Weather Toys

Tim Bitson - Collection ExtremeTech

472 pages, parution le 25/10/2006

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Résumé

Do more than TALK about the weather

May be you can't change it, but you can measure it. And once you build your weather station, the sky's the limit. You can share updates on your own weather Web site. Create a smart sprinkler for a lot less than that fancy system on TV. Free up your PC with a stand-alone weather station. Protect against lightning strikes with a surge suppressor. Take your weather station with you.Finding out which waythe wind is blowing canbe a lot of fun.

The Toys

1-Wire weather station
Sensors for humidity, wind, rainfall, barometric pressure, lightning, and temperature
Weather Web server
Lightning surge suppressor
LED weather display
Smart sprinkler timer
Appliance controller
Smart home thermostat
Stand-alone weather station

Complete instructions and code for these andother hardware and software projects-build them all or pick and choose!

Companion Web site

At www.weathertoys.net you'll find a complete weather station software package, source code, and specialized software tools to support these projects, plus lots of additional resources.

L'auteur - Tim Bitson

Tim Bitson has been hot on weather for more than a decade. He createdthe popular TiniWeatherServer software package and has designed a varietyof weather sensors, including the1-Wire lightning detector and 1-Wirebarometric pressure sensor foundin this book. His friends rarely planoutdoor events without consultingTim first.

Sommaire

Acknowledgments
Introduction
The World of Weather
Build a Weather Station
Expanding Your Weather Station
Appendix A: Additional Resources
Appendix B: Installing and Using the ExtremeTech Weather Server
Index

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Tim Bitson
Collection	ExtremeTech
Parution	25/10/2006
Nb. de pages	472
Format	18,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	732g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780470040461
ISBN13	978-0-470-04046-1