Does anyone know of a testing program that could simulate the WLL sending data over the WiFi network. That might be a helpful tool.
On Monday, July 22, 2024 at 8:53:55 PM UTC-4 vince wrote: > No, weewx supports all kinds of interfaces including network depending on > which gear you have. > > Tom was likely suggesting the hardware datalogger because it 'is' pretty > nice if you have the old console and can direct connect to the weewx system > because of the logging and backfill functionality, but there are a lot of > ways of connecting stuff up end to end. > > There are a bunch of old WLL drivers if you google search for "weewx WLL" > and poke around a bit. (wow - I wrote one too ages ago according to > https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=41328.0 that I again forgot. > Back then in 2020 a bunch of folks did initial versions.) > > https://github.com/michael-slx/weewx-weatherlink-live seems most current > and maintained. A quick search of the weewx map shows over 35 registered > WLL systems so there have to be a lot more actual users. A quick look at > the driver's installation web page seems to say you need to configure the > ip address of the WLL device so weewx can talk to it over the network, so > you probably are looking pretty good for a Vue plus WLL unless I'm reading > it wrong. > > I can't speak to whether there are lower cost options, but if it was 'me' > considering I have the gear, I'd just do a Vue sensor suite and rtldavis > using a rtl-sdr dongle and antenna (which I already have) so that gets it > into the $100 plus Vue sensor suite kind of price range. WLL adds more > stuff of course and is more turnkey at some large additional price. Really > comes down to the time-value of your labor and blood pressure to integrate > and support it all. > > > On Monday, July 22, 2024 at 5:20:14 PM UTC-7 Barton Phillips wrote: > >> I am sorry for the confusion. I had emailed Tom Keffer with some >> questions about the WLL model 6100 and he answered me saying I should use >> the Windows Data Logger. I replied that I do not use Windows; I use Ubuntu >> 22.04 Linux. I asked if the Vantage Vue plus the WLL would work. He replied >> that I should post on the weewx-user group. I have not purchased either the >> Vantage Vue or the WLL yet as I want to make sure that they will work with >> weewx. I had a AcuRite Isis 5 in 1 that I sent back to Amazon because I >> could not figure out how to capture the WiFi that is sent to Weather >> Underground. So that is the rest of the story. >> >> Now I want to know if the weewx program can be used with the Vantage Vue >> and the WLL before I purchase them from Amazon. The WLL has both WiFi and >> an Eithernet port. It does not have USB. Can the Eithernet be run into my >> desktop computer (it does not have WiFi) and can I somehow capture the data >> and route it to weewx? Does weewx only work with serial or USB? >> >> Thanks. >> >> On Monday, July 22, 2024 at 6:09:24 PM UTC-4 vince wrote: >> >>> Uncertain what exactly you're asking there. Are you replying to a post >>> that isn't visible or an email or something perhaps ? >>> >>> If you have the old original 1970s-LCD-looking ugly console, you can use >>> the absurdly overpriced Davis USB or serial datalogger to connect it to >>> your weewx computer (and throw the unnecessary Windows software in the >>> trash). I have a serial version and use a serial2usb converter to connect >>> it to my raspi. There are a variety of third-party variants that do >>> basically the same thing for less cost. Meteopi is one of those. >>> https://www.scaledinstruments.com/product-category/shop-by-category/data-loggers/ >>> >>> has some others. >>> >>> If you have the new tablet-like color console, you can not connect that >>> directly to your weewx computer because Davis provides no way to do so at >>> all. There's also no programming interface. Ugh. >>> >>> The WLL 6100 is on sale at scientificsales.com currently it seems if >>> that's what you're wanting to buy, but I can't speak to how to connect that >>> to weewx. >>> >>> If you have a rtl-sdr antenna and dongle you 'can' sniff the RF from the >>> ISS sensor directly with the rtldavis driver but that's a little painful to >>> get working. Once you do so, it seems pretty stable, although you do miss >>> data if your weewx computer goes down. There's no data logger in that >>> setup, just an antenna that can hear the RF. >>> >>> On Monday, July 22, 2024 at 1:38:48 PM UTC-7 Barton Phillips wrote: >>> >>>> You suggested the the 'Davis Instruments 6510USB WeatherLink USB Data >>>> Logger and Software for Windows'. I don't use Windows, I have Ubuntu >>>> 22.04. Are you saying that I need something that communicates via USB not >>>> WiFi? I had a Davis Vanage Vue in Colorado from 2006 to 2014 and I had to >>>> buy that product to convert from my console to USB to my computer. Is the >>>> WetherLink-Live model 6100 not compatible with WeeWx? How would I connect >>>> from the new console using the data logger? I was not going to get the >>>> console but rather just the WetherLink-Live 6100. >>>> >>> -- 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 weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/345ba547-57fd-4e7b-bbf1-922c6d680cben%40googlegroups.com.
