{"id":1006598,"date":"2015-08-26T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T22:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lufft.com\/?p=6598"},"modified":"2017-09-20T08:48:31","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T06:48:31","slug":"multi-talented-anacon-transmitter-smart-home-solutions-in-austria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.otthydromet.com\/en\/multi-talented-anacon-transmitter-smart-home-solutions-in-austria\/","title":{"rendered":"Multi-talented ANACON transmitter: smart home solutions in Austria"},"content":{"rendered":"

A passion for weather: In the following blog post you will get to know a hobby meteorologist from Aigen, Austria. In addition to the weather observation he has installed gorgeous solutions for his home using Lufft technology. Here you will also find out which technology is behind the network system…<\/p>\n

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Photo source: adrenalinapura, fotolia; Thomas Krannich<\/em><\/p>\n

In 1975 I discovered my passion for meteorology by starting to observe the daily weather and recording it in a diary. 14 years later, I’ve owned my first Stevenson Screen collecting temperature, humidity and air pressure with the help of Lufft recorders. After six further years, I was the proud owner of a digital Lufft weather station<\/a> IS10. Unfortunately it became the victim of a strong lightning strike in 2007 destroying it almost completely. It was a blessing in disguise, that this event gave me the idea to rebuild the system in a different manner: I renewed the damaged sensors and the whole system rebuilding is based on ANACON <\/a>transmitters. The actual station with units to measure air temperature<\/a>, air pressure<\/a>, wind<\/a> speed and direction, global radiation<\/a>, UVB radiation, soil moisture, precipitation <\/a>and clouds<\/a> is truly impressive. Moreover I’m planning to install a probe recognizing the radioactivity within the ambient air.<\/p>\n

The intelligent analog-digital UMB converter (ANACON<\/a>-UMB) with galvanic isolation is very useful for the UMB<\/a>-network integration. It can easily be fixed on an EN mounting rail and can be networked through DIN rail bus connectors. For the configuration, there is a simple Windows software tool available, which can be connected to the computer via RS232 port and an ISOCON interface converter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ANACON<\/a> is preset for a large number of Lufft environmental sensors<\/a>, so it is easy to handle from installation to operation. The LED indicator for the operation supports temperature <\/a>and humidity <\/a>sensors, wind<\/a>, pressure <\/a>as well as precipitation <\/a>sensors, and many more.<\/p>\n

Besides collecting weather data, I use the digital-analog converter to keep an eye on power and water or even heating meters (per impulse, per liter, kWh, etc.). In order to track my environmentally friendly pellet stove and the pellet consumption, I can also use the flexible ANACON<\/a> module. The related mechanism works by a metal part stimulating a capacitive proximity sensor with each turn of a screw conveyor. The number of revolutions indicates the amount of used pellets. One ANACON<\/a> solution I use detects the switching status of the alarm system and registration.<\/p>\n\n

The weather data are not only measured but also saved and used for<\/p>\n