/var/tmp/pond.txt is a simple txt file with 52.1 - nothing else. I tried the change in pond.py from read() to readline (). Will come back with result. Omitting my limits of 30,80 gives 38.4 in the output - corresponding to 100 F. So where the 52.1 goes or comes from, I don't know.
Jens-Jørgen Kjærgaard www.jensjk.dk On Sun, 6 May 2018, 13:29 Andrew Milner, <andrew.s.r.mil...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 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+unsubscr...@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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