Hi, I've seen a few comments about using more than the maximum number of supported sensors spread across multiple consoles, but I don't think I've seen anyone say exactly how they went about configuring them. I would be very interested in reading about the methods that people use.
In my situation, I have several GW1000 and GW1100 devices, and I have a fleet of temperature sensors (WH31 variants), a bunch of soil moisture sensors (WH51), 6 WH55 Leak Detectors, one WH68+WH40 Anemometer and Rain Gauge setup, and one Ambient Y-shaped Anemometer et al (WH65?), all on 915 MHz.
To be clear, I understand that one GW1000 can only handle 8 WH31 temperature sensors, 8 WH51 soil sensors, and 4 WH55 leak detectors. So I would like to have a second GW1000 to handle WH31 units 9 through 16, WH51 units 9 through 16, and WH55 units 5 through 8, give or take.
Also note that I am not worried about software compatibility, as I have written my own code to manage the GW1000/GW1100 and feed the data through to where it needs to go.
I've tried a couple of approaches including performing a factory reset of one GW1x00 at a time, to see if they find the devices similarly or differently. So far, no obvious success. I have have tried having the two anemometers far apart and the GW near only one, yet all of the GWs find the WS68. (The WH68 is already mounted up high, so I haven't tried removing its battery.)
I also haven't come up with a working solution for the other sensors yet, even though it feels like it should be relatively obvious ... So clearly, any help would be appreciated.
As a backup solution, I realize that I could use an RTL-SDR radio and some custom code (relying on the hardware ID and Channel number to differentiate between devices), but honestly it seems that it should be possible with the Ecowitt GW devices and some clever configuration.
I appeal to the collective wisdom of the group!
Thanks...