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Needed electronics is capsuled into a weather resistant safebox from Bachmann. For a permanent installation there are of course more professional housing solutions required. For this demo setup having a box easy to open and with hasselfree handling was top priority. The box includes

the end of a power cord which is connected to a 3-outlet power strip
professional GPRS router with flat rate low volume SIM card and external antenna
Bifferboard-based Meteoplug client (Dual-USB version)
smartbedded "direct connect kit" for connecting the Vantage Pro2 sensor unit
Toradex OAK USB barometer module (here capsuled in a plastic envelope)
red Ethernet cable to connect the Meteoplug to the router
power plugs for feeding router (12 volts) and Meteoplug client (5volts)

Die notwendige Elektronik ist in einer wetterfesten "Safebox" von Bachmann gekapselt. Für eine dauerhafte Aufstellung sind profssionellere Gehäuse zu verwenden, joedoch für diese Demonstrationsstation standen die leichte Handhabbarkeit und der einfache Zugang zum System im Vordergrund.

Die Safebox enthält die folgenden Komponenten

Ende des Stromkabels mit einer 3-fach Steckerleiste
professioneller GPRS-Router inklusive einer flatrate SIM Karte für geringes Datenvolumen und eine externe Antenne
Bifferboard-basierender Meteoplug-Client (als Dual-USB Version)
"direct connect kit" von smartbedded, um die Vantage Pro2 Sensoreinheit anschließen zu können
Toradex OAK USB Barometermodul (hier eingebettet in einen Plastikschlauch)
rotes Ethernet-Kabel zum Anschluß des Meteoplug-Clients an den Router
Steckernetzteile für den Meteoplug-Client (5 Volt) und den Router (12 Volt)

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