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Strange metric precip readings (0.3mm)! **solved**

Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 5:25 pm
by Neco
I have a Meteobridge pro directly receiving data from the Vantage pro ISS. So, today there has been rain and I got "uneven" precip amounts such as 0.3mm, 0.5mm and 1.1mm per minute even though resolution is only 0.2mm! And now I get a daily sum of 6.9 mm.

My settings are correct (never changed anything), therefore must be a bug somewhere?! Just doesn't make any sense..

Re: Strange metric precip readings (0.3mm)!

Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 5:40 pm
by Neco
Console: 5.6 mm resulting from 28 tips (28 x 0.2mm)

MB Pro: 7.1 mm

Seems like MB PRO thinks it is measured in 0.01 inch tips (=0.254 mm) :

28 x 0.254 mm (=0.01 inch) = 7.1 mm :!:

However, the tipping spoon is a metric version which tips at exactly 0.2 mm and NOT at 0.254 mm!

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Re: Strange metric precip readings (0.3mm)!

Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 6:06 pm
by wvdkuil
Neco wrote: Tue Sep 22, 2020 5:40 pm Console: 5.6 mm resulting from 28 tips (28 x 0.2mm)

MB Pro: 7.1 mm

Seems like MB PRO thinks it is measured in 0.01 inch tips (=0.254 mm) :

28 x 0.254 mm (=0.01 inch) = 7.1 mm :!:

However, the tipping spoon is a metric version which tips at exactly 0.2 mm and NOT at 0.254 mm!


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The setup screens are constantly changing.
https://www.meteobridge.com/wiki/index. ... ct_Station
As there is no console to read from, you have to tell the MB-pro-RED what the device is measuring.
Set it to the same settings as you did with your console.
Check https://www.meteobridge.com/wiki/index. ... ct_Station

Re: Strange metric precip readings (0.3mm)!

Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 6:13 pm
by Neco
wvdkuil wrote: Tue Sep 22, 2020 6:06 pm
Neco wrote: Tue Sep 22, 2020 5:40 pm Console: 5.6 mm resulting from 28 tips (28 x 0.2mm)

MB Pro: 7.1 mm

Seems like MB PRO thinks it is measured in 0.01 inch tips (=0.254 mm) :

28 x 0.254 mm (=0.01 inch) = 7.1 mm :!:

However, the tipping spoon is a metric version which tips at exactly 0.2 mm and NOT at 0.254 mm!


Bildschirmfoto 2020-09-22 um 17.46.02.png
The setup screens are constantly changing.
https://www.meteobridge.com/wiki/index. ... ct_Station
As there is no console to read from, you have to tell the MB-pro-RED what the device is measuring.
Set it to the same settings as you did with your console.
Check https://www.meteobridge.com/wiki/index. ... ct_Station


This is how it looks like for me (see screenshot). There you can see, 0.2 mm is already set (which is what the station is measuring). There are no further settings as the MB PRO receives directly from the ISS.

Re: Strange metric precip readings (0.3mm)!

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:13 am
by admin
should be solved with todays update. Please reboot and give it a try.

Re: Strange metric precip readings (0.3mm)!

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:34 am
by Neco
admin wrote: Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:13 am should be solved with todays update. Please reboot and give it a try.
Thanks!
I did a reboot around 8 hours ago, now the readings are in 0.1mm tips instead of 0.2 mm... have you changed it again to the correct 0.2 mm since my last reboot?

Re: Strange metric precip readings (0.3mm)!

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:48 am
by admin
yes, a reboot should fix this.