Try it and let everybody know! On Friday, March 29, 2024 at 6:32:52 AM UTC-7 pli...@googlemail.com wrote:
> Hello to all! > I want to build the setup with an rtl-sdr stick to receive the data from > my Vantage Pro 2. > > The rtl-sdr stick which i have bought is the new version v4 which cames in > 2023. > https://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-blog-v4-dongle-initial-release/ > > Is this new hardware version compatible with the solution of luc > https://github.com/lheijst/weewx-rtldavis > and the new install from vince under > https://github.com/vinceskahan/weewx-rtldavis > > Does anyone have i tested with the v4 stick? > > Many thanks and greetings > plinepa > > > vince schrieb am Montag, 25. März 2024 um 03:58:49 UTC+1: > >> An inexpensive bme280 handles the inside t,h,p stuff but yup the >> datalogger functionality is nice to have >> >> On Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 7:47:13 PM UTC-7 Graham Eddy wrote: >> >>> this sounds great. >>> for the record, eliminating the davis console and its need for a >>> serial/usb port also eliminates what it provides: various indoor sensors >>> (including barometer i think) and -crucially- the hardware data logger >>> *⊣GE⊢* >>> >>> On 25 Mar 2024, at 3:46 AM, vince <vince...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Short answer is '*yes it takes care of things just fine*'... >>> >>> Loosely related - I recently updated my repo containing a script to set >>> up v5 weewx/nginx with rtldavis (link) >>> <https://github.com/vinceskahan/weewx-rtldavis> if anybody is having >>> issues following Luc's ancient documentation for his driver. The issue if >>> you follow Luc's old docs as written these days is that the go language >>> folks induced breaking changes in golang-1.16 and later. Simply specifying >>> an older version of golang does the trick in preventing getting bitten by >>> that upstream breaking change. >>> >>> (I noticed this workaround buried in an attachment in an old thread >>> (link) >>> <https://groups.google.com/g/weewx-user/c/bGiQPuOljqs/m/Mrvwe50UCQAJ> from >>> last year from another user here....) >>> >>> Some disclaimers on my script linked above: >>> >>> - it assumes you are on a pi running as user 'pi' >>> - it only supports v5 pip installations of weewx >>> - and I have 'no' plans be able to handle dpkg installs, running as >>> other users, docker, whatever. >>> - (but it should be a good starting point for how to install >>> librtlsdr and rtldavis nowadays) >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 8:05:22 AM UTC-7 bgra...@umw.edu wrote: >>> >>>> Vince, >>>> According to Davis for the Vantage Pro 2: >>>> Operates on frequency-hopping spread spectrum of 902 to 928 MHz. >>>> Vantage Pro units operated at 916.5 MHz >>>> >>>> *Does the rtldavis take care of this? Is it able to scan for spread >>>> spectrum data? I don’t know a lot about this.* >>>> *Thanks.* >>>> >>>> *Bob* >>>> On Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 3:09:10 PM UTC-4 vince wrote: >>>> >>>>> Sorry - late reply. I don't understand the frequency hopping >>>>> question. The rtldavis just kinda works and hears the ISS just fine. I >>>>> didn't do an exhaustive test but I did run it for a couple three days and >>>>> it was nice and stable here. >>>>> >>>>> On Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 6:56:07 AM UTC-7 bgra...@umw.edu wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello, >>>>>> I need some help setting up a VantagePro2 with this. Vince’s How To >>>>>> was helpful but doesn’t address the VP2 and its frequency hopping. Could >>>>>> someone running a successful setup post details? I’m running Bookworm on >>>>>> an >>>>>> RPI5. Thanks in advance. >>>>>> Bob >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 3:12:55 AM UTC-4 mihec wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> I need help setting up the rtldavis as well. Currently I'm using >>>>>>> Ubuntu22.04 (as a test polygon) and latest weewx version (5.0x). I did >>>>>>> follow up instructions from the github link but got stuck at step 4) >>>>>>> where >>>>>>> I should reconfigure the driver. The new "weectl" binary does not seem >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> have this option but I was assuming it might do it with "weectl >>>>>>> extension >>>>>>> install" already? >>>>>>> The next issue is with the build. I don't understand 5b): Since I am >>>>>>> supposed to "cd" into a directory, it should have already exist. But >>>>>>> when >>>>>>> was the "$GOPATH/src/github.com/lheijst/rtldavis" created? >>>>>>> I managed to compile some code (honestly don't know how :-) ), I >>>>>>> have a rtldavis binary which seems to recognize my Realtek RTLSDR >>>>>>> dongle. I >>>>>>> then try step 7) but it fails with >>>>>>> File "/etc/weewx/bin/user/rtldavis.py", line 93, in <module> >>>>>>> import weewx.drivers >>>>>>> ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'weewx' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Can you please help with this? >>>>>>> Thank you. >>>>>>> torek, 23. avgust 2022 ob 05:56:50 UTC+2 je oseba storm...@gmail.com >>>>>>> napisala: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Take a look here: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> https://github.com/lheijst/weewx-rtldavis >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Monday, August 22, 2022 at 11:42:38 PM UTC-4 f4n...@gmail.com >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi, does anyone have the installation files for rtldavis? It seems >>>>>>>>> to be archived (https://github.com/bemasher/rtldavis) and not >>>>>>>>> longer available in the repository if I try to install it with golang. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Is anyone having long term experience and still running it? How >>>>>>>>> stable is the signal with a R820T/T2 chip? Does it get every 2.5s >>>>>>>>> wind >>>>>>>>> packet? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks for any advice, >>>>>>>>> fankyy >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>> -- >>> 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+...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/2505d1fe-4ea0-4cae-9730-159e1c907ab7n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/2505d1fe-4ea0-4cae-9730-159e1c907ab7n%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 weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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