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Weather => Weather Hardware/Measurement => Topic started by: wurzelmac on October 22, 2016, 09:51:55 PM

Title: Ultrasonic Snow-Depth Sensor
Post by: wurzelmac on October 22, 2016, 09:51:55 PM: Is anyone of this weather community working with such a device or planning to play with it? And can WCat handle this additional data? And is there some device available for Mac? Questions over questions...

And the cardinal question: Does it make sense to measure the snow depth?

:o
Title: Re: Ultrasonic Snow-Depth Sensor
Post by: xairbusdriver on October 22, 2016, 11:13:53 PM: Quote
Does it make sense to measure the snow depth?
It depends on how long the legs on your cat are. (http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u666/xAirbusDriver/Thinking_zps6auyy8fj.gif) (http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u666/xAirbusDriver/tease_zpsrq5td6hw.gif)
Title: Re: Ultrasonic Snow-Depth Sensor
Post by: Blicj11 on October 23, 2016, 03:51:33 AM: Reinhard:

I have looked at several devices available but haven't found one that outputs data to a Mac.
Title: Maybe a Laser device, too. Re: Ultrasonic Snow-Depth Sensor
Post by: wurzelmac on October 23, 2016, 07:39:14 AM: Thanks folks,

I found this one (http://www.lufft.com/en/products/optical-sensors/snow-depth-sensor-shm-30-836510/), attached a datasheet. So now we need someone that is able to read out data from such a device. Anyone here who does have good connections to Davis? They should be able to connect such a device to their VP2 pro... ;)

Cheers,
Title: If you have to ask the price . . . . (Re: Snow-Depth Sensor)
Post by: elagache on October 23, 2016, 11:40:05 PM: Dear Reinhard and WeatherCat weather instrument junkies,

Quote from: wurzelmac on October 23, 2016, 07:39:14 AM
I found this one (http://www.lufft.com/en/products/optical-sensors/snow-depth-sensor-shm-30-836510/), attached a datasheet. So now we need someone that is able to read out data from such a device.

To be more precise, you found the: Lifft snow depth sensor SHM 30. If you do a search of the web you don't find anybody actually selling such a device. The only references appear to be government or industry uses.

I can't be sure, but I have suspicion that if you have to ask what the price is - you can't afford it! lol(1)

Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
Title: Re: Ultrasonic or Laser Snow-Depth Sensor
Post by: wurzelmac on October 24, 2016, 08:11:24 PM: So,

nobody in this forum with the power and the might to force Davis to build such a device as additional sensor? ;D

Why it's always up to me to show them the way... [banghead]

:) :) :)
Title: Re: Ultrasonic Snow-Depth Sensor
Post by: xairbusdriver on October 24, 2016, 10:08:16 PM: Their location makes it hard for them to even see snow, much less 'see' a need to measure it. However, some 30 + years ago, I remember the ramp agent telling of snow on the ridge that runs along the west coast, across the Bay from where Davis is... Where I live, if snow is around long enough to measure it, we fire the weatherman!! >:(
Title: Re: Ultrasonic or Laser Snow-Depth Sensor
Post by: Blicj11 on October 24, 2016, 10:28:34 PM: Quote from: wurzelmac on October 24, 2016, 08:11:24 PM
Why it's always up to me to show them the way... [banghead]

Go get 'em tiger!
Title: Not I! (Re Snow-Depth Sensor)
Post by: elagache on October 25, 2016, 01:03:06 AM: Dear Reinhard, X-Air, Blick, and WeatherCat "insiders," . . .

Quote from: wurzelmac on October 24, 2016, 08:11:24 PM
nobody in this forum with the power and the might to force Davis to build such a device as additional sensor? ;D

I sure don't! ??? The closest I've got within Davis was the name of their newsletter editor and I haven't submitted anything in years. I thought about submitting my PC case fan - "mod", . . . . but somehow I didn't think they would appreciate it! lol(1)

Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]