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WMR300

    <h1 id='wmr300_notes'>WMR300</h1>

    <p>A single WMR300 console supports 1 wind, 1 rain, 1 UV, and up to 8
        temperature/humidity sensors.</p>

    <p>The WMR300 sensors send at different rates:</p>

    <table class='station_data'>
        <caption>WMR300 transmission periods</caption>
        <tbody>
            <tr><th>sensor</th><th>period</th></tr>
            <tr><td>Wind</td><td>2.5 to 3 seconds</td></tr>
            <tr><td>T/H</td><td>10 to 12 seconds</td></tr>
            <tr><td>Rain</td><td>20 to 24 seconds</td></tr>
        </tbody>
    </table>

    <p>The console contains the pressure sensor.  The console reports
        pressure every 15 minutes.</p>

    <p>The station emits partial packets, which may confuse some online
        services.</p>

    <p>The rain counter has a limit of 400 inches (10160 mm).  The
        counter does not wrap around; it must be reset when it hits
        the limit, otherwise additional rain data will not be recorded.
    </p>

    <p>The logger stores about 50,000 records.  When the logger fills
        up, it stops recording data.</p>

    <p>When WeeWX starts up it will attempt to
        download all records from the console since the last record in the
        archive database. This can take as much as couple of hours,
        depending on the number of records in the logger and the speed of
        the computer and disk.</p>

    <h2 id="wmr300_configuration">Configuring with <span class="code">wee_device</span></h2>

    <p>The <a href="../utilities/utilities.htm#wee_device_utility"><span class='code'>wee_device</span></a> utility
        cannot be used to configure WMR300 stations.</p>

    <h2 id="wmr300_data">Station data</h2>

    <p>The following table shows which data are provided by the station
        hardware and which are calculated by WeeWX.
    </p>

    <table class='station_data'>
        <caption>WMR300 station data</caption>
        <tbody class='code'>
        <tr class="first_row">
            <td style='width:200px'>Database Field</td>
            <td>Observation</td>
            <td>Loop</td>
            <td>Archive</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>barometer</td>
            <td>barometer</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>pressure</td>
            <td>pressure</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>S</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>altimeter</td>
            <td></td>
            <td>S</td>
            <td>S</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>inTemp</td>
            <td>temperature_0</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>inHumidity</td>
            <td>humidity_0</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>windSpeed</td>
            <td>wind_avg</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>windDir</td>
            <td>wind_dir</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>windGust</td>
            <td>wind_gust</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>windGustDir</td>
            <td>wind_gust_dir</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>rain</td>
            <td>rain</td>
            <td>D</td>
            <td>D</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'></td>
            <td>rain_total</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>rainRate</td>
            <td>rain_rate</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>outTemp</td>
            <td>temperature_1</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>outHumidity</td>
            <td>humidity_1</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>dewpoint</td>
            <td>dewpoint_1</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>heatindex</td>
            <td>heatindex_1</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>windchill</td>
            <td>windchill</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraTemp1</td>
            <td>temperature_2</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraHumid1</td>
            <td>humidity_2</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraDewpoint1</td>
            <td>dewpoint_2</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraHeatindex1</td>
            <td>heatindex_2</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraTemp2</td>
            <td>temperature_3</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraHumid2</td>
            <td>humidity_3</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraDewpoint2</td>
            <td>dewpoint_3</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraHeatindex2</td>
            <td>heatindex_3</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraTemp3</td>
            <td>temperature_4</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraHumid3</td>
            <td>humidity_4</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraDewpoint3</td>
            <td>dewpoint_4</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraHeatindex3</td>
            <td>heatindex_4</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraTemp4</td>
            <td>temperature_5</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraHumid4</td>
            <td>humidity_5</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraDewpoint4</td>
            <td>dewpoint_5</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraHeatindex4</td>
            <td>heatindex_5</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraTemp5</td>
            <td>temperature_6</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraHumid5</td>
            <td>humidity_6</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraDewpoint5</td>
            <td>dewpoint_6</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraHeatindex5</td>
            <td>heatindex_6</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraTemp6</td>
            <td>temperature_7</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraHumid6</td>
            <td>humidity_7</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraDewpoint6</td>
            <td>dewpoint_7</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraHeatindex6</td>
            <td>heatindex_7</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraTemp7</td>
            <td>temperature_8</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraHumid7</td>
            <td>humidity_8</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraDewpoint7</td>
            <td>dewpoint_8</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class='first_col'>extraHeatindex7</td>
            <td>heatindex_8</td>
            <td>H</td>
            <td>H</td>
        </tr>
        </tbody>
    </table>
    <p class='station_data_key'>
        Each packet contains a subset of all possible readings.
    </p>

    <p class='station_data_key'>
        <b>H</b> indicates data provided by <b>H</b>ardware<br/>
        <b>D</b> indicates data calculated by the <b>D</b>river<br/>
        <b>S</b> indicates data calculated by the StdWXCalculate <b>S</b>ervice<br/>
    </p>