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20 Dollar 20 Minute Weather Station with ESP8266, Thingspeak, & Esp Easy

Lets build a weather station which logs temperature, humidity, and air pressure.

And, lets make this quick. How quick? 20 minutes! I swear! I have the video to prove it!

We will use an ESP8266, the ESP Easy firmware, and ThingSpeak.

Video

Materials

You will need:

ComponentCostPurchase Link
ESP8266 - model ESP-01$2.64ebay.com
Bosch BME280 i²c sensor$4.87ebay.com
0.96" OLED SSD1306 i²c display$6.35ebay.com
3v USB TTL PL2303HX cable$1.34ebay.com adafruit.com
3v 700 mA power supply$1.95ebay.com
2, 10k resistors
TOTAL$17.15

Optionally, you can use some buttons to make resetting and firmware flashing mode easier to engage.

Cost wise I'm not including the breadboard, hookup wires, or 3v USB UART. Those should already be on hand if you are any sort of self respecting electronics person.

Fritzing Diagram

Larger Image, or Download .FZZ

Code

http://www.esp8266.nu to download the ESP Easy firmware image




Page Revision History

2016-09-12 Teaser Published

2016-09-16 Added Video & Materials