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My solution was to buy a cheap netbook($130) which sits behind my bar out of sight with the station connected.
The netbook takes care of everything and if I need to work on it, I just remote desktop into it.
Make a low power solution and even continues to read from the station in a blackout!!!

ace2 wrote:My solution was to buy a cheap netbook($130) which sits behind my bar out of sight with the station connected.
The netbook takes care of everything and if I need to work on it, I just remote desktop into it.
Make a low power solution and even continues to read from the station in a blackout!!!

question for the newbie please
if it runs 24/7, how long do you think will have life the notebook, i have seen others after 6-8 months the pc's are dead after been in use 24/7 (not with culumus but in general)
Maybe a RPI is the solution, i guess we have to wait little longer

I'll be worried if it lasted only for 8 months.
I have a media centre that's been running almost 5 years for 18 hours a day.
99% of the computers where I work get replaced every 3-4 years without issue.
My weather netbook doesn't get much of a work out like the others mentioned here.
Even my old Sony laptop lasted more than 5 years and that was high use, to give you an example, the laptop never died, the hindges broke on the screen and was used so much, several keys on the keyboard had worn away!!!

The WeatherDuino Pro 2 system could help where weather stations are located quite some distance from the Cumulus computer.

Here's a Visio diagram I attempted



A few features that are real handy (there's more too) ...

• 1) It supports multiple Receivers units so you can have your sensors anywhere (in range).

• 2) It's supports having multiple RX units, so not only can you only have one to feed data to Cumulus, you can have more Receivers elsewhere within range.

• 3) It's reliable and the data is robust. No more spikes and dropouts.

Here's a link to information regarding this system http://www.meteocercal.info/forum/Threa ... Duino-Pro2

ace2 wrote:I'll be worried if it lasted only for 8 months.
I have a media centre that's been running almost 5 years for 18 hours a day.
99% of the computers where I work get replaced every 3-4 years without issue.
My weather netbook doesn't get much of a work out like the others mentioned here.
Even my old Sony laptop lasted more than 5 years and that was high use, to give you an example, the laptop never died, the hindges broke on the screen and was used so much, several keys on the keyboard had worn away!!!

Thank you i will give a go some time soon with an old dell zino ↓ when i have time till culumus for the RPI is ready
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As newbie have you got any on line tutorial/link (myabe youtube or similar) how to hard wire using windows remote access (keep one monitor)
My main pc is direct (culumus is there) to the modem with ethernet ... the main pc has only one lan ethernet rj45 & is connected direct to the modem (not using wifi), do i need any switch back of the pc then going one rj45 to modem & one to the laptop for remote access?
or
another cable direct from the main pc's monitor direct to the zino & just plug unlpug if ever the culumus gets errors?

What i want to do if possible plug normal its monitor to the old laptop& hard reset it (it needs anyway because if full of silly stuff) & set it back only with culumus ... then take out take out the keyboard / monitor (for space) and control it from my main pc with windows remote but i as newbie confused with hardware connections

Thanks & sorry for giving you extra work for me (if you have time)