Ryan, I had the same issue. My console had been working hanging in the wall in my basement for 8 years. While I was working to define the problem, I noticed some dust trails on the top of the console while hanging. I eventually got a can of canned air and blew out the entire inside of the console through every hole I could get the straw in. After that it started talking again. This is a really inexpensive possible way to fix it. I suggest trying this first.
On Fri, Nov 28, 2025, 8:09 PM Ryan Stasel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey all, > > I've been chasing an issue like this occasionally for years. Never found > any good reason for it. fwiw, Davis does have a link in their documentation > about how the console won't respond if it's uploading to weatherlink at the > time, and the other device should just retry: > https://support.davisinstruments.com/article/ohno6ugc5x-how-do-i-communicate-directly-with-my-weather-link-ip-data-logger > > At this point I'm going to try creating a dedicated vlan for the Davis so > nothing else can possibly talk to it other than weewx. > On Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 10:35:52 AM UTC-8 Greg Guldenschuh > wrote: > >> My observations are over my 47 year career in IT. Don't dispute that you >> have a point with corruption. I have tried clearing the console memory >> multiple times, and still had the problem. >> >> I finally noticed the dust and tried that. As soon as I powered the >> console up and get it connected to weewx, it began working again. >> >> On Wed, Nov 12, 2025, 1:21 PM Tom Keffer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On the Davis stations, the memory can get internally corrupted, >>> particularly after a power failure. It is an algorithmic failure, not an >>> electronic failure. In all cases that I know of (probably a couple hundred >>> over the history of WeeWX) it can be corrected by clearing the memory. >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 9:58 AM Greg Guldenschuh <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Tom, >>>> >>>> Since I took a can of canned air and blew the dust out of the >>>> console, it now appears to be working again. >>>> >>>> I thought of that after seeing the dust on top of the console when I >>>> took it down from the wall. >>>> >>>> I have seen cases in my career in IT where dust accumulation caused >>>> heat problems and where the dust was conductive enough to cause spurious >>>> currents among the leads of ICs and that was enough to cause problems. >>>> >>>> I try to look for the simpler explanations first. >>>> >>>> Since taking the canned air and blowing the console clean through all >>>> ventilation holes and inside the battery compartment, the console is >>>> functioning perfectly. >>>> >>>> I would recommend this as a first step--and a lot less expensive than >>>> replacing a console--in troubleshooting the issues that I was getting. >>>> >>>> In my experience when memory goes bad, it stays bad, and does not come >>>> back to life after a good dust removal. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 11/9/2025 8:15 PM, Tom Keffer wrote: >>>> >>>> I don't know why you're getting the LOOP errors, but the memory in your >>>> console is definitely corrupted. See the wiki article *Corrupt station >>>> memory >>>> <https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/Troubleshooting-the-Davis-Vantage-station#corrupt-station-memory>* >>>> . >>>> >>>> On Sun, Nov 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM John Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm only seeing console lines standing out, both succeeding and >>>>> failing... So it's not a networking problem as far as I can see... Corrupt >>>>> memory issue maybe? >>>>> >>>>> ERROR weewx.drivers.vantage: send_data: no <ACK> received from Vantage >>>>> console >>>>> ERROR weewx.drivers.vantage: LOOP batch try #1; error: No <ACK> received >>>>> from Vantage console >>>>> DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Successfully woke up Vantage console >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, 10 Nov 2025 at 07:30, Greg Guldenschuh <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> John, >>>>>> >>>>>> Set debug=1 and restarted weewx. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have attached a file where I extracted all the weewx lines from >>>>>> syslog. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hopefully this helps you. >>>>>> >>>>>> BTW, I checked Davis's weatherlink and it is getting data from my >>>>>> site. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> Greg G >>>>>> On 11/9/2025 3:00 AM, John Smith wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't think that's it or it would have complained about not being >>>>>> able to connect and would have spat out the IP and port.... >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, 9 Nov 2025 at 18:19, [email protected] <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> in your log, I see "NOPERMISSION3: >>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 weewxd[2360]: CRITICAL __main__: **** >>>>>>> Exiting... >>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 systemd[1]: weewx.service: Main process exited, >>>>>>> code=exited, *status=4/NOPERMISSION* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You may have to read this weewx wiki article about network >>>>>>> permissions : >>>>>>> https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/Understanding-permissions#how-to-fix-network-permissions >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Le dimanche 9 novembre 2025 à 04:39:37 UTC+1, Greg Guldenschuh a >>>>>>> écrit : >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I will have to look up how to do that. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I have to replace 2 thermostats in my water heater tomorrow, that >>>>>>>> will take most of the day. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I may have to do this on Monday. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks, I will respond after I get the water heater fixed tomorrow. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Greg G. >>>>>>>> On 11/8/2025 10:36 PM, John Smith wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Might need to factory reset it somehow then. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sun, 9 Nov 2025 at 14:33, Greg Guldenschuh <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Console has no batteries in it, it is on UPS power all the time. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Have powered down waited for over a minute, the powered back up >>>>>>>>> more than 5 times already save exact response, or lack thereof each >>>>>>>>> time. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I did already mention that the 5.1 version of weewx was working up >>>>>>>>> to and until the 5.2 version was installed. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Greg G. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 11/8/2025 10:30 PM, John Smith wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> That would seem to indicate that weeWX connected to the IP since >>>>>>>>> there is no mention of it, but the console wouldn't respond, or not >>>>>>>>> as it's >>>>>>>>> expecting anyway... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Tried taking out batteries from the console and disconnecting from >>>>>>>>> power until it goes flat and then putting them back in etc? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sun, 9 Nov 2025 at 14:13, Greg Guldenschuh <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I saw these after I filed the issue, but decided to save them and >>>>>>>>>> would upload them as I got the chance. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> These were shown in the weewx.log file the service them exited >>>>>>>>>> with errors. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:07 VE1 weewxd[2360]: ERROR weewx.drivers.vantage: >>>>>>>>>> ip-read error: timed out >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:14 VE1 weewxd[2360]: ERROR weewx.drivers.vantage: >>>>>>>>>> ip-read error: timed out >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:20 VE1 weewxd[2360]: ERROR weewx.drivers.vantage: >>>>>>>>>> ip-read error: timed out >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:27 VE1 weewxd[2360]: ERROR weewx.drivers.vantage: >>>>>>>>>> ip-read error: timed out >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 weewxd[2360]: ERROR weewx.drivers.vantage: >>>>>>>>>> Unable to wake up Vantage console >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 weewxd[2360]: ERROR weewx.engine: Import of >>>>>>>>>> driver failed: Unable to wake up Vantage console (<class >>>>>>>>>> 'weewx.WakeupError'>) >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 weewxd[2360]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>>>>> **** Traceback (most recent call last): >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 weewxd[2360]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>>>>> **** File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/engine.py", line 115, in >>>>>>>>>> setupStation >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 weewxd[2360]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>>>>> **** self.console = loader_function(config_dict, self) >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 weewxd[2360]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>>>>> **** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 weewxd[2360]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>>>>> **** File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/drivers/vantage.py", line 32, >>>>>>>>>> in >>>>>>>>>> loader >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 weewxd[2360]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>>>>> **** return VantageService(engine, config_dict) >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 weewxd[2360]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>>>>> **** File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/drivers/vantage.py", line >>>>>>>>>> 2046, in >>>>>>>>>> __init__ >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 weewxd[2360]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>>>>> **** Vantage.__init__(self, **config_dict[DRIVER_NAME]) >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 weewxd[2360]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>>>>> **** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 weewxd[2360]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>>>>> **** File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/drivers/vantage.py", line 539, >>>>>>>>>> in >>>>>>>>>> __init__ >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 weewxd[2360]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>>>>> **** self._setup() >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 weewxd[2360]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>>>>> **** ~~~~~~~~~~~^^ >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 weewxd[2360]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>>>>> **** File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/drivers/vantage.py", line >>>>>>>>>> 1440, in >>>>>>>>>> _setup >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 weewxd[2360]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>>>>> **** self.port.wakeup_console(max_tries=self.max_tries) >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 weewxd[2360]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>>>>> **** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 weewxd[2360]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>>>>> **** File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/drivers/vantage.py", line 113, >>>>>>>>>> in >>>>>>>>>> wakeup_console >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 weewxd[2360]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>>>>> **** raise weewx.WakeupError("Unable to wake up Vantage >>>>>>>>>> console") >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 weewxd[2360]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>>>>> **** weewx.WakeupError: Unable to wake up Vantage console >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 weewxd[2360]: CRITICAL __main__: Unable to >>>>>>>>>> load driver: Unable to wake up Vantage console >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 weewxd[2360]: CRITICAL __main__: **** >>>>>>>>>> Exiting... >>>>>>>>>> Nov 08 14:29:28 VE1 systemd[1]: weewx.service: Main process >>>>>>>>>> exited, code=exited, status=4/NOPERMISSION >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I will turn on the debug tomorrow and restart weewx and see what >>>>>>>>>> comes out. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> BTW, everything was working just fine on weewx 5.1 before the >>>>>>>>>> update. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Greg Guldenschuh >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 11/8/2025 2:04 PM, Greg Guldenschuh wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Folks, >>>>>>>>>> I updated weewx to version 5.2.0-1 on Debian 12.9 earlier in >>>>>>>>>> the week and it appears that weewx is no longer talking to the >>>>>>>>>> weatherlink >>>>>>>>>> IP (WLIP) interface. 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