diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4489523..0e7e9b2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # 0.6.0 - xx/04/2020
-- Ass support for enable all cron fron api
+- Add support for enable all cron fron api
+- Update rainsensorqty driver to version 0.2.5
 
 # 0.5.14 - 24/09/2019
 - Updated rainsensorqty driver to version 0.2.3 
diff --git a/drv/rainsensorqty/README.md b/drv/rainsensorqty/README.md
index ae7a6f3..0cc6643 100644
--- a/drv/rainsensorqty/README.md
+++ b/drv/rainsensorqty/README.md
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # Driver rainsensorqty - driver for measure the rain volume
 # Author: androtto
 # file README.md
-# Version: 0.2.30
-# Data: 21/Sep/2019
+# Version: 0.2.5
+# Data: 07/Apr/2020
 
 
 FILE DI CONFIGURAZIONE /etc/piGarden.conf:
@@ -37,19 +37,38 @@ nella sottodirectory command sono presenti:
 commands/rainsensorqty_CHECK.sh
 	chiama la funzione di verifica pioggia, la medesima chiamata da check_rain_sensor
 commands/rainsensorqty_HISTORY.sh
-	visualizza lo storico della pioggia
+	visualizza lo storico della pioggia consultando il file $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY
+	puo' essere lanciato con l''opzione -force per ricostruire il file $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY dal $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW
+	e con un argomento X, che permette di evidenziare solo gli ultimi X eventi
+commands/rainsensorqty_HISTORYRAW.sh
+	visualizza lo storico della pioggia consultando il file $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW
+	puo' essere lanciato senza argomenti per processare l'intero file, chiede conferma visto che i tempi sono potenzialmente lunghi
+	con un argomento X, che permette di evidenziare solo gli ultimi X eventi
 commands/rainsensorqty_INIT.sh
 	inizializza il driver eseguendo lo script di monitoring - normalmente tale processo avviene da piGarden.sh
 	utile quando si vuole testare dei cambiamenti o se necessario riavviare dopo il kill del comando successivo
 commands/rainsensorqty_KILL.sh
 	killa i processi di monitoring ed eventuali figli
 commands/rainsensorqty_RAINNOW.sh
-	simula una pioggia registrandola in $RAINSENSORQTY_LASTRAIN
+	simula una pioggia registrandola in $RAINSENSORQTY_LASTRAIN $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW
+	puo' essere lanciato in 3 modi:
+	senza argomenti: genera una pioggia per un numero di loop pari al valore della variabile RAINSENSORQTY_LOOPSFORSETRAINING, quindi una pioggia completa
+	con un argomento: che indica quanti loop
+	con due argomenti: quanti loop e quanti secondi tra uno e l'altro
 commands/rainsensorqty_REMOVELASTRAIN.sh
-	rimuove dai file $RAINSENSORQTY_LASTRAIN $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY l'ultima pioggia registrata
+	rimuove dai file $RAINSENSORQTY_LASTRAIN $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW l'ultima pioggia registrata
 commands/rainsensorqty_RESET.sh
 	invia il SIGUSR1 al processo di monitor per resettare i cicli. Viene visualizzato il reset solo dopo il successivo PULSE, questo perche' non e' possibile per lo script ricevere il trap in quanto il processo $GPIO e' attivo in attesa del PULSE
 
+questi i timestamps alla data del file:
+-rwxr-xr-x 1 pi pi 1044 Sep 24 18:26 rainsensorqty_CHECK.sh
+-rwxr-xr-x 1 pi pi 1139 Nov 28 00:17 rainsensorqty_HISTORYRAW.sh
+-rwxr-xr-x 1 pi pi 1462 Nov 19 00:19 rainsensorqty_HISTORY.sh
+-rwxr-xr-x 1 pi pi  596 Sep 24 18:26 rainsensorqty_INIT.sh
+-rwxr-xr-x 1 pi pi 1300 Sep 24 18:26 rainsensorqty_KILL.sh
+-rwxr-xr-x 1 pi pi 1111 Nov 27 00:05 rainsensorqty_RAINNOW.sh
+-rwxr-xr-x 1 pi pi 1252 Nov 22 00:18 rainsensorqty_REMOVELASTRAIN.sh
+-rwxr-xr-x 1 pi pi  897 Sep 24 18:26 rainsensorqty_RESET.sh
 
 ULTERIORI VARIABILI in config.include.sh
 ----------------------------------------
@@ -65,14 +84,14 @@ RAINSENSORQTY_LASTRAIN="$STATUS_DIR/rainsensorqty_lastrain"
 	memorizza l'ultima pioggia
 RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY="$STATUS_DIR/rainsensorqty_history"
 	memorizza tutte le piogge permettendo di visualizzare lo storico (commands/rainsensorqty_HISTORY.sh)
+RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW="$STATUS_DIR/rainsensorqty_history.raw"
+	memorizza in formato grezzo (raw) tutti gli impulsi registrati  (formato: "secondi:impulsi" ) - consultabile il contenuto con commands/rainsensorqty_HISTORYRAW.sh
 
 RAINSENSORQTY_MONITORLOG="$DIR_SCRIPT/log/rainsensorqty_monitor.log"
 	log dello script di monitoring, popolato solo se RAINSENSORQTY_verbose="yes"
 
 RAINSENSORQTY_MONPID="$TMPDIR/rainsensorqty_monitor.pid"
 	file che viene popolato con il pid dello script di monitoring
-RAINSENSORQTY_STATE="$TMPDIR/rainsensorqty_state"
-	file che viene popolato con l'ultimo stato della vaschetta (formato timestamp:counter)
 
 RAINSENSORQTY_DIR="$DIR_SCRIPT/drv/rainsensorqty"
 	home directory del driver
@@ -103,5 +122,3 @@ GPIO_RESISTOR="none" #pull-up|pull-down|none
 	se lo stato di riposo e' 1, lo script attende la variazione verso 0 (falling)
 	la variabile RAINSENSORQTY_PULSE viene impostata secondo il valore di RAIN_GPIO_STATE presente in /etc/piGarden.conf
 	cioe' il valore che ci si aspetta per registrare il riempimento della vaschetta dello stato di pioggia
-
-
diff --git a/drv/rainsensorqty/_version_0.2.3 b/drv/rainsensorqty/_version_0.2.5
similarity index 100%
rename from drv/rainsensorqty/_version_0.2.3
rename to drv/rainsensorqty/_version_0.2.5
diff --git a/drv/rainsensorqty/commands/rainsensorqty_HISTORY.sh b/drv/rainsensorqty/commands/rainsensorqty_HISTORY.sh
index 0fed0e2..e971546 100755
--- a/drv/rainsensorqty/commands/rainsensorqty_HISTORY.sh
+++ b/drv/rainsensorqty/commands/rainsensorqty_HISTORY.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # Author: androtto
 # file "rainsensorqty_CHECK.sh"
 # test script for checking rain status using drv_rainsensorqty_rain_sensor_get function
-# Version: 0.2.0a
-# Data: 13/Aug/2019
+# Version: 0.2.5
+# Data: 08/Jan/2020
 
 SCRIPTDIR="$(cd `dirname $0` ; pwd )"
 SCRIPTNAME=${0##*/}
@@ -22,7 +22,38 @@ LOG_OUTPUT_DRV_FILE="$DIR_SCRIPT/log/$LOG_OUTPUT_DRV_FILE"
 . ./init.include.sh
 . ./rainsensor.include.sh
 
-rain_history # update rain history file if not
+if [[ $1 = "-force" ]] ; then
+	if [[ -s $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY ]] ; then
+		echo backup $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY to ${RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY}.old$$
+		cp $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY ${RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY}.old$$
+	fi
 
-echo "RAIN HISTORY"
-cat $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY | rain_when_amount
+	echo "generate all rain events to $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY"
+	if ! rainevents > ${RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY} ; then
+		echo "WARNING: rainevents function had error"
+	fi
+	shift
+fi
+
+if ! rain_history tmp ; then # update rain history with last rain if not
+	echo "WARNING: rain_history function had error"
+fi
+
+cmd="cat"
+if [[ $# > 0 ]] ; then
+	if (( $1 >= 1 )) ; then
+		echo "processing last $1 lines of $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW file"
+		cmd="tail -$1"
+	else
+		echo "argument not recognized - exit"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+fi
+echo -e "\n\n"
+
+if [[ -s $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY ]] ; then
+	echo "RAIN HISTORY"
+	cat $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYTMP | $cmd | rain_when_amount
+else
+	echo "WARNING: no \$RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY file"
+fi
diff --git a/drv/rainsensorqty/commands/rainsensorqty_HISTORYRAW.sh b/drv/rainsensorqty/commands/rainsensorqty_HISTORYRAW.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d3d0095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drv/rainsensorqty/commands/rainsensorqty_HISTORYRAW.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Driver rainsensorqty - driver for measure the rain volume
+# Author: androtto
+# file "rainsensorqty_CHECK.sh"
+# test script for checking rain status using drv_rainsensorqty_rain_sensor_get function
+# Version: 0.2.5
+# Data: 07/Apr/2020
+
+SCRIPTDIR="$(cd `dirname $0` ; pwd )"
+SCRIPTNAME=${0##*/}
+cd $SCRIPTDIR/.. # command is a subdirectory of driver
+
+DIR_SCRIPT=/home/pi/piGarden # home directory of piGarden
+CONFIG_ETC="/etc/piGarden.conf"
+LOG_OUTPUT_DRV_FILE="$DIR_SCRIPT/log/$LOG_OUTPUT_DRV_FILE"
+
+. $CONFIG_ETC
+
+. ./common.include.sh
+. ./config.include.sh 
+. ./init.include.sh
+. ./rainsensor.include.sh
+
+
+if [[ $# = 0 ]] ; then
+	cmd=cat
+	echo "processing all entire  $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW file, will go on? (y/n)"
+	read answer
+	echo $answer
+	[[ $answer = [yY] ]] || exit 1
+else
+	if (( $1 >= 1 )) ; then
+		echo "processing $1 lines of $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW file"
+		cmd="tail -$1"
+	else
+		echo "argument not recognized - exit"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+fi
+echo -e "\n\n"
+
+$cmd $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW | while read line
+do
+	set -- ${line//:/ }
+	secs=$1
+	counter=$2
+	echo "$(sec2date $1):$counter"
+done
+ 
diff --git a/drv/rainsensorqty/commands/rainsensorqty_RAINNOW.sh b/drv/rainsensorqty/commands/rainsensorqty_RAINNOW.sh
index ea5c1e0..f112f70 100755
--- a/drv/rainsensorqty/commands/rainsensorqty_RAINNOW.sh
+++ b/drv/rainsensorqty/commands/rainsensorqty_RAINNOW.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Author: androtto
 # file "rainsensorqty_RAINNOW.sh"
 # test script for simulate rain ... now!
-# Version: 0.2.0a
-# Data: 13/Aug/2019
+# Version: 0.2.5
+# Data: 07/Apr/2020
 
 SCRIPTDIR="$(cd `dirname $0` ; pwd )"
 SCRIPTNAME=${0##*/}
@@ -19,8 +19,49 @@ CONFIG_ETC="/etc/piGarden.conf"
 . ./init.include.sh
 . ./rainsensor.include.sh
 
-echo "RAIN now!"
-echo "$(date +%s):$RAINSENSORQTY_LOOPSFORSETRAINING" > ${RAINSENSORQTY_LASTRAIN}
+wait=0
+timestart=$( date +%s)
+if [[ $# -ne 0 ]] ; then
+	if [[ $# = 1 ]] ; then 
+		howmany=$1
+		echo "one argument passed: rain event for $howmany loops"
+		(( time = timestart - howmany ))
+	elif [[ $# = 2 ]] ; then 
+		howmany=$1
+		wait=$2
+		echo "two arguments passed: rain event for $howmany loops every $wait seconds"
+		(( time = timestart ))
+	else
+		echo "too many arguments... exit"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+else
+	howmany=$RAINSENSORQTY_LOOPSFORSETRAINING
+	(( time = timestart - $RAINSENSORQTY_LOOPSFORSETRAINING ))
+fi
+
+
+echo "RAIN now! (for $howmany loops)"
+for (( c=1; c<=$howmany; c++ )) 
+do
+	if (( wait > 0 )) ; then	
+		time=$( date +%s)
+	else
+		(( time+= 1 ))
+	fi
+	linetoadd="$time:$c"
+	echo $linetoadd >> $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW
+	sleep $wait
+	echo -e ".\c"
+done
+echo
+
+if ! rain_history ; then # update rain history with last rain if not
+	echo "WARNING: rain_history function had error"
+fi
+
+echo $linetoadd > ${RAINSENSORQTY_LASTRAIN}
 echo "file ${RAINSENSORQTY_LASTRAIN} updated."
-echo -e "\nLAST RAIN:"
-cat $RAINSENSORQTY_LASTRAIN | rain_when_amount
+
+echo "last 2 rain events:"
+tail -2 $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY | rain_when_amount
diff --git a/drv/rainsensorqty/commands/rainsensorqty_REMOVELASTRAIN.sh b/drv/rainsensorqty/commands/rainsensorqty_REMOVELASTRAIN.sh
index aea39f1..57aa66e 100755
--- a/drv/rainsensorqty/commands/rainsensorqty_REMOVELASTRAIN.sh
+++ b/drv/rainsensorqty/commands/rainsensorqty_REMOVELASTRAIN.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Author: androtto
 # file "test_rainsensorqty_CHECK.sh"
 # test script for checking rain status using drv_rainsensorqty_rain_sensor_get function
-# Version: 0.2.0a
-# Data: 13/Aug/2019
+# Version: 0.2.5
+# Data: 07/Apr/2020
 
 SCRIPTDIR="$(cd `dirname $0` ; pwd )"
 SCRIPTNAME=${0##*/}
@@ -26,26 +26,19 @@ LOG_OUTPUT_DRV_FILE="$DIR_SCRIPT/log/$LOG_OUTPUT_DRV_FILE"
 # RAINSENSORQTY_LASTRAIN
 # RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY
 
-rain_history # update rain history file if not
-
-echo "RAIN HISTORY - last five events"
-tail -5 $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY | rain_when_amount
-
-echo -e "\nLAST RAIN"
-cat $RAINSENSORQTY_LASTRAIN | rain_when_amount
-
-#exit # for test
-
-echo -e "\nbackup to .old files"
-cp -p $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY ${RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY}.old
-cp -p  $RAINSENSORQTY_LASTRAIN ${RAINSENSORQTY_LASTRAIN}.old
+echo "RAIN HISTORY - last two events"
+tail -2 $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY 
+tail -2 $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY | rain_when_amount
 
 echo "...removing last event"
-head -n-1 ${RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY}.old > $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY 
-tail -1 $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY > $RAINSENSORQTY_LASTRAIN 
+removelastrain
+echo "...rebuilding ${RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY} from ${RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW}"
+if ! rainevents > ${RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY} ; then
+	echo "WARNING: rainevents function had error"
+fi
+tail -1 ${RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW} > ${RAINSENSORQTY_LASTRAIN}
 
-echo -e "\nnew RAIN HISTORY - last five events"
-tail -5 $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY | rain_when_amount
+echo -e "\nnew RAIN HISTORY - last two events"
+tail -2 $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY 
+tail -2 $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY | rain_when_amount
 
-echo -e "\nnew LAST RAIN"
-cat $RAINSENSORQTY_LASTRAIN | rain_when_amount
diff --git a/drv/rainsensorqty/common.include.sh b/drv/rainsensorqty/common.include.sh
index 0bb6b00..7b9878f 100644
--- a/drv/rainsensorqty/common.include.sh
+++ b/drv/rainsensorqty/common.include.sh
@@ -3,14 +3,19 @@
 # Author: androtto
 # file "common.include.sh"
 # common functions used by driver
-# Version: 0.2.0a
-# Data: 13/Aug/2019
+# Version: 0.2.5
+# Data: 08/Jan/2020
 
 
 #note:
 #RAINSENSORQTY_MONPID="$TMPDIR/rainsensorqty_monitor.pid"
 #
 
+sec2date()
+{
+        date --date="@$1"
+}
+
 d() # short date & time
 {
 date '+%X-%x'
@@ -57,13 +62,28 @@ en_echo() # enhanched echo - check verbose variable
 
 rain_history()
 {
+	[[ ! -f $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW ]] && return 1
 	[[ ! -f $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY ]] && touch $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY
-	[[ ! -f $RAINSENSORQTY_LASTRAIN ]] && return 1
-	if grep -q ^$(<$RAINSENSORQTY_LASTRAIN)$ $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY ; then
-		: # do nothing
-		return 2
+	> $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYTMP
+
+	if lastrainevent=$( rainevents 1 ) ; then
+       		: # done ok
 	else
-		cat $RAINSENSORQTY_LASTRAIN >> $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY
+        	echo "WARNING: rainevents function had errors"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+#old	#if grep -q ^$(<$RAINSENSORQTY_LASTRAIN)$ $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY ; then
+	if grep -q ^${lastrainevent}$ $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY ; then
+		: # already present
+		return 0
+	else
+		: # missing and fixed 
+		if [[ $1 == tmp ]] ; then
+			echo $lastrainevent > $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYTMP
+		else
+			echo $lastrainevent >> $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY
+		fi
 		return 0
 	fi
 }
@@ -71,12 +91,14 @@ rain_history()
 rain_when_amount()
 {
 # from standard input
+# format  $time:$endtime:$endsequence
 cat - | while read line
 do
         set -- ${line//:/ }
-        when=$1
-        howmuch=$2
-        printf "RAINED on %s for %.2f mm\n" "$(date --date="@$1")" $( $JQ -n "$howmuch * $RAINSENSORQTY_MMEACH" )
+        start=$1
+        stop=$2
+        howmuch=$3
+        printf "RAINED for %7.2f mm between %s and %s\n" $( $JQ -n "$howmuch * $RAINSENSORQTY_MMEACH" ) "$(date --date="@$start")" "$(date --date="@$stop")"
 done
 }
 
@@ -88,3 +110,54 @@ check_TMPDIR()
         fi
 }
 
+rainevents()
+{
+	if [[ ! -f $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW ]] ; then
+		#echo "WARNING: no \$RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW file"# cannot echo, redirected output
+		return 1
+	fi
+	case $1 in
+       		[0-9]|[0-9][0-9]) howmanyevent=$1 ;;
+#		-1) skiplast=true ;;
+		*) howmanyevent=-1 ;;
+	esac
+
+	newloop=yes
+	tac $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW | while read line
+	do
+		set -- ${line//:/ }
+		time=$1
+		sequence=$2
+		if [[ $newloop == yes ]] ; then
+			endtime=$time
+			endsequence=$sequence
+			newloop=no
+		fi
+		if (( sequence == 1 )) ; then
+#			[[ $skiplast=true ]] && { skilast=false ; continue ; }
+			echo $time:$endtime:$endsequence
+			newloop=yes
+			(( event +=1 ))
+		fi
+		(( howmanyevent == event )) && break
+	done | sort -k1n
+}
+
+removelastrain()
+{
+	if [[ ! -f $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW ]] ; then
+		echo "WARNING: no \$RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW file"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	next=false
+	tac $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW | while read line
+	do
+		set -- ${line//:/ }
+		time=$1
+		sequence=$2
+		[[ $next = true ]] && echo $line
+		(( sequence == 1 )) && next=true
+	done | tac > ${RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW}_$$
+	mv ${RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW}_$$ $RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW
+}
diff --git a/drv/rainsensorqty/conf_example/config.include.sh b/drv/rainsensorqty/conf_example/config.include.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2728238
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drv/rainsensorqty/conf_example/config.include.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#
+# Driver rainsensorqty - driver for measure the rain volume
+# Author: androtto
+# file "config.include.sh"
+# specific driver config file
+# Version: 0.2.5
+# Data: 08/Jan/2020
+
+export TMPDIR=/tmp
+
+RAINSENSOR_DEBOUNCE=0.3 # 0.3 seconds for manage debounce of reed contact
+
+RAINSENSORQTY_verbose="yes" # yes/no
+
+RAINSENSORQTY_LASTRAIN="$STATUS_DIR/rainsensorqty_lastrain"
+RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY="$STATUS_DIR/rainsensorqty_history"
+RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW="$STATUS_DIR/rainsensorqty_history.raw"
+RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYTMP="$TMPDIR/rainsensorqty_history.tmp"
+
+RAINSENSORQTY_MONITORLOG="$DIR_SCRIPT/log/rainsensorqty_monitor.log"
+
+RAINSENSORQTY_MONPID="$TMPDIR/rainsensorqty_monitor.pid"
+RAINSENSORQTY_STATE="$TMPDIR/rainsensorqty_state"
+RAINSENSORQTY_STATE_HIST="$TMPDIR/rainsensorqty_state.history"
+
+RAINSENSORQTY_DIR="$DIR_SCRIPT/drv/rainsensorqty"
+
+monitor_sh="$RAINSENSORQTY_DIR/drv_rainsensorqty_monitor.sh"
+
+# internal gpio resistor, 3 values: pull-up, pull-down, none
+# pull-up/down if rain gauge is connected directly to raspberry
+# none if connected through an optocoupler circuit
+GPIO_RESISTOR="pull-up" #pull-up|pull-down|none
+
+#rising means waiting for 1 status (from 0)
+#falling means waiting for 0 status (from 1)
+#RAINSENSORQTY_PULSE=rising  # pull-down circuit (rest status is 0)
+#RAINSENSORQTY_PULSE=falling # pull-up circuit   (rest status is 1)
+(( RAIN_GPIO_STATE == 1 )) && RAINSENSORQTY_PULSE=rising  # pull-down circuit (rest status is 0)
+(( RAIN_GPIO_STATE == 0 )) && RAINSENSORQTY_PULSE=falling # pull-up circuit   (rest status is 1)
+
+
+config_check()
+{
+	var2check="RAINSENSOR_DEBOUNCE RAINSENSORQTY_verbose RAINSENSORQTY_LASTRAIN RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY RAINSENSORQTY_MONITORLOG RAINSENSORQTY_MONPID RAINSENSORQTY_DIR monitor_sh"
+	for var in $var2check
+	do
+		#${!a}
+		if [[ -z ${!var} ]] ; then
+			echo "ERROR: \$$var not set"
+			exit 1 
+		fi
+	done
+	if [[ -z $RAINSENSORQTY_PULSE ]] ; then
+		echo "ERROR: RAIN_GPIO_STATE not set in piGarden.conf"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	return 0
+	case $GPIO_RESISTOR in
+		pull-up|pull-down|none) return 0 ;;
+		*) echo "ERROR: GPIO_RESISTOR not set correctly - values are \"pull-up|pull-down|none\" "
+			exit 1
+			;;
+	esac
+}
+
diff --git a/drv/rainsensorqty/config.include.sh b/drv/rainsensorqty/config.include.sh
index 8e4ca33..2728238 100644
--- a/drv/rainsensorqty/config.include.sh
+++ b/drv/rainsensorqty/config.include.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Author: androtto
 # file "config.include.sh"
 # specific driver config file
-# Version: 0.2.0
-# Data: 11/Aug/2019
+# Version: 0.2.5
+# Data: 08/Jan/2020
 
 export TMPDIR=/tmp
 
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ RAINSENSORQTY_verbose="yes" # yes/no
 
 RAINSENSORQTY_LASTRAIN="$STATUS_DIR/rainsensorqty_lastrain"
 RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORY="$STATUS_DIR/rainsensorqty_history"
+RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW="$STATUS_DIR/rainsensorqty_history.raw"
+RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYTMP="$TMPDIR/rainsensorqty_history.tmp"
 
 RAINSENSORQTY_MONITORLOG="$DIR_SCRIPT/log/rainsensorqty_monitor.log"
 
diff --git a/drv/rainsensorqty/drv_rainsensorqty_monitor.sh b/drv/rainsensorqty/drv_rainsensorqty_monitor.sh
index 00d1000..2b06b6b 100755
--- a/drv/rainsensorqty/drv_rainsensorqty_monitor.sh
+++ b/drv/rainsensorqty/drv_rainsensorqty_monitor.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # Author: androtto
 # file "drv_rainsensorqty_monitor.sh"
 # monitor script
-# Version: 0.2.2
-# Data: 08/Sep/2019
+# Version: 0.2.5
+# Data: 08/Jan/2020
 
 resetcounter()
 {
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ do
 	fi
   	(( counter+=1 ))
 	en_echo "$RAINSENSORQTY_PULSE PULSE #$counter RECEIVED" 
-	echo "$now:$counter" > ${RAINSENSORQTY_STATE} &
-	echo "$now:$counter" >> ${RAINSENSORQTY_STATE_HIST} &
+	echo "$now:$counter" >> ${RAINSENSORQTY_HISTORYRAW} &
 	MMWATER=$( $JQ -n "$counter*$MMEACH" )
 	text=$(printf "%.2f mm height (#%d pulse)" $MMWATER $counter )
 	if (( counter >= RAINSENSORQTY_LOOPSFORSETRAINING )) ; then