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==CumulusMX.exe Usage Restriction==
Cumulus MX v5 has now stopped using Highcharts for both the dashboard and the sample default web site. The notice below only applies to versions 3 and 4 of Cumulus MX
Both the mandatory [[MX Administrative Interface|MX Interface]], and the optional [[New Default Web Site Information|default MX web site]], include the [https://www.highcharts.com HighStock] product. ▼
▲ Both the mandatory [[MX Administrative Interface|MX Interface]], and the optional [[New Default Web Site Information|default MX web site]], include the [https://www.highcharts.com HighStock] product.
Are you using MX for a non-profit organisation, personal website, or school project?
Then download MX and start using it with Highcharts today.<br>
Are you representing any commercial organisation running a facility that others use? If so, then you cannot use Cumulus MX to share weather data on behalf of your organisation without buying a licence from the High Charts organisation.
'''HighCharts rules for usage of their products are described ''' [https://shop.highcharts.com/ on their licence purchase web page], and ''it is your responsibility to ensure compliance''.▼
▲'''HighCharts rules for usage of their products are described ''' [https://shop.highcharts.com/ on their licence purchase web page], and ''it is your responsibility to ensure compliance''.
== Help with ‘Stable’ MX releases ==
If you wish to research the documentation on MX to try to resolve your problem yourself, use the entry point of the [[:Category:Cumulus MX]] page for pointers to other Wiki pages connected with MX that may help.
If you cannot answer your questions from information in this Wiki (and MX changes so quickly any information here can be very out of date), then use the [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=
== Current Release ==
===Latest build distribution download===
'''IMPORTANT:''' Before '''installing''' Cumulus MX v5 for the first time, please study and understand [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=24075 this installation guide]
~ Download [https://github.com/cumulusmx/CumulusMX/releases/download/b3231/CumulusMXDist3231.zip Cumulus MX v3.24.0 build 3231, 08-March-2023]▼
'''IMPORTANT:''' Before '''upgrading''' Cumulus MX, please read the [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=24075 release notice] and the [https://github.com/cumulusmx/CumulusMX/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md CHANGELOG.md] file for any implications before you upgrade
▲ ~ Download [https://github.com/cumulusmx/CumulusMX/releases/download/
===Latest MX Source Code===
===Raspberry Pi Image===
~ Download 64 bit image: [//{{SERVERNAME}}/Downloads/rpi-CumulusMX-lite-
As
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# It is of course possible that sometimes the image provided may have issues for you,
#* it is set up so that MX starts running as a service immediately you boot up your Raspberry Pi, rather than letting you first run MX interactively (see [[MX_on_Linux#Running_MX]]);
#* it is produced with a Raspberry Pi model 3, so with other models you may need to
#* it is produced using a GB locale and GB time-zone, so that automatically started MX may not initially be running correctly for your locale (however as you need to restart MX after changing settings you should be okay when MX starts recording data).
: Please note, this image may not always contain latest MX release, but once you have installed a release of MX on your Raspberry Pi, [[Updating MX to new version|upgrading]] is done using main software download link, as none of the other components in the image need to be upgraded (unless the release announcement states that the new release needs a specific version of
==Upgrading==
= Other utilities =
==
The utilities listed here are only for use with MX, they may be included in the [[#Latest build distribution download|MX release zip]], but links to latest releases without the ''*.dll'' files ("software libraries") needed to run the respective utility, are provided below.
If you are using a later MX release than that stated, check [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=17887 the MX release announcements] for all releases since that stated below to see if the "software libraries" have been upgraded, if they have then the respective utility because it has been compiled with older versions of the respective .dll files will probably not work. (Sometimes the names of new .dll files are different to the names of the old .dll files, so an upgrade of MX done by copying files over an existing installation will leave the old files there, in that case the utility might still work by picking up old names).
=== Migrate Data v3 to v4 ===
~ The
A utility to migrate your data files from Cumulus MX v3 format to v4 format.
Read [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=22051 Cumulus MX Version 4 - IMPORTANT Additional Information] for information on how to use this utility
Note: Cumulus MX has the ability to migrate data files from v4 to v5 built in. The conversion will be performed on the first run of Cumulus MX v5 and will convert all the v4 data files present at that time.
=== Create Missing ===
'''The correct version of Create Missing is now included in the main Cumulus MX installation zip.''' There is no need to download another version unless it has been fixed post release.
~ The CreateMissing.exe ''v1.3.0'' download dated 18 August 2022 (works with MX release of 3.20.0 onwards) [https://github.com/cumulusmx/CreateMissing/releases/download/v1.3.0/CreateMissing-v1.3.0.zip is here].▼
~ The CreateMissing ''v3.1.1'' download dated 08 May 2026 (works with MX release of 5.0.0 onwards) [https://github.com/cumulusmx/CreateMissing/releases/download/v3.1.1/CreateMissing-v3.1.1.zip is here].
~ The CreateMissing ''v2.0.3'' download dated 27 June 2025 (works with MX release of 4.0.0 onwards) [https://github.com/cumulusmx/CreateMissing/releases/download/v2.0.3/CreateMissing-v2.0.3.zip is here].
▲ ~ The CreateMissing
Check compatibility with the MX release you have running as per notes above. (Although earlier releases of "Create Missing" exist on "github.com/cumulusmx/CreateMissing/releases", their software bugs imply they should not be used). Install into same directory as "CumulusMX.exe".
=== Create Records ===
~ The CreateRecords ''v0.1.1'' download dated 13 December 2023 [https://github.com/cumulusmx/CreateRecords/releases/download/v0.1.1/CreateRecords-v0.1.1.zip is here].
A utility to create, or recreate, missing [[Correcting_Extremes|extreme records]] from Cumulus MX by parsing your [[dayfile.txt|daily summary (dayfile.txt)]].
See the [https://github.com/cumulusmx/CreateRecords#readme Readme on githib]
=== Export ''To'' MySQL ===
'''DO NOT USE THIS VERSION WITH Cumulus MX v4 or later'''
▲ ~ The ExportToMySQL.exe ''v1.7.0'' download dated 03 January 2023 (works with release of MX 3.23.0) [https://github.com/cumulusmx/ExportToMySQL/releases/download/v1.7.0/ExportToMySQL-v1.7.0.zip is here.]
ExportToMySQL is now included in the Cumulus MX distribution zip file.
~ The ExportToMySQL ''v1.10.0'' download dated 07 January 2024 (works with release of MX 3.28.1 or later) [https://github.com/cumulusmx/ExportToMySQL/releases/download/v1.10.0/ExportToMySQL-v1.10.0.zip is here.]
Check compatibility with the MX release you have running as per notes above. Note that compatibility is needed both with the .dll files and with the columns present in the database table to be updated.
''This new utility replaces the "ExportMySQL.exe" (no "To" in that name) utility included by Steve Loft in his MX beta distributions.'' That is not compatible with any recent MX releases.
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=== Import WeatherCat Data ===
~ The ImportWC ''v1.0.0'' download dated 10 October 2024 [https://github.com/cumulusmx/ImportWC/releases/download/v1.0.0/ImportWC-v1.0.0.zip is here].
This utility converts WeatherCat monthly log files into Cumulus MX v4 format monthy log files.
You can [https://github.com/cumulusmx/ImportWC/blob/main/README.md read more about how to use it here].
=== Import Weather Display Data ===
~ The ImportWD ''v2.0.0'' download dated 07 June 2026 [https://github.com/cumulusmx/ImportWD/releases/download/v2.0.0/ImportWD-v2.0.0.zip is here].
This utility converts Weather Display monthly log files into '''Cumulus MX v5''' format monthly log files.
You can [https://github.com/cumulusmx/ImportWD/blob/main/README.md read more about how to use it here].
~ The ImportWD ''v1.0.1'' download dated 14 September 2025 [https://github.com/cumulusmx/ImportWD/releases/download/v1.0.1/ImportWD-v1.0.1.zip is here].
This utility converts Weather Display monthly log files into '''Cumulus MX v4''' format monthly log files.
=== Import WeatherLink PC Data ===
~ The ImportWLK ''v1.0.2'' download dated 13 May 2026 [https://github.com/cumulusmx/ImportWLK/releases/download/v1.0.2/ImportWLK-v1.0.2.zip is here].
This utility converts WeatherLink PC .wlk files into Cumulus MX v5 format monthly log files and day file records
You can [https://github.com/cumulusmx/ImportWLK/blob/main/README.md read more about how to use it here].
==Older Utilities By Steve Loft==
Source code for these utilities are not available, therefore they cannot be altered or upgraded.
*[//{{SERVERNAME}}/Downloads/SetLogger.zip Set Logger Interval] A utility by Steve Loft to adjust the internal logging interval on Fine Offset stations
=== Weather Display Converter ===
# [[:Category:WebTools]] - for your web server, and
# [[:Category:User_Contributions]] - key contributions from the user community
=Current MX Developed from =
Cumulus 3 (MX) software was developed as a beta with limited functionality by Steve Loft.
* Steve Loft previously developed Cumulus 2 (where he tested using the C# language, now used for MX)
* Steve Loft created the original Cumulus software (now known as legacy cumulus 1)
* Steve Loft, the author of Cumulus/Cumulus MX has since fully retired
==Steve's final beta MX==
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