All, I wanted to update and say that I got it working. However, I am still getting that error that Vince seen saying that the hardware archive interval is 1800 not 300 like its supposed to be. Where do I go about changing that? I double checked my config file and it is set to 300 in there.
On Monday, August 3, 2026 at 6:43:42 AM UTC-5 Tom Keffer wrote: > What we could do is calculate the number of expected records, then > decrement as each one is processed. If the counter is non-zero after > exiting the loop then the memory must be corrupt. > > In theory this should work, but I'll have to think through if it could > generate false positives. > > -tk > > On Sun, Aug 2, 2026 at 8:28 PM John Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This comes up so often and I never can figure out what you're looking at >> >> >> There is usually some common things like the pages thing Tom pointed out >> and I think it mostly happens when there is an issue with power to the >> console, or at least that's when it happened to me a few years ago, after >> that I put my console on a UPS and it hasn't re-occurred. >> >> Is it possible (or reasonable) to log something showing it walking >>> through the pages ? >> >> >> +1 and as an added bonus it may reduce emails to the list if it people >> could follow a link for self help, instead of cryptic exceptions that are >> meaningless to non-programmers >> >> On Mon, 3 Aug 2026 at 09:19, Vince Skahan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Tom can you describe what does a 'normal' not-corrupted setup look like >>> ? This comes up so often and I never can figure out what you're looking >>> at and how to quantify abnormal vs. normal. >>> >>> Is it possible (or reasonable) to log something showing it walking >>> through the pages ? >>> >>> On Sunday, August 2, 2026 at 3:40:49 PM UTC-7 Tom Keffer wrote: >>> >>>> These are classical symptoms of corrupt memory in the logger. The >>>> giveaway is the log entry that says there are 9 pages to be retrieved, but >>>> the first page already shows descending timestamps. >>>> >>>> To fix, see the section *Corrupt memory >>>> <https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/Troubleshooting-the-Davis-Vantage-station#corrupt-station-memory>* >>>> in >>>> the wiki. >>>> >>>> On Sun, Aug 2, 2026 at 1:21 PM 'Andy Thompson' via weewx-user < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I am currently getting a vantage driver error in Weewx that is >>>>> stopping the show. I have a Vantage Pro 2, running a rasberri pi 3. Brand >>>>> new install of Weewx. >>>>> andyt1424@ThompsonFarms:~ $ cd /etc/weewx >>>>> andyt1424@ThompsonFarms:/etc/weewx $ sudo nano weewx.conf >>>>> andyt1424@ThompsonFarms:/etc/weewx $ sudo systemctl stop weewx >>>>> andyt1424@ThompsonFarms:/etc/weewx $ sudo journalctl -u weewx -f >>>>> Aug 02 14:51:20 ThompsonFarms weewxd[663]: INFO weewx.manager: Daily >>>>> summaries up to date >>>>> Aug 02 14:51:22 ThompsonFarms weewxd[663]: INFO weewx.engine: Starting >>>>> main packet loop. >>>>> Aug 02 14:51:34 ThompsonFarms weewxd[663]: ERROR >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: LOOP batch try #1; error: Expected to read 99 >>>>> chars; >>>>> got 0 instead >>>>> Aug 02 14:58:54 ThompsonFarms systemd[1]: Stopping weewx.service - >>>>> WeeWX... >>>>> Aug 02 14:58:54 ThompsonFarms weewxd[663]: INFO __main__: Received >>>>> signal TERM (15). >>>>> Aug 02 14:58:54 ThompsonFarms weewxd[663]: INFO weewx.engine: Main >>>>> loop exiting. Shutting engine down. >>>>> Aug 02 14:58:55 ThompsonFarms weewxd[663]: INFO __main__: Terminating >>>>> weewx version 5.4.0 >>>>> Aug 02 14:58:55 ThompsonFarms systemd[1]: weewx.service: Deactivated >>>>> successfully. >>>>> Aug 02 14:58:55 ThompsonFarms systemd[1]: Stopped weewx.service - >>>>> WeeWX. >>>>> Aug 02 14:58:55 ThompsonFarms systemd[1]: weewx.service: Consumed >>>>> 4.827s CPU time. >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:40 ThompsonFarms systemd[1]: Started weewx.service - >>>>> WeeWX. >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO __main__: >>>>> Initializing weewxd version 5.4.0 >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO __main__: Command >>>>> line: /usr/share/weewx/weewxd.py /etc/weewx/weewx.conf >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO __main__: Using >>>>> Python: 3.11.2 (main, May 12 2026, 05:17:27) [GCC 12.2.0] >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO __main__: Located at: >>>>> /usr/bin/python3 >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO __main__: Platform: >>>>> Linux-6.12.96+rpt-rpi-v7-armv7l-with-glibc2.36 >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO __main__: Locale: >>>>> 'en_US' >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO __main__: Entry path: >>>>> /usr/share/weewx/weewxd.py >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO __main__: WEEWX_ROOT: >>>>> /etc/weewx >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO __main__: Config >>>>> file: /etc/weewx/weewx.conf >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO __main__: User >>>>> module: /etc/weewx/bin/user >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO __main__: Debug: >>>>> 1 >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO __main__: User: >>>>> weewx >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO __main__: Group: >>>>> weewx >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO __main__: Groups: >>>>> dialout weewx >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG __main__: >>>>> loop_on_init: False >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG __main__: >>>>> Initializing engine >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO weewx.engine: Loading >>>>> station type Vantage (weewx.drivers.vantage) >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Driver version is 3.6.3 >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Option loop_request=1 >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Opened up serial port /dev/ttyUSB0; baud 19200; >>>>> timeout 4.00 >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Successfully woke up Vantage console >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Hardware type is 16 >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: ISS ID is 1 >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Hardware name: Vantage Pro2 >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Loading service weewx.engine.StdTimeSynch >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Finished loading service weewx.engine.StdTimeSynch >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Loading service weewx.engine.StdConvert >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO weewx.engine: >>>>> StdConvert target unit is 0x1 >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Finished loading service weewx.engine.StdConvert >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Loading service weewx.engine.StdCalibrate >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Finished loading service weewx.engine.StdCalibrate >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Loading service weewx.engine.StdQC >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Finished loading service weewx.engine.StdQC >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Loading service weewx.wxservices.StdWXCalculate >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO weewx.wxservices: >>>>> StdWXCalculate will use data binding wx_binding >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.manager: Daily >>>>> summary version is 4.0 >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Finished loading service weewx.wxservices.StdWXCalculate >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Loading service weewx.wxxtypes.StdWXXTypes >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Finished loading service weewx.wxxtypes.StdWXXTypes >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Loading service weewx.wxxtypes.StdPressureCooker >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Finished loading service weewx.wxxtypes.StdPressureCooker >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Loading service weewx.wxxtypes.StdRainRater >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Finished loading service weewx.wxxtypes.StdRainRater >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Loading service weewx.wxxtypes.StdDelta >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Finished loading service weewx.wxxtypes.StdDelta >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Loading service weewx.engine.StdArchive >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO weewx.engine: Archive >>>>> will use data binding wx_binding >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO weewx.engine: Record >>>>> generation will be attempted in 'hardware' >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO weewx.engine: The >>>>> archive interval in the configuration file (300) does not match the >>>>> station >>>>> hardware interval (1800). >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO weewx.engine: Using >>>>> archive interval of 1800 seconds (specified by hardware) >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: Use >>>>> LOOP data in hi/low calculations: 1 >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Finished loading service weewx.engine.StdArchive >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:41 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Loading service weewx.restx.StdStationRegistry >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO weewx.restx: >>>>> StationRegistry: Registration not requested. >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Finished loading service weewx.restx.StdStationRegistry >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Loading service weewx.restx.StdWunderground >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.restx: WU >>>>> essentials: {} >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO weewx.restx: >>>>> Wunderground-PWS: Data for station KMNHANSK2 will be posted >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Finished loading service weewx.restx.StdWunderground >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Loading service weewx.restx.StdPWSweather >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO weewx.restx: >>>>> PWSWeather: Data for station KMNHANSK2 will be posted >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Finished loading service weewx.restx.StdPWSweather >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Loading service weewx.restx.StdCWOP >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO weewx.restx: CWOP: >>>>> Data for station DW7572 will be posted >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Finished loading service weewx.restx.StdCWOP >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Loading service weewx.restx.StdWOW >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO weewx.restx: WOW: >>>>> Posting not enabled. >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Finished loading service weewx.restx.StdWOW >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Loading service weewx.restx.StdWOWBE >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO weewx.restx: WOW-BE: >>>>> Posting not enabled. >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Finished loading service weewx.restx.StdWOWBE >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Loading service weewx.restx.StdAWEKAS >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO weewx.restx: AWEKAS: >>>>> Posting not enabled. >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Finished loading service weewx.restx.StdAWEKAS >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Loading service weewx.engine.StdPrint >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Finished loading service weewx.engine.StdPrint >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Loading service weewx.engine.StdReport >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO weewx.engine: >>>>> 'pyephem' detected, extended almanac data is available >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.engine: >>>>> Finished loading service weewx.engine.StdReport >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO __main__: Starting up >>>>> weewx version 5.4.0 >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.manager: Daily >>>>> summary version is 4.0 >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.manager: Daily >>>>> summary version is 4.0 >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG weewx.manager: Daily >>>>> summary version is 4.0 >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Successfully woke up Vantage console >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:42 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO weewx.engine: Clock >>>>> error is -10.74 seconds (positive is fast) >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:43 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Successfully woke up Vantage console >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:43 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Clock set to 2026-08-02 15:01:44 CDT (1785700904) >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:43 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO weewx.engine: Using >>>>> binding 'wx_binding' to database 'weewx.sdb' >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:43 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO weewx.manager: >>>>> Starting backfill of daily summaries >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:43 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO weewx.manager: Daily >>>>> summaries up to date >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:43 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Getting archive packets since 2026-08-01 18:30:00 >>>>> CDT (1785627000) >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:44 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Successfully woke up Vantage console >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:44 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Retrieving 9 page(s); starting index= 3 >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:44 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: DMPAFT complete: page timestamp 2024-09-29 >>>>> 18:30:00 >>>>> CDT (1727652600) less than final timestamp 2026-08-01 18:30:00 CDT >>>>> (1785627000) >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:44 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Catch up complete. >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:44 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: INFO weewx.engine: >>>>> Starting main packet loop. >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:45 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Successfully woke up Vantage console >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:45 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Requesting 200 LOOP packets. >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:45 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Successfully woke up Vantage console >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:49 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: ERROR >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: LOOP batch try #1; error: Expected to read 99 >>>>> chars; >>>>> got 0 instead >>>>> Aug 02 15:01:50 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Successfully woke up Vantage console >>>>> Aug 02 15:08:28 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Requesting 200 LOOP packets. >>>>> Aug 02 15:08:28 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Successfully woke up Vantage console >>>>> Aug 02 15:15:06 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Requesting 200 LOOP packets. >>>>> Aug 02 15:15:06 ThompsonFarms weewxd[1952]: DEBUG >>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Successfully woke up Vantage console >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You 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