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Category Archives: Electronics
All Sky Meteor Camera
A recent addition to my weather station tower is an all sky meteor camera. I purchased this camera from AllSkyCams as a kit. Building the kit saves me a little money and lets me know exactly what I have and … Continue reading
Posted in citizen science, Electronics, environmental monotoring, Uncategorized
Tagged allskycam, Astronomy, meteors
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Air Quality Sensor
An air quality sensor (dust sensor) has been on my todo list for a while. There are a number of sensor modules on the market for the DIYer but all that I had seen seemed to not be suited for … Continue reading
Soil Temperature Probe
A soil temperature probe has been on my todo list for a while. So I decided to build one now along with a number of other improvements, and repairs to my weather station. The soil temperature at four inch depth … Continue reading
IoT Rain Gauge
On thing that is missing from my weather station is automatic reporting of rain fall. I have a manually read CoCoRaHS rain gauge which is more accurate than say a tipping bucket gauge but I thought it would be nice … Continue reading
Posted in Alternate Energy, Amateur Science, Electronics, environmental monotoring, Nature, Software
Tagged Arduino, CoCoRaHS, ESP8266, internet of things, IoT, rain gauge, sensor, tipping bucket, weather station, WIFi
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CNC Laser Cutter / Engraver Build
I see a number of articles on the WEB about using a blue laser around 2 watts for cutting and engraving. A lot of times the laser is attached to a 3D printer. Now I have a 3D printer but … Continue reading
Posted in 3D printing, CAD, CNC, Crafts, DIY, Electronics, Machine Shop, Software
Tagged CNC, DIY, laser
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PC Problems
A while back the computer that runs my instrument platform died. I don’t know what happened but I ended up replacing the internal power supply, motherboard and memory stick to get it working again. The front panel USB board was … Continue reading
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