Weather monitor installation - Revision history

Jca: /* Configure */

2026-01-11T08:29:40Z

Configure

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	[service]		[service]
	~~logpath~~ = /home/local/svn/weather_monitor/log/log_%d/		basepath = /home/local/svn/weather_monitor/log/
	; the '%d' will be replaced with date and timestamp (must end with a '/'). =		logpath = log_%d/
	~~max_logging_minutes = 60.0~~		; the '%d' will be replaced with date and timestamp (must end with a '/'). =
	log_service = true		log_service = true
			maximized = 0

	[mqttin]		[mqttin]
	;broker = tcp://10.59.9.~~201:1883~~		broker = tcp://192.168.2.179:1883
	~~broker = tcp://10.197.217.56~~:1883		context = not used
	context = ~~ublox9/~~
	~~clientid = ublox9_in~~
	function = nmea/		function = nmea/
	system = ublox9/		system = ublox9/
	log = true		log = true
	print = false		print = false
	use = ~~true~~		use = false

	[gnss]		[gnss]
	;input = ../../~~../log/gnss_2025_06_18.nmea~~		input = /dev/ttyACM0
	~~input = ../../../log/log_24h_asta_mqtt.txt~~
	input_use = false		input_use = false
	log = false		log = false
	interval_sec = 0		interval_sec = 6
	logtime = ~~false~~		logtime = 5

	[ini]		[ini]
	; set 'saveconfig' to 'false' to avoid autosave =		; set 'saveconfig' to 'false' to avoid autosave =
	saveconfig = true		saveconfig = true
	version = 2285 2025-06-26 07:20:46		version = 2285 2025-06-26 07:20:46

	[~~mqttinw~~]		[weather]
	broker = tcp://~~192.168.2.216~~:1883		log = true
			logload = true
			logloaddir = log_20
			show_temp = 0 1
			show_hum = 0 1
			show_sound = 0
			show_ppm2_5 = 0
			show_ppm_10 = 0
			show_light = 0 0
			show_rain = 1
			show_wind = 1

			[mqtt_indoor]
			broker = tcp://localhost:1883
	context = not used		context = not used
	~~clientid = weather_in~~		function = indoor/
	function =		system = weather/
	system = ~~weather7~~/
	log = true		log = true
	print = false		print = false
	use = false		use = false

	[~~weather~~]		[mqtt_outdoor]
	~~input~~ = ../~~log/weather-xxx.txt~~		broker = tcp://192.168.2.216:1883
	~~input_use~~ = ~~false~~		context = not used
			function = outdoor/
			system = weather/
	log = false		log = false
	~~interval_sec~~ = 60		print = false
	~~logpathload~~ = /~~home~~/~~local~~/~~svn~~/~~weather_monitor~~/log~~/w1~~		use = true
	~~logpathsave~~ = /~~home~~/~~local~~/~~svn/weather_monitor~~/log~~/w2~~
	logload = ~~false~~		[mqtt_df1]
			#broker = tcp://192.168.2.152:1883
			broker = tcp://localhost:1883
			context = not used
			function = greve/#
			system = weather/
			log = true
			print = false
			use = true

			[splitter]
			stretch = 0 1 1

			[mqtt_pv]
			broker = tcp://192.168.2.151:1883
			context = not used
			system = pv/
			function = monitor/#
			log = true
			print = false
			use = true

			[pv]
			log = true
			loguse = false
			use = true
			logload = true
			logloaddir = log_20
			voltage_scale = 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
			voltage_scaleinfo = charger1 charger2 battery1 battery2



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	* Group ''[mqttin]''. It is for use with an MQTT server that streams the NMEA messages. Change the IP in the ''[mqttin]'' group and change to ''use=true''. The NMEA messages are assumed to be in the payload of the message, and the subject as described (subscribing to 'ublox9/nmea/#').		* Group ''[mqttin]''. It is for use with an MQTT server that streams the NMEA messages. Change the IP in the ''[mqttin]'' group and change to ''use=true''. The NMEA messages are assumed to be in the payload of the message, and the subject as described (subscribing to 'ublox9/nmea/#').
	* Group ''[mqttinw]'' is the input source for weather information.		* Group ''[mqttinw]'' is the input source for weather information.


	== Autostart MQTT talker ==		== Autostart MQTT talker ==

Jca: /* Autostart QT-GUI app at boot */

2026-01-11T08:24:30Z

Autostart QT-GUI app at boot

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   # script to start applications after a reboot
+  #
   cd /home/local/svn/weather_monitor/qt_monitor/build
-  ./gnss_qt -d 2>out_err.txt >out_console.txt
+  ./gnss_qt -d 2>out_err.txt >out_console.txt &
 This seems to work better than crontab with an @reboot entry, as it has the XCB issue described above.

Jca: /* Venv for python sensor */

2026-01-11T08:23:01Z

Venv for python sensor

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	pip install smbus		pip install smbus
	pip install modbus_tk		pip install modbus_tk

			Remember to enable the serial hardware in ''raspi-config''.

	== Hardware ==		== Hardware ==

Jca: /* install */

2026-01-11T08:21:56Z

install

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	source ~/venv/bin/activate		source ~/venv/bin/activate

	Install the needed packages		Install the needed packages after the venv is activated

	pip install RPi.GPIO		pip install RPi.GPIO
	pip install psutil		pip install psutil
	pip install setproctitle		pip install setproctitle
			pip install paho-mqtt
			pip install serial
			pip install smbus
			pip install modbus_tk

	== Hardware ==		== Hardware ==

Jca: /* Venv for python sensor */

2026-01-11T07:20:05Z

Venv for python sensor

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	Install the needed packages		Install the needed packages

			pip install RPi.GPIO
			pip install psutil
			pip install setproctitle

	== Hardware ==		== Hardware ==

Jca: /* Hardware */

2026-01-11T07:16:13Z

Hardware

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	@reboot /home/local/on_reboot.bash		@reboot /home/local/on_reboot.bash

			== Venv for python sensor ==

			=== install ===

			Create a ''venv'' structure for a separate Python environment. Make the ''venv'' structure in the home directory.

			cd
			python -m venv venv
			source ~/venv/bin/activate

			Install the needed packages





	== Hardware ==		== Hardware ==

Jca: /* XCB-plugin */

2025-09-06T06:46:22Z

XCB-plugin

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	sudo apt install qt5dxcb-plugin		sudo apt install qt5dxcb-plugin

	No, it didn't help. Use desktop-file		No, it didn't help. Use desktop-file as in next section:

	=== Autostart QT-GUI app at boot ===		=== Autostart QT-GUI app at boot ===

Jca: /* Build */

2025-09-06T06:43:43Z

Build

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	=== Build ===		=== Build ===

	Code is found here (on SVN)		Code is found here (on SVN)

	cd ~/svn		cd ~/svn

Jca: /* Required packages */

2025-09-06T06:43:07Z

Required packages

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	qt6-charts-dev		qt6-charts-dev
	libxkbcommon-dev		libxkbcommon-dev
	sudo apt install libreadline-dev libopencv-dev libgpiod-dev gpiod cmake subversion aptitude apt-file telnet ntp ntpdate nmap lsof python3-paho-mqtt libpaho-mqtt-dev python3-opencv python3-setproctitle mosquitto mosquitto-dev mosquitto-clients libusb-dev libcli11-dev libgeographiclib-dev libpaho-mqttpp-dev qt6-base-dev qt6-tools-dev libxkbcommon-dev		sudo apt install libreadline-dev libopencv-dev libgpiod-dev gpiod cmake subversion aptitude apt-file telnet ntp ntpdate nmap lsof python3-paho-mqtt libpaho-mqtt-dev python3-opencv python3-setproctitle mosquitto mosquitto-dev mosquitto-clients libusb-dev libcli11-dev libgeographiclib-dev libpaho-mqttpp-dev qt6-base-dev qt6-tools-dev qt6-charts-dev libxkbcommon-dev

	=== For Python install ===		=== For Python install ===

Jca: /* Required packages */

2025-09-06T06:42:42Z

Required packages

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	qt6-base-dev		qt6-base-dev
	qt6-tools-dev		qt6-tools-dev
			qt6-charts-dev
	libxkbcommon-dev		libxkbcommon-dev
	sudo apt install libreadline-dev libopencv-dev libgpiod-dev gpiod cmake subversion aptitude apt-file telnet ntp ntpdate nmap lsof python3-paho-mqtt libpaho-mqtt-dev python3-opencv python3-setproctitle mosquitto mosquitto-dev mosquitto-clients libusb-dev libcli11-dev libgeographiclib-dev libpaho-mqttpp-dev qt6-base-dev qt6-tools-dev libxkbcommon-dev		sudo apt install libreadline-dev libopencv-dev libgpiod-dev gpiod cmake subversion aptitude apt-file telnet ntp ntpdate nmap lsof python3-paho-mqtt libpaho-mqtt-dev python3-opencv python3-setproctitle mosquitto mosquitto-dev mosquitto-clients libusb-dev libcli11-dev libgeographiclib-dev libpaho-mqttpp-dev qt6-base-dev qt6-tools-dev libxkbcommon-dev