It has existed since before Ecowitt introduced the 'Customized' upload menu settings on their console. That is why the driver was initially called Interceptor. Since Fine Offset/Ecowitt introduced the 'Customized' upload method menu option this made the whole process much simpler so that you don't need to worry about intercepting Weather Underground upload packets via those complex networking tricks. This method works for consoles that don't let you specify a 'custom' IP address, if you put your station console behind your WeeWx system on a separate network subnet or if you created some custom router network packet forwarding rules. This meant that you could configure your console to send data to your WeeWx system instead of to Weather Underground (before it was available separately). The Interceptor driver was initially written for Weather Underground. WeeWx does this with the Interceoptor driver. That destination needs to be running some server that is listening for this data and knows how to understand the selected protocol. This method uses the consoles ability to send (push) data to a specified IP address. Many Fine Offset clones have this feature. Push Method - Ecowitt Protocol - Weather Underground protocol - 'Customized' server upload - they all reference the same thing. I think it rather appropriate to discuss the differences in the two methods right in this thread so that all the information is together. That will come in the form of a totally new and separate driver, not built into Interceptor. Because people might think it is the same thing as the API method which is exclusive to the GW1000.and that support is not yet available.

Therefore when referring to WeeWx with the Interceptor driver and using the 'Customized' EcowittClient method it should not be stated that it is the GW1000 method as that would cause confusion. I just want to eliminate confusion because other software like Cumulus MX, Meteobridge, and Weather-Display currently support the GW1000 via the API method.

I've been in touch with Mathew Wall to support him with the API. Support for WeeWx using this API method will come. No other Fine Offset console supports this API (pull mehtod). The GW1000 has another way of providing data which is using its built in API. Many Fine Offset console models support this 'Customized' Ecowitt upload protocol. Which means it is not limited to just the GW1000.

This is because it uses the 'Customized' Ecowitt protocol upload capability of the console. If you read the change log this naming has been changed from GW1000 to EcowittClient. The Interceptor modification was not intended only for the GW1000.

Getting rid of easyweather