Looks like the value can only be changed via the console if one has a VP2, not a VUE ISS. So, "large" they are!
On Monday, February 21, 2022 at 6:08:48 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > The console has no way of knowing what size wind cup is mounted on the > ISS. Someone has to tell it. Generally, that is done by the factory when > they ship the unit out. Under "extraordinary circumstances" a user might > have to do this if, for example, s/he changed the cup size. > > I have only owned (and seen) the regular "large" size, so I don't have > anything to compare it to. You'd have to ask Davis what size cup you have. > > On Sun, Feb 20, 2022 at 8:03 PM Gary Strand <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I know this is an old thread but is precisely the question I have. >> "wee_device" reports the cups as "large", but the cups on my sensor don't >> seem large to me. Are the "small" really tiny? >> >> Just curious because what counts as "extraordinary circumstances"? On the >> day of the Colorado Marshall Fire, I recorded a gust of 49 mph when other >> stations were reporting much higher numbers; is this such a circumstance? >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> On Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 7:57:52 PM UTC-6 [email protected] wrote: >> >>> Thanks, Philip. That's the first reference I've seen to "Vue" cups. As I >>> said, you'd have to ask Davis. >>> >>> But, in any case, don't worry about it. Only under extraordinary >>> circumstances do you need to set it. >>> >>> -tk >>> >>> On Sat, Oct 20, 2018 at 6:51 PM Philip Kutzenco <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Thomas, >>>> >>>> Thanks for the reply. I won't worry about it. The reason I asked is >>>> that the help file for Davis' Weatherlink software shows three options. >>>> See >>>> the attached screen shot I took for setting that in the console with >>>> Weatherlink. Evidently, you can set a VantagePro to use small cups or >>>> Vue/Other cups. I'll just leave the value as it is set in the console >>>> without setting it explicitly. >>>> phil >>>> >>>> On Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 8:22:26 PM UTC-4, Thomas Keffer wrote: >>>>> >>>>> A Vantage (whether a Vue or a VantagePro) ships with a value in the >>>>> EEPROM firmware that matches its cup size. Unless you change the cups, >>>>> there is no reason to mess with this value. The wee_device utility option >>>>> is there if, for some reason, you have to change the cups. >>>>> >>>>> To answer your question, the Davis documentation lists only two sizes: >>>>> small and large. If there's a third "Vue" sized, I haven't heard of it. >>>>> You'd have to ask Davis. >>>>> >>>>> -tk >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Oct 20, 2018 at 7:35 AM Philip Kutzenco <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Now that I have my external website operational ( >>>>>> https://wx.kutzenco.com) with a Mosquitto MQTT broker and >>>>>> Belchertown skin, I'm spending a bit more time reviewing the weeWX >>>>>> documentation to get a deeper understanding of my system. I'm hoping to >>>>>> do >>>>>> some customization. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have a Davis Vantage Vue weather station and weeWX running on a >>>>>> Raspberry Pi Zero W. I see that the Davis Weatherlink software gives the >>>>>> options for wind cup size as Small, Large or Vue/Other. That Davis >>>>>> documentation says that Vantage Pro systems generally ship with large >>>>>> cups, >>>>>> and that (obviously) Vantage Vue systems ship with Vue cups. >>>>>> >>>>>> The wee_device --help command mentions only Small and Large options >>>>>> for wind cup size. Is there an option for Vue/other cups? I don't know >>>>>> what >>>>>> is adjusted in the readings/calculations by specifying different cup >>>>>> sizes. >>>>>> I didn't see that called out in the weeWX documention. I suspect the >>>>>> difference is minimal, but, just to ensure that everything can be set >>>>>> properly with weeWX does that option need to be added to wee_device for >>>>>> Vantage systems, if it isn't there? >>>>>> >>>>>> phil >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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]. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> 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]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> -- >> 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/c52c96d6-2b18-4768-b823-c5957e17bdb1n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/c52c96d6-2b18-4768-b823-c5957e17bdb1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. 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