Regarding your first post: This is actually correct. I thought, the community here in the google group may be larger and therefore I can get more input.
I'm just wondering, if the Vantage Vue really is the only weather station in this price range, which is compatible with weewx. "if you can access your VM via your local network, weewx can access/can be accessed (depending on the consoles) your console via the local network" That is true, when the console and the vm are in the same network, which is actually not the case. My server is in a dmz and I only have wifi for my LAN, so USB would be the easiest thing. Of course I can put a wifi dongle to my server, pass it through to the vm and connect the console of the weather station with that wifi dongle, but that would be much more work. Regarding your second post: Of course it's a non-representative opinion about Ecowitt/Froggit, but it's based on my experience and on the experience of my friend. And in my opinion it's totally legit to make future decisions from these experiences. Ok, I have to admit, that I didn't know, that there is such a big difference in these models. I'm totally aware, that shit happens at Ecowitt and at Davis, that's no question. The reason why I thought, that the person who replied to my topic works for Ecowitt is firstly, that he was totally focussed on Ecowitt products and secondly that he wrote "have a look at the overview in OUR wiki". This could lead to the assumption, that he works for the company. Please get me right, I'm totally fine with his answer. It's totally subject-related and super helpful. Of course what I do here are "complaints at a high level", but I'm just checking my options. As I said, not only my family sees the data of the weather station, our whole village has access to it. Therefore, I would like to provide a service which is as reliable, as it can be (in a certain price range of course). Right now, there is no choice, but the comparison with the cars was very helpful. Rainer Lang schrieb am Donnerstag, 22. Juni 2023 um 19:36:35 UTC+2: > sorry to say that but you are just trading subjective non-representative > opinions regarding Ecowitt (and clone) stations and hardware > > modern Ecowitt stations have proven to be quite reliable and to compare an > ancient WH1080 with the modern Fine Offset / Ecowitt hardware is like > comparing a year 2020 BMW or Mercedes with the models around the year 1940. > > Most of the Ecowitt station owners nowadays are quite happy with their > choice. Shit can always happen, also with a 2-5 times more expensive Davis > Weather station. The main users of the German Weather forum are quite > critical regarding quality etc. - and of course nothing is perfect (a Davis > Vantage Pro2 neither). In that forum they call a spade a spade and nobody > has a business relation to FineOffset/Ecowitt there (what you are > insinuating in your mail). Some shortcomings of the modern Ecowitt stations > exist, yes, but are not in the area of longevity so far. Mostly rather what > Germans call "complaints at a very high level". > > But of course the choice is yours > On 22.06.2023 19:15, [email protected] wrote: > > Thanks Michael for your reply. > > I'm aware of the Ecowitt/Universe. Earlier this afternoon, a guy from > Ecowitt suggested some Froggit Stations, for example the Froggit HP1000SE > Pro Ultrasonic and the GW2000/DP2000 in a German forum for weather stations. > > Since a friend of mine had also a WH1080 SE which died within 4 years and > mine is also dying now, I'm not sure about the reliability of the hardware > from Ecowitt/Froggit. That's the reason, I want to get more robust and > stable hardware. > > > [email protected] schrieb am Donnerstag, 22. Juni 2023 um 19:05:14 > UTC+2: > >> Hi Flo, I had similar requirements and finally bought Ecowitt hardware >> some weeks ago and I'm really happy with it. They have a modular approch >> and you can choose between numerous consoles, gateways, sensors, ... That >> was the main reason why I chose this hardware. You can also get spare parts >> and extra sensors any time later. >> >> There is also a significant large community running this type of hardware. >> >> All sensors come with independent wireless transmission, but there is no >> USB connection for the data transfer. But, if you buy the gateway, with the >> GW1000 driver it should be even more easy to get the data into weewx >> running in a VM using (W)LAN. >> >> I spent not even 500€ for: >> >> - wireless HumiTemp Outdoor Sensor >> - a nice, customisable console, wall mountable, SD-Card data storage >> - indoor humitemp & pressure sensor >> - the gateway >> - a lightning sensor >> - a 7-in-1 sensor with an ultrasonic anemometer, luminosity sensor, piezo >> rain sensor, extra outside humitemp sensor (overruled by the other sensor) >> - a classic rain gauge with bucket >> >> There are more sensors available you can connect, like for air quality, >> leaf wetness, soil temperature, extra humitemp sensors, .... >> >> In EU (DE) there is froggit branded ecowitt hardware available. >> https://www.froggit.de/ >> >> Or buy from ecowitt directly, they should take care of all tax and >> customs fees: https://shop.ecowitt.com/ >> >> >> [email protected] schrieb am Donnerstag, 22. Juni 2023 um 17:31:53 >> UTC+2: >> >>> Hi guys, >>> >>> as the title suggest, I'm searching for a weather station in the 400-600 >>> Euro price range. Currently I have a Froggit WH1080 SE, but after around >>> 4.5 years, it seems that the station could fail completely in the next >>> days/weeks. So I'd like to be prepared, if it's completely broken. >>> >>> What I would like to have with the new station: >>> >>> - More robust and longer lasting hardware >>> - Console with a nice big display >>> - Wall mountable console >>> - Wireless data transmission >>> - USB connection from the console to the pc preferred, since weewx runs >>> in a virtual machine on my server (if everything else fits, the usb >>> connection is not crucial, I can find a solution) >>> >>> I had a look at the Davis Vantage Vue, but the 250 Euro extra for the >>> usb adapter hurt. >>> >>> So if you have any alternative, feel free to comment. ;) >>> >>> >>> Thank you for your help! >>> >>> Flo >>> >> -- > > 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/de2b397e-d12a-4d25-8c87-3aad6ffdf338n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/de2b397e-d12a-4d25-8c87-3aad6ffdf338n%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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