SwitchDoc Labs WeatherSense Aftershock Guida di riferimento
Version 1.1 June 2021
WeatherSense
Solar Powered AfterShock Earthquake Sensor
Assembly and Test Manual
June 2021
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Table of Contents
Cautions when building and using WeatherSense Sensors ............................................................................... 2
Errata ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2
What is The WeatherSense AfterShock Solar Powered Earthquake Detector Sensor? ................................ 6
Before You Build Your WeatherSense AfterShock Board ............................................................................... 8
Step by Step Assembly and Parts List ................................................................................................................ 9
What are we doing here? .................................................................................................................................. 9
Parts List ............................................................................................................................................................ 9
Parts you need to buy separately from the kit .............................................................................................. 12
How to select a LiPo Battery .......................................................................................................................... 12
Step by Step Assembly .................................................................................................................................... 13
Testing WeatherSense AfterShock .................................................................................................................... 21
What does the JSON from the WeatherSense AfterShock mean? ............................................................. 23
Disclaimer ............................................................................................................................................................ 24
Cautions when building and using WeatherSense Sensors
1) Keep all water away from the electronics and power supply at all times!
2) This is not a toy! Keep it out of reach of young children and pets.
3) SwitchDoc Labs assumes no liabilities in the use of this kit, beyond the refund of the purchase price.
Errata
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What is The WeatherSense AfterShock Solar Powered Earthquake Detector Sensor?
Easy to build. Easy to learn about the IoT (Internet of Things) and the Raspberry Pi.
The heart of the new WeatherSense Sensor is the our new 433MHz MiniProPlus CPU board in working in
conjunction with the SwitchDoc Labs AfterShock Earthquake Detector Board.
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The WeatherSense AfterShock kit is so simple that even middle school children can build it with just a little
adult help for configuration and installation.
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Full Open Source Arduino IDE compatible C Software that you can Modify and the open source Python3
software for the Raspberry Pi.
We provide the Python3 software (for the Raspberry Pi) and C for the WeatherSense AfterShock Board. All
open source with the kit. The Pure Python software can be modified to add new sensors, support new cloud
software and connect up to your own projects and software.
Before You Build Your WeatherSense AfterShock System
You should build and test your WeatherSense AfterShock system as below BEFORE you put it in the optional
3D Printed case. Get it working first, then put it in the case. Believe us, it is always easier to debug the
system before you close it up in the case! The manual for the case and weatherproofing is called the
“WeatherSense AfterShock Weatherproofing, Assembly and Test Manual”. All manuals are available on the
WeatherSense AfterShock Product page on shop.switchdoc.com.
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Step by Step Assembly and Parts List
Cautions: Keep your static charge to a minimum during your assembly and operation. Touch metal before
handling parts. Avoid shuffling your feet. Before starting assembly, layout all the parts above and familiarize
yourself with the various parts.
What are we doing here?
We are assembling the WeatherSense AfterShock Earthquake System.
In this manual, we are going to assemble the WeatherSense AfterShock system and test all the functions. If you
plan to put WeatherSense AfterShock outside, and after you complete this manual, proceed to the
“WeatherSense AfterShock Weatherproofing, Assembly and Test Manual” on the WeatherSense AfterShock
Product Page.
Parts List
Part A
SwitchDoc Labs Grove Mini Pro Plus
Part B
Short USB A to Micro USB
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Part C
433MHz Transmitter with Antenna
Part D
AfterShock Earthquake Detector
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Part E
330mA 6V Solar Panel
Part F
SunAirPlus2 Solar Power Data Collector
and Controller
Part G
3.7V LiPo Battery (Not included)
Part H
Three (3) 20cm Grove Cables
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Parts you need to buy separately from the kit
• 3.7V LiPo Battery
• Raspberry Pi
• Compatible SDR Software Defined Radio (For example: https://hpjhlytllzrwf4qn-
24552113.shopifypreview.com/products/software-defined-radio-sdr-and-antenna )
• 16GB SD Card (unless you bought the SD Card from SwitchDoc Labs)
• Power Supply for the Raspberry Pi
How to select a LiPo Battery
The WeatherSense AfterShock sensor requires a 3.7V LiPo battery.
How large of a LiPo battery you need depends on how much sun you get and how often you have cloudy
weather. Generally, we would recommend a 6600mAh battery such as https://www.adafruit.com/product/353.
Adafruit has a great selection and you can find good ones on SparkFun.com too.
WARNING: if you get them off of Amazon, check the wiring. Most of them are wired backwards.
Here's a great website showing the problem and how to rewire the batteries if you wish:
https://docs.particle.io/tutorials/learn-more/batteries/
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Step by Step Assembly
Remember you are putting together the WeatherSense AfterShock to do testing and debugging. You will need
to disassemble the unit and follow the assembly instructions in the WeatherSense AfterShock WeatherProofing
and System Testing Manual.
Step 1: Lay out all parts on a flat non-conductive (J) surface.
Step 2: Plug in the 433MHz Transmitter (Part C) into the MiniProPlus (Part A) three pin female header market
TX Tran. Make sure it is oriented as shown in the picture. Make sure the pins are slightly bent out as in the
second picture. This makes sure that the pins are connected in the header. Bend pin 1 and pin 3 slightly out.
Step 3: Take a 20cm grove cable (Part I) and plug it into the grove connector on the Mini Pro Plus (Part A)
marked J5-I2C and the other end into the I2C grove connector on the AfterShock Grove connector marked I2C
(Part D). A green dot on the bottom means that the Mini Pro Plus has been programmed as an AfterShock
Sensor. A white dot means it has been programmed as an Air Quality Sensor, while a red dot means it has
been programmed as a lightning sensor.
Step 4: Take a 20cm grove cable (Part I) and plug it into the grove connector on the Mini Pro Plus (Part A)
marked J8-D2/D3 and the other end of the cable is plugged into the grove connector marked INT1/INT2 on the
AfterShock board.
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