[APP][Pro] Misol and Ecowitt (Release 0.1.44, Test 0.1.45 )

I have the problem at the moment that I get the wind direction in homey from my ecowitt weather station but no wind speed etc. In the ecowitt app I can find all of the wind parameters but not in the homey app. To delete the device and add it again didn’t help. Has someone the same problem or know what to do?

Do you see the parameters and they are not updating or are they completely missing?

Theo Are completely missing.

Ah, different options of completing missing, so thank you for the picture :wink:. They are there but not updating.

Can you try the test version that’s in the store as I think that is fixed.

Perfect. Thanks again. It’s working.

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I am looking to buy the ecowitt wittboy (maybe the pro) weather station and I hope to be able to use Adrian’s app with my Homey Pro. The worry I have is that I can’t specifically see that it is compatible.

I am looking at this unit: HP2564 Wittboy Pro 7'' TFT Full-colour Touch Button Display with 7-in-

Do I need to buy an additional gateway or anything else do you think? Or is that connectivity supplied via / as part of the display screen?

If anyone knows or has this unit I would be very grateful to hear from you. Thanks in advance.

In this topic it’s already several times mentioned, that the Ecowitt Wittboy (WS90) is supported by Adrian’s app. But you’re right, it would be much be clearer, if it’s mentioned in the app store. It would also be clearer if the WS90 were listed as a separate device while adding the weather station via you app, @Adrian_Rockall?

Acc. the “Part List” and the confusing table on the Ecowitt website, in the display HP2560 is the gateway included, so no extra gateway is needed:

Afaik, there is no Wittboy Pro available. I guess it’s named Wittboy Pro because of the bundle with the display screen, Acc. the “Part List” it’s also just the WS90 sensor.
Please check the needed frequency for your region before purchasing.

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Thanks Dirk! You are quite right, the WS90 is mentioned several times in this extensive post; thanks for pointing out that the ecowitt parts list shows WS90 also, that’s the bit I missed, my bad.
Yes I’ll be sure to get the Oceania / 433 version (Australia), thanks again.
Cheers, Gray.

Could be an interesting information for everyone, especially for those who have one of the WS85 or WS90 (WittBoy) weather stations in use. It’s about the dependence between the haptic rain detection and the installed gateway.
This information is from the official Ecowitt Discord channel (Source).


Info from 15.10.24 from Ecowitt support employee Jenny-Ecowitt:

@everyone GW2000 V3.1.6 Release Notes:

  1. Optimized the rain detection algorithms for WS85 and WS90.
  2. Fixed a memory leak issue.

My question to Jenny-Ecowitt:

Why is the optimized rain detection algorithms related to the gateway GW2000 and not to the weather station? My WS90 is connected to the GW1100A (V2.3.4), so the optimized rain detection algorithm isn’t working for my WS90?

Answers from other, but very active and probably experienced users:

olicat (Berlin, Germany) 15.10.2024 17:20

Please remember the terminology - a weather station is the combination of a console and sensors. The WS90 sensor transmits its data, which can be processed by any consoles that support this sensor within range and at the same frequency. The console firmware is responsible for detecting rain - i.e. analysing the data from the sensor and drawing the conclusion that it has started to rain. The rain detection algorithm has been further optimised in this firmware version for the GW2000. A similar firmware update is required for all other consoles - as well as for the GW1100 - but is not yet available. However, this will certainly be the case in the near future.

Gyvate 15.10.2024 18:38

the piezo/haptic rain detection is a highly complex procedure which cannot be handled by the sensor firmware alone - unlike the WH40 or WS69, the sensor doesn’t just provide a counter, but a bunch of piezo registration signals which need to be processed by the console firmware. That’s why the firmware upgrade is here. Only the rain start and stop signal comes directly from the array - but it’s provided to the user by the console. The firmware upgrade will definitely come for all IoT enabled consoles. If the GW1100 or GW1000 gateways will also receive this upgrade is still to be seen. Also, the possibility to register 16 instead of 8 WH51 sensors is until now only available (or will be made available) for the IoT enabled gateways/consoles (unless Ecowitt will change their mind here)

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I changed my gateway. I switched from GW1100 to GW2000.
Is it somehow possible to connect the devices, which are already integrated in Homey (WS90 and 4 sensors), to the new GW without having to delete them?
This would probably require changing or updating the GW ID and the station type in the relevant devices.
The new GW was already recognized in the app settings after I restarted the app.

I will have a look at the code tonight to see what can be done.

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Hi @Adrian_Rockall, have you checked whether it’s possible to connect the devices to a new GW?

Sorry, I forgot. I will try to remember to do it today.

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No problem, take your time.

Hmm, I don’t think it will be possible to change the gateway of existing Homey devices.
When a device is added, I store the gateway PASSKEY in the deviceData to identify it so that it doesn’t appear in future pairing sessions. Unfortunately, the deviceData is read only once the device is created, so I can’t update that to the new gateway PASSKEY value.

All I can suggest is to add the device again and then use the methods here to fix the Flows:

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