Configuring WMR89 with weeWX

WMR89_Oregon_Scientific

My WMR88 Oregon Scientific Station unfortunately died a couple of weeks ago after almost 6 years working. I was very satisfied with this model but Oregon Scientific does not produce it anymore. The updated version, the WMR89, is compatible with the sensors of the old model but, surprisingly, their computer interfaces are completely different. Luckily some … Read more…

Creating a WeeWX extension to integrate Calduino

weeWX Calduino Top

In the two previous posts we commented the main characteristics of the EMS Bus and described Calduino, the hardware and software used to connect and exchange information with a Buderus boiler though this bus. In this post you will see how to create a weeWX extension to import the information gathered and how to control the boiler configurations from an HTTP web page. WeeWX has … Read more…

Adding an external Antenna to WMR88

WMR88 Dissasembly

After more than 5 years working perfectly, my WMR88 Oregon Scientific Station started to show reception problems. Periodically the contact between the console and some of the outdoor sensors was lost. The unit normally reconnects after a few minutes but on some occasions the base station and the sensor required resetting. I noticed that the connection problems … Read more…

Installing WeeWX in Raspberry Pi

WMR88_MeteoStation

WeeWX is a great software for people who have a domestic weather station and are interested in meteorology. This open source program, developed in Python, is able to import weather data from many popular weather stations and to produce plots, reports and HTML pages. Moreover, it uses a easy to extend architecture, making it very … Read more…