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Plugin weather stations

Martin Pihrt edited this page Oct 13, 2026 · 1 revision

Weather Stations

Displays selected OSPy sensor and plug-in values as configurable gauges or text.

At a glance

Item Value
Version 1.0.0
Category Weather, climate and environmental sensors
Author Martin Pihrt
License GPL-3.0
OSPy 3.0.211 or newer
Python 3.8 or newer
Permissions files, system
Hardware No dedicated hardware requirement declared
Dependencies None
Python/OS packages None
Interfaces No provider or mobile API declared
Source Open the plug-in directory

What it is for

Displays selected OSPy sensor and plug-in values as configurable gauges or text.

How it works and how to configure it

Tested in Python 3+

This plugin Displays data probes DS18B20 (DS1-6) from Air Temperature and Humidity Monitor plugin and volume, percent from Water Tank Monitor plugin and more sensors.

The plug-in includes a manifest declaring access to OSPy sensors and other plug-in readings, uses the shared OSPy lifecycle, and reports configured channels, refreshes and unavailable values through the Diagnostics health interface.

Plugin setup

  • Canvas or Text mode for showing data: When checked, it is text mode.

  • Canvas Size XY: The number determines the size of the meter wheel. The minimum is 150px, the maximum is 850px.

  • Text Font Size: The number determines the font size in text mode. The minimum is 15px, the maximum is 800px.

This part needs correct setuped plugin Air Temperature and Humidity Monitor
  • Show this DS1: When checked, showing this canvas (text) is enabled.

  • Name for Canvas DS1: Any name for this meter.

  • Units: In which units we want to display the data.

  • Scale: Division scale according to our requirements.

  • Min: This value must be the minimum of the range from "Scale".

  • Max: This value must be the maximum of the range from "Scale".

  • Red color from to: Red color on the scale according to the value from to.

  • Blue color from to: Blue color on the scale according to the value from to.

  • Green color from to: Green color on the scale according to the value from to.

If the set range is the same (for example from 0 to 0) then the color will not be displayed.

This part needs correct setuped plugin Water Tank Monitor

Same setting as in temperature.

This part needs correct setuped plugin Wind Speed Monitor

Same setting as in temperature.

This part needs correct setuped OSPy sensors

Same setting as in temperature.

In-app help and settings notes

The following notes are generated from the help page shipped with this plug-in. Field names are also explained directly in the OSPy settings page.

This plugin Displays data probes DS18B20 (DS1-6) from Air Temperature and Humidity Monitor plugin and volume, percent from Water Tank Monitor plugin and more sensors.

Plugin setup

  • Canvas or Text mode for showing data

When checked, it is text mode.

  • Canvas Size XY

The number determines the size of the meter wheel. The minimum is 150px, the maximum is 850px.

  • Text Font Size

The number determines the font size in text mode. The minimum is 15px, the maximum is 800px.

This part needs correct setuped plugin Air Temperature and Humidity Monitor

  • Show this DS1

When checked, showing this canvas (text) is enabled.

  • Name for Canvas DS1

Any unique name for this meter.

  • Units

In which units we want to display the data.

  • Scale

Division scale according to our requirements.

  • Min

This value must be the minimum of the range from Scale.

  • Max

This value must be the maximum of the range from Scale.

  • Red color from to

Red color on the scale according to the value from to.

  • Blue color from to

Blue color on the scale according to the value from to.

  • Green color from to

Green color on the scale according to the value from to.

If the set range is the same (for example from 0 to 0) then the color will not be displayed.

This part needs correct setuped plugin Water Tank Monitor

Same setting as in temperature.

This part needs correct setuped plugin Wind Speed Monitor

This part needs correct setuped OSPy sensors

Example canvas mode

Example text mode

Related links and diagrams

canvas

text

Support

Check OSPy → Diagnostics first and remove passwords, tokens, private addresses and other secrets before sharing logs. Report reproducible plug-in problems in the OSPy-plugins issue tracker.

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