Topic: Newbie Hardware

[curtis777]

Hey Guys just found the WX Weatherstation.
Do i really need a weatherstation from the stock?
Or is it possible to build something DIY like
Raspberry Pi with sensors hooked to it
or a ESP8266 (Wemos or something) with sensors ?
I plan to display the weather together with a webcam on a website like:
foto-webcam.eu

[doubleohwhatever]

It's definitely possible to go the DIY route. You just have to make sure the sensors are calibrated. The cheaper the sensor, the more I'd be concerned about accuracy.

[curtis777]

It's definitely possible to go the DIY route. You just have to make sure the sensors are calibrated. The cheaper the sensor, the more I'd be concerned about accuracy.

Thank you, do you have any links to read ?
how to connect to the weewx and how to start ?
I got one Weatherstation based on a esp sending it to my home in mqtt based on tasmota

[doubleohwhatever]

I'm afraid I don't have anything useful to share. While DIY solutions can be cheaper, they also tend to require a good bit of time which is something I don't have much extra of.

Personally, I use David hardware. However, there are tons of people very happy with the more affordable Fine Offset (Ecowitt, Friggin, etc) offerings.

[davidmc36]

There is a fair bit of work being done with SDR and WeeWx. Search the forum and you will find info. I've not checked it out but I know its there.