pat, please take a look at this weewx wiki page:
https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/observer the interceptor approach is pretty much the only option for the fine offset bridges, but there is a direct-connect approach for the fine offset wifi consoles that requires zero configuration (no scraping or capture or php or listen or sniff is necessary). i started a driver for this approach (https://github.com/matthewwall/observer), but susan actually has a working implementation: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/weewx-development/rzLBh9g-pIU its nice that there are a lot of options for getting data from this hardware, but it would be nice to consolidate into a driver that we can include in the weewx distribution. given the popularity of the fine offset stations, and since direct-connect requires zero configuration, i think it is a no-brainer to put a direct-connect driver in weewx. however, including a driver that uses the interception approach is not so obvious - either sniff or listen requires not-insignificant network/hardware/software configuration. tom can provide some guidelines about what should or should not be part of the weewx distribution... m
