π WeatherLink IP Error Log Summary
*Device Information:*
- WeatherLink IP: 192.168.2.161
- Firmware: 115
- Hardware: 111
- TCP Port: 22222
*Software Environment:*
- WeeWX Version: 5.2.0
- Python: 3.13.5
- OS: Raspberry Pi OS (Debian, Linux 6.12.62)
- Driver: weewx.drivers.vantage
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π΄ Main Errors 1. Connection Established but Protocol Fails
Connection to 192.168.2.161 22222 port [tcp/*] succeeded!
β
TCP connection works (verified with netcat) β Vantage protocol
communication fails immediately
2. Wake-Up Command Failures
ERROR weewx.drivers.vantage: ip-write error: [Errno 32] Broken pipe ERROR
weewx.drivers.vantage: Unable to wake up Vantage console ERROR
weewx.drivers.vantage: ip-read error: [Errno 104] Connection reset by peer
The device does not respond to wake-up commands and immediately closes the
connection.
3. EEPROM Read Failures
ERROR weewx.drivers.vantage: While getting EEPROM data value at address
0x2D weewx.RetriesExceeded: While getting EEPROM data value at address 0x2D
Cannot read station configuration from EEPROM memory.
4. LOOP Data Request Failures
ERROR weewx.drivers.vantage: LOOP batch try #1; error: timed out ERROR
weewx.drivers.vantage: LOOP batch try #2; error: Unable to wake up Vantage
console ERROR weewx.drivers.vantage: LOOP batch try #3; error: Unable to
wake up Vantage console ERROR weewx.drivers.vantage: LOOP max batch errors
(3) exceeded.
Device does not provide continuous LOOP data packets.
5. Archive Download Behavior
When loop_on_init = False (default):
INFO weewx.manager: Added record 2025-12-28 09:45:00 CET to database
'weewx.sdb' INFO weewx.manager: Added record 2025-12-28 10:00:00 CET to
database 'weewx.sdb' [...continues loading archives...] ERROR
weewx.drivers.vantage: DMPAFT max tries (5) exceeded. CRITICAL __main__:
Caught WeeWxIOError: Max tries exceeded while getting archive data.
β
Device successfully sends historical archive data β After sending
archives, device stops responding and disconnects
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π§ͺ Tests Performed
1. *Network Connectivity:* β
PASS
- TCP connection successful (netcat test)
- Port 22222 accessible
- No firewall blocking
2. *Multiple Systems Tested:*
- Proxmox LXC container: Same errors
- Raspberry Pi 4 (physical): Same errors
- *Conclusion:* Not a virtualization or system issue
3. *Configuration Options Tested:*
- Default settings: Fails after archive download
- loop_on_init = True: Still fails on wake-up
- catchup_on_restart = False: Device still disconnects
- *Conclusion:* Configuration changes don't resolve the issue
4. *Network Equipment:*
- UniFi network tested
- No client isolation
- No IDS/IPS blocking detected
- *Conclusion:* Not a network equipment issue
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π Typical Error Sequence
1. WeeWX connects to 192.168.2.161:22222 β
2. Attempts to wake up console β
ERROR: ip-write error: [Errno 32] Broken pipe ERROR: Unable to wake up
Vantage console
3. Connection terminates immediately
4. WeeWX retries and fails repeatedly
5. Service crashes after max retries exceeded
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π‘ Observations
- *WeatherLink.com uploads work perfectly* - Device successfully sends
data to Davis cloud
- *Local Vantage protocol fails completely* - Device refuses protocol
communication
- *Behavior is consistent* - Same errors across different systems and
configurations
- *TCP layer works* - Only protocol layer fails
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β Questions for Support
1. Is there a firmware bug affecting local Vantage protocol
communication?
2. Should the WeatherLink IP respond to wake-up commands?
3. Is there a way to factory reset the device?
4. Could this be a hardware failure requiring RMA?
Le lundi 26 janvier 2026 Γ 16:06:11 UTC+1, Tom Keffer a Γ©crit :
> Hard to say without seeing the log. See the wiki section *How to produce
> a useful log
> <https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/view-logs#how-to-produce-a-useful-log-report>*
> .
>
> -tk
>
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2026 at 7:01β―AM killic <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> My WeatherLink IP accepts TCP connections on port 22222 but does not
>> respond correctly to the Vantage protocol:
>>
>> - Errors: "Unable to wake up console"
>> - Errors: "Broken pipe" during communication attempts
>> - Unable to read EEPROM at address 0x2D
>> - Device does not transmit continuous LOOP data
>>
>> *Current firmware:* 115
>> *Hardware version:* 111
>>
>> The device successfully sends historical archive data when WeeWX first
>> connects, but then stops communicating and disconnects. I've tested with
>> both a Proxmox LXC container and a Raspberry Pi 4, with the same results.
>> The TCP connection is established successfully (verified with netcat), but
>> the Vantage protocol communication fails.
>>
>> I've tried:
>>
>> - Restarting the WeatherLink IP (power cycle)
>> - Testing from different systems (LXC container and Raspberry Pi)
>> - Verifying network connectivity (TCP port 22222 is accessible)
>> - Using WeeWX 5.2.0 with the standard Vantage driver
>>
>> The WeatherLink IP continues to upload data to WeatherLink.com
>> successfully, but local connectivity via the Vantage protocol does not work.
>>
>> Can you help me resolve this issue?
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>>
>>
>> *Additional testing:*
>>
>> - Tried with loop_on_init = True to skip archive download
>> - Result: Still "Unable to wake up console" and "Connection reset by
>> peer"
>> - The device refuses even the basic wake-up command
>> - TCP connection works (verified with netcat) but protocol
>> communication fails immediately
>>
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