Blynk – OurWeather ESP8266 New Software Version V035 Released

SwitchDoc Labs is pleased to release a new version (Version V035) supporting Blynk for the popular OurWeather no solder Weather Kit based on the ESP8266.   You can find it on the SwitchDoc Labs GitHub repository.

Here are the screens for the Blynk App for OurWeather.  These are described later in this post.

 

By the way, Educators, you can connect all of your class into the same OurWeather by using Blynk!

What is OurWeather?

OurWeather is an ESP8266 based  connected weather station containing 7 different sensors that will teach about electronics, software and the weather.   V029 and above of the OurWeather station supports this the WXLink Extender Kit.  It contains all the sensors and wires to make a fully functional, WiFi weather station.   No software programming is required, it works right out of the box. However, if you want to change the way OurWeather works, add your own software or do something entirely different, we have the Open Source software available.   And what is one of the coolest features of OurWeather?   Building the kit requires NO SOLDERING. It uses Grove Connectors.    It is all plug and play based building, with a full step-by-step photograph based instruction manual.  It is a safe and educational way to learn about weather, electronics and science topics.   You can watch our successful kickstarter video here: https://youtu.be/pw6hSNSQnsM

OurWeather Software Improvements / Changes

The  new version (V035 of the popular GroverWeatherPi Pure Python software for the GroveWeatherPi Raspberry Pi based Solar Powered Weather station kit has been released.   You can find it on the SwitchDoc Labs GitHub repository.

Major Changes Since last Auto Update Release:

Current Version 035 – December 10, 2018

• Added Blynk App support, Changed Air Quality Sensor to A0 of the ADC converter to match manual.

Current Version 034 – September 28, 2018

• Merged frightanic changes for WPS support. Updated Version Number

Current Version 033 – August 13, 2018

• Update aREST.h to latest version. Potential lock fix.

Blynk App for OurWeather

You can download the full Blynk OurWeather installation manual from the product page here under downloads.

Main Screen

 

 

 

Chart – Displays Outside Temperature, Outside Humidity, Air Quality and Barometric Pressure.  As you get more data you will be able to see more and more data on the screen.  The button on the right bottom of the chart switches to landscape mode to see even more data.

If you don’t have the Air Quality extender, it will read zero.   If you don’t have the ThunderBoard Lightning Detector, you won’t see any events from the ThunderBoard.

Status Screen

 

This screen shows the Status for the OurWeather system.  These are:

UNITS – Shows what Units (Metric or English)

LAST SAMPLE – Shows the time of the last weather data sample (in whatever timezone you have set your Raspberry Pi )

The terminal window at the bottom shows a running report of what the OurWeather system is currently doing.  This is where you will see any lightning or noise events for the ThunderBoard Lightning Detector system.

Upon startup, OurWeather checks for what devices it finds and lists them on the Status Log.

Solar Screen

 

This screen shows you the current status of the optional solar power system connected to OurWeather.  Voltage displays are in Volts, while all the current screens are in milliamps (mA).  The Battery Gauge is an estimate of the total available charge (not the total charge of the LiPo battery), but the charge available to the OurWeather system.

This screen really lets you see the solar power system in action.