Thanks, Rich. I'll try it when I get back. I'll be in our second home for a 
few days: going to the gun range and the clothing-optional resort (not at 
the same time!).

On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 1:19:26 PM UTC-6 [email protected] wrote:

> So, the [[[first/topic]]] are meant to be replaced with the actual topic. 
> So it would be something like this
> ```
> [[Topics]]
>   [[[topic name that snowDepth is published on]]]
>     [[[[topic name that snowDepth is published on]]]]
>       name = snowDepth
>   [[[topic name that snowRate is published on]]]
>     [[[[topic name that snowRate is published on]]]]
>       name = snowRate
> ```
> The duplication is an artifact of dealing with json and keyword payloads. 
> The ```use_topic_as_fieldname``` option can be used to make the config a 
> bit prettier.
> ```
> [[Topics]]
>   use_topic_as_fieldname = true
>   [[[topic name that snowDepth is published on]]]
>     name = snowDepth
>   [[[topic name that snowRate is published on]]]
>     name = snowRate
> ```
> Note, if snowDepth is actually published on the topic snowDepth, the 
> ```name``` option can be left off.
> I don’t think that you want to set contains_total=true for snowDepth. This 
> is used when the field contains a total and it needs to be converted into 
> an increment for WeeWX.
>
> I’ll work on clarifying the wiki.
>
> With that said, it shouldn’t have broken WeeWX. If you are up for it, 
> before changing the config, setting debug=1, restarting WeeWX for a couple 
> of archive intervals and attaching the log would be appreciated .
>
> rich
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, 6 October 2020 at 13:28:34 UTC-4 [email protected] wrote:
>
>> Attached is the extension material that I put into weewx.conf. But when I 
>> set enable = true, weewx stops archiving data. Is there an error in this 
>> configuration, or could subscribe be incompatible with another service? I'm 
>> using the Weatherflowudp driver with mqtt and GW1000 extensions.
>>
>> On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 9:17:07 AM UTC-6 Timothy Buchanan wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks, Rich, I should be able to edit weewx.conf based on the example 
>>> at the bottom of that page.
>>>
>>> I am using an ESP8266 board with an ultrasonic sensor and a temperature 
>>> sensor (to calibrate the speed of sound), and programming in the Arduino 
>>> IDE. I'll 3D print a case and mount it above my deck. The materials cost 
>>> about $15.
>>>
>>> I'd be happy to post the code here, under a new topic, once I get it 
>>> working.
>>>
>>> Timothy
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 8:53:45 AM UTC-6 [email protected] 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> What type of sensor are you using for measuring snow depth?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>

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