you could also try and change the read() in pond.py to readline() - would really like to know what is actually in the file / the format of the file that you are reading though!!
in fact even the 52.1 is suspect - since 11.1 converts to 51.2 not 52.1!! On Sunday, 6 May 2018 13:34:06 UTC+3, Andrew Milner wrote: > > I'm pretty sure that is the reason, but not sure how to correct it!! > > the 52.1 is obviously a farenheit reading in the file - but what is > actually in /var/tmp/pond.txt?? Is there a newline or other data on the > end?? > > I'm not too sure where the 100.624 is coming from at the moment > > > > > > On Sunday, 6 May 2018 13:01:31 UTC+3, Jens-Jørgen Kjærgaard wrote: >> >> I think some information may be in this from syslog: >> >> May 6 11:44:48 raspberrypi weewx[2073]: pond: found value of 52.1 >> May 6 11:44:48 raspberrypi weewx[2073]: engine: 2018-05-06 11:44:48 CEST >> (1525599888) LOOP value 'extraTemp1' 100.624 outside limits (30.0, 80.0) >> May 6 11:45:48 raspberrypi weewx[2073]: pond: found value of 52.1 >> May 6 11:45:48 raspberrypi weewx[2073]: engine: 2018-05-06 11:45:49 CEST >> (1525599949) LOOP value 'extraTemp1' 100.624 outside limits (30.0, 80.0) >> May 6 11:46:49 raspberrypi weewx[2073]: pond: found value of 52.1 >> May 6 11:46:49 raspberrypi weewx[2073]: engine: 2018-05-06 11:46:49 CEST >> (1525600009) LOOP value 'extraTemp1' 100.624 outside limits (30.0, 80.0) >> >> The value of 52.1 Fahrenheit is probably the read value from the sensor, >> 11.1 centigrades, but neither is outside my limits of 30 and 80 (and my >> correction of * 0.8 not applied either). Some C/F confusion, but that does >> not seem to be the full explanation? >> >> >> Jens-Jørgen Kjærgaard >> Tuenvej 818 >> 9870 Sindal >> +45 21204417 >> www.jensjk.dk >> >> 2018-05-06 11:51 GMT+02:00 Andrew Milner <andrew.s...@gmail.com>: >> >>> Gary - I'm lost now. Was my change not correct?? - or do you also have >>> to add the field into the rec as well as the loop >>> >>> Jens - what do you see in LOOP and REC data if you run weewx directly >>> from command line, rather than as a daemon? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, 6 May 2018 12:08:48 UTC+3, Jens-Jørgen Kjærgaard wrote: >>>> >>>> Did that - ufortunately, my lake temperature (extraTemp1) now shows up >>>> as N/A ? >>>> >>>> Jens-Jørgen Kjærgaard >>>> Tuenvej 818 >>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=Tuenvej+818+9870+Sindal&entry=gmail&source=g> >>>> 9870 Sindal >>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=Tuenvej+818+9870+Sindal&entry=gmail&source=g> >>>> +45 21204417 >>>> www.jensjk.dk >>>> >>>> 2018-05-06 9:29 GMT+02:00 Andrew Milner <andrew.s...@gmail.com>: >>>> >>>>> In pond.py >>>>> >>>>> change >>>>> self.bind(weewx.NEW_ARCHIVE_RECORD, self.read_file) >>>>> to >>>>> self.bind(weewx.NEW_LOOP_PACKET, self.read_file) >>>>> >>>>> and >>>>> >>>>> event.record['extraTemp1'] = float(value) >>>>> to >>>>> event.packet['extraTemp1'] = float(value) >>>>> >>>>> which will insert the pond temp into every loop packet and thence to >>>>> the record when generated >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sunday, 6 May 2018 10:19:17 UTC+3, Jens-Jørgen Kjærgaard wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> These hasn't been modified by me, though: >>>>>> >>>>>> Jens-Jørgen Kjærgaard >>>>>> Tuenvej 818 >>>>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=Tuenvej+818+9870+Sindal&entry=gmail&source=g> >>>>>> 9870 Sindal >>>>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=Tuenvej+818+9870+Sindal&entry=gmail&source=g> >>>>>> +45 21204417 >>>>>> www.jensjk.dk >>>>>> >>>>>> 2018-05-06 8:50 GMT+02:00 Andrew Milner <andrew.s...@gmail.com>: >>>>>> >>>>>>> yes I did indeed!! sorry - user/pond.py we need to see >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sunday, 6 May 2018 09:48:57 UTC+3, gjr80 wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I think you mean user/pond.py, PondService should be a class in >>>>>>>> user/pond.py. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Gary >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in >>>>>>> the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/weewx-user/YVAkCwsY2S0/unsubscribe >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>>>>> weewx-user+...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>>> Google Groups "weewx-user" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/weewx-user/YVAkCwsY2S0/unsubscribe. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>>> weewx-user+...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "weewx-user" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/weewx-user/YVAkCwsY2S0/unsubscribe. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> weewx-user+...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. 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