Yeah, that's not normal. Did you get your console when it was new, and has it always done that? You could take the console apart and reset the ribbon cable between the circuit board and the display, and maybe blow it out in case there's any dust or something. It's actually not difficult, remove a few screws and pop it apart. It's been awhile since I've done it, but I don't remember any tricks to it. I believe I've seen instructions on wxforum.net also. In my case the display was faded, not garbled, but still might be worth a try.
Also, when you change batteries put it in the console in set-up first (done + - keys, at least on my old VP1) before removing the batteries. I'm sure I've forgotten and never had problems, and I don't think that's likely to cause what you're seeing, but I think it's supposed to help from losing data and won't hurt. On Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 8:11:50 AM UTC-6 James MacDonald wrote: > Not what I want to hear, but I sort of wonder about that console anyway. > When the batteries need to be replaced, I have to let it sit there > unpowered for maybe 15-20 minutes before inserting the new batteries. > Otherwise I just get garbled text on the screen. Do the new Davis consoles > play nice with weewx? > > On Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 9:51:50 AM UTC-4 Tom Keffer wrote: > >> Probably not what you want to hear, but I have no explanation for the >> difference. It's not something I've ever observed on any of my 3 VPro2 >> stations. >> >> The only thing I can think of is to reset your console. Take out the >> batteries, unplug, wait a minute, then reassemble. >> >> I should add that I'm assuming you have a standard setup. No SDR or >> anything like that. >> >> -tk >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 6:31 AM James MacDonald <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> The console says 75.1°F outside 90% humidity, 72°F dewpoint >>> >>> I had to wait a bit to get both REC and LOOP output. It was all LOOP for >>> a bit, but here's the first where I have both, and concurrent syslog. >>> >>> Weewx output is >>> >>> REC: 2025-07-29 09:25:00 EDT (1753795500) 'altimeter': >>> '30.0533130882', 'appTemp': '85.6146811544 <(614)%20681-1544>', >>> 'barometer': '30.009', 'cloudbase': '1047.74679121', 'consBatteryVoltage': >>> '2.58', 'dateTime': '1753795500', 'dayET': '0.0', 'dayRain': '0.0', >>> 'dewpoint': '74.5859141187', 'ET': '0.0', 'extraAlarm1': '0.0', >>> 'extraAlarm2': '0.0', 'extraAlarm3': '0.0', 'extraAlarm4': '0.0', >>> 'extraAlarm5': '0.0', 'extraAlarm6': '0.0', 'extraAlarm7': '0.0', >>> 'extraAlarm8': '0.0', 'forecastIcon': '8.0', 'forecastRule': '1', >>> 'heatindex': '77.309', 'highOutTemp': '75.8', 'humidex': '95.1702369353', >>> 'inDewpoint': '55.0743729011', 'inHumidity': '61.0', 'insideAlarm': '0.0', >>> 'inTemp': '69.1', 'interval': '5', 'lowOutTemp': '75.1', 'maxSolarRad': >>> 'None', 'monthET': '0.04', 'monthRain': '3.19', 'outHumidity': '97.0', >>> 'outsideAlarm1': '0.0', 'outsideAlarm2': '0.0', 'outTemp': '75.5', >>> 'pressure': '29.1502954865', 'rain': '0.0', 'rainAlarm': '0.0', 'rainRate': >>> '0.0', 'rxCheckPercent': '94.8125', 'soilLeafAlarm1': '0.0', >>> 'soilLeafAlarm2': '0.0', 'soilLeafAlarm3': '0.0', 'soilLeafAlarm4': '0.0', >>> 'stormRain': '1.13', 'stormStart': '1753675200.0', 'sunrise': >>> '1753767000.0', 'sunset': '1753811340.0', 'txBatteryStatus': '0.0', >>> 'usUnits': '1', 'wind_samples': '111.0', 'windchill': '75.5', 'windDir': >>> 'None', 'windGust': '0.0', 'windGustDir': 'None', 'windrun': '0.0', >>> 'windSpeed': '0.0', 'windSpeed10': '0.0', 'yearET': '0.23', 'yearRain': >>> '22.0' >>> LOOP: 2025-07-29 09:25:17 EDT (1753795517) 'altimeter': >>> '30.0560014032', 'appTemp': '86.0881873367', 'barometer': '30.01', >>> 'cloudbase': '1048.0110621', 'consBatteryVoltage': '3.48', 'dateTime': >>> '1753795517', 'dayET': '0.0', 'dayRain': '0.0', 'dewpoint': >>> '74.8847513268', 'ET': 'None', 'extraAlarm1': '0', 'extraAlarm2': '0', >>> 'extraAlarm3': '0', 'extraAlarm4': '0', 'extraAlarm5': '0', 'extraAlarm6': >>> '0', 'extraAlarm7': '0', 'extraAlarm8': '0', 'forecastIcon': '8', >>> 'forecastRule': '1', 'heatindex': '77.639', 'humidex': '95.7745418378', >>> 'inDewpoint': '55.544647383', 'inHumidity': '61.0', 'insideAlarm': '0', >>> 'inTemp': '69.6', 'maxSolarRad': 'None', 'monthET': '0.04', 'monthRain': >>> '3.19', 'outHumidity': '97.0', 'outsideAlarm1': '0', 'outsideAlarm2': '0', >>> 'outTemp': '75.8', 'pressure': '29.1529180938', 'rain': '0.0', 'rainAlarm': >>> '0', 'rainRate': '0.0', 'soilLeafAlarm1': '0', 'soilLeafAlarm2': '0', >>> 'soilLeafAlarm3': '0', 'soilLeafAlarm4': '0', 'stormRain': '1.13', >>> 'stormStart': '1753675200', 'sunrise': '1753767000', 'sunset': >>> '1753811340', 'txBatteryStatus': '0', 'usUnits': '1', 'windchill': '75.8', >>> 'windDir': 'None', 'windGust': '0.0', 'windGustDir': 'None', 'windrun': >>> 'None', 'windSpeed': '0.0', 'windSpeed10': '0.0', 'yearET': '0.23', >>> 'yearRain': '22.0' >>> >>> >>> syslog is >>> >>> Jul 29 09:25:13 raspberrypi weewx[14838] ERROR weewx.restx: >>> Wunderground-RF: Failed to publish record 2025-07-29 09:25:03 EDT >>> (1753795503): Failed upload after 1 tries >>> Jul 29 09:25:13 raspberrypi weewx[14838] INFO weewx.restx: >>> Wunderground-RF: Published record 2025-07-29 09:25:13 EDT (1753795513) >>> Jul 29 09:25:14 raspberrypi weewx[14838] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: >>> Getting archive packets since 2025-07-29 09:20:00 EDT (1753795200) >>> Jul 29 09:25:15 raspberrypi weewx[14838] INFO weewx.restx: >>> Wunderground-RF: Published record 2025-07-29 09:25:15 EDT (1753795515) >>> Jul 29 09:25:15 raspberrypi weewx[14838] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: >>> Successfully woke up Vantage console >>> Jul 29 09:25:15 raspberrypi weewx[14838] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: >>> Retrieving 1 page(s); starting index= 2 >>> Jul 29 09:25:15 raspberrypi weewx[14838] INFO weewx.manager: Added >>> record 2025-07-29 09:25:00 EDT (1753795500) to database 'weewx.sdb' >>> Jul 29 09:25:15 raspberrypi weewx[14838] INFO weewx.manager: Added >>> record 2025-07-29 09:25:00 EDT (1753795500) to daily summary in 'weewx.sdb' >>> Jul 29 09:25:15 raspberrypi weewx[14838] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: >>> DMPAFT complete: page timestamp 2025-07-20 12:10:00 EDT (1753027800) less >>> than final timestamp 2025-07-29 09:25:00 EDT (1753795500) >>> Jul 29 09:25:15 raspberrypi weewx[14838] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: >>> Catch up complete. >>> Jul 29 09:25:15 raspberrypi weewx[14838] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: >>> Running reports for latest time in the database. >>> Jul 29 09:25:15 raspberrypi weewx[14838] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: >>> Requesting 200 LOOP packets. >>> Jul 29 09:25:15 raspberrypi weewx[14838] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: >>> Running report 'SeasonsReport' >>> Jul 29 09:25:16 raspberrypi weewx[14838] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: Found >>> configuration file /etc/weewx/skins/Seasons/skin.conf for report >>> 'SeasonsReport' >>> Jul 29 09:25:16 raspberrypi weewx[14838] DEBUG weewx.cheetahgenerator: >>> Using search list ['weewx.cheetahgenerator.Almanac', >>> 'weewx.cheetahgenerator.Current', 'weewx.cheetahgenerator.DisplayOptions', >>> 'weewx.cheetahgenerator.Extras', 'weewx.cheetahgenerator.Gettext', >>> 'weewx.cheetahgenerator.JSONHelpers', 'weewx.cheetahgenerator.PlotInfo', >>> 'weewx.cheetahgenerator.SkinInfo', 'weewx.cheetahgenerator.Station', >>> 'weewx.cheetahgenerator.Stats', 'weewx.cheetahgenerator.UnitInfo'] >>> Jul 29 09:25:16 raspberrypi weewx[14838] DEBUG weewx.manager: Daily >>> summary version is 4.0 >>> Jul 29 09:25:16 raspberrypi weewx[14838] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: >>> Successfully woke up Vantage console >>> Jul 29 09:25:16 raspberrypi weewx[14838] INFO weewx.restx: >>> Wunderground-RF: Published record 2025-07-29 09:25:17 EDT (1753795517) >>> Jul 29 09:25:17 raspberrypi weewx[14838] INFO weewx.restx: >>> Wunderground-RF: Published record 2025-07-29 09:25:17 EDT (1753795517) >>> Jul 29 09:25:19 raspberrypi weewx[14838] INFO weewx.restx: >>> Wunderground-RF: Published record 2025-07-29 09:25:19 EDT (1753795519) >>> Jul 29 09:25:21 raspberrypi weewx[14838] INFO weewx.restx: >>> Wunderground-RF: Published record 2025-07-29 09:25:21 EDT (1753795521) >>> Jul 29 09:25:22 raspberrypi weewx[14838] INFO weewx.cheetahgenerator: >>> Generated 8 files for report SeasonsReport in 5.83 seconds >>> Jul 29 09:25:22 raspberrypi weewx[14838] DEBUG weewx.manager: Daily >>> summary version is 4.0 >>> Jul 29 09:25:23 raspberrypi weewx[14838] INFO weewx.restx: >>> Wunderground-RF: Published record 2025-07-29 09:25:23 EDT (1753795523) >>> Jul 29 09:25:23 raspberrypi weewx[14838] INFO weewx.imagegenerator: >>> Generated 14 images for report SeasonsReport in 1.67 seconds >>> Jul 29 09:25:23 raspberrypi weewx[14838] INFO weewx.reportengine: Copied >>> 5 files to /var/www/html/weewx >>> Jul 29 09:25:23 raspberrypi weewx[14838] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: >>> Report 'SmartphoneReport' not enabled. Skipping. >>> Jul 29 09:25:23 raspberrypi weewx[14838] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: >>> Report 'MobileReport' not enabled. Skipping. >>> Jul 29 09:25:23 raspberrypi weewx[14838] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: >>> Report 'StandardReport' not enabled. Skipping. >>> Jul 29 09:25:23 raspberrypi weewx[14838] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: >>> Report 'FTP' not enabled. Skipping. >>> Jul 29 09:25:23 raspberrypi weewx[14838] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: >>> Report 'RSYNC' not enabled. Skipping. >>> Jul 29 09:25:25 raspberrypi weewx[14838] INFO weewx.restx: >>> Wunderground-RF: Published record 2025-07-29 09:25:25 EDT (1753795525) >>> Jul 29 09:25:27 raspberrypi weewx[14838] INFO weewx.restx: >>> Wunderground-RF: Published record 2025-07-29 09:25:27 EDT (1753795527) >>> Jul 29 09:25:29 raspberrypi weewx[14838] INFO weewx.restx: >>> Wunderground-RF: Published record 2025-07-29 09:25:29 EDT (1753795529) >>> Jul 29 09:25:31 raspberrypi weewx[14838] INFO weewx.restx: >>> Wunderground-RF: Published record 2025-07-29 09:25:31 EDT (1753795531) >>> Jul 29 09:25:33 raspberrypi weewx[14838] INFO weewx.restx: >>> Wunderground-RF: Published record 2025-07-29 09:25:33 EDT (1753795533) >>> Jul 29 09:25:35 raspberrypi weewx[14838] INFO weewx.restx: >>> Wunderground-RF: Published record 2025-07-29 09:25:35 EDT (1753795535) >>> On Monday, July 28, 2025 at 4:47:33 PM UTC-4 Tom Keffer wrote: >>> >>>> Please do the following: >>>> >>>> 1. Set debug=1 in weewx.conf. >>>> 2. Run weewxd directly from the command line >>>> <https://www.weewx.com/docs/5.1/usersguide/running/#running-directly>, >>>> and post the output from startup through the first archive record. Make >>>> sure you post both LOOP and REC outputs. This will show us what values >>>> weewxd is processing. We will compare these values to the console. >>>> 3. For the same period of time, post the system log from the startup >>>> through the first archive record. This will show us internally what weewxd >>>> is doing. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM James MacDonald <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have a Davis Vantage Pro2, with the old console, and the values I >>>>> see on the console do not agree with weewx. As an example, I currently >>>>> have >>>>> an outside temperature of 84.4°F, a relative humidity of 78% and a >>>>> dewpoint >>>>> of 76°F. 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