> > it seems this method makes it much more clear where things go..
Just don't update python versions without backing up. On Fri, 9 Jan 2026 at 14:19, DR <[email protected]> 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/725be903-5e62-4833-b624-0d8866d15a9d%40gmail.com > . > -- 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/CAGTinV4anJXhx8NGbLRmzHRu93UuG78CaU5nxWBXmB1W703Ukg%40mail.gmail.com.
