Acurite 5-in-1 dead?

[ewhain...@gmail.com]

So it looks like one of my 5-in-1 units are dead. I have changed the batteries in the sensor unit with known fresh batteries but the display is showing nothing found.

I have seen that some people have used an SDR dongle to get the data, but can I use a Bearcat scanner to see if it is sending? And what frequency are they transmitting?

And if the sensor unit IS dead, what is a good replacement that works easily with WeeWx, relatively same features and cost?

Thanks

[an oldman]

the freq for my 5n1 from a SDR running rtl_433 for about 15 mins

"freq" : 433.945
 "freq" : 433.946
 "freq" : 433.947
 "freq" : 433.948
 "freq" : 433.949
 "freq" : 433.950
 "freq" : 433.954
 "freq" : 433.955
 "freq" : 433.965

this one likes to jump channels from A to C for some reason

[ewhain...@gmail.com]

Gotcha thanks!

So a bit of an update - I took the sensor unit down and brought it in, popped the batteries out, powered down the sensor. I switched both units from channel A to C, powered up the display, powered up the sensor and it is currently working.

THEN i set it on the outside table to see if it was going to remain stable - well the wind picked up and blew it off the table and broke the directional vane. Let's see how well the Gorilla glue works....

Might still need that recommendation for a new system yet...

[Doug Jenkins]

I have a similar problems with my 5-in-1 recently eating batteries every month. I hope I can figure it out and not a internal issue with the station itself.

For SDR, I was able to get data off rtl_433 on channel 40. You will get temp, humidity, wind speed/direction, and rain. You will not get the barometer as that sensor is located inside the console unit.

I am experimenting with a BME280 sensor chip with a RPi3 where I was going to write a data service to poll the sensor and update the LOOP data with its values (Temp/humidity/pressure). Hopefully that will be merged with the SDR driver from Matthew Wall to replicate the same data sans the console.

for station replacement, you may want to consider the Davis Vantage vue or any other all-in-one stations from Davis. Their build quality is better and have better integration options than Acurite. Just my $0.02.

Let us know if you have any questions.

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[Stephen Hocking]

Getting the pressure off the AcuRite when using SDR is a matter of scraping it off the Atlas unit (which is what sends the data off to Wunderground and AcurRite). I'm not sure what the 5-in-1 does in that regard, but I do have code kicking around  that might help.

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