Initial use of WMR200

[Lee_2097]

Hi Everyone,

I another very happy user of cumulus. Have had it running with a XC0348 station for a coupla years without a problem.

Recently upgraded to an Oregon WMR200 and version 1.9.2 build 1030. The software upgrade worked fine, still with XC0348 at that stage. The machine is running XP.

When I tried changing the station the downloading data box just hangs there, no bar moving across the screen. I have left it for 45minutes with no change.

Forums suggest that the station is not sending info to cumulus, so i tried resetting the station, both via complete powerdown (batteries + PSU) and via the reset button. No luck.

Also tried a clean install on a win7 machine, same result just downloading data.

Has anyone else had any problems here? Am I just being impatient and not waiting long enough?

Would appreciate any help, I've spent a fair bit of time going through the readme, forums and wiki.

Thanks
Lee

Diags.zip

[steve]

The WMR200 can take a very long time to send the contents of its logger - a full logger could take well over an hour - so it could be that you're not waiting long enough. But I think you would still see the timestamp changing on the 'downloading data' screen while Cumulus was processing the data.

If you edit cumulus.ini and put

logging=1

into the [Station] section, this will turn on the debug log by default, and the debug.log file will show what the station is sending to Cumulus.

[Lee_2097]

Thankyou Steve,

I set the logging flag as suggested, then followed the following steps (with a slight modification to step 4 cause it's a bit early for the pub)

1. Shutdown PC.
2. Un-plug USB & Remove batteries.
3. Restart PC.
4. Retire to the pub for a swift pint.
5. Re-insert batteries, plug in USB. Also reset time/timezone and barometer altitude
6. Cup of tea.
7. Re-start Cumulus.

After waiting 3 hours I got the following messages in the debug file (just copied last few entries) see below...

I am pretty certain it's not an error with cumulus, so I have messaged manufacturer of the station to see if they can shed some light.

Thanks for your help, I'll post what the manufacturers come back to me with.

Lee

0000.000 : **** Logging Disabled

0000.000 : **** Logging Disabled

0000.000 : **** Logging Disabled

0000.000 : **** Logging Disabled

1174.891 : **** Logging Enabled

1304.953 : 10:54:45 PM Realtime FTP Connect attempt
1305.359 : 10:54:46 PM Realtime FTP Connected
0000.000 : **** Logging Disabled

0000.000 : **** Logging Disabled

0000.312 : **** Logging Enabled

0001.015 : Sending heartbeat
0387.140 : **** Logging Disabled

0390.484 : **** Logging Enabled

0000.000 : **** Logging Disabled

0000.094 : **** Logging Enabled

0000.688 : Sending heartbeat
0000.000 : **** Logging Disabled

0008.204 : **** Logging Enabled

[steve]

Yes, the station isn't sending any data to the PC.

[Lee_2097]

Hi All,

Just an update, I spent a week convincing Oregon Scientific that the unit wasn't functioning, emails back and forth and alot of tedious explaining of how I installed and related things. Then I sent it in for repair and two weeks later they managed to confirm what Steve correctly asserted in a day or two. I just got the unit back, minus the power supply and usb cable and was finally able to get it going!!
It goes to show what a great job Steve has done with cumulus and the superior level of support that he offers us for free. I will be donating tonight!!

So finally plugged it in, tested first with Oregons software and it failed to pick up the external temperature sensor, bugger!! Next I tested it with cumulus & hooray worked perfectly.

When I first plugged it in the "downloading data" show the date and time of the records it was passing through so I could easily see progress. It took a while but seeing it was brand new it didn't have to pull 100's of records.

Running well with the 1032 build of v1.9.2

Had an immediate drop of humidity (20%) an increase of pressure (1014 to 1018) and the pressure curve is a lot less accurate, big blocks of 1mB changes rather than 0.1mB resolution I was getting with a $150 station.

Would highly recommend cumulus but will never again purchase an Oregon product.

Thanks again to Steve


http://subethernet.net/weather/

[steve]

but will never again purchase an Oregon product.

They're nice in some ways, but as you've discovered, limited in some ways - such as the resolution (and accuracy) of the barometer.

[pajala73]

Hi Steve,

I have the WMRS200 and have a similar problem as Lee, but for me I can see in debug.log that data is transferred. However, after a few minutes Cumulus hangs (both download window and program window turn white) and I have to kill it.

I have used (and still use) Cumulus with LaCrosse WS-23x0 and it works fine (on another computer/location than this Oregon station).

From my debug.log:

Cumulus debug log
4218.5391 : Sending DA
4218.5406 : 05:06:30 Data: 06 FF 00 60 02 00 22 1E
4218.5406 : 05:06:30 USB device is plugged in
4218.5406 : Sending DA
4218.5406 : 05:06:30 Data: 07 00 13 04 07 00 A2 00
4218.5406 : 05:06:30 USB device is plugged in
...

4269.7453 : Sending DA
4269.7453 : 05:15:02 Data: 05 FF 00 48 09 0C 00 F1
4269.7453 : 05:15:02 USB device is plugged in
4269.7453 : Sending DA
4269.7469 : 05:15:02 Data: 07 00 00 00 00 20 7D 00
4269.7469 : 05:15:02 USB device is plugged in
4269.7469 : Sending DA

...and then the file stops.

I have attached my debug.log and Cumulus.ini here:

debug.log

Cumulus.ini

BR,
/Stefan Nilsson

[steve]

I have the WMRS200

The WMRS200 is not a WMR200 (it has no data logger, for example). Confusingly, it is a variant of the WMR100, so you need to use that setting in Cumulus.

[pajala73]

The WMRS200 is not a WMR200 (it has no data logger, for example). Confusingly, it is a variant of the WMR100, so you need to use that setting in Cumulus.

Thanks Steve, it works perfectly now. This is indeed a confusing naming convention by Oregon. I don't mind not having data logger since the station is on 24/7 anyway, but I thought the feature of having up to 10 sensors was nice (although I haven't added more sensors yet).

I agree with Lee on the poor barometer, it's surprisingly bad.