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WeatherSense
Solar Powered Air Quality Sensor
WeatherProofing Manual
February 2021
Version 1.1
Version 1.1 February 2021

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  • Page 1 WeatherSense Solar Powered Air Quality Sensor WeatherProofing Manual February 2021 Version 1.1 Version 1.1 February 2021...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1) Keep all water away from the electronics and power supply at all times! 2) This is not a toy! Keep it out of reach of young children and pets. 3) SwitchDoc Labs assumes no liabilities in the use of this kit, beyond the refund of the purchase price. Errata...

  • Page 3: What Is The Weathersense Solar Powered Air Quality Sensor

    The heart of the new WeatherSense Sensors is the our new 433MHz MiniProPlus CPU board in working in conjunction with the HM3301 Laser Air Quality Sensor. The WeatherSense Air Quality kit is so simple that even middle school children can build it with just a little adult help for configuration and installation.

  • Page 4: Before You Build Your Weathersense Aq

    Raspberry Pi. We provide the Python3 software (for the Raspberry Pi) and C for the WeatherSense AQ. All open source with the kit. The Pure Python software can be modified to add new sensors, support new cloud software and connect up to your own projects and software.

  • Page 5: Step By Step Assembly And Parts List

    What are we doing here? We are assembling and weatherproof the WeatherSense AQ System. In this manual, we are going to assemble the WeatherSense AQ system and test all the functions. Parts List Part A...
  • Page 6 Part C Part D 433MHz Transmitter with Antenna HM3301 Laser Quality Sensor Page Version 1.1 February 2021...
  • Page 7 Part F Part E SunAirPlus2 Solar Power Data Collector 330mA 6V Solar Panel and Controller Part H Part G Two (2) 20cm Grove Cables 3.7V LiPo Battery (Not included) Page Version 1.1 February 2021...
  • Page 8 Part J Part I Box Top Box Bottom Part L Part K Optional Power Box Plug Air Quality Housing ]]]] Page Version 1.1 February 2021...
  • Page 9 Part N Part M Joiner Box Plug Part P Part O Saucer Lightning Housing Top Bent Joiner Page Version 1.1 February 2021...

  • Page 10: Parts You Need To Buy Separately From The Kit

    • Compatible SDR Software Defined Radio (For example: https://hpjhlytllzrwf4qn- 24552113.shopifypreview.com/products/software-defined-radio-sdr-and-antenna • 16GB SD Card (unless you bought the SD Card from SwitchDoc Labs) • Power Supply for the Raspberry Pi What else do you need for Assembly and Weatherproofing? • 1 – 510mm x 3.6mm screen spline (any hardware store) •...

  • Page 11: How To Select A Lipo Battery

    Any Hardware Store) How to select a LiPo Battery The WeatherSense AQ requires 3.7V LiPo battery. How large of a LiPo battery you need depends on how much sun you get and how often you have cloudy weather. Generally, we would recommend a 6600mAh battery such as https://www.adafruit.com/product/353.

  • Page 12: Step By Step Assembly

    Step by Step Assembly You will need to disassemble the unit that you assembled in the WeatherSense AQ Assembly and Test and follow the assembly instructions below. Step 1: Superglue 6 5mm brass inserts into the bottom box (Part I) as in the picture below. Use a screw to help you position and glue the inserts into the box.
  • Page 13 Step 2: Using two 5mm screws, attach the Laser AQ sensor (Part D) to the bottom box (Part I) on the side. As with all screws in this project, tighten snugly but don’t over tighten. You will pop the brass inserts out of the box and have to re-glue them! Step 3: Plug in the Grove 20cm cable (Part H) into the Laser AQ Sensor (Part D) routing it through the hole in the bottom box (Part I) and then plug in the optional power reduction jumper (see the AQ assembly manual)
  • Page 14 Step 6: Attach the MiniProPlus (Part A) to the bottom box (Part I) using two 5mm screws as shown below. As always, tighten, but don’t over tighten the screws as you will strip the plastic threads. Step 7) Take the 433MHz transmitter (Part C) and plug it into the TX header on the MiniProPlus board (Part A).
  • Page 15 Step 8: Take the 20cm Grove Cable (Part H) that is connected to the Laser AQ Sensor (Part D) and plug it into the Grove connector marked J5-I2C on the MiniProPlus board (Part A). Step 9: Optional – If you did the optional AQ power reduction, plug the single wire Grove cable into the plug marked D2/D3 on the MiniProPlus board (Part A) Page Version 1.1 February 2021...
  • Page 16 Step 10: Plug the remaining 20cm Grove cable (Part H) into the J7-I2C Grove connector on the MiniProPlus (Part A). Step 11) Plug the USB micro to USB Type A cable (Part B) into the MiniProPlus (Part A). Page Version 1.1 February 2021...
  • Page 17 Step 12: Insert your LiPo Battery (not included – example shown as Part G) into the space provided. You can use Velcro or double sided tape to secure the battery to the bottom box (Part I). Step 13: Making sure the SunAirPlus2 switch is in the off position (slide towards the battery connector), plug in the battery (Part G) to the JST-2 connector marked Battery on the SunAirPlus2 Board (Part F) as shown below.
  • Page 18 Step 14: Attach the Solar Panel (Part E) JST-2 plug to the JST-2 connector on the SunAirPlus2 (F) board as shown above. Step 15: Attach the USB Cable (Part B) to SunAirPlus2 (Part F) as shown above. Step 16: Plug in the 20cm Grove Cable connected to the MiniProPlus (Part A) (plugged into J7-I2C) into the SunAirPlus2 board Grove connector as shown above.
  • Page 19 Step 20: Take the two 16mm screws and thread them through the lock blocks on the right side of the bottom box (Part I) as shown. Step 21: Take the Solar Bracket (Part R) and screw in the Joiner (Part N) and Box Plug (Part M) assembly. Again, don’t screw it all in, just until it’s snug and oriented correctly as shown below.

  • Page 20: Initial Testing

    Initial Testing This is a good time to do some testing before we do the final assembly. If you have the SwitchDoc Labs SD Card, you can proceed to Step 4. Step 1: Install the SDL modified version of rtl_433.
  • Page 21 -I You will get something like this: pi@SwitchDocLabs:~/SDL_Pi_WeatherSense AQ $ hostname -I 192.168.1.44 Step 5: Update WeatherSense to the latest version. Type the following commands into a terminal window. cd SDL_Pi_WeatherSense git pull You will see something like this: pi@SwitchDocLabs:~/SDL_Pi_WeatherSense$ git pull remote: Enumerating objects: 19, done.

  • Page 22: What Does The Json From The Weathersenseaq Sensor Mean

    Or, if your software is up to date: pi@SwitchDocLabs:~/SDL_Pi_WeatherSense$ git pull Already up to date. Step 6: First we will test the reception of the wireless weather sensors. Test your SDR and WeatherSense installation as follows. Note you must have completed the WeatherSenseAQ assembly. cd /home/pi/SDL_Pi_WeatherSense sudo python3 WeatherSenseMonitor.py...
  • Page 23 AQI Data This is the raw data: {"time" : "2021-02-27 12:49:58", "model" : "SwitchDoc Labs AQI", "len" : 46, "messageid" : 0, "deviceid" : 1, "protocolversion" : 1, "softwareversion" : 1, "weathersenseprotocol" : 15, "PM1.0S" : 3, "PM2.5S" : 4, "PM10S" : 4, "PM1.0A" : 3, "PM2.5A" : 4, "PM10A"...
  • Page 24 Final Assembly Step 1: Before you do anything else, make sure you move the power switch on SunAirPlus2 to on (the LEDs should light up). Step 2: Push a small screw driver through all four holes on the Box Top (Part J) to prime the screw holes. Page Version 1.1 February 2021...

  • Page 25: Final Weatherproofing

    Step 3: Take the 510mm Screen Spline and push it into the Box Top (Part J) channel. Start in the middle of a long side. This becomes the bottom of the Box Top (Part J). Step 4: Screw down the Box Top (Part J) with the spline gap at the bottom. Start all four 8mm screws until they just start into the brass inserts on the bottom box (Part I) and then go around and tighten all the screws down (but not too tightly!).

  • Page 26: Disclaimer

    Programming manual. Disclaimer SwitchDoc Labs, LLC takes no responsibility for any physical injuries and possession loss caused by those reasons which are not related to product quality, such as operating without following the operating manual and cautions, natural disasters or force majeure.

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