Weather toys :
Bitson, Tim.
Weather toys : building and hacking your own 1-wire weather station / Tim Bitson. - Indianapolis : Wiley Publishing, c.2006. - xxx, 471 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction -- PART I: THE WORLD OF WEATHER: Measuring the weather -- What kind of weather station can I build? -- 1-Wire exposed -- PART II: BUILD A WEATHER STATION: Building the software framework -- Check the temperature -- Measure the wind -- What's the humidity? -- Getting the pressure -- Count the rain -- Is there lightning? -- Installing the weather station -- PART III: EXPANDING YOUR WEATHER STATION: Add a weather web server -- Post your data to the weather underground -- Add a lightning surge suppressor -- Add a LED weather display -- Turn appliances on or off based on weather -- Build a moisture sensor -- Build a smart sprinkler timer or home thermostat --Add a user interface to SimpleWeather -- Eliminate your PC with TINI -- Carry your weather station with you -- Appendix A: Additional resources -- Appendix B: Installing and using the ExtremeTech Weather Server.
0470040467 9780470040461
Meteorological instruments--Design and construction.
551.5028 / BIT
Weather toys : building and hacking your own 1-wire weather station / Tim Bitson. - Indianapolis : Wiley Publishing, c.2006. - xxx, 471 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction -- PART I: THE WORLD OF WEATHER: Measuring the weather -- What kind of weather station can I build? -- 1-Wire exposed -- PART II: BUILD A WEATHER STATION: Building the software framework -- Check the temperature -- Measure the wind -- What's the humidity? -- Getting the pressure -- Count the rain -- Is there lightning? -- Installing the weather station -- PART III: EXPANDING YOUR WEATHER STATION: Add a weather web server -- Post your data to the weather underground -- Add a lightning surge suppressor -- Add a LED weather display -- Turn appliances on or off based on weather -- Build a moisture sensor -- Build a smart sprinkler timer or home thermostat --Add a user interface to SimpleWeather -- Eliminate your PC with TINI -- Carry your weather station with you -- Appendix A: Additional resources -- Appendix B: Installing and using the ExtremeTech Weather Server.
0470040467 9780470040461
Meteorological instruments--Design and construction.
551.5028 / BIT