On Sat, Nov 26, 2016 at 1:36 PM, gustl319 <[email protected]> wrote:
> > At the moment I don't understand why weewx want to know the time from > Vantage via GETTIME. The only thing I can think of is data logging. I don't > have EEPROM or Flash, so I can't do any logging. This could happen with a > Vantage too (empty battery). > > You may not need them, but others do! The function getTime(), and its partner setTime(), perform an extremely important role for Vantage consoles with a logger, because they make sure the timestamps on the logger are kept in sync with the weewx process. It's true that because you don't have a logger you don't need them, but I'm not about to get rid of them just to support the Dekay board! :-) A dead battery shuts down the Vantage completely but, once replaced, weewx will immediately set it to the correct time. > What would weewx do if a Vantage is out-of-date or in a different time > zone. > Weewx would set the correct time the next time service StdTimeSynch is run, which is on program startup, and, thereafter, every 4 hours. -tk > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
