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572 orders since Aug 16, 2013

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Bertrand | Dec. 3, 2014

PCB schematics 1.4 and interpretating MICS-4514 gaz sensors

For AirPi Kit v1.4 - Raspberry Pi weather shield

The product is great and has been been working right away.
However the PCB schematics for version 1.4 is missing from the current documentation
Additionnally the current gaz sensors interpretation web page (http://airpi.es/sensors.php) is applicable to version prior to v1.4.
It would be really good have the update for both the schematics and interpretation page.

Thank you

Dietmar | Nov. 6, 2014

nice add-on piece for the raspberry pi

For AirPi Kit v1.4 - Raspberry Pi weather shield

The assembly of the board was easy - after less than 1h it was operational. The software from AirPi website works, but is outdated, the circuit diagram cannot be downloaded any more. The project seemed/is abandoned. The mic stopped working or works only occasionally - I didn't find any hardware error. Luckily I found a newer piece of software at https://github.com/haydnw/AirPi, which works fine including the mic...overall a nice add-on piece for the raspberry pi...

David | Nov. 6, 2014

Very well put together kit

For AirPi Kit v1.4 - Raspberry Pi weather shield

Some disparity between this newer board and the instructions but generally an easy to follow setup.

I wrote a detailed blog post on how I'm using my AirPi here: http://blogs.splunk.com/2014/10/14/now-time-for-the-splunk-weather-forecast/

Luka | Sept. 17, 2014

Loved the Board

For AirPi Kit v1.4 - Raspberry Pi weather shield

Love the project and the board, but i managed to get my hands on only one of them, and the people responsible are not responding anymore, and they have not shared the latest board design, a shame.

Emile | July 22, 2014

Great Product, but still a couple of kinks

For AirPi Kit v1.4 - Raspberry Pi weather shield

The product arrived in great condition, well packaged. In following the documentation, that is where it got a little tricky and it wasn't as straight forward as following the exact instructions. I went through the instructions on the Airpi site, but that left me with an error message when I tried running it (error saying one of the sensors should be checked). This seemed super odd, so I went to the Github repo and walked back through the steps.

The steps on the Github repo are different than the Airpi site. After going through those, I powered up my Pi, and bam worked brilliantly! So my tip - look on Github for the AirPi repo and documentation there. However still a great project that is very easy - just follow the Github docs.

Rostand | July 15, 2014

It took a while but came

For AirPi Kit v1.4 - Raspberry Pi weather shield

I bought five kits and received them properly: well packed and in individual cases.
The request took thirty days to be posted and, while waiting for the arrival, I had some difficulty communicating with the seller, who did not inform the tracking number on request and not responded to my subsequent contacts.

Yuki | June 17, 2014

Software about https://github.com/tomhartley/AirPi

For AirPi Kit v1.4 - Raspberry Pi weather shield

Thank you for the great project and I purchased 5 board from Japan!

I'd like to ask about the software of airpi.

https://github.com/tomhartley/AirPi
does not support airpi v1.4 board.

When are you going to support v1.4 board?

Roland | June 6, 2014

AirPi is a great and simple wather station kit!

For AirPi Kit v1.4 - Raspberry Pi weather shield

The AirPi Kit v1.4 is a simple but high quality add-on for the Raspberry Pi to realize a small weather station within some hours. Soldering the circuit was very simple - no need to ready manuals before :) The small introduction-sheet lists all parts with a small image.

To make sure no short circuit happens when hooking AirPi to the Raspberry Pi, i would suggest to put some tape on top of the ethernet and usb sockets.

Installing the drivers and tools could be more tricky, but best is to simply stick to Tom's checklist (at https://github.com/tomhartley/AirPi) After playing around with Xively I finnaly got the channels to work as well. Make sure the channel-names match the Parameters sent using airpi.py!

Data feed of my AirPi at xively: https://xively.com/feeds/115042809

The only thing I'm missing, is the possibility to add an UV sensor to the board. Maybe it could be hooked to the board in future.

Great Kit for Raspberry Pi - I would buy it again!!! Review Image

Kris | Dec. 18, 2013

Good start for what it is.

For AirPi Kit v1.4 - Raspberry Pi weather shield

I have received and built my AirPi kit. Please note that this is not a negative review but an assessment for those looking for a complete and polished product. First all, read about what this is and who and why it was designed by. That said, it is a great product as a learning tool on several levels. This is not without issues though. First, since the project is student driven, I suspect that is why there are sometimes massive delays in updates to everything. There are a few of us in the forum who are trying to answer questions to the best of our ability but we are not affiliated with the project. Take the time to read through the forum and understand what you are buying. All that said, buy one and help make it better!
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Response from tmhrtly | Dec. 19, 2013
I appreciate your honest assessment, thank you. I'll be spending a lot of time trawling the forums and pushing updates for requested features over the Christmas holidays :) I just finished the instructions and version 2 of the code which should sort out the majority of major issues - http://airpi.es/kit.php

Thank you for your patience,

Tom

Emile | Dec. 17, 2013

Great project, very easy to assemble

For AirPi Kit v1.4 - Raspberry Pi weather shield

Out of the box (literally.. it comes in a box), this seems like a fairly complex project - but it really isn't. The PCB design is absolutely brilliant because it says exactly what should go where right on the board. It does come with minimal instructions, but if you can follow the board, you are in great shape. The one tricky part is getting the headers soldered in to connect to your Raspberry Pi. You'll want to play with it a little to get it at the right height so it is flush with the R-Pi. Now if only I hadn't given away my monitor... Will get to installing the code once I get that part figured out :) But overall really great. Congrats AirPi team on a great first product! Review Image

Andy | Dec. 16, 2013

Airpi Review

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Love the board, very happy with the product. One suggestion for improvement is that it would have been nice to have a parts list come with the board. For example, MIC M1 is referenced on the board, but looking at the forums and online, it's not entirely clear to me what that is. Also, it would have been nice to update that the board being shipped was a never revision than what is represented online for those that ordered parts prior to the board being shipped. Nice job overall.

Paul | Dec. 16, 2013

Kit looks good

For AirPi Kit v1.4 - Raspberry Pi weather shield

Got my kit on time and as promised, planning on building it over the holidays with my daughter. So I can't testify as to completeness yet, but it looks good and I'm really glad you did this.

Much appreciated.

Robert | Dec. 16, 2013

up and running

For AirPi Kit v1.4 - Raspberry Pi weather shield

Kit arrived and components soldered with no issues. There has been no mention of the missing TGS2600 which was a vital component for me. Not sure if it will not work if I buy one myself and install it. Was it dropped for bad performance or cost?
The xively link took a little while to figure out. The codes had to be inserted in AirPi.cfg under [Cosm} and for those of us without the history that this was used prior to xively and the code was not changed the one last thing that was not described anywhere I could see was that enabled=True needed to be set. The other thing that is not well documented is the LCD setting to False, since nowhere can I see any reference to there being an LCD attachment and I was thinking in terms of this having to do with whether there was going to be a monitor connected to the RPi. A note on the forum sorted that out so finally the data is on show. Of course since neither the UV or Air Quality are now included a load of nonsense values are displayed so they need to be set to disable in the AirPi.cfg as well.
If I can get AirQuality working then I will try to deploy a number of them throughout the country. If not then it will remain a fun project but much less useful.
There are no instructions as to how to monitor the microphone (that replaced the UVI) and whether this information can be uploaded to xively. It seems a new software release is needed
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Response from tmhrtly | Dec. 19, 2013
Hi - sorry for the delay in publishing the final instructions. I've finalised version 2 of the code (which supports the microphone, contains sensible defaults (so hardly anything needs to be changed), and should sort out the weird channels on Xively), and put some detailed & installation instructions online now: http://airpi.es/kit.php

Please accept my apologies for the many delays in this project,

Tom

Thomas | Dec. 15, 2013

Nice Kit

For AirPi Kit v1.4 - Raspberry Pi weather shield

Nice kit, easy to assemble. Software need some tweaks (for example use other backend/frontend as xively)

Peter | Dec. 15, 2013

Excellent

For AirPi Kit v1.4 - Raspberry Pi weather shield

The quality of the AirPi kit is excellent. The delivery was late, but better awesome quality than not working scrap.
Thanks to Tom and all the makers in the backgroud.

Peter

Philippe | Dec. 15, 2013

Nice kit, all in one

For AirPi Kit v1.4 - Raspberry Pi weather shield

The V2 is nice and everything fits perfectly.
One comment is about the time to get the kit and the code which isn't updated yet (the code available need an update to fit the v2 board).
Finally, if you want to build a air quality monitor station, AirPi's a nice solution. Review Image

Paul | Dec. 15, 2013

AirPi Kit - Raspberry Pi weather station shield

For AirPi Kit v1.4 - Raspberry Pi weather shield

At the moment the kit looks great neatly packed in its box, took a while to arrive - guess that's success for you. Still don't have the instructions to make the final weather station though.
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Response from tmhrtly | Dec. 19, 2013
Hi - sorry for the delay in publishing the final instructions. I've finalised version 2 of the code, and put some detailed & installation instructions online now: http://airpi.es/kit.php

Please accept my apologies for the many delays in finishing this,

Tom

Alexandre | Dec. 15, 2013

Great kit but no news.

For AirPi Kit v1.4 - Raspberry Pi weather shield

The kit I received is very very nice. PCB, composants, packaging, all are TOP ! But in terms of software and support, no news from AirPi team since the PCB dispatch... The soft is still the old version which does not match anymore the new PCB version (no more UV sensor but a microphone instead) and which cause I think some captors to report 0 value..
It was a great idea, great kit, please wakeup and keep it great !
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Response from tmhrtly | Dec. 19, 2013
Hi - sorry for the delay in publishing the final instructions. I've finalised version 2 of the code (which supports the microphone, contains sensible defaults (so hardly anything needs to be changed), and should sort out the weird channels on Xively), and put some detailed & installation instructions online now: http://airpi.es/kit.php

Please accept my apologies for the many delays in this project,

Tom

Mark | Dec. 15, 2013

The promised instructions would have been very helpful

For AirPi Kit v1.4 - Raspberry Pi weather shield

Really disappointed that the detailed instructions which were promised when the kit arrived haven't been made available. The brief instructions supplied aren't really adequate for a beginner.
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Response from tmhrtly | Dec. 19, 2013
Hi - sorry for the delay in publishing the final instructions. I've finalised version 2 of the code, and put some detailed assembly & installation instructions online now: http://airpi.es/kit.php

Please accept my apologies for the many delays in this project,

Tom

Michael | Dec. 15, 2013

AirPi Kit - Raspberry Pi weather station shield

For AirPi Kit v1.4 - Raspberry Pi weather shield

I received my shield a few weeks ago, the assemble itself was easy and self-explanatory.
It seems to be working, but the questions to the seller will not be answered.
One question was for one of the sensor, the TGS2600 is it included or not, wasn't answered, is not included I found out.
One question was for the connection to Xively, I have problems to saw my data on Xively, I have no idea to manage this.
I think,I will write a Web application on the Raspi itself to have the Data....
Produc exelent, but service is bad.
Rgds Michael

Steven | Dec. 15, 2013

AirPi build instructions

For AirPi Kit v1.4 - Raspberry Pi weather shield

I received the AirPi about two weeks ago. It can with very limited instructions for building. I am new to this type of project and would appreciate detailed build instructions. The kit can with directions to a web site that was supposed to have this. It it just says the instructions will be posted Thursday evening. The AirPi website does not refer to this page and does not have detailed build instructions.
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Response from tmhrtly | Dec. 19, 2013
Hello, I'm very sorry for the delay in publishing the final instructions. I've finalised version 2 of the code, and put some detailed assembly & installation instructions online now: http://airpi.es/kit.php

Please accept my apologies for the many delays in this project,

Tom

Boris | Dec. 15, 2013

Beware the lack of support

For AirPi Kit v1.4 - Raspberry Pi weather shield

I was looking forward to my AirPi, but so far it hasn't quite lived up to my expectations. The team behind the AirPi is busy with other things and don't provide much feedback in their forum. There have been several changes to the original AirPi, but not to the software, and a lot of trial-and-error with both hard- and software is required. If I wouldn't be a tinkerer and programmer, I'd probably ask for my money back.
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Response from tmhrtly | Dec. 19, 2013
I'm extremely sorry for the lack of support on my part - I've finally managed to polish up the latest version of the software, which is much more extensible. You can view the instructions for assembling & installing it here: http://airpi.es/kit.php

I apologise for the many delays we've had with this project.

Tom

Michael | Dec. 15, 2013

Lovely kit but still waiting for the full instructions

For AirPi Kit v1.4 - Raspberry Pi weather shield

The kit is admirably neat and the circuit board especially so but although I am a fairly competent solderer I always like instructions in case there is a gotcha somewhere in the sequence. I quite understand that Tom is probably tied up with studies but perhaps he could request someone who has already assembled the kit to send him a write-up that could be put on the airpi.es site? It still says the full instructions will be up Thursday!
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Response from tmhrtly | Dec. 19, 2013
Hi - sorry for the delay in publishing the final instructions. I've finalised version 2 of the code (which supports the microphone, contains sensible defaults (so hardly anything needs to be changed), and should sort out the weird channels on Xively), and put some detailed assembly & installation instructions online now: http://airpi.es/kit.php

Please accept my apologies for the many delays in this project,

Tom

Julian | Dec. 9, 2013

AirPi PCB only

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This is a well made, through-plated double sided PCB, with the component places and values clearly marked. I have not starting adding components yet, but intend to make a basic weather station adding just the temp, humidity, light and pressure sensors. I would also like to add rainfall (tipping bucket, reed switch closes with each tip.) and wind speed and direction. Wind speed is a closing reed switch with each turn of the anemometer; wind direction is more difficult but usually involves a continuous rotation potentiometer to measure resistance for each degree of rotation.
If these could be added later, this would be a very useful weather station.
I am not sure that all the gas measurements are needed......

Jules

Richard | Dec. 9, 2013

PCB

For AirPi PCB

After long waiting is really a nice PCB ...
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