weatherStationUploader v2.1.0

Share your openHAB weather sensors data with the world! It’s fun, rewarding, and can help others planning out their day or weekend!

Deprecated project

This project is no longer supported, please consider using openhab2-jython instead.

About

This is a simple jsr223 jython script for openHAB to be used together with lucid, openHAB 2.x jsr223 Jython helper library.

weatherStationUploader enables personal weather station owners to UPLOAD weather data in real time to Weather Underground. All customization is made in the config file.

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Prerequisits

• openHAB version 2.3 or later
• lucid, openHAB 2.x jsr223 Jython helper library
• meteocalc

meteocalc Installation

• The meteocalc library is used for some calculations in the script. It must be installed and accessible from within the openHAB jsr223 environment. There might be other ways but the following was done on a ubuntu installation to achieve that. It might look different on your system.

• sudo pip install meteocalc

• Now, openHAB jsr223 jython must be configured to find your downloaded python libraries. There are several ways to do this. You can add a -Dpython.path=mypath1:mypath2 to the OH2 script /etc/default/openhab2. For example -Dpython.path=/etc/openhab2/automation/lib/python:/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages You can also modify the sys.path list in a Jython script that loads early (like a component script). Or as an alternative you can create a symlink like sudo ln -s /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/meteocalc /etc/openhab2/automation/lib/python/meteocalc (In this example, the directory /etc/openhab2/automation/lib/python is already defined as openHAB's python library search path)

• Edit classutils.py, change line 5 to: PYTHON2 = 2#sys.version_info.major

Installation

After the prerequisits are met:

• Register a new PWS (Personal Weather Station) at Weather Underground. Note your station ID and station password.

• Add the following Weather Underground configuration dictionary to the lucid configuration file:

# Weather Underground Config
wunderground = {
    'logLevel': DEBUG,
    'stationdata': {
        "weather_upload": True,
        "station_id": "XXXXXXXXXX",
        "station_key": "XXXXXXXXXXXX",
        "upload_frequency": 5
    },
    'sensors': {
        "tempc": None, # If the device is present, replace None with the name of your OH Item, e.g: "My_Sensor"
        "humidity": None,
        "pressurembar": None,
        "rainhour": None,
        "raintoday": None,
        "soiltempc": None,
        "soilmoisture": None,
        "winddir": None,
        "windspeedms": None,
        "windgustms": None,
        "windgustdir": None,
        "winddir_avg2m": None,
        "windspeedms_avg2m": None,
        "windgustms_10m": None,
        "windgustdir_10m": None,
        "solarradiation": None,
    }
}

Edit the above to suit your needs. Save it and reload OpenHAB. Make sure it doesn't generate any errors.

• Download weatherStationUploader.py and put it among your other jython scripts. Watch the debug output.

Disclaimer

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.