Development of an Automatic Portable Calibrator for Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge (TBRG) Using a Load Cell and Simple Water Sensor

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Dani Zulfia Rohmah , Jasruddin , Subaer , Bagus Satrio Utomo

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10.29303/jppipa.v10i9.7634

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2024-09-25

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Vol. 10 No. 9 (2024): September

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Arduino Mega2560, calibrator, load cell, and tipping bucket rain gauge

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Rohmah, D. Z., Jasruddin, Subaer, & Utomo, B. S. (2024). Development of an Automatic Portable Calibrator for Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge (TBRG) Using a Load Cell and Simple Water Sensor. Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan IPA, 10(9), 6746–6755. https://doi.org/10.29303/jppipa.v10i9.7634
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Abstract

The tipping bucket rain gauge is an automatic rain gauge that can measure rain intensity in mm/hour. Accurate measurement of rain intensity requires calibration of the rain gauge to ensure traceability. Calibration of a tipping bucket rain gauge is related to the volume of water as a calibration medium and time so as to produce a discharge that can be converted into rain intensity. Technological developments can make tipping bucket rain gauge calibration automatic by utilizing an Arduino Mega2560 microcontroller, a load cell and a simple water sensor based on the LM393 comparator IC, and combined with a compact design printed using a three-dimensional printer so that it can be used for ex-situ calibration. The data produced by this tool can be downloaded via the application that was built and produces a file in Excel form.

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Author Biographies

Dani Zulfia Rohmah, Universitas Negeri Makassar

Jasruddin, Universitas Negeri Makassar

Subaer, Universitas Negeri Makassar

Bagus Satrio Utomo, Badan Meteorologi Klimatologi dan Geofisika

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