That's a REALLY good idea! I haven't though of that! Thanks, TTYL > -----Original Message----- > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Brooke Clarke > Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 00:20 > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: [OT]: Weather Sensors? > > > > Hello Herbert: > > For a low cost barometric pressure sensor consider the MAP (Manifold > Absolute Pressure) sensor from any late model GM car. > I have not tried it, but you should get a very rugged and temperature > compensated sensor. > > See my sensors web page for more ideas (it was done with weather as one > of the targeted applications). > http://www.pacificsites.com/~brooke/Sensors.shtml > > > Brooke > > > > Subject: [OT]: Weather Sensors? > > Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 15:31:28 -0500 > > From: Herbert Graf > > As some of you might remember I recently added a wind vane to > > my house > > monitoring system and now I've gotten the weather bug! I have a > > temperature > > sensor but now I want to get a humidity and pressure sensor (any other > > weather variables come to anybody's minds?). Anyone have any ideas on > > where > > to get these CHEAP? Or even to build them? I have some ideas on > > building a > > humidity sensor but not much on a pressure sensor. It doesn't need to > > be > > calibrated, knowing that one day was more humid than another is good > > enough > > for me. Thanks on any leads. TTYL > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.