By display I mean the html page in a web browser. I have since stopped and started weewx a few times and every time it updates the humidity value on the webpage and in the database. I'll attach log shortly.
How do I capture the LOOP and REC data? On Tuesday, 23 July 2019 16:53:33 UTC+2, Andrew Milner wrote: > > what does the log say from startup until two archive intervals have > passed?? > > the answer usually lies in the log - so please post your log from startup > until two intervals later. > > Also, as a seperate exercise, can you post the result of running weewx > directly and give us the LOOP and REC data for at least two archive > intervals. > > When you say the humidity updated what exacgly do you mean - in a report, > in weewx.sdb or somewhere else. When you say humidity is displayed as 48% > where and how is it displayed? weewx does not 'display' data anywhere it > merely stores archive data in a database, runs a report generator to create > html pages and outpts data to other places - there is no 'display' anywhere > > > > > > On Tuesday, 23 July 2019 17:46:55 UTC+3, Danie Cillie wrote: >> >> Since my last message, the humidity was displayed as 48% (last 3 hours) >> even though we had rain and the direct sensor reading was 94%. >> >> Just out of desperation I stopped the weewx engine and restarted and the >> humidity updated. >> So for some reason it only updates when the weewx engine starts. >> >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, 23 July 2019 13:39:42 UTC+2, Andrew Milner wrote: >>> >>> that is correct. BUt you really should not see much difference between >>> polling values if you are polling at 2.5 seconds!! But the value which is >>> archived will be the average value over the 3 minute archive period. >>> >>> If you are displaying the LOOP packets - the values written to the >>> database are in the REC packet - which should occur once every 3 minutes - >>> and they are ALL averaged values for values received in the LOOP packets of >>> the interval - pressure, temperature, humidity etc etc >>> >>> On Tuesday, 23 July 2019 14:32:17 UTC+3, Danie Cillie wrote: >>>> >>>> The archive period you refer to, is that the value set in the >>>> weewx.conf file? I have reduced that to 240 or 3 minutes. If I understand >>>> you correctly, the average is over the 3 minute period until the next >>>> write >>>> is done to the database. >>>> If I run weewxd directly, (sudo weewxd weewx.conf) the LOOP values are >>>> correct. >>>> Then I assume the values read (poll_interval is 2.5 seconds) in the 3 >>>> minute period is averaged and written to the database, is that correct? >>>> I'll monitor the readings over a few days to see if I can make any >>>> sense out of this. >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, 23 July 2019 11:45:46 UTC+2, Danie Cillie wrote: >>>>> >>>>> It will stay at a certain value for example 51% for a long time even >>>>> though the loop value has changed drastically. Both the loop and archive >>>>> record values are correct when displayed on the terminal but that is not >>>>> what is written to the database. >>>>> How does one determine the archive period over which the values are >>>>> averaged? >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, 23 July 2019 11:33:33 UTC+2, Andrew Milner wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> how do you know it is 'stuck'?? the archived value is the AVERAGE of >>>>>> readings received during the archive period. What values are displayed >>>>>> that you say are correct - the loop value or the archive record value?? >>>>>> Remember that humidity does not change very quickly. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, 23 July 2019 12:15:20 UTC+3, Danie Cillie wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Morning, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I use a Raspberry Pi with the GroveWeatherRack and sensors and weewx. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The grovePi driver sends the data directly to weewx. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The LOOP data and the archive data as printed on the terminal when >>>>>>> weewxd runs is correct and updates correctly, but the humidity data is >>>>>>> stored correctly the first time in the database and then gets stuck. >>>>>>> Sometimes after a long time (hours) it changes to a new value and >>>>>>> sticks to >>>>>>> that again. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I can not understand why the data is read and displayed correctly >>>>>>> but not stored in the database. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The data on this page illustrates what the problem is >>>>>>> https://www.pwsweather.com/obs/IBLUERID2.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Please find the config file and log file attached. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Any suggestions appreciated. >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- 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/6d7b361a-b1a8-4434-b81d-842e0591dd96%40googlegroups.com.
