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Stevenson Screen for DHT22/MPL3115A2 with Pie Tins

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Publication date 2020-10-09 at 19:02
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Published to Thingiverse on: 2018-04-12 at 19:22
Design number 210630

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Updated the probe for the DHT22 / MPL3115A2, the holes coming up through the base were enlarged and sensor mounting areas were tinkered with after my first print showed some issues. The DHT22 / MPL3115A2 probe was made with Tinkercad. Edit it online if you need any tweaking for your sensors. https://www.tinkercad.com/things/2neqPEmkfyT

This is a project that marries 3d printed Items (Base and Mount) with already available items (Pie Tins) to create a Stevenson Screen. To a purist, since all the pieces can be printed they should be. I do not have a 3d Printer yet, so to lower costs I used some readily available ready made items, the pie tins lower the over cost of the project.

I initially started searching for a 3d project and found several suitable candidates, but the cost was to high. So I search for a way to lower the cost and found two:

  1. a Paper by the USDA - Forestry service titled "An inexpensive meteorological radiation shield for thermistors and thermocouples" it is available on many sites including: https://archive.org/details/inexpensivemeteo190barn

  2. A website called "Weather for Schools" it is a UK site that discusses how to use Plant Pot saucers as the Stevenson shield for for the Temperature and Humidity measurement.
    http://www.weatherforschools.me.uk/docs/weather_box_sensor.pdf

I selected pieces of several remixes to work in tandem with the pie tins or plant saucers.

I Used the following Electronic and off the shelf pieces for this project:

Adafruit Feather M0 WiFi - ATSAMD21 + ATWINC1500
https://www.adafruit.com/product/3061 - uses external Antenna
Also available with a built in antenna - https://www.adafruit.com/product/3010

Terminal Block Breakout FeatherWing (The larger half size prototype board could be used)
https://www.adafruit.com/product/2926

USB / DC / Solar Lithium Ion/Polymer charger - v2
https://www.adafruit.com/product/390

Blocking Diode
I used a Schottky Diode10SQ045

Medium 6V 2W Solar panel - 2.0 Watt
https://www.adafruit.com/product/200

Small Solar Panel Bracket
https://www.voltaicsystems.com/small-bracket

Solar Extension with Exposed Leads to go into the electronics box
https://www.voltaicsystems.com/extension-with-exposed-leads

Battery - Lithium Ion Polymer Battery - 3.7v 2500mAh
https://www.adafruit.com/product/328

Thermistor to measure temp of battery
https://www.adafruit.com/product/372

3k 1/4w Resistor to limit current draw based on 6V 2W Solar panel
https://www.jameco.com/z/CF1-4W302JRC-3k-Ohm-1-4-Watt-Carbon-Film-Resistor_690970.html

Barometric Pressure & Altitude Sensor MPL3115A2
https://www.adafruit.com/product/1893

Temperature / Humidity Sensor DH22
https://www.adafruit.com/product/385

5" Steel Pie Tins or 6" Plastic Flower Pot saucers

M/F pair 4 wire Black Pigtail Plastics Waterproof IP65 cable assembles. There are other brands but I used some from.

https://www.adafruit.com/product/744
or
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EPN9Y2W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Small Waterproof Nylon Cable Glands PG7 / M12 size suitable for wire 3mm-6.5mm Dia
https://www.adafruit.com/product/762
or
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MQWU4QW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Waterproof box to house the electronics. The one I used was 125mm x 175mm x 75mm
There are several on Thingiverse that can be printed.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1680291
or I choose to purchase one
https://www.adafruit.com/product/905

Arcylic sheet (for mounting the circuit boards) Available in hardware stores, Lowes, Home Depot, Etc...

M2.5 or M3 x 6mm Standoffs I found these on Amazon

M2.5 or M3 x 5mm Screws I found these on Amazon

pole 1" (Bird feeder pole) to 1 3/4 (TV anntenna Mast) to mount the Stevenson Shield, the electronic enclosure, and Sloar panel

U Bolts or clamps sized for the pole. Available in hardware stores, Lowes, Home Depot, Etc...

Follow On project: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3529776 This allows the SparkFun & Misol Wind Speed, Wind Direction and Rain Fall Measurement to talk to a Master Station via I2C.

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