@Ian, 1) Rain I know this behavior (also with lightning) when the gw1000 driver also is started as a service or the original ecowitt_http driver (0.1.0a28) is used and data is read from Ecowitt.net (Cloud) or SDcard
2)Ecowitt special database schema: At the very beginning, I used wview_extended. However, as more and more sensors were added, I expanded this schema into a new database schema, wview_ecowitt. This contains all possible Ecowitt sensors. However, self-selected signals are assigned to the existing fields signal1..signal8 in [StdCalibrate] [[Corrections]] and extrapolated to 0..100 percent (*25). And since 'hail' or 'pb' were present but unused, I mapped Piezo Rain or Heap to them. There is also a script file (add_ecowitt_allsignaldata_v5.sh) that can add all signals to the database. The same applies to all new RSSI values with the script file add_ecowitt_allrssidata_v5.sh The script files and schema file can be found on Github Skins with the data from ecowitt_http (in German!) Skin Seasons Ecowitt: https://www.pc-wetterstation.de/wetter/weewx8 Skin Bootstrap: https://www.pc-wetterstation.de/wetter/weewx8/bootstrap/index.html [email protected] schrieb am Samstag, 26. Juli 2025 um 09:13:28 UTC+2: > My issue with p_rain is that the driver uses p_rainrate and my database > has the column p_rainRate (camelCase), which is the WeeWX db style to > name columns, thus I need to configure: > > [StdCalibrate] > [[Corrections]] > p_rainRate = p_rainrate > > > > [email protected] schrieb am Freitag, 25. Juli 2025 um 22:57:11 UTC+2: > >> I still have the one or the other issue with p_rain, but that's very >> special to my ssetup running ecowitt_http as a driver and GW1000 as a >> service. And I so far couldn't confirm how the lightning detection works >> out with my settings. >> >> Ian Millard schrieb am Freitag, 25. Juli 2025 um 16:36:35 UTC+2: >> >>> @Michael, @Werner, @Vince, >>> >>> I have the WeeWX-Ecowitt_http working flawlessly in driver mode now. So >>> much so that I have confidently moved it across to my live server. >>> >>> There are just a couple of things to mention: - >>> >>> 1. Using the rain column to generates day, week, month etc gives some >>> rather bizarre results as @Michael discovered. The safe way to go is >>> dayRain, weekRain etc which give the expected results. >>> 2. It makes sense to me that if a dedicated Ecowitt database schema is >>> the way to go. If this is the case, the examples of this that are already >>> out there need to come together to agree a standard. The example I quoted >>> in an earlier post of using the hail column for piezo rain, I understand >>> why this was done in the first instance, but surely if we speak about a >>> dedicated schema, piezo rain should be fully supported in its own right? >>> >>> I will be interested in our collective thoughts on this. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Ian >>> >>> On 21 Jul 2025, at 19:46, 'Werner Krenn' via weewx-user < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I only use these entries in the weewx.conf >>> >>> [StdCalibrate] >>> [[Corrections]] >>> lightning_distance_save = lightning_dist if lightning_dist is >>> not None else None >>> lightning_distance = lightning_dist if lightning_strike_count > >>> 0 else None >>> lightning_noise_count = lightning_strike_count if >>> lightning_strike_count > 0 else None >>> >>> >>> [Accumulator] >>> [[lightning_distance]] >>> extractor = last >>> [[lightning_strike_count]] >>> extractor = sum >>> [[lightning_last_det_time]] >>> extractor = last >>> [[lightningcount]] >>> extractor = last >>> [[lightning_noise_count]] >>> extractor = sum >>> >>> Ian Millard schrieb am Montag, 21. Juli 2025 um 20:01:38 UTC+2: >>> >>>> @Werner, >>>> >>>> How do you generate the last non-zero strike distance and time? I have >>>> an X-Type to do that, but maybe you have another way. >>>> >>>> On 17 Jul 2025, at 10:24, 'Werner Krenn' via weewx-user < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> lightning_num >>>> is the number of lightning strikes on this day >>>> >>>> lightning_strike_count >>>> is the difference from the previous archive value. >>>> That's the only way I know it, and that's how it is now again. >>>> >>>> I use additionally >>>> [StdCalibrate] >>>> [[Corrections]] >>>> lightning_noise_count = lightning_strike_count if >>>> lightning_strike_count > 0 else None >>>> >>>> [accumulator] >>>> [[lightning_noise_count]] >>>> extractor = sum >>>> >>>> This allows me to display the last recorded number of lightning strikes >>>> per day >>>> without them disappearing after one day. >>>> >>>> [email protected] schrieb am Mittwoch, 16. Juli 2025 um 22:29:28 >>>> UTC+2: >>>> >>>>> I've updated ecowitt_http.py (warnings gone), set debug = rain, >>>>> removed the corrections entry for p_rain and here is the log. No >>>>> No more p_rain with the updated setting and the most recent version. >>>>> (And yes, we had an considerable amount of rain here today, ~ 40mm so far >>>>> and counting) >>>>> [image: 2025-07-16 22_26_09-Das Wetter in AT, Salzburg, Hallein, Rif - >>>>> Brave.png] >>>>> By the way: >>>>> >>>>> "lightning_num": "23", >>>>> "lightning_strike_count": "0", >>>>> >>>>> Today 23 strikes were registered. What's the change here, the old >>>>> driver set the lightning_strike_count. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Werner Krenn schrieb am Mittwoch, 16. Juli 2025 um 21:13:27 UTC+2: >>>>> >>>>>> Of course, it was meant to be debug at EcowittHttp: >>>>>> >>>>>> [EcowittHttp] >>>>>> debug = rain >>>>>> >>>>>> With the current version, under >>>>>> [[Corrections]] >>>>>> p_rain = hail if hail is not None else None >>>>>> is no longer necessary! >>>>>> >>>>>> [email protected] schrieb am Mittwoch, 16. Juli 2025 um 20:18:00 >>>>>> UTC+2: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I've never heard of such an issue nor have I encountered one, but >>>>>>> this one so far with the GW3000 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have mapped p_rain for piezo_rain with >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [StdCalibrate] >>>>>>> [[Corrections]] >>>>>>> p_rain = hail if hail is not None else None >>>>>>> >>>>>>> With debug = rain WeeWX didn't start, I've set logging to : >>>>>>> debug = 3 >>>>>>> [Logging] >>>>>>> version = 1 >>>>>>> disable_existing_loggers = False >>>>>>> >>>>>>> # Root logger >>>>>>> [[root]] >>>>>>> level = INFO >>>>>>> handlers = rotate, #console >>>>>>> >>>>>>> # Additional loggers would go in the following section. This is >>>>>>> useful for tailoring logging >>>>>>> # for individual modules. >>>>>>> [[loggers]] >>>>>>> [[[user.ecowitt_http]]] >>>>>>> level = DEBUG >>>>>>> >>>>>>> # Definitions of possible logging destinations >>>>>>> [[handlers]] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> # Log to a set of rotating files >>>>>>> [[[rotate]]] >>>>>>> level = INFO >>>>>>> formatter = verbose >>>>>>> class = logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler >>>>>>> filename = /home/wusr/weewx-data/log/weewxd.log >>>>>>> maxBytes = 10000000 >>>>>>> backupCount = 4 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Werner Krenn schrieb am Mittwoch, 16. Juli 2025 um 18:50:04 UTC+2: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Please set >>>>>>>> debug = rain >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> What is mapped for piezo_rain? >>>>>>>> By the way, this behavior is why I changed the calculation of rain >>>>>>>> and piezo_rain. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Connection issues: >>>>>>>> Have you read about the issue with GW3000 1.0.9 on GitHub? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> [email protected] schrieb am Mittwoch, 16. Juli 2025 um 15:40:12 >>>>>>>> UTC+2: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> After a failed connection to the GW300, this happened with the >>>>>>>>> piezo rain data: >>>>>>>>> Left: Old Ecowitt Gateway driver with GW2000, Right: ecowitt http >>>>>>>>> driver with GW3000: >>>>>>>>> [image: 2025-07-16 15_34_54-Das Wetter in AT, Salzburg, Hallein, >>>>>>>>> Rif - Brave.png] >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> From the log: >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:28:17 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.restx: MQTT: >>>>>>>>> Published record 2025-07-16 13:28:16 CEST (1752665296) >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:28:27 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.restx: MQTT: >>>>>>>>> Published record 2025-07-16 13:28:27 CEST (1752665307) >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:28:37 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.restx: MQTT: >>>>>>>>> Published record 2025-07-16 13:28:37 CEST (1752665317) >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:28:47 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.restx: MQTT: >>>>>>>>> Published record 2025-07-16 13:28:47 CEST (1752665327) >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:29:07 weewxd[19407] ERROR user.ecowitt_http: URL - >>>>>>>>> Failed to get device data on attempt 1 of 3 >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:29:08 weewxd[19407] ERROR user.ecowitt_http: **** >>>>>>>>> <urlopen error timed out> >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:29:08 weewxd[19407] ERROR user.ecowitt_http: Unable >>>>>>>>> to obtain live sensor data >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:29:08 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.engine: Main loop >>>>>>>>> exiting. Shutting engine down. >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:29:08 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.engine: Shutting down >>>>>>>>> StdReport thread >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:29:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: >>>>>>>>> EcowittHttpCollector thread has been terminated >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:29:09 weewxd[19407] CRITICAL weewxd: Caught >>>>>>>>> WeeWxIOError: >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:29:09 weewxd[19407] CRITICAL weewxd: **** >>>>>>>>> Waiting 60.0 seconds then retrying... >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO weewxd: retrying... >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.engine: Loading >>>>>>>>> station type EcowittHttp (user.ecowitt_http) >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: >>>>>>>>> EcowittHttpDriver: version is 0.1.0 >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: >>>>>>>>> unit_system: 17 >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: >>>>>>>>> device IP address is 10.0.1.84 >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: >>>>>>>>> poll interval is 10 seconds >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: >>>>>>>>> rain debug is not set >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: >>>>>>>>> wind debug is not set >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: >>>>>>>>> lightning debug is not set >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: >>>>>>>>> loop debug is not set >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: >>>>>>>>> sensors debug is not set >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: >>>>>>>>> catchup debug is not set >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: >>>>>>>>> parser debug is not set >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: >>>>>>>>> collector debug is not set >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: >>>>>>>>> archive debug is not set >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: >>>>>>>>> wn32_indoor: sensor ID decoding will use indoor 'WN32' >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: >>>>>>>>> wn32_outdoor: sensor ID decoding will use outdoor 'WN32P' >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: >>>>>>>>> device firmware update checks will occur every 86400 seconds >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: >>>>>>>>> available device firmware updates will be logged >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: >>>>>>>>> battery state will not be reported for sensors with no signal data >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: >>>>>>>>> unknown fields will be ignored >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: catchup >>>>>>>>> source: device >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: >>>>>>>>> EcowittHttpCollector startup >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.engine: StdConvert >>>>>>>>> target unit is 0x11 >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.wxservices: >>>>>>>>> StdWXCalculate will use data binding wx_binding >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.engine: Archive will >>>>>>>>> use data binding wx_binding >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.engine: Record >>>>>>>>> generation will be attempted in 'software' >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.engine: Using archive >>>>>>>>> interval of 300 seconds (software record generation) >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.restx: >>>>>>>>> StationRegistry: Registration not requested. >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.restx: Wunderground: >>>>>>>>> Posting not enabled. >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.restx: PWSweather: >>>>>>>>> Posting not enabled. >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.restx: CWOP: Posting >>>>>>>>> not enabled. >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.restx: WOW: Posting >>>>>>>>> not enabled. >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.restx: AWEKAS: >>>>>>>>> Posting not enabled. >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.mqtt: service version >>>>>>>>> is 0.24 >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.mqtt: binding to loop >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.mqtt: data_binding is >>>>>>>>> wx_binding >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.mqtt: topic is >>>>>>>>> weather_test_ws90 >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO user.mqtt: data will be >>>>>>>>> uploaded to mqtt://10.0.1.90:1883/ >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.engine: 'pyephem' >>>>>>>>> detected, extended almanac data is available >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO weewxd: Starting up weewx >>>>>>>>> version 5.1.0 >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.engine: Using binding >>>>>>>>> 'wx_binding' to database 'weewx-ws90.sdb' >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.manager: Starting >>>>>>>>> backfill of daily summaries >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:09 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.manager: Daily >>>>>>>>> summaries up to date >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:12 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: Archive: >>>>>>>>> using 'rain.0x13.val' for rain total >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:12 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: Archive: >>>>>>>>> using 'piezoRain.0x13.val' for piezo rain total >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:12 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: Archive: >>>>>>>>> Skipping lightning count of 1.0: no last count >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:12 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.manager: Added record >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:28:00 CEST (1752665280) to database 'weewx-ws90.sdb' >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:12 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.manager: Added record >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:28:00 CEST (1752665280) to daily summary in >>>>>>>>> 'weewx-ws90.sdb' >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:13 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.engine: Starting main >>>>>>>>> packet loop. >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:13 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: Using >>>>>>>>> 'rain.0x13.val' for rain total >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:13 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: Using >>>>>>>>> 'piezoRain.0x13.val' for piezo rain total >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:13 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: Archive: >>>>>>>>> skipping rain measurement of 600.4: no last rain >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:13 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: Archive: >>>>>>>>> skipping piezo rain measurement of 691.3: no last rain >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:13 weewxd[19407] INFO user.ecowitt_http: Archive: >>>>>>>>> Skipping lightning count of 1: no last count >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:13 weewxd[19407] INFO user.mqtt: client >>>>>>>>> established for mqtt://10.0.1.90:1883/ >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:13 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.restx: MQTT: >>>>>>>>> Published record 2025-07-16 13:30:09 CEST (1752665409) >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:19 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.restx: MQTT: >>>>>>>>> Published record 2025-07-16 13:30:19 CEST (1752665419) >>>>>>>>> 2025-07-16 13:30:30 weewxd[19407] INFO weewx.restx: MQTT: >>>>>>>>> Published record 2025-07-16 13:30:29 CEST (1752665429) >>>>>>>>> [email protected] schrieb am Montag, 14. Juli 2025 um 21:05:17 >>>>>>>>> UTC+2: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The warnings shows up once, after the ecowitt_http.py was altered >>>>>>>>>> when a new pycache object is created, only showing up when starting >>>>>>>>>> weewxd >>>>>>>>>> manually. It is console output not being logged. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> vince schrieb am Montag, 14. Juli 2025 um 20:03:48 UTC+2: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Monday, July 14, 2025 at 9:29:24 AM UTC-7 steepleian wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> @Werner >>>>>>>>>>> I find it very confusing that hail is used for p_rain. >>>>>>>>>>> My database has columns for p_rain etc from mods I made for >>>>>>>>>>> GW2000 driver. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Agree. I notice that weewx doesn't directly support multiple >>>>>>>>>>> wind nor rain sensors, so folks with a combination if piezo and >>>>>>>>>>> old-style >>>>>>>>>>> spinning/tipping sensors have issues mapping database elements. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Rather than requiring modifying the as-delivered weewx schema, >>>>>>>>>>> I'm wondering if an alternate approach might be to create an >>>>>>>>>>> ecowitt-specific schema and a secondary db for whatever ecowitt >>>>>>>>>>> supports. >>>>>>>>>>> Granted, skins would need to explicitly reference the ecowitt db >>>>>>>>>>> binding, >>>>>>>>>>> but it would make the database mapping issue a non-issue. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> FWIW - the purpleair extension I use as well as a couple other >>>>>>>>>>> extensions create these alternate databases on first use, so it's >>>>>>>>>>> not a big >>>>>>>>>>> deal. 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