So I was really surprised by how much particulates a fire puts especially one of my neighbours. I could smell a bonfire but this was worse it tasted bad and definitely had a stronger element to what it contained luckily i was able to deploy , my portable sensor as well the analysis was surprising . I validated this as well with my trusty hand held sensor . Particulates at those concentrations for …
So after my old weather sensor stopped working , i built a new one which has now evolved over time . I’ll cover that evolution in further blogs . I am now using an old raspberry pi zero mk 1 with the Enviro+ board from Pimironi , it includes the PM2.5 sensor and allows me to capture all standard weather details , plus sound etc .
I used a simple enclosure and put it in the same location . Sadly no …
I was lucky to be given an old 1-wire weather systems from Dallas semi-conductors . It was an old piece of tech but i managed to get it connected to a pi and for over 10 years it resolutely recored weather in my back garden.
As you can see the device has weathered 10 years and finally giving up the ghost. The raspberry pi one of the first made ran and still runs for those years recording locally …