I think the Pi with 4 GB RAM makes the most sense. You never know what else you may want to throw at that Pi to do simultaneously with WeeWX. Maybe you want to run Cumulus MX at the same time. Or maybe something better comes along now that the Pi 4 B has been around for almost 2 years. Then if you have a Pi 4 with 4 GB RAM it can be more useful for a future project. The 8 GB version is a bit too much of a price premium for futureproofing. The 4 GB version is the sweet spot.
On Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 4:36:10 PM UTC-5 hang...@gmail.com wrote: > No, not at all. Just trying to match the load to the right RPi. I > didn't know if there were memory structures or something in WeeWx that > would benefit from more memory. > > On Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 11:33:57 AM UTC-8 peterq...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Do you expect much web traffic? >> >> On Sun, Mar 7, 2021 at 10:57 AM Christopher Kelley <hang...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Yeah, I'm putting it in a Argon ONE M.2 case which has a built-fan. >>> From my experience, just setting a Pi4 on edge is usually enough so it can >>> radiate from the top and bottom surfaces, but for this I want to give it a >>> bit of protection from dust build-up. >>> >>> With the firmware updates over the past year, the RPi4 is not as >>> sensitive as it originally was. >>> >>> On Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 10:18:13 AM UTC-8 kb1...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>>> The only thing it gets you is serving the webpage a little quicker. The >>>> Pi 4 runs hot so you'll want a fan on it if you do use one. I have a test >>>> setup running on a Pi zero and it works fine. >>>> >>>> Dave - KB1PVH >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my Galaxy S21 >>>> >>>> On Sun, Mar 7, 2021, 1:07 PM Christopher Kelley <hang...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> The problem with Pis being so inexpensive is, I've ended up with a few >>>>> extras that I bought "just in case". I've read the documentation, and >>>>> while it's clear WeeWx will run fine on 1Gb (or 512Mb), I also have 2Gb >>>>> and >>>>> 4Gb Pi4s lying about. >>>>> >>>>> Is there any advantage to a 2Gb or 4Gb Pi4? Not just "I've been >>>>> running on 128Mb for years with no problems", but are there any >>>>> advantages >>>>> to having more memory, or would it be completely unused? I might have >>>>> the >>>>> RPi running WeeWx also drive a small display, so there would be that >>>>> overhead as well. >>>>> >>>>> I've already got an external M.2. SATA SSD to boot/run from, so >>>>> there's no worries on the storage / reliability end. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "weewx-user" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to weewx-user+...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/aab83780-7877-4d2c-9090-e61574c2ab84n%40googlegroups.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/aab83780-7877-4d2c-9090-e61574c2ab84n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "weewx-user" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to weewx-user+...@googlegroups.com. >>> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/f42c74d8-8780-4027-a5fb-0c3b1bb320d7n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/f42c74d8-8780-4027-a5fb-0c3b1bb320d7n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> >> -- >> Peter Quinn >> (415)794-2264 <(415)%20794-2264> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/b73a80d7-46db-47aa-8977-e283802b39b3n%40googlegroups.com.
