I'm not sure what Matthew had in mind when he wrote that hardware guide. The WMII is not "supported", although there is a 3rd party driver for it: https://github.com/jardiamj/wmII
I have no idea how well it works. Just browsing the code it seems reasonably well written. Worth a try. On Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 2:04 PM Wayne <[email protected]> wrote: > Great comments all, thank you. > > I think there has been an "ahh haa" moment for me here. I was mainly > relying on the information provided in the Supported Hardware list located > here: > > https://weewx.com/hardware.html > > ...which lists my Davis Weather Monitor as a weewx compatible model. > There is another page in the Weewx Hardware Guide located here: > > https://weewx.com/docs/hardware.htm > > ...which lists the Davis Vantage models but not the > Monitor/Wizard/Perception models. Upon further research I discovered that > the data logger for the Vantage models is Davis PN 6510. The data logger > for the older Monitor, Wizard and Perception models is Davis PN 7862. > According to the Davis data sheets the Vantage logger generates a 52-byte > archive record whereas the Monitor logger generates a 21-byte archive > record. > > So the big question is, does the weewx Vantage driver support the model > 6510 logger as well as the model 7862 logger? Based on the information in > the one weewx hardware documentation page I was assuming the answer is > 'yes". Now I am not so sure. If I'm not mistaken, there is only one weewx > driver for Davis hardware. > > Are there any weewx users out there using Davis Weather Monitor II > hardware with a model 7862 logger? > > > On Wed, Jan 25, 2023, at 11:17 AM, vince wrote: > > Set debug=1, make sure you have quality system time (hint - run ntpd) > > and just figure it all out experimentally > > * which driver does your ancient station need ? > > * does weewx wake up your console ok via your RS232 HAT ? > > * does it try to download historical records from the logger ? > > * if so you're set. Your syslog will tell you what it's doing (or not > > doing) > > The 'Vantage' driver will backfill whatever the logger has in its > > storage. No idea if any other variants for your old hardware do the > > same. A quick search of the group archives seems to say that somebody > > was trying to write a driver for your station a couple years ago, but > > the thread is a bit skeletal. > > > > > > -- > > 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/ac12c4c0-77df-4ecd-9f5a-353a698b09bcn%40googlegroups.com > > < > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/ac12c4c0-77df-4ecd-9f5a-353a698b09bcn%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/4b074225-148d-4a1f-88d1-33b8937c8b8d%40app.fastmail.com > . > -- 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/CAPq0zEARtW88bp5bxV0Qo2tFzK_9q36_FYC6DcUzOVO-t1EbQg%40mail.gmail.com.
