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Make and Model
of Weather Station: Davis Vantage Pro 2. Wireless
version
(June 2007) |
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Date first online:
Nov, 07, 2007 at this
location. |
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Physical
location of anemometer and sensors:
About 14 feet above ground level. |
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Location of Station:
Back yard, in the the
Shores area of the Bridgeland Community. |
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Reporting
Software: Custom
made software for the RISC CPU (MyWxBox) |
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OS and PC info:
Instead of a PC,
it is using a ARM9 RISC CPU. This makes this site more dependable
then using Windows and better for an industrial application. This
box also takes about 1.5% of the power of a PC, the Moxa draws only
4.5 watts. Less heat and less
power means less operating cost. A PC running 24 hours at 300 watts is about $35
per month added to your electric bill based on power depending on
where you live. My nick name for this box is
"MyWxBox". Network is a Sprint Data Card, Novatel
S720, and a LinkSys
WRT54G3G-ST.
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Note:
"MyWxBox" is made
by Moxa with special firmware pre-loaded and available
from Ambient Weather. |
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WebCam:
To Day it is a
TOSHIBA Network Camera,
IK-WB15A. This was to be
used as a security camera, but if you are watching moving objects,
they are a blur. Even some one running by is a blur. I was using the
Panasonic
BB-HCM531A
and it is a great camera
also. Since the camera has a PTZ in it, it can be pointed any where
from north to south on the east side. |
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Where to get all
this stuff from:
Ambient Weather |
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