Weewx issues

Hector Valenzuela

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Jul 25, 2019, 1:52:35 PM7/25/19

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My weather station does not report and when I check weewx I constantly have the result indicated in yellow. I clean the data using the commands that I indicate in pink /home/weewx/bin ./wee_device --clear and it works but then days later it repeats. What could be happening?

Allan Tyson

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Jul 25, 2019, 2:02:38 PM7/25/19

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If you’re using an RPi and do not have it configured to minimize disk IO ( or even if you do and have been running on the same micro SD card for a long time ) your micro SD card may be starting to fail. Copy your micro SD card image to your computer and then copy it back onto a new micro SD card. Use a very high quality card or even better, use an SLC memory type micro SD card. They’re very expensive but will last much longer.

vince

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Jul 25, 2019, 2:06:40 PM7/25/19

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On Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 10:52:35 AM UTC-7, Hector Valenzuela wrote:

My weather station does not report and when I check weewx I constantly have the result indicated in yellow. I clean the data using the commands that I indicate in pink /home/weewx/bin ./wee_device --clear and it works but then days later it repeats. What could be happening?

I'm not understanding why the stuff you have in yellow is resolved by clearing device memory, but you didn't provide a lot of context for us to dig too deep to try to help. I've run a VP2 for 10+ years and have 'never' had to clear device memory, FWIW.

Robert Lorenzini

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Jul 25, 2019, 2:37:03 PM7/25/19

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I went to SSD. They are so cheap now at the size we use. That SD card
will bite you and it is painful.

Bob - wd6dod

Allan Tyson

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Jul 25, 2019, 3:59:05 PM7/25/19

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I’ve gone to a 120GB mini SSD drive as well. Cheaper than a 16GB SLC micro SD card by far.

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