[weewx-user] Weewx 3.8.0 Using Vantage Vue, what model_type parameter?

2017-11-24 Thread gjr80
Hi, Short answer is that model_type is only used to distinguish a Vantage Pro from a Vantage Pro2 (there is no way to determine this by interrogating the station). For a Vue the parameter has no effect, as you have found it is automatically set to 2 for a Vue (in fact you could set is to 99

[weewx-user] Weewx 3.8.0 Using Vantage Vue, what model_type parameter?

2017-11-24 Thread Phil Green
Just updated to 3.8.0 all ok. Using Vantage Vue station, in the .conf file the new parameter under Vantage section, model_type defaults to 2, being Vantage Pro2 System is working but no mention of what value I should use for the Vantage Vue station type. Any advice, what does this model_type