Yahoo Weather no longer updates

[Rubistorm]

my weather center used to update with the yahoo weather information. It no longer provides any data in the feilds where it used to display
I have input other Woeid locations yet nothing shows. I do have an internet connection

[dts350z]

Having a temp sensor as part of my focus motor:

 

http://rigel.datacorner.com/rigelsys/steppermotor.html

 

of course I would like BYN to be able to read its temp.

[astroman133]

If you have the Premium version of BYE/BYN, you already do have the ability to read and display the value of the temperature probe from the focuser. It is not, however, integrated into the image file name or metadata.

[dts350z]

Oh, is it the ascom focuser interface? I hadn't noticed.

 

Yeah the ultimate goal would be to get it into the EXIF, where it could be used as some indication for dark temp matching (NIKON's not providing temp info).

[astroman133]

You should create a post in the Feature Suggestion Box forum.

[jimwc6491]

Rubistorm

There is a post in the how to section with several links. 

so read the whole thing. Yahoo API no longer works. 

looks like Yahoo broke it on March 15.

[admin]

Here is the actual thread.

https://www.otelescope.com/index.php?/topic/460-how-to-configure-the-weather-information-centre-to-display-ambient-temperature

 

I will probably have to remove Yahoo Weather in a future release.

 

Shame on Yahoo for breaking this intentionally

[darkskyfalcon]

Here is the actual thread.

https://www.otelescope.com/index.php?/topic/460-how-to-configure-the-weather-information-centre-to-display-ambient-temperature

 

I will probably have to remove Yahoo Weather in a future release.

 

Shame on Yahoo for breaking this intentionally

 

Can you provide instructions on how to collect weather data on an ongoing basis into a text file? Thanks!

[admin]

Please see the how-to section.  This post explains how.

[darkskyfalcon]

Thanks, but that tells me how to read a text file in BYE. What I need to know is how to create the text file in the first place.

[admin]

Typically you do not create the file yourself.

 

This feature is meant to read information form external weather station that can output their data in a text file.  Since all devices are different, BYE/BYN allows you to configure the actual file structure so it knows which columns to read to get the temperature and humidity.

 

You can create a file using notepad is you want... but you need something to add weather data to it.

 

A typical file can look like this

 

2016-04-01 10:13:00 New York          74.5          68.4

2016-04-01 10:18:12 New York          74.8          68.2

2016-04-01 10:26:24 New York          73.7          68.1

2016-04-01 10:32:11 New York          72.9          68.9

 

You then configure BYE/BYN to read this file by telling it at which column to start and to end reading the location, the temperature, and the humidity.

 

Only the last line is read, so your weather device can continue to add data in the file as the night goes on and it will be updated in the app.

 

Hope this help.

 

 

[darkskyfalcon]

Thanks, that's very helpful. By creating the file myself, I meant something like an API or a Python script to scrape online data (e.g., WU) into a text file.

 

Maybe I should look into a home weather station? (I tried TemperHUM, but couldn't get it to work properly for some reason.)

 

Thanks again!