A Mini Weather Station With Tektech RC1 (LV1)

NASA's weather station on Mars' InSight lander. CREDIT: NASA/JPL

Scientists use weather stations to measure temperature, light intensity, wind speed and other things that relates to weather. 

Weather stations are used in cities, but they are also used in far and rough places like the north and south poles, deserts, even on MARS.

In this tutorial, we will build and code a mini weather station to measure temperature and light intensity.

1. TekTech RC1 + USB wire
2. Download APP (Windows Only)

The RC1 has light and temperature sensors. They can be programmed as inputs.

• The temperature sensor returns measurements in Celcius.
• The light sensor returns intensity %. It can vary from 0% - 100%
• Your mini weather station has to update the user with the temperature and light intensity.
• The data will show automatically by scrolling the information on the LED matrix.

Now, let's jump to the code.

Now, its time to upload your code to the RC1

1. Open The App
2. Connect RC1 to the computer using USB
3. Upload your code using the App

Can you see the room temperature? Can you see the light %?

Extra testing:

Check readings at high light and low light

Check readings at high and low temperatures

Can you improve the weather station?

Ideas: Add lights or sound when it's dark .