STATION information
Hardware:
- Davis Vantage Vue Integrated Sensor Suite (ISS) and Console
- WiFi Logger
- Davis AirLink Air Quality Sensor
Mounting:
The ISS is pole mounted at a height of approximately 10ft secured to a fence post. It is primarily solar powered with battery backup. Data is uploaded every five minutes.
The AirLink sensor is mounted on a north facing wall to ensure optimum readings. It uploads air quality data at regular intervals to Davis' WeatherLink network.
Notes:
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Elevation at the site is approximately 54m/177ft above sea level.
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Due to surrounding structures, westerly winds are likely to be under-represented in the data.
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The station operates wirelessly without need of a dedicated computer.
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The AirLink requires mains power to operate and may experience occasional interruptions due to a weak connection to the network.
The photographs on this page shows the ISS and the view east with the village of Kenn foremost, and Exton and Lympstone in the distance beyond the Exe Estuary.
This station uploads data to the following websites:
TOPOGRAPHY
STATION LOG
27/02/2024
Made a few minor changes to the text on the STATION INFO page and included Topography information. Added a more detailed forecast widget to the HOME page. Also overhauled the ABOUT KENNFORD page as it was too boring.
14/02/2024
Apologies for the four days of downtime due to upgrading my router (WiFi6!) and needing time to get everything connected back up and running again. Data now seems to be back transmitting correctly, however there may still be some teething problems with WeatherLink.
Other updates:
- Updated the WifiLogger firmware to v2.14.
- Amended footer to reflect correct year.
- Added small update message on main page.
24/03/2023
Cleaned up a few pages and changed the forecast widget on the main page to a cleaner looking one.
09/01/2023
The station appeared to not transmit for an hour or so today between 07:40-08:40. Reset connection and now working normally. Perhaps I'll give it the yearly battery change soon to prevent problems.
02/01/2023
There was a temporary loss of power to the AirLink from Christmas Eve 2022 until approximately 02/01/2023. Apologies!
15/06/2022
Added an image of the Davis AirLink installation to the IMAGE GALLERY section. Made a few other minor website tweaks.
07/05/2022
Added Davis AirLink air quality sensor to the station. HOME and FULL DATA pages both now show additional air quality data.
29/03/2022
Minor website changes to reflect discontinuation of sky camera.
22/01/2022
A few problems have plagued the system over the last year unfortunately:
The Bloomsky SKY2 became faulty, and due to imminent subscription costs being introduced by the company I have decided not to replace it.
The Vantage Vue continues to be reliable with only a brief recent period where data was being lost overnight due to a depleted battery (too many overcast days meant the unit could not operate purely on solar!). The battery has now been replaced and full 24 hour data is now being reported.
28/02/2021
Further Skycam connection issues this week. These seem to have now resolved thanks to a wireless range extender *fingers crossed*.
28/02/2021
Fixed some connection problems affecting the Skycam where the daily timelapse video had large portions missing. Also gave it a clean. Now working perfectly.
05/10/2020
Added a weather forecast widget to the home page.
30/11/2019
Somewhat hilariously, a curious cow grazing in the field next to the sky cam decided to knock the solar panel off with its head. Camera put back to original position, all working normally.
27/11/2019
Sky cam now back online and uploading normally.
Mid-November 2019
Connection was lost between the sky cam and router. Apologies.
04/04/2019
BloomSky SKY2 Camera installed at station and began uploading data.
23/03/2019
Station began uploading data.
