The "Expected 99, got 0" error is pretty common, especially after the logger has done a catch up. I have not noticed any correlation with the age of the logger.
What kind of connection are you using? USB? Serial? Serial through a USB converter? The last (converters) are notoriously flaky. -tk On Sun, May 8, 2022 at 1:03 PM Dave McCreath <dave.mccre...@gmail.com> wrote: > Spoke too soon. The error appears to back back up, is this a data logger > issue?: > > May 8 20:55:18 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.restx: AWEKAS: > Published record 2022-05-08 20:55:00 BST (1652039700) > May 8 20:55:18 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.restx: PWSWeather: > Published record 2022-05-08 20:55:00 BST (1652039700) > May 8 20:55:18 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.restx: > Wunderground-PWS: Published record 2022-05-08 20:55:00 BST (1652039700) > May 8 20:55:19 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.cheetahgenerator: > Generated 8 files for report SeasonsReport in 1.07 seconds > May 8 20:55:21 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.imagegenerator: > Generated 30 images for report SeasonsReport in 2.44 seconds > May 8 20:55:21 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.reportengine: Copied 0 > files to /var/www/html/weewx > May 8 20:55:28 raspberrypi weewx[8172] ERROR weewx.drivers.vantage: LOOP > try #1; error: Expected to read 99 chars; got 0 instead > May 8 20:55:32 raspberrypi weewx[8172] ERROR weewx.drivers.vantage: LOOP > try #2; error: Expected to read 99 chars; got 0 instead > May 8 20:55:36 raspberrypi weewx[8172] ERROR weewx.drivers.vantage: LOOP > try #3; error: Expected to read 99 chars; got 0 instead > May 8 20:55:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] ERROR weewx.drivers.vantage: LOOP > try #4; error: Expected to read 99 chars; got 0 instead > May 8 20:55:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] ERROR weewx.drivers.vantage: LOOP > max tries (4) exceeded. > May 8 20:55:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.engine: Main loop > exiting. Shutting engine down. > May 8 20:55:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.engine: Shutting down > StdReport thread > May 8 20:55:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] CRITICAL __main__: Caught > WeeWxIOError: Max tries exceeded while getting LOOP data. > May 8 20:55:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] CRITICAL __main__: **** > Waiting 60 seconds then retrying... > May 8 20:56:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO __main__: retrying... > May 8 20:56:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO __main__: Using configuration > file /etc/weewx/weewx.conf > May 8 20:56:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO __main__: Debug is 0 > May 8 20:56:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.engine: Loading station > type Vantage (weewx.drivers.vantage) > May 8 20:56:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.engine: StdConvert > target unit is 0x1 > May 8 20:56:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.engine: Archive will > use data binding wx_binding > May 8 20:56:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.engine: Record > generation will be attempted in 'software' > May 8 20:56:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.engine: Using archive > interval of 300 seconds (software record generation) > May 8 20:56:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.restx: StationRegistry: > Station will not be registered: no station_url specified. > May 8 20:56:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.restx: > Wunderground-PWS: Data for station ICAMBSLE2 will be posted > May 8 20:56:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.restx: PWSWeather: Data > for station WISBECH will be posted > May 8 20:56:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.restx: CWOP: Posting > not enabled. > May 8 20:56:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.restx: WOW: Posting not > enabled. > May 8 20:56:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.restx: AWEKAS: Data > will be uploaded for user DMacWx > May 8 20:56:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO __main__: Starting up weewx > version 4.5.1 > May 8 20:56:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.engine: Clock error is > 0.55 seconds (positive is fast) > May 8 20:56:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.engine: Using binding > 'wx_binding' to database 'weewx.sdb' > May 8 20:56:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.manager: Starting > backfill of daily summaries > May 8 20:56:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.manager: Daily > summaries up to date > May 8 20:56:40 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.engine: Starting main > packet loop. > May 8 21:00:16 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.manager: Added record > 2022-05-08 21:00:00 BST (1652040000) to database 'weewx.sdb' > May 8 21:00:16 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.manager: Added record > 2022-05-08 21:00:00 BST (1652040000) to daily summary in 'weewx.sdb' > May 8 21:00:16 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.restx: AWEKAS: > Published record 2022-05-08 21:00:00 BST (1652040000) > May 8 21:00:16 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.restx: PWSWeather: > Published record 2022-05-08 21:00:00 BST (1652040000) > May 8 21:00:16 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.restx: > Wunderground-PWS: Published record 2022-05-08 21:00:00 BST (1652040000) > May 8 21:00:17 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.cheetahgenerator: > Generated 8 files for report SeasonsReport in 1.02 seconds > May 8 21:00:21 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.imagegenerator: > Generated 45 images for report SeasonsReport in 4.30 seconds > May 8 21:00:21 raspberrypi weewx[8172] INFO weewx.reportengine: Copied 5 > files to /var/www/html/weewx > > Any suggestions welcome. > > Dave > > On Sunday, 8 May 2022 at 20:20:45 UTC+1 Dave McCreath wrote: > >> Just noticed a couple of errors thrown up by WeeWX: >> >> ERROR weewx.drivers.vantage: LOOP try #1; error: Expected to read 99 >> chars; got 0 instead. >> >> Having then read through this forum I then reset the data logger in the >> Vantage console (removed all power, pulled the data logger out for 20 >> seconds, replaced and then powered back up) and all appears to be back up >> and running OK. >> >> My first data logger lasted about 5 years before giving up on me, this >> one is about 3 years old, is this a sign that it's on its way out as well? >> >> They're not cheap! >> >> >> Thanks >> >> >> Dave >> >> >> -- > 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 weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/9244ee2d-e630-4fd1-ae09-96e5815c52f8n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/9244ee2d-e630-4fd1-ae09-96e5815c52f8n%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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