Thank you Andrew and Thomas. This is a awesome group John Jensen K9WXX McHenry County Wx
On Oct 5, 2016 12:04, "Andrew Milner" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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" <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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" <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >>>>> 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" <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hmm I did not adjust the archival how is that done. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Oct 5, 2016 09:37, "Thomas Keffer" <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I only changed the the required line for rapid fire to true. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Oct 5, 2016 07:51, "Thomas Keffer" <[email protected]> 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 < >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> When I view my WU page I am getting either -- or nAn on the >>>>>>>>>>>> page. 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