Most IoT projects include a number of the same components including a real time clock, data logging and power management. Robert Mawrey, founder and CEO of Sentient Things, built the IoT Node to shorten the development time for IoT projects. He recently built a custom weather station project using the IoT node and powered by our 9 Watt Solar Panel.
The weather station project will allow you to measure wind, rain, temperature, humidity, and light data and send that data over a cellular connection from anywhere.
One of the things we like about the IoT Node is that it is flexible enough to connect to a wide range of sensors and, since it is based on the Feather form factor, will accept a wide range of microcontrollers by Adafruit, Sparkfun and Particle. We have also seen a number of IoT projects struggle with power management. By building this in from the beginning, the IoT node can help drive down your project’s power consumption and decrease the size of any battery pack or solar panel required.
To build your solar powered weather station, you’ll need the following components:
- Sentient Things IoT Node
- Sentient Things AM2315 Temperature and Humidity Sensor
- Sentient Things Outdoor Light Sensor
- Sentient Things Weather Station and Level Adapter
- Particle Boron
- SparkFun Weather Meters
- Adafruit Lithium Ion Battery Pack – 3.7V 6600mAh
- Voltaic Systems 9 Watt Solar Panel
- Voltaic Systems Female 3.5×1.1mm – Extension with Leads
- APRS World, LLC Solar Radiation Shield
- SanDisk 8GB micro SD card
You can find the complete instructions on this system on hackster.io
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