Hi, Compliments of the season to all.
I have purchased and received an acurite 5-in-1 device with and SDR usb dongle and i have begun installing it. I originally used this tutorial: https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/sdr-rpi-recipe but then i found there were 1 or 2 steps missing, like running the config and enabling SDR which adds the SDR section to weewx.conf. I found this by using the second tutorial https://github.com/matthewwall/weewx-sdr At this point, it is almost working - but it's just not 100% yet. Please take a look at the below - would appreciate any suggestions. *When i run both of the below, i am receiving sensor data from the acuritie 5-in-1 directly with the sensor code of **013E* (example wind_dir.013E.Acurite5n1Packet) - sudo rtl_433 -M utc -F json - sudo PYTHONPATH=/usr/share/weewx python /usr/share/weewx/user/sdr.py --cmd="rtl_433 -M utc -F json" *I have added the below to weewx.conf under the [SDR] / sensor_map section:* driver = user.sdr cmd = sudo rtl_433 -M utc -F json path = /rtl-433/bin ld_library_path = /libusb-1.0.20/lib:/rtl-sdr/lib [[sensor_map]] windDir = wind_dir.013E.Acurite5n1Packet windSpeed = wind_speed.013E.Acurite5n1Packet outTemp = temperature.013E.Acurite5n1Packet outHumidity = humidity.013E.Acurite5n1Packet rain_total = rain_total.013E.Acurite5n1Packet txBatteryStatus = battery.013E.Acurite5n1Packet rxCheckPercent = status.013E.Acurite5n1Packet *When i run sudo service weewx status - this is what i get* *●* weewx.service - LSB: weewx weather system Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/weewx; generated) Active: *active (running)* since Sun 2019-12-29 09:55:05 +04; 2min 55s ago Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8) Process: 1440 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/weewx start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Tasks: 8 (limit: 1599) Memory: 28.9M CGroup: /system.slice/weewx.service ├─1455 python /usr/bin/weewxd --daemon --pidfile=/var/run/weewx.pid /etc/weewx/weewx.conf ├─1459 sudo rtl_433 -M utc -F json └─1466 rtl_433 -M utc -F json Dec 29 09:55:05 raspberrypi weewx[1455]: restx: StationRegistry: Registration not requested. Dec 29 09:55:05 raspberrypi weewx[1455]: restx: Wunderground-PWS: Data for station IUMMAL1 will be posted Dec 29 09:55:05 raspberrypi weewx[1455]: restx: PWSweather: Posting not enabled. Dec 29 09:55:05 raspberrypi weewx[1455]: restx: CWOP: Posting not enabled. Dec 29 09:55:05 raspberrypi weewx[1455]: restx: WOW: Posting not enabled. Dec 29 09:55:05 raspberrypi weewx[1455]: restx: AWEKAS: Posting not enabled. Dec 29 09:55:05 raspberrypi weewx[1455]: restx: WindGuru: service version is 0.1 Dec 29 09:55:05 raspberrypi weewx[1455]: restx: WindGuru: Data will be uploaded for 10002 Dec 29 09:55:05 raspberrypi weewx[1455]: engine: Starting up weewx version 3.9.2 Dec 29 09:55:05 raspberrypi weewx[1455]: engine: Starting main packet loop. When i access the pi via the chrome browser on another computer using http://192.168.1.150/weewx/ it does not look like any of the sensor data is reaching weewx because all the fields are blank. Much appreciated. Thanks, Sean. On Fri, Dec 13, 2019 at 10:51 PM mwall <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Friday, December 13, 2019 at 1:42:32 PM UTC-5, Sean Jahnig wrote: >> >> Are there any better suggestions for a weather station that is more >> reliable than the acurite? > > > many. > > but the easiest thing for you would be to buy a US$20 usb-sdr dongle, > install the weewx-sdr driver, and start capturing data from your existing > hardware using that. you would also have to add a pressure sensor - this > is easily done with an inexpensive chip/board that you snap onto the rpi, > install a weewx service, and that adds pressure to the observations. (the > acurite console has the pressure sensor in an acurite-only system) > > here is a guide for how to do it: > > https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/sdr-rpi-recipe > > or you could purchase an acurite smarthub (no longer manufactured, but > might be able to find one cheap) or an acurite access (about $40), and > capture data from that using the weewx-interceptor extension. > > the 5in1 instruments are not bad. it is only the consoles that are > flaky. some of the console models work pretty well, but given the iffy > nature of usb on some rpi models, it is not the most robust solution. > > m > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/weewx-user/eVspWV-fNI0/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/5a158b9a-0977-4ee9-93e1-f1f741cd8959%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/5a158b9a-0977-4ee9-93e1-f1f741cd8959%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. 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