Thanks everyone for the comments! I just ordered the new Davis and will see how it goes. :)
I was concerned without the direct connect USB. On Friday, October 16, 2026 at 11:58:53 AM UTC-5 weather list wrote: > On Oct 16, 2026, at 12:36, Greg Troxel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > weather list <[email protected]> writes: > > > >> I've been using two Meteobridge Nano SD's for years, with no issues > >> with a VP2, in two separate places. Connects wirelessly, and there are > >> a lot of built-in reports and weather site uploads right in the MB > >> firmware. Pays to be sure your devices have router-assigned IP's and > >> that the power supplies are reliable. But they are indeed pricey.... > > > > Is there a weewx driver, so that you can run weewx and have it get data > > from the meteobridge? Can it use some API on the MB to backfill the > > database from old data, assuming the meteobridge stayed up on batteries > > and the computer didn't? > > > > Not having good answers to those questions is what I meant by quirks. > > I use the weewx vantage driver set for ethernet. But I am not sure there > is a backfill provision, though the micro SD card stores data. > > Vantage stanza in weewx.conf > > [Vantage] > # This section is for the Davis Vantage series of weather stations. > > # Connection type: serial or ethernet > # serial (the classic VantagePro) > # ethernet (the WeatherLinkIP or Serial-Ethernet bridge) > type = ethernet > > # If the connection type is serial, a port must be specified: > # Debian, Ubuntu, Redhat, Fedora, and SuSE: > # /dev/ttyUSB0 is a common USB port name > # /dev/ttyS0 is a common serial port name > # BSD: > # /dev/cuaU0 is a common serial port name > # port = /dev/ttyUSB0 > > # If the connection type is ethernet, an IP Address/hostname is required: > host = 192.168.1.14 > > ###################################################### > # The rest of this section rarely needs any attention. > # You can safely leave it "as is." > ###################################################### > > # Serial baud rate (usually 19200) > baudrate = 19200 > > # TCP port (when using the WeatherLinkIP) > tcp_port = 22222 > > # TCP send delay (when using the WeatherLinkIP): > # tcp_send_delay = 0.5 > > # The type of LOOP packet to request: 1 = LOOP1; 2 = LOOP2; 3 = both > loop_request = 1 > > # The id of your ISS station (usually 1). If you use a wind meter connected > # to a anemometer transmitter kit, use its id > iss_id = 1 > > # How long to wait for a response from the station before giving up (in > # seconds; must be greater than 2) > timeout = 10 > > # How long to wait before trying again (in seconds) > wait_before_retry = 5 # 1.2 > > # How many times to try before giving up: > max_tries = 8 > > # Vantage model Type: 1 = Vantage Pro; 2 = Vantage Pro2 > model_type = 2 > > # The driver to use: > driver = weewx.drivers.vantage -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/cc4b1680-e311-436c-80f6-aaad2de9e60bn%40googlegroups.com.
