Assuming can be a dangerous business! If you have not specified anything for loop_request then you will be using LOOP1 only (the default), whether that is the ‘best available format’ depends on your circumstances I guess. Should you happen to specify loop_request = 3 in order to get the best of both worlds (by alternating between LOOP1 and LOOP2 packets) be aware that this can cause WeeWX loop packets to alternate between hardware provided and software calculated values for station pressure and altimeter (and archive records will then have a blend of both). If you do use loop_request I suggest you carefully read the loop_request stanza <http://weewx.com/docs/usersguide.htm#%5BVantage%5D> in the User’s Guide.
Gary On Wednesday, 13 January 2021 at 06:12:20 UTC+10 [email protected] wrote: > > > If you don't have the latest firmware then you may not have Loop2 data. > Not > > having Loop2 data will inhibit greater Altimeter calculation by WeeWX > > because station pressure will be missing and it will have to work > backwards > > and that is less accurate. Better to send the software station pressure > > which is done by having Loop2 data. > > According to the Davis site the latest firmward for the Vantage Pro2 is > 3.15 and wee_device reports my console is at 3.15. I have not specified > which LOOP data WeeWX is to use as I assume it is coded to use the best > available format. > -- 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 on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/d7478833-6d86-4c67-94a1-20778be8899bn%40googlegroups.com.
