Re: [weewx-user] Ventus W830 or Ecowitt GW2000 help for Raspberry Pi

[vince]

I added the commands for getting interceptor to (seem to) work on a v5 dpkg 
installation.  See  
https://github.com/matthewwall/weewx-interceptor/issues/120 for details.

On Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 10:17:33 AM UTC-7 vince wrote:

> Couple things.  First - google groups can seemingly randomly eat posts. 
>  Nobody knows why.
>
> Secondly -  "*sudo --install weewx-interceptor-master*" - There is no 
> such command and you're probably getting frustrated enough at this point to 
> essentially just make up commands at this point.  Suggest you take a 
> breath, walk away for an hour, and revisit the documentation for weewx v5 
> and specifically how to use the extension installer, specifically the 
> installaing a driver and skin/extension sections near the top of  
> 
> https://www.weewx.com/docs/5.0/usersguide/installing/ - basically step 
> back and read the usersguide.  That's why hundreds of hours were spent 
> writing it.
>
> The interceptor driver docs online are old and show v4 weewx syntax for 
> how to install things.  The v5 commands are different and simpler.  I'd do 
> the following:
>
> sudo weectl extension install 
> https://github.com/matthewwall/weewx-interceptor/archive/master.zip
> sudo weectl station reconfigure --no-prompt --driver=user.interceptor
>  
> I opened https://github.com/matthewwall/weewx-interceptor/issues/120 
> documenting how I got interceptor to work on v5 with a 'pip' installation. 
> Doing so with a dpkg installation is a little more difficult because you'll 
> run into that "*This environment is externally managed*" error from newer 
> versions of python. You can work around that by adding a flag to your pip 
> command ala "*pip install package_name --break-system-packages*". Yes 
> that flag is very badly worded to my eyes too but that's what they called 
> it.
>
> Or you can go back and use weewx v4 and you might be able to use the 
> existing interceptor documentation.
>
>

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Re: [weewx-user] Ventus W830 or Ecowitt GW2000 help for Raspberry Pi

[vince]

Couple things.  First - google groups can seemingly randomly eat posts. 
 Nobody knows why.

Secondly -  "*sudo --install weewx-interceptor-master*" - There is no such 
command and you're probably getting frustrated enough at this point to 
essentially just make up commands at this point.  Suggest you take a 
breath, walk away for an hour, and revisit the documentation for weewx v5 
and specifically how to use the extension installer, specifically the 
installaing a driver and skin/extension sections near the top of  

https://www.weewx.com/docs/5.0/usersguide/installing/ - basically step back 
and read the usersguide.  That's why hundreds of hours were spent writing 
it.

The interceptor driver docs online are old and show v4 weewx syntax for how 
to install things.  The v5 commands are different and simpler.  I'd do the 
following:

sudo weectl extension install 
https://github.com/matthewwall/weewx-interceptor/archive/master.zip
sudo weectl station reconfigure --no-prompt --driver=user.interceptor
 
I opened https://github.com/matthewwall/weewx-interceptor/issues/120 
documenting how I got interceptor to work on v5 with a 'pip' installation. 
Doing so with a dpkg installation is a little more difficult because you'll 
run into that "*This environment is externally managed*" error from newer 
versions of python. You can work around that by adding a flag to your pip 
command ala "*pip install package_name --break-system-packages*". Yes that 
flag is very badly worded to my eyes too but that's what they called it.

Or you can go back and use weewx v4 and you might be able to use the 
existing interceptor documentation.

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Re: [weewx-user] Ventus W830 or Ecowitt GW2000 help for Raspberry Pi

[Stefano]

Two things you need to adjust, based on that "command not found" error.

The executable is not in the PATH system / user variable, so you can add to
your users $HOME/.bash_provilfe

export PATH="$PATH:/path/to/your/app/bin"

Furthermore depending if you are on v4 or v5 the commands change to install
extensions

# Install Extensions (WeeWX 4.x)
./${WEEWX_PATH}/bin/wee_extension --install /tmp/${WEEWX_MQTT_ARCHIVE}
./${WEEWX_PATH}/bin/wee_extension --install
/tmp/${WEEWX_INTERCEPTOR_ARCHIVE}

# Install Extensions (WeeWX 5.x)
./${WEEWX_PATH}/bin/weectl extension install /tmp/${WEEWX_MQTT_ARCHIVE}
./${WEEWX_PATH}/bin/weectl extension install
/tmp/${WEEWX_INTERCEPTOR_ARCHIVE}

If you are interested, but still on v4 for now, I packaged everything into
a nice Docker image, since I couldn't use the other Docker image available,
but you need to build it yourself using Docker / Podman, so not so sure how
much familiar you are with those:
https://github.com/luckylinux/weewx-docker

For my Sainlogic WS3500 I have this

cat ~/containers/config/weewx-server/weewx.conf

===
# WEEWX CONFIGURATION FILE
#
# Copyright (c) 2009-2022 Tom Keffer 
# See the file LICENSE.txt for your rights.

##

# This section is for general configuration information.

# Set to 1 for extra debug info, otherwise comment it out or set to zero
debug = 0

# Root directory of the weewx data file hierarchy for this station
WEEWX_ROOT = /home/weewx

# Whether to log successful operations. May get overridden below.
log_success = True

# Whether to log unsuccessful operations. May get overridden below.
log_failure = True

# Do not modify this. It is used when installing and updating weewx.
version = 4.10.2

##

#   This section is for information about the station.

[Station]

# Description of the station location
location = "Homelab"

# Latitude in decimal degrees. Negative for southern hemisphere
latitude = 
# Longitude in decimal degrees. Negative for western hemisphere.
longitude = 

# Altitude of the station, with the unit it is in. This is used only
# if the hardware cannot supply a value.
altitude = 700, foot# Choose 'foot' or 'meter' for unit

# Set to type of station hardware. There must be a corresponding stanza
# in this file, which includes a value for the 'driver' option.
station_type = Interceptor

# If you have a website, you may specify an URL. This is required if you
# intend to register your station.
#station_url = http://www.example.com

# The start of the rain year (1=January; 10=October, etc.). This is
# downloaded from the station if the hardware supports it.
rain_year_start = 1

# Start of week (0=Monday, 6=Sunday)
week_start = 0

# Polling mode
#polling_mode = PERIODIC

# How often to retrieve new data (seconds)
#polling_interval = 2

##

[Interceptor]
# This section is for the network traffic interceptor driver.

# The driver to use:
driver = user.interceptor

# Specify the hardware device to capture. Options include:
#   acurite-bridge - acurite internet bridge, smarthub, or access
#   observer - fine offset WH2600/HP1000/HP1003, ambient WS2902
#   lw30x - oregon scientific LW301/LW302
#   lacrosse-bridge - lacrosse GW1000U/C84612 internet bridge
#   ecowitt-client - any hardware that uses the ecowitt protocol
#   wu-client - any hardware that uses the weather underground protocol
device_type = ecowitt-client

# Hardware Name
hardware_name = Sainlogic WS3500

# Port to Listen to
port = 8080
mode = listen

# Update Interval / Frequency
#sensor_interval = 0.1 # numer of minutes between sensor updates
#history_interval = 3 # integer value in [0-7]
#ping_interval = 10 # number of seconds between gateway pings

[[sensor_map_extensions]]
# Ecowitt GW1100 Sainlogic WS3500 WH65
station_interval = station_interval

#   This section is for uploading data to Internet sites

[StdRESTful]

# Uncomment and change to override logging for uploading services.
log_success = True
log_failure = True

[[MQTT]]
enable = True
server_url = mqtt://192.168.4.10:1883
topic = weather-station/east
unit_system = METRIC
qos = 1# options are 0, 1, 2
retain = False  # options are True or False
aggregation = "individual,aggregate" # individual, aggregate, or
both
binding = loop # options are loop or archive
#data_binding = wx_binding # or any other valid data binding

[[StationRegistry]]
# To register this weather station with weewx, set 

Re: [weewx-user] Ventus W830 or Ecowitt GW2000 help for Raspberry Pi

[radio4pi]

  
  
  

  

  

  

  
  
  
  
  
>   
> On 20 Mar 2024 at 11:20, Pi Radiowrote:
>   
>   
>   
> OK bear with me please... I can't seem to be able to get back onto the Forum 
> today either...? Please can you guide me?
>   
>
>   
> I am now following a Tutorial from here;
>   
>
>   
> https://github.com/matthewwall/weewx-interceptor/tree/master?tab=readme-ov-file
>   
>
>   
> But I get stuck on something called pip and python-libpcap? This seems to put 
> me in a loop trying to get stuff to install...
>   
>
>   
> WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ sudo pip3 install guizero
>   
> error: externally-managed-environment
>   
>
>   
> × This environment is externally managed
>   
> ╰─>  To install Python packages system-wide, try apt install
>   
>python3-xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying to
>   
>install.
>   
> 
>   
>If you wish to install a non-Debian-packaged Python package,
>   
>create a virtual environment using python3 -m venv path/to/venv.
>   
>Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and path/to/venv/bin/pip. Make
>   
>sure you have python3-full installed.
>   
> 
>   
>For more information visit  http://rptl.io/venv
>   
>
>   
> note: If you believe this is a mistake, please contact your Python 
> installation or OS distribution provider. You can override this, at the risk 
> of breaking your Python installation or OS, by passing 
> --break-system-packages.
>   
> hint: See PEP 668 for the detailed specification.
>   
> WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ system-wide, try apt install
>   
>python3-xyz
>   
> bash: system-wide,: command not found
>   
> bash: python3-xyz: command not found
>   
> WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ system-wide, try apt install python3
>   
> bash: system-wide,: command not found
>   
> WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ system-wide,apt install python3
>   
> bash: system-wide,apt: command not found
>   
> WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ apt install python3
>   
> E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: 
> Permission denied)
>   
> E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), 
> are you root?
>   
> WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ sudo apt install python3
>   
> Reading package lists... Done
>   
> Building dependency tree... Done
>   
> Reading state information... Done
>   
> python3 is already the newest version (3.11.2-1+b1).
>   
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>   
> WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ sudo pip3install python3
>   
> error: externally-managed-environment
>   
>
>   
> × This environment is externally managed
>   
> ╰─>  To install Python packages system-wide, try apt install
>   
>python3-xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying to
>   
>install.
>   
> 
>   
>If you wish to install a non-Debian-packaged Python package,
>   
>create a virtual environment using python3 -m venv path/to/venv.
>   
>Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and path/to/venv/bin/pip. Make
>   
>sure you have python3-full installed.
>   
> 
>   
>For more information visit  http://rptl.io/venv
>   
>
>   
> note: If you believe this is a mistake, please contact your Python 
> installation or OS distribution provider. You can override this, at the risk 
> of breaking your Python installation or OS, by passing 
> --break-system-packages.
>   
> hint: See PEP 668 for the detailed specification.
>   
> WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ sudo apt-get install python-pip
>   
> Reading package lists... Done
>   
> Building dependency tree... Done
>   
> Reading state information... Done
>   
> Package python-pip is not available, but is referred to by another package.
>   
> This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
>   
> is only available from another source
>   
> However the following packages replace it:
>   
>python3-pip
>   
>
>   
> E: Package 'python-pip' has no installation candidate
>   
> WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ sudo apt-get install python3-pip
>   
> Reading package lists... Done
>   
> Building dependency tree... Done
>   
> Reading state information... Done
>   
> python3-pip is already the newest version (23.0.1+dfsg-1+rpt1).
>   
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>   
> WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
>   
> error: externally-managed-environment
>   
>
>   
> × This environment is externally managed
>   
> ╰─>  To install Python packages system-wide, try apt install
>   
>python3-xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying to
>   
>install.
>   
> 
>   
>If you wish to install a non-Debian-packaged Python package,
>   
>create a virtual environment using python3 -m venv path/to/venv.
>   
>Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and path/to/venv/bin/pip. Make
>   
>sure you have python3-full installed.
>   
> 
>   
>For more information visit  http://rptl.io/venv
>   
>
>   
> note: If you believe this is a mist

Re: [weewx-user] Ventus W830 or Ecowitt GW2000 help for Raspberry Pi

[radio4pi]

 

 
 
 
I cant seem to write anything on the weewx group pages anymore?
 

 
But I am unfortunately still struggling with my Ventus W830.
 

 
I am stuck trying to install the Interceptor program, and not understanding 
what I am doing wrong?
 

 
I have configured my Weather Station app as per the other Group Conversation, 
but that's not any good without the Interceptor package installed?
 

 
Any help would be appreciated.
 

 
 
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ sudo wee_extension --install weewx-interceptor.zip
 
sudo: wee_extension: command not found
 
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ dir
 
BookshelfDocumentsMusic Public   Videos
weewx-interceptor.zip
 
DesktopDownloadsPictures Templatesweewx-dataweewx-venv
 
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ sudo wee_extension --install weewx-interceptor.zip
 
sudo: wee_extension: command not found
 
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ sudo wee_extension --install weewx-interceptor
 
sudo: wee_extension: command not found
 
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ sudo install weewx-interceptor
 
install: missing destination file operand after 'weewx-interceptor'
 
Try 'install --help' for more information.
 
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ sudo --install weewx-interceptor
 
sudo: unrecognized option '--install'
 
usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -V
 
usage: sudo -v [-ABkNnS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-u user]
 
usage: sudo -l [-ABkNnS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-U user] [-u user] 
[command [arg ...]]
 
usage: sudo [-ABbEHkNnPS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-D directory] [-g 
group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-R directory] [-T
 
   timeout] [-u user] [VAR=value] [-i | -s] [command [arg 
...]]
 
usage: sudo -e [-ABkNnS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-D directory] [-g group] 
[-h host] [-p prompt] [-R directory] [-T
 
   timeout] [-u user] file ...
 
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ dir
 
BookshelfDocumentsMusic Public   Videos
weewx-interceptor-masterweewx-venv
 
DesktopDownloadsPictures Templatesweewx-data
weewx-interceptor.zip
 
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ sudo wee_extension --install weewx-interceptor-master
 
sudo: wee_extension: command not found
 
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ sudo --install weewx-interceptor-master
 
sudo: unrecognized option '--install'
 
usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -V
 
usage: sudo -v [-ABkNnS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-u user]
 
usage: sudo -l [-ABkNnS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-U user] [-u user] 
[command [arg ...]]
 
usage: sudo [-ABbEHkNnPS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-D directory] [-g 
group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-R directory] [-T
 
   timeout] [-u user] [VAR=value] [-i | -s] [command [arg 
...]]
 
usage: sudo -e [-ABkNnS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-D directory] [-g group] 
[-h host] [-p prompt] [-R directory] [-T
 
   timeout] [-u user] file ...
 
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $
 

   

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
>  
> On 20 Mar 2024 at 17:28, vincewrote:
>  
>  Interceptor can be 'very' difficult to figure out from the docs which are so 
> old and cryptic that I've given up a half dozen times.But there are about 
> 50 interceptor systems running v5 according to the weewx registered system 
> map so it is definitely possible.
>  
>  
>
>  
> It would be 'very' helpful if one of the folks who've been there before would 
> write up an end-to-end step-by-step howto with a complete+working set of 
> config file entries for how to do this in v5 weewx under python3 (and link it 
> into the weewx wiki for others).
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Re: [weewx-user] Ventus W830 or Ecowitt GW2000 help for Raspberry Pi

[Pi Radio]

Thank you again. I read someone else was having a issue with their ws3500. 
Which appears to be a Fine Offset Clonelike the Ventus W830. IMine is on 
the latest Firmware V1.6.7 as suggested to them. So it might be possible to 
get mine  online.
I think I will ask them if they could upload a copy of their's for me to 
try too.

On Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 5:28:45 PM UTC vince wrote:

> Interceptor can be 'very' difficult to figure out from the docs which are 
> so old and cryptic that I've given up a half dozen times.  But there are 
> about 50 interceptor systems running v5 according to the weewx registered 
> system map so it is definitely possible.
>
> It would be 'very' helpful if one of the folks who've been there before 
> would write up an end-to-end step-by-step howto with a complete+working set 
> of config file entries for how to do this in v5 weewx under python3 (and 
> link it into the weewx wiki for others).
>
>
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Re: [weewx-user] Ventus W830 or Ecowitt GW2000 help for Raspberry Pi

[vince]

Interceptor can be 'very' difficult to figure out from the docs which are 
so old and cryptic that I've given up a half dozen times.  But there are 
about 50 interceptor systems running v5 according to the weewx registered 
system map so it is definitely possible.

It would be 'very' helpful if one of the folks who've been there before 
would write up an end-to-end step-by-step howto with a complete+working set 
of config file entries for how to do this in v5 weewx under python3 (and 
link it into the weewx wiki for others).


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Re: [weewx-user] Ventus W830 or Ecowitt GW2000 help for Raspberry Pi

[Pi Radio]

OK bear with me please... I can't seem to be able to get back onto the 
Forum today either...? Please can you guide me?

I am now following a Tutorial from here;

https://github.com/matthewwall/weewx-interceptor/
tree/master?tab=readme-ov-file

But I get stuck on something called pip and python-libpcap? This seems to 
put me in a loop trying to get stuff to install...

WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ sudo pip3 install guizero
error: externally-managed-environment

× This environment is externally managed
╰─> To install Python packages system-wide, try apt install
python3-xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying to
install.

If you wish to install a non-Debian-packaged Python package,
create a virtual environment using python3 -m venv path/to/venv.
Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and path/to/venv/bin/pip. Make
sure you have python3-full installed.

For more information visit http://rptl.io/venv

note: If you believe this is a mistake, please contact your Python 
installation or OS distribution provider. You can override this, at the 
risk of breaking your Python installation or OS, by passing 
--break-system-packages.
hint: See PEP 668 for the detailed specification.
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ system-wide, try apt install
python3-xyz
bash: system-wide,: command not found
bash: python3-xyz: command not found
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ system-wide, try apt install python3
bash: system-wide,: command not found
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ system-wide,apt install python3
bash: system-wide,apt: command not found
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ apt install python3
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: 
Permission denied)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), 
are you root?
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ sudo apt install python3
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
python3 is already the newest version (3.11.2-1+b1).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ sudo pip3  install python3
error: externally-managed-environment

× This environment is externally managed
╰─> To install Python packages system-wide, try apt install
python3-xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying to
install.

If you wish to install a non-Debian-packaged Python package,
create a virtual environment using python3 -m venv path/to/venv.
Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and path/to/venv/bin/pip. Make
sure you have python3-full installed.

For more information visit http://rptl.io/venv

note: If you believe this is a mistake, please contact your Python 
installation or OS distribution provider. You can override this, at the 
risk of breaking your Python installation or OS, by passing 
--break-system-packages.
hint: See PEP 668 for the detailed specification.
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ sudo apt-get install python-pip
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Package python-pip is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
However the following packages replace it:
  python3-pip

E: Package 'python-pip' has no installation candidate
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ sudo apt-get install python3-pip
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
python3-pip is already the newest version (23.0.1+dfsg-1+rpt1).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
error: externally-managed-environment

× This environment is externally managed
╰─> To install Python packages system-wide, try apt install
python3-xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying to
install.

If you wish to install a non-Debian-packaged Python package,
create a virtual environment using python3 -m venv path/to/venv.
Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and path/to/venv/bin/pip. Make
sure you have python3-full installed.

For more information visit http://rptl.io/venv

note: If you believe this is a mistake, please contact your Python 
installation or OS distribution provider. You can override this, at the 
risk of breaking your Python installation or OS, by passing 
--break-system-packages.
hint: See PEP 668 for the detailed specification.
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ pip-3.2.
bash: pip-3.2.: command not found
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ pip-3.2
bash: pip-3.2: command not found
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ install pip-3.2
install: missing destination file operand after 'pip-3.2'
Try 'install --help' for more information.
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ apt install pip-3.2
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: 
Permission denied)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), 
are you root?
WEEWX@WEEWX:~ $ sudo apt-get install python-libpcap
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information...

Re: [weewx-user] Ventus W830 or Ecowitt GW2000 help for Raspberry Pi

['Rainer Lang' via weewx-user]

@vince
for his GW2000 yes, but for his W830 no - the W830 doesn't have the 
local Ecowitt API - there only the interceptor works (and quite well)


On 18.03.2024 21:59, vince wrote:
FWIW the gw1000 driver is 'much' easier to get going especially if 
you're new to the pi.  Works great.


On Monday, March 18, 2024 at 1:12:19 PM UTC-7 Pi Radio wrote:

Interceptor... I saw that earlier?

Going forwards I'll stop running and walk slowly through this.
Thank you.

By the way the Clock on my VHS VCR is still Flashing... I must
read the Instruction Manual one day. (If you are not of a certain
age, you are not going to get that joke).

But in all seriousness, I am struggling a bit finding my way
around all of this jargon, so I thought that before getting too
much further lost, I thought I'd wave and ask for guidance.

I've learnt a great deal so far on this massive learning curve,
but obviously I am not up to this ...yet.

Bear with me whilst I uninstall it all again, and start a fresh again.

Many thanks for the Links, I'm off to do some more reading.

On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 7:55 PM 'Rainer Lang' via weewx-user
 wrote:

The Ventus W830 is a Ecowitt WH2910 clone. In your mail it is
not clear what "it" means. Your RaspberryPi, weewx, the
console ?
Maybe you should first make yourself familiar with your
environment, your setup, the architecture and then see where
weewx comes into play.

I suggest you read
https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=40730.0 and read the
Ecowitt/FineOffset WiKi linked therein.
Read the chapters about data flow and understand where weewx
comes into play.
Then there are several chapters about how to connect an
Ecowitt console to data logger programs like weewx - even with
the special example of weewx.

For your W830 you can (only) use the weewx interceptor driver,
for your GW2000 the Ecowitt gateway driver aka GW1000 driver.

The weewx WiKi, even though having significantly improved over
time, does not give too much attention to the Ecowitt universe
yet.
But there is the Fine Offset / Ecowitt WiKi which jumps in
here regarding which Ecowitt (clone) consoles are supported.
The weewx WiKi itself is still widely focused on old legacy
models of Fine Offset clone consoles and stations.

So, I suggest you read this first (see above) and then come
back here if still needed - by the way, the Simulator driver
is only to show that weewx has been set up properly in
principle. It won't work with your console (Weather Station).
Having read the weewx documentation you could have understood
that - but to be fair, it took me also a longer time to come
to grips with the jargon etc. used even though being an IT
professional.


On 18.03.2024 20:15, Pi Radio wrote:

I have just joined, and cannot get my Raspberry Pi configured
for my Ventus W830 PWS.  It is linked to various Online
Weather sites including Weather Underground via it's Display.
I also have it linked to an Ecowitt GW2000 that is not
currently linked to any Online Weather sites.

I have read the User Guide, and followed various Tutorials,
but I am none the wiser as to why it does not work?

Is there a step by step guide that is written for a complete
novice like me to follow?

Although the Ventus W830 is listed in the Compatible Hardware
List as a Fine Offset model it does not appear in the
Available Hardware Types in the Software on my Raspberry Pi.
I have tried using Simulator, plus all of the (dozen or so)
options for the various types of PWS listed in the software.

What am I not doing correctly, or what I have missed, I have
no idea? I have just followed the Instructions in the
"Guide". But there still seem to be lots of CRITICAL
__main__: errors in Red, so it is a bit catistrophic?

I am not a programmer, nor that familiar with a Raspberry Pi.
All I know is what I have been struggling with here, and
following YouTube videos.

Any help would be very, very much appreciated.
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Re: [weewx-user] Ventus W830 or Ecowitt GW2000 help for Raspberry Pi

[vince]

FWIW the gw1000 driver is 'much' easier to get going especially if you're 
new to the pi.  Works great.

On Monday, March 18, 2024 at 1:12:19 PM UTC-7 Pi Radio wrote:

> Interceptor... I saw that earlier?  
>
> Going forwards I'll stop running and walk slowly through this. Thank you.
>
> By the way the Clock on my VHS VCR is still Flashing... I must read the 
> Instruction Manual one day. (If you are not of a certain age, you are not 
> going to get that joke).
>
> But in all seriousness, I am struggling a bit finding my way around all of 
> this jargon, so I thought that before getting too much further lost, I 
> thought I'd wave and ask for guidance.
>
> I've learnt a great deal so far on this massive learning curve, but 
> obviously I am not up to this ...yet.
>
> Bear with me whilst I uninstall it all again, and start a fresh again.
>
> Many thanks for the Links, I'm off to do some more reading.
>
> On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 7:55 PM 'Rainer Lang' via weewx-user <
> weewx...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
>> The Ventus W830 is a Ecowitt WH2910 clone. In your mail it is not clear 
>> what "it" means. Your RaspberryPi, weewx, the console ?
>> Maybe you should first make yourself familiar with your environment, your 
>> setup, the architecture and then see where weewx comes into play.
>>
>> I suggest you read https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=40730.0 and 
>> read the Ecowitt/FineOffset WiKi linked therein.
>> Read the chapters about data flow and understand where weewx comes into 
>> play. 
>> Then there are several chapters about how to connect an Ecowitt console 
>> to data logger programs like weewx - even with the special example of weewx.
>>
>> For your W830 you can (only) use the weewx interceptor driver, for your 
>> GW2000 the Ecowitt gateway driver aka GW1000 driver.
>>
>> The weewx WiKi, even though having significantly improved over time, does 
>> not give too much attention to the Ecowitt universe yet.
>> But there is the Fine Offset / Ecowitt WiKi which jumps in here regarding 
>> which Ecowitt (clone) consoles are supported.
>> The weewx WiKi itself is still widely focused on old legacy models of 
>> Fine Offset clone consoles and stations.
>>
>> So, I suggest you read this first (see above) and then come back here if 
>> still needed - by the way, the Simulator driver is only to show that weewx 
>> has been set up properly in principle. It won't work with your console 
>> (Weather Station). Having read the weewx documentation you could have 
>> understood that - but to be fair, it took me also a longer time to come to 
>> grips with the jargon etc. used even though being an IT professional.
>>
>>
>> On 18.03.2024 20:15, Pi Radio wrote:
>>
>> I have just joined, and cannot get my Raspberry Pi configured for my 
>> Ventus W830 PWS.  It is linked to various Online Weather sites including 
>> Weather Underground via it's Display. I also have it linked to an Ecowitt 
>> GW2000 that is not currently linked to any Online Weather sites. 
>>
>> I have read the User Guide, and followed various Tutorials, but I am none 
>> the wiser as to why it does not work?
>>
>> Is there a step by step guide that is written for a complete novice like 
>> me to follow?
>>
>> Although the Ventus W830 is listed in the Compatible Hardware List as a 
>> Fine Offset model it does not appear in the Available Hardware Types in the 
>> Software on my Raspberry Pi. I have tried using Simulator, plus all of the 
>> (dozen or so) options for the various types of PWS listed in the software. 
>>
>> What am I not doing correctly, or what I have missed, I have no idea? I 
>> have just followed the Instructions in the "Guide". But there still seem to 
>> be lots of CRITICAL __main__: errors in Red, so it is a bit catistrophic?
>>
>> I am not a programmer, nor that familiar with a Raspberry Pi. All I know 
>> is what I have been struggling with here, and following YouTube videos.
>>
>> Any help would be very, very much appreciated.  
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Re: [weewx-user] Ventus W830 or Ecowitt GW2000 help for Raspberry Pi

[Pi Radio]

Interceptor... I saw that earlier?

Going forwards I'll stop running and walk slowly through this. Thank you.

By the way the Clock on my VHS VCR is still Flashing... I must read the
Instruction Manual one day. (If you are not of a certain age, you are not
going to get that joke).

But in all seriousness, I am struggling a bit finding my way around all of
this jargon, so I thought that before getting too much further lost, I
thought I'd wave and ask for guidance.

I've learnt a great deal so far on this massive learning curve, but
obviously I am not up to this ...yet.

Bear with me whilst I uninstall it all again, and start a fresh again.

Many thanks for the Links, I'm off to do some more reading.

On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 7:55 PM 'Rainer Lang' via weewx-user <
weewx-user@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> The Ventus W830 is a Ecowitt WH2910 clone. In your mail it is not clear
> what "it" means. Your RaspberryPi, weewx, the console ?
> Maybe you should first make yourself familiar with your environment, your
> setup, the architecture and then see where weewx comes into play.
>
> I suggest you read https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=40730.0 and
> read the Ecowitt/FineOffset WiKi linked therein.
> Read the chapters about data flow and understand where weewx comes into
> play.
> Then there are several chapters about how to connect an Ecowitt console to
> data logger programs like weewx - even with the special example of weewx.
>
> For your W830 you can (only) use the weewx interceptor driver, for your
> GW2000 the Ecowitt gateway driver aka GW1000 driver.
>
> The weewx WiKi, even though having significantly improved over time, does
> not give too much attention to the Ecowitt universe yet.
> But there is the Fine Offset / Ecowitt WiKi which jumps in here regarding
> which Ecowitt (clone) consoles are supported.
> The weewx WiKi itself is still widely focused on old legacy models of Fine
> Offset clone consoles and stations.
>
> So, I suggest you read this first (see above) and then come back here if
> still needed - by the way, the Simulator driver is only to show that weewx
> has been set up properly in principle. It won't work with your console
> (Weather Station). Having read the weewx documentation you could have
> understood that - but to be fair, it took me also a longer time to come to
> grips with the jargon etc. used even though being an IT professional.
>
>
> On 18.03.2024 20:15, Pi Radio wrote:
>
> I have just joined, and cannot get my Raspberry Pi configured for my
> Ventus W830 PWS.  It is linked to various Online Weather sites including
> Weather Underground via it's Display. I also have it linked to an Ecowitt
> GW2000 that is not currently linked to any Online Weather sites.
>
> I have read the User Guide, and followed various Tutorials, but I am none
> the wiser as to why it does not work?
>
> Is there a step by step guide that is written for a complete novice like
> me to follow?
>
> Although the Ventus W830 is listed in the Compatible Hardware List as a
> Fine Offset model it does not appear in the Available Hardware Types in the
> Software on my Raspberry Pi. I have tried using Simulator, plus all of the
> (dozen or so) options for the various types of PWS listed in the software.
>
> What am I not doing correctly, or what I have missed, I have no idea? I
> have just followed the Instructions in the "Guide". But there still seem to
> be lots of CRITICAL __main__: errors in Red, so it is a bit catistrophic?
>
> I am not a programmer, nor that familiar with a Raspberry Pi. All I know
> is what I have been struggling with here, and following YouTube videos.
>
> Any help would be very, very much appreciated.
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Re: [weewx-user] Ventus W830 or Ecowitt GW2000 help for Raspberry Pi

['Rainer Lang' via weewx-user]

The Ventus W830 is a Ecowitt WH2910 clone. In your mail it is not clear 
what "it" means. Your RaspberryPi, weewx, the console ?
Maybe you should first make yourself familiar with your environment, 
your setup, the architecture and then see where weewx comes into play.


I suggest you read https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=40730.0 and 
read the Ecowitt/FineOffset WiKi linked therein.
Read the chapters about data flow and understand where weewx comes into 
play.
Then there are several chapters about how to connect an Ecowitt console 
to data logger programs like weewx - even with the special example of weewx.


For your W830 you can (only) use the weewx interceptor driver, for your 
GW2000 the Ecowitt gateway driver aka GW1000 driver.


The weewx WiKi, even though having significantly improved over time, 
does not give too much attention to the Ecowitt universe yet.
But there is the Fine Offset / Ecowitt WiKi which jumps in here 
regarding which Ecowitt (clone) consoles are supported.
The weewx WiKi itself is still widely focused on old legacy models of 
Fine Offset clone consoles and stations.


So, I suggest you read this first (see above) and then come back here if 
still needed - by the way, the Simulator driver is only to show that 
weewx has been set up properly in principle. It won't work with your 
console (Weather Station). Having read the weewx documentation you could 
have understood that - but to be fair, it took me also a longer time to 
come to grips with the jargon etc. used even though being an IT 
professional.



On 18.03.2024 20:15, Pi Radio wrote:
I have just joined, and cannot get my Raspberry Pi configured for my 
Ventus W830 PWS.  It is linked to various Online Weather sites 
including Weather Underground via it's Display. I also have it linked 
to an Ecowitt GW2000 that is not currently linked to any Online 
Weather sites.


I have read the User Guide, and followed various Tutorials, but I am 
none the wiser as to why it does not work?


Is there a step by step guide that is written for a complete novice 
like me to follow?


Although the Ventus W830 is listed in the Compatible Hardware List as 
a Fine Offset model it does not appear in the Available Hardware Types 
in the Software on my Raspberry Pi. I have tried using Simulator, plus 
all of the (dozen or so) options for the various types of PWS listed 
in the software.


What am I not doing correctly, or what I have missed, I have no idea? 
I have just followed the Instructions in the "Guide". But there still 
seem to be lots of CRITICAL __main__: errors in Red, so it is a bit 
catistrophic?


I am not a programmer, nor that familiar with a Raspberry Pi. All I 
know is what I have been struggling with here, and following YouTube 
videos.


Any help would be very, very much appreciated.
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[weewx-user] Ventus W830 or Ecowitt GW2000 help for Raspberry Pi

[Pi Radio]

I have just joined, and cannot get my Raspberry Pi configured for my Ventus 
W830 PWS.  It is linked to various Online Weather sites including Weather 
Underground via it's Display. I also have it linked to an Ecowitt GW2000 
that is not currently linked to any Online Weather sites. 

I have read the User Guide, and followed various Tutorials, but I am none 
the wiser as to why it does not work?

Is there a step by step guide that is written for a complete novice like me 
to follow?

Although the Ventus W830 is listed in the Compatible Hardware List as a 
Fine Offset model it does not appear in the Available Hardware Types in the 
Software on my Raspberry Pi. I have tried using Simulator, plus all of the 
(dozen or so) options for the various types of PWS listed in the software. 

What am I not doing correctly, or what I have missed, I have no idea? I 
have just followed the Instructions in the "Guide". But there still seem to 
be lots of CRITICAL __main__: errors in Red, so it is a bit catistrophic?

I am not a programmer, nor that familiar with a Raspberry Pi. All I know is 
what I have been struggling with here, and following YouTube videos.

Any help would be very, very much appreciated.  

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