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|style="background:lightgray;"|Section name - the following parameters relate to the station configuration. | |style="background:lightgray;"|Section name - the following parameters relate to the station configuration. | ||
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|Type=-1 | |Type= -1 | ||
|Station Type as set by the checked radio box in the [[Cumulus_Screenshots#Configuration_Menu_Screens|Station Configuration Screen]], Station Type block. For details of [[Supported_Devices]] click that link. | |Station Type as set by the checked radio box in the [[Cumulus_Screenshots#Configuration_Menu_Screens|Station Configuration Screen]], Station Type block. For details of [[Supported_Devices]] click that link. | ||
*0=Vantage Pro | *-1= default value, indicates a selection from those below must be made | ||
*1=Vantage Pro2 | *0=Vantage Pro station | ||
*2=WMR-928 | *1=Vantage Pro2 station | ||
*3=WM-918 | *2=WMR-928 station | ||
*4=[[EasyWeather_Format#Usage_of_easyweather.dat_fields_for_Cumulus_input_of_latest_record: |EasyWeather]] (using .dat file | *3=WM-918 station | ||
'''NOTE:''' You can also use ''Type=4'' if you want to run Cumulus without a weather station attached, to view historical observations. A full set of (historic) files in the ''data'' subfolder copied from a system with a weather station attached is needed, but in this case, the [[# | For Oregon Scientific stations and similar re-badged stations (Huger, Radio Shack etc) which have a serial port connection, if your model is not listed, try WM-918 if your station has wired connections, and WMR-928 if it is wireless. | ||
*5=Fine Offset/Watson/ | |||
*6=WS2300 | *4=Reading from file [[EasyWeather_Format#Usage_of_easyweather.dat_fields_for_Cumulus_input_of_latest_record: |EasyWeather.dat]] (using EasyWeather software version 6.2, or earlier, running continuously with Cumulus). Fine Offset weather stations that record Solar and UV measurements output to [[EasyWeather_Format#EasyWeatherPlus.dat| EasyWeatherPlus.dat file]] when Easyweather software version 6.x is running. This has the same fields as easyweather.dat, plus two extra fields for Solar and UV data at the end, and so Cumulus can understand the fields you must also have '''LogExtraSensors=1''' set. | ||
'''NOTE:''' You can also use ''Type=4'' if you want to run Cumulus with reduced functionality without a weather station attached, to view historical observations. A full set of (historic) files in the ''data'' subfolder copied from a system with a weather station attached is needed, but in this case, the [[#Introduced for problems with Fine Offset family:| EWFile= ]] attribute should be at its default of not having any filename value. | |||
*5=Fine Offset/Watson/MyDEL/Nevada, etc (without solar measurement sensors (with or without solar recharging)) | |||
*6=WS2300 (For all La Crosse WS23xx models) | |||
*7=Fine Offset/Watson/MyDel etc with Solar Sensors | *7=Fine Offset/Watson/MyDel etc with Solar Sensors | ||
*8=[[WMR100-200_Protocol|WMR100]] | *8=[[WMR100-200_Protocol|WMR100]] | ||
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|Model="your Model description" | |Model="your Model description" | ||
|The weather station model description - you choose what text appears for this on (from version 1.9) 'Display' settings screen within Configuration menu - the field is at the bottom left of that screen). | |The weather station model description - you choose what text appears for this on (from version 1.9.x) 'Display' settings screen within Configuration menu - the field is at the bottom left of that screen). | ||
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|Port=0 | |Port=0 | ||
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|This parameter is entered in the Station Configuration Screen Settings block. | |This parameter is entered in the Station Configuration Screen Settings block. | ||
*0= Default, meaning not applicable | *0= Default, meaning not applicable | ||
*n= any integer representing Easyweather logging interval in minutes (used for reading single latest observations from [[EasyWeather_Format#Usage_of_easyweather.dat_fields_for_Cumulus_input_of_latest_record: |Easyweather]] software output). | *n= any integer representing Easyweather version 6.2, or earlier, logging interval in minutes (used for reading single latest observations from [[EasyWeather_Format#Usage_of_easyweather.dat_fields_for_Cumulus_input_of_latest_record: |Easyweather]] software output). | ||
'''Note:''' If you have not set Station '''Type''' to 4, then Cumulus ignores this parameter, i.e. it only applies if Cumulus needs to know how often to read a new record from the easyweather.dat file. | '''Note:''' If you have not set Station '''Type''' to 4, then Cumulus ignores this parameter, i.e. it only applies if Cumulus needs to know how often to read a new record from the easyweather.dat file. | ||
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|EWFile= | |EWFile= | ||
|This is set in the settings frame on the Station settings screen off the configuration menu. | |This is set in the settings frame on the Station settings screen off the configuration menu. | ||
*[[EasyWeather_Format#Usage_of_easyweather.dat_fields_for_Cumulus_input_of_latest_record: |Easyweather.dat or EasyWeatherPlus.dat]] file path/name as entered in the Station Configuration Screen Settings block (Station '''Type''' is set to 4). '''Note:''' This approach is viewed as outdated, used if EasyWeather software | *[[EasyWeather_Format#Usage_of_easyweather.dat_fields_for_Cumulus_input_of_latest_record: |Easyweather.dat or EasyWeatherPlus.dat]] file path/name as entered in the Station Configuration Screen Settings block (Station '''Type''' is set to 4). '''Note:''' This approach is viewed as outdated, it was used if obsolete EasyWeather software version 6.2, or earlier, was running at same time as Cumulus software, both ran all the time, and Cumulus was required to simply process the latest record on the database, at the interval set in previous parameter, without all the additional processing Cumulus is able to do if it is reading directly from the console very frequently. | ||
*(attribute and equals sign, but no value)= Default (Station '''Type''' ''not'' set to 4). '''Note:''' This is the default when Cumulus is operating normally. | *(attribute and equals sign, but no value)= Default (Station '''Type''' ''not'' set to 4). '''Note:''' This is the default when Cumulus is operating normally. | ||
*(attribute and equals sign, but no value)= Default (Station '''Type''' is set to 4). '''Note:''' If you want to run Cumulus without an attached weather station (because your station has a fault or because you have a second PC), it is possible to run Cumulus with station '''Type=4''' but with the default of no file specified in this parameter. The full Cumulus directory structure and its files including those in the ''data'' sub-directory are needed (kept from when your station was working or copied from the PC with the station). Although only the old observations can be accessed, (no new ones are being added), this does allow analysis of the old observations via all Cumulus features such as '''View''' ''This period'' and '''View''' ''Select-A-Graph''. | *(attribute and equals sign, but no value)= Default (Station '''Type''' is set to 4). '''Note:''' If you want to run Cumulus without an attached weather station (because your station has a fault or because you have a second PC), it is possible to run Cumulus with station '''Type=4''' but with the default of no file specified in this parameter. The full Cumulus directory structure and its files including those in the ''data'' sub-directory are needed (kept from when your station was working or copied from the PC with the station). Although only the old observations can be accessed, (no new ones are being added), this does allow analysis of the old observations via all Cumulus features such as '''View''' ''This period'' and '''View''' ''Select-A-Graph''. | ||
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*0 = Disabled (default) | *0 = Disabled (default) | ||
*1 = Enabled; Use if you a) have Fine Offset models (generally those [[EasyWeather_Format#Note_on_Models|models 3xyz]]) with Solar/UV sensors, and b) '''Type=4''' set in that parameter (see top of [station] section), and c) '''EWFile='''''path'''''/EasyWeatherPlus.dat''' set in previous parameter. Only relevant if '''all these''' conditions met. | *1 = Enabled; Use if you a) have Fine Offset models (generally those [[EasyWeather_Format#Note_on_Models|models 3xyz]]) with Solar/UV sensors, and b) '''Type=4''' set in that parameter (see top of [station] section), and c) '''EWFile='''''path'''''/EasyWeatherPlus.dat''' set in previous parameter. Only relevant if '''all these''' conditions met. | ||
'''Note:''' Cumulus uses this parameter to determine where to find each observation (e.g. outside temperature, wind speed, humidity etc.) in the | '''Note:''' Cumulus uses this parameter to determine where to find each observation (e.g. outside temperature, wind speed, humidity etc.) in the latest file record. If you set this parameter wrong, Cumulus will assign what it finds in various field locations wrongly and therefore it is highly likely that temperatures, wind speeds and everything else will appear to have many rogue values in Cumulus but look okay on the weather station console display. | ||
This parameter is also used for other makes of weather station, see the relevant section for your make as the parameter is used differently. | This parameter is also used for other makes of weather station, see the relevant section for your make as the parameter is used differently. | ||