Realtime gauge-data extension

Description

The Realtime gauge-data extension generates a loop data based gauge-data.txt file that provides for near realtime updating of the SteelSeries Weather Gauges by WeeWX.

Pre-requisites

The Realtime gauge-data extension requires WeeWX v4.0.0 or greater using either Python 2 or Python 3. Use of the Realtime gauge-data extension with the SteelSeries Weather Gauges requires the installation and configuration for use with WeeWX of the SteelSeries Weather Gauges.

A number of fields have additional pre-requisites:

• CurrentSolarMax. Requires the pyephem module be installed.

• forecast:

  • If using the Zambretti forecast text then the WeeWX forecasting extension must be installed.
  • If a text file is to be used as the scroller text source then a suitable text file must be available on the WeeWX machine.

Installation Instructions

Note: The symbolic name $HTML_ROOT is used below to refer to the path to the directory where WeeWX generated reports are saved. This directory is normally set in the [StdReport] section of weewx.conf. Refer to where to find things in the WeeWX User's Guide for further information.

1. Install the Realtime gauge-data extension using the wee_extension utility:

   • download the latest Realtime gauge-data extension package:

     $ wget -P /var/tmp https://github.com/gjr80/weewx-realtime_gauge-data/releases/download/v0.6.5/rtgd-0.6.7.tar.gz
     

   • install the Realtime gauge-data extension:

     $ wee_extension --install=/var/tmp/rtgd-0.6.7.tar.gz
     

     Note: Depending on your system/installation the above command may need to be prefixed with sudo.

     Note: Depending on your WeeWX installation wee_extension may need to be prefixed with the path to wee_extension.

2. Restart the WeeWX daemon:

   $ sudo /etc/init.d/weewx restart
   

   or

   $ sudo service weewx restart
   

   or

   $ sudo systemctl restart weewx
   

This will result in the gauge-data.txt file being generated on receipt of each loop packet. A default installation will result in the generated gauge-data.txt file being placed in the $HTML_ROOT directory. The Realtime gauge-data extension installation can be further customized (eg file locations, frequency of generation etc) by referring to the Realtime gauge-data extension wiki.

Support

General support issues may be raised in the Google Groups weewx-user forum. Specific bugs in the Realtime gauge-data extension code should be the subject of a new issue raised via the Issues Page.

Licensing

The Realtime gauge-data extension is licensed under the GNU Public License v3.