What you will need
This is a list of all the parts you will need in order to complete this project. Most of these are available at high-street electronic components stores and online distributors:
- A Raspberry Pi
- A Wi-Fi dongle
- A long micro USB cable
- A clear/translucent Tupperware box
- A DHT11 (www.adafruit.com/product/386) or DHT22 (www.adafruit.com/products/385) sensor
- BMP180 (www.adafruit.com/product/1603)
- A Maplin anemometer (wind speed sensor) (www.maplin.co.uk/p/maplin-replacement-wind-speed-sensor-for-n96fy-n82nf)
- A Maplin wind direction sensor (www.maplin.co.uk/p/maplin-replacement-wind-direction-sensor-for-n96fyn96gy-n81nf)
- A Maplin rain gauge (www.maplin.co.uk/p/maplin-replacement-rain-gauge-for-n25frn96fyn96gy-n77nf)
- An Arduino Uno (www.adafruit.com/product/50)
- A selection of resistors (www.maplin.co.uk/p/e12-025w-resistor-610-piece-pack-fa08j)
- A 1 inch square section of a stripboard (www.maplin.co.uk/p/veroboard-copper-stripboard-100x160mm-a62rl)
- A row of four 0.1 inch pin headers
- A strip...