The driver should emit inches or mm of rain that fell since the last packet, *not* bucket tips. The unit should match whatever unit system is in use in the packet.
This is explained in the Customizing Guide, section genLoopPackets <http://weewx.com/docs/customizing.htm#_________genLoopPackets_______>. -tk On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 3:01 AM, 'Christian Peters' via weewx-user < [email protected]> wrote: > Gary, > > im not sure if I have to send the number of bucket tips or the rain data? > Maybe that's the fault/problem? As the driver of weewx in this case is the > weexMes driver, it will only map the values to weewx? > Have to look into that deeper. Maybe I have to send the rain data im mm? > > Regards, > > Christian > > > > > Am Sonntag, 26. November 2017 03:08:22 UTC+1 schrieb gjr80: >> >> Hi, >> >> Perhaps I am missing something obvious but why not fix the issue at >> source; if the arduino is sending out the source rainfall data why not >> double it or calculate it there. If you follow the weeWX driver model it is >> the driver, ie the code that speaks direct to the station/source, that >> calculates how much rain occurs for each 'tip'. At least that way your data >> is correct as it propagates it's way through your system. If you want/need >> to set bucket size in a weewx.conf then you will need to modify the >> respective driver (which you may or may not wish to do). I don't imagine it >> would be easy to propagate bucket size from weewx.conf to arduino. >> >> Gary >> >> -- > 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. > -- 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.
