My welcome has been similar :)

On the 15 years or so of data from wview. I successfully imported 12 years 
of data. So it's possible! :)

Good luck.
Chris

On Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 8:56:51 PM UTC-8, loonsailor wrote:
>
> Thanks, that did it!  Actually, I'm not sure whether it was the "port" or 
> the "tcp_port" parameter in weewx.conf, so I changed both.  I'm up and 
> running!  It barfed on importing my 15 years or so of data from wview, but 
> that's a problem for another day, and I won't have a chance to dig into it 
> for a couple of weeks.
>
> Thanks again for all the help!  What a nice way to enter a new community.
>
> On Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 6:16:56 PM UTC-8, Tom Keffer wrote:
>>
>> The "host" line should just  be the IP address: no port.
>>
>> The "port" line should be the port.
>>
>> you're combining the two as "host".
>>
>> So, you want
>>
>> [Vantage]
>>   type = ethernet
>>   host = 192.168.198.202
>>   port = 3001
>>
>> -tk
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 27, 2017 at 6:05 PM, 'loonsailor' via weewx-user <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for this.  I was really excited.  Tried it, but it doesn't work.  
>>> Specifically, here is the log file:
>>>
>>> Dec 27 18:00:32 ubu-mini-weather weewx[10917]: engine: Loading station 
>>> type Vantage (weewx.drivers.vantage)
>>> Dec 27 18:00:32 ubu-mini-weather weewx[10902]:    ...done.
>>> Dec 27 18:00:32 ubu-mini-weather systemd[1]: Started LSB: weewx weather 
>>> system.
>>> Dec 27 18:00:32 ubu-mini-weather weewx[10917]: vantage: Socket error 
>>> while opening port 22222 to ethernet host 192.168.198.202.
>>> Dec 27 18:00:32 ubu-mini-weather weewx[10917]: import of driver failed: 
>>> [Errno 111] Connection refused (<class 'weewx.WeeWxIOError'>)
>>> Dec 27 18:00:32 ubu-mini-weather weewx[10917]: engine: Unable to load 
>>> driver: [Errno 111] Connection refused
>>> Dec 27 18:00:32 ubu-mini-weather weewx[10917]:     ****  Exiting...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The serial port converter wants to use socket 3001.  Worked fine in 
>>> wview, so I chaged the socket address in weewx.conf to be 
>>> 192.168.198.202:3001.  Then, I get the following:
>>>
>>> Dec 27 17:31:29 ubu-mini-weather weewx[10673]: engine: Loading station 
>>> type Vantage (weewx.drivers.vantage)
>>> Dec 27 17:31:29 ubu-mini-weather weewx[10673]: vantage: Socket error 
>>> while opening port 22222 to ethernet host 192.168.198.202:3001.
>>> Dec 27 17:31:29 ubu-mini-weather weewx[10673]: import of driver failed: 
>>> [Errno -2] Name or service not known (<class 'weewx.WeeWxIOError'>)
>>> Dec 27 17:31:29 ubu-mini-weather weewx[10673]: engine: Unable to load 
>>> driver: [Errno -2] Name or service not known
>>> Dec 27 17:31:29 ubu-mini-weather weewx[10658]:    ...done.
>>>
>>> So, I'm not sure how to tell it to open the correct socket on the 
>>> lantronix.  I'll have a look at the code, but any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 11:03:43 AM UTC-8, Chris Alemany 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi loonsailor,
>>>>
>>>> I have been using a serial to ethernet interface for years as well 
>>>> (with the wview software).  I moved to weewx recently and after some 
>>>> digging realized the support for serial-ethernet is there, just not 
>>>> documented up front.
>>>>
>>>> Just go through the regular install process and when you get into the 
>>>> weewx.conf file below is what I am using for my Serial-Ethernet bridge.  
>>>> Exactly what I used for wview all this time.  Worked on the first try.
>>>>
>>>> Good luck!
>>>>
>>>> [Vantage]
>>>>     # This section is for the Davis Vantage series of weather stations.
>>>>     
>>>>     # Connection type: serial or ethernet 
>>>>     #  serial (the classic VantagePro)
>>>>     #  ethernet (the WeatherLinkIP)
>>>>     type = ethernet
>>>>     
>>>>     # If the connection type is serial, a port must be specified:
>>>>     #   Debian, Ubuntu, Redhat, Fedora, and SuSE:
>>>>     #     /dev/ttyUSB0 is a common USB port name
>>>>     #     /dev/ttyS0   is a common serial port name
>>>>     #   BSD:
>>>>     #     /dev/cuaU0   is a common serial port name
>>>>     port = /dev/ttyUSB0
>>>>     
>>>>     # If the connection type is ethernet, an IP Address/hostname is 
>>>> required:
>>>>     host = 192.168.1.101
>>>>     
>>>>     ######################################################
>>>>     # The rest of this section rarely needs any attention. 
>>>>     # You can safely leave it "as is."
>>>>     ######################################################
>>>>     
>>>>     # Serial baud rate (usually 19200)
>>>>     baudrate = 19200
>>>>     
>>>>     # TCP port (when using the WeatherLinkIP)
>>>>     tcp_port = 4660
>>>>     
>>>>     # TCP send delay (when using the WeatherLinkIP):
>>>>     tcp_send_delay = 0.5
>>>>     
>>>>     # The id of your ISS station (usually 1). If you use a wind meter 
>>>> connected
>>>>     # to a anemometer transmitter kit, use its id
>>>>     iss_id = 1
>>>>     
>>>>     # How long to wait for a response from the station before giving up 
>>>> (in
>>>>     # seconds; must be greater than 2)
>>>>     timeout = 4
>>>>     
>>>>     # How long to wait before trying again (in seconds)
>>>>     wait_before_retry = 1.2
>>>>     
>>>>     # How many times to try before giving up:
>>>>     max_tries = 4
>>>>     
>>>>     # The driver to use:
>>>>     driver = weewx.drivers.vantage
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at 9:57:39 PM UTC-8, loonsailor wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> My old computer, on which I've been running view for many years, has 
>>>>> died.  I'd like to switch over to weewx, but I'm not sure if it will 
>>>>> support my hardware.  I'm running an original vantage pro.  The console 
>>>>> has 
>>>>> a serial port, which I've connected to my LAN with a Lantronix 
>>>>> serial-ethernet interface, an older version of this 
>>>>> <https://www.lantronix.com/products/eds1100-eds2100/> one.  I can't 
>>>>> move the console near my computer, because the wireless won't handle the 
>>>>> walls and the distance.  So, I have uncertainty on two levels - the old 
>>>>> Vantage Pro (not the newer + version), and the connection via a 
>>>>> serial-ethernet interface.  Can I make this work, or do I need to rethink 
>>>>> the whole thing?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
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