Okay. I will probably order the Venture Vue (without the console) and the WeatherLink-Live model 6100. We are going to Switzerland on July 31 for two weeks so I will probably wait till I get back. Thanks again for all of your help.
On Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 10:09:44 AM UTC-4 gary....@gmail.com wrote: > The WLL (Not new console) works great with my Davis setup. > The weewx-weatherlink-live driver is rock solid. > > On Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 6:58:35 PM UTC-4 Barton Phillips wrote: > >> I looked at all the wll implementation you mentioned in your former post >> Vince, and https://github.com/michael-slx/weewx-weatherlink-live looks >> like the most recently updated. It also uses the new weectl function. >> I have not done much python programming. During my career days I >> programmed mostly in C and later C++. Now that I am retired I have been >> doing some web programming in PHP, JavaScript and a little node. >> I would love to try to build a wll test generator but I don't think I >> have the patients to slog through learning python. I hope someone has >> already done the work. >> Thanks >> >> On Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 6:17:54 PM UTC-4 Barton Phillips wrote: >> >>> 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/b0c07a4c-8340-4c30-8957-55f76805022bn%40googlegroups.com.
