AQI sensor for Vevor 7 in 1 weather station

Internet PWS Dashboard 2012
1

Hei,
I’m not sure if I can add a AQI sensor on that WS. Is there any way to measure air quality on my place and load that on PWS dashboard?

2

try an ecowitt sensor

3

Do you know what kind of sensor I have to buy? And how it will be connected to that WS or maybe separately to connect it somehow ?

4

Hi!

I have not yet seen any separate sensors for the weather stations from the Chinese manufacturer Fujian Youtong. Vevor apparently buys these stations and sells them under its own name.
I am surprised that you mention this station in connection with PWSDashboard. Do you operate PWSDashboard with this station? Is it possible to set your own destination?

Sensors from CCL or Ecowitt will not work with this console. An enquiry to your salesperson or the ‘manufacturer’ is probably not helpful either - but I would try.

Regards, Oliver

5

I think OP uses WU-api for PWS dashboard.

6

Hi!

But is it possible to retrieve any AQI values via the WU API? They are not displayed on the WU page - but are they there and can they be retrieved via the API?
How?

Oliver

7

I don’t think it is possible, I think that’s why @swright1957 suggested using an Ecowitt sensor that, with a gateway, might be able to “Ecowitt special upload” data to PWS dashboard as well as WU-api.

8

Yes, I load my data from Vevor to WU and after that to Pws Dashboard.

9

I ordered ecowitt air quality sensor and getaway for it . So we will see how I will configure it when it comes.

10

There are some points to check when uploading “incomplete” ecowitt data from f.i. when tere is “1 sensor only”

The receiving script “pwsWD/ecowitt/index.php” cheks for compltenes of uploaded-data. Line 4 of that script reads

$always_exists  = 'tempf';              # this field should always be in the data !```

Otherwise the data is rejected and saved into a “wrong-data file”

$data_stored = ‘./ecco_test.arr’; # if upload not correct we store it here

You have to check the contents of the ecco_test.arr

. . ./PWS_listfile.php?file=ecowitt/ecco_test.arr&type=arr

Find a field-name which is valid and needed. f.i. “pm25_ch1”
And update line 4 of the script, which in this example should read

$always_exists  = 'pm25_ch1';              # this field should always be in the data

Be aware that an ecowitt gateway is unable to post data to an https website. you have to make sure that the site accepts http upload for the ecowitt index.php script. One normally adepts the .htaccess file in the webserver root for that.

Succes,
Wim

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Thank you Wim ,for the explanation . I will check that when the sensor comes and write here ,if some problems appeared.