A Data Mining Project (day 2)

So we assembled the unit last night and figured out how it works. I guess we should have recorded the unboxing and assembly process but no matter. As Ireland does not have a radio controlled time service we had to set the time manually to GMT; the boy got it to the second!

I mounted it to a pole installed beside the satellite dish on the chimney this morning. Windy enough up there. Orientated the wind direction unit NSEW, tightened all the nuts and screws and left it running unattended - oh and made sure the solar charger was oriented to the south. The mounting bracket and the anemometer were put to the test with sustained wind speeds of 20km/hr; the wind gradually swung around from SE, S, to NW over the morning. The barometer is sinking so I guess the outlook is rain.

The transmitter signal strength appears to be good enough to reach the receiver in the kitchen or upstairs but perhaps not if it is in my workshop.
The next job is to setup the software on a PC and connect to the receiver. Done. However the EasyWeather application is a standalone process, no internet file or data upload. Another application will be necessary, ideally one that can also 'talk' over the USB connector to the receiver.
I'll post a copy of the .dat file that gets generated whenever the receiver is connected while EasyWeather is running...
Next job; get the PWS (personal weather station) online.