1. http://weather.union.edu Goals Structure Sensors Communication Server
Senior Project – Computer Engineering – 2005 Union College Weather Station Brian Kruppenbacker & Jeff D’Alessandro Advisor – Professor Cherrice Traver
Structure
• Location: F.W. Olin Building
Goals
• Design and implement a weather station for the Union College community
• Display current and archived measurement data on a webpage
Sensors
Temperature Relative humidity
Barometric pressure Precipitation
Ultra-violet Wind speed
Wind direction
Wind chill & Dew point:
• Calculated based on the above sensor measurements
Communication
• Serial Communication via Ethernet using Quatech serial device server
• Communication occurs every minute
Server
• Polls the microcontroller for data
• Calculates the averages, highs, lows, and totals for every hour, day, month, and year
• Generates current and archived weather conditions webpages