Thanks Glenn, I'm not sure the OWFS solution is much simpler than just programming a counter for the gauge. What I don't know is how you take that count and insert it into WeeWx. This is partly because I'm not sure how WeeWx processes data from rain gauges, and I don't know how to get into the SQLite DB to dig around and figure it out.
It would be pretty easy to write a Python script to count the bucket flips of the Rain Gauge, but how to get that process to then report to WeeWx, I'm not sure where to learn that. On Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 7:06:55 PM UTC-5 Glenn McKechnie wrote: > Regarding the Rainwise rain gauge and OWFS. > > Yes and No. > > It is NOT hooked up directly to the Pi, certainly not for the OWFs driver. > I see there are various HowTos about interfacing a reed switch rain > gauge to a Pi using that method but until you find one that's proven > and tested (bug free), or are willing to do the possible hard yards > yourself then... ?? > > With OWFS the raingauge requires a 1-wire counter module to replace > the digital counter - LCD - supplied with it. > > The 1-wire counter detects the pulse from a magnet / reed-switch > combination on the bucket arm of the raingauge > If you are up to modifying the internals ( it might even be done > already? I forget) and able to source and configure a 1-wire counter > (maybe 4-5 on a 1-10 complexity scale, depending on your 1-wire > knowledge) then you can use the OWFS driver to get the data. > > I use a hobby-boards (that distributor is now defunct) counter. I'm > familiar with that gear and it works well; providing you keep moisture > out of the electronics of course! > > There appears to be an alternative available at Sheepwalk Electronics, > the "SWE6 Multifunction I/O Module" which mentions a counter. I have > no idea of its capabilities so you would need to discuss it with them. > You'd also need one of their host adapters if you don't have something > suitable already. > > https://www.sheepwalkelectronics.co.uk/ > > > > On 20/10/2021, Seth Ratner <lordr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, my searching thus far has been fruitless. > > > > I'd like to hook a Rainwise RAINEW 111 wired rain gauge up to WeeWx > running > > > > on a Raspberry Pi Zero W. Does anyone have any experience with this? > > > > https://rainwise.com/wired-rain-gauge > > > > I know I can just write my own program in Python to monitor, count, and > log > > > > the bucket tips, but I suspect there's a better way to do it using WeeWx, > > since the exact rain gauge is shown in the supported hardware list at the > > end under one-wire. > > > > I think the OWFS might be the right direction, but I have no idea how it > > applies. Is the bucket simply hooked up to a GPIO pin and GND? How do I > get > > > > WeeWx to monitor the pin and log the bucket tips as rainfall? > > > > Thanks! > > Seth > > > > -- > > 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/b2b32e20-e407-43ea-8e0f-037e54d918d6n%40googlegroups.com > . > > > > > -- > > > Cheers > Glenn > > rorpi - read only raspberry pi & various weewx addons > https://github.com/glennmckechnie > -- 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/3a7760bd-47e3-49d0-b585-703027f51291n%40googlegroups.com.
