The rain value from the wxt has been a constant zero:
http://www.eol.ucar.edu/isf/projects/SOAS/isfs/qcdata/plots/20130606/precip_20130606.png
The current output message looks like so:
0R0,Dm=103D,Sm=0.8M,Ta=20.5C,Ua=94.2P,Pa=1.0072B,Rc=0.00M,Hc=0.0M,Vs=12.8V\r\n
I rserial'd in and displayed the current precip configuration with the "0RU cr lf" command:
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0RU,R=00000000&10010000,I=1,U=M,S=M,M=C,Z=A,X=10000,Y=6553\r\n |
Switched it from M=C to M=T:
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0RU,M=T ctrl-M ctrl-J |
From the manual, there is an indication that tipping bucket mode may loose some resolution:
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M=Autosend mode
C = tipping bucket: The transmitter sends a
precipitation message at each unit increment (0.1
mm/0.01 in). This simulates conventional tipping
bucket method.
T = time based: Transmitter sends a precipitation
message in the intervals defined in the [I] field.
However, in polled protocols the autosend mode
tipping bucket should not be used as in it the
resolution of the output is decreased (quantized to
tipping bucket tips).
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After the above change the wxt is now showing non-zero rain counts.
Jun 9 3 pm
Changed reporting interval to 10 seconds in case it improves the resolution.
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0RU,I=10\r\n 0RU,R=00000000&10010000,I=10,U=M,S=M,M=T,Z=A,X=10000,Y=6553\r\n |
However the wxt reports rain with .01 mm precision, so accumulating over 10 seconds may not be necessary and it could be changed back to a 1 second reporting interval. I plan to leave it in this mode until the next rain event.