Hi, Thanks for detailed instructions! I'm curious about status. Have you encountered any problems with the setup, or even with the WMR 89 itself? I'm planning to upgrade from my current WMR100 to WMR89, and want to make sure it is working fine before I invest! Cheers, Hans
Den söndag 30 september 2018 kl. 13:49:29 UTC+2 skrev ACommonMan: > > Hopefully this will help others trying to configure the Oregon Scientific > WMR 89/89A weather station. > > OS: Running a Raspberry Pi Zero W Rev 1.1 > > Thanks to all who have contributed to the driver for the Oregon Scientifc > WMR 89/89A weather station. THE DRIVER IS AVAILABLE FROM from the original > author, Matthew Wall at: https://github.com/matthewwall/weewx-wmr89. > > I've had to make a few additions/amendments to the driver to get it > working so I thought I'd add a post in case anyone else is having similar > difficulties. I've also attached the modified driver file I'm using if this > is easier, but the changes are minor so you may prefer to make them > yourself. [SEE ATTACHED modified 'wmr89.py'. Full installation procedure > outlined below.] > > [1] CHANGES to original 'wmr89.py' > > (a) on line 222, > change 'ord(x)' to 'ord(x[0])' > (b) on line 107, > change 'logdbg("sensors: $s" % pkt)' to 'logdbg("sensors: %s" % pkt)' > (c) on line 82, > change 'rainRate' to 'rain' > (d) on line 113, > change 'self._calculate_rain_delta(packet)' to > #if packet contains rain data then calculate rain increment > if self.sensor_map['rain_total'] in packet: > self._calculate_rain_delta(packet) > > Thats all. > > > [2] FULL INSTALLATION DETAILS > > The full configuration for the WMR89/89A I followed was: (I have assumed > that you have already downloaded and installed the weewx software (Debian > version as I'm working on a Raspberry Pi. If you haven't done this yet, > during the installation choose the 'Simulator' weather station, although > this is not essential.) > > STEP 1: > Download the .zip file from https://github.com/matthewwall/weewx-wmr89, > by entering the following commands (careful with 0's (zeros) and O's > (capital letter 'oh')) > > wget -O weewx-wmr89.zip > https://github.com/matthewwall/weewx-wmr89/archive/master.zip > sudo wee_extension --install=weewx-wmr89.zip > > STEP 2: > Add the CP210X kernel module, by entering the commands: > > sudo modprobe cp210x > sudo sh -c 'echo 0fde ca0a > /sys/bus/usb-serial/drivers/cp210x/new_id' > > STEP 3: > The original driver for the WMR 89/89A is at > '/usr/share/weewx/user/wmr89.py'. > > Either modifiy this file (type 'sudo nano wmr89.py' having changed to the > directory '/usr/share/weewx/user/'), or copy the updated 'wmr89.py' > attached to this post to the directory '/usr/share/weewx/user/', > overwriting the original 'wmr89.py'. > > STEP 4: > Reconfigure weewx. [Note, when selecting a station, choose 'WMR89' and the > connection should be too device '/dev/ttyUSB0'.] > > sudo wee_config --reconfigure > > STEP 5: > Run weewx by entering the command > > sudo weewxd /etc/weewx/weewx.conf > > RESULT: > You should see a stream of output to the terminal with readings from the > weather station. At this point you can stop weewx and run it rather as a > daemon, using (see weewx User Guide) > > sudo /etc/init.d/weewx start > > -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/8c3dba0b-8510-46b0-9415-3c9ba20e0806%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
