The MagPi - July 2018

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BUILD A WEATHER STATION Feature

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SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD

You’ll need the Oracle Raspberry Pi Weather Station

software. You don’t need to install it, but you’ll use some

of the Python programs. Clone the GitHub repository by

opening a Terminal window and typing:

git clone https://github.com/

RaspberryPiFoundation/weather-station

Now install the BME280 Python library:

sudo pip3 install RPi.bme280

You can find more information on this library at the

Python Package Index (magpi.cc/dhSyei).

And install the MariaDB database server software:

sudo apt-get install -y mariadb-server mariadb-

client libmariadbclient-dev

sudo pip3 install mysqlclient

The wind vane detects

the direction the wind

is coming from

The smaller box contains

a BME280 integrated

environmental sensor.

This provides data on

the humidity, pressure,

and temperature

A 3D-printable mount

is used to secure the

Raspberry Pi inside

the larger box

The anemometer has

three arms with scoops

on the end that catch the

wind and cause the arms

to spin. This measures

the wind speed