Ecowitt GW1100b keeps dropping offline

[velvetfoot]

@lcw731

Which actual weather station did you actually end up going with again?

HP2561, with a couple of WN1980 consoles.

[lcw731]

A little update. changing the adapter block did help for a bit, but I have started having issues with the GW1100 dropping offline again. I went ahead and ordered the GW2000. I should be receiving it tomorrow. Does any one know how to switch my devices from the GW1100 to the GW2000? I am kind of inclined to believe I just activate it and the devices with begin to populate it. Does that sound about right? The follow up question (this is probably for @sburke781, but anyone who knows can answer) How do I switch the gateways in habitat (I'm using @sburke781 drivers) . Thanks!

[sburke781]

@lcw731

Does any one know how to switch my devices from the GW1100 to the GW2000? I am kind of inclined to believe I just activate it and the devices with begin to populate it. Does that sound about right?

I'm not familiar with this one myself, but I would suspect people like @kahn-hubitat or @aaiyar may have done this before...? If not hopefully others around here can help, otherwise I / we can try and figure it out with you.

@lcw731

The follow up question (this is probably for @sburke781, but anyone who knows can answer) How do I switch the gateways in habitat (I'm using @sburke781 drivers) .

I suspect you should be able to follow some of the steps I took down for people transitioning onto the version of the drivers I released when I took over. Obviously some of the steps relating to removing and re-installing the drivers via HPM can be ignored. I would suggest following the suggestion of noting down existing rules and other dependencies on the existing devices. I am expecting you will be able to:

• Turn off the existing data feed
• Leave the HE devices in place at this stage
• Setup the new Gateway, i.e. in the WS View App
• Setup the data feed for HE in WS View App
• Setup the new HE gateway device and let it create devices as it does
• Swap devices in HE apps / rules
• Remove your old HE devices

[RE-RELEASE] EcoWitt and Wittboy Weather Stations And Sensors (Local)

I now have the drivers available in my Hubitat Package Manager repository. I have some steps listed below to transition to my copies of the EcoWitt drivers, so feel free to take a look and let me know if you have any questions or feedback. I'll be getting the notes on earlier posts here up to date over the next few days / week. NOTE - THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE ONLY FOR EXISTING USERS OF ECOWITT TRANSITIONING TO THESE UPDATED DRIVERS New users should refer to the Readme section of the GitHub rep…

[marktheknife]

@lcw731

Does any one know how to switch my devices from the GW1100 to the GW2000? I am kind of inclined to believe I just activate it and the devices with begin to populate it. Does that sound about right?

Yes. The devices transmit, and any gateway within range receives their signals.

[snell]

@sburke781: Not familiar with your driver, but would he really need to remove the existing devices? Once the new gateway has recognized the sensors in the app, he could probably just change the DNI of the device on the Hubitat to match the MAC of the new gateway. That way it would just start accepting the data into the existing setup, right?

[sburke781]

Of course, that should work, or at least worth trying first. Thanks for pointing that out. @lcw731 , try stopping the data feed on your existing gateway, setting up your new gateway in WS View, then setup the data feed and importantly just change the Mac address on the gateway device in HE.

Thanks for spotting this @snell .

[snell]

No problem. I did not know if there was an app that auto-handled the devices or some other method (like child names based on parent DNI) that would make it a dumb idea to begin with.

@lcw731: Hope the switch over goes smoothly.

[lcw731]

All Done. OVERALL, it went pretty smoothly. For those that may be in a similar position in the future here is what I did:

1. Unplugged the GW1100B (it had been offline for a few days anyway), and removed it
   in WSView.
2. Plugged in and connected the GW2000 (I used the ethernet connection rather than
   the Wi-Fi so I didn't have that issue again).
3. Configured the gateway at the IP address (never saw those direction before, I may
   look and see if the other devices have something similar).
4. Set up the gateway in WS View (this is the step I missed the first time through, had to come back and reread this thread and the initial instructions to realize i missed it).
5. Changed the MAC Address in Hubitat then click resync.

Everything switched over from one gateway to the other seamlessly. Everything in Hubitat finally synced up correctly once I it up correctly in WSview (note to future users, both for initial set up a new device, or swapping out gateways, etc. the WS View is a critical (but easy) step.

@snell

Once the new gateway has recognized the sensors in the app, he could probably just change the DNI of the device on the Hubitat to match the MAC of the new gateway.

@sburke781

try stopping the data feed on your existing gateway, setting up your new gateway in WS View, then setup the data feed and importantly just change the Mac address on the gateway device in HE.

I didn't change the DNI, just the MAC address. Everything resynced within a few minutes once I did the and configure the server in WSView.

Now to move on the final big piece of this system and replacing the old worn out Accurite with a WS90 (Wittboy), also realized I need to add in a couple more temp/humidity sensors. Tell ya what, ecowitt really is a deep rabbit hole to fall into.

One side, odd note. When everything switched over there is one odd temperature Sensor on Channel 1 that I can't figure out what it is or where. Is there and easy way to figure that out? My gut is telling me it might be the gateway itself. But giving me a channel number for it is throwing me off.

[jabecker]

I didn't bother to stop the feed on my GW1000. I just plugged in the new GW2000b. As soon as it showed up in WS View, I set up the data feed and changed the MAC address in HE. Everything was seamless.

RE: the temp sensor on Channel 1, I don't think that would be the internal sensor. What kind of temps is it showing? That might help to narrow it down. I have one in my freezer in the garage. It shows temps in the -5°F to 5°F range. It's never that cold in my house, or outside for that matter.

[lcw731]

Well, the other option is a soil temp sensor. It’s reading 85 right now, I sorta thought it would be higher if it was soil as it in the low 110’s for over a week now. I guess I could just pull the battery on it and watch to see if it doesn’t update.