The increasing need for effective climate monitoring necessitates innovative and robust solutions. This paper proposes a self-powered, solar-operated weather station that integrates Internet of Things (IoT) sensor devices and a programmable system-on-chip (PSoC) to overcome the limitations of traditional environmental monitoring stations. The system is designed around three core principles: mobility, modularity, and wireless communication. It features a weatherproof design and a broad array of sensors for comprehensive data collection, including temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, dust concentration, wind speed, and specific gas concentrations. The station's modularity is highlighted by its design that allows for straightforward sensor swapping. Experimental trials attest to the system's operational autonomy, resilience, adaptability, ease of assembly, and cost-effectiveness, proving its potential for wide-scale application in combating climate change.
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