Re: [weewx-user] Re: NOAA reports not available

2019-02-11 Thread bgrattan
Thanks for the time you spent on this. I'll try eliminating things until I find it. I may even have to reinstall weewx. Much appreciated for the help. Bob On Monday, February 11, 2019 at 5:59:39 PM UTC-5, mwall wrote: > > On Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 9:19:27 AM UTC-5, bgrattan

Re: [weewx-user] Re: NOAA reports not available

2019-02-10 Thread bgrattan
Sorry, no date problem... I just read the update info for 3.9.1. Bob On Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 11:32:04 AM UTC-5, bgra...@umw.edu wrote: > > Matt, > One thing I have noticed which may or may not give you a clue is my [Time] > format is not being picked up correctly from skin.conf. I

Re: [weewx-user] Re: NOAA reports not available

2019-02-09 Thread bgrattan
down menus now work. Thanks. Bob > > On Friday, February 8, 2019 at 6:49:29 PM UTC-5, mwall wrote: >> >> On Friday, February 8, 2019 at 6:43:14 PM UTC-5, bgrattan wrote: >>> >>> I have removed ForecastVariables in skin.conf. All of the month/year >&g

Re: [weewx-user] Re: NOAA reports not available

2019-02-09 Thread bgrattan
Matt, Here are the three files. ForecastVariables is commented out. I can change it if you need. NOAA drop down menus now work. Thanks. Bob On Friday, February 8, 2019 at 6:49:29 PM UTC-5, mwall wrote: > > On Friday, February 8, 2019 at 6:43:14 PM UTC-5, bgrattan wrote: >> >&

Re: [weewx-user] Re: NOAA reports not available

2019-02-08 Thread bgrattan
Matt, I have removed ForecastVariables in skin.conf. All of the month/year selections appear as they should--you can have a look. The forecast items no longer appear. The [[[DAILYCHARTS]]], [[[MONTHLYCHARTS]]], and [[[YEARLYCHARTS]]] are from trying to install the WX-HWS page which I haven't

Re: [weewx-user] Re: NOAA reports not available

2019-02-08 Thread bgrattan
. Thanks. Bob On Friday, February 8, 2019 at 10:41:28 AM UTC-5, mwall wrote: > > > > On Friday, February 8, 2019 at 10:04:35 AM UTC-5, bgrattan wrote: >> >> Any idea what's going on here? You say its working for you but I can't >> seem to find the correct setting to h

Re: [weewx-user] Re: NOAA reports not available

2019-02-08 Thread bgrattan
Matt, I have upgraded to weewx 3.9.1 and forecast 3.3.2. I thought all was fine but then found that my NOAA summary drop down menus had disappeared again. I added the forecast_compact to the Standard skin (with your help, thanks) and everything seems good except the NOAA menus. The NOAA *.txt

[weewx-user] Re: Font problems with compact forecast (Standard skin)

2019-02-07 Thread bgrattan
Got it! Many thanks! Bob On Thursday, February 7, 2019 at 4:48:32 PM UTC-5, mwall wrote: > > whoops! i see that you have included the css. however, apparently the > relative path does not work - this fails: > > http://grattans.org/forecast/forecast_compact.css > > with this error from your

[weewx-user] Font problems with compact forecast (Standard skin)

2019-02-07 Thread bgrattan
Hello, I have installed the latest forecast extension and attempted to add it to my Standard skin. It seems to be working, however the fonts do not display correctly, or at least they seem to be causing the alignment of icons and text. See http://grattans.org/wx I have added the following to

Re: [weewx-user] Re: V3.9.1

2019-02-07 Thread bgrattan
Tom, I'm not sure why I have this problem because it sounds like we have the same setup. My son setup a station VP2 + APRS logger + RPI in Norway and had the same problem. I read about the fix somewhere in the group a few years ago and have had to use it with each upgrade as the vantage.py is

[weewx-user] Re: V3.9.1

2019-02-07 Thread bgrattan
Thanks, Tom and all who contributed, for the nice upgrade to 3.9.1. I just upgraded from 3.8.2 and all went well. Now I need to explore some of the new features. Just a FIY to those with a VantagePro2 and an APRS data link: With the new default vantage.py driver, I still get the Loop error

Re: [weewx-user] Re: NOAA reports not available

2019-02-05 Thread bgrattan
Glenn, *I've got it!!!* I checked the original skin.conf under 3.8.2 and noticed that "search_list_extensions = user.forecast.ForecastVariables" didn't exist under [CheetahGenerator]. I commented it out in mine and the summaries worked from drop down lists. I'll have to go back and figure out

Re: [weewx-user] Re: NOAA reports not available

2019-02-05 Thread bgrattan
Glenn, Had a thought that might not mean anything but here it goes. The page is not finding the summaries in /NOAA because I am unable to select a month or year. The box fails to display a drop down list of months or years from which I would select. It seems that it's the actual drop down list

Re: [weewx-user] Re: NOAA reports not available

2019-02-04 Thread bgrattan
Glenn, Your files are loaded now. Haven't seen any difference. I upgraded from 3.7.0 to 3.8.2 several months ago. Could there be a problem with cheetah? Is it possible to reinstall cheetah without messing up the configuration? I've also been trying to install WX-HWS, with only partial luck, as

Re: [weewx-user] Re: NOAA reports not available

2019-02-03 Thread bgrattan
4183]: engine: Loading service user.forecast.WWOForecast Feb 3 16:57:25 n4mrv weewx[4183]: forecast: MainThread: WWO: forecast version 3.2.4 Feb 3 16:57:25 n4mrv weewx[4183]: forecast: MainThread: WWO: API key (api_key) is not specified Feb 3 16:57:25 n4mrv weewx[4183]: forecast: MainThread: WWO: fo

Re: [weewx-user] Re: NOAA reports not available

2019-02-02 Thread bgrattan
Glenn, Thanks! I’ll try the fix tomorrow. Not sure how or when this got messed up. As I haven’t used the summary feature for a while then I haven’t missed it. Much appreciated! Just curious where you are located? Will keep you posted. Bob -- You received this message because you are

Re: [weewx-user] Re: NOAA reports not available

2019-02-02 Thread bgrattan
Glenn, Here's what I found, so far: two NOAA directories /home/weewx/skins/Standard/NOAA - contains 2 template files for and MM summaries /home/weewx/pub_html/NOAA - contains all the summary files *.txt from 2007-present day I substituted the original index.html.tmpl and an older

Re: [weewx-user] Re: NOAA reports not available

2019-02-01 Thread bgrattan
Glenn, Still missing the NOAA reports. I moved datepicker.js and it didn't seem to change anything. I have wxobs running fine and removing datepicker.js didn't seem to affect it, or anything else. On Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 7:04:50 PM UTC-5, Glenn McKechnie wrote: > > I've had this

Re: [weewx-user] Re: NOAA reports not available

2019-01-31 Thread bgrattan
Thanks, Glenn, I’ll check on that tomorrow. Much appreciated for the help. Bob -- 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] Re: NOAA reports not available

2019-01-31 Thread bgrattan
It seems that HTMLPages is coming from the Bootstrap skin so I'll look into that. On Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 5:12:45 PM UTC-5, Pat wrote: > > It looks like you're using 2 skins called "wxobs" and "HTMLPages"? If so, > you might need to check with the developer of those skins to see why.

[weewx-user] Re: NOAA reports not available

2019-01-31 Thread bgrattan
Thanks for the quick reply, Pat. Yes I am using the extension "wxobs" plus the Standard skin but am not sure what "HTMLPages" is connected to. Bob -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

[weewx-user] NOAA reports not available

2019-01-31 Thread bgrattan
EKAS: Data will be uploaded for user bgrattan Jan 31 16:48:18 n4mrv weewx[13080]: engine: Finished loading service weewx.restx.StdAWEKAS Jan 31 16:48:18 n4mrv weewx[13080]: engine: Loading service user.emoncms.EmonCMS Jan 31 16:48:18 n4mrv weewx[13080]: restx: EmonCMS: service version is 0.14 Jan 3

[weewx-user] Bootstrap gauge scales - how to change?

2018-09-23 Thread bgrattan
Hello, I think I have my Bootstrap skin working but see a problem with the gauge scales which are displayed. I am showing US unit values but the scales are showing Metric. Could someone tell me how to make the scales show US? Probably simple but I can’t find it. Thanks in advance. See site

[weewx-user] Serial to USB pl-2303

2018-09-22 Thread bgrattan
It may be that your /dev/ttyS0 (or whatever you use) has changed to another ttyS?. I think there are instructions in the wiki that tell how to lock in a certain device after a reboot. Just a thought. Good luck BG -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[weewx-user] Re: Colors for dewpoint level in index.html

2018-09-02 Thread bgrattan
Thanks and much appreciated Tom and mwall. I had used the .raw earlier but have tried so many syntax changes that it was probably in the wrong place to begin with. Also, I will definitely clean up the code with the suggested changes, once I'm sure things are working. For now it looks good. Now,

[weewx-user] Re: Quick rebuild of index.html

2018-09-02 Thread bgrattan
Thanks. That's just what I need. Bob > -- 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. For more options, visit

[weewx-user] Colors for dewpoint level in index.html

2018-09-02 Thread bgrattan
Hello, I have been trying, with no luck, to add colors do various levels of the current dewpoint which post in the table on index.html. It works fine for UV but not for dewpoint. Steve helped me with the html code for UV but when I try the same thing for dewpoint it doesn't work. It gives the

[weewx-user] Quick rebuild of index.html

2018-09-02 Thread bgrattan
Hello, As a not-so-good programmer, I frequently have to make changes to index.html.tmpl and observe whether my changes have fixed a problem. Since my archive period is 15 minutes (a carry over from wview) I then have to wait for the archive period to complete in order to view the results.

[weewx-user] Re: How to send AS3935 Thunder Board (SwitchDocs) data to weewx.sdb

2018-08-20 Thread bgrattan
> > Pat, >>> >> This is the board I have: https://shop.switchdoc.com/collections/grove/products/the-thunder-board-i2c-lightning-detector-grove-connectors It looks as if the weewx extension Matt suggests would be the best but I would prefer to run it in an RPI and not my main weewx server, if

[weewx-user] Re: How to send AS3935 Thunder Board (SwitchDocs) data to weewx.sdb

2018-08-18 Thread bgrattan
Thanks, Pat, there may be hope for me after all if you have the time to help. I also have the SwitchDocs board for the RPI detector because I thought it might be easier to work with the Python than the Arduino IDE. I also have an extra RPI that could be used. Let me look at the software and

[weewx-user] Re: How to send AS3935 Thunder Board (SwitchDocs) data to weewx.sdb

2018-08-17 Thread bgrattan
Thanks to everyone for the comments. With my limited experience I will probably not attemp to add this to weewx since it’s running so well at present. I’ll probably try to setup my own web server to receive the AS3935 data using MQTT if I can figure out how not to send to pubnub.com whch seems

[weewx-user] Re: How to send AS3935 Thunder Board (SwitchDocs) data to weewx.sdb

2018-08-15 Thread bgrattan
Thanks, Steve, very nice displays. I do hope someone can offer me some ideas. Bob -- 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] How to send AS3935 Thunder Board (SwitchDocs) data to weewx.sdb

2018-08-14 Thread bgrattan
Hello, I am using an Arduino with the SwitchDoc Labs Thunder Board - AS3935 for lightning detection and would like to incorporate the data in my weewx station (weewx.tgz, ubuntu 16.04, VP2+). Not being much of a programmer, I wonder if anyone has tried this setup? Since I'm running ubuntu on a

[weewx-user] Re: forecast (3.2.4) from NWS using AFM format

2017-05-25 Thread bgrattan
Thanks, Matt, I was afraid that was the problem. I would be glad to help but it's way beyond my level of python. Will be glad to help test if that would help at a later point when you have time to work on it. Much appreciated ! And thanks for all your weewx work! Bob -- You received this

[weewx-user] Re: forecast (3.2.4) from NWS using AFM format

2017-05-24 Thread bgrattan
Follow up from log: forecast: NWSThread: NWS: downloading forecast from 'http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS=AFM=txt=AKQ' forecast: NWSThread: NWS: no PFM found for VAZ115 in forecast from AKQ Maybe "NWS_DEFAULT_PFM_URL" doesn't work for AFM? Seems to be the same text format.

[weewx-user] forecast (3.2.4) from NWS using AFM format

2017-05-24 Thread bgrattan
Hello, I am trying to get an NWS forecast for my area (Ashland, VA) which is in the AFM format for VAZ115. There does not seem to be one for Ashland in the PFM format. I have added the following to forecast.py: NWS_DEFAULT_PFM_URL = 'http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS=AFM=txt'

Re: [weewx-user] Re: weewx doesn't start automatically after reboot

2017-03-23 Thread bgrattan
I have an rs232-->USB adapter which creates ttyUSB0 at startup. Should this be a rule in rules.d? Something I hadn't thought about. I'll remove the modemmanager. Thanks. Bob -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from

Re: [weewx-user] Re: weewx doesn't start automatically after reboot

2017-03-23 Thread bgrattan
Matt, I added the " loop_on_init=true" to weewx.conf and that seemed to do it. I wasn't sure how to add the delay to weewx.service. I'll keep watch on it to be sure it restarts correctly. Thanks so much for the help, also Susan and Tom. Bob Last log: Mar 23 11:35:00 nuc weewx[853]: engine:

[weewx-user] weewx doesn't start automatically after reboot

2017-03-22 Thread bgrattan
Hello, I've about finished moving weewx to a new computer and from debian to Ubuntu. Everything seems to be working correctly except the auto restart after reboot. I can stop/start/restart from the service or init.d commands and all works correctly. There is something incorrect with my

Re: [weewx-user] use weewx db in wview

2017-03-15 Thread bgrattan
The db move from weewx to wview worked fine, no problems. I used sqlite3 .dump rather than just copy as I was going from 64-bit to 32. Done just in time as my weewx server crashed an hour later... thanks again Bob -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [weewx-user] use weewx db in wview

2017-03-14 Thread bgrattan
Thanks, Tom, I'll let you know. May wait a while until this storm is gone for good. Bob -- 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] use weewx db in wview

2017-03-14 Thread bgrattan
Hello, I used wview with good luck for about seven years and moved to weewx a couple of years ago [Much appreciated to Tom, Matt and all those who do excellent work and support]. I have kept an instance of wview running in the background because it was always running well. Not being much of a

[weewx-user] Re: Selection of USB/RS232 device to RPI. To control WMR 928

2017-03-02 Thread bgrattan
An rs232 -> usb which uses an FTDI chip works the best as it usually contains a serial number which is useful in setting up a udev rule. Mwall has posted a good guide to creating a rule for this purpose. I had been using a converter with pl2303 chip but started having problems with it switching

[weewx-user] Re: NWS Alerts

2016-12-07 Thread bgrattan
Ok, I think I understand now... The warnings.html file should have been in /home/weewx/public_html where the templates have created the files to be displayed. I got it to appear in index.html (although in the wrong place for now). Need to work on the placement. Many thanks and much appreciated

[weewx-user] Re: NWS Alerts

2016-12-07 Thread bgrattan
Monachus, Thanks for the reply. I have tried adding your line below in several places but nothing shows up on the skin. warnings.html is in /home/weewx/skins/Standard as well as index.html.tmpl. When I view the created page source, the line appears but it does not display the contents of

[weewx-user] Re: NWS Alerts

2016-12-07 Thread bgrattan
Hi Monachus, Could you give me some help adding your script to the Standard skin? I have got the curl setup which creates the file /home/weewx/skins/Standard/warnings.html but don't know what I'm doing when it comes to adding the alert file text to my main page. I prefer adding the alert

Re: [weewx-user] Upgrade to 3.6.2 fails on loop problem (VP2)

2016-11-16 Thread bgrattan
Tom, I'm using the Davis streaming data logger (6450) with serial output to a serial-->usb converter (PL2303) on ttyUSB0. This worked well with wview for about seven years until I moved to weewx almost two years ago. With weewx I saw the loop problem and found the solution suggested by someone

Re: [weewx-user] Upgrade to 3.6.2 fails on loop problem (VP2)

2016-11-16 Thread bgrattan
SOLVED! Thanks for the quick reply, Tom. My own stupid mistake. In rechecking everything, I found that my edit of vantage.py didn't take. Once the 200 was actually changed to 2 then all worked well. Much appreciated for the great software and all who contribute! Bob http://grattans.org/wx

[weewx-user] Upgrade to 3.6.2 fails on loop problem (VP2)

2016-11-16 Thread bgrattan
Hello, After running 3.5.0 with no problems (VP2+{serial} on Debian Jessie), I am getting the following loop error: root@n4mrv:/home/weewx# service weewx status ● weewx.service - LSB: weewx weather system Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/weewx) Active: active (running) since Wed 2016-11-16

[weewx-user] Current ET data not showing on main index page

2016-08-31 Thread bgrattan
Hello, One of my weather page fans has requested that I chart ET data and I have attempted to add this to the main page of the Standard skin. The blank chart is there with no data and there is no data (0.0) in my ET table data. I checked the db in the archive and there is some data displayed