Project Design

 

As shown above, the major componenets of the system are:

In home weather information

  • AccuRite 5-in-1 outdoor weather station
  • RTL-SDR and antenna
  • rtl_sdr application controlling the RTL-SDR
  • A networked computer to run rtl_433

Communication, calculation and broker components

  • NodeRed application and applicable plugins to talk to OpenWeatherMap and Google
  • MQTT broker instance
  • A server to run the NodeRed isntance and MQTT broker

Edge device to display the acquired information

  • ESP32 and E-Paper/E-Ink display
  • 3D printed case and stand
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Each of the components are described on the following pages.