Author Topic: Alternative to Meteobridge? (Read 5197 times)

jalmz · « **on:** September 19, 2016, 07:20:52 AM »

Alternative to Meteobridge?

droiddk · « **Reply #1 on:** September 19, 2016, 07:47:27 AM »

Quote from: jalmz on September 19, 2016, 07:20:52 AM

Alternative to Meteobridge?

Why?

jalmz · « **Reply #2 on:** September 19, 2016, 07:52:26 AM »

I think its too expensive... Do they have coupons? or discount?

droiddk · « **Reply #3 on:** September 19, 2016, 07:58:16 AM »

Quote from: jalmz on September 19, 2016, 07:52:26 AM

I think its too expensive... Do they have coupons? or discount?

Ok, sorry, I dont know any alternatives.

jalmz · « **Reply #4 on:** September 19, 2016, 07:59:54 AM »

ok thanks droid..

Jáchym · « **Reply #5 on:** September 19, 2016, 08:07:39 AM »

Meteobridge has by far the best cost/value ratio. It is basically a cheaper alternative to some proprietary pieces of hardware. It can communicate with dozens of stations, send data to dozens of weather networks, has remote access, uploads to your own server... i mean I can assure you that you will not find a similar product even for a higher price.

Just thinking, are you looking at Meteobridge or Meteobridge PRO? Because yes, Meteobridge PRO is quite expensive, but Meteobridge Standard can do most of what PRO version can do, except it does not have a memory and you need to buy the router yourself, but there are very cheap ones too.

Jáchym · « **Reply #6 on:** September 19, 2016, 08:11:03 AM »

OK, I just checked, so it is 65 euros and this is a one-off payment, no subscription, so you pay once and you can use it as long as you want.

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One-time price for license that permits ongoing use when purchased via PayPal is 65 Euro.

Given you previously mentioned you have Davis Pro 2, this really shouldnt be such a problem I think, you dont need the PRO version and you will not find anything like this for a lower price unless you want to try programming this whole thing yourself, which would require very good understanding of Linux etc. and you would need other pieces of equipment to do it anyway.

I have been using Meteobridge for over 5 years now and the reason I chose it was (apart from others) the fact it was the cheapest option.

You previously said:

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Hi guys,

I already have a davis pro 2, just 1 month old. I am planning to buy acurite 5 in 1 for comparison purposes. is it worth it or i'm just throwing money. appreciate comments and tips.

So get MB instead of Acurite... and you will still save a lot of money...

miraculon · « **Reply #7 on:** September 19, 2016, 08:12:41 AM »

Look at weewx. It can run on a Raspberry Pi.
The Meteobridge PRO is somewhat expensive, but the basic meteobridge program can run on fairly inexpensive routers reconfigured to run it. Unfortunately, the router manufacturers are locking down the ability to overwrite the router application with other images.
See http://www.meteobridge.com/wiki/index.php/Hardware

Greg H.

Jáchym · « **Reply #8 on:** September 19, 2016, 08:17:03 AM »

If he was planning to buy Acurite 5 in 1 in addition to his one-month old Davis Pro 2, just for comparison purposes, then I really dont think 65E should be a problem. Or if it is, then just dont buy the Acurite, I think it is wasting money if you want to have them side by side just to look at two screens.

jalmz · « **Reply #9 on:** September 19, 2016, 08:41:33 AM »

Yes Jachym.. i'm planning to buy a license the meteobridge..

Thanks for the inputs..

and The acurite.. yes .. its on the way..

jalmz · « **Reply #10 on:** September 19, 2016, 08:44:34 AM »

Quote from: miraculon on September 19, 2016, 08:12:41 AM

Look at weewx. It can run on a Raspberry Pi.
The Meteobridge PRO is somewhat expensive, but the basic meteobridge program can run on fairly inexpensive routers reconfigured to run it. Unfortunately, the router manufacturers are locking down the ability to overwrite the router application with other images.
See http://www.meteobridge.com/wiki/index.php/Hardware

Greg H.

Thank you miraculon. I think the TL-MR3020 and the meteobridge is doing great.

Jáchym · « **Reply #11 on:** September 19, 2016, 08:47:24 AM »

I think I totally dont understand you.

So now you are saying you already have it.... so why did you ask about it being too expensive. Also I think if you buy Acurite 5 in 1 just for comparison purposes, then money does not seem to be an issue.

jalmz · « **Reply #12 on:** September 19, 2016, 08:58:27 AM »

yeah Jachym. just want to research and keep on digging. before i can decide what software I will use for my PWS. you said already that this is the best software so far.

Jáchym · « **Reply #13 on:** September 19, 2016, 09:02:56 AM »

In the other thread, you said 10 minutes ago:

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Currently, im using meteobridge

now you want to buy it.... and it is too expensive despite the fact you bought Acurite 5 in 1 just for comparison purposes in addition to your VP2. I dont know, I give up, I dont understand you and what you want/need.

jalmz · « **Reply #14 on:** September 19, 2016, 09:12:19 AM »

yeah Jachym.. i want to buy it. im currenly using the trial period of meteobridge.

Jáchym · « **Reply #15 on:** September 19, 2016, 09:19:12 AM »

Aha... ok well you should have said that.

Well as I said, if you think it is too expensive, then dont buy Acurite. If you want it just to have it next to VP2, it is total waste of money.

jalmz · « **Reply #16 on:** September 19, 2016, 09:26:33 AM »

ok Jachym. Thanks

Jáchym · « **Reply #17 on:** September 19, 2016, 09:32:43 AM »

In Meteobridge you can select many options and you dont have to use just one.

So for example, I send data to WU, but also other networks and I send data to my own server where I save it to MySQL.

So it is better to do it this way than to just send to WU and then take it from there. The way I do it means that even if WU is down I have my data on my website.

jalmz · « **Reply #18 on:** September 19, 2016, 09:40:49 AM »

noted Jachym.. i created another thread for optimizing mysql/meteobridge.. maybe you have an idea.

captgadget · « **Reply #19 on:** November 07, 2016, 07:53:03 AM »

Jáchym, because of you is why I bought into this system which by the way is working very well. Thanks for all your encouragement.

Jáchym · « **Reply #20 on:** November 07, 2016, 08:30:39 AM »

Thanks, thats great to hear

I am also a satisfied Meteobridge user and I have been for over 6 years now. It allowed me to create my own webpage, which later on transformed into Meteotemplate and Meteotemplate DEMO is still completely updated by Meteobridge

I always wanted to have my own data, my own database and build up on that. It is much more reliable, not dependent on "someone else" (WU etc.) and I can also do much more than WU can.

captgadget · « **Reply #21 on:** November 07, 2016, 01:10:32 PM »

Creating a webpage is must next trial. I did it in Google but still trying to figure out how to upload my weather station data. I'll get there but it's trying sometimes for an old man. I thank you for your encouragement.

Jáchym · « **Reply #22 on:** November 07, 2016, 01:23:44 PM »

You have several options, MB allows you to upload it to several weather networks without having to set up anything. If you want your own website you will need a PHP script that will process the data from MB, which will send it there via HTTP GET request.

You can either write your own scripts or you can use one of the templates, Meteobridge is supported by all the three - Saratoga, Leuven and Meteotemplate

Bushman · « **Reply #23 on:** November 07, 2016, 02:01:28 PM »

No script is needed for HTML templates. As in http://www.meteobridge.com/wiki/index.php/Push_Services (scroll down to the FTP Dashboard Sample section)

Jáchym · « **Reply #24 on:** November 07, 2016, 02:13:09 PM »

Yes, sorry you are right of course, you can use the default Meteobridge built-in templates, I never used it myself so completely forgot about it

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Author Topic: Alternative to Meteobridge? (Read 5197 times)