Build Your Weather Hero Station!

pip install requests pip install adafruit-circuitpython-dht # For DHT22 sensor

import requests import time import board import adafruit_dht from datetime import datetime import json # Configuration API_ENDPOINT = "https://ilovekanab.org/api/weather-data" DEVICE_ID = "your_device_name_here" # Make this unique! API_KEY = "your_api_key_here" # Get from your teacher STUDENT_NAME = "Your Name" SCHOOL = "Your School Name" # Your location (get from Google Maps) LATITUDE = 37.0475 # Example: Kanab, UT LONGITUDE = -112.5260 # Initialize DHT22 sensor (connected to GPIO pin 18) dht = adafruit_dht.DHT22(board.D18) def read_sensors(): """Read data from all sensors""" try: temperature = dht.temperature # Celsius humidity = dht.humidity # Percentage # Add more sensors here if you have them # wind_speed = read_wind_sensor() # air_quality = read_air_quality_sensor() return { "temperature": temperature, "humidity": humidity, # "wind_speed": wind_speed, # "air_quality": air_quality } except RuntimeError as e: print(f"Sensor error: {e}") return None def send_data_to_server(sensor_data): """Send sensor data to the wildfire tracker""" data = { "device_id": DEVICE_ID, "timestamp": datetime.utcnow().isoformat(), "location": { "lat": LATITUDE, "lon": LONGITUDE }, "student_name": STUDENT_NAME, "school": SCHOOL, **sensor_data # Include all sensor readings } headers = { "Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}", "Content-Type": "application/json" } try: response = requests.post(API_ENDPOINT, json=data, headers=headers) if response.status_code == 200: print(f"✅ Data sent successfully: {sensor_data['temperature']:.1f}°C, {sensor_data['humidity']:.0f}%") return True else: print(f"❌ Error {response.status_code}: {response.text}") return False except Exception as e: print(f"❌ Network error: {e}") return False def main(): """Main monitoring loop""" print(f"🌡️ Starting weather monitoring for {DEVICE_ID}") print(f"📍 Location: {LATITUDE}, {LONGITUDE}") print(f"⏱️ Sending data every 5 minutes...") while True: try: # Read sensor data sensor_data = read_sensors() if sensor_data: # Send to server send_data_to_server(sensor_data) else: print("⚠️ Could not read sensor data, skipping...") # Wait 5 minutes before next reading time.sleep(300) except KeyboardInterrupt: print("\n🛑 Monitoring stopped by user") break except Exception as e: print(f"❌ Unexpected error: {e}") time.sleep(60) # Wait 1 minute before retrying if __name__ == "__main__": main()