Lightrouter

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The Lightrouter designed and created by A. Trawöger is a low-cost, low-energy-consumption replacement for the computer needed to run the IYA-Lightmeter. It is based on a commercial WLAN-router that is run under OpenWRT-linux to control the IYA-Lightmeter with minimum effort.

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Successor

Since Sept./Oct. 2016, the LightPi is under development.

Components

Lightmeter

Lightmeter of type mk2.3 or mk2.3L.

Price: ~100€

WLAN-Router

TP-LINK TL-WR1043ND

Price: ~50€

USB-Stick

Any low-cost 4GB-Stick

Price: ~5€

Timer Switch

electro-mechanical timer

like this one: [[1]] --GuentherWuchterl 12:38, 29. Mai 2012 (UTC)

Price: ~4€

for a 12V-DC-environment (e.g. solar power system): [[2]]

Price: ~40€

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USB-Hub

simple 4-port hub. no additional powersupply needed.

Price: ~7€

UMTS-Stick (optional)

only if there is no ethernet/WiFi available

HUAWEI E173 (~2-3GB traffic per year)

Price: ~50€

GPS-Mouse (optional)

only if there is no possibility of connecting to the internet

Any GPS-Receiver with internal ("virtual") serial port.

Price: ~30€

Stations

Stations with a Lightrouter-solution:


NZ_Tekapo - Lake Tekapo Observatory

NL_Comparison - LM/SQM-Intercomparison in Cabauw

AT_Kuffner - Kuffner Sternwarte

AT_Neukirchen - Neukirchen a/d Wild

AT_HoheDirn

AT_LinzSchloss

Wildnisgebiet Dürrenstein