How to Show Battery Status with the New GW1000 Driver?

Blaze

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Aug 11, 2020, 10:15:33 AM8/11/20

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Hi,

How do I show the battery status for my Ecowitt weather sensors? This is a default install running on "Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS". I installed WeeWx using the setup.py, with Apache2, WeeWx v4.1.1 and the new GW1000 driver (gw1000-0.1.0b10.tar.gz). As you can see below I am getting the data, but I don't understand how to get battery status to show on my page. I assume I need to modify the "/home/weewx/skins/Seasons/sensors.inc" file, but I'm not sure what I would need to add or change. Can someone give me pointers?

Aug 10 03:05:25 myweewx weewx[14186] DEBUG gw1000: user.gw1000: Filtered parsed data: {'intemp': 21.5, 'inhumid': 54, 'absbarometer': 985.8, 'relbarometer': 985.8, 'outtemp': 24.0, 'outhumid': 80, 'soilmoist1': 53, 'soilmoist2': 37, 'soilmoist3': 47, 'soilmoist4': 59, 'temp1': 19.3, 'humid1': 59, 'wh26_batt': 0, 'wh31_ch1_batt': 0, 'wh51_ch1_batt': 0, 'wh51_ch2_batt': 0, 'wh51_ch3_batt': 0, 'wh51_ch4_batt': 0, 'wh51_ch5_batt': 0, 'datetime': 1597028725}

Aug 10 03:05:25 myweewx weewx[14186] DEBUG gw1000: user.gw1000: Next update in 60 seconds

Aug 10 03:05:25 myweewx weewx[14186] DEBUG gw1000: user.gw1000: Augmented packet: {'dateTime': 1597028725, 'usUnits': 17, 'inTemp': 21.5, 'outTemp': 24.0, 'inHumidity': 54, 'outHumidity': 80, 'pressure': 985.8, 'relbarometer': 985.8, 'extraTemp1': 19.3, 'extraHumid1': 59, 'soilMoist1': 53, 'soilMoist2': 37, 'soilMoist3': 47, 'soilMoist4': 59, 'wh26_batt': 0, 'wh31_ch1_batt': 0, 'wh51_ch1_batt': 0, 'wh51_ch2_batt': 0, 'wh51_ch3_batt': 0, 'wh51_ch4_batt': 0, 'wh51_ch5_batt': 0}

Thanks!

Rob

gjr80

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Aug 13, 2020, 1:45:41 AM8/13/20

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Hi,

You are correct in that sensors.inc needs to be modified and you probably want to add a few entries to the Seasons skin.conf or weewx.conf as well. I have included a modified sensors.inc in the GW100 driver repo on GitHub. To modify Seasons to display GW100 sensor battery states:

1. move aside your existing skins/Seasons/sensor.inc by renaming it to sensors_orig.inc. For setup.py installs:

$ sudo mv /home/weewx/skins/Seasons/sensors.inc /home/weewx/skins/Seasons/sensors_orig.inc

or for package installs:

$ sudo mv /etc/weewx/skins/Seasons/sensors.inc /home/weewx/skins/Seasons/sensors_orig.inc

2. download sensors.inc from the GW1000 driver GitHub repo, for setup.py installs:

$ wget -P /home/weewx/skins/Seasons https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gjr80/weewx-gw1000/master/supplementary/skins/Seasons/sensors.inc

or for package installs:

$ wget -P /etc/weewx/skins/Seasons https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gjr80/weewx-gw1000/master/supplementary/skins/Seasons/sensors.inc

3. edit sensors.inc and make the necessary changes to $sensor_batt_data to reflect the sensors connected to your GW1000. There are comments towards the top of the file that describe how to make the changes.

4. edit Seasons/skin.conf and if required add suitable descriptive names for each sensor state field under the [Labels] [[Generic]] stanza. These labels are the text that will appear for each sensor battery state entry in the Sensor Status panel. For example:

[Labels]

    # Override some labels. No need to identify these as a "Battery"
    # or "Voltage", because that is included in the template.
    [[Generic]]
        ....
        wh31_ch1_batt = Garage (WH31)
        wh31_ch2_batt = Kitche (WH31)
        wh41_ch1_batt = Dining (WH41)
        wh51_ch1_batt = Front Garden (WH51)
        wh51_ch3_batt = Flower Bed (WH51)
        wh57_batt = Lightning (WH57)

You could also place these entries in weewx.conf under [StdReport] [[SeasonsReport]] [[Labels]]] [[[[Generic]]]]. The choice is yours, arguably weewx.conf is upgrade safe but it is highly unlikely that a WeeWX upgrade will make destructive changes to Seasons skin.conf.

5. On the next report cycle provided you have sensor battery state data in your archive record it should be included in the Seasons main page Sensor Status panel. Note you may have to refresh the page.

Gary

galfert

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Aug 13, 2020, 10:19:57 AM8/13/20

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This is great information Gary regarding the battery status for the GW1000. Do you think it makes sense to add this information to your readme.md file? I can just see many people asking for this information.

gjr80

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Aug 13, 2020, 5:14:27 PM8/13/20

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Will be converting this to an entry in the driver wiki when I have time. I prefer to keep readmes fairly minimal and focussed on getting a driver/extension installed and running.

Gary

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Aug 13, 2020, 7:32:48 PM8/13/20

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Hi Gary,

Wow... This was so generous of you to provide, thank you! I followed your instructions and it worked perfectly. At first I left the extra sensor entries in the "sensors.inc" file, but when the report ran it generated the following error(s).

Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: Running reports for latest time in the database.
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: Running report 'SeasonsReport'
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: Found configuration file /home/weewx/skins/Seasons/skin.conf for report 'SeasonsReport'
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] DEBUG weewx.cheetahgenerator: Using search list ['weewx.cheetahgenerator.Almanac', 'weewx.cheetahgenerator.Station', 'weewx.cheetahgenerator.Current', 'weewx.cheetahgenerator.Stats', 'weewx.cheetahgenerator.UnitInfo', 'weewx.cheetahgenerator.Extras']
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] DEBUG weewx.manager: Daily summary version is 2.0
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: Generate failed with exception '<class 'TypeError'>'
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** Ignoring template /home/weewx/skins/Seasons/index.html.tmpl
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** Reason: 'UnknownType' object is not subscriptable
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** Traceback (most recent call last):
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** File "/home/weewx/bin/weewx/cheetahgenerator.py", line 322, in generate
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** unicode_string = compiled_template.respond()
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** File "_home_weewx_skins_Seasons_index_html_tmpl.py", line 225, in respond
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/Cheetah/Template.py", line 1708, in _handleCheetahInclude
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** self._CHEETAH__cheetahIncludes[_includeID].respond(trans)
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** File "_home_weewx_skins_Seasons_sensors_inc.py", line 325, in respond
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** File "/home/weewx/bin/weewx/units.py", line 1083, in raw
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** return self._raw_value_tuple[0]
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** File "/home/weewx/bin/weewx/units.py", line 1106, in _raw_value_tuple
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** vtx = self.converter.convert(self.value_t)
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** File "/home/weewx/bin/weewx/units.py", line 889, in convert
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** if val_t[1] is None and val_t[2] is None:
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** TypeError: 'UnknownType' object is not subscriptable
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: Generate failed with exception '<class 'TypeError'>'
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** Ignoring template /home/weewx/skins/Seasons/telemetry.html.tmpl
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** Reason: 'UnknownType' object is not subscriptable
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** Traceback (most recent call last):
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** File "/home/weewx/bin/weewx/cheetahgenerator.py", line 322, in generate
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** unicode_string = compiled_template.respond()
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** File "_home_weewx_skins_Seasons_telemetry_html_tmpl.py", line 195, in respond
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/Cheetah/Template.py", line 1708, in _handleCheetahInclude
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** self._CHEETAH__cheetahIncludes[_includeID].respond(trans)
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** File "_home_weewx_skins_Seasons_sensors_inc.py", line 325, in respond
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** File "/home/weewx/bin/weewx/units.py", line 1083, in raw
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** return self._raw_value_tuple[0]
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** File "/home/weewx/bin/weewx/units.py", line 1106, in _raw_value_tuple
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** vtx = self.converter.convert(self.value_t)
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** File "/home/weewx/bin/weewx/units.py", line 889, in convert
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** if val_t[1] is None and val_t[2] is None:
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] ERROR weewx.cheetahgenerator: **** TypeError: 'UnknownType' object is not subscriptable
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] INFO weewx.cheetahgenerator: Generated 6 files for report SeasonsReport in 0.25 seconds
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] DEBUG weewx.manager: Daily summary version is 2.0
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] INFO weewx.imagegenerator: Generated 15 images for report SeasonsReport in 0.17 seconds
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] INFO weewx.reportengine: Copied 0 files to /home/weewx/public_html
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: Report 'SmartphoneReport' not enabled. Skipping.
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: Report 'MobileReport' not enabled. Skipping.
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: Report 'StandardReport' not enabled. Skipping.
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: Report 'FTP' not enabled. Skipping.
Aug 13 23:11:01 myweewx weewx[24594] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: Report 'RSYNC' not enabled. Skipping.

But once I cleaned up the "sensors.inc" file to only include the sensors that are actually connecting, it worked beautifully.

Aug 13 23:16:02 myweewx weewx[24594] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: Running reports for latest time in the database.
Aug 13 23:16:02 myweewx weewx[24594] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: Running report 'SeasonsReport'
Aug 13 23:16:02 myweewx weewx[24594] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: Found configuration file /home/weewx/skins/Seasons/skin.conf for report 'SeasonsReport'
Aug 13 23:16:02 myweewx weewx[24594] DEBUG weewx.cheetahgenerator: Using search list ['weewx.cheetahgenerator.Almanac', 'weewx.cheetahgenerator.Station', 'weewx.cheetahgenerator.Current', 'weewx.cheetahgenerator.Stats', 'weewx.cheetahgenerator.UnitInfo', 'weewx.cheetahgenerator.Extras']
Aug 13 23:16:02 myweewx weewx[24594] DEBUG weewx.manager: Daily summary version is 2.0
Aug 13 23:16:02 myweewx weewx[24594] INFO weewx.cheetahgenerator: Generated 8 files for report SeasonsReport in 0.28 seconds
Aug 13 23:16:02 myweewx weewx[24594] DEBUG weewx.manager: Daily summary version is 2.0
Aug 13 23:16:02 myweewx weewx[24594] INFO weewx.imagegenerator: Generated 15 images for report SeasonsReport in 0.17 seconds
Aug 13 23:16:02 myweewx weewx[24594] INFO weewx.reportengine: Copied 0 files to /home/weewx/public_html
Aug 13 23:16:02 myweewx weewx[24594] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: Report 'SmartphoneReport' not enabled. Skipping.
Aug 13 23:16:02 myweewx weewx[24594] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: Report 'MobileReport' not enabled. Skipping.
Aug 13 23:16:02 myweewx weewx[24594] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: Report 'StandardReport' not enabled. Skipping.
Aug 13 23:16:02 myweewx weewx[24594] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: Report 'FTP' not enabled. Skipping.
Aug 13 23:16:02 myweewx weewx[24594] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: Report 'RSYNC' not enabled. Skipping.
Aug 13 23:17:01 myweewx CRON[24631]: (root) CMD ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)

Thanks again for your efforts, and very nice work!

Rob

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gjr80

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Aug 13, 2020, 8:23:43 PM8/13/20

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Thanks for the feedback Rob. The intent was for it to ignore missing sensors though I must admit it wasn't tested as thoroughly as perhaps it should have. I will have a closer look.

Gary

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Aug 13, 2020, 9:51:35 PM8/13/20

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I've updated the GW1000 enabled sensors.inc to ignore non-existent sensor battery state fields. Have also incorporated the above instructions in a page in the GW1000 driver wiki - Adapting the Seasons skin to display battery states.

Will also have a look IDC at whether any plots need to be included on the Seasons skin Telemetry panel.

Gary

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