# WeatherFlow PiConsole - Archive **URL:** \ **Category:** WeatherFlow PiConsole\ **Created:** [August 26, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole-archive/20131 "2018-08-26T19:09:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 123
**Author:** ![peter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/peter/32/1365_2.png) [@peter](https://community.tempest.earth/u/peter)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole-archive/20131/2441 "2020-06-24T18:30:05Z")
I don’t have an answer for your question directly as I don’t have the screen switched on all day. Do you actually want the screen on all day, or are you looking for ways to turn if off without powering down the Pi? If it’s the latter, have a look at this message for some suggestions: [Announcements & Updates - #64](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole/1933/64) ---
**Author:** ![marcow46](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/marcow46/32/7790_2.png) [@marcow46](https://community.tempest.earth/u/marcow46)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole-archive/20131/2442 "2020-06-24T18:35:12Z")
> [@tom.hutchison](#): > > Simple question, hope somebody can reassure me. Is it ok to leave the Pi 7" touchscreen display on all the time displaying the Pi Console? It should not be a problem. But iff you want, you can turn the display on & off as needed. The following two lines in the crontab power my display down over night 😉 > pi@weatherpi:~ $ crontab -l | egrep -v ‘^#’ > 0 7 \* \* \* export DISPLAY=:0.0; xset dpms force on; xset s noblank; xset s off; xset s -dpms \>/dev/null 2\>&1 > 30 23 \* \* \* export DISPLAY=:0.0; xset dpms force off \>/dev/null 2\>&1 You can change the times as you need, of course or even run those commands via other triggers;-) ---
**Author:** ![tyuhl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/76d3ee/32.png) [@tyuhl](https://community.tempest.earth/u/tyuhl)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole-archive/20131/2443 "2020-06-24T18:40:52Z")
I just put together one of these and my screen turns off after a period of time. I can wake it up by pressing on the touchscreen. This seems to be the default behavior. ---
**Author:** ![marcow46](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/marcow46/32/7790_2.png) [@marcow46](https://community.tempest.earth/u/marcow46)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole-archive/20131/2444 "2020-06-24T18:44:28Z")
Yes, that’s the default behavior. The `xset` commands in my crontab lines change that 😉 Everybody can find the best setup for their own needs. ---
**Author:** ![hankster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/hankster/32/64_2.png) [@hankster](https://community.tempest.earth/u/hankster)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole-archive/20131/2445 "2020-06-24T20:59:16Z")
> [@tom.hutchison](#): > > Simple question, hope somebody can reassure me. Is it ok to leave the Pi 7" touchscreen display on all the time displaying the Pi Console? Yes, no problem, mine has been on for months. There is no burn in problems with any modern LED monitor. ---
**Author:** ![marcow46](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/marcow46/32/7790_2.png) [@marcow46](https://community.tempest.earth/u/marcow46)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole-archive/20131/2446 "2020-06-24T21:45:44Z")
> [@idaband](#): > > how did you configure it to read the indoor temp off the enviro ? Handled via PM. I’m not trying to hide my changes but since they are experimental, I’m not really advertising them either. – Marco ---
**Author:** ![tom.hutchison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@tom.hutchison](https://community.tempest.earth/u/tom.hutchison)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole-archive/20131/2447 "2020-06-24T22:46:29Z")
Thanks for the info. I feel better knowing I won’t regret leaving it on all the time. ---
**Author:** ![brian.vargo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/67e7ee/32.png) [@brian.vargo](https://community.tempest.earth/u/brian.vargo)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 4:19am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole-archive/20131/2448 "2020-06-25T04:19:59Z")
Is there the ability to pull forecast data from say Weather Underground or another site that provides API keys? I’m not currently getting Sager or Current Forecasts. everything else seems to be working ok. ---
**Author:** ![brian.vargo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/67e7ee/32.png) [@brian.vargo](https://community.tempest.earth/u/brian.vargo)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 5:46am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole-archive/20131/2449 "2020-06-25T05:46:11Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/sws/original/2X/9/94be4e6c009107a00b09ad55af38de842dc7e70e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![peter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/peter/32/1365_2.png) [@peter](https://community.tempest.earth/u/peter)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 7:48am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole-archive/20131/2450 "2020-06-25T07:48:09Z")
Hi @brian.vargo, thanks for checking out the console! The plan is to pull data from WeatherFlow’s own forecast once they have finalised the details of the public API. They haven’t done so yet, but as soon as they have I will push out an update. The Sager forecast should be working, however. Can you double check that your CheckWX API key has been copied to the `wfpiconsole.ini` file correctly? If so, can you let me know your station ID so I can investigate further? ---
**Author:** ![bmcgrady384](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/bmcgrady384/32/7301_2.png) [@bmcgrady384](https://community.tempest.earth/u/bmcgrady384)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 11:32am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole-archive/20131/2451 "2020-06-25T11:32:05Z")
Alright I got it up and running. Hardest part for me was trying to figure out how to assemble it and get the operating system installed. Once I did that, it was easy as pie to get the console going. My Sager forecast is not working either. I can’t figure out how to take a screenshot yet LOL so the pic is from my iPhone. I moved a few of the panels around through your settings menu. Tempest station #21612. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/sws/original/2X/e/e9863e4a5ce869645348540b0f04a44a9f12d84d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![wxkeith](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/wxkeith/32/7031_2.png) [@wxkeith](https://community.tempest.earth/u/wxkeith)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole-archive/20131/2452 "2020-06-25T12:24:54Z")
I decided to get a little creative and added a Raspberry Pi Camera Module to our Pi Console, then used Motion ([GitHub - Motion-Project/motion: Motion, a software motion detector. Home page: https://motion-project.github.io/](https://github.com/Motion-Project/motion)) to trigger the screen to wake up when someone walks by. Complete overkill, but I didn’t want the screen on all the time and didn’t want to have to tap the screen before glancing at it. 😜 ---
**Author:** ![idaband](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/idaband/32/8292_2.png) [@idaband](https://community.tempest.earth/u/idaband)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole-archive/20131/2453 "2020-06-25T13:42:53Z")
@peter with darksky api going away… does using [https://openweathermap.org/](https://openweathermap.org/) help fill in the gaps? ---
**Author:** ![peter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/peter/32/1365_2.png) [@peter](https://community.tempest.earth/u/peter)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole-archive/20131/2454 "2020-06-25T16:26:11Z")
Glad you managed to get up and running 🙂 . I’ve just tested your station, and the Sager Forecast is working fine for me. Are you sure you pressed the Sager button in the bottom left? The “Current Forecast” screen is different to the Sager Forecast, and isn’t working because of problem with DarkSky. I am just waiting for WF to finalise their own forecast API, and then I will be switching to that. ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/sws/original/2X/7/736b3a12264197a07298b03b48e4ef96c3e3f6a7.png) ---
**Author:** ![peter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/peter/32/1365_2.png) [@peter](https://community.tempest.earth/u/peter)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole-archive/20131/2455 "2020-06-25T16:27:07Z")
Hi @idaband, my plan is to incorporate the forecast direct from WeatherFlow (the same one as in the Tempest app). They are still finalising the details of the API, however, but as soon as they are ready I will update the console. ---
**Author:** ![bmcgrady384](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/bmcgrady384/32/7301_2.png) [@bmcgrady384](https://community.tempest.earth/u/bmcgrady384)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole-archive/20131/2456 "2020-06-25T16:40:11Z")
Yes, I know the darksky isn’t working, but when I click on Sager, it says METAR currently unavailable or something to that effect. I must have entered something incorrectly? ---
**Author:** ![peter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/peter/32/1365_2.png) [@peter](https://community.tempest.earth/u/peter)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole-archive/20131/2457 "2020-06-25T16:48:41Z")
Hmmm, interesting. Double check that you copied your CheckWX API key into the `wfpiconsole.ini` file correctly. If there is an error there that would stop the console from downloading the METAR information. ---
**Author:** ![eric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/eric/32/13553_2.png) [@eric](https://community.tempest.earth/u/eric)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole-archive/20131/2458 "2020-06-25T16:58:18Z")
and triple check for an eventual space before or after the key ---
**Author:** ![marcow46](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/marcow46/32/7790_2.png) [@marcow46](https://community.tempest.earth/u/marcow46)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole-archive/20131/2459 "2020-06-25T18:06:34Z")
> [@wxkeith](#): > > I decided to get a little creative and added a Raspberry Pi Camera Module to our Pi Console, then used Motion ([https://github.com/Motion-Project/motion](https://github.com/Motion-Project/motion)) to trigger the screen to wake up when someone walks by. The cheaper way would probably be the integration of an PIR sensor (something well known from all the Halloween props or from motion-activated light switches;-) That would trigger a GPIO pin when it detects motion and then the RasPI can decide, how long the display should stay on. ---
**Author:** ![wxkeith](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/wxkeith/32/7031_2.png) [@wxkeith](https://community.tempest.earth/u/wxkeith)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole-archive/20131/2460 "2020-06-25T18:39:28Z")
> [@marcow46](#): > > The cheaper way would probably be the integration of an PIR sensor (something well known from all the Halloween props or from motion-activated light switches;-) That would trigger a GPIO pin when it detects motion and then the RasPI can decide, how long the display should stay on. Definitely! I might do that for one I’m throwing together for my office elsewhere in the house. The touchscreen case I’m using in the kitchen had a spot for the camera module, so it’s doubling as a security camera. 🙃 [Previous page](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole-archive/20131.md?page=122) [Next page](https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole-archive/20131.md?page=124)