It works!!! Thanks everyone, Wayne
Here are the required changes: I added this to extensions.py as suggested by an oldman and Karen K */usr/share/weewx/user extensions.py* *import weewx.units* *weewx.units.obs_group_dict['windBatteryStatus'] = ''group_volt'weewx.units.obs_group_dict['luminosity'] = 'group_illuminance'* I changed the [[stringformats]] in the belchertown skin.conf to get the right amount of digits. * [[StringFormats]]* * #volt = %.1f* * volt = %.2f* *[image: screen.PNG]* On Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 1:52:23 PM UTC-5 Karen K wrote: > I guess `windBatteryStatus` is not a boolean value (i.e. true or false) > but an integer or real value. So you may want to choose another observation > group. > > The decimal places are set in section [[[[StringFormats]]]] for the > respective units (not observation groups). > > an oldman schrieb am Mittwoch, 29. März 2023 um 20:08:09 UTC+2: > >> Hi >> this is how i did it. >> using *WeeWX version: 4.10.1 Seasons version: 4.10.1 Python version: >> 3.10.10* >> *in the user dir is a file extensions.py* >> *i add* >> import weewx.units >> weewx.units.obs_group_dict['windBatteryStatus'] = 'group_boolean' >> weewx.units.obs_group_dict['luminosity'] = 'group_illuminance' >> then restart weewx >> >> hope this helps >> >> On Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 12:14:53 PM UTC-5 vince wrote: >> >>> For this original question: >>> >>> - you're using luminosity and windBatteryStatus which are in the db >>> schema >>> - but I can't see how to determine what they map to by default >>> - so I can't suggest which [[StringFormats]] edits to make in >>> skin.conf >>> >>> This is one where there might not be a simple example documented as far >>> as I can tell. >>> >>> - how do you know which [Units] [[Groups]] category a db element is >>> mapped to by default ? >>> - how do you change which category a db element is mapped to ? >>> - how can you (can you?) add a new units group if the default units >>> don't have anything that matches your needs ? >>> >>> >>> -- 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/4d54dbd3-b1a9-47f8-b2fd-68c49bb1d6d3n%40googlegroups.com.
