Build your textbook weather station or conduct environmental research together with the whole world. With many practical projects for Arduino, Raspberry Pi, NodeMCU, ESP32, and other development boards.
Weather stations have enjoyed great popularity for decades. Every current and even every long discontinued electronics magazine has regularly featured articles on building your own weather station. Over the years, they have become increasingly sophisticated and can now be fully integrated into an automated home — although this often requires loyalty to an (expensive) brand manufacturer across all components.
With your own weather and environmental data, you can keep up and measure things that no commercial station can. It’s also fun: expand your knowledge of electronics, current microcontroller development boards and programming languages in a fun and meaningful way. For less than 10 euros you can get started and record your first environmental data — with time and growing interest, you will continue to expand your system.
In this Edition
Which Microcontroller Fits My Project?
The Right Development Environment
Tracking Wind and Weather
Weather Display with OpenWeatherMap and Vacuum Fluorescent Display
Volatile Organic Compounds in the Air We Breathe
Working with MQ Sensors: Measuring Carbon Monoxide — Odorless but Toxic
CO2 Traffic Light with ThingSpeak IoT Connection
An Automatic Plant Watering System
Good Indoor Climate: Temperature and Humidity are Important criteria
Classy Thermometer with Vintage Tube Technology
Nostalgic Weather House for the Whole Family
Measuring Air Pressure and Temperature Accurately
Sunburn Warning Device
DIY Sensor for Sunshine Duration
Simple Smartphone Says: Fog or Clear View?
Identifying Earthquakes
Liquid Level Measurement for Vessels and Reservoirs
Water pH Value Measurement
Detecting Radioactive Radiation
GPS: Sensor Location Service Across the Globe
Saving and Timestamping Log Files on SD Cards
LoRaWAN, The Things Network, and ThingSpeak
Operating a LoRaWAN Gateway for TTN
Defying "Wind and Weather"
Mega Display with Weather Forecasz
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ESP32 Audio Transceiver Board (Part 2)Wireless Audio Transmission
Inductive AM TransmitterUses Pico’s PIO in an Arduino Sketch
Navigating Wireless ProtocolsA Technical Guide
Satellite Tracking Using LoRaThe TinyGS Network Bringing Space Data to Earth
4G-Compatible SMS Remote ControlRemotely Control Your Equipment
High-Speed ProbeHigh-Impedance Inputs for Signals up to 200 MHz
From Life’s ExperienceKafka
KrakenSDR
Performance Tests with the RP2350Is an Upgrade from Raspberry Pi Pico 1 to Pico 2 Worthwhile?
Contact-Free E-Field Measurements (2)A Laser Vibrometer for Assessing the Membrane's Vibrations
Crystals and OscillatorsImproving Crystal Accuracy Through Capacitor Selection
Starting Out in ElectronicsSpecial Audio ICs
Getting Started with Coding a DIY Project
SPECTRAN® V6 MobileModular, Configurable Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer for Reliable Measurements Across All Frequency Ranges
The Future of AI Is Forged in SiliconAn Interview with Anastasiia Nosova
Autonomous Sensor Node v2.0 (System Architecture)Solar-Powered Sensing Platform with Integrated GPS, LoRaWAN, and More
Precise PositioningBluetooth Channel Sounding Tested
Powering the Future of Wireless CommunicationBTRY’s Ultra-Thin Solid-State Batteries
Test-Driven Development in Firmware Writing
Phone-Controlled Model CarWi-Fi + ESP32 + Smartphone = Remote Control
2025: An AI OdysseyAI Reasoning Models: The Chain-of-Thought Revolution
Solar Charge Controller with MPP Tracking (3)Software and Commissioning
Raspberry Pi Zero Web Streaming CameraUsing the ZeroTier VPN
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Low-Noise Lab Power Supply (1)A Quiet Source for Sensitive Circuits
STM32 Edge AI Contest 2025: The Winners
Batteries TodayTechnology and Differences in Lithium Batteries
Adjustable Electronic LoadStatic + Dynamic DC Load
Step-Down Converter from 48 V to 5 VThe Story of Circuit Development
Autonomous Sensor Node v2.0Part 2: Hardware Validation and Power Optimizations
VaristorsPeculiar Parts, the Series
Graphical Grid Frequency MeterMonitor Grid Quality
Starting Out in Electronics……Brings Its Own End
Peak Current Load SMD FerritesMore Resilient Against Current Peaks
Elektor Live! Expert Day 2025
Energy Harvesting Set to Accelerate IoT and IIoT Use CasesHow Energy Harvesting Frees IoT from the Grid
Fnirsi DPS-150Compact and Portable Power Supply and Converter
Adjustable USB-C Power SourceTurn Your USB-C Charger Into an Adjustable Power Supply
Simple Charger and Capacity TesterWith Two Cheap “Off-the-Shelf” Modules
Smart Color Detector with AI Voice and Playback
PbMonitor v2.0Introduction to the Updated Battery Monitoring System
A Fan for the Mini Reflow PlateSmart Modifications That Improve Results
From Life’s ExperienceThe Tsunami of Indulgence
Err-lectronicsCorrections, Updates, and Readers’ Letters
2026: An AI OdysseyWhen Models Start Dictating the Hardware
Precision Picoammeter (2)Assembling, Calibration, and Test
Wireless Device Poweringwith Inductive Technology
AI-Based Autonomous DrivingThe RDW’s Self Driving Challenge 2024
Sound Card as Signal GeneratorPC as DCF77 Test Transmitter
USB to S/PDIF InterfaceDigital audio output for computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone
Practical ESP32 Multitasking (4)Binary semaphores
A Wireless Temperature Sensor for the Nixie Bargraph ThermometerA multipurpose solution with a design trick
Multitasking with Raspberry PiShowcase: a traffic lights controller
Timer for Headphone Amplifier
Open-Network Weather Station Mk.2Part 2: Software
Home Automation Made EasyWith ESPHome, Home Assistant & MySensors
The Storage CRTPeculiar Parts, the series
Artificial Intelligence for Beginners (3)A stand-alone neural network
Programming PICs from the Ground UpAssembler routine to output a sine wave
IKEA Lamp HackEquipping an inexpensive IKEA lamp with NeoPixel LEDs and WLAN
Don't Let Your Hobby Project Collect Dust in a CornerSupply-side time management and spiral development
Starting Out in Electronics (4)Easier than imagined!
Homelab Tours: The Vinyl CutterReturning to the golden age of LPs
The 8-Bit Microcontroller and BeyondInterview with Tam Hanna
Small Circuits RevivalFrom the Elektor suggestions box
Review: Owon OW18E Bluetooth Multimeter
InteractiveCorrections & Updates || Questions & Answers
Steeped in ElectronicsLead-free soldering and EU regulatory zeal
Promising Project: New 50 Hz – 2 MHz LCR meterAccuracy and ease of use
Error AnalysisTips on FMEA, High Current, and More
Developer's ZoneTips & Tricks, Best Practices and Other Useful Information
Review: Siglent SDL1020X Programmable DC Electronic Load
High-Voltage Power Supply with Curve TracerGenerate voltages up to 400 V and trace characteristics curves for valves and transistors
Hexadoku 2009EL
Analogue Electronics DesignCase Study #2 — Part 1: Analogue filter theory
The Elektor StoreNever expensive, always surprising
How to Draw a Circuit Diagram
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CaptureCountEin Objektdetektor und -zähler auf dem Raspberry Pi 5
Spannungsreferenz mit Arduino Pro MiniLinearisieren und kalibrieren Sie analoge Eingänge
FPGAs für EinsteigerDer Weg vom Mikrocontroller zur FPGA-Programmierung
Update: STM32 Wireless Innovation Design Contest 2024
Bluetooth LE mit MAUISteuer-Apps für Android und Co.
Breakout-Board für Port-ErweiterungMehr I/Os für Ihr Entwicklungssystem
AI-SpezialistMachine Learning mit dem Jetson Nano
2024: Eine Odyssee in die KIErste Gehversuche mit TensorFlow
262.144 Wege, das Spiel des Lebens zu spielenEin Leserprojekt in Kürze
Aus dem Leben gegriffenDer Chinesische Drache
Bringen Sie Ihren DC-Bürstenmotor zum Laufen!Beispielprojekte aus dem Motor Control Development Bundle von Elektor
ESP32-RS232-AdapterWireless-Anbindung klassischer Messgeräte
Aller Anfang......muss nicht schwer sein: Mehr über Operationsverstärker
Empfehlungen für ESP-Bibliotheken
Piezoelektrische BauelementeBemerkenswerte Bauteile
Ein intelligenter ObjektzählerBilderkennung leicht gemacht mit Edge Impulse
Meistern Sie die kniffligsten Probleme Ihrer Embedded-Entwicklungen!
ESP32-TerminalEin Handheld-Gerät mit Touch-Display
Erste Schritte mit dem Zephyr RTOSSehr leistungsfähig, aber schwer zu beherrschen
Preisgekrönte EthikEin Gespräch mit CTO Alexander Gerfer von Würth Elektronik eiSos über die Ermöglichung von Innovation und achtsames Verhalten
Projekt 2.0Korrekturen, Updates und Leserbriefe
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OBD2-Sensor-DashboardEchtzeitdaten statt alter Zeigerinstrumente
OBD2: Drehzahlmesser und Schaltblitz nachrüstenRetro, aber praktisch
LiDAR- und Vision-Sensoren für die Robotik
Sensor+Test 2025 und PCIM 2025
Berührungslose E-Feld-MessungenTeil 1. Eine vibrierende Membran zur Erfassung von Gleichspannungen oder statischen elektrischen Feldern
Drahtloser Benachrichtigungsdienst für den BriefkastenVon optischen Sensoren bis zu Empfängern: Entdecken Sie verschiedene Optionen
Elektor Mini-WheelieEin selbst-balancierender Roboter
SolarzellenBemerkenswerte Bauteile
Erste Schritte mit einem modernen RadarsensorPräzise Messungen auf Ihrem Radar?
Aus dem Leben gegriffenPapierfabrik
CybersecuritySchwere Zeiten für Hacker
Siglent präsentiert seine neuen Multi-Kanal-OszilloskopeFür den Einsatz in Leistungselektronik und Embedded Design
Bluetooth 6.0 verbessert Distance-Ranging-ApplikationenNeue Version bietet bessere Positionsbestimmungs- und Ortungsdienste für Geräte
Kommunikation mit dem BeagleY-AI erkunden
Projekt 2.0Korrekturen, Updates und Leserbriefe
Aller Anfang ...ist nicht schwer: Das Ende der Operationsverstärker
Ein mächtiger KI-Code-AssistentCode-Entwicklung mit Continue und Visual Studio Code
Solarladeregler mit MPP-TrackingTeil 2: Die Schaltung
Hinderniserkennung mit UltraschallEin einfaches Projekt zur Unterstützung von Menschen mit Sehbehinderungen
2025: Odyssee in die KIHalbjahresrückblick
Standalone-MIDI-Synthesizer mit Raspberry PiTeil 3. Mit künstlicher Intelligenz und einer Benutzeroberfläche
Meshtastic: Ein DemonstrationsprojektIntelligentes Mesh-Netzwerk auf Basis von LoRa-Funkmodulen
Analoger Audio-GeneratorSinus-Generator mit einstellbarer Frequenz
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OBD2-sensordashboardOude meters vormden het startpunt van een zoektocht naar echte gegevens
OBD2: voeg een toerenteller en schakelindicator toe aan je autoRetro, maar uiterst nuttig
LiDAR- en Visiesensoren voor Robotica
Sensor+Test 2025 en PCIM 2025
Contactloze E-Veldmetingen (1)Een Trillende Membraan voor het Detecteren van Gelijkspanningen of Statische Elektrische Velden
Draadloze brievenbusmeldervan optische sensoren tot radar: enkele mogelijkheden
Elektor Mini-Wheelieeen zelfbalancerende robot
ZonnecellenVreemde onderdelen, de serie
Aan de slag met een moderne radarsensorStaat een nauwkeurige meting op uw radar?
Uit het leven gegrepenpapierfabriek
CybersecurityZware tijden voor hackers
Infographics: IoT en sensoren 2025
Bluetooth 6.0 brengt verbeterde toepassingen voor afstandsbepalingNieuwe versie biedt betere apparaatpositionerings- en -locatieservices
Draadloze communicatie verkennen met BeagleY-AI
Err-lectronicsCorrecties, updates en lezerspost
Alle begin......sluit het thema opamps af
Een krachtige AI-codeerassistentsneller ontwikkelen met Continue en Visual Studio Code
Zonne-laadregelaar met MPPT (2)Het schema
Ultrasone obstakeldetectoreen eenvoudig project om slechtzienden te helpen
2025: Een AI-odysseeHalfjaaroverzicht
Raspberry Pi Standalone MIDI-synthesizer (3)Het slimmer maken en een gebruikersinterface toevoegen
Meshtastic: een demonstratieprojectEen slim netwerk van LoRa-radio's
Analoge audio-frequentiegeneratorHoogwaardige sinusgenerator met instelbare frequentie
The Vision and Engineering Behind SparkFun Getting Started with MicroMod
Leveling Up Your SparkFun JetBotHow I Expanded the Functionality of My JetBot, Powered by the NVIDIA Jetson Nano Programming an FPGA How to Build a DIY GNSS Reference Station The ClockClock Project Under the Hood: SparkFun Inventor's Kit SparkFun’s Glenn Samala on Product Development and New Ventures Creating Custom Circuit Boards with SparkFun À La Carte Designing with the SparkFun Artemis Getting Started with the Qwiic Ecosystem for Rapid Prototyping Poster - Qwiic Under the Hood: The GreatScott! / Elektor DIY LiPo Supercharger Kit Memorable Electronics from SparkFun Past Perfect Parking with LiDAR Buried Pad PCB Fixing Design to Sale: the SparkFun RTK Surveyor
Hello World from the Raspberry Pi Pico and RP2040A Look at Raspberry Pi’s First Microcontroller and Microcontroller Chip DIY Quadrupedal Robots Poster - Micromod RISC-V IoT Development in AWS Using FreeRTOS Libraries
Yep, Electronics = Fun!A Conversation Among Electronics Enthusiasts Sparkfun Product Catalog
HexadokuThe Original Elektorized Sudoku
Eerste stappen met een ESP32-C3 en het IoTWiFi-knop en -relais IoT Cloud à la Arduino
Arduino-shield met dubbele Geiger-Müller buisuiterst gevoelige en zeer zuinige stralingssensor
CO2-wachterluchtkwaliteit bewaken – doe het zelf!
MonkMakes Air Quality Kit voor de Raspberry Pimeet temperatuur en eCO2
Alle begin......verwelkomt de diode
Tips & trucs voor het testen van componentenzonder kostbare apparatuur
Reduceer het stroomverbruik van uw mollenverjagerATtiny13 in plaats van 555
Lichtschakelaar DeLuxuiterst nauwkeurig lichtgestuurd schakelen
Uitdagingen bij het op de markt brengen van IoT-oplossingenzorgen over veiligheid, schaalbaarheid en de concurrentie Elektor Infographics
Toch beter bedraadTips voor het ontwikkelen van een 1 Gbit/s interface in de industriële omgeving
Edge Impulse FOMOreal-time objectdetectie voor MCU’s
Lopende-golfbuisVreemde onderdelen, de serie
Smalband-Internet of Thingsstandaarden, dekking, overeenkomsten en modules
Dragino LPS8 indoor-gatewayLoRaWAN-gateway snel geïnstalleerd
Ontdek ATtiny-microcontrollers met behulp van C en assemblervoorbeeldhoofdstuk: ATtiny I/O-poorten
Project 2.0correcties, updates en brieven van lezers
LoRa GPS-tracker updateontvang en toon de locatie met een Raspberry Pi
Schakelingen simuleren met TINA Design Suite & TINACloudvoorbeeldhoofdstuk: sinusoscillatoren
Uit het leven gegrepenlopendebandwerk
Het WinUI grafische framework voor Windows-appseen kleine demo-applicatie
GUI's maken met Python's Werelds slechtste GUI
Off-grid PV-systeemelektrische energie onafhankelijk van het net
De 10-jaar-smartphonestel uw verwachtingen bij Hexadoku
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electronica fast forward 2022 Start- & Scale-Up AwardsPreparations Speeding Up!
Bluetooth Low Energy with ESP32-C3 and ESP32You Don’t Always Need to Choose Wi-Fi!
Bluetooth Low Energy SnifferHacking a makerdiary nRF52840 MDK USB Dongle
Magic RGB LED CubeHardware Design Around an RP2040
Auto On/Off for Solder Paste Compressor
Elektor Video ContentLivestreams, Webinars, and Courses for Engineers and Pro Makers
Bicycle ElectrificationHands-On with an E-Bike Retrofit Kit
Starting Out in ElectronicsMultiplying Voltages
From Life’s ExperienceSidelines
Teensy 4.0Why Is This Board So Fast?
Audio Power Amplifier Simulation with TINAThe Try-Before-You-Build Approach
Develop and Operate Your LoRaWAN IoT NodesSample Chapter: Dragino LHT65, LDS01, and LDS02 LoRaWAN Modules
Err-lectronicsCorrections, Updates and Readers’ Letters
5G Just for MeGaining Complete Control of 5G Deployments with Private Cellular Networks
Infographics 7-8/2022
How Does My Device Learn to Transmit?Applications with Wi-Fi Interfaces
Smartphones are the Heart of the IoT
Audio Spectrum Analyzer with DekatronsA New Way to Use Vintage Tubes
Sending Data to TelegramGet It Done with an ESP32 and a Few Parts
A Fliege Notch Filter for Audio MeasurementsMake Better Measurements with a Notch Filter
CO2 Meter TeardownIs It Hackable for Your Projects?
PUT-ting It All TogetherThe Programmable Unijunction Transistor Explained
Round Touchscreen for Raspberry PiHyperPixel 2.1 Round from Pimoroni
Remote Sensing with Connection Loss DetectionUsing nRF24L01+ Modules
Digital FM Receiver with Arduino and TEA5767Stayed Tuned with an Arduino Nano
Changing an OLED Interface from SPI to I²C
HomeLab ToursA Hobby Does Not Retire
A Decade of Ethics in ElectronicsTessel Renzenbrink Reflects on the Digital Society and More
HexadokuThe Original Elektorized Sudoku
The Elektor LoRa NodeVersatile, long-range, 868-MHz remote control with state feedback and STM32 Inside
InteractiveCorrections & Updates || Questions & Answers
Analogue Electronics DesignCase Study #1 — Section 2: Preamplifier optimized for MEMS microphone
My IoT Button: A Button for the WebPart 1: IoT architecture
BASIC for the ESP32 and ESP8266Programming with Annex WiFi RDS
ESP32 Doorbell via Telegram“The UPS Man Always Rings Once”
Small Circuits RevivalCapita Selecta from the Elektor Project Suggestions Box
My First LoRaWANWith Blue Pill, LoRa Breakout Board and The Things Network
Elektor Connexions 2003EL
“A Strong Supporter of Open Internet”Interview with Wienke Giezeman, Initiator of The Things Network
The Meadow F7 BoardA great board for .NET developers
Practical ESP32 Multitasking (2)Task priorities
Sigfox and the IoT (3)First steps on the network
Raspberry Pi Bash Command Cheat Sheet
Europe's Most Successful Start-up Accelerator?HighTechXL, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Review: The Enviro+ RPi-HATMeasure air quality with a Raspberry Pi and the Enviro+ HAT
Steeped in Electronicsordering components from Ukraine and Russia
Review: Andonstar AD407Better than its predecessor?
Lab, Sweet LabA glimpse of The Holy Place — no unauthorized entry.
Optical Probe for OscilloscopesMeasure brightness fluctuations of lighting systems
The 'TABULA' Project - An UpdateTangibles with user feedback
How-To Calculate the Prospective Short-Circuit Current or PSCCand choose the proper circuit breaker
TMS1000 Series Microcontrollers
Peculiar Parts, the series
Starting Out in Electronics (2)
Easier than imagined!
Developer's ZoneTips & Tricks, Best Practices and Other Useful Information
Locating Wayward Wires
Track and trace concealed and defective cables with ease and certainty
Review: Joy-IT DMSO2D72 Portable 3-in-1 Oscilloscope
Homebrew PC for the Electronics LabTips on Component Choice and Construction
The Elektor ‘Intelekt’ Chess Computer (1981)Tiny Chess 86 ported to the Intel 8088
Beyond ElectronicsPCB Art - Pushing the Limits of Industrial Manufacturing