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Setting Up Ambient Weather Station

This guide will help you connect your Ambient Weather Station to SmartMixin.

Supported Models

SmartMixin supports Ambient Weather stations including:

  • WS-5000 Series
  • WS-2000 Series
  • WS-2902C
  • And other models connected to ambientweather.net

Prerequisites

  • An Ambient Weather station connected to ambientweather.net
  • Your Ambient Weather API Key

Getting Your API Key

  1. Log in to ambientweather.net
  2. Go to your account settings
  3. Navigate to the API Keys section
  4. Create a new API Key if you don't have one
  5. Copy the API Key for use in SmartMixin

Connection Steps

  1. Go to Settings > Services > Ambient Weather
  2. Click Connect
  3. Enter your API Key
  4. Click Save
  5. Your stations will be automatically detected

Available Data

Ambient Weather stations can provide:

  • Temperature (indoor and outdoor)
  • Humidity
  • Barometric pressure
  • Wind speed and direction
  • Wind gust
  • Rain rate and daily/weekly/monthly totals
  • UV index
  • Solar radiation
  • Dew point
  • Feels like temperature

Multiple Stations

If you have multiple Ambient Weather stations, they will all be automatically detected and available in SmartMixin.

Troubleshooting

If your station isn't appearing:

  • Verify your API Key is correct
  • Ensure your station is online in the Ambient Weather app
  • Check that your station is syncing to ambientweather.net
  • Wait a few minutes for data to sync

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