...some more form the debug output:
2026-08-20T23:42:42.285624+02:00 weewx weewxd[1953952]: DEBUG
user.MQTTSubscribe: (Service) MessageCallbackProvider data-> incoming
topic: ecowitt/gw1000, QOS: 0, retain: False, payload: b'POST /data/ip_api/
HTTP/1.1\r\nHOST: cdnrtpdate.ecowitt.net\r\nConnection:
Close\r\nContent-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\nContent-Length:
353\r\n\r\nPASSKEY=7EDF1C083D41E2564A22B916BBD1979C&stationtype=GW1200A_V1.4.8&runtime=1789501&heap=88084&dateutc=2026-08-20+21%3A42%3A41&dns_err_cnt=2&cdnflg=1&adc=1007,987,987,987,988&freq_volt=758&tempinf=75.74&humidityin=44&baromrelin=29.849&baromabsin=28.381&lightning_num=0&lightning=34&lightning_time=1787171122&wh57batt=5&freq=868M&model=GW1200A&interval=0'
2026-08-20T23:42:42.286317+02:00 weewx weewxd[1953952]: ERROR
user.MQTTSubscribe: (Service) MessageCallbackProvider on_message_keyword
failed to find separator: &
2026-08-20T23:42:42.287209+02:00 weewx weewxd[1953952]: ERROR
user.MQTTSubscribe: (Service) **** MessageCallbackProvider Skipping
field=POST /data/ip_api/ HTTP/1.1#015#012HOST:
cdnrtpdate.ecowitt.net#015#012Connection: Close#015#012Content-Type:
application/x-www-form-urlencoded#015#012Content-Length:
353#015#012#015#012PASSKEY
2026-08-20T23:42:42.287600+02:00 weewx weewxd[1953952]: ERROR
user.MQTTSubscribe: (Service) MessageCallbackProvider on_message_keyword
failed with <class 'user.MQTTSubscribe.ConversionError'> and reason Failed
converting field 7EDF1C083D41E2564A22B916BBD1979C with value stationtype
using 'lambda x: to_float(x)' with reason could not convert string to
float: 'stationtype'..
2026-08-20T23:42:42.287951+02:00 weewx weewxd[1953952]: ERROR
user.MQTTSubscribe: (Service) **** MessageCallbackProvider Ignoring
topic=ecowitt/gw1000 and payload=b'POST /data/ip_api/ HTTP/1.1\r\nHOST:
cdnrtpdate.ecowitt.net\r\nConnection: Close\r\nContent-Type:
application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\nContent-Length:
353\r\n\r\nPASSKEY=7EDF1C083D41E2564A22B916BBD1979C&stationtype=GW1200A_V1.4.8&runtime=1789501&heap=88084&dateutc=2026-08-20+21%3A42%3A41&dns_err_cnt=2&cdnflg=1&adc=1007,987,987,987,988&freq_volt=758&tempinf=75.74&humidityin=44&baromrelin=29.849&baromabsin=28.381&lightning_num=0&lightning=34&lightning_time=1787171122&wh57batt=5&freq=868M&model=GW1200A&interval=0'
2026-08-20T23:42:42.291204+02:00 weewx weewxd[1953952]: ERROR
user.MQTTSubscribe: (Service) **** MessageCallbackProvider Traceback (most
recent call last):#012 File "/etc/weewx/bin/user/MQTTSubscribe.py", line
1441, in _convert_value#012 return
conversion_func['compiled'](value)#012
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^#012 File "<string>", line 1, in
<lambda>#012 File "/usr/share/weewx/weeutil/weeutil.py", line 1585, in
to_float#012 return float(x) if x is not None else None#012
~~~~~^^^#012ValueError: could not convert string to float:
'stationtype'#012#012The above exception was the direct cause of the
following exception:#012#012Traceback (most recent call last):#012 File
"/etc/weewx/bin/user/MQTTSubscribe.py", line 1560, in
_on_message_keyword#012 (fieldname, value) = self._update_data(key,
field[eq_index + 1:].strip(), fields, fields_conversion_func,
unit_system)#012
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^#012
File "/etc/weewx/bin/user/MQTTSubscribe.py", line 1400, in
_update_data#012 value = self._convert_value(fields,
default_field_conversion_func, orig_name, orig_value)#012 File
"/etc/weewx/bin/user/MQTTSubscribe.py", line 1446, in _convert_value#012
raise ConversionError(#012 f"Failed converting field {field} with
value {value} using '{conversion_func['source']}' with reason
{exception}.")\#012 from
exception#012user.MQTTSubscribe.ConversionError: Failed converting field
7EDF1C083D41E2564A22B916BBD1979C with value stationtype using 'lambda x:
to_float(x)' with reason could not convert string to float: 'stationtype'.
Christian Peters schrieb am Donnerstag, 20. August 2026 um 23:39:14 UTC+2:
> Hi all,
>
> I just tried to integrate a lightning sensor attached to the GW1200
> Gateway into weewx with MQTTSubscribe
> <https://github.com/bellrichm/WeeWX-MQTTSubscribe/blob/master/bin/user/MQTTSubscribe.py>
> .
> I enablede MQTT in the GW1200 but I struggle to get the data parsed.
>
> The problem seems to be this added header in the MQTT message..?!
> Any chance to get it working I didn't find a solution.
>
> The MQTT message from the GW1200:
>
> POST /data/ip_api/ HTTP/1.1
> HOST: cdnrtpdate.ecowitt.net
> Connection: Close
> Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
> Content-Length: 353
>
>
> PASSKEY=7EDF1C083D41E2564A22B916BBD1979C&stationtype=GW1200A_V1.4.8&runtime=1788421&heap=88084&dateutc=2026-08-20+21%3A24%3A41&dns_err_cnt=2&cdnflg=1&adc=1007,987,987,987,988&freq_volt=758&tempinf=75.92&humidityin=44&baromrelin=29.840&baromabsin=28.372&lightning_num=0&lightning=34&lightning_time=1787171122&wh57batt=5&freq=868M&model=GW1200A&interval=0
>
> My config for MQTTSubscribeService VERSION = '3.1.0-rc01', running as a
> service:
>
> [[[ecowitt/gw1000]]] # The topic you are subscribing to
> ignore = false
> unit_system = METRICWX # Not sure weather you want METRICWX
> or METRIC. See http://weewx.com/docs/customizing.htm#units
>
> [[[[message]]]]
> type = keyword
> keyword_delimiter = "&"
> # map MQTT field to WeeWX database field
>
> [[[[PASSKEY]]]]
> ignore = True
> [[[[stationtype]]]]
> ignore = True
> [[[[runtime]]]]
> ignore = True
> [[[[heap]]]]
>
> ignore = True
> [[[[dateutc]]]]
> ignore = True
> [[[[dns_err_cnt]]]]
> ignore = True
> [[[[cdnflg]]]]
> ignore = True
> [[[[adc]]]]
> ignore = True
> [[[[freq_volt]]]]
> ignore = True
> [[[[tempinf]]]]
> ignore = True
> [[[[humidityin]]]]
> ignore = True
> [[[[baromrelin]]]]
> ignore = True
> [[[[baromabsin]]]]
> ignore = True
> [[[[wh57batt]]]]
>
> ignore = True
> [[[[freq]]]]
> ignore = True
> [[[[model]]]]
> ignore = True
> [[[[interval]]]]
> ignore = True
>
> [[[[lightning]]]]
> name = lightning_dist
> [[[[lightning_num]]]]
> name = lightning_strike_count
> [[[[lightning_time]]]]
> name = lightning_last_det_time
>
> My error/debug output form weewx:
>
> 2026-08-20T23:11:41.607918+02:00 weewx weewxd[1953952]: DEBUG
> user.MQTTSubscribe: (Service) MessageCallbackProvider data-> incoming
> topic: ecowitt/gw1000, QOS: 0, retain: False, payload: b'POST /data/ip_api/
> HTTP/1.1\r\nHOST: cdnrtpdate.ecowitt.net\r\nConnection:
> Close\r\nContent-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\nContent-Length:
> 353\r\n\r\nPASSKEY=7EDF1C083D41E2564A22B916BBD1979C&stationtype=GW1200A_V1.4.8&runtime=1787641&heap=88084&dateutc=2026-08-20+21%3A11%3A41&dns_err_cnt=2&cdnflg=1&adc=1007,987,987,987,988&freq_volt=758&tempinf=76.10&humidityin=44&baromrelin=29.843&baromabsin=28.375&lightning_num=0&lightning=34&lightning_time=1787171122&wh57batt=5&freq=868M&model=GW1200A&interval=0'
> 2026-08-20T23:11:41.608973+02:00 weewx weewxd[1953952]: ERROR
> user.MQTTSubscribe: (Service) **** MessageCallbackProvider Ignoring
> topic=ecowitt/gw1000 and payload=b'POST /data/ip_api/ HTTP/1.1\r\nHOST:
> cdnrtpdate.ecowitt.net\r\nConnection: Close\r\nContent-Type:
> application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\nContent-Length:
> 353\r\n\r\nPASSKEY=7EDF1C083D41E2564A22B916BBD1979C&stationtype=GW1200A_V1.4.8&runtime=1787641&heap=88084&dateutc=2026-08-20+21%3A11%3A41&dns_err_cnt=2&cdnflg=1&adc=1007,987,987,987,988&freq_volt=758&tempinf=76.10&humidityin=44&baromrelin=29.843&baromabsin=28.375&lightning_num=0&lightning=34&lightning_time=1787171122&wh57batt=5&freq=868M&model=GW1200A&interval=0'
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
> Maybe bellrichm could give some hints to get it working...!?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Christian
>
>
>
>
> vince schrieb am Freitag, 10. Oktober 2025 um 00:08:29 UTC+2:
>
>> Just a quick update - the GW1200 with latest V1.4.0 firmware now supports
>> posting to MQTT too.
>>
>> I enabled it for a quick test and poked around a little with
>> mosquitto_sub to look at what it sends and it looks like the same data
>> elements that I'm getting for Gary's legacy GW1000 driver plus one
>> additional element "srain_piezo" which we neglected to make known to his
>> driver last year when I was working with him to support the WS85. My best
>> guess is that it means "state of raining (or not) on the piezo sensor"
>> where 0 = not raining, 1 = raining.
>>
>> Upside is you can set MQTT to send data as frequently as every 10
>> seconds. Downside is the sensors don't send data that often so kinda why
>> bother running faster than maybe every 30 seconds.
>>
>> Re: the use of & my guess is this is WU protocol. If you subscribe to
>> topic_name/# you see a header ala:
>>
>> POST /data/ip_api/ HTTP/1.1
>> HOST: cdnrtpdate.ecowitt.net
>> Connection: Close
>> Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
>> Content-Length: 925
>>
>> I have never configured my gateway to talk to ecowitt, so I don't know if
>> it's actually trying to post data to ecowitt's servers (or not), but it
>> sure looks fishy to me.
>>
>> On Friday, August 22, 2025 at 6:24:24 AM UTC-7 Paul R Anderson wrote:
>>
>> That sounds like a great "work around" for some who use WeeWX. But I
>> really wish the underlying issue of using a non standard separator,
>> which does not comply with the published MQTT standard.could be addressed
>> and fixed.* Design a device that offers to publish to a MQTT server,
>> make it standard compliant* , so that it will be easy to subscribe to
>> that topic on a wide range of MQTT clients.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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