VP2 Console Battery Tag with weatherlink IP data logger

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I’m using the weatherlink IP data logger on my VP2 console and I have the WD tag $vpconsolebattery in my wxstatus.php webpage. The voltage on the webpage always shows 0.0. Does anyone know if the weatherlink IP data logger records/transmits console battery voltage? Several years ago I was using the serial data logger connected to my PC and the console battery voltage was correctly reported and displayed on my webpage.

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which version/build of WD?

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10.37S Build 66

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it should work with the IP data logger the same as the serial or usb data logger I would have thought (i.e I have the code the same to handle that data)

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Yeah, I would have thought so as well. I checked the obvious: new batteries are installed in the console and when I unplugged it from the wall, the console remained operating on battery power, so the batteries are installed and working properly. My wxstatus.php file is attached (as a txt file). Maybe I have an error in the code? The webpage is at http://www.willowsfordfarmweather.org/wxstatus.php

wxstatus.txt (11.1 KB)

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$vpconsolebattery is coming from testtags.txt on the PC, can we see that file?

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Here’s testtags.txt from my PC.

testtags.txt (39.7 KB)

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That’s OK.

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Maybe it’s the console itself? It’s over 12 years old now. Is there any way to determine if the console is providing the data logger with the battery voltage information?

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The VP Console battery has been in the serial interface since the original VP days so your VP2 console should be providing it.

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But I’m not using the serial data logger, I’m using WeatherlinkIP and and I was wondering if that’s why the battery voltage isn’t being extracted from the console.

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I misunderstood your post as being concerned about the age of the console.

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I just opened my WeatherLink software and there is a Console Diagnostics option, which is showing the battery’s voltage in this report, so at least I know the console is reporting it. Still not sure why the console battery tag is showing 0.0 Vdc!

Console Diagnostics 02/23/18 2:38p
Firmware Version: 11/28/05
Total Received: 20306
Total Resynchs: 0
Total Misses: 194
Max in a Row: 700
CRC Errors: 22
% Good: 99%
Console Battery: 4.69 V