Need help with WeeWx config.

[MrD308]

Hello all,

Its been a few years since I got my Acurite 5-1 station working. Everything was fine then the 5-1 sensor failed. I bought the new 5-1 and everything is up and running except for weewx and WU. Im using the same RPI but it would not start talking to WU. I looked at the logs and saw a lot of errors.

As I said, it used to run fine on this platform.

I ended up reloading everything. New Debian download and new WeeWx. Now it wont communicate with WU. The logs look good except one spot for line 20 n the WeeWx.conf file.

Its been a couple of years since I set this up last time.

I've been playing with this all day trying to figure it out.

Does anyone see a blatant mistake?

Thank you for any help you can provide.

Don

 pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog

Oct 15 17:11:42 raspberrypi weewx[2200]: engine: Locale is 'en_GB.UTF-8'

Oct 15 17:11:42 raspberrypi weewx[2200]: engine: pid file is /var/run/weewx.pid

Oct 15 17:11:42 raspberrypi weewx[2204]: engine: Error while parsing configuration file /etc/weewx/weewx.conf

Oct 15 17:11:42 raspberrypi weewx[2204]: ****    Reason: 'Parsing failed with several errors.#012First error at line 20.'

Oct 15 17:11:42 raspberrypi weewx[2189]: Starting weewx weather system: weewx.

Oct 15 17:11:42 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Started LSB: weewx weather system.

Oct 15 17:17:01 raspberrypi CRON[2385]: (root) CMD (   cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)

Oct 15 17:18:56 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Stopping LSB: weewx weather system...

Oct 15 17:18:56 raspberrypi weewx[2437]: Stopping weewx weather system: weewx not running....

Oct 15 17:18:56 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Stopped LSB: weewx weather system.

Here is part of the weewx.conf if that will help.

# WEEWX CONFIGURATION FILE

#

# Copyright (c) 2009-2015 Tom Keffer <tke...@gmail.com>

# See the file LICENSE.txt for your rights.

##############################################################################

debug = 1

loop_on_init = True

WEEWX_ROOT = ...

socket_timeout = 20

version = 3.5.0

# This section is for general configuration information.

# Set to 1 for extra debug info, otherwise comment it out or set to zero

# debug = 0

# Root directory of the weewx data file hierarchy for this station

WEEWX_ROOT = /

# How long to wait before timing out a socket (FTP, HTTP) connection

socket_timeout = 20

# Do not modify this. It is used when installing and updating weewx.

version = 3.7.1

##############################################################################

#   This section is for information about the station.

[Station]

    

    # Description of the station location

    location = Crown Point, 92109

    

    # Latitude and longitude in decimal degrees

    latitude = 32.785

    longitude = -117.238

    

    # Altitude of the station, with unit it is in. This is downloaded from

    # from the station if the hardware supports it.

    altitude = 46, foot

    

    # Set to type of station hardware. There must be a corresponding stanza

    # in this file with a 'driver' parameter indicating the driver to be used.

    station_type = AcuRite

    

    # If you have a website, you may specify an URL

    #station_url = http://www.example.com

    

    # The start of the rain year (1=January; 10=October, etc.). This is

    # downloaded from the station if the hardware supports it.

    rain_year_start = 1

    

    # Start of week (0=Monday, 6=Sunday)

    week_start = 6

##############################################################################

[AcuRite]

    # This section is for AcuRite weather stations.

    

    # The station model, e.g., 'AcuRite 01025' or 'AcuRite 02032C'

    model = AcuRite 0232C

    

    # The driver to use:

    driver = weewx.drivers.acurite

##############################################################################

#   This section is for uploading data to Internet sites

[StdRESTful]

    

    [[StationRegistry]]

        # To register this weather station with weewx, set this to true

        register_this_station = true

   

    

    [[Wunderground]]

        # This section is for configuring posts to the Weather Underground.

        

        # If you wish to do this, set the option 'enable' to true,

        # and specify a station (e.g., 'KORHOODR3') and password.

        enable = true

        station = KCASANDI495

        # To guard against parsing errors, put your password in quotes:

        password = xxxxxxxx

        

        # Set the following to True to have weewx use the WU "Rapidfire"

        # protocol. Not all hardware can support it. See the User's Guide.

        rapidfire = False

##############################################################################

#   This section specifies what reports, using which skins, to generate.

[StdReport]

    

    # Where the skins reside, relative to WEEWX_ROOT

    SKIN_ROOT = /etc/weewx/skins

    

    # Where the generated reports should go, relative to WEEWX_ROOT

    HTML_ROOT = /var/www/html/weewx

    

    # The database binding indicates which data should be used in reports.

    data_binding = wx_binding

    

    # Each of the following subsections defines a report that will be run.

    

    [[StandardReport]]

        # See the customizing guide to change the units, plot types and line

        # colors, modify the fonts, display additional sensor data, and other

        # customizations. Many of those changes can be made here by overriding

        # parameters, or by modifying templates within the skin itself.

        

        # The StandardReport uses the 'Standard' skin, which contains the

        # images, templates and plots for the report.

        skin = Standard

        [[[Units]]]

            [[[[Groups]]]]

                group_altitude = foot

                group_speed2 = mile_per_hour2

                group_pressure = inHg

                group_rain = inch

                group_rainrate = inch_per_hour

                group_temperature = degree_F

                group_degree_day = degree_F_day

                group_speed = mile_per_hour

    

    [[FTP]]

        # FTP'ing the results to a webserver is treated as just another report,

        # albeit one with an unusual report generator!

        skin = Ftp

        

        # If you wish to use FTP, uncomment and fill out the next four lines.

        #user = replace with the ftp username

        #password = replace with the ftp password; put in quotes to guard against parsing errors.

        #server = replace with the ftp server name, e.g, www.threefools.org

        #path = replace with the ftp destination directory (e.g., /weather)

        

        # Set to True for an FTP over TLS (FTPS) connection. Not all servers

        # support this.

        secure_ftp = False

        

        # To upload files from something other than what HTML_ROOT is set

        # to above, specify a different HTML_ROOT here.

        #HTML_ROOT = /var/www/html/weewx

        

        # Most FTP servers use port 21

        port = 21

        

        # Set to 1 to use passive mode, zero for active mode

        passive = 1

    

    [[RSYNC]]

        # rsync'ing to a webserver is treated as just another report

        skin = Rsync

        

        # If you wish to use rsync, you must configure passwordless ssh using

        # public/private key authentication from the user account that weewx

        # runs as to the user account on the remote machine where the files

        # will be copied.

        #

        # The following three lines determine where files will be sent.

        #server = replace with the rsync server name, e.g, www.threefools.org

        #path = replace with the rsync destination directory (e.g., /weather)

        #user = replace with the rsync username

        

        # Rsync can be configured to remove files from the remote server if

        # they don't exist under HTML_ROOT locally. USE WITH CAUTION: if you

        # make a mistake in the remote path, you could could unintentionally

        # cause unrelated files to be deleted. Set to 1 to enable remote file

        # deletion, zero to allow files to accumulate remotely.

        delete = 0

##############################################################################

#   This service acts as a filter, converting the unit system coming from

#   the hardware to a unit system in the database.

[StdConvert]

    

    # The target_unit affects only the unit system in the database. Once

    # chosen it cannot be changed without converting the entire database.

    # Modification of target_unit after starting weewx will result in

    # corrupt data - the database will contain a mix of US and METRIC data.

    #

    # The value of target_unit does not affect the unit system for

    # reporting - reports can display US, Metric, or any combination of units.

    #

    # In most cases, target_unit should be left as the default: US

    #

    # In particular, those migrating from a standard wview installation

    # should use US since that is what the wview database contains.

    

    # DO NOT MODIFY THIS VALUE UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!

    target_unit = US    # Options are 'US', 'METRICWX', or 'METRIC'

##############################################################################

[Thomas Keffer]

Pretty simple, really: you have several duplicate lines near the top of your weewx.conf file, as well as one with a syntax error. Just remove all the offending lines.

Remove these:

debug = 1

loop_on_init = True

WEEWX_ROOT = ...

socket_timeout = 20

version = 3.5.0

Leave everything else.

-tk

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[MrD308 .]

Hi Tom,

I feel pretty dumb right about now. However, I added those lines because I'm getting a "acurite: Failed attempt X of X to get LOOP data.

If I leave that code in, the loop data error goes away but then I get the other line 20 error.

So I removed and rebooted and am back to the loop errors

Thanks..

Don.

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[Thomas Keffer]

The program should not even start with those lines in the config file: it is a fatal error to have duplicate options in a ConfigObj file. 

In any case, it's impossible to do a diagnosis without the log. Set debug=1, restart weewx, post from the restart.

-tk

[MrD308 .]

ok thanks,

Here is the data with debug on. Doesnt look like its seeing th device?

root@raspberrypi:/home/pi# sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog

Oct 15 18:57:17 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: engine: Loading service weewx.engine.StdPrint

Oct 15 18:57:17 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: engine: Finished loading service weewx.engine.StdPrint

Oct 15 18:57:17 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: engine: Loading service weewx.engine.StdReport

Oct 15 18:57:17 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: engine: Finished loading service weewx.engine.StdReport

Oct 15 18:57:17 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: engine: Starting up weewx version 3.7.1

Oct 15 18:57:17 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: engine: Station does not support reading the time

Oct 15 18:57:17 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: engine: Starting main packet loop.

Oct 15 18:57:17 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: manager: Daily summary version is 2.0

Oct 15 18:57:17 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: acurite: Found station at bus= device=

Oct 15 18:57:18 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: acurite: Failed attempt 1 of 10 to get LOOP data: [Errno 110] Operation timed out

Oct 15 18:57:48 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: acurite: Found station at bus= device=

Oct 15 18:57:49 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: acurite: Failed attempt 2 of 10 to get LOOP data: [Errno 110] Operation timed out

Oct 15 18:58:19 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: acurite: Found station at bus= device=

Oct 15 18:58:20 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: acurite: Failed attempt 3 of 10 to get LOOP data: [Errno 110] Operation timed out

Oct 15 18:58:50 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: acurite: Found station at bus= device=

Oct 15 18:58:51 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: acurite: Failed attempt 4 of 10 to get LOOP data: [Errno 110] Operation timed out

Oct 15 18:59:21 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: acurite: Found station at bus= device=

Oct 15 18:59:22 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: acurite: Failed attempt 5 of 10 to get LOOP data: [Errno 110] Operation timed out

Oct 15 18:59:52 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: acurite: Found station at bus= device=

Oct 15 18:59:53 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: acurite: Failed attempt 6 of 10 to get LOOP data: [Errno 110] Operation timed out

Oct 15 19:00:19 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Starting Cleanup of Temporary Directories...

Oct 15 19:00:19 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Started Cleanup of Temporary Directories.

Oct 15 19:00:23 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: acurite: Found station at bus= device=

Oct 15 19:00:23 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: acurite: Failed attempt 7 of 10 to get LOOP data: [Errno 32] Pipe error

Oct 15 19:00:53 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: acurite: Found station at bus= device=

Oct 15 19:00:54 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: acurite: Failed attempt 8 of 10 to get LOOP data: [Errno 110] Operation timed out

Oct 15 19:01:25 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: acurite: Found station at bus= device=

Oct 15 19:01:25 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: acurite: Failed attempt 9 of 10 to get LOOP data: [Errno 32] Pipe error

Oct 15 19:01:55 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: acurite: Found station at bus= device=

Oct 15 19:01:56 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: acurite: Failed attempt 10 of 10 to get LOOP data: [Errno 110] Operation timed out

Oct 15 19:02:26 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: acurite: Max retries (10) exceeded for LOOP data

Oct 15 19:02:26 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: engine: Main loop exiting. Shutting engine down.

Oct 15 19:02:26 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: restx: Shut down Wunderground-PWS thread.

Oct 15 19:02:26 raspberrypi weewx[1813]: engine: Caught WeeWxIOError: Max retries (10) exceeded for LOOP data

Oct 15 19:02:26 raspberrypi weewx[1813]:     ****  Waiting 60 seconds then retrying...

[MrD308 .]

I think I got it. Somehow the mode on the base reverted back to mode 2 instead of mode 3.

keeping my fingers crossed.

thanks again Tom.

I appreciate the help.

Don

[WxManAJB]

Have you tried putting your WU password in quotes? I see parsing errors and see the comment above in the .conf file suggesting quotes.

Just a thought.

A.J.

[MrD308 .]

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[MrD308 .]

Thanks for the help A.J. 

So far it's working great thanks to the mode reconfiguration on the base.

I did put the quotes around the password however the first password was incorrect.

Don.

On Sun, Oct 15, 2017 at 8:53 PM WxManAJB <ajburn...@gmail.com> wrote:

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