It'll do both voice and APRS. I'm pondering how I want to set up the voice side and how much you'll be able to configure it. I might adapt the T2's script editor to compose voice scripts.
You can also use the serial output to drive an external tracker or TNC. For now the serial output is only in Peet Bros format. Scott Ronny Julian wrote: > > > Is this also going to send weather packets via APRS in addition to the > voice or do I need an OT1 interfaced to it i some manner? Excellent > setup! Glad I waited to buy one! > > Scott Miller wrote: > > Here's what I posted on the APRSSIG yesterday: > > > > A quick update on my weather station project... it's coming along well, > > and I should have the first units shipping in time for Christmas. The > > pictures here show what should be pretty much the final hardware version: > > > > http://n1vg.net/ads-ws1-rev1.jpg <http://n1vg.net/ads-ws1-rev1.jpg> > > http://n1vg.net/ads-ws1-mast.jpg <http://n1vg.net/ads-ws1-mast.jpg> > > > > The wind/rain sensor installation is temporary in this picture and I > > haven't secured the cables yet. The kit comes with cable ties for that. > > > > The box contains temperature, barometric pressure, and humidity sensors. > > There's a 1/2" port on the left side, covered with a stainless steel > > mesh, that you can't see in the picture. > > > > This board revision includes 2 megabytes of flash memory. At the moment > > it's only used for voice sample storage (it has a vocabulary of a little > > over 200 words for reading weather conditions over the air) but > > eventually it'll be usable for data logging, too. > > > > It's got a solid state relay rated at 8 amps for controlling radio > > power. In the pictured setup it's powering an old Alinco DJ-F1T and > > it's working great. It's drawing about 18 mA, but I should be able to > > cut that by 50% or more as I get some software power save options going. > > > > At this point there's mostly just software work and component sourcing > > to be done. Those 3.5mm pluggable terminal blocks cost $16 each at > > Digi-Key and they've been the biggest headache so far, but I've found a > > source at a fraction of that and they'll be on the way here tomorrow. A > > bunch of the voice samples have to be re-recorded (thankfully it's not > > my voice in the production version) but that shouldn't take long. > > > > Retail price should be around $150 (assembled except for the wind/rain > > mast) with all of the sensors. > > > > I'll be documenting a demo installation in the coming week, with a > > complete solar powered station in an ammo can. > > > > Scott > > N1VG > > > > > > > > Mike Zwingl oe3mzc wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Scott, > >> any update on this new weatherstation > >> > >> ADS-WS1 > >> > >> . > >> I am interested but > >> I could not find anything on argent datas website > >> vy 73 de Mike > >> oe3mzc > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> *From:* Scott Miller <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:scott%40opentrac.org>> > >> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:tracker2%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:tracker2%40yahoogroups.com>> > >> *Sent:* Monday, November 02, 2009 10:33 PM > >> *Subject:* Re: [tracker2] Ultimate birthday gift. > >> > >> > >> > >> Glad to hear it. 21 of the ADS-WS1 v1.1 boards came in today. Got two > >> built, minus the terminal blocks and humidity sensors that I don't have > >> on hand. Some of the voice samples will need to be re-recorded, but > >> it's getting there. > >> > >> I'm going to have to nail down the feature set for the first firmware > >> release and get it finished up. If I wait until I've got all of the > >> planned features implemented, it'll be May before I ship anything. > >> > >> Scott > >> > >> Jon wrote: > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >And of course, everyone's going to buy an ADS-WS1 weather station, > >> > >right? =] > >> > > > >> > >Scott > >> > > >> > Yup, > >> > de John > >> > EI7IG > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > >
