Jardi Martínez]

Hi Sean,

I can't comment on the camera but I wrote a weeWX driver based on the  Build 
Your Own Weather Station 
 
instructions, you don't need to assemble all the parts described there to 
use the driver, you could set it up with just an anemometer. I agree in 
that you might not want to spend that money for a Davis anemometer if 
that's all you want.

The driver code is here: https://github.com/jardiamj/BYOWS_RPi

I wrote the driver without having the hardware to test it. Patrick 
requested it in this forums a few months ago so I put it together, he 
tested it and has been running it for a while now without many issues.

Jardi.

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