From 7dfe39b0e8fbc77dfd86ee2b8b58ae83a85503e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom Keffer Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 15:45:00 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Minor edits. --- docs/usersguide.htm | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++------------------- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/usersguide.htm b/docs/usersguide.htm index 103293d5..aa78ec42 100644 --- a/docs/usersguide.htm +++ b/docs/usersguide.htm @@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ sudo /etc/init.d/weewx restart

This section applies only to those who wish to use the MySQL database, instead of the default SQLite - database. It assumes that you have a working version of MySQL or MariaDB installed. + database. It assumes that you have installed a working version of MySQL or MariaDB.

  1. @@ -893,20 +893,21 @@ sudo /etc/init.d/weewx restart
    @@ -923,7 +924,6 @@ sudo apt install python3-mysqldb
    2. -

  2. Change the WeeWX configuration to use MySQL instead of SQLite. In the WeeWX configuration file, @@ -931,8 +931,8 @@ sudo apt install python3-mysqldb the MySQL database, archive_mysql, instead of the SQLite database archive_sqlite.

    -

    After the change, it will look something like this (change highlighted): +

    After the change, it will look something like this (change + highlighted): 

         [[wx_binding]]
@@ -1543,11 +1543,13 @@ longitude = -77.0366

    If you decide to alternate between packet types (option 3), then the console will send a type LOOP1 packet, followed by a type LOOP2 - packet. This means that for certain types and depending on the options specified in [StdWXCalculate], - the value used can flip between hardware and software with every packet. In this case, you should be sure to - specify option hardware for types pressure, altimeter, dewpoint, windchill, and - heatindex. This way, only hardware values will be used. + packet. This means that for certain types, and depending on the options specified in + [StdWXCalculate], the value that is used by WeeWX can flip between hardware and + software values with every packet. In this case, you should be sure to specify option + hardware for types pressure, + altimeter, dewpoint, + windchill, and heatindex. This way, only hardware + values will be used.

    Not all stations support LOOP2 data. You need firmware version 1.90 or later.