Post by n7qnm on Dec 5, 2021 15:24:08 GMT -8
Been playing with the SkyWeather2 "suite" for a while.
I had it all up and running in the case outside, but wound up fighting overtemp issues, that contributed to a trashed SD card; and then a "dry air" static discharge zapped my last remaining Pi 3. I was using the SD card (SanDisk Plus) from SwitchDoc.
I moved to a Pi4 with an mSATA SSD drive in an Argon case - works great; BUT, the SkyCam was one of the reasons I started down this path in the first place; AND, it looks like (at least in Release 27) the WeatherStem interface REQUIRES the SkyCam.
Wondering what my next steps are.
Is a Pi Zero capable enough to drive the software?
Can I go with only remote SkyCam(s) and still get all of the functionality, including WeatherSTEM?
Would a "USB Stick" give me better reliability than the standard SD card?
I thinking any sort of mSATA setup inside the case would just generate more heat.
Has anyone else seen overtemp issues, or have some creative solutions?
Thanks in advance!
Clay Jackson
I had it all up and running in the case outside, but wound up fighting overtemp issues, that contributed to a trashed SD card; and then a "dry air" static discharge zapped my last remaining Pi 3. I was using the SD card (SanDisk Plus) from SwitchDoc.
I moved to a Pi4 with an mSATA SSD drive in an Argon case - works great; BUT, the SkyCam was one of the reasons I started down this path in the first place; AND, it looks like (at least in Release 27) the WeatherStem interface REQUIRES the SkyCam.
Wondering what my next steps are.
Is a Pi Zero capable enough to drive the software?
Can I go with only remote SkyCam(s) and still get all of the functionality, including WeatherSTEM?
Would a "USB Stick" give me better reliability than the standard SD card?
I thinking any sort of mSATA setup inside the case would just generate more heat.
Has anyone else seen overtemp issues, or have some creative solutions?
Thanks in advance!
Clay Jackson
