[weewx-user] Re: WeeWx and Meteotemplate

[mwall]

On Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 8:11:42 PM UTC-4, gjr80 wrote:
>
>
> - Set archive_period = 300 and debug = 1, leave binding = loop, 
> stop/start weeWX and see how often the uloader is uploading.
>

this.  you should see an upload for every loop packet.

having an archive interval of 60 seconds is going to be a problem since the 
acurite hardware emits data every 18, 36, and 60 seconds.  much better to 
use an archive interval of 300 seconds.

as gary pointed out, meteotemplate will handle partial packets properly.

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[weewx-user] Re: WeeWx and Meteotemplate

[gjr80]

A few observations.

- You have an Acurite station that emits partial packets (refer Hardware 
Guide ). This means that 
not all packets contain all observations and this can play havoc with loop 
packet based uploaders, but I understand that Meteotemplate is happy to 
accept 'partial uploads'. So probably not an issue.
- The archive interval is quite short (1 minute) and this can present a 
problem when you have a station such as an Acurite that updates some 
sensors at the same rate or slower (eg indoor temperature, pressure and 
indoor humidity). In my experience, strange and unexpected things can 
happen when archive period approaches update period of sensors. When you 
initially said the uploader was only updating once per 5 minutes I assumed 
you had a 5 minute archive interval and hence the suggestion to use the 
loop binding. If you in fact had a 1 minute archive interval then the 
uploader should have (before the loop binding setting was made) been 
uploading every minute. If it was not then I suspect there was an issue.
 - Looking at the log the uploader is (now) uploading every 1 minute though 
the timestamp of the uploaded data seems to be getting older and older 
relative to the system time. This should not be occuring and may be as a 
result of the settings in use.

What to do. I guess there are a few options:
- Remove the binding = loop setting, leave archive_period = 60 and debug = 1, 
stop/start weeWX and see how often the uloader is uploading. If it is in 
fact every 5 minutes (it should be 1 minute) then troubleshoot that issue.
- Set archive_period = 300 and debug = 1, leave binding = loop, stop/start 
weeWX and see how often the uloader is uploading.
- Remove the binding = loop setting, set archive_period = 300, stop/start 
weeWX and accept updates once per 5 minutes. (this woudl be the preferred 
method of having minute updates)
- Go back to WD.

if it was me I would be trying the second option.

I will caveat this with I do not own an Acurite and have never used one nor 
do I use meteotemplate. Matthew or some other Acurite owner/metetemplate 
user may have different/better advice.

Gary

On Sunday, 27 August 2017 09:02:31 UTC+10, Jim Myers wrote:
>
> I did as you asked and here are the files.
>
> On Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 2:52:46 PM UTC-7, Jim Myers wrote:
>>
>> Is there any way to have WeeWx upload data faster than 5 minutes? Using 
>> Weather Display I was updating every minute, five minute updates are 
>> useless for my purposes
>>
>

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Re: [weewx-user] Re: WeeWx and Meteotemplate

[Jim Myers]

I did as you asked and here are the files

On Sat, Aug 26, 2017 at 3:46 PM, gjr80  wrote:

> That is rather drastic. It's possible there is a mis-configuration
> somewhere and the uploader is reverting to the default (which is to post
> each archive period). If you want to troubleshoot the problem I suggest you
> edit weewx.conf and set debug = 1. Stop then start weeWX, no need for a
> reboot. Once weeWX has been running for about 10 minutes take a capture of
> the log (most likely /var/log/syslog unless you have changed it) showing
> the weeWX startup and the next 10 minutes of activity and post it here. A
> copy of your weewx.conf with any sensitive information removed would also
> help.
>
> Gary
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[weewx-user] Re: WeeWx and Meteotemplate

[Jim Myers]

I did as you asked and here are the files.

On Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 2:52:46 PM UTC-7, Jim Myers wrote:
>
> Is there any way to have WeeWx upload data faster than 5 minutes? Using 
> Weather Display I was updating every minute, five minute updates are 
> useless for my purposes
>

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# WEEWX CONFIGURATION FILE
#
# Copyright (c) 2009-2015 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 = 1

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

# How long to wait before timing out a socket (FTP, HTTP) connection
socket_timeout = 20

# Do not modify this. It is used when installing and updating weewx.
version = 3.7.1

##

#   This section is for information about the station.

[Station]

# Description of the station location
location = "KD7EIR Weather location = Tucson, Arizona"

# Latitude and longitude in decimal degrees
latitude = 32.2369
longitude = -110.7848

# Altitude of the station, with unit it is in. This is downloaded from
# from the station if the hardware supports it.
altitude = 2500, foot

# Set to type of station hardware. There must be a corresponding stanza
# in this file with a 'driver' parameter indicating the driver to be used.
station_type = AcuRite

# If you have a website, you may specify an URL
#station_url = http://www.kd7eir.net/weather

# 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 = 6

##

[AcuRite]
# This section is for AcuRite weather stations.

# The station model, e.g., 'AcuRite 01025' or 'AcuRite 02032C'
model = AcuRite 01036

# The driver to use:
driver = weewx.drivers.acurite

##

#   This section is for uploading data to Internet sites

[StdRESTful]

[[StationRegistry]]
# To register this weather station with weewx, set this to true
register_this_station = true

[[AWEKAS]]
# This section is for configuring posts to AWEKAS.

# If you wish to do this, set the option 'enable' to true,
# and specify a username and password.
enable = false
username = replace_me
# To guard against parsing errors, put your password in quotes:
password = replace_me

[[CWOP]]
# This section is for configuring posts to CWOP.

# If you wish to do this, set the option 'enable' to true,
# and specify the station ID (e.g., CW1234).
enable = True
station = 

[[PWSweather]]
# This section is for configuring posts to PWSweather.com.

# If you wish to do this, set the option 'enable' to true,
# and specify a station and password.
enable = false
station = replace_me
# To guard against parsing errors, put your password in quotes:
password = replace_me

[[WOW]]
# This section is for configuring posts to WOW.

# If you wish to do this, set the option 'enable' to true,
# and specify a station and password.
enable = true
station = 
# To guard against parsing errors, put your password in quotes:
password = 

[[Wunderground]]
# This section is for configuring posts to the Weather Underground.

# If you wish to do this, set the option 'enable' to true,
# and specify a station (e.g., 'KORHOODR3') and password.
enable = true
station = KAZTUCSO36
# To guard against parsing errors, put your password in quotes:
password = 

# Set the following to True to have weewx use the WU "Rapidfire"
# protocol. Not all hardware can support it. See the User's Guide.
rapidfire = True

# If this is an APRS (radio amateur) station, uncomment
# the following and replace with a passcode (e.g., 12345).
#passcode = replace_me (APRS stations only)

[[Meteotemplate]]
server_url = http://kd7eir.net/weather/api.php
password = 
binding = loop

[weewx-user] Re: WeeWx and Meteotemplate

[gjr80]

That is rather drastic. It's possible there is a mis-configuration somewhere 
and the uploader is reverting to the default (which is to post each archive 
period). If you want to troubleshoot the problem I suggest you edit weewx.conf 
and set debug = 1. Stop then start weeWX, no need for a reboot. Once weeWX has 
been running for about 10 minutes take a capture of the log (most likely 
/var/log/syslog unless you have changed it) showing the weeWX startup and the 
next 10 minutes of activity and post it here. A copy of your weewx.conf with 
any sensitive information removed would also help.

Gary

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[weewx-user] Re: WeeWx and Meteotemplate

[Jim Myers]

Thank you. I have done that and rebooted the Pi. I'm still getting updates 
only every 5 minutes. I guess I need to accept updates every 5 minutes or 
go back to WD. Thanks for your help.

On Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 3:32:37 PM UTC-7, gjr80 wrote:
>
> You need to edit the weeWX config file weewx.conf. Depending on how you 
> installed weeWX it will be located in the /home/weewx or /etc/weewx 
> directories. When you edit weewx.conf you should find something similar to 
> the following under [StdRESTful] (with your settings of course):
>
> [[Meteotemplate]]
> server_url = INSERT_SERVER_URL_HERE
> password = INSERT_PASSWORD_HERE
>
> You need to add binding = loop under the password line. After saving the 
> file you will need to stop/start weeWX for the change to take effect.
>
> Gary
>
>

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[weewx-user] Re: WeeWx and Meteotemplate

[gjr80]

You need to edit the weeWX config file weewx.conf. Depending on how you 
installed weeWX it will be located in the /home/weewx or /etc/weewx 
directories. When you edit weewx.conf you should find something similar to the 
following under [StdRESTful] (with your settings of course):

[[Meteotemplate]]
server_url = INSERT_SERVER_URL_HERE
password = INSERT_PASSWORD_HERE

You need to add binding = loop under the password line. After saving the file 
you will need to stop/start weeWX for the change to take effect.

Gary

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[weewx-user] Re: WeeWx and Meteotemplate

[Jim Myers]

I am using the meteotemplate from the wiki. I have set binding to loop. My 
station updates every 30 seconds. Where is the drive located to edit it?

On Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 3:02:23 PM UTC-7, gjr80 wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I presume you are using the meteotemplate uploaded listed in the wiki? If 
> so, have you tried changing the binding to loop as per the readme?  
> https://github.com/matthewwall/weewx-meteotemplate
>
> Using loop will result in uploads each time a loop packet arrives, the 
> frequency of uploads will thus depend on the capabilities of your 
> station/driver.
>
> Gary
>
>

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Re: [weewx-user] Re: Weewx and Meteotemplate

[Marty Thompson]

Sent from my S5 with fat fumbs

Well that explains it
IBM ran our online Census here in Australia last year
The website crashed for 3 days

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Re: [weewx-user] Re: Weewx and Meteotemplate

[Thomas Keffer]

The Weather Underground is owned by The Weather Company, which, in turn, is
owned by IBM. Your penny would not have done very well over the last year.
:-)

-tk

On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 5:20 PM, Luc Heijst  wrote:

> Hi Marty,
> I tried to convince a year ago a meteorologist and the ceo at WU that they
> had to solve the problems of their data aquisition, but it seemed to be to
> deaf ears.
> I wouldn't gamble one single penny on their stock market nowadays.
> Cheers, Luc
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[weewx-user] Re: Weewx and Meteotemplate

[Marty Thompson]

Yes my issue was with rapid fire i have had 3 sites disappear of the live 
data map
data was still there but not on wundermap
took them 3 weeks to reply
To this day there still not live so i just started a new ones
over them

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[weewx-user] Re: Weewx and Meteotemplate

[Luc Heijst]

Hi Marty,
I tried to convince a year ago a meteorologist and the ceo at WU that they had 
to solve the problems of their data aquisition, but it seemed to be to deaf 
ears. 
I wouldn't gamble one single penny on their stock market nowadays.
Cheers, Luc

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[weewx-user] Re: Weewx and Meteotemplate

[Marty Thompson]

Mate thanks for the heads up LOOKS GREAT
Been looking for a easy solution for weewx
getting a bit tired of WU and it errors and issues
cheers

On Tuesday, 22 August 2017 06:24:44 UTC+10, Luc Heijst wrote:
>
> To all,
>
> As you might probably know already, I'm addicted to WeeWX and 
> Meteotemplate.
> I don't have to explain to you the benefits of WeeWX, do I?
>
> For the presentation and analysis of my weather data I use Meteotemplate.
>
> Recently Meteotemplate created its own dedicated forum, see: 
> http://www.meteotemplate.com/forum/index.php
>
> Cheers, Luc
>

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