iotwx / awesome-diy-wx

A collection of resources for diy, semi-professional, 3d-printed and otherwise amazing weather stations.

awesome-diy-wx

A collection of resources for diy, semi-professional, 3d-printed and otherwise amazing weather stations.

• IoT device management
• Communication
• Qwiic/i2c Sensors
• 3D Printed Stations and Parts
• Sensor Tests and Experiments

IoT device and data management

OPEN SOURCE DATA MANAGEMENT PLATFORMS

• CHORDS; open source data platform for real-time visualization, dashboards and APIs

OPEN SOURCE MANAGEMENT PLATFORMS

• Blynk; cloud platform for device management, configuration, monitoring and analytics. The open-source server is here: https://github.com/blynkkk/blynk-server
• KaaIoT; cloud platform for device management, configuration, monitoring and analytics
• SiteWhere; MongoDB and Grafana integration
• ThingSpeak; IoT data analysis platform with MATLAB integration
• DeviceHive
• Zetta
• Thingsboard.io; data collection, processing visualization and device management
• Thinger.io
• MainFlux
• THiNX; simplified, streamlined development, deployment and updating from git repositories supporting (among many others) ESP32, ESP8266, Arduino, Onion, Raspberry Pi and PC platforms

See more at H2S Media: 9 Best & Top Open source IoT Platforms To Develop the IOT Projects /H2S Media Team / 04-13-2019 and The Top Open Source IoT Platforms for Developers / Dr. Anand Nayyar / 10-23-2018.

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING

• IoT Project Planning / Best Practices by Viki Zabala / 03-26-2018; a nice high-level view of project planning for IoT deployments.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

• Ansible; Ansible is a simple automation language for describing an applications IT infrastructure.

Data Storage

• Plenar.io open data platform; used by the AoT (Array of Things) platform

Communication

LOW-COST MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) CELL NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDERS

Provider	Data-Only Plans	Pay-As-You-Go	Notes
RedPocket	Y	Y	(5/1/2019) ATT 4G LTE - 1GB - $10/mo

Qwiic/i2c Sensors

TEMPERATURE & HUMIDITY

Description	Measurement(s)	Project link(s)
Zio Air Pressure Sensor - BMP280	Temp, Barometric pressure	[Smart-Prototyping.com]
SparkFun Environmental Combo Breakout - CCS811/BME280	Temp, Humidity, Barometric pressure, eCO2, TVOC	[sparkfun.com]
Zio Qwiic Temperature Humidity Sensor (SHT31)	Temp, Humidity	[Smart-Prototyping.com]

AIR QUALITY

Description	Measurement(s)	Project link(s)
Zio Qwiic Air Quality Sensor - CCS811	eCO2, TVOC, Temp	[Smart-Prototyping.com]
SparkFun Environmental Combo Breakout - CCS811/BME280	Temp, Humidity, Barometric pressure, eCO2, TVOC	[sparkfun.com]
SparkFun Air Quality Breakout - CCS811	eCO2, TVOC, Temp	[sparkfun.com]

AIR PRESSURE

Description	Measurement(s)	Project link(s)
Zio Air Pressure Sensor - BMP280	Temp, Barometric pressure	[Smart-Prototyping.com]
SparkFun Environmental Combo Breakout - CCS811/BME280	Temp, Humidity, Barometric pressure, eCO2, TVOC	[sparkfun.com]

SOIL

Description	Measurement(s)	Project link(s)
Zio Qwiic Soil Moisture Sensor	CO2, VOC, Temp	[Smart-Prototyping.com]

PHOTOMETRY / SPECTROMETRY

Description	Measurement(s)	Project link(s)
SparkFun Lightning Detector - AS3935	lightning	[sparkfun.com]
SparkFun Particle Sensor Breakout - MAX30105	photon particle detector	[sparkfun.com]
SparkFun Spectral Sensor Breakout - AS7263 NIR	610nm, 680nm, 730nm, 760nm, 810nm, 860nm wavelengths	[sparkfun.com]
SparkFun UV Light Sensor Breakout - VEML6075	UVA (365 ±10nm), and UVB (330 ±10nm)	[sparkfun.com]
ZIO QWIIC LIGHT SENSOR TSL2561	visible light, IR and full light (0.1-40K lux)	[Smart-Protoyping.com]
Zio Qwiic RGB Color Sensor TCS34725	RGB color	[Smart-Prototyping.com]

MAGNETOMETRY

Description	Measurement(s)	Project link(s)
SparkFun Triple Axis Magnetometer Breakout - MLX90393	magnetic fields to 0.161µT	[sparkfun.com]

3D Printed Stations and Parts

UCAR/NCAR

Description	Detail	Components	Measurements	Completeness*
3DPAWS 3D Printed Automatic Weather Station	complete weather station based on Raspberry Pi B; targeted for amateur and professional use; developed at UCAR COMET	wind vane, anemometer, radiation shield	T, P, H, WS, WD, R	prototype with extensive build manual (>300pp); STL files are available online

This article about FabCafe Bangkok's FARM HACK 2.0 describes the station prototype based on NodeMCU (see all IoT Weather Station below) demonstrating the importance and impact 3D printing may have on weather sensing technologies, especially in areas that may not have as many resource for commercial solutions.

Thingiverse

• Thingiverse full filter for "weather stations" - ~200 matches (as of 4-22-2019)

Description	Detail	Components	Measurements	Completeness*
LTB Weather Station	nice prototype (but complete) station based on arduino Uno; targeted for 9-12 students; includes lesson plan suggestions and activities	wind vane, anemometer, radiation shield	T, P, WS, WD, R	prototype but all STL files appear to be available
Radiation Shield For Weather Station Temperature/Humidity	well designed radiation shield; recommend Krylon fusion protection for long-term deployments	radiation shield; HTU231D-F (T,H); SHT15 (T, H); AM2315 (T, H); HTM2500LF (H?)	T, H	all STL files appear intact
Solar Powered WiFi Weather Station	Wemos D1 backed solar station for temp/humidity	housing for BMP280, battery and wiring	T, H, P	all files available
Dallas 1 Wire Weather Replacement Parts	replacement project for Dallas Semiconductor 1-wire weather station; single wind speed/direction design	anemometer; wind vane	WS, WD	STL files seem complete for project, but do not include the housing
IoT Weather Station	NodeMCU IoT-based temp/humidity/pressure + light sensor; future potential for soil sensor	solar panel, stevenson shield, control box	T, H, L	appears complete; shield is SKP file
eNVIRO sense: outdoor wireless weather station sensor with Stevenson screen	radiation shield (Stevenson) with solar power for arduino-based temp/humidity sensors	arduino; temp/humidity	T, H	all STL files seem complete
Simple Wind Speed Sensor / Anemometer 4 Windcups	very simple to print anemometer; no electronics	anemometer	WS	no electronics are included, concept design only

Other Wx-related parts

• SwitchDoc Labs has a number of parts for sale that can be used to construct your own station or to build one based on their SkyWeather paltform (and corresponding WeatherSTEM network.

Commercial/Semi-Commercial Stations

• SkyWeather weather station kit for the Cloud

Sensor Tests and Experiments

• Battery Powered ESP8266
• Feather Huzzah Realistic Power Consumption