Thank you Vince ...long pause to read a lot about commands etc.
I am still having problems, have just restarted weewx and after checking my
weewx.conf file against the User Guide I made a couple of alterations; file
now looks like this:-
# WEEWX CONFIGURATION FILE
#
# Copyright (c) 2009-2015 Tom Keffer <[email protected]>
# See the file LICENSE.txt for your rights.
##############################################################################
# This section is for general configuration information.
# Set to 1 for extra debug info, otherwise comment it out or set to zero
debug = 1
# Root directory of the weewx data file hierarchy for this station
WEEWX_ROOT = /
# How long to wait before timing out a socket (FTP, HTTP) connection
socket_timeout = 20
# Do not modify this. It is used when installing and updating weewx.
version = 3.8.0
##############################################################################
# This section is for information about the station.
[Station]
# Description of the station location
location = "Ardia, O Grove, Pontevedra, Spain"
# Latitude and longitude in decimal degrees
latitude = 42.472844
longitude = -8.861996
# Altitude of the station, with unit it is in. This is downloaded from
# from the station if the hardware supports it.
altitude = 15, meter
# Set to type of station hardware. There must be a corresponding stanza
# in this file with a 'driver' parameter indicating the driver to be
used.
station_type = FineOffsetUSB
# If you have a website, you may specify an URL
#station_url = http://www.example.com
# The start of the rain year (1=January; 10=October, etc.). This is
# downloaded from the station if the hardware supports it.
rain_year_start = 1
# Start of week (0=Monday, 6=Sunday)
week_start = 6
##############################################################################
[FineOffsetUSB]
# This section is for the Fine Offset series of weather stations.
# The station model, e.g., WH1080, WS1090, WS2080, WH3081
model = WS3081
# How often to poll the station for data, in seconds
polling_interval = 60
# The driver to use:
driver = weewx.drivers.fousb
##############################################################################
[Simulator]
# This section is for the weewx weather station simulator
# The time (in seconds) between LOOP packets.
loop_interval = 2.5
# The simulator mode can be either 'simulator' or 'generator'.
# Real-time simulator. Sleep between each LOOP packet.
mode = simulator
# Generator. Emit LOOP packets as fast as possible (useful for
testing).
#mode = generator
# The start time. Format is YYYY-mm-ddTHH:MM. If not specified, the
default
# is to use the present time.
#start = 2011-01-01T00:00
# The driver to use:
driver = weewx.drivers.simulator
##############################################################################
# This section is for uploading data to Internet sites
[StdRESTful]
[[StationRegistry]]
# To register this weather station with weewx, set this to true
register_this_station = false
[[AWEKAS]]
# This section is for configuring posts to AWEKAS.
# If you wish to do this, set the option 'enable' to true,
# and specify a username and password.
enable = false
username = replace_me
# To guard against parsing errors, put your password in quotes:
password = replace_me
[[CWOP]]
# This section is for configuring posts to CWOP.
# If you wish to do this, set the option 'enable' to true,
# and specify the station ID (e.g., CW1234).
enable = false
station = replace_me
# If this is an APRS (radio amateur) station, uncomment
# the following and replace with a passcode (e.g., 12345).
#passcode = replace_me (APRS stations only)
[[PWSweather]]
# This section is for configuring posts to PWSweather.com.
# If you wish to do this, set the option 'enable' to true,
# and specify a station and password.
enable = false
station = replace_me
# To guard against parsing errors, put your password in quotes:
password = replace_me
[[WOW]]
# This section is for configuring posts to WOW.
# If you wish to do this, set the option 'enable' to true,
# and specify a station and password.
enable = false
station = replace_me
# To guard against parsing errors, put your password in quotes:
password = replace_me
[[Wunderground]]
# This section is for configuring posts to the Weather Underground.
# If you wish to do this, set the option 'enable' to true,
# and specify a station (e.g., 'KORHOODR3') and password.
enable = false
station = replace_me
# To guard against parsing errors, put your password in quotes:
password = replace_me
# Set the following to True to have weewx use the WU "Rapidfire"
# protocol. Not all hardware can support it. See the User's Guide.
rapidfire = False
##############################################################################
# This section specifies what reports, using which skins, to generate.
[StdReport]
# Where the skins reside, relative to WEEWX_ROOT
SKIN_ROOT = /etc/weewx/skins
# Where the generated reports should go, relative to WEEWX_ROOT
HTML_ROOT = /var/www/html/weewx
# The database binding indicates which data should be used in reports.
data_binding = wx_binding
# Each of the following subsections defines a report that will be run.
[[StandardReport]]
# See the customizing guide to change the units, plot types and line
# colors, modify the fonts, display additional sensor data, and
other
# customizations. Many of those changes can be made here by
overriding
# parameters, or by modifying templates within the skin itself.
# The StandardReport uses the 'Standard' skin, which contains the
# images, templates and plots for the report.
skin = Standard
[[[Units]]]
[[[[Groups]]]]
group_altitude = meter
group_speed2 = meter_per_second2
group_pressure = mbar
group_rain = mm
group_rainrate = mm_per_hour
group_temperature = degree_C
group_degree_day = degree_C_day
group_speed = meter_per_second
[[FTP]]
# FTP'ing the results to a webserver is treated as just another
report,
# albeit one with an unusual report generator!
skin = Ftp
# If you wish to use FTP, uncomment and fill out the next four
lines.
#user = replace with the ftp username
#password = replace with the ftp password; put in quotes to guard
against parsing errors.
#server = replace with the ftp server name, e.g, www.threefools.org
#path = replace with the ftp destination directory (e.g., /weather)
# Set to True for an FTP over TLS (FTPS) connection. Not all servers
# support this.
secure_ftp = False
# To upload files from something other than what HTML_ROOT is set
# to above, specify a different HTML_ROOT here.
#HTML_ROOT = /var/www/html/weewx
# Most FTP servers use port 21
port = 21
# Set to 1 to use passive mode, zero for active mode
passive = 1
[[RSYNC]]
# rsync'ing to a webserver is treated as just another report
skin = Rsync
# If you wish to use rsync, you must configure passwordless ssh
using
# public/private key authentication from the user account that weewx
# runs as to the user account on the remote machine where the files
# will be copied.
#
# The following three lines determine where files will be sent.
#server = replace with the rsync server name, e.g,
www.threefools.org
#path = replace with the rsync destination directory (e.g.,
/weather)
#user = replace with the rsync username
# Rsync can be configured to remove files from the remote server if
# they don't exist under HTML_ROOT locally. USE WITH CAUTION: if you
# make a mistake in the remote path, you could could unintentionally
# cause unrelated files to be deleted. Set to 1 to enable remote
file
# deletion, zero to allow files to accumulate remotely.
delete = 0
##############################################################################
# This service acts as a filter, converting the unit system coming from
# the hardware to a unit system in the database.
[StdConvert]
# The target_unit affects only the unit system in the database. Once
# chosen it cannot be changed without converting the entire database.
# Modification of target_unit after starting weewx will result in
# corrupt data - the database will contain a mix of US and METRIC data.
#
# The value of target_unit does not affect the unit system for
# reporting - reports can display US, Metric, or any combination of
units.
#
# In most cases, target_unit should be left as the default: US
#
# In particular, those migrating from a standard wview installation
# should use US since that is what the wview database contains.
# DO NOT MODIFY THIS VALUE UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!
target_unit = US # Options are 'US', 'METRICWX', or 'METRIC'
##############################################################################
# This section can adjust data using calibration expressions.
[StdCalibrate]
[[Corrections]]
# For each type, an arbitrary calibration expression can be given.
# It should be in the units defined in the StdConvert section.
# Example:
foo = foo + 0.2
##############################################################################
# This section is for quality control checks. If units are not specified,
# values must be in the units defined in the StdConvert section.
[StdQC]
[[MinMax]]
barometer = 26, 32.5, inHg
outTemp = -40, 120, degree_F
inTemp = 10, 120, degree_F
outHumidity = 0, 100
inHumidity = 0, 100
windSpeed = 0, 120, mile_per_hour
pressure = 24, 34.5, inHg
##############################################################################
# This section controls the origin of derived values.
[StdWXCalculate]
[[Calculations]]
# Derived quantities are calculated by this service. Possible
values are:
# hardware - use the value provided by hardware
# software - use the value calculated by weewx
# prefer_hardware - use value provide by hardware if available,
# otherwise use value calculated by weewx
pressure = prefer_hardware
barometer = prefer_hardware
altimeter = prefer_hardware
windchill = prefer_hardware
heatindex = prefer_hardware
dewpoint = prefer_hardware
inDewpoint = prefer_hardware
rainRate = prefer_hardware
##############################################################################
# For hardware that supports it, this section controls how often the
# onboard clock gets updated.
[StdTimeSynch]
# How often to check the weather station clock for drift (in seconds)
clock_check = 14400
# How much it can drift before we will correct it (in seconds)
max_drift = 5
##############################################################################
# This section is for configuring the archive service.
[StdArchive]
# If the station hardware supports data logging then the archive
interval
# will be downloaded from the station. Otherwise, specify it (in
seconds).
archive_interval = 300
# If possible, new archive records are downloaded from the station
# hardware. If the hardware does not support this, then new archive
# records will be generated in software.
# Set the following to "software" to force software record generation.
record_generation = software
# Whether to include LOOP data in hi/low statistics
loop_hilo = True
# The data binding used to save archive records
data_binding = wx_binding
##############################################################################
# This section binds a data store to a database.
[DataBindings]
[[wx_binding]]
# The database must match one of the sections in [Databases].
# This is likely to be the only option you would want to change.
database = archive_sqlite
# The name of the table within the database
table_name = archive
# The manager handles aggregation of data for historical summaries
manager = weewx.wxmanager.WXDaySummaryManager
# The schema defines the structure of the database.
# It is *only* used when the database is created.
schema = schemas.wview.schema
##############################################################################
# This section defines various databases.
[Databases]
# A SQLite database is simply a single file
[[archive_sqlite]]
database_type = SQLite
database_name = weewx.sdb
# MySQL
[[archive_mysql]]
database_type = MySQL
database_name = weewx
##############################################################################
# This section defines defaults for the different types of databases.
[DatabaseTypes]
# Defaults for SQLite databases
[[SQLite]]
driver = weedb.sqlite
# Directory in which the database files are located
SQLITE_ROOT = /var/lib/weewx
# Defaults for MySQL databases
[[MySQL]]
driver = weedb.mysql
# The host where the database is located
host = localhost
# The user name for logging in to the host
user = weewx
# The password for the user name. Put in quotes to guard against
parsing errors.
password = weewx
##############################################################################
# This section configures the internal weewx engine.
[Engine]
[[Services]]
# This section specifies the services that should be run. They are
# grouped by type, and the order of services within each group
# determines the order in which the services will be run.
prep_services = weewx.engine.StdTimeSynch
data_services = ,
process_services = weewx.engine.StdConvert,
weewx.engine.StdCalibrate, weewx.engine.StdQC,
weewx.wxservices.StdWXCalculate
archive_services = weewx.engine.StdArchive
restful_services = weewx.restx.StdStationRegistry,
weewx.restx.StdWunderground, weewx.restx.StdPWSweather,
weewx.restx.StdCWOP, weewx.restx.StdWOW, weewx.restx.StdAWEKAS
report_services = weewx.engine.StdPrint, weewx.engine.StdRepor
After startup of weewx :-
ray@ray-Aspire-5735:~$ sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog
Dec 17 22:22:11 ray-Aspire-5735 named[898]: FORMERR resolving './NS/IN':
202.12.27.33#53
Dec 17 22:22:11 ray-Aspire-5735 named[898]: DNS format error from
192.203.230.10#53 resolving ./NS: non-improving referral
Dec 17 22:22:11 ray-Aspire-5735 named[898]: FORMERR resolving './NS/IN':
192.203.230.10#53
Dec 17 22:22:12 ray-Aspire-5735 named[898]: managed-keys-zone: No DNSKEY
RRSIGs found for '.': success
Dec 17 22:22:22 ray-Aspire-5735
org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Sources5[1145]: **
(evolution-source-registry:1502): WARNING **: secret_service_search_sync:
must specify at least one attribute to match
Dec 17 22:29:45 ray-Aspire-5735 gnome-session[1347]:
(zeitgeist-datahub:2514): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to read the recently
used resources file at '/home/ray/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but the
parser failed: Failed to open file
'/home/ray/.local/share/recently-used.xbel': Permission denied.
Dec 17 22:29:52 ray-Aspire-5735 gnome-session[1347]:
(zeitgeist-datahub:2514): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to read the recently
used resources file at '/home/ray/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but the
parser failed: Failed to open file
'/home/ray/.local/share/recently-used.xbel': Permission denied.
Dec 17 22:40:49 ray-Aspire-5735 gnome-session[1347]:
(zeitgeist-datahub:2514): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to read the recently
used resources file at '/home/ray/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but the
parser failed: Failed to open file
'/home/ray/.local/share/recently-used.xbel': Permission denied.
Dec 17 22:41:41 ray-Aspire-5735 gnome-session[1347]:
(zeitgeist-datahub:2514): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to read the recently
used resources file at '/home/ray/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but the
parser failed: Failed to open file
'/home/ray/.local/share/recently-used.xbel': Permission denied.
Dec 17 22:42:25 ray-Aspire-5735 systemd[1]: Started LSB: weewx weather
system.
file:///var/www/html/weewx/inde.html still shows only one 'page of data -
for 8Dec 2017.
the console appears to be showing the correct data, changing with time;
what further info would help you to help me towards a successfully working
weather station?
On Saturday, 9 December 2017 23:30:02 UTC+1, vince wrote:
>
> On Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 2:05:39 PM UTC-8, Ray wrote:
>>
>> I propose changing the FineOffset section of /etc/weewx/weewx.conf to
>> read as below:-
>>
>> [FineOffsetUSB]
>> # This section is for the Fine Offset series of weather stations.
>>
>> # The station model, e.g., WH1080, WS1090, WS2080, WH3081
>> model = Aercus WS3083
>>
>> #data_format=3080
>>
>
> remove the "#" comment character please
>
>
>> Will this be OK? One problem is that file is Read-Only, should I change
>> that temporarily to enable amending the file?
>>
>>
> Ray you 'desperately' need some beginner Linux command-line training.
> Really. Check out any of the zillion references out there. One good class
> is
> https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-linux-linuxfoundationx-lfs101x-1
> which is free to take and self-paced. There are many many others.
>
> Definitely get yourself some training before you drive yourself nutso
> struggling with things that are really baseline skills you need to run a
> Linux system.
>
> But to answer, you are likely once again trying to edit a root-owned file
> as a non-privileged user. You can change the permission to let you edit
> it, or alternately (preferably) use sudo when you try to do privileged
> things occasionally. Again, get yourself some training. It'll help.
>
>
>
>
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