[weewx-user] Weather station suggestion.
I need a suggestion for a new weather station as the transmitter died on mine (Carl Ohlson WH-1080). - Reasonably wallet friendly, please (Cyber Monday discount a bonus)! - Available for purchase in UK, but can be imported from China / wherever! - Rain / Humidity / wind speed & direction. - Solar recharging a bonus. - Compatible with WeeWX. - Having a base station with display and USB interface preffered, but not essential. - Would prefer not to have to mess with SDR. I've checked a lot of places (Amazon, AliExpress, eBay, etc) but not found anything that definately works. e.g. WS1040 - https://tinyurl.com/yybs2qrr Does everything which works with Smart Weather on Windows work with WeeWX? Cannot seem to find an answer to this anywhere! Thanks in advanece for all the support. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/6930f46f-b6af-4cfd-bd9b-828451b8d336n%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [weewx-user] WH1080 sender / receiver appears to have died, suggestions?
I tried to resync it at 1am, no joy. However I did notice that the sender LED doesn't go off. It just stays on and flickers. I took apart the sender (FYI it's glued shut) and gave it a good clean (with IPA and a toothbrush). Oh, and I dug out my SDR gear and checked if it was actually broadcasting anything on 838MHz. But no dice, that area of band is strangely dead right now! So I have a few theories... 1) Some IC on the sender is stuck in a boot loop for whatever reason. 2) There's an intermittent connection I haven't found. 3) Do we know what sender does if one of the other sensors isn't connected? Does it just boot loop? Because if there's a dead sensor, it may just be that. I'll have to see what I can come up with. Thanks for the help thus far... PS - So looks like I shall be buying another weather station. Anyone got any recommendations on one generally available in UK, that won't break bank and works with WeeWX? Preferably without needing an SSD receiver (personal preference). PPS - In fairness, it did last over 10 years! On Fri, 21 Aug 2020, 19:54 Mikael Fredriksson, wrote: > I had issue last week with regain connection when I changed batteries in > the sender. I had to move the sender and receiver closer to get the > connection up again. And this has been the procedure every battery change > before. Worth a try. > /Mikael > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/weewx-user/ySocUy01e_M/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/3bdafa5f-35ea-42c2-ba3a-98a69bba803co%40googlegroups.com > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CAL93hP-mz6r-CWqYRiWVp4MRgLqrR8oDtU9ZPJm2-DhR3-_WnA%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [weewx-user] Re: WH1080 sender / receiver appears to have died, suggestions?
I didn't change batteries in receiver as such. I've previously converted it to Lipo and charges via USB connection to Pi. But I did disconnect and reconnect said battery. And yes, on at least one occurance I did wait 2 minutes. Done about every combination. Doesn't beep when press down button for for seconds. Thanks. On Fri, 21 Aug 2020, 14:55 Andrew Milner, wrote: > from memory I THINK that when you press the down button the icon starts to > flash and it beeps and then it is hunting for the transmitter. If it does > not beep it is not searching. Did you change the batteries in the > transmitter AND the console? Did you wait 2 minutes before reinserting new > batteries in the transmitter? You could also try with the console outside > closer to the transmitter - and the manual suggests doing this resync at > night. Otherwise maybe it has died a death ... RIP... > > > > On Friday, 21 August 2020 15:20:29 UTC+3, James Muirhead wrote: >> >> I lost my manual aeons ago, have downloaded. It's on it's 10th (ish) set >> of batteries now! >> >> I tried to press down arrow for 4 seconds, but has no effect (backlight >> goes off, about it). >> >> I tried to remove batteries for about 30 minutes yesterday (so I could >> give whole thing a good clean). And they died at some point in middle of >> night anyhow. >> >> Manual also says it will attempt to reconnect every hour, and I've so far >> left it for almost a whole day and still no connection. >> >> Any other ideas? >> >> Many thanks. >> >> On Fri, 21 Aug 2020, 05:07 Andrew Milner, wrote: >> >>> read the manual - there is a button to press (i forget which) to regain >>> communications. Just looked - press and hold the down key for 4 seconds >>> until the console beeps. >>> >>> Register transmitter If no outdoor weather data is displayed or the >>> signal to the sensors is lost during setting up, mounting, changing of >>> batteries to the sensor or plugging or unplugging cables, simply press and >>> hold the DOWN/- key for 4 seconds and a short beep will sound to >>> synchronize the base station to sensors. Without being synchronized, >>> weather data will not be received. NOTE: Wait two minutes before re-insert >>> the batteries of transmitter for proper reset. Note: The best condition for >>> reception is at night, between midnight and 6:00am – when there is less >>> atmospheric interference. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, 20 August 2020 21:10:43 UTC+3, James Muirhead wrote: >>>> >>>> My WH1080 sender / receiver appears to have died. >>>> >>>> The battery low indicator had been on for some time and died about 0130 >>>> this morning. >>>> >>>> I changed out the batteries in the sender today and it does not want to >>>> communicate with the receiver now. LED in the sender comes on and receiver >>>> appears normal. >>>> >>>> I've reset receiver and sender in both orders and left for an hour, >>>> etc, etc. WeeWX WebUI shows no signal (but I don't know how this is >>>> generated). >>>> >>>> The communication icon on receiver comes up sporadically for a minute >>>> at start and for quarter of a second once in a while. >>>> >>>> I'm gonna take apart the sender tomorrow and give everything a good >>>> clean, see if it helps. >>>> >>>> Has anyone got a suggestion, other than "buy a new weather station"? >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> PS - WeeWX is working perfectly. But I have WeeWX installed on an >>>> Orange Pi PC (1.3GHz Quad, 1GB RAM). Shout if you want anymore information. >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "weewx-user" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/weewx-user/ySocUy01e_M/unsubscribe. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> weewx...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/7cffbaeb-c08c-4ddc-b0cc-ce4cda005b6do%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/7cffbaeb-c08c-4ddc-b0cc-ce4cda005b6do%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Googl
Re: [weewx-user] Re: WH1080 sender / receiver appears to have died, suggestions?
I lost my manual aeons ago, have downloaded. It's on it's 10th (ish) set of batteries now! I tried to press down arrow for 4 seconds, but has no effect (backlight goes off, about it). I tried to remove batteries for about 30 minutes yesterday (so I could give whole thing a good clean). And they died at some point in middle of night anyhow. Manual also says it will attempt to reconnect every hour, and I've so far left it for almost a whole day and still no connection. Any other ideas? Many thanks. On Fri, 21 Aug 2020, 05:07 Andrew Milner, wrote: > read the manual - there is a button to press (i forget which) to regain > communications. Just looked - press and hold the down key for 4 seconds > until the console beeps. > > Register transmitter If no outdoor weather data is displayed or the signal > to the sensors is lost during setting up, mounting, changing of batteries > to the sensor or plugging or unplugging cables, simply press and hold the > DOWN/- key for 4 seconds and a short beep will sound to synchronize the > base station to sensors. Without being synchronized, weather data will not > be received. NOTE: Wait two minutes before re-insert the batteries of > transmitter for proper reset. Note: The best condition for reception is at > night, between midnight and 6:00am – when there is less atmospheric > interference. > > > > On Thursday, 20 August 2020 21:10:43 UTC+3, James Muirhead wrote: >> >> My WH1080 sender / receiver appears to have died. >> >> The battery low indicator had been on for some time and died about 0130 >> this morning. >> >> I changed out the batteries in the sender today and it does not want to >> communicate with the receiver now. LED in the sender comes on and receiver >> appears normal. >> >> I've reset receiver and sender in both orders and left for an hour, etc, >> etc. WeeWX WebUI shows no signal (but I don't know how this is generated). >> >> The communication icon on receiver comes up sporadically for a minute at >> start and for quarter of a second once in a while. >> >> I'm gonna take apart the sender tomorrow and give everything a good >> clean, see if it helps. >> >> Has anyone got a suggestion, other than "buy a new weather station"? >> >> Thanks. >> >> PS - WeeWX is working perfectly. But I have WeeWX installed on an Orange >> Pi PC (1.3GHz Quad, 1GB RAM). Shout if you want anymore information. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/weewx-user/ySocUy01e_M/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/7cffbaeb-c08c-4ddc-b0cc-ce4cda005b6do%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/7cffbaeb-c08c-4ddc-b0cc-ce4cda005b6do%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CAL93hP8K-MmzwfyT06RuE0P-QbvNKdqsFjYF7aDcowMa_sBkXw%40mail.gmail.com.
[weewx-user] WH1080 sender / receiver appears to have died, suggestions?
My WH1080 sender / receiver appears to have died. The battery low indicator had been on for some time and died about 0130 this morning. I changed out the batteries in the sender today and it does not want to communicate with the receiver now. LED in the sender comes on and receiver appears normal. I've reset receiver and sender in both orders and left for an hour, etc, etc. WeeWX WebUI shows no signal (but I don't know how this is generated). The communication icon on receiver comes up sporadically for a minute at start and for quarter of a second once in a while. I'm gonna take apart the sender tomorrow and give everything a good clean, see if it helps. Has anyone got a suggestion, other than "buy a new weather station"? Thanks. PS - WeeWX is working perfectly. But I have WeeWX installed on an Orange Pi PC (1.3GHz Quad, 1GB RAM). Shout if you want anymore information. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/99c4797c-433e-4e5b-9237-84464e7ca107n%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [weewx-user] FTP not working since last system update
Thanks for that, the #FTP.last file had got horrifically corrupted. In fact it thought the local copy was a directory!!! It also brought to light that I made a typo in the script I use to stop WeeWX, backup, update and reboot the Pi. Meant the data files doubled in size every Sunday morning. Sorted now. Also has dramatically reduced the size of the buffer. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/de830412-9937-47b1-adc1-40384e4a7c4e%40googlegroups.com.
[weewx-user] FTP not working since last system update
WeeWX FTP upload has suddenly stopped working since the latest system update (I have it setup to run apt-get update; apt-get upgrade at 4am every Sunday). Everything else works fine, just no FTP upload. I hadn't changed the settings, everything was working fine before Sunday morning. - Orange Pi PC - 1GB RAM - 1.3GHz Quad Core - Armbian - FTP - Lighttpd - MQTT - WoW - Wunderground Nov 8 18:50:23 localhost weewx[807]: reportengine: Caught unrecoverable exception in generator 'weewx.reportengine.FtpGenerator' Nov 8 18:50:23 localhost weewx[807]: insecure string pickle Nov 8 18:50:23 localhost weewx[807]: Traceback (most recent call last): Nov 8 18:50:23 localhost weewx[807]: File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/reportengine.py", line 204, in run Nov 8 18:50:23 localhost weewx[807]: obj.start() Nov 8 18:50:23 localhost weewx[807]: File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/reportengine.py", line 300, in start Nov 8 18:50:23 localhost weewx[807]: self.run() Nov 8 18:50:23 localhost weewx[807]: File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/reportengine.py", line 347, in run Nov 8 18:50:23 localhost weewx[807]: n = ftp_data.run() Nov 8 18:50:23 localhost weewx[807]: File "/usr/share/weewx/weeutil/ftpupload.py", line 89, in run Nov 8 18:50:23 localhost weewx[807]: (timestamp, fileset) = self.getLastUpload() Nov 8 18:50:23 localhost weewx[807]: File "/usr/share/weewx/weeutil/ftpupload.py", line 198, in getLastUpload Nov 8 18:50:23 localhost weewx[807]: fileset = cPickle.load(f) Nov 8 18:50:23 localhost weewx[807]: ValueError: insecure string pickle Nov 8 18:50:23 localhost weewx[807]: Generator terminated I've been wondering if the update removed a dependency. I installed FTP, but didn't fix the issue! Anyone got any bright ideas on this one? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/4f5b1cfe-e4a7-4296-bddc-eb4843fd9f9a%40googlegroups.com.
[weewx-user] Re: RAM disc for web server data
Does it not regenerate all of the files on the webserver side every 5 minutes? Or does it only generate the ones it can't find? I got the impression it regenerated everything. -James Muirhead On Wednesday, 24 July 2019 15:09:30 UTC+1, vince wrote: > > On Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at 6:55:42 AM UTC-7, James Muirhead wrote >> >> As the web server data is written to the SD every 5 minutes, I felt it >> would be appropriate to create a RAM disc for it. Should, in theory, >> improve lifespan of the SD card. >> [...] >> > > >> Just means, that on boot it can take up to 5 minutes for the web server >> to be populated with files and will likely return a 403 error when you try >> to look at it from a browser. >> >> I also created a temporary splash page that just says "loading, please >> wait." which is loaded by a cron entry on @reboot. >> >> > *cp /home/pi/temp-splash.html /var/www/html/index.html* >> >> > Yes - I think several folks (including me) have posted something similar > along the same lines. I have one pi that I run basically 'everything' in > ramdisk, although that of course loses you the syslogs if you need them for > forensics after a crash or the like. > > One thing you might think about is stashing your NOAA files to disk > periodically (couple times a day) and restoring them, as they take a long > time to regenerate as you get more and more data. The other stuff will > regenerate quickly on firstboot of course. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/a0c7400d-20fe-4375-86af-4d7108f6429a%40googlegroups.com.
[weewx-user] RAM disc for web server data
In case this is useful to anyone... As the web server data is written to the SD every 5 minutes, I felt it would be appropriate to create a RAM disc for it. Should, in theory, improve lifespan of the SD card. Anyhow, I just created an entry in */etc/fstab* for the folder which is just the weather data, in my case it's the root of the web server */var/www/html* but in your case (and default) may be */var/www/html/weather*. The entry is... *tmpfs /var/www/html tmpfs nodev,nosuid,size=20M 0 0* I gave it 20MB of RAM even though the web server is currently using ~700KB, but I have 1GB of RAM total to play with and will allow for potential expansion. Plus, it's the only thing I have on this particular Pi (Orange Pi PC running Armbian). Just means, that on boot it can take up to 5 minutes for the web server to be populated with files and will likely return a 403 error when you try to look at it from a browser. I also created a temporary splash page that just says "loading, please wait." which is loaded by a cron entry on @reboot. *cp /home/pi/temp-splash.html /var/www/html/index.html* Hope this is useful to someone. Has been quite fun to instigate. -James Muirhead. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/ac488fc8-9624-43d8-bb84-58d626ffdd83%40googlegroups.com.
[weewx-user] Re: FYI... Weewx working on an Orange Pi Zero.
I've had to give up on the Orange Pi Zero with 256MB of RAM as it just clogged the RAM completely after about a month! To the point it started to use the swap :'( Swapped to an Orange Pi PC as I had one spare and it has 1GB of RAM Plus, it's cheep (£16)! -James Muirhead. On Sunday, 30 June 2019 13:35:33 UTC+1, James Muirhead wrote: > > Just thought I'd let folks know. WeeWX works just fine on an Orange Pi > Zero (256MB RAM version) using the Armbian Stretch image. Weather station > is a Fine Offset WH1080 (purchased from Clas Ohlson) connected via USB. > > System uses 86MB of RAM total. I've got lighttpd installed as my local web > server. Also uploading to WOW, Wunderground & FTP. > > Decided to use this because they're little and they have 2 ports (Ethernet > & USB), plus, they're about £10. > > http://www.orangepi.org/orangepizero/ > https://www.armbian.com/orange-pi-zero/ > > -James Muirhead. > > PS - Please, no comments on how I'm against Raspberry Pi, I have about 15 > Raspberrys (no 4B yet), 2 Bananas & 2 Oranges! I'm an equal opportunity SBC > buyer! I buy based on what I need it to do and a reasonable budget for > that. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/3598e760-d950-4598-97b3-1c69f6a9c26f%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [weewx-user] Re: raspi4 users yet ?
I've had to give up on the Orange Pi Zero with 256MB of RAM as it just clogged the RAM completely after about a month! To the point it started to use the swap :'( Swapped to an Orange Pi PC as I had one spare and it has 1GB of RAM Plus, it's cheep (£16)! On Friday, 19 July 2019 00:22:39 UTC+1, Dj Merrill wrote: > > I've been using this case with the 3's and now a 4, along with heatsinks, > and it keeps the RPi nice and cool even when running a stress test. > > > > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LXSMY1N/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8=1 > > > > -Dj > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/a2aae0c6-bedc-4899-baf2-bf03de9c9bcb%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [weewx-user] raspi4 users yet ?
TBH, I have a load of different SBCs running various different servers around my house. So I tend to just upgrade whenever I get a new one, old pies becoming a simpler variety of server... - Raspberry Pi rev 2 - MQTT, web, print & scanner server (going to be replaced soon), - Raspberry Pi rev 2 - X Link Kai, - Banana Pi M1 - TV server (4 DVB-T tuners & a hard drive), - Orange Pi PC - Open VPN, - Raspberry Pi B+ - DreamPi, - Raspberry Pi 2B - Octoprint, - Raspberry Pi 3B - Octoprint, - Raspberry Pi 3B+ - NextCloud (to be replaced with a Banana Pi M1), - Raspberry Pi 3B+ - RetroPie (Pi 4B won't fit in case :'( ), - Orange Pi Zero 256MB - WeeWX with a WH1080. - Raspberry Pi A - Kite Aerial Photography rig (will be upgraded), - Raspberry Pi A - Portable dev kit for use with Lapdock (will probably be upgraded), - Raspberry Pi A+ - FM transmitter server (for internet radio in shower), - Orange PI PC (coming soon) - ZNC server. - Etc, - Etc. I would love a Pi4, just not yet as I can't get RetroPie working great yet! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/58176b7e-5af8-42f5-8c99-faa709300b03%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [weewx-user] raspi4 users yet ?
Is a Raspberry Pi 4 not massive overkill? I'm running the default skin on an Orange Pi Zero with 256MB of RAM. Does have a quad 1.2GHz CPU though. -James Muirhead. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/79f3bc22-b8d8-44c6-adb7-218b6edf13f4%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[weewx-user] FYI... Weewx working on an Orange Pi Zero.
Just thought I'd let folks know. WeeWX works just fine on an Orange Pi Zero (256MB RAM version) using the Armbian Stretch image. Weather station is a Fine Offset WH1080 (purchased from Clas Ohlson) connected via USB. System uses 86MB of RAM total. I've got lighttpd installed as my local web server. Also uploading to WOW, Wunderground & FTP. Decided to use this because they're little and they have 2 ports (Ethernet & USB), plus, they're about £10. http://www.orangepi.org/orangepizero/ https://www.armbian.com/orange-pi-zero/ -James Muirhead. PS - Please, no comments on how I'm against Raspberry Pi, I have about 15 Raspberrys (no 4B yet), 2 Bananas & 2 Oranges! I'm an equal opportunity SBC buyer! I buy based on what I need it to do and a reasonable budget for that. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/84279655-d9af-4575-bdc2-23eeed39c7b4%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
