New homes tend to feature more personal weather vanes, like an elephant on top of a Quincy home named “Elephant House” on ...

A mostly 3D printed wind vane is printed with the base attached to a ball bearing and magnet so that the four hall sensors positioned in a “plus” configuration at the base can detect direction.

A wind vane is actually an example of a good sensor giving ‘noisy’ readings: not that the sensor itself is noisy, but that wind is inherently gusty and is constantly changing direction.

Debris and insect meshes help keep the instrument clean. Cup anemometer with separate wind vane - Uses three cups to measure wind speed, while a wind vane measures wind direction. The vane always ...

Take the vane outside or to a simulated windy weather area and watch it swing in the wind. Finally, use your compass to determine East, West, North and South, and then label the small triangles ...