Difference between revisions of "Open Source WiFi Weather Station"

Outline

• Project: Open Source WIFI Weather Station System.(ESP8266 connected to Blynk)
• Objective: To get temperature, humidity, light intensity and PM2.5 at the weather station.
  • Note: PM2.5 refers to atmospheric particulate matter (PM) that have a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometers
• Difficulty: Medium
• Time-consuming: 2-Hour
• Maker: Ray

Introduction:

• Read temperature, humidity, light intensity and PM2.5 data and display those data on the screen.
• Upload the data to Blynk.
• View data on phone anywhere using the Blynk app.
• Created by Microduino with Microduino components.

Bill of Material

Microduino Equipment

Other Equipment

Principle of the Experiment

This Weather Station can detect data including:

• Temperature and humidity via Microduino-Temp&Hum
• Light intensity via Microduino-Light
• Air quality via Microduino-Air Quality
• PM2.5 via GP2Y1010AU0F

Other functions:

• Use the Microduino-Core+ to analyze and process sensor data.
• Display data on the Microduino-OLED.
• Connect the Weather Station with Blynk via Microduino-WIFI(ESP).
• Each sensor connects with Microduino-Sensorhub.

Get and Configure Blynk

Next, we'll learn how Microduino interacts with Blynk through the configuration process of the Weather Station.

Get Blynk Phone Client

• Please refer to [Get and Configure Blynk]

Add Configuration Items

You can scan the two-dimension code below to get Weather Station APP.

Also, you can make your own one. In this case, you can click the panel and call out WIDGET BOX, on which you can see many choices.

Add Value Display item and name "temperature" to display Temperature value acquired. Select V2 on INPUT; Choose PUSH on READING FREQUENCY, which indicates the temperature is sent from the Weather Station and the frequency is controlled by Microduino Client.

void senTempHumi() {
  am2321.read();
  float sensor_tem = am2321.temperature / 10.0;
  float sensor_hum = am2321.humidity / 10.0;
  Blynk.virtualWrite(V2, sensor_tem);
  Blynk.virtualWrite(V3, sensor_hum);

  oled(sensor_tem, sensor_hum, sensor_light, sensorPM25, Sensor_etoh); 
}

The setting of the humidity is similar with that of temperature; Set INPUT as V3 and send it through a timer function " senTempHumi()".

void senTempHumi() {
  SimpleTimer temHumtimer;
  temHumtimer.setInterval(2000L, senTempHumi);
}

Set PM2.5's INPUT as V6, READING FREQUENCY as 5s, which represents frequency of the acquired PM2.5 data.

BLYNK_READ(V6) {
  Blynk.virtualWrite(V6, sensorPM25);
}

Similarly, set the INPUT of the Light Sensor as V4 and the frequency is to get value every 3s.

BLYNK_READ(V4) {
  sensor_light = map(analogRead(A0), 0, 1023, 0, 255);
  Blynk.virtualWrite(V4, sensor_light);
}

The INPUT of the methane gas is V5 and the frequency is to get value every 5s.

BLYNK_READ(V5) {
  Sensor_etoh= map(analogRead(A2), 0, 1023, 0, 30);
  Blynk.virtualWrite(V5, Sensor_etoh);
}

Finally, your phone panel turns into this:

Programming

Software Setup

Please follow the guide to ensure your software is correctly setup. The software is required to program the WiFi Weather Station.

Download the latest software for your operating system and follow the getting started guides:

Windows
IDE Install Guide for Windows

MAC
IDE Install Guide for MAC

Programming the Weather Station

• Stack Microduino-Core+ and Microduino-USBTTL together.
• Connect Microduino-USBTTL with a USB cable. Connect the other end to the PC being used.
• Open the Arduino IDE for Microduino development environment. (Please refer to the #Software Setup section).
• Configure the software to upload to the Core+ module as follows:
  • Tools > Board > Microduino/mCookie-device
  • Tools > Processor > Microduino/mCookie-Core+ (644pa)@16M,5V
  • Tools > Port > select the port (On MacOS, NOT the Bluetooth one).
• Click【File】->【Open】, scan to the program address, click “ESP8266BlynkWeatherStation.ino” and open it.
• After that, please click the button "→" to upload programs to the development board.

Hardware Buildup

• Step1
  • Fixate Microduino-OLED and Structure-A1 with screws.

• Step2
  • Assemble Structure-B1~B5 with Structure-B6.

• Step3
  • Fixate Microduino-Duo-h on Structure-A2 with screws and nuts.
  • Stack the following modules on Microduino-Duo-h.
    • Microduino-Core+
    • Microduino-USBTTL
    • Microduino-Sensorhub
  • Stick the well preparedPM2.5 SensorGP2Y1010AU0F to the base board.

• Step4
  • Assemble the following sensors with Structure-B7, B8, B9.
    • Temperature and humidity sensorMicroduino-Temp&Hum
    • Air quality detectorMicroduino-Air Quality
    • Light sensorMicroduino-Light

• Step5
  • Connect the sensors below to Microduino-Sensorhub.
    • Temperature and humidity sensorMicroduino-Temp&Hum
    • Air quality detectorMicroduino-Air Quality
    • Light sensorMicroduino-Light
  • Refer to the picture below, stack all sensors on the slot of Structure-B1 and Structure-B2.
  • After that, connect Structure-A1 and Structure-A2 at the top and bottom of the system respectively.

• Step6
  • Complete the steps above, then fixate with Structure-B0 and plug in a USB cable. Congratulations! You just finished the buildup of the Weather Station.

• Step7
  • You can see sensor data on Microduino-OLED after setting.
  • At the same time, you can also see uploaded data of the Weather Station on your phone Blynk.

Notes

• Please make sure the verification code is configured right.
• Make sure your router runs normally, the SSID and password are correct.