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Hangtownweather:
I'm trying to do something similar:  a remote Vantage Pro2, laptop, 3G/4G router and StarDot Netcam, all powered by the Sun.

Not much to find about this on the internet.  Ambient suggests I spend over $600 on Vantage Connect which also requires a $180/year contract with Davis for the weather data, while I suggested the Airbridge Kit for around $500, for which I'd have to buy a 3G/4G router.

The Airbridge kit contains and Airbridge and a Weatherbridge.  Not sure what each does.

Hmm...

SLOweather:

--- Quote from: Hangtownweather on June 20, 2017, 02:21:06 PM ---I'm trying to do something similar:  a remote Vantage Pro2, laptop, 3G/4G router and StarDot Netcam, all powered by the Sun.

--- End quote ---

It can be done. It's just a matter of engineering a large enough solar/battery system. But the laptop and Netcam especially make this a sizeable system.

Bushman:
Normally I'd recommend a Meteobridge (Weatherbridge) but  since you are using a few more pieces and need solar, go with a Raspberry Pi.  Lots of instructables on the Net to solar power it plus easy access to it either via Teamviewer for Pi or Weaved (remot3.it).  That is pretty much my setup, save for the solar power.  I can easily access everything from 600 kms away, day or night. 

Hangtownweather:
A Pi is a little more technically challenging than I want at the moment.  Thanks for the advice, though.

Mattk:
Which ever way you go there will need to be a router & SIM (on data plan). A Laptop is something to say away from with such a system as simply not very viable.

Power and specifically backup power is the key to maintaining a viable and working system with solar. The highest power usage devices need to be the ones to disconnect first / reconnect last using LVD devices. It doesn't matter much if one can't connect for a few days if the router is disconnected as the main aim is to maintain the data. 

Even keeping a WLIP logging (in backup) for any length of time requires some battery capacity hence a solar system needs to provide 2 separate power supplies either using separate panels and multiple regulators or a single dual regulator where individual batteries can be charged with say a 90/10% split, 90% of charge to the primary battery and 10% to the backup with the backup battery having the largest capacity in the system, the bigger the better. 

A serial logger is much easier to maintain power wise, both for primary and backup power but requires a internet/serial interface between the router and the logger.     

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