mqtt2wh2600

This node.js application is a bridge between the WH2600 weather station and a mqtt broker. The weather station is distributed under different names: FOSHK WH2600, Froggit WH2600 / WH2601 / WH2600 SE, Conrad Renkforce WH2600 and Ambient Weather WS-1400. The bridge can publish the latest weather data from the weather station to the target mqtt broker. The source data is updated every 16 seconds.

Installation

This node.js application is installed from the npm repository and executed with the node command. It will load the default configuration file config.json.

npm install -g mqtt2wg2600
node /usr/local/bin/mqtt2wg2600

Alternatively, the module can be executed as a docker container. Use the following Dockerfile to build a container by injecting the config file.

FROM node:alpine
 
RUN npm install -g mqtt2wg2600
 
COPY config.json /etc/mqtt2wg2600.json
 
ENTRYPOINT [ "/usr/local/bin/mqtt2wg2600", "/etc/mqtt2wg2600.json" ]

Configuration

The following configuration file is an example. Please replace the desired values like the mqtt url and add the ip address of the weather station.

{
    "log": "debug",
    "mqtt": {
        "url": "mqtt://192.168.1.10",
        "name": "wh2600",
        "secure": false
    },
    "wh2600": {
        "pollIntervalSec": 16,
        "name": "My Station",
        "address": "192.168.1.20"
    }
}

Topics

Publish (status messages)

Every 16 seconds, the da ta from the WH2600 weather stations is updated. All values will be published to the MQTT in dedicated topics. The following topics are be published for the station My Station. The latest value is in the JSON payload field val,

• indoorSensorId
  Id of the indoor sensor.
• indoorSensorBatteryStatus
  Current battery status of the indoor sensor.
• outdoorSensor1Id
  Id of the outdoor sensor 1.
• outdoorSensor1BatteryStatus
  Current battery status of the outdoor sensor 1.
• outdoorSensor2Id
  Id of the outdoor sensor. 2
• outdoorSensor2BatteryStatus
  Current battery status of the outdoor sensor 2.
• wh2600/temperature/My Station
  Current air temperature in °C.
• wh2600/precipitation/My Station
  Current precipitation in mm.
• wh2600/precipitation10Min/My Station
  Total precipitation during the last ten minutes in mm.
• wh2600/precipitationHourly/My Station
  Total precipitation during the last hour in mm.
• wh2600/precipitationDaily/My Station
  Total precipitation during the last day in mm.
• wh2600/precipitationWeekly/My Station
  Total precipitation during the last week in mm.
• wh2600/precipitationMonthly/My Station
  Total precipitation during the last month in mm.
• wh2600/precipitationYearly/My Station
  Total precipitation during the last year in mm.
• wh2600/sunshine/My Station
  Current sunshine as bool.
• wh2600/sunshine10Min/My Station
  Total sunshine duration during the last ten minutes in min.
• wh2600/radiation/My Station
  Current radiation in W/m².
• wh2600/radiation10Min/My Station
  Mean radiation during the last ten minutes in W/m².
• wh2600/humidity/My Station
  Current relative air humidity in %.
• wh2600/windDirection/My Station
  Current wind direction in °.
• wh2600/windDirection10Min/My Station
  Mean wind direction during the last ten minutes in °.
• wh2600/windSpeed/My Station
  Current wind speed in km/h.
• wh2600/windSpeed10Min/My Station
  Mean wind speed during the last ten minutes in km/h.
• wh2600/gustPeak/My Station
  Current maximum gust peak in km/h.
• wh2600/gustPeak10Min/My Station
  Maximum gust peak during the last ten minutes in km/h.
• wh2600/pressureAbsolute/My Station
  Current pressure at station level (QFE) in hPa.
• wh2600/pressureRelative/My Station
  Current pressure at sea level (QFF) in hPa.

Station Settings

Ensure the following stations settings are set:

• Wind: km/h
• Rainfall: mm
• Pressure: hpa
• Temperature: degC
• Solar Radiation: w/m2