SwitchDoc Labs Our Weather User manual

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V2 Expansion Kit Assembly and
Operation Manual
Version 1.1
December 2019

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What is in the OurWeather Box? ................................................................................................ 5
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Step By Step Assembly ............................................................................................................. 12
Building the Weather Sensors .................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Testing the OurWeather Weather Station ................................................................................. 15
Power Up OurWeather ............................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Setting up your OurWeather WiFi Connection ......................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Looking at the OurWeather Webpage ..................................................................................... 23
Advanced Usage - OurWeather Administration Page .............................................................. 28
Updating the OurWeather Software .......................................................................................... 30
Buttons and Lights on the OurWeather Board .......................................................................... 32
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Troubleshooting Guide ............................................................................................................. 34

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What is in the OurWeather Expansion Kit Box?
Following is a list of all the parts included in the OurWeather Expansion Kit.
A – ThunderBoard Lightning Detector

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B – 6 Port I2C Hub
C – Indoor Air Quality Sensor

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D – TSL2591 Sunlight Sensor

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E – HDC1080 Temperature / Humidity Sensor
F – 5 20cm Grove Cables

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G – 1 50cm Grove Cables

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H – Single RGBW Pixel LED

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Step By Step Assembly
Building the Computer Module.
Step 1 –Assembly and test the Base OurWeather Kit and unplug the power from the unit.

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Step 2 – Using M2 screws from the OurWeather base kit, attach the 6 Port I2C Hub (Part B) to
the Base unit as shown and then attach the Indoor Air Quality (Part C) to the base unit as
shown.

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Step 3 – Attach a 20cm Grove Cable (Part F) to the Input port on the Single Pixel RGBW LED
(Part H). Note we often clip the buckles off the Grove cables as they annoy us, but don’t take
the buckle off of this Grove cable. It will fit snuggly with the. Next Slide the Connected Single
Pixel RGBW LED (Part H) into the the slot shown on the OurWeather base unit. Plug the other
end of the Grove Cable into the Grove Connector marked D21 on the WeatherPlus2 board as
shown.

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Step 4 – Take on 20cm Grove Cable (Part F) and plug in into the remaining I2C Grove
connector on the WeatherPlus2 Board and plug it into the slot shown on the 6 Port I2C Hub
(Part B) (any port will do as it is a bus on the hub).

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Step 5 – Take the TSL2591 Sunlight Sensor (Part D) and plug in 20cm Grove Cable (Part F) to
the back of the TSL2591 board. Take the other end of the 20cm Grove Cable and plug it into
another Grove connector on the 6 Port I2C Hub (Part B).

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Step 6 – Take the HDC1080 Indoor Temperature / Humidity Sensor (Part E) and plug in one
end of a 20cm Grove Cable (Part F) into the Grove connector on the HDC1080. The plug the
other end of the Grove cable into a slot on the 6 port I2C Hub (Part B).

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Step 7 – Take a Grove 50cm Cable (Part G) and plug it into the I2C Port on the ThunderBoard
Lightning Detector (Part A). Make sure you plug the Grove cable into the I2C Port on the
ThunderBoard Lightning Detector. If you plug it into the Digital port, it won’t hurt anything, but
the ThunderBoard will not work. Plug the other end of the 50cm Cable into a port on the 6 port
I2C Hub (Part B). Why a 50cm Grove Cable? The ThunderBoard Lightning Detector is a very
sensitive sensor and needs to be placed far away from the main CPU on the WeatherPlus2
Board.

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Step 8 – Take a 20cm Grove Cable (Part F) and plug one end into the port marked Grove A3
on the WeatherPlus2 board as shown and the other end into the Indoor Air Quality Sensor (Part
C) Grove connector – The Air Quality Sensor was installed in Step 2.
Step 9 – Go back and check all your wiring!
You have now completed the assembly of the OurWeather Expansion Kit.