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Weather Station

Published on Nov 29, 2015

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WEATHER STATION

JOE RUSSELL & RICHARD ROBERTSHAWE
Photo by lacomj
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WIND SPEED

VIA A HALL EFFECT SENSOR AND MAGNETS
Photo by adafruit
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WIND DIRECTION

GIVEN BY THE BALLOON PULLING A SALVAGED JOYSTICK X-Y POTENTIOMETER
Photo by Leo Reynolds
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TEMPERATURE/HUMIDITY

WITH THERMISTOR AND HUMIDITY SENSOR
Photo by melissa coleman
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AMBIENT LIGHT

FROM AN LDR
Photo by tudedude
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BAROMETRIC SENSOR

Photo by adafruit
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RAIN SENSOR

FLOAT SENSOR, OR FSR ATTACHED TO BOTTOM RAIN GAUGE
Photo by Pink Sherbet Photography
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PERSON DETECTION

Photo by adafruit
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Interaction:
Placed in a public area.
Idea is for people to passively be aware of the environment and weather through audio-visual output.

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RGB LED output inside the balloon reflecting the combined state of the weather sensors

Photo by Truus, Bob & Jan too!
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Motors attached to music boxes whose speed and tune are reliant on the sensor input, following obvious mappings i.e. Higher wind speed = faster playback

Photo by Seattleye
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ADDITIONAL NEEDS

  • Balloons
  • Music boxes, motors and gears
  • Web connectivity (via wifi/ethernet/GSM)
  • Wood
  • Joystick
Photo by David Reece
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HARDWARE LAYOUT

COMPARTMENTED WOODEN BOX WITH ACRYLIC WINDOW
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SOFTLY SPOKEN WARES

ARDUINO OUTPUT DIRECT TO ONLINE PLOTTING SERVICES
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EXAMPLE ARDUINO TO WIFI TO PLOTLY CODE

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Richard Robertshawe