Haiku Outside Temperature

[serky]

I use the HAI outdoor temp/humidity sensor but I find it not too accurate.  I have adjusted it but it only allows for a few degrees.  Anyway, is there a way to pull the temp like you pull the rain flag?  I would love something more accurate.
 
Thanks,
 
Jason

 

[lupinglade]

Sure you could easily write a script that sets a flag's value to be the temperature (won't do decimal places, though you could put the decimal place value in another flag if you really wanted to).

 

[serky]

I am willing to learn but that is out of my league.  Where do I start?

 

[lupinglade]

There is documentation in HaikuHelper's Help menu (Script API Documentation). The only slightly tricky part is getting the weather info, but its quite easy anyway. If you need help with it let me know.

What do you want to use this for exactly? Keep in mind it won't display as an outdoor temperature sensor on the system. You can just base automation on this value, show it on an OmniTouch, etc.

 

[serky]

I want to use it mainly for extra irrigation and a few other items.  It gets very hot where i live and my HAI can be 10 or more degrees off depending the time of day and shade.  I am alright using it as a flag and don't need decimals.  I will look into the documentation.
 
Thanks.