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Construction - RED Brick Weather Station
========================================

It is possible to control the Weather Station without any external
(Embedded-) PC by using a :ref:`RED Brick <red_brick>` mounted into the case.
In this tutorial we well use a `USB Power Supply
<https://www.tinkerforge.com/en/shop/power-supplies/usb-power-supply.html>`__
to power the stack. It is also possible to power the stack with a
:ref:`Step-Down Power Supply <step_down_power_supply>` together with
a :ref:`DC Jack Adapter <dc_jack_adapter>` to power the stack. For details
about this see the :ref:`Wi-Fi Weather Station
<starter_kit_weather_station_construction_wifi>` construction section.

.. FIXME: recommend using a Step-Down Power Supply if a Wi-Fi stick should be used as well

The RED Brick Weather Station is an extension of the :ref:`basic version
<starter_kit_weather_station_construction_basic>`. You should build the basic
version first and then modify it as described down below.

Stack on Backside
-----------------

Just mount the stack consisting of RED Brick and Master Brick to the back side
of the case.

.. image:: /Images/Kits/weather_station_red_350.jpg
   :scale: 100 %
   :alt: RED Brick Weather Station construction
   :align: center
   :target: ../../_images/Kits/weather_station_red_1200.jpg

We can now mount the front of the case to the back again.
