how to adda DP80 rainsensor to weewx?

[RMiles]

Hi,

my current setup is this:

- gateway: Froggit GW1000/Ecowitt DP1000: https://www.froggit.de/product_info.php?info=p410_dp1500-wi-fi-wetterserver-usb-dongle.html

- weather station: Froggit HP1000SE Pro:  https://www.froggit.de/product_info.php?info=p436_hp1000se-pro-wi-fi-internet-funkwetterstation.html

- raingauge Froggit DP80/Ecowitt WH40: https://www.froggit.de/product_info.php?info=p462_dp80-drahtloser-selbstentleerender-regenmesser-sensor.html

The weather station comes with a raingauge already. So now I have 2 raingauges.

I succesfully added the WH40 raingauge to the DP1000 gateway using the app "WS View". It was added automatically once I powered it up.

First problem:

Now I would like to see the records of the WH40. 

How do I add the graph for the WH40 to the standard WeeWX skin?

Second problem:

I also have the problem that I don't see the data from the WH40 in the "WS View" application. Neither I see the data on ecowitt.net.

My guess is that the DP1000 only shows the data from the integrated rain sensor of the weather station in WS view and on the ecowitt site.

Does someone know if this is correct?

The WH40 is better than the integrated rain sensor, so I would like to have this data in WS View and at ecowitt.net.

Is there a workaround for this issue as you know?

Thank you for your help.

[NanoG5Kite]

For questions regarding WS View and shown or not shown data you might contact Lucy from the Ecowitt support by mail. In general she answers your questions within 24 hours.

Email: ecowitt...@outlook.com

Regards,

Matthias

[RMiles]

thank you Matthias, I already did, she told me I should remove the 5 all in 1 sensor unit from WS view. Then I should be able to get the rain data from the new raingauge. I will loose all the other sensor data then though, as:
- external temp

- solar

- uv

- hum

- wind directory and wind speed

Not really a good option.

[galfert]

You are getting ahead of yourself worrying about Ecowitt.net not having the data and WeeWX skins for the WH40...etc.

WS View needs to be happy first. Once everything is showing up correctly in WS View then you can move on to the other things...which you'll likely then see that these other things automatically get fixed once everything is working in WS View. So nothing else matters other than WS View showing all your sensors.

The sensors in WS View will be seen by your DP1500. Note it is a DP1500 not a DP1000.  You can use your WS View and go to the Sensors ID section to register the sensors. Make sure that the sensors properly have batteries installed. Check battery orientation. The sensor should show up on both WS View via the DP15000 and also on your HP1000SE PRO display. The DP80 will automatically supersede the rain gauge in your all-in-one sensor array. The rest of the sensors in the all-in-one will continue to be used though. 

Know this though... The DP80 / WH40 has recently been discovered to produce worse data than the all-in-one rain gauge. You can read more about this in wxforum.net as there are a few threads that mention this. It seems hard to believe at first but it seems that when the rain rate is high water jumps out as the slope of the funnel is too shallow and the rim too low compared to the all-in-one rain gauge design. Since you have the all-in-one already....I would just forget the DP80 / WH40 for now. Keep it around as Ecowitt is working on a redesign and maybe there will be a retrofit funnel.