- complete offgrid weatherstation in one device
- completely autonomous operation (own power supply and data transmission)
- charging with integrated solar panel (up to 30 days without sun)
- measurement of wind speed and direction, temperature, humidity, pressure, precipitation
- data immediately displayed on the website
- very simple and quick installation
- uses a modern NB-LTE IoT network with global coverage
- completely in-house development, production and service
The most compact, completely autonomous weatherstation …
Without complicated installation or multiple devices such as a weatherstation, battery, solar power source, modem or other data transmission – here in the form of a single compact device!
For the needs of precise measurement of meteorological data (not only for sport flying), I have completely designed my own concept of a completely autonomous weatherstation, built on a perfect and tuned hardware, supplemented with high-quality sensors. The weatherstation can be easily installed, connected to an anemometer or other sensors and that’s it! The latest generation of the global NB-LTE-IoT network with worldwide coverage takes care of data transmission. From now on, all data will be available Online.
What does a weather station measure?
- wind speed: minimum, average, maximum, turbulence index (resolution 0.1m/s, period 5s)
- wind direction: (resolution 1°, period 5s, Yamartino method)
- air temperature: (resolution 0.1°C, period 1min) – optional accessory
- air humidity: (resolution 1% RH, period 1min) – optional accessory
- air pressure: (resolution 0.01Pa, period 1min) – optional accessory
- rainfall, instant and total in mm/h: (resolution 0.2mm, period 1min, total per hour)
- battery charge status + solar panel charging level
- radio signal value, internal status of the weather station, reason for any restart
- all data from the station is sent in a period of 1 minute (12x sample / 5sec)
- Unit dimensions: 15 x 10 x 5cm
weather station function…
The weather station is completely autonomous in terms of its own power supply, data measurement, and data transmission. It supports the connection of an anemometer, a combined temperature/humidity/air pressure sensor, and a rain gauge. It measures weather data every 5 seconds, then calculations and data transmission occur in a period of one minute.
The data can be viewed here on the pgsonda.cz website , by linking to this website, and it is also possible to view the data on the:
Windguru website
Wunderground website
Burnair application
API interface (more types)
The weather station has a SIM card in the form of an industrial chip and is delivered fully prepared for operation in the NB-LTE network. The customer then pays only an annual fee for data service and operation of the weather station.
Power is provided by its own solar panel (industrial ETFE design), which after a full battery charge (approx. 2 sunny days) will ensure operation for approximately 30 days of operation completely without sun, i.e. reliably even for winter operation. The unit regulates and monitors its power supply, internally measures all important values and is able to restart internally in the event of a problem. It sends these states remotely as an operating state.
installation, setup, service…
The installation of the weather station consists only in a suitable location (mast, boom), it is always delivered as a complete functional unit that has active data transmission.
No other settings are required except for the sensors used.
The station is equipped with a graphic LCD display, two RJ-12 connectors for connecting an anemometer (port-WIND) and other sensors (port-EXT) and a set of three buttons. At any time during installation or inspection, it is possible to check all measured parameters regardless of the website – directly on site. The anemometer connector used is directly intended for connecting a quality anemometer from Davis Instruments (an excellent price/quality compromise. Especially in terms of winter operation and service life. The grommet in the lower part allows the wiring to be pulled through with connectors, there is no need to cut, crimp, solder, etc.