I have a nice powered breadboard to test that out on, did see the BME280 and they are cheap. It is dockerizable as well, but that is a future project.
On Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 12:35:18 AM UTC-4 Vince Skahan wrote: > I added a bme280 or bme380 on a little breadboard when I did my non-docker > setup a while ago. I'll have to dig that up when I get a chance, but no > idea if that can be dockerized too > > On Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 9:06:36 PM UTC-7 John Smith wrote: > >> I ran into issues with the dewpoint and pressure due to how those are >>> calculated >> >> >> I vaguely remember way back when I was considering a Meteostick I didn't >> go ahead because, at the time, it lacked a pressure sensor and the ISS >> doesn't have one either. >> >> On Wed, 20 May 2026 at 12:53, WeatheredScientist <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I got it working on the Mac, tried it on a PC, ran into issues with USB >>> and the need to frequency hop (vague, I know, but bottom line didn't work) >>> and then went for the NAS. >>> >>> Created a github repo: >>> https://github.com/weatheredscientist/weewx-rtldavis >>> >>> and a docker image >>> https://hub.docker.com/r/weatheredscientist/weewx-rtldavis >>> >>> I ran into issues with the dewpoint and pressure due to how those are >>> calculated, where and when. Long story short, to avoid null values being >>> displayed, I had to prevent weewx from updating those fields, instead >>> relying on WLL to supply those. That leaves pwsweather without pressure, >>> but that is pretty minor unless you aboslutely rely on that for anything. I >>> rely on it for nothing, but for giggles I might force my orbit b-hyve to do >>> smartwatering based off my weather station and it's hyperlocal rainfall. >>> >>> Please let me know if I've done anything wrong with the github and >>> docker links and their content. I'm hoping to make it easier for anyone >>> else looking to do this sort of thing. I get the sense that this is super >>> specific to just me, but I'm guessing that as more people upgrade to the >>> new console, this will become more of an issue. >>> >>> Cheers! >>> Mike >>> On Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 12:03:30 PM UTC-4 Vince Skahan wrote: >>> >>>> A vagrant/virtualbox VM or dockerized equivalent should be doable on >>>> either x86-64 or raspi platforms since they support accessing the physical >>>> RTLSDR >>>> stick attached to the host platform. >>>> >>>> Passing a device to docker is easy. I do it for a zwave antenna into >>>> home assistant running into docker on a x86-64 box here. I don’t >>>> remember >>>> if I have tried it on virtualbox. >>>> >>>> I have no idea how to pass the device through to a vm or container on a >>>> mac but perhaps parallels or fusion support that now on m-series >>>> macs. Virtualbox might still be limited on mac. Macs can be weird. Zero >>>> idea on anything NAS. Never used one, >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 7:35:33 AM UTC-7 John Smith wrote: >>>> >>>>> Or too outside of what most users here are interested in doing? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The internet is a big place, someone somewhere will eventually stumble >>>>> upon it appreciate it saving many hours repeating what you can short cut >>>>> for them. >>>>> >>>>> Above all it would be a handy reference for yourself when you need to >>>>> revisit in future and can't quite remember exactly what you did the first >>>>> time :) >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, 19 May 2026 at 20:56, WeatheredScientist <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> That's brilliant advice: I learned from Vince that his repo is built >>>>>> for Raspberry Pi, and (correct my words if wrong) assumes/prefers a >>>>>> Debian >>>>>> distro. I was planning on using container manager in the Synology OS, >>>>>> but >>>>>> perhaps the VMM solution is a better one for no other reason than >>>>>> permitting a simple Debian environment. TBH, I am not sure what >>>>>> container >>>>>> manager is using. >>>>>> >>>>>> What would be useful for the community re: the mac? Is it worth >>>>>> trying to write-up what I did for future reference? Or too one-off to be >>>>>> worth it? >>>>>> Next up before the Syno is my PC. I am hoping it will be quicker >>>>>> based on previous experience, though I did set up Ubuntu over Debian in >>>>>> WSL. If successful on the Win11, PC, again, worth a write-up? Or too >>>>>> outside of what most users here are interested in doing? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks to all, especially Vince, for the immense help, guidance, and >>>>>> above all, patience. >>>>>> >>>>>> -Mike >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 4:19:32 AM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I suggest you to use Virtual Machine Manager and install there >>>>>>> simple basic Debian linux with weewx and passthrough the RTL-SDR usb >>>>>>> device >>>>>>> there. There has been problems with docker and usb devices in Synology >>>>>>> NAS:es lately. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> lauantai 2. toukokuuta 2026 klo 23.39.41 UTC+3 WeatheredScientist >>>>>>> kirjoitti: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hello to all! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I have a Davis Vantage Pro2 Plus weather station that is up and >>>>>>>> running. This is a new system, so it comes with the iPad-like >>>>>>>> Weatherlink >>>>>>>> Live console. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I have tried using ChatGPT and Claude to get an instance of weewx >>>>>>>> running in a Docker container on my Synology NAS. I have not had much >>>>>>>> luck, >>>>>>>> which seems to be a common experience with this approach. I'm adept >>>>>>>> with >>>>>>>> technology and computers, but I am not a programmer, even though I >>>>>>>> have >>>>>>>> programmed a bit in the past. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *Can this group provide steps to getting weewx set up in a >>>>>>>> container on the NAS, connecting to services like Weather Underground? >>>>>>>> *I >>>>>>>> feel like I got close, but I am not even sure how to describe what the >>>>>>>> LLMs >>>>>>>> guided me to do. Largely, I was able to get weewx "installed", but >>>>>>>> seemed >>>>>>>> to be having problems with the config file. I did see at one point >>>>>>>> weewx >>>>>>>> outputing data, but it wasn't able to connect to wunderground, even >>>>>>>> though >>>>>>>> I had provided my station name and key in the right section (so maybe >>>>>>>> no >>>>>>>> using the right config file). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Happy to provide much more info, just need guidance on what. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>> 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/7747bb27-ddf1-4159-841b-e941b245d44an%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/7747bb27-ddf1-4159-841b-e941b245d44an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>> 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/6fcd78fd-e838-4082-8a10-aa3562134f0en%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/6fcd78fd-e838-4082-8a10-aa3562134f0en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. 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