Sorry Bo, we're all "real" programmers here.I have already scoured the Internet...I wonder if there's anything on the internet that might help?
https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/pro ... -station/8
And I have seen that device but it is a "spare part" where the seller specifically puts out a disclaimer on the use of the gadget with other than his weather stations...
And there are others sending the data on 433 MHz channel where there is no info on the actual transmission format.
Again used for their own weather station systems.
So in the end, a DIY meter with a wired connection to an RPiZero-W is what I am aiming at and it seems to be fairly straight-forward.
My grandson will use the 3D drawings found to manufacture the mechanics of the sensor...
Concerning the scripting question:
I asked in order not to have to dig down into "real" programming. But it is not out of the picture.
I can pretty easily create a monitoring program that is a compiled binary using my favorite language (Pascal) and teh FreePascal/Lazarus environment.
But it would be easier to test if I could use already existing operating system functionality in a bash script.
As for the rain gauge being a spare part with no guarantee it will work with any other weather station. Well, he sells more weather stations that way, and also avoids technical questions from people who can't understand anything as complex as a switch.
Statistics: Posted by ame — Mon Jun 03, 2024 9:00 pm