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Weather Station Hardware => What Weather Station Should I Buy? => Topic started by: looking on August 07, 2011, 08:12:10 PM

Title: Color display
Post by: looking on August 07, 2011, 08:12:10 PM

I'm looking for a wireless weather station that has a color display.  Am I dreaming, I seen the ones that can talk to you, but can't find any that are in color.  Anyone know of any?

Title: Re: Color display
Post by: DanS on August 07, 2011, 08:53:54 PM

I've seen some Fine Offset models with color displays, this what you mean?  http://www.zephyrinstrument.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ATH%2D855%2DTZ

Title: Re: Color display
Post by: wxtech on August 07, 2011, 09:52:39 PM

Use a digital photo frame and Image Salsa to create the image from your weather data tags.
I used an image of the VP2 console with the weather data overlaid over the console to create a jpg image.  It looked like a camera was aimed at the VP2 console.  

Title: Re: Color display
Post by: Skywatch on August 08, 2011, 05:11:42 PM

Are you talking something like these?
(http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQohVldhBL0dWTenBbMyyhWP57vHuKn9zuuoxbA_Zzpmc1lQdyV)

(http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSpe-toDwAczXqWC6--vDzLbcMFwOvEUFoT_e1K5OkiWFQvUW7_)

Title: Re: Color display
Post by: bmdoss on August 08, 2011, 06:00:54 PM

Quote from: wxtech on August 07, 2011, 09:52:39 PM

Use a digital photo frame and Image Salsa to create the image from your weather data tags.
I used an image of the VP2 console with the weather data overlaid over the console to create a jpg image.  It looked like a camera was aimed at the VP2 console.  Color, of course.

I also would be interested in the you use to display info on the picture frame..  And what frames you purchased..

Thanks

Title: Re: Color display
Post by: wxtech on August 08, 2011, 07:27:03 PM

I did this display today.  It isn't in color but it could be.
http://www.lexingtonwx.com/assets/images/VP2console.jpg (http://www.lexingtonwx.com/assets/images/VP2console.jpg)
Update rate depends on how often the csv data file is saved.

Title: Re: Color display
Post by: wxtech on August 10, 2011, 10:35:50 AM

Quote from: looking on August 07, 2011, 08:12:10 PM

I'm looking for a wireless weather station that has a color display.  Am I dreaming, I seen the ones that can talk to you, but can't find any that are in color.  Anyone know of any?

You should contact WXforum member 'Rhino'.  He's a weather systems product engineer who's beta testing some wireless wx sensors and iphone/Android apps to get data from wireless temp/hum and 5-n-1 integrated sensors.  Maybe that will fill your color display requirement.

Title: Re: Color display
Post by: Bushman on August 10, 2011, 11:00:17 AM

Lacrosse WS-450 has a colour display.

Title: Re: Color display
Post by: Bushman on August 10, 2011, 11:02:28 AM

http://www.ventusdesign.com/products/w224-7-weather-station-with-lcd-colour-display-and-touch-keys-1/  or http://www.partshelf.com/ps-taylor-1506.html are more options for colour

Title: Re: Color display
Post by: wxtech on August 11, 2011, 10:32:24 AM

Quote from: Bushman on August 10, 2011, 11:02:28 AM

http://www.ventusdesign.com/products/w224-7-weather-station-with-lcd-colour-display-and-touch-keys-1/  or http://www.partshelf.com/ps-taylor-1506.html are more options for colour

Very interesting; but is the wireless W177 available in the US using our frequencies?  $94.92
edit:  OK, the frequency is 434 MHz, range is 100 feet sensor to monitor

That electronic digital measuring cup W121 gives me some ideas for measuring rainfall. $20.92