Solar Powered Mini-Weather Station

peerkersezuuker

Hello All,
Long time reader, first time poster.
I've been building my-sensors in combo with Domoticz for a while now , and this project is one of my favorites.
I can confirm that the fritzing schema is correct, i checked it against the one i build. (whish i had the schema earlier, it would have been so much easier ;-))
I used the followin library from Rob Tillaart for the DHT22 (http://playground.arduino.cc/Main/DHTLib / https://github.com/RobTillaart/Arduino/tree/master/libraries/DHTlib) because the standard was not working...
Change line 37 to dht DHT;
comment out line 51
From line 78 i changed the code to this :

delay(2000);
      int chk = DHT.read22(HUMIDITY_SENSOR_DIGITAL_PIN);
      temp = DHT.temperature;
             //Serial.print("Temperature DHT :");
             //Serial.println(temp);
      if (isnan(temp)) {
          lastTemp = -1;
      } else if (temp != lastTemp) {
        lastTemp = temp;
        if (!metric) {
          temp = temp * 1.8 + 32.0;
        }
        gw.send(msgTemp.set(temp, 1));
        }
      hum = DHT.humidity;
      if (isnan(hum)) {
          lastHum = -1;
      } else if (hum != lastHum) {
          lastHum = hum;
          gw.send(msgHum.set(hum, 1));
      }

And it is working like a charm.
Now i ordered one of these : Wind Sensor
I want to trie to get it working with this build.
And indeed the lamp is stil available Solar Lamp

Hope this helps,
With Regard's
Peer

Elfnoir

Hi,
Thanks for your help! I'm waiting for the LiPo charger, because I purchased a wrong one to pursue my implementation...

Could you tell me how I can comment our line 51 please? Just like this?
'dht.setup(HUMIDITY_SENSOR_DIGITAL_PIN);
Also, do you have already implement the Wind Speed Module, or it's under shipment? Do you use Domoticz as domotic software? It's to know how to implement this kind of child on it?
Is the solar panel providing enough power to have the weather station always working? (I'm living in France on Paris latitude, and I would like to know if the quantity of sun is enough, or I need a second solar panel)
And it appears my Barometric Pressure sensor gave me also the humidity and temperature; Why do we have 1DHT22 and 1BMP180 ?
And finally, how do you deal with the battery level, as I didn't see at the beginning of this post how it is implemented inside Vera? Because I would like to implement it in Domoticz
Many thanks for your feedback!

peerkersezuuker

Hi,
Commenting is done with //
so //dht.setup(HUMIDITY_SENSOR_DIGITAL_PIN);
The wind sensor is stil in shipment, so can't tell you anything about it, and i use Domoticz as controler software.
I presume you have your gateway setup and connected, so the node should show up in domoticz with all the childs.
I tested the the weather station only a few day's past monyh, because it is still under construction, but those day's it held out (I live near Eindhoven the Netherlands, so weather conditions are almost the same as yours ;-)).
The battery reports through the potentiometer to A0, if the battery level = 100% the readout of A0 should be 1023 (adjustable with the portentio meter.
Here is my sketch in total, althoug verry crude it works, it yust needs a lot of cleanup when i am done, but i need the sensor first to work.

   #include <SPI.h>
    #include <MySensor.h>  
    #include <dht.h>
    #include <BH1750.h>
    #include <Wire.h> 
    #include <Adafruit_BMP085.h>
    
    #define CHILD_ID_HUM 0
    #define CHILD_ID_TEMP 1
    #define CHILD_ID_LIGHT 2
    #define CHILD_ID_BARO 3
    #define CHILD_ID_BTEMP 4
    #define CHILD_ID_WINDSPEED 5
    #define CHILD_ID_RAIN 6
    #define CHILD_ID_RAINRATE 7    
    
    #define MESSAGEWAIT 500
    #define nRainIn A2
    #define DIGITAL_INPUT_RAIN_SENSOR 3
    #define HUMIDITY_SENSOR_DIGITAL_PIN 5
    #define ENCODER_PIN 2
    #define INTERRUPT DIGITAL_INPUT_RAIN_SENSOR-2

    //int encoder_pin = 7; // pulse output from the module
    unsigned int rpm; // rpm reading
    volatile byte pulses; // number of pulses
    unsigned long timeold;
    // number of pulses per revolution
    // based on your encoder disc
    unsigned int pulsesperturn = 1;
    boolean metric = false;
    int altitude = 16; // meters above sealevel
    float lastBmpTemp = -1;
    float lastPressure = -1;
    float lastHum = -1;
    float lastTemp = -1;
    double temp;
    double hum;
    int BATTERY_SENSE_PIN = A0;
    int lastRainValue = -1;
    int nRainVal;
    boolean bIsRaining = false;
    String strRaining = "NO";
    int lastBatteryPcnt = 0;
    int updateAll = 60;
    int updateCount = 0;
    uint16_t lastLux;
    // unsigned long SLEEP_TIME = 60000;
    unsigned long SLEEP_TIME = 600;
    int batteryBasement = 800;
    float batteryConstant = 100.0 / (1023 - batteryBasement);
        
    Adafruit_BMP085 bmp = Adafruit_BMP085();
    BH1750 lightSensor;
    dht DHT;
    MySensor gw;

    MyMessage msgHum(CHILD_ID_HUM, V_HUM);
    MyMessage msgTemp(CHILD_ID_TEMP, V_TEMP);
    MyMessage msgLux(CHILD_ID_LIGHT, V_LIGHT_LEVEL);
    MyMessage msgBtemp(CHILD_ID_BTEMP, V_TEMP);
    MyMessage msgPressure(CHILD_ID_BARO, V_PRESSURE);
    MyMessage msgWindSpeed(CHILD_ID_WINDSPEED, V_WIND);    
    MyMessage msgRain(CHILD_ID_RAIN, V_TRIPPED);
    MyMessage msgRainRate(CHILD_ID_RAINRATE, V_RAIN);

    void counter()
    {
      //Update count
      pulses++;
    }

    void setup()  
    {
      analogReference(INTERNAL);
      gw.begin(incomingMessage, 3, true);  
      //dht.setup(HUMIDITY_SENSOR_DIGITAL_PIN); 
      bmp.begin();
      gw.sendSketchInfo("Weather Sensor", "1.0");
      gw.present(CHILD_ID_HUM, S_HUM, "WS Humidity");
      gw.present(CHILD_ID_TEMP, S_TEMP, "WS Temperature");
      gw.present(CHILD_ID_LIGHT, S_LIGHT_LEVEL, "WS Lux");
      gw.present(CHILD_ID_BARO, S_BARO, "WS Pressure");
      gw.present(CHILD_ID_BTEMP, S_TEMP, "WS P Temperature");
      gw.present(CHILD_ID_WINDSPEED, S_WIND, "WS Windspeed");
      gw.present(CHILD_ID_RAIN, S_MOTION, "WS Rain");
      gw.present(CHILD_ID_RAINRATE, S_RAIN, "WS RainRate");

      pinMode(DIGITAL_INPUT_RAIN_SENSOR, INPUT);
      lightSensor.begin();
      metric = gw.getConfig().isMetric;
      pinMode(ENCODER_PIN, INPUT);
      //Interrupt 0 is digital pin 2
      //Triggers on Falling Edge (change from HIGH to LOW)
      attachInterrupt(0, counter, FALLING);
      // Initialize
      pulses = 0;
      rpm = 0;
      timeold = 0;
    }
    
    void loop()      
    {
      updateCount += 1;
      if (updateCount == updateAll) {
        lastTemp = -1;
        lastHum = -1;
        lastLux = -1;
        lastBmpTemp = -1;
        lastPressure = -1;
        lastRainValue = -1;
        lastBatteryPcnt = -1;
        updateCount = 0;
      }
      delay(2000);
      int chk = DHT.read22(HUMIDITY_SENSOR_DIGITAL_PIN);
      temp = DHT.temperature;
             //Serial.print("Temperature DHT :");
             //Serial.println(temp);
      if (isnan(temp)) {
          lastTemp = -1;
      } else if (temp != lastTemp) {
        lastTemp = temp;
        if (!metric) {
          temp = temp * 1.8 + 32.0;
        }
        gw.send(msgTemp.set(temp, 1));
        }
      hum = DHT.humidity;
      if (isnan(hum)) {
          lastHum = -1;
      } else if (hum != lastHum) {
          lastHum = hum;
          gw.send(msgHum.set(hum, 1));
      }
      uint16_t lux = lightSensor.readLightLevel();
      if (lux != lastLux) {
          gw.send(msgLux.set(lux));
          lastLux = lux;
      }
      float pressure = bmp.readSealevelPressure(altitude) * 0.01;
      float bmptemp = bmp.readTemperature();
      if (!metric) {
        bmptemp = bmptemp * 1.8 + 32.0;
      }
      if (bmptemp != lastBmpTemp) {
        gw.send(msgBtemp.set(bmptemp,1));
        lastBmpTemp = bmptemp;
      }
      if (pressure != lastPressure) {
        gw.send(msgPressure.set(pressure, 0));
        lastPressure = pressure;
      }
      
      nRainVal = analogRead(nRainIn);
             Serial.print("RainVal :");
             Serial.println(nRainVal);
      bIsRaining = !(digitalRead(DIGITAL_INPUT_RAIN_SENSOR));
             Serial.print("Is Raining :");
             Serial.println(bIsRaining);
      if(bIsRaining){
          strRaining = "YES";
      }
      else{
          strRaining = "NO";
      }
  
  //Serial.print("Raining?: ");
  //Serial.print(strRaining);  
  //Serial.print("\t Moisture Level: ");
  //Serial.println(nRainVal);
  //http://henrysbench.capnfatz.com/henrys-bench/arduino-sensors-and-input/arduino-rain-sensor-module-guide-and-tutorial/

      gw.send(msgRain.set(bIsRaining));
      nRainVal = nRainVal * -1;
      gw.send(msgRainRate.set(nRainVal));
      
      int sensorValue = analogRead(BATTERY_SENSE_PIN);
      int batteryPcnt = (sensorValue - batteryBasement) * batteryConstant;
      if (lastBatteryPcnt != batteryPcnt) {
        gw.sendBatteryLevel(batteryPcnt);
        lastBatteryPcnt = batteryPcnt;
     }

     if (millis() - timeold >= 1000) {
        //Don't process interrupts during calculations
        detachInterrupt(0);
        rpm = (60 * 1000 / pulsesperturn )/ (millis() - timeold)* pulses;
        timeold = millis();
        Serial.print("RPM = ");
        Serial.println(rpm,DEC);
        Serial.println(pulses);
        pulses = 0;        
        rpm = rpm,DEC;
        if (rpm == 0) {
          rpm = 1;
        }
        gw.send(msgWindSpeed.set(rpm, 1));
        //Restart the interrupt processing
        attachInterrupt(0, counter, FALLING);
      }
      gw.sleep(SLEEP_TIME);
    }

    void incomingMessage(const MyMessage & message) {
    // We only expect one type of message from controller. But we better check anyway.
     if (message.isAck()) {
       Serial.println("This is an ack from gateway");
     }
    }```
And there is the puls counter which i abandoned for the wind speed meter (wanted to build my own with a optocoupler, but changed my mind).

Hope this is helpfull.
Regard's 
Peer

peerkersezuuker

@Elfnoir,
Could you please send me the fritzing schema, or attach it here ?
I want to add the windmeter i bought.
I got it today, and with a little help from google i got it working.

Greetz Peer

Elfnoir

@peerkersezuuker 0_1459719366114_Weather Station.fzz

And thanks for your feedback and support!

peerkersezuuker

So here it is :
0_1459792588384_upload-3adeb2e3-0d4c-41e1-a7d7-e973e5081210

And the code (still very rude but it works)

    #include <SPI.h>
    #include <MySensor.h>  
    #include <dht.h>
    #include <BH1750.h>
    #include <Wire.h> 
    #include <Adafruit_BMP085.h>
    
    #define CHILD_ID_HUM 0
    #define CHILD_ID_TEMP 1
    #define CHILD_ID_LIGHT 2
    #define CHILD_ID_BARO 3
    #define CHILD_ID_BTEMP 4
    #define CHILD_ID_WINDSPEED 5
    #define CHILD_ID_RAIN 6
    #define CHILD_ID_RAINRATE 7    
    
    #define MESSAGEWAIT 500
    #define nRainIn A2
    #define DIGITAL_INPUT_RAIN_SENSOR 3
    #define HUMIDITY_SENSOR_DIGITAL_PIN 5
    #define ENCODER_PIN 2
    #define INTERRUPT DIGITAL_INPUT_RAIN_SENSOR-2

    const int  windSpeedPin = 2; // contact on pin 2 digital
    int windSpeedPinCounter = 0; // impuls counter
    int windSpeedPinStatus = 0; // actual impuls
    int windSpeedPinStatusAlt = 0; // oude Impuls-Status
    unsigned long windmeterStart;
    unsigned long windmeterStartAlt = 0;
    int windSpeed; // Variable voor Wind Speed
    int beaufort = 0; // Variable Wind in Beaufort
    const int windmeterTime = 10000;
    //float knoten = 0.0;
    //float wind = 0.0;
    int knoten = 0.0;
    int wind = 0.0;
   
    boolean metric = false;
    int altitude = 16; // meters above sealevel
    float lastBmpTemp = -1;
    float lastPressure = -1;
    float lastHum = -1;
    float lastTemp = -1;
    double temp;
    double hum;
    int BATTERY_SENSE_PIN = A0;
    int lastRainValue = -1;
    int nRainVal;
    boolean bIsRaining = false;
    String strRaining = "NO";
    int lastBatteryPcnt = 0;
    int updateAll = 60;
    int updateCount = 0;
    uint16_t lastLux;
    // unsigned long SLEEP_TIME = 60000;
    unsigned long SLEEP_TIME = 600;
    int batteryBasement = 800;
    float batteryConstant = 100.0 / (1023 - batteryBasement);
        
    Adafruit_BMP085 bmp = Adafruit_BMP085();
    BH1750 lightSensor;
    dht DHT;
    MySensor gw;

    MyMessage msgHum(CHILD_ID_HUM, V_HUM);
    MyMessage msgTemp(CHILD_ID_TEMP, V_TEMP);
    MyMessage msgLux(CHILD_ID_LIGHT, V_LIGHT_LEVEL);
    MyMessage msgBtemp(CHILD_ID_BTEMP, V_TEMP);
    MyMessage msgPressure(CHILD_ID_BARO, V_PRESSURE);
    MyMessage msgWindSpeed(CHILD_ID_WINDSPEED, V_WIND);    
    MyMessage msgRain(CHILD_ID_RAIN, V_TRIPPED);
    MyMessage msgRainRate(CHILD_ID_RAINRATE, V_RAIN);

    void setup()  
    {
      analogReference(INTERNAL);
      gw.begin(incomingMessage, 3, true);  
      //dht.setup(HUMIDITY_SENSOR_DIGITAL_PIN); 
      bmp.begin();
      gw.sendSketchInfo("Weather Sensor", "1.0");
      gw.present(CHILD_ID_HUM, S_HUM, "WS Humidity");
      gw.present(CHILD_ID_TEMP, S_TEMP, "WS Temperature");
      gw.present(CHILD_ID_LIGHT, S_LIGHT_LEVEL, "WS Lux");
      gw.present(CHILD_ID_BARO, S_BARO, "WS Pressure");
      gw.present(CHILD_ID_BTEMP, S_TEMP, "WS P Temperature");
      gw.present(CHILD_ID_WINDSPEED, S_WIND, "WS Windspeed");
      gw.present(CHILD_ID_RAIN, S_MOTION, "WS Rain");
      gw.present(CHILD_ID_RAINRATE, S_RAIN, "WS RainRate");

      pinMode(DIGITAL_INPUT_RAIN_SENSOR, INPUT);
      lightSensor.begin();
      metric = gw.getConfig().isMetric;
    }
    
    // Wind Meter https://github.com/chiemseesurfer/arduinoWeatherstation/blob/master/weatherstation/weatherstation.ino
    
    float windmeter()
    {
        windmeterStart = millis(); // Actual start time measuringMessung
        windmeterStartAlt = windmeterStart; // Save start time
    
        windSpeedPinCounter = 0; // Set pulse counter to 0
        windSpeedPinStatusAlt = HIGH; // Set puls status High
    
        while ((windmeterStart - windmeterStartAlt) <= windmeterTime) // until 10000 ms (10 Seconds) ..
        {
            windSpeedPinStatus = digitalRead(windSpeedPin); // Read input pin 2
            if (windSpeedPinStatus != windSpeedPinStatusAlt) // When the pin status changed
            {
                if (windSpeedPinStatus == HIGH) // When status - HIGH
                {
                    windSpeedPinCounter++; // Counter + 1
                }
            }
            windSpeedPinStatusAlt = windSpeedPinStatus; // Save status for next loop
            windmeterStart = millis(); // Actual time
        }
    
        windSpeed =  ((windSpeedPinCounter * 24) / 10) + 0.5; //  WindSpeed - one Pulse ~ 2,4 km/h, 
        windSpeed = (windSpeed / (windmeterTime / 1000)); // Devided in measure time in seconds
        Serial.print("wind Speed :");
        Serial.println(windSpeed);    
        knoten = windSpeed / 1.852; //knot's
    
        return knoten;
    }
    
    void loop()      
    {
      updateCount += 1;
      if (updateCount == updateAll) {
        lastTemp = -1;
        lastHum = -1;
        lastLux = -1;
        lastBmpTemp = -1;
        lastPressure = -1;
        lastRainValue = -1;
        lastBatteryPcnt = -1;
        updateCount = 0;
      }
      delay(2000);
      int chk = DHT.read22(HUMIDITY_SENSOR_DIGITAL_PIN);
      temp = DHT.temperature;
             //Serial.print("Temperature DHT :");
             //Serial.println(temp);
      if (isnan(temp)) {
          lastTemp = -1;
      } else if (temp != lastTemp) {
        lastTemp = temp;
        if (!metric) {
          temp = temp * 1.8 + 32.0;
        }
        gw.send(msgTemp.set(temp, 1));
        }
      hum = DHT.humidity;
      if (isnan(hum)) {
          lastHum = -1;
      } else if (hum != lastHum) {
          lastHum = hum;
          gw.send(msgHum.set(hum, 1));
      }
      uint16_t lux = lightSensor.readLightLevel();
      if (lux != lastLux) {
          gw.send(msgLux.set(lux));
          lastLux = lux;
      }
      float pressure = bmp.readSealevelPressure(altitude) * 0.01;
      float bmptemp = bmp.readTemperature();
      if (!metric) {
        bmptemp = bmptemp * 1.8 + 32.0;
      }
      if (bmptemp != lastBmpTemp) {
        gw.send(msgBtemp.set(bmptemp,1));
        lastBmpTemp = bmptemp;
      }
      if (pressure != lastPressure) {
        gw.send(msgPressure.set(pressure, 0));
        lastPressure = pressure;
      }
      
      nRainVal = analogRead(nRainIn);
             Serial.print("RainVal :");
             Serial.println(nRainVal);
      bIsRaining = !(digitalRead(DIGITAL_INPUT_RAIN_SENSOR));
             Serial.print("Is Raining :");
             Serial.println(bIsRaining);
      if(bIsRaining){
          strRaining = "YES";
      }
      else{
          strRaining = "NO";
      }
  
      //Serial.print("Raining?: ");
      //Serial.print(strRaining);  
      //Serial.print("\t Moisture Level: ");
      //Serial.println(nRainVal);
      //http://henrysbench.capnfatz.com/henrys-bench/arduino-sensors-and-input/arduino-rain-sensor-module-guide-and-tutorial/

      gw.send(msgRain.set(bIsRaining));
      nRainVal = nRainVal * -1;
      gw.send(msgRainRate.set(nRainVal));

      wind = windmeter();
      Serial.print("Wind :");
      Serial.println(wind);
      gw.send(msgWindSpeed.set(wind));
      
      int sensorValue = analogRead(BATTERY_SENSE_PIN);
      int batteryPcnt = (sensorValue - batteryBasement) * batteryConstant;
      if (lastBatteryPcnt != batteryPcnt) {
        gw.sendBatteryLevel(batteryPcnt);
        lastBatteryPcnt = batteryPcnt;
      }
      gw.sleep(SLEEP_TIME);
   }

    void incomingMessage(const MyMessage & message) {
    // We only expect one type of message from controller. But we better check anyway.
     if (message.isAck()) {
       Serial.println("This is an ack from gateway");
     }
    }```

Still need some cleaning and calibrating (rain and wind sensor)
[0_1459792799776_Weather-station.fzz](/uploads/files/1459792799984-weather-station.fzz) 

Regard's Peer

peerkersezuuker

Oh yeah, a little source mentioning :
Weather Station
Weather Station Code

Greetz Peer

Dombo71

Please can you ex-plane how i can remove 1 of the sensors in the sketch...
I will try to build more of this sensors...
Only 1 rain and 1 baro is good for me

gigi

This is my project!!!!

// Example sketch för a "light switch" where you can control light or something 
// else from both vera and a local physical button (connected between digital
// pin 3 and GND).
// This node also works as a repeader for other nodes

#include <MySensor.h>
#include <SPI.h>
#include <DHT.h> 

unsigned long SLEEP_TIME = 120000; // Sleep time between reports (in milliseconds)

//pin sensori
#define PIR_PIN 2                   // The digital input you attached your motion sensor.  (Only 2 and 3 generates interrupt!)
#define HUMIDITY_TEMPERATURE_PIN 3  // sensore temperatura umidita
#define RELAY_PIN  4                // relay pin
int BATTERY_SENSE_PIN = A1;         // Pin carica batteria o pannello solare
int FOTORESIST_SENSE_PIN = A2;      // Pin fotoresistenza

//interupt per sleep arduino
#define INTERRUPT PIR_PIN-2 // Usually the interrupt = pin -2 (on uno/nano anyway)

//id per vera
#define CHILD_ID_RELE 1   // Id relay
#define CHILD_ID_HUM 2    // id temperatura
#define CHILD_ID_TEMP 3   // id umidita
#define CHILD_ID_PIR 4    // Id pir
#define CHILD_ID_LIGHT 5  // Id luminosita (fotoresistenza)

//definizione per nodo vera
#define NODE_ID 10
#define SN "meteo station"
#define SV "1.4"

//variabili
bool state_relay;                 //stato relay
float batt_valore;                //dichiaro la variabile valore che memorizzerà il valore della batteria dal pin analogico
float batt_volt;                  //volt batteria
float batt_charged_percent;       //percentuale carica batteria
float last_batt_charged_percent;  //percentuale carica batteria precedente
float batt_min_voltage = 0.5;     //tensione minima batteria
float batt_max_voltage = 5;       //tensione massima batteria
float fotoresistenza_valore;      //dichiaro la variabile valore che memorizzerà il valore della fotoresistenza dal pin analogico
float last_fotoresistenza_valore; //dichiaro la variabile valore precedente

int lux_vera;                      //valore luminosita da inviare a vera

MySensor gw;

// sensore temperatura umidita
DHT dht_int;
float lastTemp_int = -1;
float lastHum_int = -1;

boolean metric = true; 

MyMessage msgRelay(CHILD_ID_RELE,V_LIGHT);
MyMessage msgHum(CHILD_ID_HUM, V_HUM);
MyMessage msgTemp(CHILD_ID_TEMP, V_TEMP);
MyMessage msgPir(CHILD_ID_PIR, V_TRIPPED);
MyMessage msgLux(CHILD_ID_LIGHT, V_LIGHT_LEVEL);

void setup()  
{  
  gw.begin(incomingMessage, NODE_ID, false);    
  
  gw.sendSketchInfo(SN, SV); 

  //Sensore umidita temperatura
  dht_int.setup(HUMIDITY_TEMPERATURE_PIN);
  
  gw.present(CHILD_ID_RELE, S_LIGHT);       //light vera
  gw.present(CHILD_ID_HUM, S_HUM);          //umidity vera
  gw.present(CHILD_ID_TEMP, S_TEMP);           // temp vera
  gw.present(CHILD_ID_PIR, S_MOTION);          // motion vera
  gw.present(CHILD_ID_LIGHT, S_LIGHT_LEVEL);  //light level (fotoresistenza)
  
  metric = gw.getConfig().isMetric;
  
  // Then set relay pins in output mode
  pinMode(RELAY_PIN, OUTPUT);   
  
  //PIR
  pinMode(PIR_PIN, INPUT);
  
  state_relay = 0;  
  //GestisciRelay();
  digitalWrite(RELAY_PIN, LOW);
  gw.send(msgRelay.set(state_relay)); 
     
}

void loop() 
{ 
    gw.process();
  
    //sensore temperatura umidita
    delay(dht_int.getMinimumSamplingPeriod());

    float temperature_int = dht_int.getTemperature();
    if (isnan(temperature_int)) 
    {
        lastTemp_int = -1;
        Serial.println("Failed reading temperature from DHT");
    } 
    else if (temperature_int != lastTemp_int) 
    {
      lastTemp_int = temperature_int;
      if (!metric) 
      {
        temperature_int = dht_int.toFahrenheit(temperature_int);
      }
      gw.send(msgTemp.set(temperature_int, 1));
      Serial.print("T int: ");
      Serial.println(temperature_int);
    }
  
    float humidity_int = dht_int.getHumidity();
    if (isnan(humidity_int)) 
    {
        lastHum_int = -1;
        Serial.println("Failed reading humidity from DHT");
    } 
    else if (humidity_int != lastHum_int) 
    {
        lastHum_int = humidity_int;
        gw.send(msgHum.set(humidity_int, 1));
        Serial.print("H int: ");
        Serial.println(humidity_int);
    }
    //sensore temperatura umidita
    
    //fotoresistenza    
    for(int i=0;i<150;i++)
    {
      fotoresistenza_valore += analogRead(FOTORESIST_SENSE_PIN);  //read the input voltage from battery or solar panel      
      delay(2);
    }
    fotoresistenza_valore = fotoresistenza_valore / 150;    
           
    Serial.print ("fotoresistenza: ");
    Serial.println(fotoresistenza_valore); 

    if (fotoresistenza_valore != last_fotoresistenza_valore) 
    {
      lux_vera = (int) fotoresistenza_valore;
      gw.send(msgLux.set(lux_vera));
      last_fotoresistenza_valore = fotoresistenza_valore;
    }    
    //fotoresistenza
    
    //pir relay
    // Read digital motion value
    boolean tripped = digitalRead(PIR_PIN) == HIGH; 
    Serial.println("pir:");      
    Serial.println(tripped);
    gw.send(msgPir.set(tripped?"1":"0"));  // Send tripped value to gw 
    
    //accende la luce con il buio
    if (fotoresistenza_valore < 200)  //poca luce
    {
      if (tripped == 1) 
      {
         state_relay = 1;     
      }
      else
      {
         state_relay = 0;     
      }
    }
    //accende la luce con il buio
    
    GestisciRelay();
    //pir relay
    
    //battery    
    for(int i=0;i<150;i++)
    {
      batt_valore += analogRead(BATTERY_SENSE_PIN);  //read the input voltage from battery or solar panel      
      delay(2);
    }
    batt_valore = batt_valore / 150;    
           
    Serial.print ("batt_valore: ");
    Serial.println(batt_valore);
    
    batt_volt = (batt_valore / 1024) * batt_max_voltage;
    Serial.print ("batt_volt: ");
    Serial.println(batt_volt);
    
    ////////////////////////////////////////////////
   //The map() function uses integer math so will not generate fractions
   // so I multiply battery voltage with 10 to convert float into a intiger value
   // when battery voltage is 6.0volt it is totally discharged ( 6*10 =60)
   // when battery voltage is 7.2volt it is fully charged (7.2*10=72)
   // 6.0v =0% and 7.2v =100%
   //batt_charged_percent = batt_volt*10;   
   //batt_charged_percent = map(batt_volt*10, 60 , 72, 0, 100);
    batt_charged_percent = batt_volt * 10;   
    batt_charged_percent = map(batt_volt * 10, batt_min_voltage * 10 , batt_max_voltage * 10, 0, 100);
    //batt_charged_percent = (batt_volt / batt_max_voltage) * 100;
    Serial.print ("batt_charged_percent: ");
    Serial.println(batt_charged_percent);
       
    if (last_batt_charged_percent != batt_charged_percent) 
    {
        gw.sendBatteryLevel(batt_charged_percent);
        last_batt_charged_percent = batt_charged_percent;        
    }
    //battery
    
    delay(50);
    
    // Sleep until interrupt comes in on motion sensor. Send update every two minute.   
    gw.sleep(INTERRUPT, CHANGE, SLEEP_TIME);
    
    
} 
 
void incomingMessage(const MyMessage &message) {
  // We only expect one type of message from controller. But we better check anyway.
  if (message.isAck()) {
     Serial.println("This is an ack from gateway");
  }

  if (message.type == V_LIGHT) {
     // Change relay state_relay
     state_relay = message.getBool();
     GestisciRelay();
    
     // Write some debug info
     Serial.print("Incoming change for sensor:");
     Serial.print(message.sensor);
     Serial.print(", New status: ");
     Serial.println(message.getBool());
   } 
   
  
}



void GestisciRelay()
{
    //Serial.print(" GestisciRelay state_relay:");
    //Serial.println(state_relay);
  
    if (state_relay == 0)
    {
      digitalWrite(RELAY_PIN, LOW);
      gw.send(msgRelay.set(state_relay));
      //Serial.println("SPENTO RELAY");
    }
    else 
   {
      digitalWrite(RELAY_PIN, HIGH);
      gw.send(msgRelay.set(state_relay));
      //Serial.println("ACCESO RELAY");
   } 

  
}

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On board

gigi

I purchased a solar kit

Solar Panel
battery 12v
landstar solar charge controller

I want to insert into Arduino in output of charge controller (I have 12 volts)

to lower the voltage can I use a mobile charger Car 1 Ah

do you heat so much?

Thank

@Salmoides Good Project!!!!!

Dombo71

what are the resistors? Or what do you u use between the wires?
Look simple to me..

gigi

@Dombo71 look a fritzing schematic

Didi

@gigi said:

@Dombo71 look a fritzing schematic

Can you share the fritzing file please

gigi

@Didi 0_1459967939633_schema-pannello-solare-2.fzz

Fritzing File!!!!

gigi

New fritzing

I have two questions?

voltage divider for more 5 v (battery voltage 12-13 volts)
I use a auto phone charger for step down (12v --> 5 V) - warmers if I close in a box?

Thank

Petjepet

@gigi said:

New fritzing

I have two questions?

voltage divider for more 5 v (battery voltage 12-13 volts)

I use a auto phone charger for step down (12v --> 5 V) - warmers if I close in a box?

Thank

Is your fritzing correct?
On the green wire (light sensor?) you measure on ground where I guess you should measure between the resistor and the sensor.

gigi

@Petjepet said:

On the green wire (light sensor?) you measure on ground where I guess you should measure between the resistor and the sensor.

Is the same

voltage divider

Petjepet

@gigi I know but in your breadboard picture the now mentioned V output is connected directly to ground. :smirk:

gigi

@Petjepet I Know, thank

on board as I did your chart

Thank

peerkersezuuker

Back to the weather station.
I was having problems reporting wind speed to domoticz (in hardware my sensor was listed, but there was no device creation)
After a question on their forum, i learned tha i had to implement gust and direction to the sensor becaus Domoticz is aspectiong these to before it vreates a device.
I had to remove the rainrate because the sketch was getting to big.
Here is the latest sketch i am using :




    #include <SPI.h>
    #include <MySensor.h>  
    #include <dht.h>
    #include <BH1750.h>
    #include <Wire.h> 
    #include <Adafruit_BMP085.h>
    #include <MySigningAtsha204.h>
    
    #define CHILD_ID_HUM 0
    #define CHILD_ID_TEMP 1
    #define CHILD_ID_LIGHT 2
    #define CHILD_ID_BARO 3
    #define CHILD_ID_BTEMP 4
    #define CHILD_ID_WINDSPEED 5
    #define CHILD_ID_RAIN 6
    
    #define MESSAGEWAIT 500
    #define DIGITAL_INPUT_RAIN_SENSOR 3
    #define HUMIDITY_SENSOR_DIGITAL_PIN 5
    #define ENCODER_PIN 2
    #define INTERRUPT DIGITAL_INPUT_RAIN_SENSOR-2

    const int  windSpeedPin = 2; // contact on pin 2 digital
    int windSpeedPinCounter = 0; // impuls counter
    int windSpeedPinStatus = 0; // actual impuls
    int windSpeedPinStatusAlt = 0; // oude Impuls-Status
    unsigned long windmeterStart;
    unsigned long windmeterStartAlt = 0;
    int windSpeed; // Variable voor Wind Speed
    int beaufort = 0; // Variable Wind in Beaufort
    const int windmeterTime = 10000;
    //float knoten = 0.0;
    //float wind = 0.0;
    unsigned int knoten;
    unsigned int wind;
   
    boolean metric = false;
    int altitude = 16; // meters above sealevel
    float lastBmpTemp = -1;
    float lastPressure = -1;
    float lastHum = -1;
    float lastTemp = -1;
    double temp;
    double hum;
    int BATTERY_SENSE_PIN = A0;
    int lastRainValue = -1;
    int nRainVal;
    boolean bIsRaining = false;
    String strRaining = "NO";
    int lastBatteryPcnt = 0;
    int updateAll = 60;
    int updateCount = 0;
    uint16_t lastLux;
    // unsigned long SLEEP_TIME = 60000;
    unsigned long SLEEP_TIME = 600;
    int batteryBasement = 800;
    float batteryConstant = 100.0 / (1023 - batteryBasement);

    MyTransportNRF24 radio;  // NRFRF24L01 radio driver
    MyHwATMega328 hw; // Select AtMega328 hardware profile
    MySigningAtsha204 signer(true); // Select HW ATSHA signing backend
    
    Adafruit_BMP085 bmp = Adafruit_BMP085();
    BH1750 lightSensor;
    dht DHT;
    MySensor gw(radio, hw, signer);

    MyMessage msgHum(CHILD_ID_HUM, V_HUM);
    MyMessage msgTemp(CHILD_ID_TEMP, V_TEMP);
    MyMessage msgLux(CHILD_ID_LIGHT, V_LIGHT_LEVEL);
    MyMessage msgBtemp(CHILD_ID_BTEMP, V_TEMP);
    MyMessage msgPressure(CHILD_ID_BARO, V_PRESSURE);
    MyMessage msgWindSpeed(CHILD_ID_WINDSPEED, V_WIND);
    MyMessage msgWGust(CHILD_ID_WINDSPEED, V_GUST);
    MyMessage msgWDirection(CHILD_ID_WINDSPEED, V_DIRECTION);   
    MyMessage msgRain(CHILD_ID_RAIN, V_TRIPPED);

    void setup()  
    {
      analogReference(INTERNAL);
      gw.begin(incomingMessage, 3, true);  
      //dht.setup(HUMIDITY_SENSOR_DIGITAL_PIN); 
      bmp.begin();
      gw.sendSketchInfo("Weather Sensor", "1.0");
      gw.present(CHILD_ID_HUM, S_HUM, "WS Humidity");
      gw.present(CHILD_ID_TEMP, S_TEMP, "WS Temperature");
      gw.present(CHILD_ID_LIGHT, S_LIGHT_LEVEL, "WS Lux");
      gw.present(CHILD_ID_BARO, S_BARO, "WS Pressure");
      gw.present(CHILD_ID_BTEMP, S_TEMP, "WS P Temperature");
      gw.present(CHILD_ID_WINDSPEED, S_WIND, "WS Windspeed");
      gw.present(CHILD_ID_RAIN, S_MOTION, "WS Rain");

      pinMode(DIGITAL_INPUT_RAIN_SENSOR, INPUT);
      lightSensor.begin();
      metric = gw.getConfig().isMetric;
    }
    
    // Wind Meter https://github.com/chiemseesurfer/arduinoWeatherstation/blob/master/weatherstation/weatherstation.ino
    
    float windmeter()
    {
        windmeterStart = millis(); // Actual start time measuringMessung
        windmeterStartAlt = windmeterStart; // Save start time
    
        windSpeedPinCounter = 0; // Set pulse counter to 0
        windSpeedPinStatusAlt = HIGH; // Set puls status High
    
        while ((windmeterStart - windmeterStartAlt) <= windmeterTime) // until 10000 ms (10 Seconds) ..
        {
            windSpeedPinStatus = digitalRead(windSpeedPin); // Read input pin 2
            if (windSpeedPinStatus != windSpeedPinStatusAlt) // When the pin status changed
            {
                if (windSpeedPinStatus == HIGH) // When status - HIGH
                {
                    windSpeedPinCounter++; // Counter + 1
                }
            }
            windSpeedPinStatusAlt = windSpeedPinStatus; // Save status for next loop
            windmeterStart = millis(); // Actual time
        }
    
        windSpeed =  ((windSpeedPinCounter * 24) / 10) + 0.5; //  WindSpeed - one Pulse ~ 2,4 km/h, 
        windSpeed = (windSpeed / (windmeterTime / 1000)); // Devided in measure time in seconds
        Serial.print("wind Speed : ");
        Serial.println(windSpeed);    
        knoten = windSpeed / 1.852; //knot's
    
        return windSpeed;
    }
    
    void loop()      
    {
      updateCount += 1;
      if (updateCount == updateAll) {
        lastTemp = -1;
        lastHum = -1;
        lastLux = -1;
        lastBmpTemp = -1;
        lastPressure = -1;
        lastRainValue = -1;
        lastBatteryPcnt = -1;
        updateCount = 0;
      }
      delay(2000);
      int chk = DHT.read22(HUMIDITY_SENSOR_DIGITAL_PIN);
      temp = DHT.temperature;
             //Serial.print("Temperature DHT :");
             //Serial.println(temp);
      if (isnan(temp)) {
          lastTemp = -1;
      } else if (temp != lastTemp) {
        lastTemp = temp;
        if (!metric) {
          temp = temp * 1.8 + 32.0;
        }
        gw.send(msgTemp.set(temp, 1));
        }
      hum = DHT.humidity;
      if (isnan(hum)) {
          lastHum = -1;
      } else if (hum != lastHum) {
          lastHum = hum;
          gw.send(msgHum.set(hum, 1));
      }
      uint16_t lux = lightSensor.readLightLevel();
      if (lux != lastLux) {
          gw.send(msgLux.set(lux));
          lastLux = lux;
      }
      float pressure = bmp.readSealevelPressure(altitude) * 0.01;
      float bmptemp = bmp.readTemperature();
      if (!metric) {
        bmptemp = bmptemp * 1.8 + 32.0;
      }
      if (bmptemp != lastBmpTemp) {
        gw.send(msgBtemp.set(bmptemp,1));
        lastBmpTemp = bmptemp;
      }
      if (pressure != lastPressure) {
        gw.send(msgPressure.set(pressure, 0));
        lastPressure = pressure;
      }
      
      bIsRaining = !(digitalRead(DIGITAL_INPUT_RAIN_SENSOR));
      if(bIsRaining){
          strRaining = "YES";
      }
      else{
          strRaining = "NO";
      }
  
      //Serial.print("Raining?: ");
      //Serial.print(strRaining);  
      //Serial.print("\t Moisture Level: ");
      //Serial.println(nRainVal);
      //http://henrysbench.capnfatz.com/henrys-bench/arduino-sensors-and-input/arduino-rain-sensor-module-guide-and-tutorial/

      gw.send(msgRain.set(bIsRaining, 1));

      wind = windmeter();
      Serial.print("Wind : ");
      Serial.println(wind);
      int wdirection = 1;
      int wgust = 1;
      gw.send(msgWindSpeed.set(wind, 1));
      gw.send(msgWGust.set(wgust, 1));
      gw.send(msgWDirection.set(wdirection, 1));
      
      int sensorValue = analogRead(BATTERY_SENSE_PIN);
      int batteryPcnt = (sensorValue - batteryBasement) * batteryConstant;
      if (lastBatteryPcnt != batteryPcnt) {
        gw.sendBatteryLevel(batteryPcnt);
        lastBatteryPcnt = batteryPcnt;
      }
      gw.sleep(SLEEP_TIME);
   }

    void incomingMessage(const MyMessage & message) {
    // We only expect one type of message from controller. But we better check anyway.
     if (message.isAck()) {
       Serial.println("This is an ack from gateway");
     }
    }

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