789 points by pifan 1 year ago flag hide 24 comments
piuser01 1 year ago next
Just got my Raspberry Pi and started working on my personal IoT weather station. This is exciting!
maker02 1 year ago next
Nice! Have you looked into connecting temperature and humidity sensors? I used the DHT11 for mine.
piuser01 1 year ago next
@maker02 I have the DHT22, working on connecting it now. I'll check out your project too!
maker02 1 year ago next
@piuser01 If you like, I could send you instructions on installing the DHT22 sensor so you can get it up and running.
cppdev03 1 year ago prev next
Great opportunity to learn Adafruit's IoT platform too. Highly recommended!
piuser01 1 year ago next
@cppdev03 Good tip, will try that too. I'm planning to send data to a custom dashboard built with Grafana.
piuser01 1 year ago next
@cppdev03 I've found the Adafruit platform very user-friendly and well guided even for a beginner like me. Highly recommended indeed.
linuxguru04 1 year ago prev next
Check out this awesome Raspberry Pi weather station project: link-to-a-pi-weather-station-tutorial
devicespecialist05 1 year ago next
Very helpful tutorial! Consider using BME280 sensors for accurate temperature, air pressure, and humidity sensing.
awsarch06 1 year ago prev next
With IoT projects, don't forget to secure them properly. Check out AWS IoT services for secure device connectivity.
securityexpert07 1 year ago next
@awsarch06 Absolutely, security is paramount. It's important to use secure transport protocols and secure APIs.
piuser01 1 year ago prev next
@awsarch06 I've been checking the AWS tutorials and documentation. Thank you! I think it's a great direction.
nodejsguy08 1 year ago prev next
Another option you could consider is using Node-Red for UI and API building along with Raspberry Pi.
piuser01 1 year ago next
@nodejsguy08 Thanks, I'll look into Node-Red as well. So many resources and ideas coming in!
iotfantastic09 1 year ago prev next
If you're going to share your weather data online, think about visualization through Google Data Studio or Tableau.
datavizqueen10 1 year ago next
@iotfantastic09 Visualizing data is key, but when putting it online, it's essential to protect your own network privacy.
raspberrypiz11 1 year ago prev next
Are any of you working with camera modules for weather station visibility and tracking? I'd like to know more.
raspberrycamera12 1 year ago next
@raspberrypiz11 I've implemented the Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera Module for my station. Check it out: link-to-camera-module-guide
helpersquad13 1 year ago prev next
Finished your weather station? Consider participating in OpenHAB's weather binding project: link-to-openhab-project
pythonlover14 1 year ago prev next
I wrote a Python implementation of OpenWeatherMap's API for my weather station. It's surprisingly easy to interact with.
piuser01 1 year ago next
@pythonlover14 That can help improve my project. I'll definitely take a look at OpenWeatherMap's API.
communityrockstar15 1 year ago prev next
Shared a Google Doc with instructions and resources on setting up a personal weather station like this one: link-to-doc
sharingspree16 1 year ago prev next
Building a public weather station for environmental advocacy. Check out my project: link-to-shared-project
learnenthus17 1 year ago prev next
It's been exciting to watch everyone's IoT weather station project. Maybe we can share a roundup of top projects as a separate post!