I considered an external timer as a solution for the ESP8266, but decided to use one of the "old" RPi 3 that were sitting on the workbench.
Is the Eno Scientific Well Watch 760 correct or did you mean 670? Very interesting devices. On Saturday, February 13, 2021 at 10:30:30 AM UTC-8 [email protected] wrote: > I found them reliable except for deep-sleeping below freezing > temperatures. But this problem can be solved if you attach an external > timer. > > [email protected] schrieb am Samstag, 13. Februar 2021 um 19:23:30 UTC+1: > >> I have used the ESP8266 boards and found that they work, however they can >> be a pain when they stop working (for unknown reasons - wifi burps or power >> problems) and you have to power cycle them. I ran the ESP8266 code in my >> workshop for over two month with no problems, then I put them out in the >> wild and they failed randomly. I use MQTT to communicate with the RPi >> running WeeWx and a MQTT broker. I have two ESP8266 talking to a RPi at my >> vacation home and they both will randomly stop working, when I get to them >> and power them off and on they work again for awhile (maybe weeks). They >> don't log problems so I am guessing about the problems. I have an RPi in my >> workshop basically doing the same function (reading a DS18B20 sensor) and >> find that having a log and using systemctl to restart on any failure is >> providing me with a more reliable solution and the cost difference very >> small. I plan to replace both ESP8266 with RPi's soon. The RPi can easily >> do much more than read the temp sensors and I am adding a USB camera to one >> of them, it will FTP an image to the same host as my WeeWx sites. The >> problems with ESP8266 could be my code is not robust enough for problems - >> again with no logs its a guess. YMMV >> >> On Friday, February 12, 2021 at 6:20:47 AM UTC-8 Oscar Barlow wrote: >> >>> Good idea. I'm not familar with the ESP8266. I'll check it out. >>> >>> On Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 10:56:19 PM UTC-7 [email protected] >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> I would suggest to use something more lightweight than a RaspberryPi, >>>> something like an ESP8266, if it is just for collecting the data and >>>> transfer it to a place you can handle it. >>>> Oscar Barlow schrieb am Mittwoch, 10. Februar 2021 um 18:44:50 UTC+1: >>>> >>>>> A simpler approach. Thanks! >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 2:53:28 PM UTC-7 Andy wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Just add a field in the database and adapt this persons code to put >>>>>> your well reading in the db >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> https://gitlab.com/wjcarpenter/bme280wx/-/blob/master/bin/user/bme280wx.py >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 10:32:17 AM UTC-8 Oscar Barlow wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I am about to purchase an Eno Scientific Well Watch 760. It has an >>>>>>> RS232 and USB interface and I thought about using weewx to collect that >>>>>>> data, store it in a data base and produce charts. I would have a pi 3 >>>>>>> mounted in existing metal electrical cabinet by the well head. It would >>>>>>> be >>>>>>> connected to the device and use WiFi to connect to network. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There isn’t a lot of data to store. Time stamp and water level. The >>>>>>> unit’s current settings could be stored with the record. The big issue >>>>>>> I >>>>>>> see is that the log interval could change. I may want to log every >>>>>>> minute >>>>>>> from 7AM to 10PM and once an hour during off hours. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> A couple of questions. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 1. Am I nuts? Yes is an acceptable answer. I may be trying to plow a >>>>>>> field with a sports car. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 2. I’d need to write a driver and a service. Anything else? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 3. Suggestions or a different another approach? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sill in the design phase. Waiting to confirm with my well guy he can >>>>>>> install the 760 and electrical for my pi. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Oscar >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-development" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-development/6bc0684d-d41e-4bde-a4d8-b5539be2b868n%40googlegroups.com.
