Wow. @vince, I stand corrected, apparently Davis really wants you to pay for their data and is doing everything possible to keep users from easily accessing it with the Console. That’s a shame, and if they continue to that my next weather station will NOT be a Davis.
@jey, I hope the WeatherLink Live works for you. At least we know it does work with weewx. Good luck. On Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 9:34:26 AM UTC-5 Jey Riabchuk wrote: > Thank you, guys, for all your responses. Based on overall discussion we > will buy the following and give it a shot: > > > 1. *WeatherLink Live (6100)*: > - A viable alternative that offers *local API access* over your > network. > - Supports live data retrieval via TCP/IP or UDP and can be easily > integrated with WeeWX. > > > On Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 5:13:55 PM UTC-4 vince wrote: > >> I think it is (4) - there is no Davis API to get any data from the new >> tablet-style console directly. >> >> See https://weatherlink.github.io/v2-api/ for the gory details for how >> to get the data from Davis servers, assuming you send your data there >> first. A quick read says you can get your current conditions for free but >> need to subscribe (pay) for querying historical data. >> >> There are many (many!) complaints about this new console being crippled >> relative to the old ones if you do some google and wxforum.net searches. >> It's also pretty crippled re: how long it will stay running off battery if >> you have a power outage and seems to have many other misfeatures vs. the >> old consoles. >> >> Re: options, Karen already answered that. Longer discussion with more >> details is at https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=47548.0 >> >> On Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 10:20:19 AM UTC-7 Brent Musat wrote: >> >>> Jey, >>> >>> I do not have a WeatherLink Console, I have the smaller (no screen) >>> device WeatherLink Live (WLL: >>> https://www.davisinstruments.com/pages/weatherlink-live) so take >>> everything below with a big grain of salt.. ymmv. >>> I'm not sure how the Console works but I assume it's using the same >>> protocols and the WLL. I gather data from the WLL on my network on port >>> 22222 into weewx over UDP. I'm using a Docker container to run weewx, but >>> you running a VM with Ubuntu is basically the same thing. >>> >>> One thing that sticks out to me is that your VM might be blocking the >>> data. Ensure that your VM running weewx does NOT have a firewall >>> running.. Try disabling the Ubuntu Firewall first (or opening port 22222, >>> or both) and see if it can connect to your WeatherLink Console ( >>> 10.100.0.184:22222). If port 22222 is blocked from the VM/weewx then >>> the data can not get thru. >>> >>> Davis has API documentation here ( >>> https://weatherlink.github.io/weatherlink-live-local-api/) and there >>> are some python programs at the end of that post which should help you >>> debug (if you are a Python person).. running the "real-time UDP Broadcast >>> Request" Python programs (edited to the IP address of your WeatherLink >>> Console) from the Ubuntu VM should yield some streaming data. If you still >>> don't see data then one of these things is wrong: >>> 1) your VM is not on the same network (i.e. same IP subnet) as the >>> WeatherLink Console, which is required for the UDP packets >>> 2) Port 22222 is still blocked, which is what the UDP packets stream >>> over, so port 22222 needs to be open and accessible (debug using the API >>> guide above using curl and the standalone python program which should be >>> able to see the streaming data) >>> 3) the WeatherLink driver you are using in weewx is not configured >>> properly or broken. Note: there are different WeatherLink Live drivers and >>> each of them seem to work but require different configurations as far as I >>> can remember.. try a different one... I made a post about it a couple >>> years ago: https://groups.google.com/g/weewx-user/c/MN96wXLlYNo >>> 4) the WeatherLink Console works differently than the WeatherLink Live >>> device (which I think probably is not the case, but you never know) >>> >>> that's a lot of info, but give those things a shot. If I had a >>> WeatherLink Console I could debug it on my home system to see if it works. >>> I would be surprised if Console works much differently than the WLL >>> device. >>> >>> good luck, >>> brent... >>> >>> On Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 7:00:06 AM UTC-5 Jey Riabchuk wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks for the answer, Vince! >>>> Any suggestion which hardware has been proven with easy-to-connect >>>> programming API connection to it? We're still evaluating options... >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 5:52:14 PM UTC-4 vince wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm not aware of any way to get data from the new tablet-looking Davis >>>>> console. No programming API to it. No hardware interfaces to it. >>>>> >>>>> You could get your 'outside' data wirelessly from the sensors with a >>>>> RTL-SDR dongle and antenna and run the rtl-davis driver and weewx, but >>>>> you >>>>> would not have any inside t+h+p data because that comes from the >>>>> (unreachable) console. >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 2:45:32 PM UTC-7 Jey Riabchuk wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> We're using this one: 6242 Davis Vantage Vue Wireless Weather >>>>>> Station w/WeatherLink Console >>>>>> <https://www.scientificsales.com/6242-Davis-Vantage-Vue-Wireless-Weather-Station-p/6242.htm>. >>>>>> >>>>>> What would be the right way to connect and driver to install here? >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 12:27:45 PM UTC-4 Karen K wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Option 1: weewx.drivers.vantage is for the adapters, that are put >>>>>>> into the console only (6510SER, 6510USB, 6555IP). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Option2: That should work together with WeatherLink Live 6100. The >>>>>>> computer running WeeWX and the WeatherLink Live must be in the same >>>>>>> network. That means, their IPs must start with the same numbers. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The drivers referenced in the links are alternatives. You cannot use >>>>>>> both of them. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you want people provide more detailed information, please refer >>>>>>> Help! >>>>>>> Posting to weewx user >>>>>>> <https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/Help!-Posting-to-weewx-user> and >>>>>>> provide the information mentioned there. >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/93a5b881-464c-4564-aaa8-089dd24f5540n%40googlegroups.com.
