A PI 4 is pretty powerful. What else is running? On Fri, Feb 5, 2021, 11:29 AM Tim <timslamb...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Tom, > > Is the issue CPU or RAM? > > I’m running a Pi 4 with 4gb of RAM. > > Regards, > > Tim > > Sent from my Hi-Tech Etch-A-Sketch > > > On Feb 5, 2021, at 11:11, Tom Keffer <tkef...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > The problem is that the machine running weewx doesn't have enough "oomph" > to run all the reports you are asking of it in two minutes. For example, > here's the results of one reporting cycle: > > Feb 5 09:00:23 murph weewx[15605] INFO weewx.cheetahgenerator: Generated > 8 files for report SeasonsReport in 95.95 seconds > Feb 5 09:00:31 murph weewx[15605] INFO weewx.imagegenerator: Generated 15 > images for report SeasonsReport in 7.99 seconds > Feb 5 09:00:32 murph weewx[15605] INFO user.stackedwindrose: Generated 1 > images for wdStackedWindRose in 1.11 seconds > Feb 5 09:02:05 murph weewx[15605] INFO weewx.cheetahgenerator: Generated > 1 files for report wdTesttags in 93.15 seconds > Feb 5 09:02:53 murph weewx[15605] INFO weewx.cheetahgenerator: Generated > 2 files for report wdClientraw in 47.34 seconds > Feb 5 09:03:19 murph weewx[15605] INFO weewx.cheetahgenerator: Generated > 2 files for report SteelSeries in 8.65 seconds > Feb 5 09:03:25 murph weewx[15605] INFO weewx.imagegenerator: Generated 11 > images for report SteelSeries in 5.64 seconds > > That adds up to almost 300 seconds --- way more than the 120 seconds you > are giving it. You will either have to go to a much longer reporting cycle > (5 minutes may not even do it), or pare down the number of reports, or > simplify the reports, or get a more capable server. > > -tk > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 10:11 AM Tim Lambert <timslamb...@comcast.net> > wrote: > >> Tom, >> >> >> >> Attached is the logfile for 2 cycles. >> >> >> >> Per Line 45 @ 08:56:54 – The 120sec Interval for wwewx.engine is loaded >> >> Per Line 137 – Line 141 @ 08:58:33 – The Remote MySQL DB is being updated >> >> Per Line 143 @ 08:58:47 – The rpt.engine starts >> >> Per Line 218 @ 09:00:40 – Error weewx.engine unable to shutdown >> StdReport thread >> >> Then it appears weew opted to perform a restart by itself >> >> Per Line 333 – Line 337 @ 09:02:32 – The Remote MySQL DB is being updated >> >> Per Line 353 @ 09:02:53 – Start FTP >> >> Per Line 421 @ 09:03:11 – End FTP >> >> Per Line 423 @ 09:03:11 – Run SS >> >> Per Line 471 @ 09:04:22 – Start Reports >> >> Per Line 487 – Line 491 – The Remote MySQL DB is being updated >> >> Per Line 492 @ 09:04:48 – Report Thread is aborted, existing Report >> Thread is running >> >> Per Line 552 @ 09:06:40– Error weewx.engine unable to shutdown StdReport >> thread >> >> Then it appears weew opted to perform a restart by itself >> >> Per Line 653 @ 09:08:05 – Start FTP >> >> Per Line 716 @ 09:08:23 – End FTP >> >> Per Line 723 @ 09:08:32 – Run SS >> >> >> >> Hope the above analysis helps pinpoint the problem. >> >> >> >> I’m concerned about the Error related to the shutdown of the StdReport >> Thread and the subsequent automatic restart. My other concern is the >> aborting the Report Thread, because the existing Report Thread is still >> running. Both appear to be impacting the 120 second interval to generate >> reports and subsequently FTP, as well as the write of the DB every 120 >> seconds. >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks in Advance for your help. >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> Tim >> >> >> >> *From: *Tom Keffer <tkef...@gmail.com> >> *Sent: *Thursday, February 4, 2021 6:20 PM >> *To: *weewx-user <weewx-user@googlegroups.com> >> *Subject: *Re: [weewx-user] Re: WEEWX-WD and Weewx 4.2 to 4.4 >> >> >> >> That station (using the ip100 driver) does not support hardware record >> generation, so WeeWX will fall back on software record generation. If you >> are still getting 5 minute updates despite setting archive_interval to 120, >> then one of two things is happening: >> >> 1. weewxd is using a different configuration file than you think it >> is; or >> 2. You didn't restart weewxd after changing the value. >> >> If neither of those are true, then we will need to see the log. Set >> debug=1, restart weewx, post the log from startup through the first >> reporting cycle. >> >> >> >> tk >> >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 5:41 PM Tim <timslamb...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> Tom, >> >> >> >> The station is a RainWise MK-III with an IP-100. >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> Tim >> >> >> >> Sent from my Hi-Tech Etch-A-Sketch >> >> >> >> >> >> On Feb 4, 2021, at 14:20, Tom Keffer <tkef...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> You didn't say what kind of weather station you are using, but for >> stations that support hardware logging and if you specify hardware record >> generation, then weewx will use the interval specified in your hardware. >> >> >> >> If this is the case, then to change use the wee_device utility with the >> --set-interval option. For example, to change to two minutes: >> >> >> >> *wee_device --set-interval=2* >> >> >> >> -tk >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 9:12 AM tim lambert <timslamb...@comcast.net> >> wrote: >> >> Hi Gary, >> >> >> >> I'm taking things in baby steps. >> >> >> >> Earlier this week I successfully upgraded from weewx 4.2 to weewx 4.4 >> (which was surprisingly easy with how weewx addresses upgrades). >> Everything is stable, so I'm moving onward to the next steps. >> >> >> >> I've taken the route to implement WeeWX SteelSeries Weather Gauges >> extension (not real-time yet) and WeeWX-WD v2.1.2 -- everything installed >> and I can see the SteelGauge info on my remotely hosted website, as well as >> see the clientraw.text and other key files for Saratoga Templates on the >> remotely hosted server. >> >> >> >> However, even though I have the archive_interval in weewx.conf set to 120 >> (seconds) the FTP of the files generated by weewx is occurring every 300 >> seconds (5 minutes) -- which I confirmed from reviewing the log files. >> How can I get the FTP to execute every 120 seconds? >> >> >> >> FYI, weewx.conf for Standard Archive is >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *[StdArchive] archive_interval = 120 record_generation = >> hardware loop_hilo = True data_binding = wx_binding* >> >> >> >> Should I change the record_generation to software? Noting the Rainwise >> IP-100 is inserting records into the MySQL database tables every minute -- >> which is what I want. >> >> >> >> Thanks in Advance for your guidance! >> >> >> >> -- Tim >> >> >> >> On Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 8:35:31 PM UTC-8 tim lambert wrote: >> >> Thanks Gary for the insight and guidance. >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for >> Windows 10 >> >> >> >> *From: *gjr80 >> *Sent: *Saturday, January 30, 2021 7:58 PM >> *To: *weewx-user >> *Subject: *[weewx-user] Re: WEEWX-WD and Weewx 4.2 to 4.4 >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> I wouldn't be using WeeWX-WD from bitbucket, it has not been touched for >> some years now. WeeWX-WD on github >> <https://github.com/gjr80/weewx-weewx-wd> is more up to date, the >> current version is v2.1.2 from November 2020. It should have no problems >> running on WeeWX v4.x under python 2 or python3. The SteelSeries Weather >> Gauges <https://github.com/mcrossley/SteelSeries-Weather-Gauges> have >> directly supported WeeWX of v2.5.0 (of the SteelSeries Weather Gauges) or >> for about six years, and there is now a WeeWX SteelSeries Gauges >> extension <https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/steelseries> that >> installs the necessary skin to support the SteelSeries Weather Gauges (this >> is the preferred means of providing the SteelSeries Weather Gauges, >> WeeWX-WD did support the SteelSeries Weather Gauges via the WD >> customclientraw.txt but since the advent of direct WeeWX support and the >> WeeWX extension the SteelSeries Weather Gauges support has been deprecated >> in WeeWX-WD). You should find the WeeWX extension will work under WeeWX >> v4.x and python2 or python3. >> >> >> >> I would suggest that you upgrade to WeeWX v4.4.0 and get WeeWX running to >> your satisfaction before installing either WeeWX-WD v2.1.2 or the WeeWX >> SteelSeries Weather Gauges extension (in whatever order suits). Once you >> have the SteelSeries Weather Gauges extension running OK you can, if you >> want, look at installing the Realtime gauge-data extension >> <https://github.com/gjr80/weewx-realtime_gauge-data> which will allow >> the gauges to update on every loop packet rather than on each report cycle >> (how often they will update will depend on how often your station emits >> loop packets, for your Rainwise this should be up to every couple of >> seconds). >> >> >> >> Gary >> >> >> >> On Sunday, 31 January 2021 at 13:15:24 UTC+10 tim lambert wrote: >> >> Gang, >> >> >> >> Currently running weewx 4.2 (will be upgrading in the next few days to >> 4.4) on a Raspberry Pi 4 (32-bit OS) with a Rainwise MK-III and IP-100 >> providing station data -- everything has been working properly for several >> weeks and is populating a remote MySQL DB. >> >> >> >> Once I upgrade weewx, I'd like to incorporate using Steel Gauges and >> Saratoga Templates, hence my query: Can I utilize the WEEWX-WD as outlined >> BitBucket >> Weewx-WD <https://bitbucket.org/ozgreg/weewx-wd/wiki/Users%20Guide>? >> >> >> >> The Steel Gauges and Saratoga Templates will be hosted on a remote, >> public accessible server -- so I'll be sending the clientraw and testtag >> files via FTP. >> >> >> >> Thanks in Advance! 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