The type 'totalRain' has been in the code for a long time. What I'm
wondering about is where did the line
rain = prefer_hardware
come from.
If you are still on squeeze, you're best off staying with Python 2. Not all
of the Python 3 pre-requisites are available through the repositories.
-tk
On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 8:31 PM Clay Jackson <radion7...@gmail.com> wrote:
> OK - thanks. Had a bit of a scare when I corrupted my config file and
> NOTHING would start. I commented rain and rainRate out of StdWXCaiculate
> and looks good now. I AM getting an N/A in RanRate om the disp;lay, but
> that's OK for the time being. Will check when we next get rain to see
> what happens.
>
> It would be nice to know where totalRain came from - I tried grep'ing for
> it in all the .py files and only found it in accum and units. Before I
> posted, I actually commented those lines out and that did NOT work. Any
> thoughts on that?
>
> Also, I notice from the log I'm still using Python 2, which is what
> /usr/bin/python points to by default on squeeze, which is what I'm running
> right now. Are there notes on how to force weewx to use python3?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 5:36 PM Tom Keffer <tkef...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Try removing the line
>>
>> rain = prefer_hardware
>>
>> It's what's causing the StdWXCalculate service to try and calculate a
>> value.
>>
>> I wonder where that line came from. I don't recall it ever being part of
>> weewx.conf
>>
>> -tk
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 4:58 PM Clay Jackson <radion7...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm using an Accurite 5n1 - this has been working since early 3.x; just
>>> stopped in 4.3, I AM using my 4.2 config files and skins.
>>>
>>> [StdWXCalculate]
>>>
>>> [[Calculations]]
>>> # Derived quantities are calculated by this service. Possible
>>> values are:
>>> # hardware - use the value provided by hardware
>>> # software - use the value calculated by weewx
>>> # prefer_hardware - use value provide by hardware if available,
>>> # otherwise use value calculated by weewx
>>>
>>> pressure = prefer_hardware
>>> barometer = prefer_hardware
>>> altimeter = software
>>> windchill = software
>>> heatindex = software
>>> dewpoint = software
>>> inDewpoint = prefer_hardware
>>> rainRate = prefer_hardware
>>> rain = prefer_hardware
>>> ET = software
>>> maxSolarRad = prefer_hardware
>>> cloudbase = prefer_hardware
>>> humidex = prefer_hardware
>>> appTemp = prefer_hardware
>>> windrun = prefer_hardware
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 4:45 PM Tom Keffer <tkef...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Normally, the driver does it, but if asked, WeeWX can calculate 'rain'
>>>> from cumulative quantities such as totalRain, by taking a difference.
>>>>
>>>> Your configuration file seems to be asking to do so, but totalRain is
>>>> not available. As for why it's asking, that's not clear.
>>>>
>>>> What does the section [StdWXCalculate] in your file weewx.conf look
>>>> like?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 4:17 PM Clay Jackson <radion7...@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I just upgraded (through apt update, using raspbian) to 4.3.0 and am
>>>>> seeing the following error.
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:12 Weather weewx[17287] INFO __main__: PID file is
>>>>> /var/run/weewx.pid
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:12 Weather weewx[17275]: Starting weewx weather system:
>>>>> weewx.
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:12 Weather weewx[17291] INFO __main__: Using
>>>>> configuration file /etc/weewx/weewx.conf
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:12 Weather weewx[17291] INFO __main__: Debug is 0
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:12 Weather weewx[17291] INFO weewx.engine: Loading
>>>>> station type SDR (user.sdr)
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:12 Weather weewx[17291] INFO user.sdr: driver version is
>>>>> 0.78
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:12 Weather weewx[17291] INFO user.sdr: sensor map is
>>>>> {u'windDir': u'wind_dir.04C9.Acurite5n1PacketV2', u'windSpeed':
>>>>> u'wind_speed.04C9.Acurite5n1PacketV2', u'outTemp':
>>>>> u'temperature.04C9.Acurite5n1PacketV2', u'outHumidity':
>>>>> u'humidity.04C9.Acurite5n1PacketV2', u'rain_total':
>>>>> u'rain_total.04C9.Acurite5n1PacketV2', u'txBatteryStatus':
>>>>> u'battery.04C9.Acurite5n1PacketV2', u'inTemp':
>>>>> u'temperature.4:0.AmbientF007THPacket', u'inHumidity':
>>>>> u'humidity.4:0.AmbientF007THPacket', u'lightning_distance':
>>>>> u'distance.002B.AcuriteLightningPacket', u'soilTemp1':
>>>>> u'temperature_probe.0F66.Acurite00275MPacket', u'extraTemp5':
>>>>> u'temperature.0F66.Acurite00275MPacket', u'extraHumid3':
>>>>> u'humidity.0F66.Acurite00275MPacket', u'extraTemp1':
>>>>> u'temperature.002B.AcuriteLightningPacket', u'extraHumid1':
>>>>> u'humidity.002B.AcuriteLightningPacket', u'strikes_total':
>>>>> u'strikes_total.002B.AcuriteLightningPacket', u'extraTemp2':
>>>>> u'temperature.1:0.AmbientF007THPacket', u'extraTemp3':
>>>>> u'temperature.2:0.AmbientF007THPacket', u'extraTemp4':
>>>>> u'temperature.3:0.AmbientF007THPacket', u'extraHumid2':
>>>>> u'humidity.3:0.AmbientF007THPacket'}
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:12 Weather weewx[17291] INFO user.sdr: deltas is
>>>>> {u'lightning_strike_count': u'strikes_total', u'rain': u'rain_total'}
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:12 Weather weewx[17291] INFO user.sdr: startup process
>>>>> 'rtl_433 -M utc -F json'
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:12 Weather weewx[17291] INFO weewx.engine: StdConvert
>>>>> target unit is 0x1
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:13 Weather weewx[17291] INFO weewx.engine: Archive will
>>>>> use data binding wx_binding
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:13 Weather weewx[17291] INFO weewx.engine: Record
>>>>> generation will be attempted in 'hardware'
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:13 Weather weewx[17291] INFO weewx.engine: Using archive
>>>>> interval of 300 seconds (specified in weewx configuration)
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:13 Weather weewx[17291] INFO weewx.restx:
>>>>> Wunderground-PWS: Data for station KWAPROSS22 will be posted
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:13 Weather weewx[17291] INFO weewx.restx: CWOP: Data for
>>>>> station N7QNM-13 will be posted
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:13 Weather weewx[17291] INFO user.mqtt: service version
>>>>> is 0.23
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:13 Weather weewx[17291] INFO user.mqtt: binding to archive
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:13 Weather weewx[17291] INFO user.mqtt: topic is temps
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:13 Weather weewx[17291] INFO user.mqtt: data will be
>>>>> uploaded to mqtt://@localhost:1883/
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:13 Weather weewx[17291] INFO __main__: Starting up weewx
>>>>> version 4.3.0
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:13 Weather weewx[17291] INFO weewx.engine: Using binding
>>>>> 'wx_binding' to database 'weewx'
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:13 Weather weewx[17291] INFO weewx.manager: Starting
>>>>> backfill of daily summaries
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:13 Weather weewx[17291] INFO weewx.engine: Starting main
>>>>> packet loop.
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:34 Weather weewx[17291] INFO weewx.engine: Main loop
>>>>> exiting. Shutting engine down.
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:34 Weather weewx[17291] INFO user.sdr: shutdown process
>>>>> rtl_433 -M utc -F json
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:45 Weather weewx[17291] ERROR user.sdr: process did not
>>>>> respond to kill, shutting down anyway
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:45 Weather weewx[17291] CRITICAL __main__: Caught
>>>>> unrecoverable exception:
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:45 Weather weewx[17291] CRITICAL __main__: ****
>>>>> 'totalRain'
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:45 Weather weewx[17291] CRITICAL __main__: ****
>>>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:45 Weather weewx[17291] CRITICAL __main__: ****
>>>>> File "/usr/share/weewx/weewxd", line 154, in main
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:45 Weather weewx[17291] CRITICAL __main__: ****
>>>>> engine.run()
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:45 Weather weewx[17291] CRITICAL __main__: ****
>>>>> File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/engine.py", line 210, in run
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:45 Weather weewx[17291] CRITICAL __main__: ****
>>>>> self.dispatchEvent(weewx.Event(weewx.NEW_LOOP_PACKET, packet=packet))
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:45 Weather weewx[17291] CRITICAL __main__: ****
>>>>> File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/engine.py", line 245, in dispatchEvent
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:45 Weather weewx[17291] CRITICAL __main__: ****
>>>>> callback(event)
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:45 Weather weewx[17291] CRITICAL __main__: ****
>>>>> File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/wxservices.py", line 45, in new_loop_packet
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:45 Weather weewx[17291] CRITICAL __main__: ****
>>>>> self.do_calculations(event.packet)
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:45 Weather weewx[17291] CRITICAL __main__: ****
>>>>> File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/wxservices.py", line 66, in do_calculations
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:45 Weather weewx[17291] CRITICAL __main__: ****
>>>>> new_value = weewx.xtypes.get_scalar(obs_type, data_dict, self.db_manager)
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:45 Weather weewx[17291] CRITICAL __main__: ****
>>>>> File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/xtypes.py", line 71, in get_scalar
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:45 Weather weewx[17291] CRITICAL __main__: ****
>>>>> return xtype.get_scalar(obs_type, record, db_manager)
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:45 Weather weewx[17291] CRITICAL __main__: ****
>>>>> File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/wxxtypes.py", line 594, in get_scalar
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:45 Weather weewx[17291] CRITICAL __main__: ****
>>>>> delta = weewx.wxformulas.calculate_delta(record[total_key],
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:45 Weather weewx[17291] CRITICAL __main__: ****
>>>>> KeyError: 'totalRain'
>>>>> Jan 16 15:59:45 Weather weewx[17291] CRITICAL __main__: ****
>>>>> Exiting.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm using sdr to get data from an accurite 5n1. Tried some debugging
>>>>> on my own and can't even see where totalRain is coming from - rtl_433 uses
>>>>> "rain_in, and sdr returns rain_total
>>>>>
>>>>> Here's peces of my config
>>>>> [SDR]
>>>>> # This section is for the software-defined radio driver.
>>>>>
>>>>> # The driver to use
>>>>> driver = user.sdr
>>>>> path = /usr/local/bin
>>>>> # log_unknown_sensors = True
>>>>> # log_unmapped_sensors = True
>>>>> [[sensor_map]]
>>>>> windDir = wind_dir.04C9.Acurite5n1PacketV2
>>>>> windSpeed = wind_speed.04C9.Acurite5n1PacketV2
>>>>> outTemp = temperature.04C9.Acurite5n1PacketV2
>>>>> outHumidity = humidity.04C9.Acurite5n1PacketV2
>>>>> rain_total = rain_total.04C9.Acurite5n1PacketV2
>>>>> txBatteryStatus = battery.04C9.Acurite5n1PacketV2
>>>>> inTemp = temperature.4:0.AmbientF007THPacket
>>>>> inHumidity = humidity.4:0.AmbientF007THPacket
>>>>> lightning_distance = distance.002B.AcuriteLightningPacket
>>>>> # Garden Bed
>>>>> soilTemp1 = temperature_probe.0F66.Acurite00275MPacket
>>>>> extraTemp5 = temperature.0F66.Acurite00275MPacket
>>>>> extraHumid3 = humidity.0F66.Acurite00275MPacket
>>>>> # GreenHouse
>>>>> extraTemp1 = temperature.002B.AcuriteLightningPacket
>>>>> extraHumid1 = humidity.002B.AcuriteLightningPacket
>>>>> strikes_total = strikes_total.002B.AcuriteLightningPacket
>>>>> # Upright Freezer
>>>>> extraTemp2 = temperature.1:0.AmbientF007THPacket
>>>>> # Chest Freezer
>>>>> .
>>>>> . [[deltas]]
>>>>> lightning_strike_count = strikes_total
>>>>> rain = rain_total
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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