I got my Arduino starter kit today and began playing around with it...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVFl5qvchrIit's pretty cool, i should be able to do what i want to with it
which ultimately is to make an anemometer array that i can deploy in a field somewhere and wait for a dust devil so i can study the wind field as it passes over and make some graphics and such of the event, while recording it on my camera
since the arduino uno only has 6 analog inputs i'm either limited to 6 anemometers with only wind speed input or i'll have to get a different model, that's not too big of a deal though
what i need to do is:
- become more familiar with it
- purchase an anemometer to test with the arduino
- learn how to store data remotely (so it doesn't need to be plugged into a laptop until AFTER data collection)
- create a protective case to house the arduino and a battery pack/9V (to protect it from inevitable dust)