Hmmmm, yeah, reading through these, that makes more sense... running a second instance with a different config file is easy enough... it was just wrapping my mind around getting that data from that second instance into the report being generated by the Vantage instance... and that multiple binding thing explains it.
Thank you Tom!! On Sunday, June 7, 2020 at 6:57:42 PM UTC-6, Tom Keffer wrote: > > In theory you could do this by writing a service which augments the data > stream with the data from rtl_433. In practice, that's a lot of work, and > prone to some data confusion (for example, which outside temperature?). > > Better to run a second instance using the sdr driver, which adds to a > separate database. You can then use the data from the 2nd database in your > reports. > > A little bit of homework: > > - Take a look at the wiki article How to run multiple instances of > WeeWX <https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/weewx-multi> for one method > of running multiple instances. > - See the section *Using multiple bindings > <http://www.weewx.com/docs/customizing.htm#Using_multiple_bindings>* in > the Customizing Guide for how to use a 2nd database in your reports. > > -tk > > > > On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 5:46 PM Ron M. <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> Howdy folks, >> >> Been happily using wee for a few years now, and finally trying to get a >> little dangerous with it now. :) >> >> Running Wee 4.1.1 (just updated today via deb) on a RasPi with a USB >> connected Vantage station. That part is working great. >> >> I had a couple of RTLSDR modules lying around from my ADSB receiver >> experiments, and decided to fire one up with rtl_433 just to see what all >> is around... and I found a couple of LaCrosse sensors and a couple of >> Acurite sensors nearby from which I could receive temperature and humidity >> data. So I decided to try adding that capability into my existing wee >> instance... yeah that didn't quite work. Glad I saved a backup of the .conf >> to go back to. :) >> >> If I'm following the logs correctly, it appears I can only have one >> "station_type" defined for my weewx.conf file... and that's where I'm >> failing to follow why it's not working. I'm obviously getting all my >> primary data input from the Vantage, and want to keep that. I just want to >> pick up the extra temperature and humidity variables I'm seeing via the SDR >> and add those to my existing weather page without needing to run a separate >> instance of wee... or at least not a full separate instance... this is >> where I'm really not clear on the remote service part. >> >> Here's the snippet of the SDR config section... yes I know it's all >> commented out right now, for obvious reasons. >> >> >> ############################################################################## >> >> #[SDR] >> # This section is for the software-defined radio driver. >> >> # The driver to use >> # driver = user.sdr >> # cmd = rtl_433 -M utc -F json >> # path = /usr/local/bin >> # [[sensor_map]] >> # extraTemp1 = temperature_C.185.LaCrosse-TX141THBv2 >> # extraHumid1 = humidity.185.LaCrosse-TX141THBv2 >> # extraTemp2 = temperature_C.212.LaCrosse-TX141THBv2 >> # extraHumid2 = humidity.212.LaCrosse-TX141THBv2 >> # extraTemp3 = temperature_C.99.Acurite-606TX >> # log_unknown_sensors = True >> # log_unmapped_sensors = True >> >> >> ############################################################################## >> >> >> But this is basically what I'm trying to do, read that data into those >> "extraTemp#" fields, that way it can be displayed and added to the existing >> graphs. >> >> Am I going about this the wrong way? Or is this just not within the >> capability of the software? >> >> Thanks, >> Ron NN5DX >> >> >> -- >> 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/e17dc755-d168-4d86-afcf-781972f5a05eo%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/e17dc755-d168-4d86-afcf-781972f5a05eo%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/8720072d-caf1-40c9-96c6-94a5c7564d2fo%40googlegroups.com.
