Thanks all, for the help. After a few tense moments I have my Davis Vp2 connected via Meteo Pi to a Raspberry Pi 3b+ running
the pre-built Raspberry pi image with Cumulus Mx pre installed. I think some better documentation for the Meteo Pi might go a long way in diagnosing communication issues....ie. what the command and data lights tell us and clearer steps one must do to get the pi to recieve data. Can access Cumulus from Android tablets, Android phone and windows pcs on a private network and pages display quickly and smoothly.
Now, just have a few hiccups to sort out...like getting the time synced between station and p and cumulusi. And what about those crazy sunrise and sunset times? Tried to change the RTC time and for some reason just get error messages.(yes I did check the rtc battery voltage before I plugged the Meteo pi board onto the pi)
My ultimate goal is a larger wall mounted monitor run by a pi zero 2w, displaying cumulus pages and security cameras.
Doug