simpleUDPwx

Simple, send-only, APRS-IS weather station based on ESP8266 and BME280 sensor. Simple means simple to use, simple to understand and simple to learn on. It is not recommended to use this software in battery powered projects because it is not using low-power mode of ESP8266. This project is unstable and delivered "as is".

Getting started

Hardware requirements

Installing

Configuring

class Config:

    wifi_ssid = 'WiFi_name'  # WiFi SSID.
    wifi_passwd = 'WiFi_password'  # WiFi password.
    wifi_timeout = 60

    # List of APRS-IS servers. ( ['server1', 'server2'] )
    # Please make sure all of them supports UDP connection. You can use status.aprs2.net for that.
    servers = ['krakow.aprs2.net', 'euskadi.aprs2.net', 'romania.aprs2.net', 'belgium.aprs2.net']
    txDelay = 5  # Delay between frames (in minutes).

    call = 'N0CALL-1'  # Call with or without suffix.
    passwd = '12345'  # APRS-IS password.
    symbol = '/_'  # Two symbol coded APRS icon.
    latitude = '5000.00N'
    longitude = '01900.00E'
    comment = 'simpleUDP WX station'  # Comment attached to WX data.
    status = ''  # Status sent as separate APRS frame. If None or '' additional frame will not be sent.

Parameters needs to be changed:

• wifi_ssid
• wifi_passwd
• call
• passwd
• latitude
• longitude

Versioning

We use SemVer for versioning. For the versions available, see the tags on this repository.

Changelog

1.1.0

Fixes:

• Server IP getting loop now breaks on first active server.

Features:

• TODOs
• Docstrings
• Data normalisation.
• Separate file for classes and functions.
• More "object" approach.
• Version handling in software.

1.0.2

Fixes:

• Fixed wrong argument in UDP sending function call.

1.0.1

Fixes:

• Fixed problem with UDP sending.

Features:

• Multiple server address support.
• New UDP sending approach.
• Better server choosing from configuration.
• Configuration in separated file.

1.0.0

Features:

• BME280 sensor support.
• Calculating weather parameters (rounding down) without calibration.
• Sending APRS packages via UDP.
• Support for position and wx APRS parameters.
• Support for APRS comment frame.

Known issues

• Can't work with no-DHCP network.

Plans

1.2.0

• Power saving for ESP8266.
• Power saving for BME280.
• Transmit delay based on interrupt.
• Input voltage monitoring.
• verbose configuration parameter.
• Non-DHCP networks support.
• Complete README.md file.

Author

Bartosz Ogrodnik ogor89 See also the list of contributors who participated in this project.

License

GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Sensor driver: bme280 - GitHub