Build diary, home weather station

This is the build log for my home weather station, I’ll be writing documents after I complete each sensor setup within Arduino so it’s working, then compiling a full arduino setup for when it’s finished. Links will only be added when I have the sensors working for me.

Sensor Setups

This is all the sensors I have installed (or plan to install) onto my home weather station, so you can see future articles I’ll be writing. I’ll create hyperlinks for them once I’ve done it

Setting up the GY-BMME PM280 Sensor (Temperature, Pressure and Altitude sensor)
Setting up the BH1750 Sensor (LUX Level sensor)
Anenometer
Hygrometer
AS3935 Lightning Sensor
Stevenson Screen (Protection against elements for sensors)
Skycam (Monitoring clouds / stars)

What do I want on my home weather station?

Well, ideally a reall comprehensive setup that allows me to monitor a hell of a lot of features. Some others I’m thinking. I’m just going to keep adding to what I want to add, and what sensors I want to add as I think them up. I plan on soldering female header pins on the board. My original idea was RJ11 jacks, however these are a bit sloppy, as the pin headers allow me to replace any failed components by swapping them out. RJ11 jacks mean I have to reterminate them. Not a big issue, will just be annoying.

Starlight camera
12v Battery backup and solar panel
Data logging for long term info and plotting
Air quality sensors
HTML5 Dashboard to display on my website
Stevenscreen screen
Attachment points for RTL-SDR dongles
LoRa (long range wifi)
IR sensor

What will be powering my home weather station?

I’ll be using I2C interfaces on an ESP32 board for supplying the power. These will be backed up using Battery Backup RTC and solar panels charging a single Li-Ion battery with TP4056 charging board. Long term power will be supplied via a 12V Battery. I have one spare from my car. I want to run everything headless and without POE so that it’s fully standalone. I simply want something to monitor the weather remotely from my home network

Final Setup

Once I’m happy with the finished setup, the final code will be placed here. Each revision will be below as I add each additional sensor for troubleshooting, and also simplification for anyone else doing the same thing themselves. As it’s a lot easier troubleshooting one addition than the whole lot

Revisions

V1.0 – Working setup with PM280+BH1750 Sensors (SDO shorted to ground prior to startup)

Final File : WIP