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 # wind_rain_sensor
 
-Arduino library to read out a Weather Sensor Assembly p/n 80422  
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+Arduino library to read out a Weather Sensor Assembly p/n 80422, as sold [here](https://www.watterott.com/de/Wetter-Messeinheit)
+
+Will add documentation & make it a proper Arduino library once I find the time.
+The lib is really small though, just skim over it.
+
+# license
+GPL-3.0
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+/**
+ * provides functions to read out the sensors of a SEN 08942 "Wettermesseinheit":
+ * - Wind Direction: analog sensor with 16 cardinal direction steps
+ * - Wind Speed:     Interrupt counter
+ * - Rain:           Interrupt counter
+ *
+ * Check your controller's spec which pins have ADC or interrupt capabilities!
+ * On a senseBox MCU this should work well:
+ *   WeatherUnit weather(4, 6, 5);
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <math.h>
+
+class WeatherUnit {
+   public:
+    WeatherUnit (uint8_t pinDirection, uint8_t pinSpeed, uint8_t pinRain, uint16_t directionOffset);
+    void begin ();
+
+    float getWindDir (unsigned char numMeasures, unsigned int interval);
+    float getWindDir ();
+    float getWindSpeed ();
+    float getRain ();
+
+    // interrupt handlers
+    void countRain ();
+    void countSpeed ();
+
+    private:
+    const unsigned int pinDirection, pinSpeed, pinRain, directionOffset;
+    const unsigned int directionVolt[16]   = {320, 410, 450, 620, 900, 1190, 1400, 1980, 2250, 2930, 3080, 3430, 3840, 4040, 4620, 4780};
+    const unsigned int directionDegree[16] = {113, 68,  90,  158, 135, 203,  180,  23,   45,   248,  225,  338,  0,    292,  315,  270 };
+
+    unsigned unsigned long lastResetRain = 0, lastResetSpeed = 0;
+    volatile unsigned long rainCounter = 0, speedCounter = 0;
+    volatile bool lastRainReading = 0, currentRainReading = 0, lastSpeedReading = 0, currentSpeedReading = 0;
+
+    bool debounceInput (unsigned int pin, bool last);
+};
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+// keep a pointer to the last created instance, in order to attach global interrupt handlers
+WeatherUnit* WEATHER_INSTANCE = NULL;
+
+void WEATHER_speedInterruptHandler () {
+    WEATHER_INSTANCE->countSpeed();
+}
+
+void WEATHER_rainInterruptHandler () {
+    WEATHER_INSTANCE->countRain();
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+WeatherUnit::WeatherUnit (uint8_t pinDirection, uint8_t pinSpeed, uint8_t pinRain, uint16_t directionOffset = 0)
+  : pinDirection(pinDirection), pinSpeed(pinSpeed), pinRain(pinRain), directionOffset(directionOffset) {
+    WEATHER_INSTANCE = this;
+}
+
+void WeatherUnit::begin () {
+    lastResetRain  = millis();
+    lastResetSpeed = millis();
+
+    pinMode(pinDirection, INPUT);
+    pinMode(pinSpeed, INPUT_PULLUP);
+    pinMode(pinRain, INPUT_PULLUP);
+    
+    attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(pinSpeed), WEATHER_speedInterruptHandler, RISING);
+    attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(pinRain), WEATHER_rainInterruptHandler, LOW);
+}
+
+float WeatherUnit::getWindDir (unsigned char numMeasures, unsigned int interval) {
+    // angular average
+    float sumX = 0, sumY = 0, val;
+    for (unsigned char i = 0; i < numMeasures; i++) {
+        val = radians(getWindDir());
+        sumX += sin(val);
+        sumY += cos(val);
+        if (i != numMeasures - 1) delay(interval);
+    }
+    return 180 + atan(sumX / sumY) * 180 / 3.1415;
+}
+
+float WeatherUnit::getWindDir () {
+    unsigned int mvolt = analogRead(pinDirection);
+    mvolt = map(mvolt, 0, 1023, 0, 5000); // map to range 0-5000 to make use of voltage values as defined in data sheet
+
+    // search for correct index
+    unsigned char i;
+    for (i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
+        if (mvolt <= directionVolt[i]) break;
+    }
+    i--; // the correct reference is actually lower than the reference value found.
+
+    return (float) ((directionDegree[i] + directionOffset) % 360);
+}
+
+float WeatherUnit::getWindSpeed () {
+    unsigned long now = millis();
+    double secondsPassed = (now - lastResetSpeed) / 1000; // @FIXME: might yield bullshit when millis() overflows!
+    // one impulse per second equals 2.4 km/h -> 0.6666 m/s
+    float metersPerSec = (2 * speedCounter) / (3 * max(secondsPassed, 1.0));
+    speedCounter = 0;
+    lastResetSpeed = now;
+    return metersPerSec;
+}
+
+float WeatherUnit::getRain () {
+    float val = rainCounter * 0.2794; // mm aka L/m²
+    rainCounter = 0;
+    return val;
+}
+
+bool WeatherUnit::debounceInput (unsigned int pin, bool last) {
+  bool current = digitalRead(pin);
+  if (last != current) {
+    // adjust this value.
+    //  shorter -> risk of detecting single switch multiple times, 
+    //  longer  -> risk of missing switches. 
+    delayMicroseconds(1e3);
+    current = digitalRead(pin);
+  }
+  return current;
+}
+
+void WeatherUnit::countRain () {
+    currentRainReading = debounceInput(pinRain, lastRainReading);
+    if (lastRainReading == LOW && currentRainReading == HIGH)
+        rainCounter++;
+    lastRainReading = currentRainReading;
+}
+
+void WeatherUnit::countSpeed () {
+    currentSpeedReading = debounceInput(pinSpeed, lastSpeedReading);
+    if (lastSpeedReading == LOW && currentSpeedReading == HIGH)
+        speedCounter++;
+    lastSpeedReading = currentSpeedReading;
+}
+
+
+
+
+float mpsToKmph  (float val) { return val * 3.6; }
+float mpsToKnots (float val) { return val * 1.943843307; }
+float mpsToBeaufort (float val) {
+  if (val < 0.5)       return 0;
+  else if (val < 1.5)  return 1;
+  else if (val < 3.3)  return 2;
+  else if (val < 5.5)  return 3;
+  else if (val < 7.9)  return 4;
+  else if (val < 10.7) return 5;
+  else if (val < 13.8) return 6;
+  else if (val < 17.1) return 7;
+  else if (val < 20.7) return 8;
+  else if (val < 24.4) return 9;
+  else if (val < 28.4) return 10;
+  else if (val < 32.6) return 11;
+  else return 12;
+}
+
+const String CARDINAL_DIRS_EN[16] = {"N", "NNE", "NE", "ENE", "E", "ESE", "SE", "SSE", "S", "SSW", "SW", "WSW", "W", "WNW", "NW", "NNW"};
+const String CARDINAL_DIRS_DE[16] = {"N", "N-NO", "N-O", "O-NO", "O", "O-SO", "S-O", "S-SO", "S", "S-SW", "S-W", "W-SW", "W", "W-NW", "N-W", "N-NW"};
+String degreeToCardinal (float val, const String cardinalNames[] = CARDINAL_DIRS_EN) {
+    int i = (int)((val + 11.25) / 22.5);
+    return cardinalNames[i % 16];
+}
+