The Vantage Vue Console unfortunately needs the WeatherLink Package to connect. It is pricey and you don't use the software since you are using weewx. You just use the board that goes in the console for the USB connectivity.
Look for the other stations that Weewx supports if you are looking for a less expensive alternative. It really does not matter since weewx and the pi are doing all the work. Look at the Accurite https://www.acurite.com/pro-weather-station-with-pro-plus-5-in-1-sensor-pc-connect-wind-and-rain.html as a possible alternative. 73 Joe On Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 3:19:37 PM UTC-5, Jerry Simonowits wrote: > > Thank you Joe. > > I was looking at the Vantage Vue, but the least expensive seems to be > about $265, so if you have any ideas about something less expensive that > would be helpful. > > I presume the console is connected to the Pi via the USB interface ? Any > recommendation on model (or add on’s) ? > > What you are describing seems like what I’m looking for, and we can make > the web server available as a resource on the mesh. > > Thanks again for your help with this. > > 73’s > Jerry KB2GCG > > On Dec 18, 2016, at 12:07 PM, Joe Spears <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > Jerry, > > This is easy to do out of the box. > > In my set up I have a Vantage Vue Weather station in my yard. The console > in my house connects wirelessly to the station. The console then connects > to my Pi running weewx. The Pi also has an apache web server. If you > connected your Pi to your Arden network through one of the nodes anyone on > the network would be able to see the served up pages generated by weewx and > apache. My Pi also serves up the weather to Wunderground (KNCCONOV7) and > CWOP so you can see my weather in aprs.fi if you search for my call. My > web pages from the Pi web server are only available on my LAN > > Let me know if I can be of more help. > > Joe AF1E > > On Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 9:55:14 AM UTC-5, Jerry Simonowits wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> I'm very very new to whew, so apologies in advance if this has been >> covered. I've seen some discussion but can't quite find what I want. >> >> I'm part of a team that is building a local AREDN mesh network ( >> www.aredn.org). This network will be related to offering emergency >> communications to various supported organizations during emergency >> situations where regular comms might not be available. We'll be offering a >> host of services (everything from phones to IM). >> >> One of the items that I thought would be helpful is to be able to supply >> weather conditions and weewx seems to fit the bill. >> >> I'll be placing the weather sensor (a 5 in 1 or something similar) at the >> top of a tower (we have a camera there already) and the console in the >> building below (most of these devices seem to use 433mhz to communicate >> which is fine). That's the easy part. >> >> What I'm looking to do is have a Pi running attached to the console and >> serving up the weather information visible to anyone who has access to the >> mesh network (IOW, it would have to run as a web server so others could see >> it). >> >> Any suggestions in terms of weather devices (most of the ones that are on >> the tested list are either unavailable or very expensive) ? Is there a >> feature in weewx that could continue to send the data to the manufacturer's >> site as well as consume it ? >> >> Jerry >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/weewx-user/XQjAgjwRff8/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected] <javascript:>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > Jerry > > Gerald (Jerry) Simonowits CISM, CISSP, CRISC > > -- 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.
