That will be enabled with the next firmware update that is currently in beta testing with the Field Testers. Basically it will make adjustments based on solar radiation and wind speed. When SR is zero it will not make any adjustments.
I’m not sure how without having something watching the UDP packets. IIRC, @GaryFunk has mentioned seeing it with his third-party app ArchiveSW.
The elevation of the ground should be initially set based on the GPS coordinates of the Tempest location (rather than the hub location) and the “Height Above Ground” is set under the device settings for the Tempest. The two values are summed for the calculation of the sea-level pressure value.
I haven’t noticed a difference but then if there was some opaque dirt left on the sensor I would clean it off, being careful not to touch the super hydrophobic coating in the wind gap as it is very delicate.
Check the altitude and height above the ground values to make sure they are correct. As I mentioned on FB and/or another thread UV will calibrate after several days of clear skies around solar noon.
It should help but it won’t be able to detect how much radiation is coming off the roof so your temps will be a little higher. If you could raise the Tempest higher that would help both wind and temperature readings from being effected by being that close to the roof.
Hey everyone. Long time lurker. Got my mounting setup ready to go. Just waiting on the tempest shipment email any day.
10ft galvanized pipe. Height is right at 6’8”. The clay based and rocky Appalachian dirt of the Eastern TN mountains decided that height for me haha. With roughly 1/3 the pipe length in the ground it’s rock solid and stable.
I did steal an idea from here by putting screws through the pipe endcap to prevent birds from getting into the habit of sitting on top. (Done after this picture)
That’s brilliant. I was thinking about doing a mast drilled/bolted between two buried pipes that would let the mast pivot down for maintenance, but your solution is much easier. The only concern I’d have is corrosion that locks the mast in.
10ft galvanized pipe. Height is right at 6’8”. The clay based and rocky Appalachian dirt of the Eastern TN mountains decided that height for me haha. With roughly 1/3 the pipe length in the ground it’s rock solid and stable.
I had kind of a similar situation. Was planning on sinking a 10’ 4x4 post 4’ into the ground, but ran into some rocks at just over 3’ and didn’t want try in a different spot. Used a 60 pound sack of concrete to backfill instead of dirt and ended up with a rock solid mount.
This is the site I bought the flagpole at: www.2a4life.com
I placed a concrete paver in the bottom of the hole, after soaking in water to bind better to the poured concrete. A sleeve came with the flagpole. Make sure to seal the bottom of the sleeve before pouring the concrete!! You don’t want the sleeve to fill up with wet concrete. I used duct tape. I also put a 6” bolt thru the sleeve 1/2” from the bottom to hold it down better. After putting the pole in the sleeve I drilled a 3/8” stainless steel bolt thru the mast and the sleeve. If you use a nylon locking nut it will prevent someone, without tools, from walking away with it. Hope that helps.
looking out for a good spot to install the Tempest, I am wondering if the device needs easy physical access. As it is solar powered, there is no need to replace batteries. As there are no moving parts, no need for maintenance and if installed in a “clean” spot, there should not be the need for much cleaning as well.
But what about the system stability? Is it likely that it loses connection and needs some buttons pressed or is it designed for really being remote. Like a mars rover
Thanks
I would make sure you can access it easily. I’ve had my for about a month and a half and I already had to climb up there once to reconnect the Tempest with the hub. The hub was online but the Tempest itself wouldn’t connect and I had to hold the button down on the Tempest to reconnect it. Good luck!
