Signal4 and Signal 5 are sensor tilt measurements in degrees. For example, if the sensor is tilted 1.5 degrees in the N/S direction the value for Signal4 = 1.5 degrees. Looking at units.py and defaults.py I see groups for degrees temperature, degrees direction, but not degrees tilt. Should a new group "group-tilt" be added through the driver or should this be added to weewx files to be made available to everyone?
On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 4:06:25 PM UTC+12 Craig Young wrote: > I will add the assignments in the driver. > > On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 12:38:22 PM UTC+12 Tom Keffer wrote: > >> Good advice! >> >> On Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 5:35 PM gjr80 <gjrod...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> The other other variation on Tom's advice to use extensions.py, >>> particularly if you are (still keen on) writing your own driver, is to >>> include the unit group assignments in the driver file. They statements only >>> need to be somewhere where they are executed each time WeeWX starts. If the >>> fields are inextricably linked to the driver having everything in one place >>> can be of benefit. I've used this approach with some of the drivers I have >>> written. >>> >>> Gary >>> >>> On Saturday, 23 September 2023 at 10:11:16 UTC+10 tke...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Exactly. >>>> >>>> Or, alternatively, you can assign them to appropriate unit groups >>>> <http://www.weewx.com/docs/customizing.htm#Assigning_a_unit_group> in >>>> the file user/extensions.py: >>>> >>>> *import weewx.units* >>>> >>>> *weewx.units.obs_group_dict['signal1'] = 'group_radiation'* >>>> *weewx.units.obs_group_dict['signal2'] = 'group_temperature'* >>>> *weewx.units.obs_group_dict['signal3'] = 'group_radiation'* >>>> >>>> >>>> Then you would not need to specify a format and label. It would also >>>> allow you to do things like >>>> >>>> *The temperature is $current.signal2.degree_C >>>> ($current.signal2.degree_F)* >>>> >>>> >>>> to publish the temperature in both ºC and ºF. >>>> >>>> -tk >>>> >>>> On Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 4:38 PM Craig Young <craig.y...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks Tom. Signal1 for my station is the signal voltage from a >>>>> pyrgometer. Signal2 is the temperature of the pyrgometer sensor (C) and >>>>> Signal3 is the long wave intensity (W/m2) calculated by the datalogger. >>>>> So >>>>> if I understand correctly, the weewx engine will pass these values >>>>> untouched through the various services and add to the DB as real numbers. >>>>> >>>>> I can then deal with them manually when creating the report. >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 11:00:54 AM UTC+12 Tom Keffer wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Signals are for ill-defined measurements. >>>>>> >>>>>> Unit groups exist for two reasons: >>>>>> >>>>>> 1. To pick an appropriate unit for a type of measurement. For >>>>>> example, ºC for temperatures. >>>>>> 2. To pick an appropriate format and label. >>>>>> >>>>>> Signals don't fit neatly into these reasons. They don't take a unit, >>>>>> and it's not obvious what format and what label they should use. So, >>>>>> they >>>>>> were left out of units.py and defaults.py. >>>>>> >>>>>> You can use the signal types without adding them to a unit group. You >>>>>> just won't be able to convert them to a different unit (which they don't >>>>>> have anyway), and there will be no automatic formatting and labelling. >>>>>> If >>>>>> you need a format, use a .format() suffix. If you need a format, just >>>>>> add >>>>>> it on. For example: >>>>>> >>>>>> *$current.signal1.format("%d") widgets* >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Alternatively, if your signal is actually some kind of counter, you >>>>>> could assign them to group_count. Then they would use "%d" for the >>>>>> format, >>>>>> and an empty string for the label. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 3:22 PM Craig Young <craig.y...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> In the wview_extended.py schema there is a group of types for >>>>>>> signals (signal1, signal2, .. signal8) and stored in the DB as reals. >>>>>>> I >>>>>>> looked in units.py but did not see signals listed. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 9:40:17 AM UTC+12 Craig Young >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> What units group do the observation type Signals fall under? 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