The best way to proceed is to actually spend the time to read the user guide which tells you how to install a driver and almost anything else you might need to know….
https://www.weewx.com/docs/5.2/usersguide/installing/ If you had your old setup working the new one should work too if the driver is compatible with python3. Looks like ip100 is ancient so its instructions need tweaking for weewx v5. Basically wee_xyz was replaced with weect. See the utilities guide for weectl usage. No idea re:multiple instance querying the ip100. Try it and report back. On Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 7:19:27 PM UTC-8 DR wrote: > Thanks to the quickstart info and the very clear and easy to copy > commands I have the simulator mode of 5.2 up and running on a new Pi5 > trixie. > > Why, I'm not sure, but I was leery with previous info on all the choices > offered and honestly got a bit scared off in trying to implement this. > Russ and Vince told me that the virtual environment was a no brainer and > was not only simple, but it seems this method makes it much more clear > where things go.. > > > THANKS! > > > After the simulator runs for a few days, I'd like to try adding a new > input station. My only reliable source of input is from a Rainwise, > using the IP-100. > > I looked at the github and the driver listed has updates from 10 years > to as few as 6 years, but a lot of water has gone under the bridge since > then. I scanned the Wiki for how to install a driver into 5.2, but > don't see anything specific where the driver code should go, and I doubt > the installation from the github IP-100 knows about virtual drivers and > the two different ways to start and stop WeeWx, etc. > > > Is there a directory I should put the code into and then add the station > manually to the weewx.conf file? What is the best way to proceed? > > > Finally, I am running a pi4 with the IP-100 as data source for an old > but very stable install (4.7.0) and I don't want to goof that up. > > Question: Can an IP-100 drive two WeeWx installs, one on my reliable > pi4 and experimenting with a live data feed as I tweak my Pi5? Would > there be a collision when by chance they both want to grab data at the > same time? I can set one to get data at 2 second intervals and the > other to three seconds to minimize the chance for simultaneous > requests. I realize this is no likely a very rare problem and no one > may have experience with such a set up. > > Thanks again for all the fun and joy this program and support has given > me in the dark cold months up here in the nort' Dale > > > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/f73344a6-abc4-4fa0-9194-3de0f9bfe65bn%40googlegroups.com.
