Biggles Posted October 10, 2011 CID Share Posted October 10, 2011 Just popped in to ask the guys that know , Winter approaches , I been laying down projects to while away the cold dark nights , ( in my case being retired, daytime included ,) I visited a land based Royal Navy cadet ship ? , they were selling things to raise ( Rum ? ) money , being ex RAF ,( Royal Air Force ) I figured why not visit the spew guys . only kidding , I spent time with the Navy guys with with RAF Air Sea Rescue , Dallas 1 wire , ? , the guys sold me ( $1.50 USD ) Dallas weather station, ( I am a sucker for things that have wires attached ) it was boxed and unassembled , ( that was the easy bit ) but it was made to connect to a computer , with a Serial/ Parallel, / USB port interface using a phone jack , the bit in the kit that wasn't inculeded I found (google ) the adapter ,it's $82 USD in the UK , I can't figure spending that on a $1.50 buy . any advise ? BTW, just been told Canada has put the "Royal" back into it's air force and navy , ? how odd , ? , got me thinking , just pay back a bit of wasted tea tax and the USAF could become the RUSAF, regards Roy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA3LE Posted October 10, 2011 CID Share Posted October 10, 2011 Cool, so you're going to have a home weather station? I bet that would come in handy where you live... Kinda pointless in Arizona since it only rains once a year -- so I have no idea about that stuff. I just wanted to say... COOOOOL. Anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles Posted October 10, 2011 Author CID Share Posted October 10, 2011 ,It rains every 3rd day in the south UK , and the weather is a compulsory conversation opener in the UK , Indeed even with a hotie , "Good morning " Terrible weather isn't it " never fails a reply is required , all the rain ? the UK is very green , not a brown patch to be seen , sometimes I overdose on green , and have to visit the coast just to see some blue , I wire ?, I figure is a lost art form, it seems to stem from Texas instruments ,I have a vague grasp on the principle ( all to to with a bus polling all the series sensors )., seems a slow way of doing things , maybe that's why it failed ,? but then I thought Win M.E was the bees knees, to add !!! he is sharing my Hair ., Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted October 11, 2011 CID Share Posted October 11, 2011 Thats cute, thanks biggles. Loved the vid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles Posted October 11, 2011 Author CID Share Posted October 11, 2011 On 10/11/2011 at 3:27 AM, tommie gorman said: Thats cute, thanks biggles. Loved the vid. sounds like John Cleese , some of Brit humour at it's best , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles Posted October 11, 2011 Author CID Share Posted October 11, 2011 loosely back on topic ( I am an ace at derailing my own topic ) the Texas/Dallas weather station , (Old Tech these days ) I got it figured ,the wind speed is via a magnet and reed relays , same as Bicycle digital speedometers . I got some kicking about , the magnet/reed relay gives the pulse ,that gets converted to miles per hour. and it has calibration change abilities , ( different wheel sizes ) wind direction, is also by magnet /and 8 reed relays ,that is easy to convert to cardinal points .and could use LED's to show wind direction , Temperature ? I don't need as I have digital read out displays for inside the house and soil and ambient temps outside well away from the house , wind speed/direction is a going to be a problem , the unit is 100 ft from the house ,and 20 ft high , but surrounded by trees , wind sheer will take it's toll on accuracy , But hell for a total cost of 8 usd , the price of a UK gallon of petrol I can see hours of tech fun . and cheaper than 20 ciggeretts UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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