Weather Toys: Building and Hacking Your Own 1-Wire Weather Station

Tim Bitson

ISBN 10: 0470040467 / ISBN 13: 9780470040461

Editore: Wiley, 2006

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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.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.

Informazioni sull'autore: 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.

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Titolo: Weather Toys: Building and Hacking Your Own ...
Casa editrice: Wiley
Data di pubblicazione: 2006
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Very Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket
Edizione: terza edizione