I'm having the same issue - and just caught the FLOAT vs INTEGER problem.
Don't understand the accumulator piece, shouldn't that be default?
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Clay Jackson
> On Sep 23, 2017, at 2:40 PM, Paul Oversmith <p...@overweb.com> wrote:
>
> I am having a real problem with the graph for lightning strikes using an
> Acurite 6045 lighting detector and the weewx-sdr driver.
>
> The total number of strikes and distance reports correctly, the strikes
> (delta) is not right (the strike are reported as .02 to .06 rather than an
> integer count, please see attached image).
> I have put monitors in the _calculate_delta(label, newtotal, oldtotal)
> routine and the values for newtotal and oldtotal are correct and show a
> difference of 1 when there is a strike.
>
> I tried several different setup options, but none fixed the situation. I
> suspect it has something to do with the time frame and the averaging of
> strikes over an interval rather than just reporting the quality,
>
> But I am at a loss to see what I have setup incorrectly.
>
> Hope someone has a suggestion to fix the problem.
>
> My setup:
>
> Schemia:
>
> # AcuRite Lightning
> ('OutTempBalcony', 'REAL'),
> ('OutHumidityBalcony', 'REAL'),
> ('LightningStrikes', 'INTEGER'),
> ('LightningStrikesTotal', 'INTEGER'),
> ('LightningDistance', 'INTEGER'),
>
> Acurite.conf (a seperate instants and database; I also have a Davis Pro):
>
> [SDR]
> driver = user.sdr
> cmd = /usr/local/bin/rtl_433 -q -U -F json -R40 -R41
> log_unknown_sensors = False
> log_unmapped_sensors = True
>
> OutTempBalcony = temperature.E76F.AcuriteLightningPacket
> OutHumidityBalcony = humidity.E76F.AcuriteLightningPacket
> LightningStrikes = strikes.E76F.AcuriteLightningPacket
> LightningStrikesTotal = strikes_total.E76F.AcuriteLightningPacket
> LightningDistance = distance.E76F.AcuriteLightningPacket
>
> [[deltas]]
> LightningStrikes = LightningStrikesTotal
>
> Skin configuration [Image Generator]:
>
> [[[dayLightningStrikes]]]
> [[[[LightningStrikes]]]]
> plot_type = bar
> color = 0x4242b4
> label = Lightning Strikes
> [[[dayLightningDistance]]]
> plot_type = bar
> yscale =0, 50, 5
> color = 0x4242b4
> [[[[LightningDistance]]]]
> Label = 'Storm Head Distance'
>
> Skin.tmpl:
>
> <tr style='vertical-align:middle'>
> <td class='metric_name'>Lighting Strikes<br/>(Last Hour)</td>
> <td class='metric_large' colspan='2' >
> <a href='dayLightningStrikes.png'
> class='popup'>$hour($hours_ago=1).LightningStrikes.sum</a>
> </td>
> <td class='metric_value'>
> #if ($day.LightningStrikes.sum.formatted == "0")
> <span title='No ligntning activity in last hour')'>0</span><br/>
> <span title='No ligntning activity in last hour')'>0</span>
> #else
> <span title='Number of strikes this day. Highest number at
> $day.LightningStrikes.maxtime.format('%I:%M
> %p')'>$day.LightningStrikes.sum</span><br/>
> <span title='Closest Storm Head Distance this day at
> $day.LightningDistance.mintime.format('%I:%M
> %p')'>$day.LightningDistance.min</span>
> #end if
> </td>
> <td class='metric_units'>
> strikes<br/>miles
> </td>
> <td class='metric_name'>Storm Head<br/>(Last Hour)</td>
> <td class='metric_large' colspan='2' >
> #if ($day.LightningStrikes.sum.formatted == "0")
> <a href='dayLightningDistance.png' class='popup'>0</a>
> #else
> <a href='dayLightningDistance.png'
> class='popup'>$hour($hours_ago=1).LightningDistance.min</a>
> #end if
> </td>
> <td></td>
> <td class='metric_units'>miles</span></td>
>
> <td class='metric_name'>Lighting Strike<br/>Count</td>
> <td class='metric_large' colspan='2' >
> <a href='dayLightningStrikes.png'
> class='popup'>$current.LightningStrikesTotal</a>
> </td>
> <td class='metric_name'>Last Storm<br/>Head Distance</td>
> <td class='metric_large' colspan='2' >
> <a href='dayLightningDistance.png'
> class='popup'>$current.LightningDistance.formatted</a>
> </td>
> <td class='metric_units'>miles</span></td>
> </tr>
>
> Units.py:
>
> bs_group_dict = ListOfDicts({"altitude" : "group_altitude",
>
> "TempFreezer" : "group_temperature",
> "LightningStrikes" : "group_count",
> "LightningStrikesTotal" : "group_count",
> "LightningDistance" : "group_distance",
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