No Updates on new system

Roy Lamberton

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Aug 25, 2019, 12:19:43 PM8/25/19

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OK, I have WeeWx running on an Ubuntu desktop PC and its connected and appears to be working, but it isn't updating CWOP or any of the other weather systems:

Here's the syslog"

roy@roy-STCK1A8LFC:/etc/weewx$ tail -f /var/log/syslog

Aug 25 12:05:20 roy-STCK1A8LFC weewx[7510]: manager: Daily summary version is 2.0

Aug 25 12:05:20 roy-STCK1A8LFC weewx[7510]: message repeated 2 times: [ manager: Daily summary version is 2.0]

Aug 25 12:05:20 roy-STCK1A8LFC weewx[7510]: engine: Clock error is -0.45 seconds (positive is fast)

Aug 25 12:05:20 roy-STCK1A8LFC weewx[7510]: vantage: Getting archive packets since 2019-08-25 12:00:00 EDT (1566748800)

Aug 25 12:05:20 roy-STCK1A8LFC weewx[7510]: vantage: Gentle wake up of console successful

Aug 25 12:05:20 roy-STCK1A8LFC weewx[7510]: vantage: Retrieving 0 page(s); starting index= 0

Aug 25 12:05:20 roy-STCK1A8LFC weewx[7510]: engine: Starting main packet loop.

Aug 25 12:05:20 roy-STCK1A8LFC weewx[7510]: vantage: Gentle wake up of console successful

Aug 25 12:05:20 roy-STCK1A8LFC weewx[7510]: vantage: Requesting 200 LOOP packets.

Aug 25 12:05:20 roy-STCK1A8LFC weewx[7510]: vantage: Gentle wake up of console successful

Aug 25 12:05:30 roy-STCK1A8LFC wpa_supplicant[1179]: wlan1: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-STARTED

When I first ran it, the woftware download 2 months of data from the console, and it did update one time when I restarted the software, but now it doesn't seem to be updating CWOP or the web page on the PC.

???

rsl

Roy Lamberton

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Aug 25, 2019, 12:49:48 PM8/25/19

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Update - it is posting the latest information every time I restart WeeWx, but then it asks for the LOOP Packets every 5 minutes, but doesn't process them.

It almost seems like the software is getting the data but doesn't know what to do with it.

I can't find anything in the Doc about the conf file that talks about timing of upload, except the Wunderground flash, which I turned off temporarily.

But I need to talk with someone fast, or I'm going badcfk to my old Cumulus setup and putting WeeWx on hold.

rsl

Andrew Milner

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Aug 25, 2019, 1:05:35 PM8/25/19

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Posting the log from startup until two archive intervals have passed would help analysing your problem.

Roy Lamberton

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Aug 25, 2019, 1:22:21 PM8/25/19

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The CWOP and PWS updated at 1200, 1230, & 1300, regardless of the time of the setting under CWOP in the .conf file.

I'm not sure where you tell the system to generate the transmissions, but that is happening every 30 minutes at the top and bottom of the hour.

Here is the log:

roy@roy-STCK1A8LFC:/etc/weewx$ tail -f /var/log/syslog

Aug 25 13:06:21 roy-STCK1A8LFC weewx[8075]: manager: Daily summary version is 2.0

Aug 25 13:06:21 roy-STCK1A8LFC weewx[8075]: message repeated 2 times: [ manager: Daily summary version is 2.0]

Aug 25 13:06:21 roy-STCK1A8LFC weewx[8075]: engine: Clock error is -1.20 seconds (positive is fast)

Aug 25 13:06:21 roy-STCK1A8LFC weewx[8075]: vantage: Getting archive packets since 2019-08-25 13:00:00 EDT (1566752400)

Aug 25 13:06:21 roy-STCK1A8LFC weewx[8075]: vantage: Gentle wake up of console successful

Aug 25 13:06:21 roy-STCK1A8LFC weewx[8075]: vantage: Retrieving 0 page(s); starting index= 0

Aug 25 13:06:21 roy-STCK1A8LFC weewx[8075]: engine: Starting main packet loop.

Aug 25 13:06:21 roy-STCK1A8LFC weewx[8075]: vantage: Gentle wake up of console successful

Aug 25 13:06:21 roy-STCK1A8LFC weewx[8075]: vantage: Requesting 200 LOOP packets.

Aug 25 13:06:21 roy-STCK1A8LFC weewx[8075]: vantage: Gentle wake up of console successful

Aug 25 13:07:30 roy-STCK1A8LFC wpa_supplicant[1179]: wlan1: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-STARTED

Aug 25 13:11:30 roy-STCK1A8LFC wpa_supplicant[1179]: message repeated 2 times: [ wlan1: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-STARTED ]

Aug 25 13:12:57 roy-STCK1A8LFC weewx[8075]: vantage: Requesting 200 LOOP packets.

Aug 25 13:12:57 roy-STCK1A8LFC weewx[8075]: vantage: Gentle wake up of console successful

Aug 25 13:13:30 roy-STCK1A8LFC wpa_supplicant[1179]: wlan1: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-STARTED

Aug 25 13:15:30 roy-STCK1A8LFC wpa_supplicant[1179]: wlan1: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-STARTED

Aug 25 13:17:01 roy-STCK1A8LFC CRON[8141]: (root) CMD ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)

Aug 25 13:17:30 roy-STCK1A8LFC wpa_supplicant[1179]: wlan1: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-STARTED

It appears that WeeWx is asking the console for an update every 5 minutes, but then sits on the data until the top and bottom of the hour. Because of my location, CWOP always wanted a 5 minute reporting interval. So did Wunderground.

I can't find anything that changes the time between reports that I haven't changed.

Andrew Milner

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Aug 25, 2019, 1:35:50 PM8/25/19

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Well you did not actually post for two archive intervals. Weewx usually reads vantage loop data every few seconds and rec data according to the archive interval specified in the console. this can be adjusted using wee_device. the start up sequence usually gives the archive interval which weewx will use (ie the console or as specified in weewx.conf) - but your log file does not start from the beginning of the start up sequence. Data is usually output once every archive interval to reports and/or WU, CWOP etc. The fact that your CWOP is at 30 minute intervals makes me think that the console is probably set taking records at 30 minute intervals. If you want 5 minute intervals then you will need to idealy set console = weewx.conf = 5 minute (300 seconds) interval.

Roy Lamberton

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Aug 25, 2019, 4:34:51 PM8/25/19

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Where is the "set Console" variable?

Thomas Keffer

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Aug 25, 2019, 7:05:59 PM8/25/19

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Odds are this is a simple case of corruption of the logger memory. See the section WeeWX generates HTML pages, but it does not update them in the User's Guide.

If that doesn't help, set debug=1, restart weewx, then send the log through the first archive record generation.

-tk

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rstetson1

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Aug 25, 2019, 7:36:59 PM8/25/19

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Will look for that variable. It's not in the doc that I have.

thanks

rsl

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Thomas Keffer

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Aug 25, 2019, 7:41:29 PM8/25/19

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I'm not sure what you're referring to. If you mean "debug", it's at the top of your weewx.conf file.

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Roy Lamberton

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Aug 26, 2019, 8:39:31 AM8/26/19

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Here's the status of the WeeWx experiment with DW8780....

1. I had to switch back to the Win10-Cumulus setup because of the reporting interval issue. I need to spend a little more time reading the documentation to see if I can figure it out. Right now the weewx.conf file for CWOP is set to pull data every 5 minutes (300 seconds). But, the Program uploads data to CWOP, PWS, and Wunderground every 30 minutes, and there is no clear description in the doc about what to change to make it happen on a different schedule.

2. My Linux computer, the host for WeeWx, still has some issues when it boots up. These issues have to do with the unit updating, and its insane desire to get every password known to man to operate cleanly Needless to say, it is not presently a walk away system like my Win 10 PC.

It might help if I was more experienced with Python - any positive comments would be appreciated. Thank you

rsl

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Ok, I have CWOP interval set to 300 or everj 5 minutes, but it actually only updates CEOP every 30 minutes.

Where and how do you change that interval?

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Thomas Keffer

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Aug 26, 2019, 10:32:56 AM8/26/19

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Again, set debug=1, restart weewx, then send the log through the first archive record generation.

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Aug 26, 2019, 4:35:01 PM8/26/19

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Ok, I have CWOP interval set to 300 or everj 5 minutes, but it actually only updates CEOP every 30 minutes.

Where and how do you change that interval?

rsl

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gjr80

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Aug 26, 2019, 5:43:27 PM8/26/19

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A default install will see CWOP posts made every archive interval or 600 seconds, whichever is the greater. This period can be changed using the post_interval config option under [StdRESTful] [[CWOP]] in weewx.conf but it cannot be reduced to a value less than your archive interval. Chances are your archive interval is set to something greater than 300 seconds. It is impossible to offer more assistance until you post the debug=1 startup log extract asked for by Tom.

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Aug 26, 2019, 7:09:54 PM8/26/19

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There is the issue. The archive interval as set to 30 minutes but I can't find out how to change that.

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Aug 26, 2019, 7:28:50 PM8/26/19

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The preferred method to change the archive interval is to use the wee_device utility with the —set-interval action (http://www.weewx.com/docs/hardware.htm#vantage_archive_interval46). Make sure you stop WeeWX before using wee_device.

Gary

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Aug 26, 2019, 7:59:20 PM8/26/19

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Thanks, that's the piece I couldn't find

rsl

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