[weewx-user] Re: Interceptor Driver for GW2000 with WS90 - no rain

['Rainer Lang' via weewx-user]

if it's only rain data from yesterday, you can look them up in your 
dashboard at ecowitt.net - assuming you have your console post there
And then I would install sqlitebrowser (unless it's already part of your 
Linux installation) and edit and save the data directly in the database
(make a safety copy of the database before 😉)

try
sudo sqlitebrowser /var/lib/weewx/weewx.sdb

or whatever is your weewx database location
(you have to open it with root rights, otherwise you will not be able to 
change fields)

if it's not included, install it first

sudo apt install sqlitebrowser  (assuming apt is your package manager)

find your time (it's EPOCH format - maybe ww.epochconverter.com would be 
helpful) - locate the rain and rainrate fields and change then 
accordingly - hint: for changed dsts to be accepted, you have to click 
with the mouse into another field

Make sure that you save your changes between weewx dabatase activities - 
let's between minute 2 and 4 of your (assumed) 5 minute weewx archiving 
cycle
e.g. weewx archives at xx:00, xx:05, xx:10 etc. - you save your sqlite 
browser changes at xx:02 - xx:04 etc. - not to interfere with weewx
or
once you have done the changes, shutdown weewx after the archiving, save 
your sqlitebrowser changes and restart weewx

you will have to rebuild the database indexes for yesterday for the data 
to become visible in your skin (--> weectl database)


On 05.06.2025 11:25, Markus Lösch wrote:
Thanks Rainer, I disabled now the customized server also. At least, it 
seems to run pretty good now with the GW1000 Driver, I also had some 
entries in the database, so I wait for the next rain and see if it is 
working properly.

I will have a look at it, it is quite huge and a lot to read, but when 
I do have some time in the evening, I will do it ;)


But if you can maybe answer me my question, if it is possible to 
import the missing rain data of yesterday, and if there is any 
extension needed, that would be appreciated :-)

Rainer Lang schrieb am Donnerstag, 5. Juni 2025 um 09:25:41 UTC+2:

    if you take the time to read  the Ecowitt WiKi

    
https://meshka.eu/Ecowitt/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start#data_flow_between_sensors_consoles_application_software_and_internet_weather_services
    to understand how Ecowitt (clone) consoles communicate

    and also the weewx chapter in the Ecowitt WiKi

    https://meshka.eu/Ecowitt/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=dataloggers#weewx
    you will get a better understanding of what you are doing and what
    you have to do
    also where (and how) to store your rain data
    there are several ways/options how to do this

    in short
    1. you don't need the customized server when using the local
    Ecowitt API driver (a.k.a. GW1000 driver)
    2. there is also an extended version of the Interceptor driver
    which even provides data the local Ecowitt API driver does not
    (and cannot) provide.
    The "bare-metal" version of the Interceptor driver as available in
    Matthews repository is hopeless with a modern Ecowitt station and
    needs quite a few adaptations
    which a German developer has thankfully made and it works perfectly.
    3. there are several advantages to using the GW1000 drivers,
    especially to catch correct data as the customized server posting
    is (downward) limited to 8 seconds,
    whereas the local Ecowitt API driver can theoretically poll data
    on a one-second basis if this is wanted and considered to provide
    added value.

    On 05.06.2025 09:09, Markus Lösch wrote:
    oh and another question I forgot to ask...
    I set the customizued server to enabled for the Interceptor
    Driver. Now, I assume, for the GW1000 driver it is not needed
    anymore, right ?

    Markus Lösch schrieb am Donnerstag, 5. Juni 2025 um 09:06:05 UTC+2:

        Thanks guys, I switched now to GW1000 Driver. Test driver
        also seems to be looking quite good.

        Is there any chance to add the rain data in the database? I
        had 15.3mm rain yesterday, which is also the week, month and
        year totatl, since I started the weather station on tuesday
        night.
        rain.PNG


        vince schrieb am Mittwoch, 4. Juni 2025 um 23:08:17 UTC+2:

            In case you switch to the nice gw1000 driver via Ian's
            link, here's my old config for my WS85 which is similar
            to your WS90, as well as the incantation to test the
            driver interactively.  Be a little forewarned this was
            quite a while ago and I decommissioned the ecowitt haptic
            sensor because it wasn't too accurate, but the weewx
            setup did work as I recall.  Your paths vs. the example
            --test-driver below will vary if you did a dpkg
            installation.

            [GW1000]
                # This section is for the Ecowitt Gateway driver.

                # How often to poll the API, default is every 20 seconds:
                poll_interval = 20

                # The driver to use:
                driver = user.gw1000
                ip_address = 192.168.2.87     # gw1200
                port = 45000
                [[field_map_extensions]]
                    outTempBatteryStatus = wh26_batt
                    batteryStatus1 = wh31_ch1__batt
                    batteryStatus2 = wh31_ch2__batt
                    batteryStatus3 = wh31_ch3__batt
                    batteryStatus4 = wh31_ch4__batt
                    batteryStatus5 = wh31_ch5__batt
                    batteryStatus8 = wh51_ch1__batt
                    soilTemp1 = temp9                 # wh34
                    ######batteryStatus8 = wh34_ch1__batt
                    rain = p_rain
                    stormRain = p_rainevent
                    rainRate = p_rainrate
                    dayRain = p_rainday
                    weekRain = p_rainweek
                    monthRain = p_rainmonth
                    yearRain = p_rainyear

                    windBatteryStatus = ws85_batt

                    # PYTHONPATH=~/weewx/src python3
            ~/weewx-data/bin/user/gw1000.py --test-driver
            --ip-address=192.168.2.87
                    # 2024-08-30 11:01:19 PDT (1725040879):
            'dateTime': '1725040879', 'daymaxwind': '2.9',
            'extraHumid1': '56', 'extraHumid2': '54', 'extraHumid3':
            '56', 'extraHumid4': '59', 'extraHumid5': '70',
            'extraTemp1': '23.3', 'extraTemp2': '22.2', 'extraTemp3':
            '22.1', 'extraTemp4': '22.0', 'extraTemp5': '21.8',
            'extraTemp9': '17.8', 'inHumidity': '53', 'inTemp':
            '22.5', 'outHumidity': '77', 'outTemp': '19.5',
            'p_dayRain': '0.0', 'p_monthRain': '34.3', 'p_rain':
            'None', 'p_rainRate': '0.0', 'p_stormRain': '0.0',
            'p_weekRain': '1.0', 'p_yearRain': '42.4', 'pressure':
            '1006.5', 'relbarometer': '1006.5', 'soilMoist1': '41',
            'usUnits': '17', 'wh31_ch1_batt': '0', 'wh31_ch1_sig':
            '4', 'wh31_ch2_batt': '0', 'wh31_ch2_sig': '4',
            'wh31_ch3_batt': '0', 'wh31_ch3_sig': '4',
            'wh31_ch4_batt': '0', 'wh31_ch4_sig': '4',
            'wh31_ch5_batt': '0', 'wh31_ch5_sig': '4', 'wh32_batt':
            '0', 'wh32_sig': '4', 'wh51_ch1_batt': '1.4',
            'wh51_ch1_sig': '4', 'windDir': '280', 'windGust': '1.2',
            'windSpeed': '1.1', 'wn34_ch1_batt': '1.5',
            'wn34_ch1_sig': '4', 'ws85_batt': '3.08', 'ws85_sig': '4'


            On Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 2:01:24 PM UTC-7 Steeple
            Ian wrote:

                There is a fork of the GW1000 driver here which was
                synced with Gary's main branch just before he went
                'off air'. It is a better bet than the Interceptor
                driver. I have GW1000, GW2000 and GW3000 devices and
                they all wrk perfectly.

                https://github.com/Millardiang/weewx-gw1000

                On Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 10:37:53 PM UTC+2
                Markus Lösch wrote:

                    Also after some rain now, nothing shows up at
                    rain. There is also nothing written down in the
                    database…
                    Anyone that can help?

                    chin0x schrieb am Mittwoch, 4. Juni 2025 um
                    14:47:06 UTC+2:

                        Hey guys,

                        I've been going through some discussions but
                        not quite sure if I did everything rigth.

                        Due to the circumstances that the GW1000
                        Driver is all of a sudden not available
                        anymore, I decided to use the Interceptor
                        driver when I changed from "Simulation" to
                        "Productive" mode yesterday evening.

                        I found out that the rain is not available in
                        the database and saw some discussions about it.
                        What I now did was adding some values to the
                        Interceptor Stanza in the weewx.conf:
                        [Interceptor]
                        driver = user.interceptor
                        device_type = ecowitt-client
                        port = 8000
                            [[sensor_map_extensions]]
                        rain = drain_piezo
                        rainRate = rrain_piezo
                        supplyVoltage = wh90batt
                        referenceVoltage = ws90cap_volt

                        But it shows me no rain in my skins.
                        Currently it is not raining, but there was
                        rain this morning. Is the data only filling
                        the actuall rain into the database or also
                        the data from this morning? If not from this
                        morning, how can I insert that data afterwards ?

                        in the log it shows me the following entries:
                        Jun  4 14:46:10 weewx weewxd[1727]: INFO
                        user.interceptor: unrecognized parameter
                        runtime=80319
                        Jun  4 14:46:10 weewx weewxd[1727]: INFO
                        user.interceptor: unrecognized parameter
                        heap=94012
                        Jun  4 14:46:10 weewx weewxd[1727]: INFO
                        user.interceptor: unrecognized parameter
                        vpd=0.071
                        Jun  4 14:46:10 weewx weewxd[1727]: INFO
                        user.interceptor: unrecognized parameter
                        rrain_piezo=0.000
                        Jun  4 14:46:10 weewx weewxd[1727]: INFO
                        user.interceptor: unrecognized parameter
                        erain_piezo=0.157
                        Jun  4 14:46:10 weewx weewxd[1727]: INFO
                        user.interceptor: unrecognized parameter
                        hrain_piezo=0.008
                        Jun  4 14:46:10 weewx weewxd[1727]: INFO
                        user.interceptor: unrecognized parameter
                        drain_piezo=0.157
                        Jun  4 14:46:10 weewx weewxd[1727]: INFO
                        user.interceptor: unrecognized parameter
                        wrain_piezo=0.157
                        Jun  4 14:46:10 weewx weewxd[1727]: INFO
                        user.interceptor: unrecognized parameter
                        mrain_piezo=0.157
                        Jun  4 14:46:10 weewx weewxd[1727]: INFO
                        user.interceptor: unrecognized parameter
                        yrain_piezo=0.157
                        Jun  4 14:46:10 weewx weewxd[1727]: INFO
                        user.interceptor: unrecognized parameter
                        srain_piezo=1
                        Jun  4 14:46:10 weewx weewxd[1727]: INFO
                        user.interceptor: unrecognized parameter
                        ws90cap_volt=2.5
                        Jun  4 14:46:10 weewx weewxd[1727]: INFO
                        user.interceptor: unrecognized parameter
                        ws90_ver=155
                        Jun  4 14:46:10 weewx weewxd[1727]: INFO
                        user.interceptor: unrecognized parameter
                        wh90batt=3.14
                        Jun  4 14:46:10 weewx weewxd[1727]: INFO
                        user.interceptor: unrecognized parameter
                        interval=16

                        so rain is showing some values here...

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