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Post by jpsc »

I think my console is broken, but it is in an interesting way (Fine Offset WH1081, Maplin N96FY). The console display is fine, but CumulusMX cannot read it (running on RPi3, Raspbian Jessie). After running for two years it has suddenly stopped making any sense. I have tried starting and stopping CMX, replugging, leaving the batteries out for long periods, no change.

I just wanted to check that there were no CMX settings that could cause the "Ignoring bad data" readings, they are really rather wild.

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2017-09-07 23:34:38.228  ========================== Cumulus MX starting ==========================
2017-09-07 23:34:38.236 Command line: /home/cumulus/CumulusMX/CumulusMX.exe -port 8998
2017-09-07 23:34:38.236 Cumulus MX v.3.0.0 build 3043
2017-09-07 23:34:38.243 Platform: Unix
2017-09-07 23:34:38.244 OS version: Unix 4.4.17.7
2017-09-07 23:34:38.245 Mono version: 3.2.8 (Debian 3.2.8+dfsg-10)
2017-09-07 23:34:38.246 Current culture: English (United Kingdom)
2017-09-07 23:34:38.246 Directory separator=/ Decimal separator=. List separator=,
2017-09-07 23:34:38.247 Date separator=/ Time separator=:
2017-09-07 23:34:38.247 Standard time zone name:   GMT
2017-09-07 23:34:38.247 Daylight saving time name: BST
2017-09-07 23:34:38.247 Daylight saving time? True
2017-09-07 23:34:38.248 07/09/2017 23:34:38
2017-09-07 23:34:38.249 Data path = data/
2017-09-07 23:34:38.362 Creating backup folder backup/20170907233438/
2017-09-07 23:34:38.427 Created backup folder backup/20170907233438/
2017-09-07 23:34:38.455 Reading Cumulus.ini file
2017-09-07 23:34:38.502 ASM=10 AST=00:10:00
2017-09-07 23:34:38.504 Cumulus start date: 12/08/2014
2017-09-07 23:34:38.512 Debug logging is enabled
2017-09-07 23:34:38.512 Data logging is disabled
2017-09-07 23:34:38.512 Logging interval = 1
2017-09-07 23:34:38.617 Calculating sunrise and sunset times
2017-09-07 23:34:38.637 Sunrise: 06:32:09
2017-09-07 23:34:38.637 Sunset : 19:43:58
2017-09-07 23:34:38.638 Tomorrow sunrise: 06:33:47
2017-09-07 23:34:38.638 Tomorrow sunset : 19:41:40
2017-09-07 23:34:38.639 Tomorrow length diff: -236
2017-09-07 23:34:38.657 Station type: Fine Offset
2017-09-07 23:34:38.657 WindUnit=km/h RainUnit=mm TempUnit=°C PressureUnit=hPa
2017-09-07 23:34:38.659 YTDRain=0.000 Year=0
2017-09-07 23:34:38.659 RainDayThreshold=-1.000
2017-09-07 23:34:38.659 Offsets and Multipliers:
2017-09-07 23:34:38.660 PO=3.000 TO=0.000 HO=0 WDO=0 ITO=0.000 UVO=0.000
2017-09-07 23:34:38.660 WSM=1.000 WGM=1.000 TM=1.000 TM2=0.000 HM=1.000 RM=1.000 UVM=1.000
2017-09-07 23:34:38.660 Spike removal:
2017-09-07 23:34:38.660 TD=999.000 GD=999.000 WD=999.000 HD=999.000 PD=999.000
2017-09-07 23:34:38.660 MR=999.000 MH=999.000
2017-09-07 23:34:38.660 Cumulus Starting
2017-09-07 23:34:38.661 Opening station
2017-09-07 23:34:38.706 Last update time from today.ini: 07/09/2017 23:32:00
2017-09-07 23:34:38.707 Read today file: Date = 07/09/2017, LastUpdateTime = 07/09/2017 23:32:00, Month = 9
2017-09-07 23:34:38.708 Sensor clock  11:09:12
2017-09-07 23:34:38.708 Station clock 11:09:12
2017-09-07 23:34:38.711 ReadTodayfile: set notraininit false
2017-09-07 23:34:38.725 /home/cumulus/CumulusMX/data/alltime.ini
2017-09-07 23:34:38.730 Alltime.ini file read
2017-09-07 23:34:38.786 MonthlyAlltime.ini file read
2017-09-07 23:34:38.794 Month.ini file read
2017-09-07 23:34:38.803 Year.ini file read
2017-09-07 23:34:38.807 Finding raintoday from logfile data/Sep17log.txt
2017-09-07 23:34:38.807 Expecting listsep=, decimal=.
2017-09-07 23:34:39.831 Midnight rain found in the following entry:
2017-09-07 23:34:39.831 07/09/17,00:00,0.0,10,-28.1,0.0,0.0,0,0.0,0.0,1000.0,0.0,0.0,10,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0,0.00,0.00,-3.8,0,0.0,360,0.0,0.0
2017-09-07 23:34:39.978 Setting raintoday from logfile = 0
2017-09-07 23:34:39.979 Calculating rain counter = 0
2017-09-07 23:34:39.979 Midnight rain found = 0
2017-09-07 23:34:39.982 Getting rain totals, rain season start = 1
2017-09-07 23:34:39.982 Today = 07/09/17
2017-09-07 23:34:39.991 Rainthismonth from dayfile.txt: 46.2
2017-09-07 23:34:39.991 Rainthisyear from dayfile.txt: 31271.4
2017-09-07 23:34:39.996 Looking for Fine Offset station, VendorID=0x1941 ProductID=0x8021
2017-09-07 23:34:40.193 Fine Offset station found
2017-09-07 23:34:40.254 Stream opened
2017-09-07 23:34:40.254 Reading pressure offset
2017-09-07 23:34:40.423 Rel pressure = 4290
2017-09-07 23:34:40.423 Abs pressure = 997.5
2017-09-07 23:34:40.423 Offset       = 3292.5
2017-09-07 23:34:40.425 Loading last N hour data from data logs: 07/09/2017 23:32:00
2017-09-07 23:34:41.534 Loaded 61 entries to last hour data list
2017-09-07 23:34:42.658 Loaded 181 entries to last 3 hour data list
2017-09-07 23:34:43.930 Loaded 4321 entries to graph data list
2017-09-07 23:34:50.550 Loaded 10076 entries to recent data list
2017-09-07 23:34:50.563 Loaded 30 entries to daily data list
2017-09-07 23:34:50.573 Current culture: English (United Kingdom)
2017-09-07 23:34:50.574 07/09/2017 23:34:50
2017-09-07 23:34:50.574 Reading history data
2017-09-07 23:34:50.574 Last Update = 07/09/2017 23:32:00
2017-09-07 23:34:50.650 629 web tags initialised
2017-09-07 23:34:50.661 HTML root path = /home/cumulus/CumulusMX/interface
2017-09-07 23:34:50.732 Reading current address 0504
2017-09-07 23:34:50.843 Starting web socket server on port 8002
2017-09-07 23:34:50.887 Number of history entries = 0
2017-09-07 23:34:50.915 Start Timers
2017-09-07 23:34:50.916 Starting 1-minute timer
2017-09-07 23:34:50.918 Attempting realtime FTP connect
2017-09-07 23:34:51.610 Starting Realtime timer, interval = 14 seconds
2017-09-07 23:34:51.611 Wundlist count is zero
2017-09-07 23:34:51.611 MySqlList count is zero
2017-09-07 23:35:00.902 Start Synchronising
2017-09-07 23:35:09.558 Address changed
2017-09-07 23:35:09.558 addr=1504previous=0504
2017-09-07 23:35:09.561 Sensor clock  23:35:05 drift = 17 seconds
2017-09-07 23:35:09.561 Station clock  23:35:09 drift = 3 seconds
2017-09-07 23:35:14.562 Stop Synchronising
2017-09-07 23:35:54.562 Within 3 seconds of sensor data change, skipping read
2017-09-07 23:36:01.721 Error uploading realtime.txt to /MountPleasant//realtime.txt : Can't open data connection.
2017-09-07 23:36:14.872 Ignoring bad data: pressure = 4290.2
2017-09-07 23:36:14.873                    offset = 0
2017-09-07 23:36:14.921 Rain total count from station = 371
2017-09-07 23:36:44.872 Ignoring bad data: inhum = 216
2017-09-07 23:36:44.872 Ignoring bad data: pressure = 3548.5
2017-09-07 23:36:44.872                    offset = 0
2017-09-07 23:36:44.875 Ignoring bad data: outtemp = 358.7
2017-09-07 23:36:44.875 Warning: large difference in rain gauge tip count: 58567
2017-09-07 23:36:44.875 Ignoring reading 1
2017-09-07 23:36:54.872 Ignoring bad data: inhum = 216
2017-09-07 23:36:54.874 Ignoring bad data: pressure = 3548.5
2017-09-07 23:36:54.874                    offset = 0
2017-09-07 23:36:54.875 Ignoring bad data: outtemp = 358.7
2017-09-07 23:36:54.875 Warning: large difference in rain gauge tip count: 58567
2017-09-07 23:36:54.875 Ignoring reading 2
2017-09-07 23:37:04.872 Ignoring bad data: inhum = 216
2017-09-07 23:37:04.873 Ignoring bad data: pressure = 3548.5
2017-09-07 23:37:04.873                    offset = 0
2017-09-07 23:37:04.873 Ignoring bad data: outtemp = 358.7
2017-09-07 23:37:04.873 Warning: large difference in rain gauge tip count: 58567
2017-09-07 23:37:04.874 Ignoring reading 3
2017-09-07 23:37:24.872 Ignoring bad data: pressure = 4291.1
2017-09-07 23:37:24.873                    offset = 0
2017-09-07 23:38:24.872 Ignoring bad data: pressure = 4290.2
2017-09-07 23:38:24.872                    offset = 0
2017-09-07 23:39:04.563 Within 3 seconds of sensor data change, skipping read
2017-09-07 23:39:44.872 Ignoring bad data: inhum = 166
2017-09-07 23:39:44.872 Ignoring bad data: pressure = 3548.5
2017-09-07 23:39:44.872                    offset = 0
2017-09-07 23:39:44.873 Ignoring bad data: outtemp = 1232.2
2017-09-07 23:39:44.873 Warning: large difference in rain gauge tip count: 53198
2017-09-07 23:39:44.873 Ignoring reading 1
2017-09-07 23:39:54.563 Within 3 seconds of sensor data change, skipping read
If it is the console, I think there is no way I can get a replacement, even if Maplin sold them on their own, because of the possibility that it would not match the frequency of the transmitter.

So I am down to replacing the whole lot. Any recommendations for a cheap station, compatible with CumulusMX, that is better than the Fine Offsets? I have had frequent lockups where it needed powering off and on again.
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It's back (intermittent)
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I think I'll try an Oregon Scientific next. I had one in the past and was happy with it
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Happily up and running with a WMR180, the Fine Offsets are all very well, and half the price of the Oregon Scientifics, but used to hang too regularly
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Hello guys, occasionally I experience some wild data readings by Cumulus. For example, every time when I run out of power, and then power comes on, or interenet disconnection, it shows a wild data (temperature 0 C, precipitation 16668 mm, wind 384 km/h and UV index od 16. Any solution to this kind of problems. I am using WH 2080 Weather Station. :bash:
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You'd need to post the MXdiags after this happens so we can take a look.
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Where I can find that data?
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the_markos95 wrote: Tue 21 Apr 2020 5:04 pm Where I can find that data?
If you look in the folder where MX is installed you will find a MXdiags subfolder. If you zip up the contents of that subfolder and post them on here then we can take a look.
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