Spoke too fast. Got a couple failures and restarts just a few minutes ago.
I also notice one restart overnight after 1am PDT so the other one wasn't quite perfect it seems. [...Tom - If you want to take this to email I can post a followup if we find the cause later on....] Oct 27 11:35:59 pi4 weewx[19695] ERROR weewx.drivers.vantage: LOOP batch try #1; error: Expected to read 99 chars; got 0 instead Oct 27 11:35:59 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Rude wake up retry #1 failed. Response: b'O\x00' Oct 27 11:35:59 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Retry #1 unable to wake up console... sleeping Oct 27 11:36:00 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Rude wake up of console successful Oct 27 11:36:06 pi4 weewx[19695] ERROR weewx.drivers.vantage: LOOP batch try #2; error: Expected to read 99 chars; got 0 instead Oct 27 11:36:06 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Rude wake up retry #1 failed. Response: b'\x00\x00' Oct 27 11:36:06 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Retry #1 unable to wake up console... sleeping Oct 27 11:36:07 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Rude wake up of console successful Oct 27 11:36:19 pi4 weewx[19695] ERROR weewx.drivers.vantage: LOOP batch try #3; error: Expected to read 99 chars; got 0 instead Oct 27 11:36:19 pi4 weewx[19695] ERROR weewx.drivers.vantage: LOOP max batch errors (3) exceeded. Oct 27 11:36:19 pi4 weewx[19695] INFO weewx.engine: Main loop exiting. Shutting engine down. Oct 27 11:36:19 pi4 weewx[19695] INFO weewx.engine: Shutting down StdReport thread Oct 27 11:36:19 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.engine: StdReport thread has been terminated Oct 27 11:36:19 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.restx: Shut down MQTT thread. Oct 27 11:36:19 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.restx: Shut down CWOP thread. Oct 27 11:36:19 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.restx: Shut down PWSWeather thread. Oct 27 11:36:19 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.restx: Shut down Wunderground-PWS thread. Oct 27 11:36:19 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.restx: Shut down StationRegistry thread. Oct 27 11:36:19 pi4 weewx[19695] INFO user.MQTTSubscribe: (Service) Disconnected with result code 0 Oct 27 11:36:19 pi4 weewx[19695] CRITICAL __main__: Caught WeeWxIOError: LOOP max batch errors (3) exceeded. Oct 27 11:36:19 pi4 weewx[19695] CRITICAL __main__: **** Waiting 60 seconds then retrying... Oct 27 11:37:19 pi4 weewx[19695] INFO __main__: retrying... Oct 27 11:37:19 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG __main__: Initializing engine Oct 27 11:37:19 pi4 weewx[19695] INFO weewx.engine: Loading station type Vantage (weewx.drivers.vantage) Oct 27 11:37:19 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Driver version is 3.5.0 Oct 27 11:37:19 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Option loop_request=1 Oct 27 11:37:19 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Opened up serial port /dev/ttyUSB0; baud 19200; timeout 5.00 Oct 27 11:37:19 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Gentle wake up of console successful Oct 27 11:37:19 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Hardware type is 16 Oct 27 11:37:19 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: ISS ID is 1 Oct 27 11:37:19 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Hardware name: Vantage Pro2 Oct 27 11:37:19 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.engine: Loading service weewx.engine.StdTimeSynch Oct 27 11:37:19 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.engine: Finished loading service weewx.engine.StdTimeSynch On Thursday, October 27, 2022 at 11:33:13 AM UTC-7 vince wrote: > The instrumented one looks ok. I can not explain why. > > Oct 27 10:05:48 pi4 pi: vantage ==> running 4.9.1 instrumented version of > driver > Oct 27 10:05:48 pi4 weewx[19695] INFO weewx.engine: Loading station type > Vantage (weewx.drivers.vantage) > Oct 27 10:05:48 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Driver > version is 3.5.0 > Oct 27 10:05:48 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Option > loop_request=1 > Oct 27 10:05:48 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Opened up > serial port /dev/ttyUSB0; baud 19200; timeout 5.00 > Oct 27 10:05:48 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Gentle wake > up of console successful > Oct 27 10:05:48 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Hardware > type is 16 > Oct 27 10:05:48 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: ISS ID is 1 > Oct 27 10:05:48 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Hardware > name: Vantage Pro2 > Oct 27 10:05:50 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Gentle wake > up of console successful > Oct 27 10:05:50 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Getting > archive packets since 2022-10-27 10:05:00 PDT (1666890300) > Oct 27 10:05:50 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Gentle wake > up of console successful > Oct 27 10:05:50 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Retrieving 0 > page(s); starting index= 0 > Oct 27 10:05:50 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Gentle wake > up of console successful > Oct 27 10:05:50 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Requesting > 200 LOOP packets. > Oct 27 10:05:50 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Gentle wake > up of console successful > Oct 27 10:10:14 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Getting > archive packets since 2022-10-27 10:05:00 PDT (1666890300) > Oct 27 10:10:16 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Rude wake up > retry #1 failed. Response: b'O\xec' > Oct 27 10:10:16 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Retry #1 > unable to wake up console... sleeping > Oct 27 10:10:17 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Rude wake up > of console successful > Oct 27 10:10:17 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Retrieving 1 > page(s); starting index= 0 > Oct 27 10:10:18 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: DMPAFT > complete: page timestamp 2022-10-18 12:55:00 PDT (1666122900) less than > final timestamp 2022-10-27 10:10:00 PDT (1666890600) > Oct 27 10:10:18 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Catch up > complete. > Oct 27 10:10:18 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Requesting > 200 LOOP packets. > Oct 27 10:10:18 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Gentle wake > up of console successful > Oct 27 10:15:14 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Getting > archive packets since 2022-10-27 10:10:00 PDT (1666890600) > Oct 27 10:15:16 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Rude wake up > retry #1 failed. Response: b'O\x00' > Oct 27 10:15:16 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Retry #1 > unable to wake up console... sleeping > Oct 27 10:15:17 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Rude wake up > of console successful > Oct 27 10:15:17 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Retrieving 1 > page(s); starting index= 1 > Oct 27 10:15:18 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: DMPAFT > complete: page timestamp 2022-10-18 13:00:00 PDT (1666123200) less than > final timestamp 2022-10-27 10:15:00 PDT (1666890900) > Oct 27 10:15:18 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Catch up > complete. > Oct 27 10:15:18 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Requesting > 200 LOOP packets. > Oct 27 10:15:18 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Gentle wake > up of console successful > Oct 27 10:20:14 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Getting > archive packets since 2022-10-27 10:15:00 PDT (1666890900) > Oct 27 10:20:16 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Rude wake up > retry #1 failed. Response: b'O\x00' > Oct 27 10:20:16 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Retry #1 > unable to wake up console... sleeping > Oct 27 10:20:17 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Rude wake up > of console successful > Oct 27 10:20:17 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Retrieving 1 > page(s); starting index= 2 > Oct 27 10:20:18 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: DMPAFT > complete: page timestamp 2022-10-18 13:05:00 PDT (1666123500) less than > final timestamp 2022-10-27 10:20:00 PDT (1666891200) > Oct 27 10:20:18 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Catch up > complete. > Oct 27 10:20:18 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Requesting > 200 LOOP packets. > Oct 27 10:20:18 pi4 weewx[19695] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Gentle wake > up of console successful > > > On Thursday, October 27, 2022 at 5:27:05 AM UTC-7 Tom Keffer wrote: > >> Nice sleuthing, Vince. >> >> Very mysterious. I don't think the firmware version has anything to do >> with it. Mine is even older than yours (6-Jun-2007) and it's working fine. >> >> Try this version. It still uses the v4.9.1 approach, but logs a bit more >> information about failure modes. >> >> On Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 8:01 PM vince <vince...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Testing each later version one-by-one to see when it goes belly up via 'git >>> checkout revnumberhere -- vantage.py' >>> >>> - 4.8.0 version looks ok when dropped into place over 4.9.1 weewx >>> - may-06th version 7024f seems ok as well >>> - may-18th version b0145 fails repeatedly with the 'max tries >>> exceeded' error >>> >>> debug=1 syslog entries from 'grep vantage /var/log/syslog' are in the >>> attachment. >>> I used 'logger' to write out which version driver I was starting up.... >>> >>> On Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 3:46:35 PM UTC-7 Tom Keffer wrote: >>> >>>> How about trying the old V4.8.0 driver in v4.9.1? You can find it here: >>>> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/weewx/weewx/v4.8.0/bin/weewx/drivers/vantage.py >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 3:12 PM vince <vince...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Almost every single time. Not 100% but pretty close. >>>>> >>>>> - I put the 4.9.1 driver on my working 4.8.0 system, deleted the >>>>> __pycache__ file for it, and started weewx up and it 'did' recreate >>>>> the >>>>> problem. Failed immediately and kept failing. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> - I also repeated the test with the extra sensors stuff set to { } >>>>> and it didn't fix it. So I'm guessing it's the issue-772 mods are at >>>>> fault. >>>>> >>>>> If you can get me a driver with issue-772 backed out or with more >>>>> diagnostic logging etc added I'd be happy to do more tests to try to >>>>> figure >>>>> it out. >>>>> >>>>> Lastly, FWIW, I'm running a VP2 with rather old firmware, if that >>>>> matters. >>>>> >>>>> 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: 2022-10-26 15:10:05 >>>>> >>>>> 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: 255 >>>>> Total packets missed: 3 >>>>> Number of resynchronizations: 0 >>>>> Longest good stretch: 122 >>>>> Number of CRC errors: 0 >>>>> >>>>> BAROMETER CALIBRATION DATA: >>>>> Current barometer reading: 30.130 inHg >>>>> Altitude: 365 feet >>>>> Dew point: 44 F >>>>> Virtual temperature: 46 F >>>>> Humidity correction factor: 1.9 >>>>> 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 % >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>> 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/87a9b91d-265d-4c51-9fcf-4d8c7370a3dfn%40googlegroups.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/87a9b91d-265d-4c51-9fcf-4d8c7370a3dfn%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/a15a58d3-57c9-4e9c-9f55-10dab3dcd549n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/a15a58d3-57c9-4e9c-9f55-10dab3dcd549n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. 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