RE: [weewx-user] Re: Idiots guide to weewx on a Pi

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Hello Robin

Could you post the configuration files you have used (remove the user names
and passwords of course).

Whilst I have the weather station working on a Raspi with a Fine Off Set
USB,I cdannot seem toi change the temparature setiing from Fahrenheit to
Centigrade (Celsius). A copy of your config files will be most useful in
tracing the problem.

Thanks

Adrian

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From: Robin molyv...@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 21:21:35 -0700 (PDT)
To: weewx...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [weewx-user] Re: Idiots guide to weewx on a Pi

*UPDATE*

Thank you to everyone that posted replies here or emailed me (or both).

After reading everything I decided to give a simple Debian installation a
go.
So for those newbies like me looking for a start point, this is what I did.

- Downloaded the latest RASPIAN image and followed the instructions to
get my Pi running.
- Installed appache using 'sudo apt-get install apache2'
- Followed the instructions at http://www.weewx.com/docs/debian.htm
- Plugged in my Fine Offset clone and.....nothing.
- *TOP TIP* for Fine Offset users
- install the cumulus software and check the USB link
- set the data log interval to required period
- shut down pi 'sudo halt'
- connect weather station to Pi
- Start Pi
- *JOB DONE*

You can see my web page at www.weather.molyvos.eu and I am live on Weather
Underground at
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=IEGEOEGE2

You will need to learn a little about Debian to make this all possible but
a quick search will bury you with options. You will also need to learn to
use something like 'vi' to edit weewx.conf via the commend line.

An especially big thank you to Vince for your patient coaching.

NEXT JOB

Make my own web page look pretty.

Enjoy your Pi everyone.

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

# #

# WEEWX CONFIGURATION FILE #

# #

# $Id: weewx.conf 2278 2014-06-16 14:17:10Z tkeffer $

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

# 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 by setup.py when installing and updating.

version = 2.6.4

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

[Station]

# This section is for information about your station

# Description of the station location.

location = ""

# Latitude, longitude in decimal degrees

latitude =

longitude =

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

# from the station if the hardware supports it.

altitude = , foot

# 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

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

# its HTML server.

station_url = http://www.weather.molyvos.eu

# Set to type of station hardware. Supported stations include:

# Vantage FineOffsetUSB Ultimeter

# WMR100 WS28xx WS1

# WMR200 WS23xx CC3000

# WMR9x8 TE923 Simulator

station_type = FineOffsetUSB

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

[Vantage]

# This section is for a Davis VantagePro2, VantageVue or WeatherLinkIP

# Connection type: serial or ethernet

# serial (the classic VantagePro)

# ethernet (the WeatherLinkIP)

type = serial

# If the connection type is serial, a port must be specified:

# Debian, Ubuntu, Redhat, Fedora, and SuSE:

# /dev/ttyUSB0 is a common USB port name

# /dev/ttyS0 is a common serial port name

# BSD:

# /dev/cuaU0 is a common serial port name

port = /dev/ttyUSB0

# If the connection type is ethernet, an IP Address/hostname is required:

host = 1.2.3.4

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

# The rest of this section rarely needs any attention.

# You can safely leave it "as is."

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

# Serial baud rate (usually 19200)

baudrate = 19200

# TCP port (when using the WeatherLinkIP)

tcp_port = 22222

# TCP send delay (when using the WeatherLinkIP):

tcp_send_delay = 1

# The id of your ISS station (usually 1)

iss_id = 1

# How long to wait for a response from the station before giving up (in

# seconds; must be greater than 2)

timeout = 5

# How long to wait before trying again (in seconds)

wait_before_retry = 1.2

# How many times to try before giving up:

max_tries = 4

# The driver to use:

driver = weewx.drivers.vantage

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

[WMR100]

# This section is for the Oregon Scientific WMR100

# The station model, e.g., WMR100, WMR100N, WMRS200

model = WMR100

# How long a wind record can be used to calculate wind chill (in seconds)

stale_wind = 30

# The driver to use:

driver = weewx.drivers.wmr100

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

[WMR200]

# This section is for the Oregon Scientific WMR200

# The station model, e.g., WMR200, WMR200A, Radio Shack W200

model = WMR200

# The driver to use:

driver = weewx.drivers.wmr200

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

[WMR9x8]

# This section is for the Oregon Scientific WMR918/968

# Connection type. For now, 'serial' is the only option.

type = serial

# Serial port such as /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyUSB0, or /dev/cuaU0

port = /dev/ttyUSB0

# The station model, e.g., WMR918, Radio Shack 63-1016

model = WMR968

# The driver to use:

driver = weewx.drivers.wmr9x8

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

[FineOffsetUSB]

# This section is for the Fine Offset series of weather stations.

# The station model, e.g., WH1080, WS1090, WS2080, WH3081

model = Aercus Instruments WS3083

# The polling mode can be PERIODIC or ADAPTIVE

polling_mode = PERIODIC

# How often to poll the station for data, in seconds

polling_interval = 300

# The pressure calibration offset, in hPa (millibars)

pressure_offset = 0

# The driver to use:

driver = weewx.drivers.fousb

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

[WS23xx]

# This section is for the La Crosse WS-2300 series of weather stations.

# Serial port such as /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyUSB0, or /dev/cuaU0

port = /dev/ttyUSB0

# The station model, e.g., 'LaCrosse WS2317' or 'TFA Primus'

model = LaCrosse WS23xx

# The pressure calibration offset, in hPa (millibars)

pressure_offset = 0

# The driver to use:

driver = weewx.drivers.ws23xx

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

[WS28xx]

# This section is for the La Crosse WS-2800 series of weather stations.

# Radio frequency to use between USB transceiver and console: US or EU

# US uses 915 MHz, EU uses 868.3 MHz. Default is US.

transceiver_frequency = US

# The station model, e.g., 'LaCrosse C86234' or 'TFA Primus'

model = LaCrosse WS28xx

# The pressure calibration offset, in hPa (millibars)

pressure_offset = 0

# The driver to use:

driver = weewx.drivers.ws28xx

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

[TE923]

# This section is for the Hideki TE923 series of weather stations.

# The station model, e.g., 'Meade TE923W' or 'TFA Nexus'

model = TE923

# The driver to use:

driver = weewx.drivers.te923

# The default configuration associates the channel 1 sensor with outTemp

# and outHumidity. To change this, or to associate other channels with

# specific columns in the database schema, use the following maps.

[[sensor_map]]

# Map the remote sensors to columns in the database schema.

outTemp = t_1

outHumidity = h_1

extraTemp1 = t_2

extraHumid1 = h_2

extraTemp2 = t_3

extraHumid2 = h_3

extraTemp3 = t_4

# WARNING: the following are not in the default schema

extraHumid3 = h_4

extraTemp4 = t_5

extraHumid4 = h_5

[[battery_map]]

txBatteryStatus = batteryUV

windBatteryStatus = batteryWind

rainBatteryStatus = batteryRain

outTempBatteryStatus = battery1

# WARNING: the following are not in the default schema

extraBatteryStatus1 = battery2

extraBatteryStatus2 = battery3

extraBatteryStatus3 = battery4

extraBatteryStatus4 = battery5

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

[Ultimeter]

# This section is for the PeetBros Ultimeter series of weather stations.

# Serial port such as /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyUSB0, or /dev/cuaU0

port = /dev/ttyUSB0

# The station model, e.g., Ultimeter 2000, Ultimeter 100

model = Ultimeter

# The driver to use:

driver = weewx.drivers.ultimeter

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

[WS1]

# This section is for the ADS WS1 series of weather stations.

# Serial port such as /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyUSB0, or /dev/cuaU0

port = /dev/ttyUSB0

# The driver to use:

driver = weewx.drivers.ws1

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

[CC3000]

# This section is for RainWise MarkIII weather stations and CC3000 logger.

# Serial port such as /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyUSB0, or /dev/cuaU0

port = /dev/ttyUSB0

# The station model, e.g., CC3000 or CC3000R

model = CC3000

# The driver to use:

driver = weewx.drivers.cc3000

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

[Simulator]

# This section for the weewx weather station simulator

# The time (in seconds) between LOOP packets.

loop_interval = 2.5

# The simulator mode can be either 'simulator' or 'generator'.

# Real-time simulator. Sleep between each LOOP packet.

mode = simulator

# Generator. Emit LOOP packets as fast as possible (useful for testing).

#mode = generator

# The start time. If not specified, the default is to use the present time.

#start = 2011-01-01 00:00

# The driver to use:

driver = weewx.drivers.simulator

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

[StdRESTful]

# This section is for uploading data to sites using RESTful protocols.

[[StationRegistry]]

# To register this weather station, 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, uncomment the following station and password

# lines and fill them with your station and password:

station =

password =

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

# protocol

rapidfire = False

[[PWSweather]]

# This section is for configuring posts to PWSweather.com

# If you wish to do this, uncomment the following station and password

# lines and fill them with your station and password:

#station = your PWSweather station ID (eg, KORHOODR3)

#password = your PWSweather password

log_success = True

log_failure = True

[[CWOP]]

# This section is for configuring posts to CWOP

# If you wish to do this, make sure the following line is uncommented

# and filled out with your station ID:

#station = CW1234

# If you are an APRS (radio amateur) station, you will need a passcode

# as well:

#passcode = your passcode here eg, 12345 (APRS stations only)

# How often we should post in seconds. 0=with every archive record

post_interval = 600

log_success = True

log_failure = True

[[WOW]]

# This section is for configuring posts to WOW

# If you wish to do this, uncomment the following station and password

# lines and fill them with your station and password:

#station = your WOW station ID

#password = your WOW password

log_success = True

log_failure = True

[[AWEKAS]]

# This section is for configuring posts to AWEKAS

# If you wish to do this, uncomment the following username and password

# lines and fill them with your username and password:

#username = your AWEKAS username

#password = your AWEKAS password

log_success = True

log_failure = True

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

[StdReport]

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

# 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/weewx

# Each subsection represents a report you wish to run:

[[StandardReport]]

# What skin this report should be based on:

skin = Standard

[[[Units]]]

[[[[Groups]]]]

group_altitude = meter

group_degree_day = degree_C_day

group_pressure = mbar

group_radiation = watt_per_meter_squared

group_rain = mm

group_rainrate = mm_per_hour

group_speed = meter_per_second

group_speed2 = meter_per_second2

group_temperature = degree_C

# You can override values in the skin configuration file here. For

# example, uncomment the following lines to display metric units

# throughout the report, regardless of what is defined in the skin.

#[[[Units]]]

# [[[[Groups]]]]

# group_altitude = meter

# group_degree_day = degree_C_day

# group_pressure = mbar

# group_radiation = watt_per_meter_squared

# group_rain = mm

# group_rainrate = mm_per_hour

# group_speed = meter_per_second

# group_speed2 = meter_per_second2

# group_temperature = degree_C

# Here is an example where we create a custom report, still using the

# standard skin, but where the image size is overridden, and the results

# are put in a separate subdirectory 'public_html/big'

#[[BigReport]]

# skin = Standard

# HTML_ROOT = /var/www/weewx

# [[[ImageGenerator]]]

# image_width = 600

# image_height = 360

[[FTP]]

skin = Ftp

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

# albeit one with an unusual report generator!

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

user =

password =

server =

path =

# If you wish to upload files from something other than what HTML_ROOT

# is set to above, then reset it here:

#HTML_ROOT = /var/www/weewx

# Most FTP servers use port 21, but if yours is different, you can

# change it here

port = 21

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

passive = 0

# How many times to try to transfer a file before giving up:

max_tries = 3

[[RSYNC]]

skin = Rsync

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

# report, much like the FTP report.

# 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 configure what system and remote path the files are

# sent to:

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

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

#user = replace with your 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

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

[StdConvert]

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

# the hardware to a target output unit system.

# 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'

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

[StdCalibrate]

# This section can adjust data using calibration expressions.

[[Corrections]]

# For each type, an arbitrary calibration expression can be given.

# It should be in the native units of the weather station hardware.

# For example:

# outTemp = outTemp - 0.2

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

[StdQC]

# This section is for quality control checks. If units are not specified,

# values must be in the units defined in the StdConvert section.

[[MinMax]]

barometer = 26, 32.5, inHg

outTemp = -40, 120, degree_F

inTemp = 10, 120, degree_F

outHumidity = 0, 100

inHumidity = 0, 100

rain = 0, 60, inch

windSpeed = 0, 120, mile_per_hour

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

[StdArchive]

# This section is for configuring the archive databases.

# The database to be used for archive data.

# This should match a section given in section [Databases] below.

archive_database = archive_sqlite

# The database to be used for stats data.

# This should match a section given in section [Databases] below.

stats_database = stats_sqlite

# If your station hardware supports data logging then the archive interval

# will be downloaded from the station.

# Otherwise, you must specify it below (in seconds):

archive_interval = 300

# How long to wait (in seconds) before processing new archive data. Must

# be greater than zero.

archive_delay = 15

# Generally, if possible, new records are downloaded from the console

# hardware. If the console does not support this, then software record

# generation is done.

# Set the following to "software" to force software record generation:

record_generation = hardware

# Whether to include LOOP data in hi/low statistics.

loop_hilo = True

# The schema to be used for the archive database. This is used only when

# it is initialized.

# Thereafter, the types are retrieved from the database.

archive_schema = user.schemas.defaultArchiveSchema

# The schema to be used for the stats database. This is used only when

# it is initialized.

# Thereafter, the types are retrieved from the database.

stats_schema = user.schemas.defaultStatsSchema

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

[StdTimeSynch]

# How often to check the weather station clock for drift (in seconds)

clock_check = 14400

# How much it can drift before we will correct it (in seconds):

max_drift = 5

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

[Databases]

# This section lists possible databases.

[[archive_sqlite]]

root = %(WEEWX_ROOT)s

database = /var/lib/weewx/weewx.sdb

driver = weedb.sqlite

[[stats_sqlite]]

root = %(WEEWX_ROOT)s

database = /var/lib/weewx/stats.sdb

driver = weedb.sqlite

# MySQL databases require setting an appropriate 'user' and 'password'

[[archive_mysql]]

host = localhost

user = weewx

password = weewx

database = weewx

driver = weedb.mysql

[[stats_mysql]]

host = localhost

user = weewx

password = weewx

database = stats

driver = weedb.mysql

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

[Engines]

# This section configures the internal weewx engines.

# It is for advanced customization.

[[WxEngine]]

# The list of services the main weewx engine should run:

prep_services = weewx.wxengine.StdTimeSynch

process_services = weewx.wxengine.StdConvert, weewx.wxengine.StdCalibrate, weewx.wxengine.StdQC

archive_services = weewx.wxengine.StdArchive

restful_services = weewx.restx.StdStationRegistry, weewx.restx.StdWunderground, weewx.restx.StdPWSweather, weewx.restx.StdCWOP, weewx.restx.StdWOW, weewx.restx.StdAWEKAS