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Earthing the Anemometer Pole

Once you’ve gone to the effort to install a six metre high Lightning Conductor in the middle of a paddock, you probably want to give it a good earth connection before wiring it into your home network. I…

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Installing the La Crosse TX20 Anemometer

Over the christmas period I managed to find the time to start installing the equipment for my Weather station. I purchased a La Crosse TX20 Anemometer back in July 2011, but it’s been sitting in a box waiting…

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La Crosse TX20 Anemometer Communication Protocol

After a LOT of investigation of the La Crosse TX20, I’ve managed to fully decode the complete datagram from the La Crosse TX20 INCLUDING the Checksum. Here’s everything you’ll ever want to know about the pin out and…

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Disassembling a La Crosse TX20 Wind Anemometer

I’ve been wanting to build a weather station, complete with the Geiger counter I’ve been working on. Building the wind speed and direction sensor seemed like a daunting task, especially since they need to be weather tight, but…

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