{"id":12376,"date":"2015-04-12T13:14:38","date_gmt":"2015-04-12T12:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12376"},"modified":"2015-04-11T21:17:24","modified_gmt":"2015-04-11T20:17:24","slug":"hook-a-maplin-weather-station-up-to-a-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12376","title":{"rendered":"Hook a Maplin weather station up to a Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.maplinmedia.co.uk\/black-usb-wireless-touchscreen-weather-centre.jpg?resize=283%2C283\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"283\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dave Akerman has taken a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maplin.co.uk\/p\/black-usb-wireless-touchscreen-weather-centre-n96gy?gclid=CjwKEAjwjKOpBRChjsTyicbFy3QSJADP1gTN2Ke8Ckm9QIaMIG_YisXnSCGljLvdc5oG-FgwrMHmMBoCeQTw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\">Maplin weather station<\/a>\u00a0and hooked it up to his Raspberry Pi. 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