Ok, I will stand pat until you update the driver. I'm not ready to switch to an mqtt setup yet anyways. I want to swap out the particle P1 for a moteino for my sensor front end. I'm going to convert the P1 to act as my rf to wifi gateway, or I may do this with my raspberry pi, not quite sure yet.
On Monday, 27 March 2017 10:24:25 UTC-4, Bill Morrow wrote: > > I haven't died, just busy with work. > > Robert, my driver does not read JSON, it's only simple key-value pairs in > a string. So for example, it doesn't know to strip the quotes off the key > or the value here: > "altimeter": "30.4916869968" > It wants > altimeter: 30.4916869968 > > > I am planning on adopting WYSIWYG (Frederic's) approach of a separate MQTT > topic for each value. > > > On Saturday, 25 March 2017 11:37:35 UTC-3, Robert Mantel wrote: >> >> So I tried changing the topic to weather/loop because that appears to >> have the full json tuple format with the paired label:values that the >> wxMesh driver needs but I get this error: >> >> Mar 25 15:35:47 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: engine: RealTimeGaugeData >> will generate gauge-data.txt. min_interval is 120 seconds >> Mar 25 15:35:47 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: engine: Finished loading >> service user.rtgd.RealtimeGaugeData >> Mar 25 15:35:47 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: engine: Starting up weewx >> version 3.7.1 >> Mar 25 15:35:47 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: engine: Station does not >> support reading the time >> Mar 25 15:35:47 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: engine: Starting main packet >> loop. >> Mar 25 15:35:47 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: Working on payload : >> Empty >> Mar 25 15:35:47 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: Sleeping for 5 >> Mar 25 15:35:47 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: manager: Daily summary >> version is 2.0 >> Mar 25 15:35:47 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: manager: Daily summary >> version is 2.0 >> Mar 25 15:35:47 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: rtgdthread: Zambretti is >> installed: False >> Mar 25 15:35:52 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: Working on payload : >> Empty >> Mar 25 15:35:52 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: Sleeping for 5 >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: Got message {"soc": >> "68.8047", "altimeter": "30.4916869968", "outHumidity": "63.0", "dayRain": >> "0.0", "rainin": "0.0", "voltage": "3.9688", "dailyrainin": "0.132", >> "windspeedmph": "4.4383", "kilopascals": "100.941", "heatindex": "29.534", >> "rainmm": "0.0", "windspeedmps": "1.9841", "hpa": "1009.4", "hourRain": >> "0.0", "windGustDir": "90.0", "tempc": "-1.37", "barometer": >> "30.5439450745", "windchill": "29.534", "dewpoint": "18.4883", "windrun": >> "32.3367", "windspdmps_avg2m": "1.3076", "windspeedkmph": "7.1427", >> "humidex": "29.534", "winddir": "90.0", "pressure": "29.8079", "rain": >> "0.0", "rainRate": "0.0", "dewptc": "-7.5065", "usUnits": "1.0", "altm": >> "33.1085", "appTemp": "22.7487311772", "altf": "108.6236", "interval": >> "2.0", "dateTime": "1490455920.0", "windDir": "53.0", "outTemp": "29.534", >> "windSpeed": "2.9333", "rain24": "0.363", "windGust": "11.8354", "rssi": >> "-71.0", "cloudbase": "3141.49934286"} >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: Working on payload : >> {"soc": "68.8047", "altimeter": "30.4916869968", "outHumidity": "63.0", >> "dayRain": "0.0", "rainin": "0.0", "voltage": "3.9688", "dailyrainin": >> "0.132", "windspeedmph": "4.4383", "kilopascals": "100.941", "heatindex": >> "29.534", "rainmm": "0.0", "windspeedmps": "1.9841", "hpa": "1009.4", >> "hourRain": "0.0", "windGustDir": "90.0", "tempc": "-1.37", "barometer": >> "30.5439450745", "windchill": "29.534", "dewpoint": "18.4883", "windrun": >> "32.3367", "windspdmps_avg2m": "1.3076", "windspeedkmph": "7.1427", >> "humidex": "29.534", "winddir": "90.0", "pressure": "29.8079", "rain": >> "0.0", "rainRate": "0.0", "dewptc": "-7.5065", "usUnits": "1.0", "altm": >> "33.1085", "appTemp": "22.7487311772", "altf": "108.6236", "interval": >> "2.0", "dateTime": "1490455920.0", "windDir": "53.0", "outTemp": "29.534", >> "windSpeed": "2.9333", "rain24": "0.363", "windGust": "11.8354", "rssi": >> "-71.0", "cloudbase": "3141.49934286"} >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: {"soc" value: >> "68.8047" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "altimeter" >> value: "30.4916869968" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "outHumidity" >> value: "63.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "dayRain" >> value: "0.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "rainin" value: >> "0.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "voltage" >> value: "3.9688" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "dailyrainin" >> value: "0.132" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "windspeedmph" >> value: "4.4383" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "kilopascals" >> value: "100.941" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "heatindex" >> value: "29.534" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "rainmm" value: >> "0.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "windspeedmps" >> value: "1.9841" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "hpa" value: >> "1009.4" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "hourRain" >> value: "0.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "windGustDir" >> value: "90.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "tempc" value: >> "-1.37" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "barometer" >> value: "30.5439450745" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "windchill" >> value: "29.534" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "dewpoint" >> value: "18.4883" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "windrun" >> value: "32.3367" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: >> "windspdmps_avg2m" value: "1.3076" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "windspeedkmph" >> value: "7.1427" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "humidex" >> value: "29.534" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "winddir" >> value: "90.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "pressure" >> value: "29.8079" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "rain" value: >> "0.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "rainRate" >> value: "0.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "dewptc" value: >> "-7.5065" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "usUnits" >> value: "1.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "altm" value: >> "33.1085" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "appTemp" >> value: "22.7487311772" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "altf" value: >> "108.6236" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "interval" >> value: "2.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "dateTime" >> value: "1490455920.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "windDir" >> value: "53.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "outTemp" >> value: "29.534" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "windSpeed" >> value: "2.9333" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "rain24" value: >> "0.363" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "windGust" >> value: "11.8354" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "rssi" value: >> "-71.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: key: "cloudbase" >> value: "3141.49934286"} >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "windrun"': could not convert string to float: "32.3367" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "windGust"': could not convert string to float: "11.8354" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "windchill"': could not convert string to float: "29.534" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "rainmm"': could not convert string to float: "0.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "voltage"': could not convert string to float: "3.9688" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "altm"': could not convert string to float: "33.1085" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "windspdmps_avg2m"': could not convert string to float: "1.3076" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "altimeter"': could not convert string to float: "30.4916869968" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "barometer"': could not convert string to float: "30.5439450745" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "pressure"': could not convert string to float: "29.8079" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "windspeedmps"': could not convert string to float: "1.9841" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "rainRate"': could not convert string to float: "0.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "windspeedkmph"': could not convert string to float: "7.1427" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "windspeedmph"': could not convert string to float: "4.4383" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "altf"': could not convert string to float: "108.6236" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "dewpoint"': could not convert string to float: "18.4883" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "windGustDir"': could not convert string to float: "90.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "windSpeed"': could not convert string to float: "2.9333" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "outTemp"': could not convert string to float: "29.534" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "dateTime"': could not convert string to float: "1490455920.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "outHumidity"': could not convert string to float: "63.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "dewptc"': could not convert string to float: "-7.5065" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "hpa"': could not convert string to float: "1009.4" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "interval"': could not convert string to float: "2.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "winddir"': could not convert string to float: "90.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "kilopascals"': could not convert string to float: "100.941" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "rain24"': could not convert string to float: "0.363" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "heatindex"': could not convert string to float: "29.534" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "appTemp"': could not convert string to float: "22.7487311772" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "usUnits"': could not convert string to float: "1.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "rssi"': could not convert string to float: "-71.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "tempc"': could not convert string to float: "-1.37" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "dayRain"': could not convert string to float: "0.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "dailyrainin"': could not convert string to float: "0.132" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "humidex"': could not convert string to float: "29.534" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "windDir"': could not convert string to float: "53.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "cloudbase"': could not convert string to float: "3141.49934286"} >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "hourRain"': could not convert string to float: "0.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> '{"soc"': could not convert string to float: "68.8047" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "rainin"': could not convert string to float: "0.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: wxMesh: cannot read value for >> ' "rain"': could not convert string to float: "0.0" >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: engine: Main loop exiting. >> Shutting engine down. >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: rtgd: Shut down Thread-1 >> thread. >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: engine: Caught unrecoverable >> exception in engine: >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: **** 'dateTime' >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: **** Traceback (most >> recent call last): >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: **** File >> "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/engine.py", line 871, in main >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: **** engine.run() >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: **** File >> "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/engine.py", line 190, in run >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: **** >> self.dispatchEvent(weewx.Event(weewx.NEW_LOOP_PACKET, packet=packet)) >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: **** File >> "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/engine.py", line 223, in dispatchEvent >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: **** callback(event) >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: **** File >> "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/wxservices.py", line 45, in new_loop_packet >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: **** >> self.calc.do_calculations(event.packet, 'loop') >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: **** File >> "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/wxservices.py", line 189, in do_calculations >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: **** getattr(self, >> 'calc_' + obs)(data_us, data_type) >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: **** File >> "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/wxservices.py", line 306, in calc_maxSolarRad >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: **** >> data['dateTime'], self.atc) >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: **** KeyError: 'dateTime' >> Mar 25 15:35:57 ubuntu-freenas weewx[5297]: **** Exiting. >> >> Seems like it gets part way reading the payload, but then dies on trying >> to convert the values? Not sure Bill, is what I'm trying to do here >> possible? >> >> On Friday, 24 March 2017 20:23:37 UTC-4, mwall wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> On Friday, March 24, 2017 at 8:13:57 PM UTC-4, Robert Mantel wrote: >>>> >>>> Bill, I have a question about the format of the MQTT message. I have >>>> my raspberry pi running weewx, I also have that unit using mathew's mqtt >>>> publisher to push data to my mosquitto server. I set up another virtual >>>> machine running weewx with your driver, but for the life of me cannot get >>>> your driver to pick up the info from it. It keeps saying the payload is >>>> empty, but I have mqtt dashboard running on my android phone that I tested >>>> with and get updates just fine. My goal is to actually migrate from my >>>> fileparse setup on my PI to an mqtt based server on the freenas box. >>>> Presumably Mathiew's mqtt implimentation will use the standard weewx >>>> labels so I would assume I wouldn't even need a label map for the wxMesh >>>> driver. Unless I'm way off on that. >>>> >>> >>> the weewx-mqtt uploader publishes to the topic specified in [[MQTT]], >>> which is 'weather' by default. >>> >>> so if you subscribe to /weather/+ you should see everything >>> >>> other mqtt uploader options: >>> >>> [StdRESTful] >>> [[MQTT]] >>> topic = weather >>> append_units_label = True # should the units name be appended to >>> the observation name? >>> retain = False >>> aggregation = individual, aggregate # upload each observation >>> individually, and/or all in a single message >>> unit_system = None # convert to the indicated unit system 'US', >>> 'METRIC', or 'METRICWX' >>> binding = archive # how often to emit data, either 'loop' or >>> 'archive' >>> >>> you can also specify units and formatting for each observation, if >>> necessary. >>> >>> m >>> >>