5 minute archive usually works just fine.
On Wednesday, 5 October 2016 19:55:02 UTC+3, Double J Entertainment wrote: > Okay when I get home from work I am gonna turn off rapid updates and then > configure the archival times down if needed but I will do the adjustments > slowly to find a good setting > > On Oct 5, 2016 11:47, "Thomas Keffer" <tke...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> As I said, we'd have to see the startup sequence of the log to be sure, >> but with your driver weewx should be generating the archive records in >> software, not getting them from the CSV file. >> >> -tk >> >> On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 9:41 AM, John Jensen <djdou...@gmail.com >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> I can download data off the display every 12 minutes to a cvs file is >>> this where it gets the archival. >>> >>> I will turn off rapid fire updates to see if that helps and adjust the >>> archival down if needed. >>> >>> On Oct 5, 2016 11:09, "Thomas Keffer" <tke...@gmail.com <javascript:>> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hang on. >>>> >>>> There is a difference between the LOOP packets and archive records. >>>> >>>> The LOOP packets are emitted every 18 seconds. They are aggregated into >>>> archive records, which are emitted much less often, typically every 5 to >>>> 60 >>>> minutes. >>>> >>>> The reason this matters is that the AcuRite emits "partial LOOP >>>> packets." Partial LOOP packets do not include all data types. Some may >>>> include only pressure, others only temperature, others wind. None include >>>> everything. However, they get aggregated into archive records by weewx, >>>> which include all the observation types. Why does this matter? Because the >>>> WU will reject posts that do not include all types. So, if you set the >>>> archive interval too short, say 30 seconds, weewx may not have had enough >>>> time to see all the different observation types. >>>> >>>> Incidentally, Rapidfire suffers from the same problem. With Rapidfire, >>>> LOOP packets are being sent to the WU, so not all types are included in >>>> every packet. >>>> >>>> Bottom line, unless you have an instrument that can emit full packets >>>> (such as the Davis series), you're better off not using Rapidfire and, >>>> instead, choosing software record generation with a reasonable archive >>>> interval . Five minutes works well. >>>> >>>> -tk >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 8:57 AM, John Jensen <djdou...@gmail.com >>>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thomas I will have to check this setting when I get home. But I >>>>> believe you just answered my question. I did a search on their data >>>>> update >>>>> times so if I set this for 18 seconds which is their lowest update time >>>>> of >>>>> the 3 update times it should be good correct. >>>>> >>>>> On Oct 5, 2016 09:58, "Thomas Keffer" <tke...@gmail.com <javascript:>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> We would have to see the log from when weewx starts up to be sure, >>>>>> but I don't think the AcuRite driver uses the onboard memory of this >>>>>> unit. >>>>>> In that case, the archive interval is set by options >>>>>> record_generation and archive_interval in weewx.conf >>>>>> <http://weewx.com/docs/usersguide.htm#StdArchive>. >>>>>> >>>>>> Set >>>>>> >>>>>> record_generation = software >>>>>> archive_interval = 300 >>>>>> >>>>>> This should be the default but, again, we'd have to see the log to >>>>>> see what actually happened. Stop weewx, then start it again, post the >>>>>> first >>>>>> few minutes of the log. >>>>>> >>>>>> -tk >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 7:44 AM, John Jensen <djdou...@gmail.com >>>>>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hmm I did not adjust the archival how is that done. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Oct 5, 2016 09:37, "Thomas Keffer" <tke...@gmail.com >>>>>>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Well, that's a pretty big change. This means WU is receiving data >>>>>>>> every 18 seconds (for an AcuRite Pro Weather Center), instead of 15 >>>>>>>> minutes. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> (I'm assuming your archive interval is 15 minutes --- you didn't >>>>>>>> say.) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -tk >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 6:02 AM, John Jensen <djdou...@gmail.com >>>>>>>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I only changed the the required line for rapid fire to true. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Oct 5, 2016 07:51, "Thomas Keffer" <tke...@gmail.com >>>>>>>>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Looking at your WU page, it appears that your site is posting >>>>>>>>>> data only once every 15 minutes. So, the WU is blindingly adding >>>>>>>>>> null >>>>>>>>>> values for the missing 5 minute posts. Don't know why it does this. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> In any case, later, starting at 0700 your site starts posting >>>>>>>>>> every 5 minutes. Did you change something? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> To say anything more would require seeing your log. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -tk >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 5:38 AM, Double J Entertainment < >>>>>>>>>> djdou...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> When I view my WU page I am getting either -- or nAn on the >>>>>>>>>>> page. 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