Advice on replacement WxStn

[nickg...@gmail.com]

<reposted due operator error/software mess-up, now via WebUI - horrible but ...>

Afternoon to all the collective wisdom here,

The current WxStn (a WH3080 - by froggit, but seems ot be a fine offset)
is playing silly beggars!

The console is not displaying temp/humidity not wind, but is showing luc
& UV and Weewx reckons it is either not there or disconnected

<code>
ERROR weewx.drivers.fousb: get_observations failed: [Errno 19] No such
device (it may have been disconnected)
</code>

and/or

<code>
INFO weewx.drivers.fousb: station status {'unknown': 0, 'lost_connection': 64, 'rain_overflow': 0} (64)
</code>

The usual dance of power cycling the console results in no change.

A couple of week ago it did it and I went on the roof and changed the
batteries, pressed reset and it sill did not work, so back up - take it
all down, dry (it was not really wet) clean with alcohol and put back -
still nothing.

I then gave up, powered down the console & stopped Weewx, about 24hrs
later restarted everything and it worked ...

I've just repeated the dance and nothing ...

Thus the questions

a) any ideas?

b) replace but with what? Thought about a GW1000 based like

<https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wireless-Weather-Station-WeatherSleuth%C2%AE-Professional/dp/B00ZVFZUS6/ref=sr_1_23?crid=TG5JW32AXSSY&keywords=ecowitt+gw1002&qid=1640614990&sprefix=gw1002%2Caps%2C161&sr=8-23>
or
<https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ecowitt-Wireless-Weather-Station-Built/dp/B0991GVBYK/ref=sr_1_2?crid=TG5JW32AXSSY&keywords=ecowitt+gw1002&qid=1640614990&sprefix=gw1002%2Caps%2C161&sr=8-2>

Thoughts, ideas, suggestions ...

Many thanks

Happy seasonal things etc. & stay safe

Nick
M0HGU


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[Rainer Lang]

Hi Nick

If you want to go with the FOSHK/Ecowitt ecosystem, have a look at their offers

(www.ecowitt.com) and what can be combined/extended with what

(https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=40730.0)  and what a different brands of the same stations

- you need to register in order to see pictures.

In the UK stations are sold via https://www.amazon.co.uk and https://weatherspares.co.uk/, also via

https://www.nevadaradio.co.uk/ (Watson 8686)

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[jon.bar...@gmail.com]

Hey Nick,

Been in the same situation a year ago, when my old Maplin device failed (they do so every ten years or so!)

After much searching I went with a simple Bresser 5 in 1 - which if you search around is at reasonable prices.  

Make sure its the  BRESSER 7002571 model which has USB....

Weewx interface is  WS6in1 which will need a line or two of configuring...(see other posts in this group on this).

Best of luck !

[Nick Norman]

On 28/12/2021 11:22, Rainer Lang wrote:
> Hi Nick
> If you want to go with the FOSHK/Ecowitt ecosystem, have a look at their
> offers
> (www.ecowitt.com) and what can be combined/extended with what
> (https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=40730.0) and what a different
> brands of the same stations
> - you need to register in order to see pictures.
> In the UK stations are sold via https://www.amazon.co.uk and
> https://weatherspares.co.uk/, also via
> https://www.nevadaradio.co.uk/ (Watson 8686)
>

Many thanks for that Rainer,

Ecowitt/FOSHK only because the cost of a Davies if out of my budget :-(

As long as it works nicely with Weewx that is all that is needed, extra
sensors might be 'fun'. The 'works' could be USB or network (Ethernet
or WiFi) ... the console will be near the wifi AP so ...

The 'search facility' on Amazon is pitiful to say the least, I'm sure it
is designed to attract the "Ooo shiny" brigade I find it infuriating -
must be getting old ... :-)

A bit of searching needed I think

Regards

Nick
M0HGU

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