Extra Temp Sensor and Soil Block issues

[livefeed]

Hello,

I am having the hardest time getting the Extra Temp Sensor and Soil Blocks to read my data, nothing is displaying in the block but my api and meteotemplateLive.txt both see data, I must be doing something wrong, here are my settings.

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[Michael]

Hi,

have you as Source in the Setting of the Soil Block the Entry "API" ?

Michael

[Oli]

Quick side question because it fits the topic here:
Don't the values (dry soil, etc.) have to be exactly the opposite? So 0-10 very dry soil and 101-200 saturated soil?

[Gerrit]

No, 0 is extremely wet, 200 is extremely dry.

[Oli]

Okay, thanks, then it's just confusing with the ecowitt soil moisture sensor, which apparently transmits a percentage. I would then have to convert that accordingly.

[davidefa]

If you use the ecowitt plugin to feed the meteotemplate database you can use the 'math' function to convert the 0-100 ecowitt range to the 200-0 'conventional' range

[Oli]

Yes, thank you. I have zero idea about php but this gives a view i am happy with:

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<?php 
	$converted = 200 - ${"soilM".$i} * 2;
	if(isset(${"soilM".$i})){
		echo "<p>${"soilM".$i} Prozent</p>";
		echo "<p> $converted Centibar </p>";
	}
?>

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[meteoesine]

If you use the ecowitt plugin to feed the meteotemplate database you can use the 'math' function to convert the 0-100 ecowitt range to the 200-0 'conventional' range

interesting, pls kindly explain better how I should do it
thank you

[davidefa]

For example you could define:
SM1=200-#SM1#*2 ( if you want to convert the soil moisture in 0-200 range, sorta cbar )
T5=#T1#-#T4# ( if you want to measure the difference to a reference sensor )
( to substitute a sensor value use the sensor name enclosed between two '#' chars )
In the 'math with sensor' input field you can use any function 'known by php' ( you can use even complex formulas, if needed )
Here I rescaled my two sensors:

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[meteoesine]

Tnx a lot

[Julius]

For example you could define:
SM1=200-#SM1#*2 ( if you want to convert the soil moisture in 0-200 range, sorta cbar )
T5=#T1#-#T4# ( if you want to measure the difference to a reference sensor )
( to substitute a sensor value use the sensor name enclosed between two '#' chars )
In the 'math with sensor' input field you can use any function 'known by php' ( you can use even complex formulas, if needed )
Here I rescaled my two sensors:


ecowitt_math.png

Davide, you mention the math option. I would very much like to do
P+P1+P2+P3=P4/4=P5 and then show P5 as my all over average hPa value for our location. I have 4 sensors that all push to the api now. Is there some block that does this already, that you know of?