Agree, and it is not causing me any inconvenience at all. The values in the loop records are zero and nothing bad is making it into the database.
-- Tom Mitchell t...@tom.org Real Time Beverly, MA Weather http://weather.tom.org "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell On Sat, Feb 26, 2022 at 3:01 PM Tom Keffer <tkef...@gmail.com> wrote: > Now that you mention it, I see much the same thing on my vintage VP2. > > LOOP: 2022-02-26 11:49:59 PST (1645904999) 'altimeter': > '30.42638119898824', 'appTemp': '25.222996664487933', 'barometer': > '30.466', 'cloudbase': '3256.019047776817', 'consBatteryVoltage': '3.8', > 'dateTime': '1645904999', 'dayET': '0.013', 'dayRain': '0.0', 'dewpoint': > '22.653516189782003', 'ET': 'None', 'extraAlarm1': '0', 'extraAlarm2': '0', > 'extraAlarm3': '0', 'extraAlarm4': '0', 'extraAlarm5': '0', 'extraAlarm6': > '0', 'extraAlarm7': '0', 'extraAlarm8': '0', 'extraTemp1': '41.0', > 'forecastIcon': '6', 'forecastRule': '9', 'heatindex': '33.9', 'humidex': > '33.9', 'inDewpoint': '34.94442442954327', 'inHumidity': '32.0', > 'insideAlarm': '0', 'inTemp': '65.6', 'leafWet4': '0.0', 'maxSolarRad': > '560.1687542669548', 'monthET': '1.4', 'monthRain': '1.05', 'outHumidity': > '63.0', 'outsideAlarm1': '0', 'outsideAlarm2': '0', 'outTemp': '33.9', > 'pressure': '29.664269086795418', 'radiation': '236.0', 'rain': '0.0', > 'rainAlarm': '0', 'rainRate': '0.0', 'soilLeafAlarm1': '0', > 'soilLeafAlarm2': '0', 'soilLeafAlarm3': '0', 'soilLeafAlarm4': '0', > 'stormRain': '0.0', 'sunrise': '1645887000', 'sunset': '1645926540', > 'txBatteryStatus': '0', 'usUnits': '1', 'UV': '1.1', 'windchill': > '27.78647284087997', 'windDir': '82.0', 'windGust': '8.0', 'windGustDir': > '71.0', 'windrun': 'None', 'windSpeed': '7.0', 'windSpeed10': '4.0', > 'yearET': '1.89', 'yearRain': '18.7' > > However, the archive records are fine. If you use hardware record > generation (the default), then the values should not get into the database > at all. > > So, Tom & VInce, I suspect this is a different issue, if it's an issue at > all. > > -tk > > On Sat, Feb 26, 2022 at 11:37 AM vince <vinceska...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Ancient wireless VP2 here with original firmware and serial datalogger >> (and serial2usb adaptor) - I see zeroes for various leaf-related sensors >> that I do not have. From the sticker on the console.... >> >> Product # 6312 >> IC. 3788A-6312 >> Mfg. code A90127N012 <= major=A, made 01/27/2009 unit 12 >> Model No. 6152 >> ISS E >> Hum G1 >> Final Insp. DS >> >> LOOP: 2022-02-26 11:25:41 PST (1645903541) 'altimeter': >> '30.156485323860934', 'appTemp': '43.36524400870842', 'barometer': >> '30.168', 'cloudbase': '4064.240154057676', 'consBatteryVoltage': '4.59', >> 'dateTime': '1645903541', 'dayET': '0.0', 'dayRain': '0.0', 'dewpoint': >> '31.323343322146226', 'ET': 'None', 'extraAlarm1': '0', 'extraAlarm2': '0', >> 'extraAlarm3': '0', 'extraAlarm4': '0', 'extraAlarm5': '0', 'extraAlarm6': >> '0', 'extraAlarm7': '0', 'extraAlarm8': '0', 'forecastIcon': '6', >> 'forecastRule': '44', 'heatindex': '44.551', 'humidex': '47.6', >> 'inDewpoint': '40.61309491561404', 'inHumidity': '33.0', 'insideAlarm': >> '0', 'inTemp': '71.2', *'leafWet4': '0.0'*, 'maxSolarRad': >> '503.83343767539475', 'monthET': '0.0', 'monthRain': '0.54', 'outHumidity': >> '53.0', 'outsideAlarm1': '0', 'outsideAlarm2': '0', 'outTemp': '47.6', >> 'pressure': '29.758736943947643', 'rain': '0.0', 'rainAlarm': '0', >> 'rainRate': '0.0', '*soilLeafAlarm1': '0', 'soilLeafAlarm2': '0', >> 'soilLeafAlarm3': '0', 'soilLeafAlarm4': '0', *'stormRain': '0.0', >> 'sunrise': '1645887300', 'sunset': '1645926600', 'txBatteryStatus': '0', >> 'usUnits': '1', 'windchill': '47.6', 'windDir': '234.0', 'windGust': '1.0', >> 'windGustDir': '234.0', 'windrun': 'None', 'windSpeed': '1.0', >> 'windSpeed10': '1.0', 'yearET': '0.0', 'yearRain': '25.75' >> >> >> Davis Vantage EEPROM settings: >> >> CONSOLE TYPE: Vantage Pro2 >> >> CONSOLE FIRMWARE: >> Date: Jul 14 2008 >> Version: 1.80 >> >> CONSOLE SETTINGS: >> Archive interval: 300 (seconds) >> Altitude: 365 (foot) >> Wind cup type: large >> Rain bucket type: 0.01 inches >> Rain year start: 10 >> Onboard time: 2022-02-26 11:27:04 >> >> CONSOLE DISPLAY UNITS: >> Barometer: inHg >> Temperature: degree_F >> Rain: inch >> Wind: mile_per_hour >> >> CONSOLE STATION INFO: >> Latitude (onboard): +47.3 >> Longitude (onboard): -122.3 >> Use manual or auto DST? AUTO >> DST setting: N/A >> Use GMT offset or zone code? GMT_OFFSET >> Time zone code: N/A >> GMT offset: -8.0 hours >> Temperature logging: LAST >> Retransmit channel: OFF (0) >> >> TRANSMITTERS: >> Channel Receive Repeater Type >> 1 active none iss >> 2 inactive none (N/A) >> 3 inactive none (N/A) >> 4 inactive none (N/A) >> 5 inactive none (N/A) >> 6 inactive none (N/A) >> 7 inactive none (N/A) >> 8 inactive none (N/A) >> >> RECEPTION STATS: >> Total packets received: 15721 >> Total packets missed: 266 >> Number of resynchronizations: 4 >> Longest good stretch: 235 >> Number of CRC errors: 32 >> >> BAROMETER CALIBRATION DATA: >> Current barometer reading: 30.165 inHg >> Altitude: 365 feet >> Dew point: 32 F >> Virtual temperature: 38 F >> Humidity correction factor: 1.3 >> Correction ratio: 1.014 >> Correction constant: +0.000 inHg >> Gain: 0.000 >> Offset: 35.000 >> >> OFFSETS: >> Wind direction: +0 deg >> Inside Temperature: +0.0 F >> Inside Humidity: +0 % >> Outside Temperature: +0.0 F >> Outside Humidity: +0 % >> >> >> Calculations are all set to prefer_hardware >> >> [StdWXCalculate] >> >> [[Calculations]] >> pressure = prefer_hardware >> altimeter = prefer_hardware >> appTemp = prefer_hardware >> barometer = prefer_hardware >> cloudbase = prefer_hardware >> dewpoint = prefer_hardware >> ET = prefer_hardware >> heatindex = prefer_hardware >> humidex = prefer_hardware >> inDewpoint = prefer_hardware >> maxSolarRad = prefer_hardware >> rainRate = prefer_hardware >> windchill = prefer_hardware >> windrun = prefer_hardware >> >> On Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 10:24:03 AM UTC-8 t...@tom.org wrote: >> >>> Here are 4. I can do a few more if you'd like. On all, I am seeing >>> leafWet4 in loop records. All databases are fully null in the archive >>> table. All are VP2s of various ages. I will include my little code names >>> for them too in case you have questions or want more info. >>> >>> MA-1 - Mfg code A70911D34L >>> >>> root@weewx-deployment-ma-6944dc78d7-hvlvk:~# ./bin/wee_device --info >>> Using configuration file /home/weewx/weewx.conf >>> Using Vantage driver version 3.2.3 (weewx.drivers.vantage) >>> Querying... >>> Davis Vantage EEPROM settings: >>> >>> CONSOLE TYPE: Vantage Pro2 >>> >>> CONSOLE FIRMWARE: >>> Date: Jun 3 2013 >>> Version: 3.15 >>> >>> CONSOLE SETTINGS: >>> Archive interval: 300 (seconds) >>> Altitude: 52 (foot) >>> Wind cup type: large >>> Rain bucket type: 0.01 inches >>> Rain year start: 1 >>> Onboard time: 2022-02-26 09:47:28 >>> >>> CONSOLE DISPLAY UNITS: >>> Barometer: inHg >>> Temperature: degree_10F >>> Rain: inch >>> Wind: mile_per_hour >>> >>> CONSOLE STATION INFO: >>> Latitude (onboard): +42.5 >>> Longitude (onboard): -70.8 >>> Use manual or auto DST? AUTO >>> DST setting: N/A >>> Use GMT offset or zone code? ZONE_CODE >>> Time zone code: 10 >>> GMT offset: N/A >>> Temperature logging: LAST >>> Retransmit channel: OFF (0) >>> >>> TRANSMITTERS: >>> Channel Receive Repeater Type >>> 1 active none (N/A) >>> 2 active none iss >>> 3 active none (N/A) >>> 4 active none (N/A) >>> 5 active none (N/A) >>> 6 active none (N/A) >>> 7 active none (N/A) >>> 8 active none (N/A) >>> >>> RECEPTION STATS: >>> Total packets received: 13091 >>> Total packets missed: 334 >>> Number of resynchronizations: 0 >>> Longest good stretch: 214 >>> Number of CRC errors: 185 >>> >>> BAROMETER CALIBRATION DATA: >>> Current barometer reading: 30.393 inHg >>> Altitude: 52 feet >>> Dew point: 14 F >>> Virtual temperature: 19 F >>> Humidity correction factor: 0.5 >>> Correction ratio: 1.002 >>> Correction constant: +0.000 inHg >>> Gain: 0.000 >>> Offset: 28.000 >>> >>> OFFSETS: >>> Wind direction: +0 deg >>> Inside Temperature: +0.0 F >>> Inside Humidity: +0 % >>> Outside Temperature: +0.0 F >>> Outside Humidity: +0 % >>> >>> ---- >>> >>> VT - no physical access currently >>> >>> root@weewx-deployment-vt-584dd4bc99-jnjzc:~# ./bin/wee_device --info >>> Using configuration file /home/weewx/weewx.conf >>> Using Vantage driver version 3.2.3 (weewx.drivers.vantage) >>> Querying... >>> Davis Vantage EEPROM settings: >>> >>> CONSOLE TYPE: Vantage Pro2 >>> >>> CONSOLE FIRMWARE: >>> Date: Apr 16 2012 >>> Version: 3.00 >>> >>> CONSOLE SETTINGS: >>> Archive interval: 300 (seconds) >>> Altitude: 1201 (foot) >>> Wind cup type: large >>> Rain bucket type: 0.01 inches >>> Rain year start: 1 >>> Onboard time: 2022-02-26 10:16:58 >>> >>> CONSOLE DISPLAY UNITS: >>> Barometer: inHg >>> Temperature: degree_10F >>> Rain: inch >>> Wind: mile_per_hour >>> >>> CONSOLE STATION INFO: >>> Latitude (onboard): +44.5 >>> Longitude (onboard): -71.7 >>> Use manual or auto DST? AUTO >>> DST setting: N/A >>> Use GMT offset or zone code? ZONE_CODE >>> Time zone code: 10 >>> GMT offset: N/A >>> Temperature logging: LAST >>> Retransmit channel: OFF (0) >>> >>> TRANSMITTERS: >>> Channel Receive Repeater Type >>> 1 active none (N/A) >>> 2 active none iss >>> 3 active none soil >>> 4 active none (N/A) >>> 5 active none (N/A) >>> 6 active none (N/A) >>> 7 active none (N/A) >>> 8 active none (N/A) >>> >>> RECEPTION STATS: >>> Total packets received: 11033 >>> Total packets missed: 167 >>> Number of resynchronizations: 1 >>> Longest good stretch: 228 >>> Number of CRC errors: 49 >>> >>> BAROMETER CALIBRATION DATA: >>> Current barometer reading: 30.403 inHg >>> Altitude: 1201 feet >>> Dew point: 6 F >>> Virtual temperature: 9 F >>> Humidity correction factor: 0.4 >>> Correction ratio: 1.049 >>> Correction constant: +0.000 inHg >>> Gain: 0.000 >>> Offset: -41.000 >>> >>> OFFSETS: >>> Wind direction: +0 deg >>> Inside Temperature: +0.0 F >>> Inside Humidity: +0 % >>> Outside Temperature: +0.0 F >>> Outside Humidity: +0 % >>> Soil Temperature 1: +0.0 F >>> Soil Temperature 2: +0.0 F >>> Soil Temperature 3: +0.0 F >>> Soil Temperature 4: +0.0 F >>> >>> ---- >>> Whales: Mfg BF200921008 >>> >>> root@weewx-deployment-whales-6dd8674c9f-n586w:~# ./bin/wee_device --info >>> Using configuration file /home/weewx/weewx.conf >>> Using Vantage driver version 3.2.3 (weewx.drivers.vantage) >>> Querying... >>> Davis Vantage EEPROM settings: >>> >>> CONSOLE TYPE: Vantage Pro2 >>> >>> CONSOLE FIRMWARE: >>> Date: Jan 22 2018 >>> Version: 3.83 >>> >>> CONSOLE SETTINGS: >>> Archive interval: 300 (seconds) >>> Altitude: 79 (foot) >>> Wind cup type: large >>> Rain bucket type: 0.01 inches >>> Rain year start: 1 >>> Onboard time: 2022-02-26 10:21:28 >>> >>> CONSOLE DISPLAY UNITS: >>> Barometer: inHg >>> Temperature: degree_F >>> Rain: inch >>> Wind: mile_per_hour >>> >>> CONSOLE STATION INFO: >>> Latitude (onboard): +42.6 >>> Longitude (onboard): -70.5 >>> Use manual or auto DST? AUTO >>> DST setting: N/A >>> Use GMT offset or zone code? ZONE_CODE >>> Time zone code: 10 >>> GMT offset: N/A >>> Temperature logging: LAST >>> Retransmit channel: OFF (0) >>> >>> TRANSMITTERS: >>> Channel Receive Repeater Type >>> 1 active none (N/A) >>> 2 active none iss >>> 3 active none (N/A) >>> 4 active none (N/A) >>> 5 active none (N/A) >>> 6 active none (N/A) >>> 7 active none (N/A) >>> 8 active none (N/A) >>> >>> RECEPTION STATS: >>> Total packets received: 14047 >>> Total packets missed: 159 >>> Number of resynchronizations: 0 >>> Longest good stretch: 342 >>> Number of CRC errors: 11 >>> >>> BAROMETER CALIBRATION DATA: >>> Current barometer reading: 30.420 inHg >>> Altitude: 79 feet >>> Dew point: 14 F >>> Virtual temperature: 23 F >>> Humidity correction factor: 0.5 >>> Correction ratio: 1.003 >>> Correction constant: +0.000 inHg >>> Gain: 0.000 >>> Offset: -9.000 >>> >>> OFFSETS: >>> Wind direction: +0 deg >>> Inside Temperature: +0.0 F >>> Inside Humidity: +0 % >>> Outside Temperature: +0.0 F >>> Outside Humidity: +0 % >>> >>> ---- >>> >>> VT-dev - no physical access >>> >>> root@weewx-deployment-vt-dev-8659cf458-rpmg6:~# ./bin/wee_device --info >>> Using configuration file /home/weewx/weewx.conf >>> Using Vantage driver version 3.2.3 (weewx.drivers.vantage) >>> Querying... >>> Davis Vantage EEPROM settings: >>> >>> CONSOLE TYPE: Vantage Pro2 >>> >>> CONSOLE FIRMWARE: >>> Date: Oct 29 2019 >>> Version: 3.88 >>> >>> CONSOLE SETTINGS: >>> Archive interval: 300 (seconds) >>> Altitude: 1261 (foot) >>> Wind cup type: large >>> Rain bucket type: 0.01 inches >>> Rain year start: 1 >>> Onboard time: 2022-02-26 13:15:25 >>> >>> CONSOLE DISPLAY UNITS: >>> Barometer: inHg >>> Temperature: degree_10F >>> Rain: inch >>> Wind: mile_per_hour >>> >>> CONSOLE STATION INFO: >>> Latitude (onboard): +44.5 >>> Longitude (onboard): -71.7 >>> Use manual or auto DST? AUTO >>> DST setting: N/A >>> Use GMT offset or zone code? ZONE_CODE >>> Time zone code: 10 >>> GMT offset: N/A >>> Temperature logging: LAST >>> Retransmit channel: OFF (0) >>> >>> TRANSMITTERS: >>> Channel Receive Repeater Type >>> 1 active none (N/A) >>> 2 active none iss >>> 3 active none soil >>> 4 active none (N/A) >>> 5 active none (N/A) >>> 6 active none (N/A) >>> 7 active none (N/A) >>> 8 active none (N/A) >>> >>> RECEPTION STATS: >>> Total packets received: 17921 >>> Total packets missed: 258 >>> Number of resynchronizations: 1 >>> Longest good stretch: 342 >>> Number of CRC errors: 170 >>> >>> BAROMETER CALIBRATION DATA: >>> Current barometer reading: 30.372 inHg >>> Altitude: 1261 feet >>> Dew point: 7 F >>> Virtual temperature: 9 F >>> Humidity correction factor: 0.4 >>> Correction ratio: 1.051 >>> Correction constant: +0.000 inHg >>> Gain: 0.000 >>> Offset: -37.000 >>> >>> OFFSETS: >>> Wind direction: +0 deg >>> Inside Temperature: +0.0 F >>> Inside Humidity: +0 % >>> Outside Temperature: +0.0 F >>> Outside Humidity: +0 % >>> Soil Temperature 1: +0.0 F >>> Soil Temperature 2: +0.0 F >>> Soil Temperature 3: +0.0 F >>> Soil Temperature 4: +0.0 F >>> On Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 7:53:17 AM UTC-5 tke...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Tom Mitchell: >>>> >>>> Where are you seeing bogus values? In the LOOP packets? Or, the >>>> archive records? Both? >>>> >>>> For the consoles that are showing bogus values, a few questions: >>>> >>>> 1. VantageVue or VantagePro 2? >>>> 2. What do you see if you run wee_device? >>>> - Stop weewxd >>>> - Run >>>> *wee_device --info* >>>> 3. If you have physical access, what is the manufacturer's code? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Feb 26, 2022 at 2:26 AM t...@tom.org <t...@tom.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I am seeing leafWet4 on loop records generated by 4 different >>>>> consoles. I am using WifiLogger2 - I might have missed something in this >>>>> thread.. Should I be reporting those here as well? I only have physical >>>>> access to some of them without driving a few hours. >>>>> >>>>> On Friday, February 25, 2022 at 10:20:47 PM UTC-5 robcr...@gmail.com >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> 1) No Weatherlink >>>>>> 2) Manufacturing code: MJ150429081 >>>>>> >>>>>> And thanks again! >>>>>> On Friday, February 25, 2022 at 2:52:08 PM UTC-8 tke...@gmail.com >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> The discussion of bogus archive records was intertwined with other, >>>>>>> unrelated, topics in another thread >>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/g/weewx-user/c/BIi4mYpj63A> titled >>>>>>> "WeeWX V4.6.1 released", so I'm moving it here, to its own, dedicated, >>>>>>> thread. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The issue is that we have seen 3 different stations that emit bogus >>>>>>> values for fields such as "soilMoist1", "soilTemp1," etc., despite the >>>>>>> requisite sensor not being present. Here's the summary. Please correct >>>>>>> me >>>>>>> if I'm wrong. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Rob: Vantage Vue; firmware 3-Feb-2015 (V4.18) >>>>>>> Gentil: Vantage Vue; firmware 3-Feb-2015 (V4.18) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Gary: Vantage Vue; firmware 16-Apr-2018 (V4.33) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I've been in contact with Davis and they have asked two questions: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 1. Are you pushing to WeatherLink.com? If so, please provide your >>>>>>> Device ID. That will allow them to monitor remotely what your logger is >>>>>>> emitting. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 2. Please provide the manufacturer's code for your console. You can >>>>>>> find it on the back of your console on a barcode strip. 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