FYI: The change from 6540 to 6510SER worked fine, with no modifications needed now to vantage.py.Thanks all. Bob
On Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 3:04:57 PM UTC-4 bgra...@umw.edu wrote: > Tom, > FYI, I ran across an earlier discussion of yours ( > https://groups.google.com/g/weewx-user/c/9djjwjNdfUY/m/b1ZQGWh2xacJ) > which talks about problems with the Davis 6540 data-logger. This is where I > must have gotten my original modification of vantage.py. It supports my > feeling that I should move away from the 6540. Thanks. > Bob > > On Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 9:51:30 AM UTC-4 bgra...@umw.edu wrote: > >> Tom, >> I tried the console setup mode exit when you first mentioned it, and it >> made no difference. After upgrading to 4.5.1, and trying both the new >> vantage.py and then my modification (as listed above), I did a >> build/install back to 4.4.0 and everything took off perfectly. >> At this point, I have decided to order a 6510SER logger to replace my >> 6540. I’ve needed to modify vantage.py with each weewx upgrade so maybe >> this will solve the problem once and for all. If not, I will have >> eliminated a possibility (and have a spare logger!). >> Thanks for your help and especially for the software. Also thanks to Greg >> for his comments. I’ll keep you posted when I install the new logger. >> Cheers, >> Bob >> >> On Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at 5:33:12 PM UTC-4 tke...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> Yes, the retries are the problem --- that's a bit of a tautology. The >>> question is what is causing the continuing retries? One thing that can do >>> this is if the console is in setup mode. Did you check? A long press of the >>> "Done" button will get it out of that mode. >>> >>> I can think of no reason why V4.4.0 would be any different than V4.5.1. >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 7, 2021 at 12:39 PM bgra...@umw.edu <bgra...@umw.edu> wrote: >>> >>>> Greg, >>>> Are you using the 6540 serial APRS logger or the #6510SER? My 6540 has >>>> been working fine (with the mod in vantage.py I listed above) for many >>>> years. >>>> Tom, from the log it looks as if the retries are the problem—it keeps >>>> trying to get data but doesn’t. I’ve gone back to 4.4.0 and all works fine. >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at 1:18:56 PM UTC-4 Greg Troxel wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> As a data point which may or may not be helpful, I have a VP2+ with a >>>>> Davis serial data logger, and a prolific USB/serial adaptor in a RPI3 >>>>> runnineg NetBSD, and it's been working fine since Janury 2018. I just >>>>> updated to 4.5.1 (well, git master from 2 days ago) and it's still >>>>> fine. >>>>> >>>>> I do get occasinal read errors and retries in the log, 2 in the last >>>>> 27 >>>>> hours. >>>>> >>>>> Note that I'm still on pyhon 2; next step is to flip to 3.8 now that >>>>> I'm >>>>> up to date. >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>> 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/7f15fd11-8758-4d91-ac19-dbcde3cf66c8n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/7f15fd11-8758-4d91-ac19-dbcde3cf66c8n%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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/ea4ea301-cdd7-4acf-97bd-404df041bbe1n%40googlegroups.com.
