Do you need to connect the station physically to the PI to get the data from the station(usb, serial, ...) or can you obtain data over the network? Or can you connect the station simultaneously to both PIs? If so, start from scratch with an OS update and a 5.x installation, and keep the old setup running, until you're satisfied.
If not, copy the database, do a 5.x install, configure simulator as the driver and when you're satisfied, copy the database again, configure the "real" driver and connect the station to the new hardware. When you do the database expansion is up to you. I'd do it on the new station. (Also, I very much like the pip way to install everything) kutz...@gmail.com schrieb am Montag, 12. Februar 2024 um 20:54:50 UTC+1: > I have been remiss in upgrading my Weewx implementation and have decided > it's time to do that. I'm running version 3.9.1 (!) and plan to move to the > latest version 5.x. My install was setup.py. My station is a Davis Vantage > Vue. > > I'm running on a Pi Zero W with Buster OS and an added RTC. I've looked at > the upgrade guide, at least briefly, so far. I have a couple of questions: > > 1: I also want to upgrade the OS. I have a spare Pi 3B+ (also running on > Buster) and think I'll move Weewx to that device. Should I move my > implementation to the 3B+ before moving forward? > > 2: Should I upgrade the OS first, or do the Weewx upgrade first? > > 3: Am I best doing the Weewx upgrade in stages; moving to a version 4.x of > Weewx first before going to 5.x or go directly to 5.x? If so, which 4.x > version? The Upgrade guide talks about moving 4.x setup.pi to 5.x, but not > moving from 3.x to 5.x. > > 4: I know I need to install Python 3.6 or higher. I'll check the Upgrade > guide on that. > > 5: I've seen a number of posts regarding expanding the database. Should I > do that before upgrading Weewx? Or is that ifo in the Uprade guide? > > Thanks in advance. > 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 weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/22009645-8b04-41a7-b5c5-9df9f1c5d3d7n%40googlegroups.com.
