Hi Scott,

Any chance of a circuit posted somewhere? Even if it is just a photograph of a 
drawing on the back of a napkin :)

I have access to a small number of old wx stn sensors (WM918) mostly 
anemometers and rain gauges. (Work used to sell them) The wind direction part 
is interesting as to has a 10kohm, 360 degree pot so you get an analogue 
voltage out dependent on wind direction.
The rain gauge & wind speed bits are a simple reed switch \ magnet arrangement. 
Rain gauge reads about 1mm of rain per 'pulse' and the anemometer seems to be 
about 4 pulses/sec for 10mph, although it seems to have a slightly non-linear 
curve to it.
(See <http://www.qsl.net/zl1vfo/wx200/wx_index.htm> & look for Anemometer near 
the bottom left.)

Anyway, how closely do these characteristics match the sensors that you are 
using, or could the firmware allow for 'calibration' / 'scaling' of inputs in 
the future so things read reasonably correctly?

As an aside, watch out for Hams running a kilowatt or so of HF near the sensors 
- the leads can pick up lots of induced voltage as you might guess & you really 
need heavy duty low pass filtering to keep that lot from reaching the uP inputs 
& screwing with the readings.
(Nearby lightning flashes can play havoc too...)

Anyway, hopefully the sensors I have access to are compatible, or can be made 
to be.

-Ian ZL1VFO

--- In [email protected], Scott Miller <sc...@...> wrote:
>
> It's taken longer than expected due to component shortages, but I've got
> half a dozen ADS-WS1 weather stations assembled and nearly ready to ship.
> 
> https://www.argentdata.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=135
> 
> There's a ton of stuff not done yet, but the prototype in my office has
> been working well for weeks with Virtual Weather Station. 

~ snip ~

> Scott



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