From f96c218d7d15fd70d9bcbc4eccedf84270d2fba9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tom Keffer <tkeffer>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 17:14:10 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fixed bug in drivers/vantage.py that causes below sea-level
 altitudes to be read as a large positive number.

---
 TODO.txt                     | 5 +++--
 bin/weewx/drivers/vantage.py | 2 +-
 docs/changes.txt             | 3 +++
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/TODO.txt b/TODO.txt
index d2a3d328..23f33712 100644
--- a/TODO.txt
+++ b/TODO.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-Should the archive file be backed up before adding the daily summaries?
-  - Probably.
+Links to Wunderfixer seem to have gotten lost on the website.
+
+wee_config_device --dump should be able to dump to a metric units database.
 
 See if it is possible to make cheetahgenerator not require a default wx_binding
 
diff --git a/bin/weewx/drivers/vantage.py b/bin/weewx/drivers/vantage.py
index 87bca52d..1276008d 100644
--- a/bin/weewx/drivers/vantage.py
+++ b/bin/weewx/drivers/vantage.py
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ class Vantage(weewx.drivers.AbstractDevice):
         setup_bits             = self._getEEPROM_value(0x2B)[0]
         self.rain_year_start   = self._getEEPROM_value(0x2C)[0]
         self.archive_interval_ = self._getEEPROM_value(0x2D)[0] * 60
-        self.altitude          = self._getEEPROM_value(0x0F, "<H")[0]
+        self.altitude          = self._getEEPROM_value(0x0F, "<h")[0]
         self.altitude_vt       = weewx.units.ValueTuple(self.altitude, "foot", "group_altitude") 
 
         barometer_unit_code   =  unit_bits & 0x03
diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 4783fc65..1ea9cef8 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ installs.
 
 Added a wait-and-check to the stop option in the weewx.debian rc script.
 
+Fixed bug in the Vantage driver that causes below sea-level altitudes 
+to be read as a large positive number.
+
 
 3.0.1 12/07/14