On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 4:27 AM gjr80 <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I think you need to take a step back and work through this carefully and
> methodically. The weewx.conf you posted a couple of posts ago is for a
> setup.py install, ie WeeWX is installed in /home/weewx. The syslog extract
> you provided is for a WeeWX install that was installed as a package (ie not
> installed via setup.py) where weewx.conf is located in /etc/weewx. This
> makes it impossible to reconcile one against the other (and in this case
> determine if you have any obvious issues in weewx.conf).
>

I just looked back in the syslog I shared overnight (4-27-2021) and did not
see any references to /etc/weewx.
I initially installed the weewx system using Ubuntu 20 dpkg files.  (weewx,
weewx-sdr, rtl_433)
That system did not work, due to rtl_433 in the Ubuntu 20 dpkg repo being
too old to have support for the Acurite Atlas.
While trying to troubleshoot the various configuration files, I found it
very messy and confusing to have weewx files scattered all over the system,
so I did "sudo apt remove weewx', and reinstalled with the setup.py method,
so all the weewx files got put in one place - the /home/weewx directory.
Since I did not use 'sudo apt purge weewx', there were files left over in
/etc/weewx and /usr/share/weewx/user.
To keep people from being confused, I just manually removed all the
contents of /etc/weewx and /usr/share/weewx/user.

You need to forget about index.html and wee_reports for the time being, you
> have a fundamental config problem with the sdr driver that is preventing
> WeeWX from receiving data. No data in means no data to the database which
> means no WeeWX output. So wee_reports will not do anything mainingful and
> index.html will not be produced.
>

OK, understood.
I see 3 main pieces to using the SDR to gather the weather sensor data:
1. weewx-sdr
I followed the install instructions from the weewx-sdr readme file.  As
long as those instructions are up to date, it is likely working right.
I will have to post in the github issues list to see if they can help
determine if it is working right.
2. rtl_433
Since the rtl_433 in the Ubuntu 20 dpkg repo was too old, I had to remove
the dpkg and compile current rtl_433 source code.
I know that rtl_433 is working, because the weather sensor data appears in
the syslog every 10-20 seconds.
3. the Sensor Map section of the weewx.conf file
I suspect the Sensor Map section in the weewx.conf file may be the
problem.
I copied that Atlas-specific Sensor Map section from a post in the rtl_433
Google Group.
I changed the ID number and variable names to fit the Acurite Atlas, but am
not 100% sure of all the needed modifications.


> When obtaining a log extract you should edit weewx.conf, set debug = 1,
> save weewx.conf and restart WeeWX. Let WeeWX run for at least two archive
> periods (in you case 10 minutes) and then take a copy of the log showing
> the full WeeWX startup and the 10 minutes of log activity. Post the log
> extract here, no zips or compressed files, just plain text (far easier for
> us to read on mobile devices etc). Don’t restart WeeWX multiple times or
> post excessively long log extracts (unless expressly asked for), again far
> easier for us to read if your log extract is not excessively long.
>

I found that Google Groups would not let me attach a file to my post unless
it was a zip file....so I attached a zip file.
If I have to post a 10 minute syslog extract in the message body, it is
going to be long.

In terms of your sdr problem, I would sort out your WeeWX install (is it
> setup.py or a package install ?).
>

This is a "setup.py" installation.

I would then work through the ‘Configuration’ and ‘How to diagnose
> problems‘ sections (in order) of the sdr driver readme
> <https://github.com/matthewwall/weewx-sdr#readme> to make sure you have
> the sdr driver properly configured. If you are still stuck, come back here
> and post a sanitised copy of (the correct) weewx.conf (the wee_debug
> <http://weewx.com/docs/utilities.htm#wee_debug_utility> utility can do
> this for you) as well as a log extract as I described above.
>

I copied the [SDR] section of the weewx.conf file directly from that
weewx-sdr readme file.
The command calls and structures should be correct.  The details in the
variable names are not 100% clear.

This is difficult to troubleshoot with the system functionality spread
across multiple groups of developers!

Eric

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