That was actually exactly what i needed, thanks alot!
@stephenshirvington44562 жыл бұрын
terrific tutorial, I was struggling but you solved all, thank you.
@mostlychris2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
Since Home Assistant version 2022.5, I am now recommending that you use the official Ecowitt integration and not the HACS version. In that version of Home Assistant, the HACS version is broken due to changes in the python code. My post about the issue here : www.mostlychris.com/home-assistant-2023-5-broke-ecowitt/
@jmr2 жыл бұрын
They moved some setting in the app! I hope this helps others. 1) click the 3 dots "..." next to the gateway in the app. Far right! 2) Click "edit" 3) Click "Sensor". 3) Click DIY Upload Servers.
@j.jordens4700 Жыл бұрын
@@jmr THx after installing first from the HACS store everthing seams to work!
@Eruditealex42 жыл бұрын
Wow! Did I luck out with this video? Thank you so much for your content bro
@michaelwest51273 жыл бұрын
I was looking for something like this. Good info. Thanks.
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
No prob! You didn't see my other one with the rasp pi?
@michaelwest51273 жыл бұрын
@@mostlychris Was planning on this weekend when I have some free time to follow along on my Pi, but saw this pop up today and wanted to take a peek.
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
Good luck.
@BelaFURT3 жыл бұрын
Wow thank you for this video! Im gonna checkout your Raspberry solution and Weather Station Mod :)
@BelaFURT3 жыл бұрын
I did not find any information how you improved the antenna of your WS. Could you give a short hint? :)
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
Well.... I should have made a video on that. I opened up the unit and soldered a 1/4 wave antenna to the same point as the coil antenna that was on the board and then stuck that through the bottom of the unit. In retrospect, as I was removing the coil antenna it came off easier than it should have which makes me think it suffered from a cold solder joint and had I just re-soldered it that would have solved my issues. My house has metal wrap (heat barrier) around the whole thing so signals need an extra boost in some cases.
@BelaFURT3 жыл бұрын
@@mostlychris nice, thank you for that information! Im gonna slam that subscribe button. 👌🏼
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@SanctuaryGardenLiving2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video! Thank you.
@mostlychris2 жыл бұрын
Thanks and thank you for watching!
@ehfire2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Thanks. Any ideas on how to get this working with the ecowiit wittboy?
@robertperkins4909 Жыл бұрын
Has anything changed with the integration? I followed the steps to a tee except for any modifications called for in the Ecowitt iphone app or the integration. I get a success message and Ecowitt integration but no entities, and I know they are there because I see the results on my phone and rain gauge receiver. Thanks and keep up the good work.
@mostlychris Жыл бұрын
There was a change to integration and I have moved to the built in version. www.mostlychris.com/home-assistant-2023-5-broke-ecowitt/
@ronm65853 жыл бұрын
Nice, thank you.
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
Welcome!
@jmr2 жыл бұрын
The power port on it was not what I expected...... VERY strange choice!
@mostlychris2 жыл бұрын
Do tell!
@jmr2 жыл бұрын
@@mostlychris You warned us but it was more awkward then I expected.
@Bongwell420 Жыл бұрын
I just bought a Ecowitt Combo Pack (Gateway + Sensor) and installed the gateway without any trouble, now connecting the sensor is where I am having a issue. Once I put in a double a battery the sensor is suppose to blink 4 times? Mine doesn't blink could it be a faulty unit? or something I am doing wrong?
@dukeplc3 жыл бұрын
Could you do a quick rundown on the weather station hardware? Thanks and once again, great vid!
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
Hey @dukeplc, There isn't much to it since it is a single device. Mine is up and mounted so it's hard to get a real life picture of it. I do show it at the beginning of this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIOyaq2wp9GVhqs The Amazon link to the product page is here: amzn.to/3ko5KCv. It contains a WH65B sensor package and that is what transmits out on 915mhz to my raspberry pi receiver setup as well as this Ecowitt gateway. Let me know if you have specific questions.
@RAKRail2 жыл бұрын
Chris, thanks for all your videos. I've been using Smartthings for many years but are preparing to move to Home Assistant your and videos are very helpful. I'm looking at home weather stations and I'm considering Ecowitt hardware. How has your weather station working and would you say your happy with your investment in Ecowitt equipment? Thanks for your time and your helpful videos, Roger
@mostlychris2 жыл бұрын
I am only using the Ecowitt gateway at the moment because my Ambient station transmits in the 900mhz spectrum which Ecowitt can receive. I've had Ambient for years and only replaced my old station when a hail storm destroyed it (and my roof). In general, weather stations have been pretty solid if you get one of the name brand versions. My next station will probably be one of the ultrasonic all in ones. No moving parts.
@RusticByNature3 жыл бұрын
I'm trying to do some research on this and from what I can tell this will only work with other Ecowitt devices, is that correct? Thanks for sharing.
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
I am doing this with an Ambient WS-2902 (the WH65B sensor pack). There are different models of this gateway for different frequencies. My WX station is 915Mhz and that is the version of the gateway that I have.
@RusticByNature3 жыл бұрын
@@mostlychris Thank you. I saw the different frequencies but I did not why.
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
No prob!
@dcross375 Жыл бұрын
When I type in my SSID is says it is not found. I have tried typing on multiple times/ways. I’m using iPhone app
@ravedog3 жыл бұрын
So I’ll ask another question. I had the Ws-2000 bookmarked cuz it was “internet push ready”. However, is there something yours doesn’t do that the ws-2000 does other than basically having the ecowitt built in? Thanks!
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
I wanted to pull in my weather data locally. I have another video on doing this using an raspberry pi and the rtl_433 software. However, this unit is all self contained and has sensor outputs that I wasn't getting from the pi setup. It is just another way to get wx data from sensors that transmit it so one doesn't have to rely on APIs and internet based data feeds.
@charliedgabriel3 жыл бұрын
great video... what weather station are you using outside? is it a diy weather station?
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! No, it's an ambient WS-2902A. This is the "C" model but it's similar to this: amzn.to/2YIbCwo
@JeffreyFrey752 жыл бұрын
One of my cats did me a favor and knocked down our LaCrosse main display breaking it. I was never able to get this on WiFi and couldn't integrate into HomeAssistant. Is an Ecowitt the best weather station to integrate into HA and what models are compatible/recommended?
@mostlychris2 жыл бұрын
There are a lot of options out there. I have been using Ambient for a long time and it happens to transmit on the frequency that my little GW1000 sensor receives at so I can use that data. Ecowitt has a nice set of modules that you can place around a property to get optimum readings. All-in-one stations like I have suffer from compromise in that the temp sensor, rain sensor, and wind speed/direction are all at the same height when it makes more sense for the rain to be close to the ground and the wind sensor to be 10-30 feet off the ground. There are also some cool sensors out there now that don't have any moving parts. The best thing about my setup is that if the net goes down, it still reports to HA locally. That is probably the number 1 thing to look for in a station.
@ravedog3 жыл бұрын
Do you have a full-on wx station or did you diy one? If station, Which did you get? Lol. I should read the other comments. I found out. Thanks C
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you got the answer...but yes, I bought one awhile back that transmits data on 915mhz which can be received by the Ecowitt.
@abartos2 жыл бұрын
Is it possible to send data to several services? For example, to Home Assistant and Weather Underground at the same time.
@mostlychris2 жыл бұрын
I do this. You just need to have the correct stuff setup to send to each thing.
@stevebatten25002 жыл бұрын
Chris, do you know if the author of this code is actively supporting it as I note that many of the newer sensors are not catered for and result in exceptions within HA
@mostlychris2 жыл бұрын
I do not know. There was a change that had to be made a few months ago and the code was updated to fix that. But that is the last issue I had. Mine is still working. What new sensors are having issues?
@paulenright12323 жыл бұрын
Is there something to better explain the Ecowitt ecosystem? The prices seem to be all over the board, and I wondered what value gives you what features. Their forum seems pretty active.
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
Paul, Have you looked at Ecowitt's site? All their stuff is there. A lot of it depends on what you want to measure.
@dannyfiorot3 жыл бұрын
Hi, great video! Does this component work with all 433 mhz station? Where can I buy it? I’m living in Italy. Thanks
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
There is a 433Mhz version so yes, you can use it on that frequency. I'm not sure where it might be available in Germany, but check their site directly and see what they might have: www.ecowitt.com/shop/goodsDetail/16
@jeffwelvaert14943 жыл бұрын
I can't add the integration after installing it through HACS. I added the missing version number 0.5.0 to the manifest and still not showing up. Seems like I remember you saying (I think in a live stream) you had to do something else to get this working. Do you recall what that was?
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
Does it show up as installable or just nothing at all? I had to change the voltage settings in the code as well once the later versions of HA with energy monitoring were released.
@jeffwelvaert14943 жыл бұрын
@@mostlychris I found where you mentioned the voltage thing in your live stream and changed that too. It still wouldn't show up but then suddenly did later so maybe all I needed to do was refresh the screen. Working now.
@davidniquot64232 жыл бұрын
Mmmm i'm new to home assistant, but Ecowitt integration do not show in the list ... when i type "ecowitt" as the integration been removed ? Edit : Ok ssen the HACS Ecowitt as to be installed .. ;D
@mostlychris2 жыл бұрын
Yes. You need to install the HACS add-on first. For a lot of non core add-ons, you would first install something in HACS and then go to HA integrations and search. Sometimes clearing your browser cache is needed for the integration to show.
@aslaninc2 жыл бұрын
Does this rely on the cloud or will it still work if I block the Ecowitt from accessing the internet?
@mostlychris2 жыл бұрын
It's local for me. It doesn't reach out to Ecowitt to get its data. It will report to them if you let it though.
@bassameteo3 жыл бұрын
But is Rasperry needed for the domenistic assistant?
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
If you are asking about Home Assistant, there are a number of different platforms you can run it on. I run on a Raspberry Pi 4 for my test environment and an Odroid N2+ for my production environment.
@jameswadsley3165 Жыл бұрын
The devices never showed up in HA...not sure what I'm doing wrong...
@mostlychris Жыл бұрын
You need to add the mqtt entries.
@morleytall41112 жыл бұрын
Hi my main app ws view not receiving anything same has HA BUT my ecowitt app is
@mostlychris2 жыл бұрын
Not sure what the question is. Can you provide more detail?
@JAME51000 Жыл бұрын
Im desperately trying to find out how I can get lightning alert sent to my WhatsApp rather than gmail, I know its not related but I can see your a whizz at this stuff with ecowitt product. Thank You
@mostlychris Жыл бұрын
Not a whizz. I get an alert sent to my phone from an automation in Home Assistant. I send an alert after the first 10 strikes and then another one at 250 strikes. First one tells me something is happening. Second one tells me I'd better pay attention. I think I have a video on it.
@AndyHutchinsons3 жыл бұрын
Excuse my ignorance - but how do you get that Google Assistant interface?
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
Where in the video do you see that?
@pexzor3 жыл бұрын
I've got to be missing something simple. I've installed HACS, let it pull all repositories, installed the Ecowitt Weather Station HACS integration and restarted HA. Ecowitt Weather Station is never listed as an integration in HA. I've uninstalled it from HACS and restarted HA twice but the problem persists. Any ideas? Core 2021.4.3 Supervisor 2021.04.0 HA OS 5.13
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
Is the ecowitt gateway on your same network as home assistant?
@pexzor3 жыл бұрын
@@mostlychris Yes both the HA VM and ecowitt are on the same VLAN.
@pexzor3 жыл бұрын
@@mostlychris OK no changes since my initial post and now it's a listed integration under HA. All seems well now. PFM..
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
Woo-hoo! The ecowitt might have had to check in before showing up as an integration.
@bassameteo3 жыл бұрын
Hi, how do you make the domenistic assistant?
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
Hello Bassa. Are you asking how to build a Home Assistant server? I think there might be some translation confusion for the work "domenistic".
@justgonnastay2 жыл бұрын
Where does this thing go?! A friend bought me one and I have no clue.
@mostlychris2 жыл бұрын
That question is too non-specific for me to help. The video talks about how I set this up. If you are asking where to plug the actual GW1000 in, you just need to power it and it connect it to wifi so it can send its info to HA or whatever you are viewing it in.
@justgonnastay2 жыл бұрын
@@mostlychris Where does the device connect to get power? Does it have to be in a computer's USB slot?
@mostlychris2 жыл бұрын
That, or any old phone charger that outputs standard USB voltage. I've got about a dozen of the older low powered chargers from old phones that I use for stuff. Could even use a wall powered USB hub, but that would be a waste if you were to only plug the GW into it.
@rasbe68633 жыл бұрын
it seems that the ecowitt integration isn't in the list any more. Is your's still there?
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
I have it installed on both of my devices. When I search the repos in HACS, it is not there, but I don't know if that is because it is already installed. I can click on the repository link and it is still there on the Internet.
@rasbe68633 жыл бұрын
@@mostlychris I will look in hacs when I get home
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
Cool. For what it's worth, I haven't seen any mention of it going away. I did have someone else mention it was missing but wasn't looking in HACS. I'm guessing I didn't spell that out in the video.
@sebastiaanstoffels75652 жыл бұрын
Looks like this project has been abandoned. Last commit October 2021
@mostlychris2 жыл бұрын
As is the case many times. That's unfortunate. However, it is still working for me so I'll keep it as long as I can.
@antoniodecrisci23692 жыл бұрын
how do I get this to send the weather station data to another machine on the same network (Ubuntu) that already has influxDB and Grafana installed on it?
@mostlychris2 жыл бұрын
Are you running this through Home Assistant or just a stand alone MQTT broker?
@antoniodecrisci23692 жыл бұрын
@@mostlychris thanks, Chris. I ended up figuring out how to do this. I simply used Node-RED on HA and sent it to my broker (on the same network) to InfluxDB and Grafana. By the way, I also integrated this to GA so I can voice-command my Ecowitt sensor data to my GA speakers/hubs. I noticed that GA doesn't really support all the sensors, it seems just temperature-based ones. Have you experienced this?
@mostlychris2 жыл бұрын
@@antoniodecrisci2369 Does GA = Google Speaker?
@antoniodecrisci23692 жыл бұрын
@@mostlychris yes, Google Assistaint (GA) speaker.
@mostlychris2 жыл бұрын
I guess the next question is what are you trying to get GA to do with sensors and which ones don't work?
@the__grow__life82112 жыл бұрын
What do you plug the device into
@mostlychris2 жыл бұрын
It's wiFi based so it just needs power. I have it plugged into a PC port that I have available but again that is strictly for power. It doesn't send any data over USB.
@nodent3 жыл бұрын
The integration "Ecowitt Weather Station" is no longer available?
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
I show it in my list of integrations as of 2021.3.4 (latest HA).
@nodent3 жыл бұрын
@@mostlychris Do I have to update the list some how?
@nodent3 жыл бұрын
Also can't find it on www.home-assistant.io/
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
Did you install the HACS Ecowitt first? I think I omitted that part in my video and if I did, apologies for sending you down a rabbit trail.
@nodent3 жыл бұрын
@@mostlychris Yes, and it is in the custom_components area. Even that doc instructs what you demonstrated. Perhaps I just need the configuration.yaml entry.
@dcjohnsn3 жыл бұрын
There is not an integration in the latest Home Assistant (supervisor-2021.01.7 ) for Ecowitt. What ver are you using? Thanks.
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
I am on core 2021.2.1. The integration should be there if you are using a supervised version. Do you have the ecowitt gateway and home assistant on the same network?
@dcjohnsn3 жыл бұрын
@@mostlychris I am running the same core. I had to install the integration through HACS and then in showed up in Home assistant integrations. Thanks for the quick reply.
@mostlychris3 жыл бұрын
Good call. Yes, you need to install via HACS. Thanks for keeping me honest.