BaraniDesign MeteoHelix MeteoWind MeteoRain through allMETEO

[Benedict]

Not sure if this should be in the dev or in user group. Depends, I guess..

I have my own debian server running weewx (currently parsing netatmo data) and I want it to collect and show data from my barani Pro IoT devices, which are not in the supported hardware list, and frankly I have no idea if there are brands that use similar protocols/output, and use the same sensor descriptors.

My barani devices upload data through LoRaWAN via TheThingsNetwork to a site called allMETEO.com. Here's a couple screenshots so you can see; https://afluisterland.nl/img/barani/

So, as you can see at the allmeteo site I can forward using FTP or HTTP, in a txt file to a ftp server for example, would that be an option? Can weewx monitor more than one file or an entire folder for new content and then parse its values?

Another option would be to interface directly through TTN, is there any of you users that uses TheThingsNetwork to get data visualized on a weewx site?

Thanks in advance for any and all info,

Ben

[Benedict]

Oh, before I forget, they have an Open standards structure, so even for developers it should not be too hard to parse its device data;

https://www.baranidesign.com/meteohelix-message-decoder

[Toby]

Hello Bendict,

I also has a MeteoHelix Pro.. Do you have any solution to collect your values and see on weewx?

Regards, Toby.

[Anton vanNwnhzn@GMail]

Is the info on this url of any use?
https://www.baranidesign.com/meteohelix-message-decoder

Seems example set of payload-decoder.
if somebody could develop a frontend for weewx, you are able to make direct connection between TTN and WeeWX and/or between SigFox and WeeWX, without use of FTP etc.
Be aware that for wind and for rain 2 additional payload-decoders seem required [see bottom of the webpage]

Regards, Anton

Op 20-2-2021 om 21:39 schreef Toby:

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[Benedict]

Nope. The parsing of ftp-data is very hard, because barani uploads either in 1 file subsequently all output, per device, or renews each uploaded file per device per output burst. It's very complex and causes delays/skips output you would not want to see happen, and a lot of bonus dependencies. It would be better if they would support something like weewx directly through LoraWAN or a driver, or some standalone linux CLI app that communicates directly with the LoRaWAN router.

I really have no idea why barani has chosen to do stuff so different from the others. It makes their measurements pretty close to useless, 'closed source output', which is all but what we want in the meteo world. A shame, since their sensors are very accurate. I'm afraid the brand will go bankrupt because of this. There's way too much competition that has IoT compatibilities and more ease of use.