Start of a weather station project

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@Using nRF24L01 radios as part of a weather station

This is an extension of the weather station project one of my IoT students tackled last year (2019). The objective was to have a remote sensor (located in one of the school's gardens) to send temp/humidity/pressure readings to a database using MQTT. Initially a Wemos D1 Mini was used but the WiFi range of the ESP8266 limited the distance the sensor could be placed from the school. Someone suggested I should look at the inexpensive UHF radios - - nRF24L01 as an alternative. I've just spent a …

You can use LoRaWAN as a back haul as well. The TTN coverage is pretty good and if there is not a gateway close by you can add one very easily.

Dependent on the area you are in coverage can be from several hundreds on meters to km.

Here is my station, 6km from gateway.

Don't ask about the cable ties, they are their for every bird in the country.