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This obviously depends on your PI model and on your weather station connection type. | This obviously depends on your PI model and on your weather station connection type. | ||
You may want to buy a case. A case specifically designed for your Pi model will have cut-outs in the right place for each interface connection and will have sufficient ventilation for the electrical components to not over-heat. | You may want to buy a case, that will protect your Pi from accidental damage. A case specifically designed for your Pi model will have cut-outs in the right place for each interface connection, and will have sufficient ventilation for the electrical components to not over-heat. | ||
You may need a power supply. This could be an official Raspberry Pi power supply. Alternatively, any power supply unit that has a micro USB connector will do, the power consumption of a Pi (whichever model) is fairly small, but it will be powered on 24/7, so a low power consumption ‘switched mode’ type is preferred – i.e. one that does not become warm when plugged in with nothing attached. You may have a suitable one from | You may need a power supply. This could be an official Raspberry Pi power supply. Alternatively, any power supply unit that has a micro USB connector will do, the power consumption of a Pi (whichever model) is fairly small, but it will be powered on 24/7, so a low power consumption ‘switched mode’ type is preferred – i.e. one that does not become warm when plugged in with nothing attached. You may have a suitable one left over from an earlier mobile phone. | ||
You may need to buy connection leads. You may need a HDMI lead to connect your PI to your TV or a spare computer monitor. You may need a USB lead to connect to your weather station (the model Zero requires a micro USB, the model 3 requires a standard A end USB) | You may need to buy connection leads. You may need a HDMI lead to connect your PI to your TV or a spare computer monitor. You may need a USB lead to connect to your weather station (the Pi model Zero requires a micro USB, the Pi model 3 requires a standard A end USB) and your station probably has a USB A end connection. If your weather station connects by Ethernet, you will need one lead to connect the station to the router and possibly another to connect the hub or router to the Pi. | ||
If you do choose a model 3, consider whether you do want a USB mouse and USB keyboard to use with it. This Pi also supports Bluetooth connections. | |||
Finally, you may wish to buy a second micro-SD unit as a spare, or some other USB connected (or network connected) storage for back-ups and extra storage needs. | |||
= Setting up your Pi = | = Setting up your Pi = | ||