Meteotemplate Forum

Hi Guys,

I want to change my PWS set up.
I have an Aercus weather ranger (WS1001 Clone) who send data directly to WU( shame on me isn't Jáchym) and Meteotemplate grab them.
I want to Bypass WU and i thought to buy a Raspberry PI 3 for that..
Wich software should i choose (wich one is the best for you)
WEEWX or ws1001wxdata-master and Cumulus ??

Thanks for your reply

Hello gillesroszak,

For me, the best is to use weewx because your data is automatically updated by the API of meteotemplate so no need for job cron.

Have a good day

I would recommend WeeWx because it directly supports Meteotemplate. Cumulus does not and Steve has no plans on adding this feature in the future so WeeWx does seem like a better choice.

What is the difference beetween using a Cron-job and using meteotemplate API directly ??

The update speed ??

It means that WeeWx will do it for you. Setting up a CRON job is a bit complicated if you don´t know how to do it and unless your provider allows CRON jobs at very short intervals, you would rely on other external services, which can be down anytime. WeeWx will do it all. I would definitely go for WeeWx if the other option is Cumulus - simply because of the direct support and because it is actively being developed.

so WeeWx will be my choice.

But perhaps or rather surely I will need some help to set this up !!!

I'll try on my own but .....

weewx all the way
i have 14 rpi3 with davis pro 2 and weewx uploading to weather hopeless (WU)
only had one issue, one farmer thinks he knows best and keeps playing with console
after about the tenth time i charged him to reset its defaults
and hey played again so i doubled it the next time
no problem since

Hi guys
another question please :
did somebody already installed WeeWx on windows, if yes can you explain how you did it ?

Thank you in advance for your reply.

WeeWX doesn't run on Windows, but on the Linux platform.
It runs very well on a Raspberry PI computer.

Hello gillesroszak,

I found this may be to help you https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic ... M8qfrmrMfI and It doesn't need version 3 of python because weewx will not work then

Hi MeteoHerhet

It's very intersting but it seems to be very technical also may be a little too much for my knowledge. I'll read it And I'll see if it's within my competence.

Hi guys,

For now i chose CUMULUS + ws1001wxdata-master until i can buy a Raspberry PI

Hi guys,

I'm going to recieve a raspberry pi Zero w next week and i will certainly need your help to install WEEWX on it .
Are you ok to help me guys ?

Hi Gilles,

Not sure if a Raspberry PI Zero w is such a good choice for this configuration.

During installation it might be handy to temporary connect a HDMi cable to your TV-set and a USB mouse and USB keyboard.
The PI Zero has only one free mini USB connector and the HDMI connector is also a mini type.
So probably you need a few adapter cables from mini to normal formats (or an USB hub with mini connector).
Also it is recommended to run linux on a USB-flash memory instead of the micro-SD card.

Personally I would recommend a Raspberry PI 3 model B which can be configured to boot directly from a USB-flash memory (without the need to place a micro SD-card) and has four USB slots for weather station, USB flash memory (and external wireless adapter for a bigger range) and an ethernet connector for a wired network connection.

I myself use a Raspberry PI 2 B with wired network connection to my router for my weather station software and I can send you my log book how I installed weewx.

Cheers, Luc

Hello,

No problem gillesroszak, I will help you

Hi guys,

Thanks a lot MeteoHerhet i will surely need your help.
Luc, I have all the necessery adapters, but I think it's possible to control the raspberry using Putty. NO?
If I install Rasbian on a flashdrive with mini usb connector instead of installing on th SD card will it works or not?

Hi Gilles,
Yes, putty is the tool I use myself too.
I managed to install Raspbian on my RPI3 completely headless (without a monitor and keyboard/mouse connected to the RPI). The problem with this is that when something goes wrong you won't have a clue what is happening, so an initial monitor is handy.
Yes, you can install Raspbian on a flashdrive but you need also Raspbian on the SD-card during the boot process. On the RPI3 you can disable the SD card permanently. Not sure if the PI zero has this feature too.
You need also an USB connection to your weather station I presume? In that case you need an USB hub to connect both WS and flash drive.

Hi Luc,
No I don't need any usb connection between PWS and PC my weather station send direct to wifi and for now i grab the data using ws1001wxdata-master a perl script and the data are sent to Cumulus.
do you think WEEWX could receive the data from the script I mentioned

No, you need the weewx intercepter driver. I just found this article.
https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/observer

Ok I'll look at this article and I'll get back to you if needed if you don't mind !!!!

Sure. Be my guest!

Hi,

I recieved the RPI zero w today and i just installed rasbian on it. i'll try to install Weewx tomorrow morning ; I'll keep you informed

Hi guys,
I installed weexw today without any problems.
Now i have to install the weewx interceptor.....
I just read the topic on how to do it but it's like chinese for me!!!!
I'll try it and I'll certainely ask for help

So,

the interceptor driver is installed but when i want to modify the weewx.conf i cannot saved it i got a message telling impossible to write into the file

Wath can be the problem ??

hi,

problem solved, but when I run the command
"sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog",
I have this answer :
root@raspberrypi:/# sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog
Sep 9 22:12:34 raspberrypi weewx[1972]: engine: Using configuration file /etc/weewx/weewx.conf
Sep 9 22:12:34 raspberrypi weewx[1972]: engine: Loading station type Interceptor (user.interceptor)
Sep 9 22:12:34 raspberrypi weewx[1972]: interceptor: MainThread: driver version is 0.30
Sep 9 22:12:34 raspberrypi weewx[1972]: import of driver failed: unsupported device type 'fine offset WH2600/HP1000/HP1003' (<type 'exceptions.Exception'>)
Sep 9 22:12:34 raspberrypi weewx[1972]: engine: Unable to load driver: unsupported device type 'fine offset WH2600/HP1000/HP1003'
Sep 9 22:12:34 raspberrypi weewx[1972]: **** Exiting...
Sep 9 22:17:01 raspberrypi CRON[2043]: (root) CMD ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
Sep 9 22:17:39 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Stopping LSB: weewx weather system...
Sep 9 22:17:39 raspberrypi weewx[2073]: Stopping weewx weather system: weewx not running....
Sep 9 22:17:39 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Stopped LSB: weewx weather system.


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