oh ok strange then. I must have changed it one day and forgot about it... On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 2:46:31 AM UTC+2 Tom Keffer wrote:
> ... and that is indeed the default. > > https://github.com/weewx/weewx/blob/master/weewx.conf#L370 > > On Sun, Jul 23, 2023 at 9:35 AM Invisible Man <axelle....@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> yes, that's what I did, and it works just great. IMHO, the default option >> should be "prefer_hardware" for everything. That should normally suit >> nearly all situations. >> >> -- Axelle. >> >> On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1:59:23 PM UTC+2 Tom Keffer wrote: >> >>> Yes. If you specify 'hardware', then WeeWX will not calculate it at all. >>> It depends on the value being supplied by the hardware. >>> >>> Usually you want "prefer_hardware". Same with the other calculations. I >>> would change them all. >>> >>> On Sun, Jul 23, 2023 at 4:07 AM Invisible Man <axelle....@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello Tom, >>>> >>>> I am using an EcoWitt HP2551 (station_type = Interceptor) and WeeWx >>>> 4.10.2 >>>> In StdWXCalculate I have the following: I see that heat index is >>>> expected to be provided by my hardware (which obviously doesn't). I >>>> suppose >>>> I can just change that to software, or prefer_hardware? >>>> >>>> ``` >>>> [StdWXCalculate] >>>> [[Calculations]] >>>> # Derived quantities are calculated by this service. Possible >>>> values are: >>>> # hardware - use the value provided by hardware >>>> # software - use the value calculated by weewx >>>> # prefer_hardware - use value provide by hardware if available, >>>> # otherwise use value calculated by weewx >>>> >>>> pressure = prefer_hardware >>>> barometer = prefer_hardware >>>> altimeter = prefer_hardware >>>> windchill = hardware >>>> heatindex = hardware >>>> dewpoint = prefer_hardware >>>> inDewpoint = prefer_hardware >>>> rainRate = hardware >>>> maxSolarRad = prefer_hardware >>>> cloudbase = prefer_hardware >>>> humidex = prefer_hardware >>>> appTemp = prefer_hardware >>>> ET = prefer_hardware >>>> windrun = prefer_hardware >>>> ``` >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Axelle >>>> On Friday, July 21, 2023 at 1:12:43 AM UTC+2 Tom Keffer wrote: >>>> >>>>> For most weather stations, heat index is a derived quantity, so it >>>>> must be calculated in software. >>>>> >>>>> What kind of hardware? >>>>> >>>>> What version of WeeWX are you using? >>>>> >>>>> What is in the section [StdWXCalculate] in weewx.conf? >>>>> >>>>> -tk >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jul 20, 2023 at 1:39 PM Invisible Man <axelle....@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> My weather station has both current temperature and current humidity, >>>>>> but it continuously displays *N/A for humidex* (or is it heat index) >>>>>> ? >>>>>> >>>>>> My template uses this: >>>>>> ``` >>>>>> Humidex: $current.heatindex >>>>>> ``` >>>>>> and my `skin.conf` translates heatindex to Humidex: >>>>>> ``` >>>>>> [[Generic]] >>>>>> # Generic labels, keyed by an observation type. >>>>>> barometer = Barometre >>>>>> dewpoint = Point de rosee >>>>>> heatindex = Humidex >>>>>> ``` >>>>>> I'm not sure I'm doing the right thing. >>>>>> If I query the database : >>>>>> >>>>>> ``` >>>>>> sqlite> select barometer, pressure,outTemp,outHumidity,heatindex from >>>>>> archive where dateTime = 1689884400; >>>>>> 1010.28419008758|998.764391620552|24.8333333333333|93.0|<select >>>>>> heatindex from archive where dateTime = 1689884400; >>>>>> ``` >>>>>> Notice I do have values for everything *except* heatindex (no value). >>>>>> Why don't I have any value? How can I enable it? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> PS. 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