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Weather station progress

[Today’s run: Watson Road 3.5 miles]

I received today some little DC-DC voltage converters.  These things are made in China and cost less to buy then what I would spend on the parts.

So the next step is to get the beaglebone and the weather station both working off of one 12 VDC power source.  Then I can measure the current usage.  My estimates are that it will be about 300 mA, or 0.3 Amps.  That is kind of hefty for what we are accomplishing.  But I think we can make it work.

Update!:  I’ve got the beaglebone working and the 12 VDC current is more like 100 mA.  That is a good thing!