Desktop Weather Module | Devlog #2

Desktop weather station that plugs into your computer.

bugs squashed 🐛🦶

What I’ve done so far:

• Added API weather display on the 1602 LCD screen
• Added a toggle button to switch between indoor temperature and humidity and the weather forecast outside
• Added custom icons to match weather conditions (i tried lol)
• Fixed major bugs with api calling and connecting to wifi consistently

The bugs took the longest as there was a “Guru Meditation error” which i got around with some conditional checks and making sure that the pointers were initialized.

Also, I want to use a 0.96” oled screen as it would probably be more visually appealing and can also display more weather. Lmk if you guys know of anything better.

Future Plans:

• Finish display of weather data
• Create an Access Point on startup so Wifi Data, API key, and City can be entered
• Create PCB and get an oled screen
• Create & 3D print housing (probably from a local library)

Components:

• ESP32
• 1602 LCD Display
• DHT11 Temperature and Humidity Sensor
• 2kΩ Resistor
• 2x 330Ω Resistors
• 2x Buttons
• 9V Battery