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Will the old hub just merrily send packets even if it is not connected to the myAcurite servers?
What should be done with the smarthub? Throw it away?
Quote from: DoctorKnow on December 29, 2018, 01:40:29 PMWhat should be done with the smarthub? Throw it away?I believe that you mis-spelled "responsibly recycle as e-waste" above.....
Acurite is ending service and support for SmartHUB effective February 28, 2019 and basically rendering these devices useless bricks.I am calling on Acurite to do the right thing and release the firmware to the public domain so we aren't left with a useless brick that we paid good money for.https://t.co/9mXS9pIBng
That would be pointless, as the vast majority of users don't have the necessary equipment or skills to modify the firmware. It's not like it's a common Linux-based device.
Quote from: nincehelser on January 05, 2019, 01:11:13 PMThat would be pointless, as the vast majority of users don't have the necessary equipment or skills to modify the firmware. It's not like it's a common Linux-based device.Not exactly. There are plenty of people (like myself) that posses the skillset and technical expertise to update the firmware and make it into something usable rather than a doorstop.
It is not that simple. The firmware source code needs to be released by Acurite so that changes can be made. There is a kludgy hack out there that will keep the SmartHUB functioning and allow it to continue to post data to Weather Underground but it is well beyond the technical know how of most users. https://github.com/therippa/pyAcurite
Not exactly. There are plenty of people (like myself) that posses the skillset and technical expertise to update the firmware and make it into something usable rather than a doorstop.