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I have an issue whereby the Weather Display Console is not seeing the Solar data from my Davis Vantage Pro2. This data Is present in the Meteobridge and Davis Console. All other data is present and correct. The only thing I cannot see in the logger is reference to Sol0. Has anyone any ideas why this data is not forthcoming. Weather Displays knows I have a Solar Sensor.

Richard

System:-
Platform: Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
RAM: 1903 MB total, 1777 MB free (6% used)
Storage: WD SLC, 7.1 GB total, 7.1 GB free (1% used, 19.8 yrs)
SW Version: Meteobridge 5.1 (Feb 7 2021, build 2115), FW 1.3
Uptime: 1 hours, 49 minutes Buffer: 1 items (0%)
Logger :-
database (08.02.2021 13:33:19): process started.
database (08.02.2021 13:33:19): Content of RAM database restored.
database (08.02.2021 13:33:21): database sync done (38 tables, 82/2310 writes).
wnetd (08.02.2021 13:33:22): process started.
system (08.02.2021 13:33:22): start of logging process initiated.
logger (08.02.2021 13:33:22): databases connected. Update interval 3600 seconds.
logger (08.02.2021 13:33:22): data logger (version 5.1e, build 2115) started.
wnetd (08.02.2021 13:33:22): send data thread started (pid:2393 tid:2395)
logger (08.02.2021 13:33:22): connect station 0 (Vantage via USB serial).
logger (08.02.2021 13:33:22): connect station 9 (System Data via Plug-in).
logger (08.02.2021 13:33:22): station 0 (Vantage), wakeup sent.
logger (08.02.2021 13:33:25): waiting for sensors (wind0, rain0, th0, thb0) to provide data.
logger (08.02.2021 13:33:25): services paused.
logger (08.02.2021 13:33:25): station 0 (Vantage), no need to update console date/time.
logger (08.02.2021 13:33:26): station 0 (Vantage), setup script executed.
logger (08.02.2021 13:33:26): station 0 (Vantage), internal logger activated.
logger (08.02.2021 13:33:26): station 0 (Vantage), syncing.
logger (08.02.2021 13:33:36): station 0 (Vantage), gettime request sent.
logger (08.02.2021 13:33:36): station 0 (Vantage), no Vantage time offset.
logger (08.02.2021 13:33:36): station 0 (Vantage), eeprom request sent.
logger (08.02.2021 13:33:36): station 0 (Vantage), rain collector size 0.2 mm per tick.
logger (08.02.2021 13:33:36): station 0 (Vantage), transmitter 1 active as station type #0 "ISS".
logger (08.02.2021 13:33:36): station 0 (Vantage), firmware version request sent.
logger (08.02.2021 13:33:36): station 0 (Vantage), firmware version 1.90 (supports LOOP2)
logger (08.02.2021 13:33:36): station 0 (Vantage), no reading of Vantage's internal logger.
logger (08.02.2021 13:33:42): sensors are now providing data.
logger (08.02.2021 13:33:42): services started.

Mmmh - the logger is not always very verbose.
Can you see your sensor in the "Live Data" -> "Raw Sensor Data" table ?
Is there a 0 Solar sensor shown ?
And in Weather Display Solar sensor Setup -
Do you see something in the "Current Reading" tab ?
The Main switch in ON and shows green ?
In the Davis configuration (station setup) section -
have you tagged "Ihave solar" resp. "I have solar+uv" ?

Hello

Thank you for your reply. Basically the answers to all of your questions are yes except for the Current Reading tab in WD where there is a nil reading. When I was using Meteohub setup this all worked fine but with Meteobridge there is a nil reading for Solar. This what has me stumped as all else is working fine. Nothing was changed in Weather Display except for the Comport settings.

Whether you can make sense of this I don't know, but thank you for your help.

Richard

Raw Data :-

Live Data
# Sensor Signal Metric Data Imperial Data
0 Outdoor 49 sec 8.3°C 94% (dew 7.4°C, heat 8.3°C) 46.9°F 94% (dew 45.3°F, heat 46.9°F)
0 Solar 21 sec 76W/m² 76W/m²
0 Wind 1 sec 5.4m/s (avg 4.9m/s) 211° SSW 12.1mph (avg 11.0mph) 211° SSW
0 Rain 49 sec rate 0.0mm/h rate 0.00in/h
0 Indoor 37 sec 18.8°C 56% 1009.5hPa (1006.3hPa) 65.8°F 56% 29.81inHg (29.72inHg)
9 Data #10 16 sec 7% system load 7% system load
9 Data #11 16 sec 115.4h uptime 115.4h uptime
9 Data #12 16 sec 1% data store usage 1% data store usage
9 Data #13 16 sec 7% RAM usage 7% RAM usage
9 Data #15 16 sec 106 processes 106 processes
9 CPU T #9 16 sec 53.6°C 128.5°F
9 Data #16 16 sec 3sec since last data 3sec since last data

Hello again.

Just a little more info :- For Davis Setup

Configure sensors and mapping to transmitter IDs
Transmitter #1: ISS All Direct
Transmitter #2: Wind (Not Vue) " "
Transmitter #3: Rain (Not Vue) " "
Transmitter #4: Temp Only (Not Vue) " "
Transmitter #5: Temp/Humidity (Not Vue) " "
Transmitter #6:
Transmitter #7:

However, in the drop down menu for each Transmitter, # Sol0 is not offered as an option, so is this where the pronblem is I wonder?

Regards

Richard

varadero wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 12:09 pm Hello

Thank you for your reply. Basically the answers to all of your questions are yes except for the Current Reading tab in WD where there is a nil reading. When I was using Meteohub setup this all worked fine but with Meteobridge there is a nil reading for Solar. This what has me stumped as all else is working fine. Nothing was changed in Weather Display except for the Comport settings.

Whether you can make sense of this I don't know, but thank you for your help.

Richard

Raw Data :-

Live Data
# Sensor Signal Metric Data Imperial Data
0 Outdoor 49 sec 8.3°C 94% (dew 7.4°C, heat 8.3°C) 46.9°F 94% (dew 45.3°F, heat 46.9°F)
0 Solar 21 sec 76W/m² 76W/m²
0 Wind 1 sec 5.4m/s (avg 4.9m/s) 211° SSW 12.1mph (avg 11.0mph) 211° SSW
0 Rain 49 sec rate 0.0mm/h rate 0.00in/h
0 Indoor 37 sec 18.8°C 56% 1009.5hPa (1006.3hPa) 65.8°F 56% 29.81inHg (29.72inHg)
9 Data #10 16 sec 7% system load 7% system load
9 Data #11 16 sec 115.4h uptime 115.4h uptime
9 Data #12 16 sec 1% data store usage 1% data store usage
9 Data #13 16 sec 7% RAM usage 7% RAM usage
9 Data #15 16 sec 106 processes 106 processes
9 CPU T #9 16 sec 53.6°C 128.5°F
9 Data #16 16 sec 3sec since last data 3sec since last data

Obviously Meteobridge is receiving the sensor data (see above in blue).
Now we have to look into how this data is sent to Weather Display.
(I assume that by Weather Display console you mean the program interface of Brian Hamilton's Weather Display software - if not and it means something else, then my statements may be wrong. If you mean by it pwsWD - the pws weather display template - pwsdashboard, the answer will be different).
Normally, in my understanding, WD will receive the data directly from the Davis station. So the issue would be either with the Davis station or with WD. So no MB issue.

If you receive your Davis data in WD only via Meteobridge, then you would in my understanding choose a different interface, not the Davis interface in the settings.I think https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEl5vkJz7H4
describes what to do.
so my questions (assuming we are talking about Brian H.'s Weather Display) are:
a) did you do what is shown in the youtube video ? Result ?
b) are other data shown/not shown or only the solar data ?

Hello
Thank you for your reply. In answer to your question :- I assume that by Weather Display console you mean the program interface of Brian Hamilton's Weather Display software, the answer is yes.
I followed the Utube and the only difference was that I have a different IP address.. fine but I did't have Meteohub ticked - but that didn't seem to make any difference.
In Meteobridge where the Davis settings are made, I unticked all the boxes but again that's made no difference.
All the data in the WD program interface is present except for Solar
I rebooted both WD and Meteobridge but no difference
All the raw data in Meteobridge is present.
On PWSweather, my solar is showing.. So
I still don't understand why solar is not showing in WD

Richard

I would head over to the WD forum https://www.weather-watch.com/ and ask there as it seems like this is no Meteobridge issue.

Hi

Yes. I'm inclined to agree. I have asked once on the forum and Brian replied with a couple of questions but I've heard nothing since. I've checked through WDisplay.ini and all the relative parameters seem to be set ok. Based on others questions, I've set up a logfile in WD on the suggestion that WD may be rejecting "bad data" and not doing what it's supposed to, Rest assured that if I find the answer I will post you!
Many thanks for you invaluable assistance

Regards

Richard