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=Purpose of Cumulus.ini file=
This is a text file containing initialization parameters. {{Template:Version badge Mx}}This page covers those used by the Cumulus MX software applicationapplica3.2.0 to 3.5.4tion.
For MX there can only to be one '''Cumulus.ini''' file, and it must be stored in the same folder as the executable "CumulusMX.exe".
# Even more dramatic changes to the MX configuration have been happening since 3.8.0, with the biggest changes at 3.9.2, 3.10.0, and 3.12.0; therefore, <big>the decision was taken to abandon maintaining the page previously called "Cumulus.ini", and start again with a brand new empty page!</big>
All the pages, previously called "Cumulus.ini", can be found from the owning [[:Category:Configuration Files|category]]. The original page was preserved at [[Cumulus.ini_(preserving_history)]] so look there for its editing history. That page also expands on the above summary of why that old page was replaced by this new page.
All the pages, previously called "Cumulus.ini", can be found from the owning [[:Category:Configuration Files|category]]. The original page was preserved at [[Cumulus.ini_(preserving_history)]] so look there for its editing history. That page also expands on the above summary of why that old page was replaced.
You will also note that this page does not cover all settings in detail, and find some links to further pages within some sections below
==Need to install MX 3.12.0 ==
If you are using Cumulus 1 or a release of MX earlier than 3.12.0, be aware that the content of "Cumulus.ini" is totally different to the file for later MX releases. (It might have been better had the file been given a new name in release 3.212.0).
The way the developer decided to implement it, is that when somebody installs release 3.12.0, any existing "Cumulus.ini" file is renamed, and a new "Cumulus.ini" file is created from scratch, and from then onwards all changes apply to the new file. As 3.12.0 is the only release that can create the replacement file, it is highly recommended that anybody currently using an older release, downloads 3.12.0 from [https://github.com/cumulusmx/CumulusMX/releases/download/b3141/CumulusMXDist3141.zip here] and runs that release for a while before upgrading to the latest release [https://github.com/cumulusmx/CumulusMX here].
The MX software offers much functionality and flexibility. Consequently, it has an extensive set of configuration settings, fortunately apart from the initial settings of model and units (see next sub-section), recent releases have simplified many of the settings for optional features by providing particular selections to affect a whole range of others (for predicted uses), instead of forcing you to individually work through every individual setting.
<big>Please see [[First Run of MX]] for how to set up settings when you first use MX.</big>
==First run of MX==
This Wiki page does not explain how to start using MX, please see [[MX on Linux]], [[MX on Windows OS]], and [[MX Administrative Interface]] as appropriate.
The key fact relevant here is that no Cumulus release distribution contains a '''Cumulus.ini''' file. So when you first use the software, you will need to use the [[MX_Administrative_Interface#Changing_Settings|admin interface]] to enter all settings (some have defaults that might be right for you) as described later in this page, and that will lead to creation of the main configuration file.
# If you start Cumulus MX without a configuration file, and you have a screen attached so you can see the output from the engine, it will show this: [[File:engineoutput.png]]
# As you can see, it is running, but it does not know what station type, so it cannot connect to it, and will not do anything more.
# At this stage, MX creates a very basic Cumulus.ini with the default settings (shown below).
#Open the [[MX Administrative Interface|admin interface]], and select the station settings if necessary: [[File:dashboardwiz.jpg|800px|center]]
# At the very minimum, you must select a station type and units (as shown in image here)
# Optionally, move down the page, entering more settings,
#* The settings that are displayed to you vary depending on the station type you have selected (and the particular MX release), so there is not a screenshot to show you the other settings for your station type.
# Optionally, move to other settings pages accessed from the menu seen in the image, these cover the optional functionality of MX, so the pages you need to visit depends on what functionality you wish to use.
# Optionally, use [[Samplestring.ini]] file as a guide to create a [[Strings.ini|strings.ini]] file (look up the cross reference if you want to do this now, but you can leave it to later) where you can tailor a number of texts that Cumulus produces.
#* The advantage of creating your '''strings.ini''' file now, is that it is read when MX starts, and we will shortly restart MX.
# Closing MX is the action that will create the main configuration file.
# MX must be stopped correctly, because it has to do a number of actions after it receives a request to close:
#* If you have a screen attached to the device running the MX engine, you can click in that screen and terminate Cumulus MX by typing '''C''' while holding down the control key (or equivalent if you are using an apple mac).
#* If you are connecting to MX from a remote device, then type into that remote session the control '''C'''.
#* Otherwise do whatever is needed to end the MX executable on your installation.
# Restart Cumulus MX, it will read your new settings (in '''Cumulus.ini''' and the optional '''strings.ini''') on re-starting, it will find the weather station, and start reading the weather data from it. On this first access to your weather station, it will not read any archive data (there is a way to modify [[today.ini]] so it can read what is in the separate logger), but from now (until you stop it) it will read (and from time to time log) the live data while MX remains running.
==What happens if I upgrade MX?==
As a specific example, release 3.11.0 added emailing capability; that requires quite a lot of new parameters to be added to the file. You could use MX without these new parameters, but the Alarm Settings page would not allow you to click '''Enable''' until you had defined various settings on another Settings page, as well as on this Alarm Settings page.
=Tables listing Settings=
== Alarms (and emails) ==
The Alarm settings seem to frequently be changed by new MX releases, so have been moved to a separate [[Alarms|wiki page]] where hopefully it will be easier for somebody to keep the content updated in future.
In the table below "Notify" determines whether an alarm is shown on the "Dashboard" page, for release 3.11.2 and subsequent the alarm also has to be enabled for it to appear.
Introduction column:
# There was no alarm functionality in builds in the 3.0.0 and 3.1.x series
# Any alarm functionality where the column says "Legacy Cumulus" was available before 1.9.0 and introduced into MX in one of the releases between 3.2.0 and 3.5.4.
# Any alarm functionality where the column says "Cumulus 2" was requested for that withdrawn flavour, subsequently added to a 1.9.x release, introduced into MX in one of the releases between 3.2.0 and 3.5.4.
# New alarm functionality introduced in the range of releases 3.2.0 to 3.5.4 has that range shown (rather than the exact release).
# For alarm functionality first introduced in or after release 3.7.0, the release of introduction is shown in "Introduced" column.
# There were no changes to Alarm functionality between 3.7.1 and 3.8.4 inclusive, so if you are running one of the 3.8.x releases, the Wiki page that applies for "alarms" is [[Cumulus.ini_(MX_3.0.0_to_3.7.0)|the early MX releases page]], not this Wiki page.
# In the range of releases subsequent to 3.9.0 as covered by this Wiki page, the alarm functionality has been dramatically changing:
#* Latching of alarms was introduced at 3.9.1 (b. 3096), most alarms had no default for how long they stayed "latched", but at least one had a 12 hour default and at least one had an until end of day default.
#* At 3.9.2 (b.3097) reporting of notifications were added to the admin interface (called "Cumulus Dashboard" in the relevant release announcement at [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=148406#p148406 Cumulus MX Announcements and Download - PLEASE READ FIRST],
#* At 3.9.5 (b. 3100) the latching functionality was corected,
#* At 3.9.6 (b.3101) the alarm latch hours were all defaulted to 24 hours,
#* At 3.11.0 (build 3129) where the email functionality was added,
#* And at 3.11.2 (b. 3131) where the [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=154233#p154233 release announcement] says "this release sees the Alarms getting some more love".
"Shown on Settings page?" and "MX Section" columns:
* For releases between 3.2.0 and 3.10.5, all alarm related settings were "always" shown, and none required opening a "MX section".
* For release 3.11.0 and subsequent releases, the introduction of email functionality means there are now some alarm related settings on the "Internet Settings" page, where there is a section "Email Server Settings" that needs to be opened, and a ''master'' setting that determines whether other settings are shown or not.
"Label on Settings page" column:
* For releases between 3.2.0 and 3.10.5, all alarm related settings were shown using [[MX_Basic_info#dataTables|a HTML table]], so the entry in the label column in the table below quotes the text shown after the check box that starts the settings table row
* For release 3.11.0 and subsequent releases, the introduction of email functionality means there are now some alarm related settings where the label column quotes the text shown beside the individual setting, but all other alarm related settings quote the text shown after the check box that starts a settings table row
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
!style="width:30px" | Parameter Line Entry
!style="width:100px" | Shown on Settings page?
!style="width:100px" | File Section
!style="width:150px" | Introduced
!style="width:100px" | MX Section
!style="width:60px" | Label on Settings page (mostly in '''Alarm''' column)
!style="width:20px" | Default
!style="width:300px" | Description
|-
| alarmhighgust=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Wind gust more than:
| 0 (disabled)
| Use the spin button to select the '''Value''' of calculated (10 minute) wind gust that has to be exceeded to trigger the alarm
|-
| alarmhighpress=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure rises above:
| 0 (disabled)
| Use the spin button to select the '''Value''' of measured Sea Level Pressure that has to be exceeded to trigger the alarm
|-
| alarmhighrainrate=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Rainfall rate rises above:
| 0 (disabled)
| Use the spin button to select the '''Value''' of calculated rainfall rate that has to be exceeded to trigger the alarm
|-
| alarmhighraintoday=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Rainfall today more than:
| 0 (disabled)
| Use the spin button to select the '''Value''' of calculated daily rainfall total that has to be exceeded to trigger the alarm
|-
| alarmhightemp=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature rises above:
| 0 (disabled)
| Use the spin button to select the '''Value''' of measured outside temperature that has to be exceeded to trigger the alarm
|-
| alarmhighwind=
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Average wind more than:
| 0 (disabled)
| Use the spin button to select the '''Value''' of calculated average wind speed that has to be exceeded to trigger the alarm
|-
|-
| alarmlowpress=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure falls below:
| 0 (disabled)
| Use the spin button to select the '''Value''' of measured Sea Level Pressure it must go below to trigger the alarm
|-
| alarmlowtemp=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature falls below:
| 0
| Use the spin button to select the '''Value''' of measured outside temperature it must go below to trigger the alarm
|-
| alarmpresschange=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Cumulus 2
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure changes by:
| 0
| Use the spin button to select the '''Value''' by which the measured Sea Level Pressure must rapidly change (in legacy Cumulus this was taking trend for the last hour, the developer has not specified what period applies for MX) to trigger the alarm
|-
| alarmtempchange=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Cumulus 2
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature changes by:
| 0
| Use the spin button to select the '''Value''' by which the measured outside temperature must rapidly change (in legacy Cumulus this was taking trend for the last hour, the developer has not specified what period applies for MX) to trigger the alarm
|-
| BatteryLowAlarmEmail=
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.0
| Alarm Settings
| Station batteries are low
| (blank)
| If tick '''Email''', and all the email settings marked ^ have been completed, an alarm will be sent if alarm is triggered
|-
| BatteryLowAlarmLatch=
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.9.1
| Alarm Settings
| Station batteries are low
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Latches''', an alarm will be maintained (latched) for a user configurable number of hours (see next parameter)
|-
| BatteryLowAlarmLatchHours=24
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.9.1
| Alarm Settings
| Station batteries are low
| 24 (default set only since release 3.9.6)
| Use the spin button to select the number of hours (specified in '''Latch h(ou)rs''' column) that the "latch" is maintained if previous setting is set to 1 (tick on settings page)
|-
| BatteryLowAlarmNotify=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| within 3.2.0 to 3.5.4
| Alarm Settings
| Station batteries are low
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Notify'', MX will show the status of this alarm on the [[MX_Administrative_Interface#Dashboard|'''Dashboard''' page of the interface]]
|-
| BatteryLowAlarmSet=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| (changed at 3.10.3)
| Alarm Settings
| Station batteries are low
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Enable''', the alarm will be triggered if the weather station either supplies a voltage, or other battery indication that can be interpreted, and MX interprets that as indicating a low battery
|-
| BatteryLowAlarmSound=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| within 3.2.0 to 3.5.4
| Alarm Settings
| Station batteries are low
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Play sound''', if the alarm is triggered, then the file specified in next parameter will be played
|-
| BatteryLowAlarmSoundFile=alarm.mp3
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| within 3.2.0 to 3.5.4
| Alarm Settings
| Station batteries are low
| alarm.mp3
| Specify a file name for a music file stored in the CumulusMX\interface\sounds or CumulusMX/interface/sounds folder
|-
| DataSpikeAlarmEmail=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.0
| Alarm Settings
| Data spike is detected
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Email''', and all the email settings marked ^ have been completed, an alarm will be sent if alarm is triggered
|-
| DataSpikeAlarmLatch=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.9.1
| Alarm Settings
| Data spike is detected
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Latches''', an alarm will be maintained (latched) for a user configurable number of hours (see next parameter)
|-
| DataSpikeAlarmLatchHours=24
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.9.1
| Alarm Settings
| Data spike is detected
| 24 (default set only since release 3.9.6)
| Use the spin button to select the number of hours (specified in '''Latch h(ou)rs''' column) that the "latch" is maintained if previous setting is set to 1 (tick on settings page)
|-
| DataSpikeAlarmNotify=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.7.0
| Alarm Settings
| Data spike is detected
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Notify'', MX will show the status of this alarm on the [[MX_Administrative_Interface#Dashboard|'''Dashboard''' page of the interface]]
|-
| DataSpikeAlarmSet=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.7.0
| Alarm Settings
| Data spike is detected
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Enable''', the alarm will be triggered if while MX is processing raw data from the weather station (in archive catch-up or normal running) there is a spike (a change since previous raw value read that exceeds a difference as defined on "Calibration Settings → Spike removal")
|-
| DataSpikeAlarmSound=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.7.0
| Alarm Settings
| Data spike is detected
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Play sound''', if the alarm is triggered, then the file specified in next parameter will be played
|-
| DataSpikeAlarmSoundFile=alarm.mp3
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.7.0
| Alarm Settings
| Data spike is detected
| alarm.mp3
| Specify a file name for a music file stored in the CumulusMX\interface\sounds or CumulusMX/interface/sounds folder
|-
| DataStoppedAlarmEmail=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.0
| Alarm Settings
| Data connection is lost
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Email''', and all the email settings marked ^ have been completed, an alarm will be sent if alarm is triggered
|-
| DataStoppedAlarmLatch=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.9.1
| Alarm Settings
| Data connection is lost
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Latches''', an alarm will be maintained (latched) for a user configurable number of hours (see next parameter)
|-
| DataStoppedAlarmLatchHours=24
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.9.1
| Alarm Settings
| Data connection is lost
| 24 (default set only since release 3.9.6)
| Use the spin button to select the number of hours (specified in '''Latch h(ou)rs''' column) that the "latch" is maintained if previous setting is set to 1 (tick on settings page)
|-
| DataStoppedAlarmNotify=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.4.2
| Alarm Settings
| Data connection is lost
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Notify'', MX will show the status of this alarm on the [[MX_Administrative_Interface#Dashboard|'''Dashboard''' page of the interface]]
|-
| DataStoppedAlarmSet=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.7.0
| Alarm Settings
| Data connection is lost
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Enable''', the alarm will be triggered if while MX is processing raw data from the weather station (in archive catch-up or normal running) there is a spike (a change since previous raw value read that exceeds a difference as defined on "Calibration Settings → Spike removal")
|-
| DataStoppedAlarmSound=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.7.0
| Alarm Settings
| Data connection is lost
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Play sound''', if the alarm is triggered, then the file specified in next parameter will be played
|-
| DataStoppedAlarmSoundFile=alarm.mp3
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.7.0
| Alarm Settings
| Data connection is lost
| alarm.mp3
| Specify a file name for a music file stored in the CumulusMX\interface\sounds or CumulusMX/interface/sounds folder
|-
| DestEmail=
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.0
| Alarm Settings
| To email adressess(es)
| (blank)
| Please note: You cannot '''Update Alarms''' to save any settings on this page if the text box for this parameter is left blank.
You can enter either a single email addresss or a list of email addresses here, a semicolon must be used as separator between addresses.
|-
| Enabled=0
| When section opened
| [SMTP]
| Release 3.11.0
| Internet Settings → Email Server Settings
| Enabled
| Not ticked (shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini)
| If you tick here, a selection of further options (identified by ^) are shown
|-
| FromEmail=
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.0
| Alarm Settings
| From email address
| (blank)
| Please note: You cannot '''Update Alarms''' to save any settings on this page if the text box for this parameter is left blank.
You can enter a single email addresss
|-
| HighGustAlarmEmail=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.0
| Alarm Settings
| Wind gust more than:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Email''', and all the email settings marked ^ have been completed, an alarm will be sent if alarm is triggered
|-
| HighGustAlarmLatch=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.9.1
| Alarm Settings
| Wind gust more than:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Latches''', an alarm will be maintained (latched) for a user configurable number of hours (see next parameter)
|-
| HighGustAlarmLatchHours=24
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.9.1
| Alarm Settings
| Wind gust more than:
| 24 (default set only since release 3.9.6)
| Use the spin button to select the number of hours (specified in '''Latch h(ou)rs''' column) that the "latch" is maintained if previous setting is set to 1 (tick on settings page)
|-
| HighGustAlarmNotify=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.0
| Alarm Settings
| Wind gust more than:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Notify'', MX will show the status of this alarm on the [[MX_Administrative_Interface#Dashboard|'''Dashboard''' page of the interface]]
|-
| HighGustAlarmSet=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Wind gust more than:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Enable''', the alarm will be triggered if calculated (10 minute) wind gust exceeds the selected '''Value''' in earlier parameter
|-
| HighGustAlarmSound=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Wind gust more than:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Play sound''', if the alarm is triggered, then the file specified in next parameter will be played
|-
| HighGustAlarmSoundFile=alarm.mp3
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Wind gust more than:
| alarm.mp3
| Specify a file name for a music file stored in the CumulusMX\interface\sounds or CumulusMX/interface/sounds folder
|-
| HighPressAlarmEmail=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.0
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure rises above:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Email''', and all the email settings marked ^ have been completed, an alarm will be sent if alarm is triggered
|-
| HighPressAlarmLatch=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.9.1
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure rises above:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Latches''', an alarm will be maintained (latched) for a user configurable number of hours (see next parameter)
|-
| HighPressAlarmLatchHours=24
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.9.1
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure rises above:
| 24 (default set only since release 3.9.6)
| Use the spin button to select the number of hours (specified in '''Latch h(ou)rs''' column) that the "latch" is maintained if previous setting is set to 1 (tick on settings page)
|-
| HighPressAlarmNotify=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| within 3.2.0 to 3.5.4
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure rises above:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Notify'', MX will show the status of this alarm on the [[MX_Administrative_Interface#Dashboard|'''Dashboard''' page of the interface]]
|-
| HighPressAlarmSet=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure rises above:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Enable''', the alarm will be triggered if calculated (10 minute) wind gust exceeds the selected '''Value''' in earlier parameter
|-
| HighPressAlarmSound=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure rises above:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Play sound''', if the alarm is triggered, then the file specified in next parameter will be played
|-
| HighPressAlarmSoundFile=alarm.mp3
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure rises above:
| alarm.mp3
| Specify a file name for a music file stored in the CumulusMX\interface\sounds or CumulusMX/interface/sounds folder
|-
| HighRainRateAlarmEmail=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.0
| Alarm Settings
| Rainfall rate rises above:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Email''', and all the email settings marked ^ have been completed, an alarm will be sent if alarm is triggered
|-
| HighRainRateAlarmLatch=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.9.1
| Alarm Settings
| Rainfall rate rises above:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Latches''', an alarm will be maintained (latched) for a user configurable number of hours (see next parameter)
|-
| HighRainRateAlarmLatchHours=24
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.9.1
| Alarm Settings
| Rainfall rate rises above:
| 24 (default set only since release 3.9.6)
| Use the spin button to select the number of hours (specified in '''Latch h(ou)rs''' column) that the "latch" is maintained if previous setting is set to 1 (tick on settings page)
|-
| HighRainRateAlarmNotify=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| within 3.2.0 to 3.5.4
| Alarm Settings
| Rainfall rate rises above:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Notify'', MX will show the status of this alarm on the [[MX_Administrative_Interface#Dashboard|'''Dashboard''' page of the interface]]
|-
| HighRainRateAlarmSet=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Rainfall rate rises above:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Enable''', the alarm will be triggered if calculated (10 minute) wind gust exceeds the selected '''Value''' in earlier parameter
|-
| HighRainRateAlarmSound=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Rainfall rate rises above:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Play sound''', if the alarm is triggered, then the file specified in next parameter will be played
|-
| HighRainRateAlarmSoundFile=alarm.mp3
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Rainfall rate rises above:
| alarm.mp3
| Specify a file name for a music file stored in the CumulusMX\interface\sounds or CumulusMX/interface/sounds folder
|-
| HighRainTodayAlarmEmail=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.0
| Alarm Settings
| Rainfall today more than:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Email''', and all the email settings marked ^ have been completed, an alarm will be sent if alarm is triggered
|-
| HighRainTodayAlarmLatch=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.9.1
| Alarm Settings
| Rainfall today more than:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Latches''', an alarm will be maintained (latched) for a user configurable number of hours (see next parameter)
|-
| HighRainTodayAlarmLatchHours=24
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.9.1
| Alarm Settings
| Rainfall today more than:
| 24 (default set only since release 3.9.6)
| Use the spin button to select the number of hours (specified in '''Latch h(ou)rs''' column) that the "latch" is maintained if previous setting is set to 1 (tick on settings page)
|-
| HighRainTodayAlarmNotify=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| within 3.2.0 to 3.5.4
| Alarm Settings
| Rainfall today more than:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Notify'', MX will show the status of this alarm on the [[MX_Administrative_Interface#Dashboard|'''Dashboard''' page of the interface]]
|-
| HighRainTodayAlarmSet=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Rainfall today more than:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Enable''', the alarm will be triggered if calculated (10 minute) wind gust exceeds the selected '''Value''' in earlier parameter
|-
| HighRainTodayAlarmSound=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Rainfall today more than:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Play sound''', if the alarm is triggered, then the file specified in next parameter will be played
|-
| HighRainTodayAlarmSoundFile=alarm.mp3
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Rainfall today more than:
| alarm.mp3
| Specify a file name for a music file stored in the CumulusMX\interface\sounds or CumulusMX/interface/sounds folder
|-
| HighTempAlarmEmail=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.0
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature rises above:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Email''', and all the email settings marked ^ have been completed, an alarm will be sent if alarm is triggered
|-
| HighTempAlarmLatch=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.9.1
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature rises above:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Latches''', an alarm will be maintained (latched) for a user configurable number of hours (see next parameter)
|-
| HighTempAlarmLatchHours=24
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.9.1
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature rises above:
| 24 (default set only since release 3.9.6)
| Use the spin button to select the number of hours (specified in '''Latch h(ou)rs''' column) that the "latch" is maintained if previous setting is set to 1 (tick on settings page)
|-
| HighTempAlarmNotify=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| within 3.2.0 to 3.5.4
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature rises above:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Notify'', MX will show the status of this alarm on the [[MX_Administrative_Interface#Dashboard|'''Dashboard''' page of the interface]]
|-
| HighTempAlarmSet=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature rises above:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Enable''', the alarm will be triggered if calculated (10 minute) wind gust exceeds the selected '''Value''' in earlier parameter
|-
| HighTempAlarmSound=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature rises above:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Play sound''', if the alarm is triggered, then the file specified in next parameter will be played
|-
| HighTempAlarmSoundFile=alarm.mp3
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature rises above:
| alarm.mp3
| Specify a file name for a music file stored in the CumulusMX\interface\sounds or CumulusMX/interface/sounds folder
|-
| HighWindAlarmEmail=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.0
| Alarm Settings
| Average wind more than:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Email''', and all the email settings marked ^ have been completed, an alarm will be sent if alarm is triggered
|-
| HighWindAlarmLatch=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.9.1
| Alarm Settings
| Average wind more than:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Latches''', an alarm will be maintained (latched) for a user configurable number of hours (see next parameter)
|-
| HighWindAlarmLatchHours=24
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.9.1
| Alarm Settings
| Average wind more than:
| 24 (default set only since release 3.9.6)
| Use the spin button to select the number of hours (specified in '''Latch h(ou)rs''' column) that the "latch" is maintained if previous setting is set to 1 (tick on settings page)
|-
| HighWindAlarmNotify=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| within 3.2.0 to 3.5.4
| Alarm Settings
| Average wind more than:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Notify'', MX will show the status of this alarm on the [[MX_Administrative_Interface#Dashboard|'''Dashboard''' page of the interface]]
|-
| HighWindAlarmSet=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Average wind more than:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Enable''', the alarm will be triggered if calculated (10 minute) wind gust exceeds the selected '''Value''' in earlier parameter
|-
| HighWindAlarmSound=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Average wind more than:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Play sound''', if the alarm is triggered, then the file specified in next parameter will be played
|-
| HighWindAlarmSoundFile=alarm.mp3
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Average wind more than:
| alarm.mp3
| Specify a file name for a music file stored in the CumulusMX\interface\sounds or CumulusMX/interface/sounds folder
|-
| HttpUploadAlarmEmail=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| HTTP upload errors
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Email''', and all the email settings marked ^ have been completed, an alarm will be sent if an HTTP upload fails
|-
| HttpUploadAlarmLatch=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| HTTP upload errors
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Latches''', an alarm will be maintained (latched) for a user configurable number of hours (see next parameter)
|-
| HttpUploadAlarmLatchHours=24
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| HTTP upload errors
| 24 (default set only since release 3.9.6)
| Use the spin button to select the number of hours (specified in '''Latch h(ou)rs''' column) that the "latch" is maintained if previous setting is set to 1 (tick on settings page)
|-
| HttpUploadAlarmNotify=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| HTTP upload errors
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Notify'', MX will show the status of this alarm on the [[MX_Administrative_Interface#Dashboard|'''Dashboard''' page of the interface]]
|-
| HttpUploadAlarmSet=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| HTTP upload errors
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Enable''', the alarm will be triggered if calculated (10 minute) wind gust exceeds the selected '''Value''' in earlier parameter
|-
| HttpUploadAlarmSound=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| HTTP upload errors
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Play sound''', if the alarm is triggered, then the file specified in next parameter will be played
|-
| HttpUploadAlarmSoundFile=alarm.mp3
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| HTTP upload errors
| alarm.mp3
| Specify a file name for a music file stored in the CumulusMX\interface\sounds or CumulusMX/interface/sounds folder
|-
| HttpUploadAlarmTriggerCount=1
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| HTTP upload errors
| 1 (trigger immediately a failure occurs)
| Use the spin button to specify how many failures need to occur, within the latch time, before the alarm is triggered
|-
| Logging=0
| ^
| [SMTP]
| Release 3.11.2
| Depends on release:
# (Release 3.9.4 to 3.11.4) Program Settings → Program General Options
# (Release 3.12.0 onwards) Program Settings → Logging Options
| Email logging
| 0 (disabled)
| Simple tick or not
* Tick (value shown as 1 in Cumulus.ini) if you want to enable extra SMTP logging to the smtp.log file in the [[MXdiags folder|'''MXdiags''' folder]].
* Don't tick (value shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini) for no extra information in diagnostic logging
|-
| LowPressAlarmEmail=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.0
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure falls below:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Email''', and all the email settings marked ^ have been completed, an alarm will be sent if an HTTP upload fails
|-
| LowPressAlarmLatch=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure falls below:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Latches''', an alarm will be maintained (latched) for a user configurable number of hours (see next parameter)
|-
| LowPressAlarmLatchHours=24
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.9.1
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure falls below:
| 24 (default set only since release 3.9.6)
| Use the spin button to select the number of hours (specified in '''Latch h(ou)rs''' column) that the "latch" is maintained if previous setting is set to 1 (tick on settings page)
|-
| LowPressAlarmNotify=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| within 3.2.0 to 3.5.4
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure falls below:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Notify'', MX will show the status of this alarm on the [[MX_Administrative_Interface#Dashboard|'''Dashboard''' page of the interface]]
|-
| LowPressAlarmSet=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure falls below:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Enable''', the alarm will be triggered if calculated (10 minute) wind gust exceeds the selected '''Value''' in earlier parameter
|-
| LowPressAlarmSound=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure falls below:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Play sound''', if the alarm is triggered, then the file specified in next parameter will be played
|-
| LowPressAlarmSoundFile=alarm.mp3
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure falls below:
| alarm.mp3
| Specify a file name for a music file stored in the CumulusMX\interface\sounds or CumulusMX/interface/sounds folder
|-
| LowTempAlarmEmail=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.0
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature falls below:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Email''', and all the email settings marked ^ have been completed, an alarm will be sent if an HTTP upload fails
|-
| LowTempAlarmLatch=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature falls below:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Latches''', an alarm will be maintained (latched) for a user configurable number of hours (see next parameter)
|-
| LowTempAlarmLatchHours=24
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.9.1
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature falls below:
| 24 (default set only since release 3.9.6)
| Use the spin button to select the number of hours (specified in '''Latch h(ou)rs''' column) that the "latch" is maintained if previous setting is set to 1 (tick on settings page)
|-
| LowTempAlarmNotify=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| within 3.2.0 to 3.5.4
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature falls below:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Notify'', MX will show the status of this alarm on the [[MX_Administrative_Interface#Dashboard|'''Dashboard''' page of the interface]]
|-
| LowTempAlarmSet=1
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature falls below:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Enable''', the alarm will be triggered if calculated (10 minute) wind gust exceeds the selected '''Value''' in earlier parameter
|-
| LowTempAlarmSound=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature falls below:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Play sound''', if the alarm is triggered, then the file specified in next parameter will be played
|-
| At time of writing there is a MX bug:
* (Reads) LowTempAlarmSoundFile=alarm.mp3
* (Writes) LowTempAlarm.SoundFile=alarm.mp3
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| within 3.2.0 to 3.5.4
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature falls below:
| alarm.mp3
| Specify a file name for a music file stored in the CumulusMX\interface\sounds or CumulusMX/interface/sounds folder
|-
| MySqlUploadAlarmEmail=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| MySQL upload errors
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Email''', and all the email settings marked ^ have been completed, an alarm will be sent if an HTTP upload fails
|-
| MySqlUploadAlarmLatch=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| MySQL upload errors
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Latches''', an alarm will be maintained (latched) for a user configurable number of hours (see next parameter)
|-
| MySqlUploadAlarmLatchHours=24
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| MySQL upload errors
| 24 (default set only since release 3.9.6)
| Use the spin button to select the number of hours (specified in '''Latch h(ou)rs''' column) that the "latch" is maintained if previous setting is set to 1 (tick on settings page)
|-
| MySqlUploadAlarmNotify=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| MySQL upload errors:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Notify'', MX will show the status of this alarm on the [[MX_Administrative_Interface#Dashboard|'''Dashboard''' page of the interface]]
|-
| MySqlUploadAlarmSound=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| MySQL upload errors:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Play sound''', if the alarm is triggered, then the file specified in next parameter will be played
|-
| MySqlUploadAlarmSoundFile=alarm.mp3
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| MySQL upload errors:
| alarm.mp3
| Specify a file name for a music file stored in the CumulusMX\interface\sounds or CumulusMX/interface/sounds folder
|-
| MySqlUploadAlarmTriggerCount=1
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| MySQL upload errors:
| 1 (trigger immediently a failure occurs)
| Use the spin button to specify how many failures need to occur, within the latch time, before the alarm is triggered
|-
| Password=
| ^
| [SMTP]
| Release 3.11.0
| Internet Settings → Email Server Settings
| Password
| (blank)
| Text box where you enter password needed to authenticate with your SMTP email server
|-
| Port=587
| ^
| [SMTP]
| Release 3.11.0
| Internet Settings → Email Server Settings
| Network Port
| 587
| Text box where you enter the port used to connect to your SMTP email server
|-
| PressChangeAlarmEmail=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.0
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure changes by:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Email''', and all the email settings marked ^ have been completed, an alarm will be sent if an HTTP upload fails
|-
| PressChangeAlarmLatch=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure changes by:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Latches''', an alarm will be maintained (latched) for a user configurable number of hours (see next parameter)
|-
| PressChangeAlarmLatchHours=24
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure changes by:
| 24 (default set only since release 3.9.6)
| Use the spin button to select the number of hours (specified in '''Latch h(ou)rs''' column) that the "latch" is maintained if previous setting is set to 1 (tick on settings page)
|-
| PressChangeAlarmNotify=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| within 3.2.0 to 3.5.4
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure changes by:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Notify'', MX will show the status of this alarm on the [[MX_Administrative_Interface#Dashboard|'''Dashboard''' page of the interface]]
|-
| PressChangeAlarmSet=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure changes by:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Enable''', the alarm will be triggered if measured Sea Level Pressure rapidly changes (in legacy Cumulus this was taking trend for the last hour, the developer has not specified what period applies for MX) by, or more than, the selected '''Value''' in earlier parameter
|-
| PressChangeAlarmSound=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure changes by:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Play sound''', if the alarm is triggered, then the file specified in next parameter will be played
|-
| PressChangeAlarmSoundFile=alarm.mp3
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| within 3.2.0 to 3.5.4
| Alarm Settings
| Pressure changes by:
| alarm.mp3
| Specify a file name for a music file stored in the CumulusMX\interface\sounds or CumulusMX/interface/sounds folder
|-
| RequiresAuthentication=0
| ^
| [SMTP]
| Release 3.11.0
| Internet Settings → Email Server Settings
| Use authentication
| 0 (disabled)
| Simple tick or not
* Tick (value shown as 1 in Cumulus.ini) if a user name and password is needed to authenticate with your SMTP email server
* Don't tick (value shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini) if your SMTP email server is not protected by a user name or password
|-
| SensorAlarmEmail=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.0
| Alarm Settings
| Sensor contact lost
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Email''', and all the email settings marked ^ have been completed, an alarm will be sent if an HTTP upload fails
|-
| SensorAlarmLatch=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| Sensor contact lost
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Latches''', an alarm will be maintained (latched) for a user configurable number of hours (see next parameter)
|-
| SensorAlarmLatchHours=24
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| Sensor contact lost
| 24 (default set only since release 3.9.6)
| Use the spin button to select the number of hours (specified in '''Latch h(ou)rs''' column) that the "latch" is maintained if previous setting is set to 1 (tick on settings page)
|-
| SensorAlarmNotify=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| within 3.2.0 to 3.5.4
| Alarm Settings
| Sensor contact lost
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Notify'', MX will show the status of this alarm on the [[MX_Administrative_Interface#Dashboard|'''Dashboard''' page of the interface]]
|-
| SensorAlarmSet=1
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Sensor contact lost
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Enable''', the alarm will be triggered if calculated (10 minute) wind gust exceeds the selected '''Value''' in earlier parameter
|-
| SensorAlarmSound=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Sensor contact lost
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Play sound''', if the alarm is triggered, then the file specified in next parameter will be played
|-
| SensorAlarmSoundFile==alarm.mp3
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Sensor contact lost
| alarm.mp3
| Specify a file name for a music file stored in the CumulusMX\interface\sounds or CumulusMX/interface/sounds folder
|-
| ServerName=
| ^
| [SMTP]
| Release 3.11.0
| Internet Settings → Email Server Settings
| Server Name
| (blank)
| Text box where you enter name, or IP address of your SMTP email server
|-
| SSLOption=1
| ^
| [SMTP]
| Release 3.11.0
| Internet Settings → Email Server Settings
| Use SSL/TLS (deprecated Secure Sockets Layer and replacement Transport Layer Security)
| 1 (Auto)
| Drop down:
* 0 = None
* 1 = Auto
* 2 = TLS on connect
* 3 = Start TLS
* 4 = Start TLS when available
|-
| SpikeAlarmTriggerCount=
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| Data spike is detected
| 1 (trigger immediently a failure occurs)
| Use the spin button to specify how many failures need to occur, within the latch time, before the alarm is triggered
|-
| TempChangeAlarmEmail=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.0
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature changes by:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Email''', and all the email settings marked ^ have been completed, an alarm will be sent if an HTTP upload fails
|-
| TempChangeAlarmLatch=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature changes by:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Latches''', an alarm will be maintained (latched) for a user configurable number of hours (see next parameter)
|-
| TempChangeAlarmLatchHours=24
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature changes by:
| 24 (default set only since release 3.9.6)
| Use the spin button to select the number of hours (specified in '''Latch h(ou)rs''' column) that the "latch" is maintained if previous setting is set to 1 (tick on settings page)
|-
| TempChangeAlarmNotify=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| within 3.2.0 to 3.5.4
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature changes by:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Notify'', MX will show the status of this alarm on the [[MX_Administrative_Interface#Dashboard|'''Dashboard''' page of the interface]]
|-
| TempChangeAlarmSet=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature changes by:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Enable''', the alarm will be triggered if outside temperature rapidly changes (in legacy Cumulus this was taking trend for the last hour, the developer has not specified what period applies for MX) by, or more than, the selected '''Value''' in earlier parameter
|-
| TempChangeAlarmSound=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Legacy Cumulus
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature changes by:
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Play sound''', if the alarm is triggered, then the file specified in next parameter will be played
|-
| TempChangeAlarmSoundFile=alarm.mp3
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| within 3.2.0 to 3.5.4
| Alarm Settings
| Temperature changes by:
| alarm.mp3
| Specify a file name for a music file stored in the CumulusMX\interface\sounds or CumulusMX/interface/sounds folder
|-
| UpgradeAlarmEmail=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.0
| Alarm Settings
| Cumulus upgrade available
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Email''', and all the email settings marked ^ have been completed, an alarm will be sent if an HTTP upload fails
|-
| UpgradeAlarmLatch=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| Cumulus upgrade available
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Latches''', an alarm will be maintained (latched) for a user configurable number of hours (see next parameter)
|-
| UpgradeAlarmLatchHours=24
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.2
| Alarm Settings
| Cumulus upgrade available
| 24 (default set only since release 3.9.6)
| Use the spin button to select the number of hours (specified in '''Latch h(ou)rs''' column) that the "latch" is maintained if previous setting is set to 1 (tick on settings page)
|-
| UpgradeAlarmNotify=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.9.3
| Alarm Settings
| Cumulus upgrade available
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Notify'', MX will show the status of this alarm on the [[MX_Administrative_Interface#Dashboard|'''Dashboard''' page of the interface]]
|-
| UpgradeAlarmSet=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.9.3
| Alarm Settings
| Cumulus upgrade available
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Enable''', the alarm will be triggered if outside temperature rapidly changes (in legacy Cumulus this was taking trend for the last hour, the developer has not specified what period applies for MX) by, or more than, the selected '''Value''' in earlier parameter
|-
| UpgradeAlarmSound=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release ???
| Alarm Settings
| Cumulus upgrade available
| 0 (disabled)
| If tick '''Play sound''', if the alarm is triggered, then the file specified in next parameter will be played
|-
| UpgradeAlarmSoundFile=alarm.mp3
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release ???
| Alarm Settings
| Cumulus upgrade available
| alarm.mp3
| Specify a file name for a music file stored in the CumulusMX\interface\sounds or CumulusMX/interface/sounds folder
|-
| UseHTML=0
| (always)
| [Alarms]
| Release 3.11.0
| Alarm Settings
| '''Email uses HTML text formatting'''
| 0 (UTF-8 plain text)
| Simple tick or not
* Tick (value shown as 1 in Cumulus.ini) if you wish to use HTML encoding format for your customised emails
* Don't tick (value shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini) if you are happy to use the default emails text in UTF-8 plain text encoding
|-
| User=
| ^
| [SMTP]
| Release 3.11.0
| Internet Settings → Email Server Settings
| Username
| (blank)
| Text box where you enter user name needed to authenticate with your SMTP email server
|}
==Charts==
| 0 (disabled)
| This adds extra information about both data transfers initiated from MX, and all the internal MX processes.
|}
== Display Options ==
* File Section is '''[Display]'''
* MX Section is '''Station Settings → Display Options'''
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
!style="width:30px" | Parameter Line Entry
!style="width:100px" | Introduced
!style="width:60px" | Label on Settings page
!style="width:20px" | Default
!style="width:600px" | Description
|-
| DisplaySolarData=0
| ??? 3.10.0 ???
| Display Solar data
| Unticked (shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini)
| Simple tick or not
* Tick (value shown as 1 in Cumulus.ini) if you want MX to display solar data in tables shown on the [[New_Default_Web_Site_Information|web pages]] provided in [[Webfiles folder|webfiles folder]] (from release 3.10.0 onwards)
* Don't tick (value shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini) if you want MX to suppress the table cells that would display solar data
|-
| DisplayUvData=0
| ??? 3.10.0 ???
| Display UV-I data
| Unticked (shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini)
| Simple tick or not
* Tick (value shown as 1 in Cumulus.ini) if you want MX to display ultra-violet intensity data in tables shown on the [[New_Default_Web_Site_Information|web pages]] provided in [[Webfiles folder|webfiles folder]] (from release 3.10.0 onwards)
* Don't tick (value shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini) if you want MX to suppress the table cells that would display UV intensity data
|-
| NumWindRosePoints=16
| Legacy Cumulus
| Number of wind rose points
| 16
| Drop-down determining if weather station bearing supplied by weather station is to be converted to 8 or 16 compass directions (i.e. whether to include or exclude (in English) NNE, ENE, ESE, SSE, SSW, WSW, WNW, and NNW
* 8 points
* 16 points
Despite what it says in the hint on the settings page, leave at default whichever weather station type you use, unless this actually causes you a problem. The parameter was introduced by Steve Loft. Davis wind vanes use a potentiometer to measure wind direction so send Cumulus a bearing that can vary continuously between 1 and 360 degrees. Fine Offset wind vanes use magnetic switches that depend on the magnet under the moving part selecting two switches in the fixed part for the vane being exactly in-between compass directions, and selecting one switch for the main 8 directions and slightly away from the main directions; so they have a bias against sending Cumulus the in-between directions.
|-
| UseApparent=1
| ??? MX 3.6.0 or 3.10.0 ???
| Use Apparent Temperature
| Ticked (shown as 1 in Cumulus.ini)
| Simple tick or not
* Tick (value shown as 1 in Cumulus.ini) if you want MX to display apparent temperature in tables shown on the [[New_Default_Web_Site_Information|web pages]] provided in [[Webfiles folder|webfiles folder]] (from release 3.10.0 onwards) for consistency with Cumulus prior to release 3.6.0
* Don't tick (value shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini) if you want MX to display feels like temperature in tables shown on the [[New_Default_Web_Site_Information|web pages]] provided in [[Webfiles folder|webfiles folder]] (from release 3.10.0 onwards) for consistency with Cumulus from release 3.6.0
|}
| The selections made on this Settings Page sub-section will place the appropriate content in the two parameters in the file
|}
==Optional Structured Query Language Settings==
SQL is structured in the sense that keywords have to appear in the correct order, and there are rules about which words are mandatory. SQL is not just for running queries that read database tables, it can create database tables, give and revoke permissions, and do many more maintenance type tasks. SQL is a language in that each variant of SQL has a vocabulary and set of rules that are specific to that database server, although there is a sub-set, that is set by "ANSI", of words and constructions that all SQL dialects should obey.
MX uses two types of SQL. One type is for SQLite database (see [[Cumulusmx.db]] and [[Diary.db]], that type stores data in rows that are numbered, and columns that are named. In a retrieval query you can sort ascending/descending on value in any column. You can select a row by specifyimg content, but that gets translated into a row number to actually determine what is updated.
The file section '''[MySQL]''' is about a different type of database (i.e. Maria database, or Oracle MySQL) these implement a relational database that has to satisfy the rule that all data appears in a table with rows and columns. The columns have a particular order, but there is no control over the order of rows, so you can't specify a row number, you either specify a primary key that identifies a particular row, or you specify that what is returned from query should be sorted in an ascending/descending order of the value in a specified column.
Both "CumulusMX.exe" and "ExportToMySQL.exe" make use of the following settings:
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
!style="width:30px" | Executable
!style="width:100px" | Function
!style="width:300px" | Description
|-
| CumulusMX.exe
| Data Logs menu
| An option "Update MySQL on Edit" allows you to decide whether MX issues SQL when you edit a data log or "dayfile.txt", so the same edit is made to the corresponding database table, provided that the table has been created with the default name and has the column names defined by default.
|-
! rowspan="7" |CumulusMX.exe
| Settings menu → MySQL settings → General Options
| An option "Buffer commands on failure" allows you to decide whether MX tries to run SQL commands again, if they fail. IMPORTANT: This is to cope with failure due to the database server going down; the option should not be ticked if you are testing new "custom" SQL and may have made a mistake in the coding. You need to ensure the SQL is either generated by MX as a fixed query, or has been tested and is correct synta before considering this option.
|-
| Settings menu → MySQL settings → Realtime.txt Upload
| An option that can be enabled that automatically updates a "Realtime" table, each new row is effectively what is stored in the file [[realtime.txt]].
|-
| Settings menu → MySQL settings → Dayfile.txt Upload
| An option that can be enabled that at end of day ensures that a new line is added to [[dayfile.txt]] and a new row (with similar data) is inserted into a "Dayfile" table.
|-
| Settings menu → MySQL settings → Monthly log file Upload
| An option that can be enabled that automatically updates a "Monthly" table, every time a new line is added to the [[Standard_log_files|standard data log file]].
|-
| Settings menu → MySQL settings → Custom Upload - seconds interval
| An option that can be enabled that runs some predetermined SQL every time the specified number of seconds has elapsed.
|-
| Settings menu → MySQL settings → Custom Upload - minutes interval
| An option that can be enabled that runs some predetermined SQL every time the specified number of minutes has elapsed.
|-
| Settings menu → MySQL settings → Custom Upload - at rollover
| An option that can be enabled that runs some predetermined SQL just after dayfile.txt has had a new line, but before other end-of-day actions occur.
|-
| ExportToMySQL.exe
| parameters to utility
| Determine which file read (and therefore which table updated, using table names set in table name parameters explained in next table)
|}
WARNING: The SQL syntax for [https://mysqlconnector.net/ "My SQL Connector"] used by .NET and therefore by MX, differs in various ways from the MySQL Client or MARIA db syntax.
Here is an example of what might be input as "predetermined SQL", showing how you can use conditionals and web tags:
<pre>
INSERT IGNORE INTO table_name_1 (primary_key, column_name_1, column_name_2 ....) VALUES ('<#primary_key>', '<#web tag_name_1 modifier_1>', '<#web tag_name_2 modifier_2>' ....);
BEGIN NOT ATOMIC
IF '<#web tag>' = '---' THEN
simpler query to run if something not numeric;
ELSE
UPDATE table_name_2 SET column_name_1 = '<#web tag_name_1 modifier_1>', column_name_2 = '<#web tag_name_2 modifier_2>' .... WHERE primary_key = '<#primary_key>';
END IF
END;
</pre>
* Introduced in Cumulus MX 3.0.0 beta
* File Section is [MySQL]
* MX page is Settings menu → MySQL settings
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
!style="width:30px" | Parameter Line Entry
!style="width:100px" | MX Section
!style="width:60px" | Label on Settings page
!style="width:20px" | Default
!style="width:600px" | Description
|-
| BufferOnFailure=0
| General Options
| Buffer commands on failure
| 0 = ignore errors
| Simple tick or not
*Tick (value shown as 1 in Cumulus.ini) if you want MX to store any commands that fail (see note above), and try them again (stored commands lost if MX is stopped)
* Don't tick (value shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini) if you want MX to ignore any errors
|-
| CustomMySqlMinutesCommandString=
| Custom Upload - minutes interval
| "SQL command" only shown if next parameter is ticked
| (empty)
| See "predetermined SQL" example above
|-
| CustomMySqlMinutesEnabled=0
| Custom Upload - minutes interval
| Custom Minutes Enabled
| 0 = don't display other options
| Simple tick or not
*Tick (value shown as 1 in Cumulus.ini) if you want the previous and next options to be displayed, and actioned
* Don't tick (value shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini) if MX is not to action the previous and next settings
|-
| CustomMySqlMinutesIntervalIndex=6
| Custom Upload - minutes interval
| Interval:
| 6 = 10 minutes
| Drop-down list of predetermined intervals:
* 0 = 1 minute
* 1 = 2 minutes
* 2 = 3 minutes
* 3 = 4 minutes
* 4 = 5 minutes
* 5 = 6 minutes
* 6 = 10 minutes
* 7 = 12 minutes
* 8 = 20 minutes
* 9 = 30 minutes
* 10 = 1 hour (60 minutes)
|-
| CustomMySqlRolloverCommandString=
| Custom Upload - at rollover
| "SQL command" only shown if next parameter is ticked
| (empty)
| See "predetermined SQL" example above
|-
| CustomMySqlRolloverEnabled=0
| Custom Upload - at rollover
| Custom Rollover Enabled
| 0 = don't display other options
| Simple tick or not
*Tick (value shown as 1 in Cumulus.ini) if you want the previous and next options to be displayed, and actioned
* Don't tick (value shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini) if MX is not to action the previous and next settings
|-
| CustomMySqlSecondsCommandString=
| Custom Upload - seconds interval
| "SQL command" only shown if next parameter is ticked
| (empty)
| See "predetermined SQL" example above
|-
| CustomMySqlSecondsEnabled=0
| Custom Upload - seconds interval
| Custom Seconds Enabled
| 0 = don't display other options
| Simple tick or not
*Tick (value shown as 1 in Cumulus.ini) if you want the previous and next options to be displayed, and actioned
* Don't tick (value shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini) if MX is not to action the previous and next settings
|-
| CustomMySqlSecondsInterval=10
| Custom Upload - seconds interval
| Interval (seconds):
| 10
| A number field, takes 1 to 59
|-
| Database=
| Server details
| Database name:
| (empty)
| A text field where you enter the name of the database your tables are to be created/updated in
|-
| DayfileMySqlEnabled=0
| Dayfile.txt upload
| Dayfile Enabled
| 0
| Simple tick or not
*Tick (value shown as 1 in Cumulus.ini) if you want MX to at end of day ensure that a new line is added to [[dayfile.txt]] and a new row (with similar data) is inserted into a "Dayfile" table
* Don't tick (value shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini) if MX is only to ensure that a new line is added to dayfile.txt
|-
| DayfileTable=
| Dayfile.txt upload
| Table name
| Dayfile
| Having defined this table, and saved the settings, click the "Create Dayfile" button to create the database table with the standard column names. If you change the name here, normal updates and "ExportToMySQl.exe" will use the table name you define, but the option to update table when you edit "dayfile.txt" will fail (and if set to do so, keep failing as it repeats).
|-
| Host=Localhost
| Server details
| Host name
| (empty)
| Set to whatever host name your database server has specified, if you host [[Your_Own_Server]], then you may be able to use "Localhost".
|-
| MonthlyMySqlEnabled=0
| Monthly logfile upload
| Monthly Log Enabled
| 0
| Simple tick or not
*Tick (value shown as 1 in Cumulus.ini) if you want MX to at your standard logging interval ensure that a new line is added to [[Standard_log_files|standard data log file]] and a new row (with similar data) is inserted into a "Monthly" table.
* Don't tick (value shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini) if MX is only to ensure that a new line is added to standard data log file
|-
| MonthlyTable=
| Monthly logfile upload
| Table name
| Monthly
| Having defined this table, and saved the settings, click the "Create Monthly" button to create the database table with the standard column names. You might wish to change the name here once a year, to stop the database table getting enormous, if so you might name the table something like "standard2020". If you change the name here, normal updates and "ExportToMySQl.exe" will use the table name you define, but the option to update table when you edit "MMMyyyyLog.txt" will fail (and if set to do so, keep failing as it repeats).
|-
| Pass=
| Server details
| Password
| (empty)
| Set to whatever password is used for update access with the database user name (see below)
|-
| Port=3306
| Server details
| Port number
| 3306
| The port related to the host name (defined above) for update access to your database server
|-
| RealtimeMySql1MinLimit=0
| Realtime.txt upload
| Limit Inserts:
| 0 = false
| Simple tick or not
*Tick (value shown as 1 in Cumulus.ini)
* Don't tick (value shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini)
See explanation beside and below setting
|-
| RealtimeMySqlEnabled=0
| Realtime.txt upload
| Real time Enabled
| 0 = don't display other options
| Simple tick or not
*Tick (value shown as 1 in Cumulus.ini) if you want MX to at your real time interval ensure that a new realtime.txt file is created and a new row (with similar data) is inserted into a "Realtime" table.
* Don't tick (value shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini) if MX is only to ensure that a new line is added to standard data log file
|-
| RealtimeRetention=
| Realtime.txt upload
| '''Data Retention value''' and '''Data Retention unit'''
| "7" and "Days"
| The value field will take any number, the unit field is a dropdown:
* Seconds
* Minutes
* Hours
* Days
* Weeks
* Months
Taken together, these determine the period for which rows are kept in the table named in "RealtimeTable", any row older than this specification will be deleted as part of the automatic SQL
|-
| RealtimeTable=Realtime
| Realtime.txt upload
| Table name
| Realtime
| Having defined this table, and saved the settings, click the "Create Realtime" button to create the database table with the standard column names. Remember that you can tailor the contents of "realtime.txt", if you want non-standard columns in this table, you have to create the table yourself.
|-
| UpdateOnEdit=1
| General Options
| Update MySQL on Edit
| 1 = update the table when edit the file
| Simple tick or not
*Tick (value shown as 1 in Cumulus.ini)
* Don't tick (value shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini)
Please see begining of previous table for explanation and warning about how all defaults must be set for this to work
|-
| User=
| Server details
| User name
| (empty)
| Database access user name, that matches with password described earlier
|}
* 12 Hour (value shown as 1 in Cumulus.ini)
|}
* File Section is [NOAA]
Rainfall equivalents of mean temperature described above
==Optional Structured Query Language Settings==
MX uses a software package called "MySqlConnect" to run SQL queries.
Since the text that appeared here was added, documenting plans for the future 3.12.0 release, there have been a number of changes, and now a future release (3.20.0) is expected to make more drastic changes. Therefore the content has been moved to a [[MySqlConnect|new "MySqlConnect" page]] where it is hoped somebody will find it easier to update the content as MX develops.
==Optional Third-party Upload Settings==
==Optional Web Server==
There are two sub-sections below, because the settings for the optional web functionality are split between '''Station Settings''' and '''Internet Settings'''.
The settings listed here changed dramatically at both 3.10.0 and 3.12.0 releases, but they have gradually evolved throughout the development of MX.
=== Display Options controlling what appears on default web pages ===
* File Section is '''[Display]'''
* MX Section is '''Station Settings → Display Options'''
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
!style="width:30px" | Parameter Line Entry
!style="width:100px" | Introduced
!style="width:60px" | Label on Settings page
!style="width:20px" | Default
!style="width:600px" | Description
|-
| DisplaySolarData=0
| ??? 3.10.0 ???
| Display Solar data
| Unticked (shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini)
| Simple tick or not
* Tick (value shown as 1 in Cumulus.ini) if you want MX to display solar data in tables shown on the [[New_Default_Web_Site_Information|web pages]] provided in [[Webfiles folder|webfiles folder]] (from release 3.10.0 onwards)
* Don't tick (value shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini) if you want MX to suppress the table cells that would display solar data
|-
| DisplayUvData=0
| ??? 3.10.0 ???
| Display UV-I data
| Unticked (shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini)
| Simple tick or not
* Tick (value shown as 1 in Cumulus.ini) if you want MX to display ultra-violet intensity data in tables shown on the [[New_Default_Web_Site_Information|web pages]] provided in [[Webfiles folder|webfiles folder]] (from release 3.10.0 onwards)
* Don't tick (value shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini) if you want MX to suppress the table cells that would display UV intensity data
|-
| NumWindRosePoints=16
| Legacy Cumulus
| Number of wind rose points
| 16
| Drop-down determining if weather station bearing supplied by weather station is to be converted to 8 or 16 compass directions (i.e. whether to include or exclude (in English) NNE, ENE, ESE, SSE, SSW, WSW, WNW, and NNW
* 8 points
* 16 points
Despite what it says in the hint on the settings page, leave at default whichever weather station type you use, unless this actually causes you a problem. The parameter was introduced by Steve Loft. Davis wind vanes use a potentiometer to measure wind direction so send Cumulus a bearing that can vary continuously between 1 and 360 degrees. Fine Offset wind vanes use magnetic switches that depend on the magnet under the moving part selecting two switches in the fixed part for the vane being exactly in-between compass directions, and selecting one switch for the main 8 directions and slightly away from the main directions; so they have a bias against sending Cumulus the in-between directions.
|-
| UseApparent=1
| ??? MX 3.6.0 or 3.10.0 ???
| Use Apparent Temperature
| Ticked (shown as 1 in Cumulus.ini)
| Simple tick or not
* Tick (value shown as 1 in Cumulus.ini) if you want MX to display apparent temperature in tables shown on the [[New_Default_Web_Site_Information|web pages]] provided in [[Webfiles folder|webfiles folder]] (from release 3.10.0 onwards) for consistency with Cumulus prior to release 3.6.0
* Don't tick (value shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini) if you want MX to display feels like temperature in tables shown on the [[New_Default_Web_Site_Information|web pages]] provided in [[Webfiles folder|webfiles folder]] (from release 3.10.0 onwards) for consistency with Cumulus from release 3.6.0
|}
=== File transfer and Copy Options controlling transfer of data to default web pages ===
The settings listed in table below changed dramatically at both 3.10.0 and 3.12.0 releases, but they have gradually evolved throughout the development of MX.
FRomFrom 3.12.0, MX can optionally ''either'' '''copy''' files to a [[Your Own Server|web server you host]] ''or'' '''file transfer''' files to a [[Webspace|commercial web server]].
To implement (and customise) this web server functionality, there are many settings as listed alphabetically in this table. The ''Internet settings'' page simplifies making settings by providing selections that amend multiple settings in a bulk operation:
* Some settings (marked ^ in table) are only displayed if you select '''I want to use the supplied default web site'''.
** For these settings, the "Generate" option is enabled in nearly all (see any qualifier) settings
* Tick (value shown as 1 in Cumulus.ini) then Cumulus will calculate wind chill from temperature and wind speed
** Note that there is a maximum temperature, and minimum wind speed, for Cumulus to make the calculation, see [[Wind_chill]] page
* Don't tick (value shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini) action depends on '''Calibrationother settings'''items:
** If Cumulus has non-default multiplier and/or offset settings for temperature or wind speed, Cumulus will calculate wind chill
** If station does NOT make a wind chill value available to Cumulus, Cumulus MX reports an error if you have not ticked this setting, (that is different to how the setting worked with the legacy software).
** If station provides wind chill, then that will be used provided no multiplier/offsets have been specified for temperature or wind speed
** If station provides wind chill, then that value will be used provided no multiplier/offsets have been specified for temperature or wind speed.
Note that some stations (Fine Offset, for example), do not make a wind chill value available to Cumulus. For these, Cumulus always calculates it.
|-
| ChillHourSeasonStart=
| Rounding of wind speed
| 0 (no)
| Simple tick or not, (only applicable if any reported wind speed would otherwise include decimal places):
| Simple tick or not:
* Tick (value shown as 1 in Cumulus.ini) then MXCumulus will round all the wind speeds it reports to nearest integer
* Don't tick (value shown as 0 in Cumulus.ini) then MXCumulus will report wind speeds to the precision defined in "WindSpeedDecimals", parameter"WindSpeedAvgDecimals", and "WindRunDecimals", parameters
|-
| SunshineHrsDecimals=2
| Select a number of decimal places to overwrite the default
|-
| WindSpeedAvgDecimals=1
| Release 3.8.3
| Units → Advanced Options (Here be dragons!)
| Wind speed average decimals
| 1 (displayed as blank)
| Select a number of decimal places to overwrite the default. (NOTE: If the weather station does not provide an average wind speed, or if the user requires a change of units from how the weather station reports it, then CMX will calculate it to 1 decimal place by default; otherwise average wind speed will default to integer, or to one decimal place, depending how it is provided by the station).
| Select a number of decimal places to overwrite the default
|-
| WindSpeedDecimals=2
| Release 3.8.3
| Units → Advanced Options (Here be dragons!)
| Wind speed average decimals
| 2 (displayed as blank)
| Select a number of decimal places to overwrite the default which depends both on the weather station type and what units have been selected by user (speeds are normally reported as integers unless metres per second are reporting unit, because most sensors are not precise enough to give any decimal places in other units)
| Select a number of decimal places to overwrite the default
|-
| WindUnit=0
| (displayed as blank)
| Enter a 4 digit year:
* Legacy Releases (1.7.12 from 5 July 2008) and MX up to 3.11.4 (build 3133 from 25 May 2021): The year-to-date amount in previous parameter is added to the current (seasonal) rain if the year specified in this parameter matches the current year.
** If your rain season starts in January (default) then set this to the calendar year when you first use Cumulus (in a particular location).
** If your rain year starts in any other month, set this to thisthe current calendar year ifduring your first season starts(remember to change thisthe year, andmid-season setwhen thisreach to1 lastJanuary), and delete the year ifwhen your second season hasstarts started andas you don't want the previous value added to your second season
* From Release 3.12.0 (??29 July 2021), the current calendar year is compared against (current month - season start month + 1) year, so you enter the year in which your first season startswould start had it been a full season (be that last calendar year or this calendar year)
|}
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