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Weather Toys By Tim Bitson

Weather Toys by Tim Bitson


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Do more than TALK about the weather Maybe you cana t change it, but you can measure it. And onceyou build your weather station, the skya s the limit. You can shareupdates on your own weather Web site. Create a smart sprinklerfor a lot less than thatfancy system on TV. Freeup your PC with a stand--alone weather station.

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Weather Toys: Building and Hacking Your Own 1-wire Weather Station by Tim Bitson

Do more than TALK about the weather Maybe you cana t change it, but you can measure it. And onceyou build your weather station, the skya s the limit. You can shareupdates on your own weather Web site. Create a smart sprinklerfor a lot less than thatfancy system on TV. Freeup your PC with a stand--alone weather station.Protect against lightning strikes with a surgesuppressor. Take yourweather station with you. Finding out which waythe wind is blowing canbe a lot of fun. The Toys aeo 1--Wire weather station aeo Sensors for humidity, wind, rainfall, barometric pressure, lightning, and temperature aeo Weather Web server aeo Lightning surge suppressor aeo LED weather display aeo Smart sprinkler timer aeo Appliance controller aeo Smart home thermostat aeo Stand--alone weather station Complete instructions and code for these andother hardware and software projects----build them all or pick and choose! Companion Web site At www.weathertoys.net youa ll find a complete weather station software package, source code, and specialized software tools to support these projects, plus lots of additional resources.

About Tim Bitson

Tim Bitson as been building weather measurement equipment for 30 years, and has been active in the 1--Wire weather community since it started in the late 1990s. He has designed two of the commonly used 1--Wire weather sensors, the Bitson barometer and the 1--Wire lightning detector. He has developed weather station code for Basic Stamp, PalmOS, and Tiny InterNet Interface (TINI), just to name a few. During the day, Tim works as a rocket scientist at a major aerospace firm in southern Arizona, which he has been doing for more than 25 years. His specialty is integrating new designs and getting them to work for the first time. During the evenings and weekends, he enjoys working with electronics, writing software, building neon art, and riding ATVs in the desert. Tim lives with his wife Pam, two sons Kyle and Andrew, one dog, and two cats (at last count). Tim holds a B.S. degree in Information Technology, and has been programming since the late 1970s.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments. Introduction. Part I: The World of Weather. Chapter 1: Measuring the Weather. Chapter 2: What Kind of Weather Station Can I Build? Chapter 3: 1--Wire Exposed. Part II: Build a Weather Station. Chapter 4: Building the Software Framework. Chapter 5: Check the Temperature. Chapter 6: Measure the Wind. Chapter 7: What's the Humidity? Chapter 8: Getting the Pressure. Chapter 9: Count the Rain. Chapter 10: Is There Lightning? Chapter 11: Installing the Weather Station. Part III: Expanding Your Weather Station. Chapter 12: Add a Weather Web Server. Chapter 13: Post Your Data to the Weather Underground. Chapter 14: Add a Lightning Surge Suppressor. Chapter 15: Add an LED Weather Display. Chapter 16: Turn Appliances On or Off Based on Weather. Chapter 17: Build a Moisture Sensor. Chapter 18: Build a Smart Sprinkler Timer or Home Thermostat. Chapter 19: Add a User Interface to SimpleWeather. Chapter 20: Eliminate Your PC with TINI. Chapter 21: Carry Your Weather Station with You. Chapter 22: Wrap Up. Appendix A: Additional Resources. Appendix B: Installing and Using the ExtremeTech Weather Server. Index.

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GOR002429563
9780470040461
0470040467
Weather Toys: Building and Hacking Your Own 1-wire Weather Station by Tim Bitson
Used - Good
Paperback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
20061013
504
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