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TAPR (Tucson Amateur Packet Radio)  http://www.tapr.net/
[http://www.tapr.net TAPR (Tucson Amateur Packet Radio)] provides a variety 1-wire weather sensor kits, including the following:
has a number of 1-wire weather sensor kits available:
* X1W-1
X1W-1, X1W-4, X1W-4 and T-238+MODEM2, which provide
* X1W-4
temperaure, humidity, barometer, radiation, lightning
* X1W-4
and rain sensors or interfaces thru the Dallas 1-wire system.
* T-238+MODEM2
 
Programming X1W-1 Barometer


1) In W-D, select "Control Panel", "Dallas 1-wire" then "Main/save setup".
These kits provide temperaure, humidity, barometer, radiation, lightning, and rain sensors or interfaces through the Dallas 1-wire system.
2) Select the ROM-id for the Barometer and copy it to the clip-board.
3) Move to "Barometer setup"
4) Paste the Barometer ROM-id in the "Bray-Jennings Barometer ROM-id" space.
5) Check off "I have a barometer (Bray-Jennings or AAG)".
6) Fill in the blanks (see drawing):
    a) High Baro = 31.60
    b) Low Baro = 25.69
    c) High Voltage = 9.75
    d) Low Voltage = 1.75


7) Click "Set".
'''Programming X1W-1 Barometer'''
8) Return to "Main/save setup" and click "save/reset" and "Close".
9) After about a five minute delay, the barometer will start.


[[Image:barometer.jpg]]
# On the main Weather Display window, click '''Control Panel'''.
# Under '''Station Settings''', click '''Dallas 1 Wire'''.
# On the '''Main/Save Setup''' tab, in the '''Current Direction Chip ROM ID #''' box, select and then copy (press CTRL+C) the number to the clipboard.
# Select the '''I have a barometer (Bray-Jennings or AAG)''' check box.
# On the '''Barometer setup''' tab, in the '''Bray/Jennings Barometer ROM ID'''" box, paste (CTRL+V) the number you copied to the clipboard in step 3.
# Enter values for the '''High Baro''', '''Low Baro''', '''High Voltage''', '''Low Voltage''' as follows:
#* '''High Baro''' = 31.60
#* '''Low Baro''' = 25.69
#* '''High Voltage (volts)''' = 9.75
#* '''Low voltage''' = 1.75
#*; [[Image:barometer.jpg]]
# Click '''Set'''.
# On the '''Main/Save Setup''' tab, click '''Save/reset'''.
# Click '''Close'''.
# After approximately five minutes, barometer sensor readings are captured.

Revision as of 17:19, 5 September 2010

TAPR (Tucson Amateur Packet Radio) provides a variety 1-wire weather sensor kits, including the following:

  • X1W-1
  • X1W-4
  • X1W-4
  • T-238+MODEM2

These kits provide temperaure, humidity, barometer, radiation, lightning, and rain sensors or interfaces through the Dallas 1-wire system.

Programming X1W-1 Barometer

  1. On the main Weather Display window, click Control Panel.
  2. Under Station Settings, click Dallas 1 Wire.
  3. On the Main/Save Setup tab, in the Current Direction Chip ROM ID # box, select and then copy (press CTRL+C) the number to the clipboard.
  4. Select the I have a barometer (Bray-Jennings or AAG) check box.
  5. On the Barometer setup tab, in the Bray/Jennings Barometer ROM ID" box, paste (CTRL+V) the number you copied to the clipboard in step 3.
  6. Enter values for the High Baro, Low Baro, High Voltage, Low Voltage as follows:
    • High Baro = 31.60
    • Low Baro = 25.69
    • High Voltage (volts) = 9.75
    • Low voltage = 1.75
      Barometer.jpg
  7. Click Set.
  8. On the Main/Save Setup tab, click Save/reset.
  9. Click Close.
  10. After approximately five minutes, barometer sensor readings are captured.
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