Weather Station with Data Storage

Weather Station with Data Storage Emad-Eldeen Bilal Hassan Bilal 1 and Dr. Eltaher Mohamed Hussein 2 1 Control Engineering, Alneelain University, Khartoum, Sudan emadbilal55@gmail.com 2 College of Engineering, Sudan University of science and technology, Khartoum, Sudan 2 Faculty of Engineering, Alneelain University, Khartoum, Sudan altahir_33@yahoo.com Publishing Date: February 25, 2017 Abstract During time we've recently been captivated by the weather - studying indications of change and making and appearing on predictions. Today we can link modern instruments to computers to reduce human error and mechanize record keeping. Purpose of the project is to monitor conditions, including temperatures, atmospheric humidity, and solar power light power. Environment measurements are extremely important to a variety of professions, from horticulturists to righters. It provides around-the-clock monitoring of various types of applications. To get instance, it can be used in a greenhouse to manage local weather controls that help promote favorable growing conditions. Located in solar power applications, it can verify the performance of photovoltaic (PV) blend systems by monitoring solar powered energy tradition, DC electric power, and other parameters. In a green roofs, it can help researchers understand performance by tracking air temperatures, playing surface temperature, ground soil moisture, and rainfall. [1] Keywords: Microcontroller, LCD, EEPROM, Humidity Sensor, LDR, Temp Sensor. 1. Introduction Seen in every type of flowing, weather is a critical factor that determines the performance of race vehicles. Professional race teams depend on weather data to make adjustments with their vehicles and have the maximum performance possible in future runs. Sportsmen nonprofessional rushing enthusiasts use weather data to predict the performance of their vehicle in order to be competitive during a race. In lug racing, cars are specifically sensitive to weather as they are created to run for brief amounts of time at maximum power. [1] Subsequently, all drag racers player and professional use weather gas stations to anticipate or beat their vehicle. Within the last few years, many weather areas with prediction algorithms are getting to be available to gauge vehicle performance based on weather data; at times, these weather stations produce drastically different results than what actually occurs within a run. Throughout time wave recently been fascinated by the elements - studying signs of change and making and working on predictions. Today we can link modern devices to computers to reduce human error and handle record keeping. Aim of the project is to monitor weather conditions, including temperature, atmospheric humidity, and solar light intensity. Environment measurements are extremely important to {a variety of} professions, from horticulturists to _re ghters. It offers around-the-clock monitoring of various types of applications. For example, you can use it in a greenhouse to handle climate[2] 2. Related Studies Weather conditions monitoring plays a natural part in human life, therefore the collection of information about the temporal mechanics of weather changes is important. In any industry during certain hazards it is very important to screen weather. The fundamental purpose of this paper is to develop a stuck system to design a weather monitoring system which {permits} the monitoring of weather parameters in an industry. Such a system contains set of sensors like 22

temperature, Gas and humidness will be monitored and LPC1768 microcontroller (ARM9). The data from the devices are collected by the microcontroller and also microcontroller sends the sensors data in to the LABVIEW utilizing the Serial Interaction and this module will keep the data in excel page & also we can make the SMS in the mobile by making use of GSM module. The system uses a small circuitry built around LPC1768 (ARM9) microcontroller Programs are developed in Embedded C using the IDE Keiluvision4. JTAG is employed for filling programs into Microcontroller. And there result this newspaper demonstrates Design and Rendering of Weather Monitoring & Controlling System used for manipulating the devices as well as monitoring the environmental parameters. Embedded handled sensor networks have proven themselves to be a reliable solution in providing handheld remote handy remote control and sensing for environmental monitoring systems. The sensors have been included with the system to monitor and compute the level of existence of Accelerometer, gas, temperature and humidity in atmosphere using information and communication systems. The sensors can publish the data in Research view using serial Connection [3]. The main aim of the research was to develop a computerized Weather Station (AWS) data logger using microcontroller Netduino. It will be useful to each sector which damaged by weather. This research implement a telemetry system on Netduino logger in purpose to set it on remote area application, beside the research was created a switching port approach to expand the quantity of I/O analog green on Netduino. A static correction factor resulted by data analysis during calibration and validation using linear regression method was "0. 8594x + 4. 7486" with R2 = 0. 9367. This research conclude that processing analog signal on Netduino has an amendment between its real value even not significantly, some treatment has implemented to lower the error of data output, with using good power resource and moving averaging on each data reads (FAH). In their result Analog signal conversion can be done easily, however it's must concern that the info reads has a noise when inappropriate ability supply is applied. For that reason, it has to moving averaging for each and every data states and there must a correction factor to control the data for being around to its real value. In this study, the correction factor was come by calibration and acceptance if the data. That can be done by comparing the data result on Netduino and analog voltmeter, and applying linier regression later on it. The correction factor resulted was "0. 8594x + 4. 7486" with R2 sama dengan 0. 9367. The R2 value means to the correlation level between the data records on Netduino and the voltmeter is 93. 67%. The modification factor resulted during acceptance comes with an alteration about 2. 3% from the adjusted; it's mean that both the correction factors are near equal and suffered [4]. 3. Methodology Through this papers the pursuing types of procedures and steps were considered: (a) Accumulating the software. (b) Running ruse programs. (c) Hardware design. (d)evaluation of ruse results with those from experimental test. 23

Figure 1: Block Diagram of the System 4. Requirements of Digital Weather Station 4.1 PIC Microcontrollers The case we find ourselves today in neuroscientific microcontrollers experienced its beginnings in the introduction of technology of integrated circuits. This kind of development has allowed to store numerous hundreds of transistors into one chip. That was certainly a precondition for make of microprocessor and the first computers were made by adding external peripherals such as memory, input/output lines, timers and els to it. Further increasing of package density lead in creating an involved circuit which contained both processor and peripherals. That is how the first chip that contain a microcomputer later known as a microcontroller has founded. Microcontrollers can be designed {by using a} high-level language, such as BASIC or C. Highlevel languages are much preferable to learn than set up. [5] 4.2 LM35 The LM35 series are accuracy integrated-circuit temperature devices, whoever output voltage is linearly proportional to the Grad temperature. The LM35 thus has a benefits over linear temperature devices arranged in Kelvin [6] Figure 2: LM35 Sensor 4.3 Light Darkness Resistance (LDR) A image resistor or light dependent resistor is a resistor whose resistance reduces with increasing incident light intensity. [6] Figure 3: LDR Sensor 4.4 Relative Humidity Sensor (HS1101LF) Structured on a special capacitive cell, these relative moisture sensors are suitable for high volume, cost sensitive applications such as office 24

automation, automotive cabin air control, home appliances, and {professional} process control systems. They are also useful in all applications where humidity compensation should be used.[6] Figure 5: Serial Communication Interface Figure 4: Relative Humidity Sensor (HS1101LF) 4.5 Serial Input-Output Dramón communication {permits} a microcontroller to be {linked} to another microcontroller or to a PC {by using a} dramón cable. Some microcontrollers have built-in hardware called USART to implement a dramón communication interface. Communicate between Microcontroller and serial opening computer; we desire a connection to {hook up} between them.[7] 5. Results and Discussion Following the weather station was designed and constructed, testing began to verify the proper procedure of this software. Tests was conducted in two periods. First the custom hardware was tested through a series of set test programs. Once everything was found to be performing properly, the weather stop embedded code was set in the segments and analyzed. It can be damaged down to spell away the hardware tests, inserted code testing, software testing, and system tests. In each section, the system requirements which were varied by the conducted tests will be mentioned. 25

Figure 6. Simulation of Weather Station with Data Storage Figure 7: Data Results of Weather Station with Data Storage 26

Digital weather station with data storage project involves details monitoring, parameter storage. Computer system interface is one of the key features of the project in which various data like value of parameters, date and time are provided for the computer we have used Microcontroller as a main component of the project. At this point a Microcontroller has become a main factor of several of the electronic digital circuits. Also Liquid Vidrio Display (LCD) and EEPROM being used on major most basic for the screen and storage purpose. This kind of job involves two basic themes. First is "Data monitoring" and other is "Data Storage" A display unit displays the value of parameters. This will help for the person to be aware of the values, for this purpose we intend to use various sensors, that is linked to ADC. The other component is named as variable storage area. It can be used to maintain the variable values in the storage. We are heading to use EEPROM recollection IC. These values can later be viewed by {by using a} key pad provided on front side panel. This system pays to because many times really challenging to measure the variable principles manually and also his module is more appropriate than the home system.this kind of part explains more about the hardware design and construction involves in this project. There were temperatures sensor, humidity sensor, and light sensor, Internal A/D Converter, PIC16F877A Microcontroller, RS232 Serial Communication and PCB Development. 6. Conclusions In comparison to when compared to traditional weather stations, digital weather stations supply several of benefits to you. With the existing technology, today, these stations can be built locally and preserved at remote locations to transmit digitized data at regular intervals. The work showed that multiple weather parameters can be captured precisely at preprogrammed times in real-time. On the net measurements are crucial to find extreme events as well as to concern necessary alert messages to the standard public. References [1] PIC18F452 datasheets, http://www.datasheetsite.com/datasheet/pic 18F452 [2] Travis J. & Kring J., Lab View for everyone, Third Edition, Pearson Education 5/2/2017 time 4:00pm [3] Campbell Scientific, Data loggers, Sensors and Weather stations, http://www.campbellsci.co.uk 1/2/2017 time 5:30 pm. [4] Prodata, Affordable automatic weather stations, http://www.weatherstations.co.uk 29/1/2017 time 5:00 pm. [5] Visala, Automatic weather stations, http://www.vaisala.com/en/products/ 29/1/2017 time 3:00 pm. [6] Design and Implementation of Weather Monitoring and Controlling System (2014). [7] The Development of Automatic Weather Station Data Logger by Microcontroller Netduino (2014). [8] Hettiarachchi H.A.P.K. & Fernando I.M.K., USB based high speed data acquisition system for an unmanned weather station, 2nd International Conference on e- governance (2004). Figure 8: Hardware 27