Thanks for the tip Thomas. Yes, it is a wireless VP2. I had tried moving the console before but I gave it another go and it made no difference. I do get good signal strength with rxCheckPercent close to 100%.
- Peter On Friday, August 16, 2019 at 8:54:27 PM UTC+9:30, Thomas Keffer wrote: > > Sounds like you're having a bad week! > > I assume this is a wireless VP2? I once had a similar experience that was > cured by moving the console. The RF reception between ISS and console was > so poor it resulted in a wind direction that was wrong, or didn't change. > > As an experiment, can you try moving the console closer? > > -tk > > On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 7:01 PM Peter_F <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> This may be the wrong forum for this but I have Googled this to death and >> no apparent answer. >> >> I have had my Davis Vantage Pro2 for over four years and have had no >> issues (Console on my desk and an Envoy with data logger plugged into RPi >> running WeeWX). A few weeks ago I noticed on the console that the Wind >> Direction was locked onto due south (180 degrees). Wind Speed is working >> OK. The Envoy was showing the same on WeeWX. The Console and Envoy have >> an offset configured for 180 degrees because the anemometer is pointing >> South instead of North because I want the solar panels pointing North as I >> am in the Southern Hemisphere. >> >> After checking connections, etc and finding no issues, I bit the bullet >> and bought a new anemometer. To my disappointment, the problem persisted >> with the new anemometer. I spoke to Davis and they said it must be the >> Transmitter Board so I reluctantly purchased a new one from them. I have >> installed it and the problem STILL persists. After ringing Davis again, >> they tried to blame the Raspberry Pi which makes no sense as the Console is >> not connected to the RPi. >> >> Since then I have tried various things - changing Transmitter channel, >> Firmware updates, unplugging all other sensors from the ISS - but to no >> avail. Very occasionally the Wind Direction does work, but not for very >> long. Other knowledgeable people I have spoken to (no knowledge about >> Davis Weather Stations though) said it's probably electrical interference. >> All the answers I can find is either a busted anemometer or a broken wire. >> I have replaced both the anemometer (comes with new cable) and also the >> Transmitter. There's not much else to replace. >> >> When I ordered the new anemometer, I gave the old one to a friend who is >> interested in building his own Weather Station from discrete sensors and >> micro-controllers. He was interested in pulling it apart and possibly >> fixing it. He said the anemometer works no problems. >> >> I'm at my wit's end. I have thrown a few hundred AU$ at this and have >> got nowhere. To really rub it in, my Envoy decided to die the other day. >> I don't have the cash to replace that so I have moved the data logger to >> the console and now running WeeWX off that. >> >> Anyone have any ideas? >> >> - Peter >> >> -- >> 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] <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/79acf77e-3076-4bac-b882-cdbee3cb16ca%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/79acf77e-3076-4bac-b882-cdbee3cb16ca%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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/8e586f03-f57b-4057-ae47-fdb148c39ce7%40googlegroups.com.
