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If the tag name gives an output that is defined as text, or as an integer, then none of these can be used. | If the tag name gives an output that is defined as text, or as an integer, then none of these can be used. | ||
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Weather stations report [[Calculate_Missing_Values#Source_value|values]] as integers. Cumulus converts these to the user's desired units, and that processing can add decimal places, as it may involve division by a factor of 10, or multiplication by a conversion factor. Obviously, the sensor has a particular accuracy, and this conversion process can introduce additional errors, as can the storing in binary, Cumulus generally (not in every case) stores to a precision that would generally give about 24 significant figures when expressed in base 10. | Weather stations report [[Calculate_Missing_Values#Source_value|values]] as integers. Cumulus converts these to the user's desired units, and that processing can add decimal places, as it may involve division by a factor of 10, or multiplication by a conversion factor. Obviously, the sensor has a particular accuracy, and this conversion process can introduce additional errors, as can the storing in binary, Cumulus generally (not in every case) stores to a precision that would generally give about 24 significant figures when expressed in base 10. | ||
The handling of each tag name is coded individually, so there are no simple rules for defining the default number of decimal points that will be shown by default. In general, Cumulus does consider the units chosen for outputs. As Cumulus has been developed, people have commented that these defaults do not reflect the precision of their instrumentation (weather stations used with Cumulus tend not to have the accuracy of those used by meteorologists, or are not re-calibrated as often). | The handling of each tag name is coded individually, so there are no simple rules for defining the default number of decimal points that will be shown by default. In general, Cumulus does consider the units chosen for outputs. As Cumulus has been developed, people have commented that these defaults do not reflect the precision of their instrumentation (weather stations used with Cumulus tend not to have the accuracy of those used by meteorologists, or are not re-calibrated as often). | ||
From release 3.12.0, you can set the default number of decimal places to output for all derivatives of temperature, pressure, etc. by [[Cumulus.ini#Units.2C_Derivative_Options.2C_and_Decimal_Places|advanced settings]]. Those settings can force output as integers, in which case the parameter for controlling number of decimal places have no effect. | From release 3.12.0, you can set the default number of decimal places to output for all derivatives of temperature, pressure, etc. by [[Cumulus.ini#Units.2C_Derivative_Options.2C_and_Decimal_Places|advanced settings]]. Those settings can force output as integers, in which case the parameter for controlling number of decimal places have no effect. | ||
