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Post by Powderjockey on Dec 20, 2017 17:07:55 GMT -8
Is there any way to count or calculate the amount of snowfall with any of the weather system boards?
Would be nice to try and implement something with the OurWeather similar to the rainfall measuring.
Scott
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Post by SDL on Dec 22, 2017 10:31:56 GMT -8
Scott,
That is a great problem to solve. You can measure the water content by using a heated rain bucket, but the snow level is more of a problem.
I would think that a camera versus a calibrated stick could do it with some programming, or how about using a laser to measure the distance from the top of a pole to the snow level? I would think you could implement that with a LIDAR and they are getting really cheap. Let us know about your ideas?
Best,
BP
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Post by Powderjockey on Jan 3, 2018 18:17:19 GMT -8
I have seen RPi projects that do measure snow, but wasn't sure how it could be incorporated into the OurWeather system. I believe it was on Instructables? Not sure, I'll look.
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Post by SDL on Jan 5, 2018 15:18:09 GMT -8
Let us know some links.
BP
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Post by Powderjockey on Jan 5, 2018 18:03:03 GMT -8
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Post by SDL on Jan 5, 2018 18:54:42 GMT -8
Absolutely! I just scanned through the spec and there are a number of ways to interface to it. You can use a digital pin, and analog pin on the Grove ADC or even hook it up to a serial port. This is an awesome sensor!
BP
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