model_type is used to distinguish between an original VantagePro (model_type=1), and a VantagePro 2 (model_type=2).
A VantageVue can be distinguished from the VP or VP2 by an EEPROM lookup. In that case, model_type is not used. -tk On Sun, Mar 27, 2022 at 12:16 PM WindnFog <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm using a Vantage VUE, not a Pro2. This is more of a curiosity than > anything else. I noticed that in weewx.conf under the [Vantage] section: > > # Vantage model Type: 1 = Vantage Pro; 2 = Vantage Pro2 > model_type = 2 > > # The driver to use: > driver = weewx.drivers.vantage > > Is the model_type relevant with a Vantage VUE? It appears to have > defaulted to "2" years ago when I ran wee-config. I trust that is OK as > it's working fine. Just wondering why the comment says to use a 1 for a > Vantage Pro. I'm not sure if the 1 or 2 matters with Vantage VUE. > > - Paul VE1DX > > -- > 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/94b34f44-fd97-439d-93a6-a8c0e42b249an%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/94b34f44-fd97-439d-93a6-a8c0e42b249an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAPq0zECBc_i1KgcyvFGp_5iPb2dzhL1wBETzab6eJCiWgiVf5g%40mail.gmail.com.
