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WeatherSense
Solar Powered AfterShock Earthquake Sensor
Assembly and Test Manual
June 2021
Version 1.1
Version 1.1 June 2021

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  • Page 1 WeatherSense Solar Powered AfterShock Earthquake Sensor Assembly and Test Manual June 2021 Version 1.1 Version 1.1 June 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 Aftershock Solar Powered Earthquake Detector Sensor

    What is The WeatherSense AfterShock Solar Powered Earthquake Detector Sensor? Easy to build. Easy to learn about the IoT (Internet of Things) and the Raspberry Pi. The heart of the new WeatherSense Sensor is the our new 433MHz MiniProPlus CPU board in working in conjunction with the SwitchDoc Labs AfterShock Earthquake Detector Board.
  • Page 4 The WeatherSense AfterShock kit is so simple that even middle school children can build it with just a little adult help for configuration and installation. Page Version 1.1 June 2021...

  • Page 5: Before You Build Your Weathersense Aftershock Board

    Before You Build Your WeatherSense AfterShock System You should build and test your WeatherSense AfterShock system as below BEFORE you put it in the optional 3D Printed case. Get it working first, then put it in the case. Believe us, it is always easier to debug the system before you close it up in the case! The manual for the case and weatherproofing is called the “WeatherSense AfterShock Weatherproofing, Assembly and Test Manual”.

  • Page 6: Step By Step Assembly And Parts List

    We are assembling the WeatherSense AfterShock Earthquake System. In this manual, we are going to assemble the WeatherSense AfterShock system and test all the functions. If you plan to put WeatherSense AfterShock outside, and after you complete this manual, proceed to the “WeatherSense AfterShock Weatherproofing, Assembly and Test Manual”...
  • Page 7 Part C Part D 433MHz Transmitter with Antenna AfterShock Earthquake Detector Page Version 1.1 June 2021...
  • Page 8 Part F Part E SunAirPlus2 Solar Power Data Collector 330mA 6V Solar Panel and Controller Part H Part G Three (3) 20cm Grove Cables 3.7V LiPo Battery (Not included) Page Version 1.1 June 2021...

  • Page 9: 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 How to select a LiPo Battery The WeatherSense AfterShock sensor requires a 3.7V LiPo battery.

  • Page 10: Step By Step Assembly

    Step by Step Assembly Remember you are putting together the WeatherSense AfterShock to do testing and debugging. You will need to disassemble the unit and follow the assembly instructions in the WeatherSense AfterShock WeatherProofing and System Testing Manual. Step 1: Lay out all parts on a flat non-conductive (J) surface.
  • Page 11 Step 5: Push the WatchDog Time Enable Switch to the Left (enable) on the Mini Pro Plus board (Part A). Page Version 1.1 June 2021...
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  • Page 13 Step 6: Take an additional grove cable (Part I) and plug it in into the Mini Pro Plus (Part A) grove connector marked J7-I2C and the other end into the grove connector on the SunAirPlus2 board (Part F). Step 7: take the USB micro to Type A cable (Part B) and plug it into the USB micro connector on the MiniProPlus board (Part A) and the other end into the TypeA connector on the SunAirPlus2 Board (Part F).
  • Page 14 Step 8: Make sure the switch on the SunAirPlus2 board (Part F) is pushed toward the Battery Connector (away from the Grove Connector). This turns off the power supply to the MiniProPlus (Part A) Page Version 1.1 June 2021...
  • Page 15 Step 9: Plug the Solar Panel (Part E) JST-2 connector into the SunAirPlus2 (Part F) board JST-2 plug marked SOLAR (next to the USB Micro connector on SunAirPlus2 (Part F)). You can take the protective plastic off of the solar panel (Part E) at this time. Page Version 1.1 June 2021...
  • Page 16 MiniProPlus (Part A). Go back to Step 3. Step 12: On powerup, after initialization, the WeatherSense AfterShock will send a message. You will see the LED market TX flash on the MiniProPlus (Part A). A message has been sent and should have been received by your Raspberry Pi software.
  • Page 17 When you see the Red and White LEDs go off on the AfterShock board, tilt or lightly drop the AfterShock board and you will see the lights turn on again showing the board is evaluating a potential earthquake. It takes about 2 minutes for the board to complete the analysis and send a message out to your Raspberry Pi.

  • Page 18: Testing Weathersense Aftershock

    You have now completed initial assembly. Now on to testing. Testing WeatherSense AfterShock If you have the SwitchDoc Labs SD Card, you can proceed to Step 4. Step 1: Install the SDL modified version of rtl_433. In a terminal window on your Pi at /home/pi type: git clone https://github.com/switchdoclabs/rtl_433.git...
  • Page 19 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 WeatherSense AfterShock assembly. cd /home/pi/SDL_Pi_WeatherSense sudo python3 WeatherSenseMonitor.py Now start your AfterShock sensor by turning the SunAirPlus2 switch to on.

  • Page 20: What Does The Json From The Weathersense Aftershock Mean

    ###### processing AfterShock Data This is the raw data: {"time" : "2021-06-03 14:42:36", "model" : "SwitchDoc Labs AfterShock", "len" : 53, "messageid" : 1280, "deviceid" : 1, "protocolversion" : 1, "softwareversion" : 2, "weathersenseprotocol" : 18, "eqcount" : 30, "finaleq_si" : 0.061, "finaleq_pga" : 2.220, "instanteq_si"...

  • Page 21: Disclaimer

    WeatherSense software manual for the Raspberry Pi. 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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