Post by pkelly517 on Feb 24, 2021 11:31:08 GMT -8
I've got everything running, and running well. I wanted to get things going before the big storm moved through Houston, and I did it! And then no power for 3 of 4 days. Oh well. But I learned a few things.
I wanted to move the weather station to a better spot. I did, but a day+ later, I started missing readings in Dash. I noticed that the battery was Low/Red, so I replaced the batteries. Nothing improved. A couple hours later I moved the station back to its original location, and everything was fine.
I read the data on the Pi, and it did come back as Low. I was under the impression that the Weather Station just sent the status of the battery as it read it. Does the Pi make an interpretation based on the radio signal?
On a clearly related note, I had seen in one of the many Setup guides a list of optional parts. This included a +10dB antenna that was ~$15 from Amazon. I cannot find it anymore. There was also an RF fitting that I think should have been required. Where did I see this information?
I haven't figured out how the Rain is calculated. I currently have 0.2" Total Rain, 0.0 Daily and Last 24 hours, -0.2 Last 7 days and -2.6 Calendar Month and last 30 days. This is all in the Dash screen. And it's been unchanged for a couple days.
Is there a way to zero all of these numbers, just so I clean slate?
I'm learning Python now, so maybe I can answer these questions for myself someday soon (except the antenna link).
Finally, is the weather station capable of x.xx measurements? In the humid south, we get many days with quick afternoon showers. Sometimes 0.02, 0.04, 0.15, 0.22, etc. This last significant digit rounding error will add up over the course of a month.
Thanks for reading.
I wanted to move the weather station to a better spot. I did, but a day+ later, I started missing readings in Dash. I noticed that the battery was Low/Red, so I replaced the batteries. Nothing improved. A couple hours later I moved the station back to its original location, and everything was fine.
I read the data on the Pi, and it did come back as Low. I was under the impression that the Weather Station just sent the status of the battery as it read it. Does the Pi make an interpretation based on the radio signal?
On a clearly related note, I had seen in one of the many Setup guides a list of optional parts. This included a +10dB antenna that was ~$15 from Amazon. I cannot find it anymore. There was also an RF fitting that I think should have been required. Where did I see this information?
I haven't figured out how the Rain is calculated. I currently have 0.2" Total Rain, 0.0 Daily and Last 24 hours, -0.2 Last 7 days and -2.6 Calendar Month and last 30 days. This is all in the Dash screen. And it's been unchanged for a couple days.
Is there a way to zero all of these numbers, just so I clean slate?
I'm learning Python now, so maybe I can answer these questions for myself someday soon (except the antenna link).
Finally, is the weather station capable of x.xx measurements? In the humid south, we get many days with quick afternoon showers. Sometimes 0.02, 0.04, 0.15, 0.22, etc. This last significant digit rounding error will add up over the course of a month.
Thanks for reading.
