I'll assume you are using weewx as this is the weewx forum. In your weewx.conf file:
[Vantage] # This section is for the Davis Vantage series of weather stations. # Connection type: serial or ethernet # serial (the classic VantagePro) # ethernet (the WeatherLinkIP or Serial-Ethernet bridge) type = ethernet and set the host to the address of the Pi. On Friday, June 19, 2020 at 9:40:28 AM UTC-4, Dale wrote: > > Jeff: > > This sounds like a solution to another use I have. > > > I can understand plugging the serial output from the Davis or whatever > into the Pi, having the Pi plugged into the LAN, and that program you > mention reads the Davis (as example) and sends it in some form over the > ethernet. > > > But once the destination computer running the program which needs the > serial data, how does the data on the ethernet get converted back into a > form that the program (which is looking for a COM port) able to get > those data from the ethernet? > > > It seems to me there must be some additional software on the receiving > end which un-does this and makes it appear that it is coming in on a COM. > > > For instance, Weather Display has some options to receive data from an > IP address, but those conversions are done within Weather Display > station interface. > > > Am I overthinking this, or is there more I would need to do on the > receiving end to be successful? > > Thanks for any clarification Dale > > > -- 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/68a73c15-1a32-462d-b7d0-7f82fdd51749o%40googlegroups.com.
