Two simple Davis options - #6100 Weatherlink Live replaces the USB datalogger, console and PC, directly receives and uploads data via ethernet. But, it also eliminates weewx and is over $200. (Can it also upload to an IP? Not sure - I'll have to read about it now...) Or, a #6316 Weather Envoy replaces the console with a smaller wireless receiver that then uses your existing datalogger and plugs into your existing PC setup. (This is what I use.) Can be had easily for under $150.
This doesn't fix your sensor and protocol issues but simplifies the hardware as you listed. You can also easily add the solar rad sensor to an existing VP2. On Friday, January 14, 2022 at 7:14:03 PM UTC-9 burton wrote: > hello! > > been running weewx with a vantage vue with the USB davis dataloguer. all > around great. > > organizing another project and looking to upgrade a few things: > > - solar radiation > - friendly protocols > - ethernet connectivity > > i dislike having to keep the clumsy vantage vue console hardware in the > setup. i dislike having to use USB between the host and datalogger/station. > i dislike the fact that the station and console communicate with an > unfriendly proprietary protocol. > > budget could be up to twice the cost of a Vantage pro 2+datalogger. could > also be the combination of a few independant sensors or platforms, but it > has to be reliable and serviceable (i.e. not a sparkfun DIY kit). (i've > seen the effort to connect directly to the station through a SDR (thus > skipping the console and USB) which i personally find interesting, but it's > a little too fringy for this project). > > thanks for any pointers! > > -- 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/e0e2c8a6-4ec8-4099-b610-0292e40b4dd6n%40googlegroups.com.
