I think an accurate tipper or whatever along with using the haptic as a rain alert/intensity sensor would do wonders.
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And BTW: I saw somewhere on this forum that someone posted that WF is indeed working on a separate rain gauge but now I canāt find it. Any more info? @dsj @tony.mcgee
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I wonāt be too greedy, one will do unless the FT unit qualifies for an aux power rescue :-).
I only want one or two or ten.
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A tipping device is on the road map, somewhere itāll show itās nose (I have no ETA) as an extra. Iād be ok with 2 
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Methinks there will be a very long queue for these!
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I would be happy with a simple WF controller that fits inside a wired 8-inch Rainwise RAINEW 111 tipping bucket. Thereās plenty of space inside, they retail for $72.95, and have a good reputation for accuracy. If it also has relay terminals for an optional heater, Iād pay twice as muchā¦
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I hope itās soon. Lol. I think they should be able to produce a tipper thatās accurate like the Davis tipping spoon and the Rainwise 111 gauge.
Lets make sure itās really accurate and has a very good and simple adjustment system seamless software integration and use all the advantages that the present system avails to us.
That should be easy to do for $500.
Sounds like your talking about Govt contracting, no need to make one if your going to throw a cheap piece of crap out there. The software engineering is definitely the largest cost, and I think should include the advantage of first rain drop not just a toggle on which system you use
Let me ask. What software engineering is involved in a tipping bucket.
To me the cost is in the hardware. The bucket should be 4 inches. The bucket needs to be very smooth. It needs to be calibrated. The material must handle temperatures from -40 to 120 F. It must have an optional heater that will keep the intake warm enough without causing evaporation. I must be easy to clean. And there has to be hardware to allow the bucket to communicate bidirectional to the Hub.
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Heater is an optional extra. Davis is well known to be over priced for parts and options so the ārealā cost by any other manufacturer should be a lot less.
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Software engineering would be mostly be integration into user interface WF servers,maybe a good set of instructions for install and calibration ? Sounds like the same material they are already using now without the bubbled coating ? Must have / Optional?. Communication Card of course bidirectional necessary? . Probably biggest Hardware cost would be power, solar,battery? Unless they just use Lithium Energizers My ones in air are 2yrs old and still 2.55v
I was not talking about a Jaguar, I was thinking maybe a Buick
The Davis tipping spoon rain gauge offers very good accuracy and is cheaper than the RainWise RainNew 111 gauge. The RW gauge has the best canister IMO.
I wonder would a weighing gauge be a good option?
Not to turn this into a āmy rain gauge is bigger than your rain gaugeā thread, 
but the Rainwise 111 is an 8" gauge with a good reputation and a standard two-pin header connector on the end of the interface cable. Give me two header pins out of the side of a salvaged Air and five minutes to add a debounced counter to the firmware, and I could be shipping them in a week. I already have it running here with an ESP32 and wifi into WeeWX. Iām still tinkering with the ESP32ās deep sleep mode, to make it run for years on a small batteryā¦
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Software is the simple part. Itās simply a tip_event.
Bidirectional yes, it has to be told when to turn the optional heater on and off.
Or old friend, Dan, had a tipping bucket. He ran a pair from the bucket to the RPi that ran ArchiveSW. It recorded each tip and logged it to a table.
Thatās one way. The Tempest is all about wireless. A lot more hardware engineering required.
There is a strong indication WeatherFlow will produce a tipping bucket. Do we need a Feature Request that will use one of the five votes?
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yes until itās committed
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