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Cumulus.INI file

The cumulus.ini file is a text file containing initialization parameters used by the Cumulus application. It is located in the directory in which you installed Cumulus and is updated everytime your website is updated or you change any configuration parameters from the application configuration pages.

INI Line Entry Function
[Station] Section name - the following parameters relate to the station location.
Type=-1 Station Type as set by the checked radio box in the Configuration Station screen
  • 0=Vantage Pro
  • 1=Vantage Pro2
  • 2=WMR-928
  • 3=WM-918
  • 4=EasyWeather (using .dat file)
  • 5=Fine Offset/Watson/MyDel etc
  • 6=WS2300
Model="yourModel" Whatever you have entered for Station Model on the Station Configuration Screen Setting block.
Port=0
Latitude=0 Latitude in Decimal Degrees based on what you have entered for Latitiude Degrees, Minutes, Seconds in the Station Configuration Screen Location block

Positive for North, Negative for South

Longitude=0 Longitude in Decimal Degrees based on what you have entered for Longitude Degrees, Minutes, Seconds in the Station Configuration Screen Location block

Positive for East, Negative for West

LatTxt= Latitude in text string format of hemisphere degrees minutes and seconds. HTML ampersand codes are used for spaces and DMS characters.
LonTxt= Longitude in text string format of hemisphere degrees minutes and seconds. HTML ampersand codes are used for spaces and DMS characters.
Altitude=0 your station altitude as entered in the Station Confiuration Screen Location block.
AltitudeInFeet=1 Altitude measurement unit as set in the Station Confiuration Screen Location block.
  • 0=meters ASL
  • 1=feet ASL
Humidity98Fix=0
Wind10MinAverage=0
CalculatedDP=0
CalculatedWC=0
RolloverHour=0 Log roll over time as selected on the Station Configuration Screen
  • 0=midnight
  • 9=9am
Use10amInSummer=1 *0=Use 10am in summer not checked on Station Configuration Screen
  • 1=Use 10am in summber selected on Station Configuration Screen
ConfirmClose=0
CloseOnSuspend=1
RestartIfUnplugged=0
SyncDavisClock=0
DataLogInterval=2 Data log interval as selected in the Station Configuration Screen Data log interval block
  • 0= 1 min
  • 1= 5 mins
  • 2= 10 mins
  • 3= 15 mins
  • 4= 20 mins
  • 5= 30 mins
WindUnit=0 Wind measurement unit Cumulus records in as selected in the Station Configuration Units block
  • 0=m/s
  • 1=mph
  • 2=km/h
  • 3=kts
PressureUnit=0 Pressure measurement unit Cumulus records in as selected in the Station Configuration Units block
  • 0=mb
  • 1=hPa
  • 2=in
RainUnit=0 Rain measurement unit Cumulus records in as selected in the Station Configuratin Units block
  • 0=mm
  • 1=in
TempUnit=0 Temperature measurement unit Cumulus records in as selected in the Station Configuration Units block
  • 0=Centigrade
  • 1=Fahrenheit
LocName= Location Name as entered on in the Station Configuration Screen
LocDesc= Location Description as entere in the Station Configuration Screen
StartDate=13/08/2009
WindComp=1
LastLoggerDownload=13/08/2008 12:48:52 The date/time of the last down load from your weather station
YTDrain=0 Year to date correction if starting part way through year as entered in the Station Configuratin Screen. Default is 0.
YTDrainyear=0 The year for which the YTDrain is to be applied. Default is 0
EWInterval=0 Easyweather interval in minutes as entered in the Station Configuration Screen Settings block.
EWFile= Easyweather.dat file path/name as entered in the Station Configuration Screen Settings block.
UseDataLogger=1
UseCumulusForecast=0
UseCumulusPresstrendstr=0
FCpressinMB=1 Forecast pressure unit as selected in Station Configuration Forecast block
  • 0=inches
  • 1=mb
FClowpress=950 Low Pressure extreme limit as entered in the Station Configuration Forecast block. Default is 950mb
FChighpress=1050 High Pressure extreme limit as entered in the Station Configuration Forecast block. Default is 950mbPressure extreme limit as entered in the Station Configuration Forecast block. Default is 1050mb
ForceVPBarUpdate=0
UseZeroBearing=0
VP2ConnectionType=0 Weather station connection type as selected in the Station Configuration Screen VP type block
  • 0= serial
  • 1= usb
  • 2= TCP/IP
VP2TCPPort=22222 Comunications port used if VP type has TCP/IP selected. Default is 2222
VP2IPAddr=0.0.0.0 Weather station IP address if VP type has TCP/IP selected. Default is 0.0.0.0
WarnMultiple=0
CloudBaseInFeet=1
[Web Site] Section Name - the following parameters replate to your website
ForumURL=http://sandaysoft.com/forum/ Your website URL
WebcamURL=http://www.sanday.org.uk/webcam/webcam.php URL for your Webcam
[FTP site] Section Name - the following parameters replate to your website FTP parameters
Host=
Port=21
Username= yor web site FTP login Username as entered in the Internet Configuration Screen
Password= your web site FTP login password as entered in the Internet Configuration Screen
Directory=
AutoUpdate=0
ActiveFTP=0
EnableRealtime=0
RealtimeInterval=3000
UpdateInterval=15
IncludeSTD=1
IncludeSTDImages=1
FTPRename=0
DeleteBeforeUpload=0
ResizeGraphs=0
GraphHeight=300 Graph height, default is 300 pixel
GraphWidth=750 Graph width, default is 750 pixel
ImageFolder=
ImageCopyRealtime=0
ExtraLocal0=
ExtraRemote0=
ExtraProcess0=0
ExtraBinary0=0
ExtraRealtime0=0
ExtraFTP0=1
ExtraLocal1=
ExtraRemote1=
ExtraProcess1=0
ExtraBinary1=0
ExtraRealtime1=0
ExtraFTP1=1
ExtraLocal2=
ExtraRemote2=
ExtraProcess2=0
ExtraBinary2=0
ExtraRealtime2=0
ExtraFTP2=1
ExtraLocal3=
ExtraRemote3=
ExtraProcess3=0
ExtraBinary3=0
ExtraRealtime3=0
ExtraFTP3=1
ExtraLocal4=
ExtraRemote4=
ExtraProcess4=0
ExtraBinary4=0
ExtraRealtime4=0
ExtraFTP4=1
ExtraLocal5=
ExtraRemote5=
ExtraProcess5=0
ExtraBinary5=0
ExtraRealtime5=0
ExtraFTP5=1
ExtraLocal6=
ExtraRemote6=
ExtraProcess6=0
ExtraBinary6=0
ExtraRealtime6=0
ExtraFTP6=1
ExtraLocal7=
ExtraRemote7=
ExtraProcess7=0
ExtraBinary7=0
ExtraRealtime7=0
ExtraFTP7=1
ExtraLocal8=
ExtraRemote8=
ExtraProcess8=0
ExtraBinary8=0
ExtraRealtime8=0
ExtraFTP8=1
ExtraLocal9=
ExtraRemote9=
ExtraProcess9=0
ExtraBinary9=0
ExtraRealtime9=0
ExtraFTP9=1
[Display]
Heading=My Weather
MinimizeToTray=0
ForecastCentred=0
FontColour=4227327
BackColour=12632256
HeadingColour=10485760
ClockColour=-16777201
DisplaySolarData=0
DisplayCloudBase=0
TwelveHourClock=0
WMR928Channel1Caption=Extra channel 1
WMR928Channel2Caption=Extra channel 2
WMR928Channel3Caption=Extra channel 3
WindGaugeRange=50
SnowUnitText=cm
DisplayHumidex=0
[Wunderground]
ID=
Password=
Enabled=0
RapidFire=0
Interval=15
SendUV=0
SendSR=0
[Twitter] Section Name - the following parameters replate to your Twitter site parameters
User=
Password=
Enabled=0
Interval=10
[PWSweather] Section Name - the following parameters replate to your PWS weather site parameters
ID=
Password=
Enabled=0
Interval=15
SendUV=0
SendSR=0
[APRS] Section Name - the following parameters replate to your APRS weather site parameters
ID=
pass=-1
server=cwop.aprs.net
port=14580
Enabled=0
Interval=9
[Graphs] Section Name - the following parameters replate to your graph settings
GraphHours=12
Background=12632256
WindColour=65535
GustColour=8421376
RainColour=9527753
RainTodayColour=9527753
TempColour=9527753
HeatIndexColour=16711680
PressColour=9527753
WindDirColour=255
DewPointColour=255
WindChillColour=32768
MinTempColour=16711680
MaxTempColour=255
AvgTempColour=32768
DailyRainColour=32768
InsideTempColour=0
InsideHumColour=255
OutsideHumColour=16711680
Graph3D=0
PlotLatestGust=0
OriginIsSouth=0
[Alarms] Section Name - the following parameters replate to your alarm settings
alarmlowtemp=0
LowTempAlarmSet=0
LowTempAlarmSound=0
LowTempAlarmSoundFile=C:\Cumulus\alert.wav
alarmhightemp=0
HighTempAlarmSet=0
HighTempAlarmSound=0
HighTempAlarmSoundFile=C:\Cumulus\alert.wav
alarmlowpress=0
LowPressAlarmSet=0
LowPressAlarmSound=0
LowPressAlarmSoundFile=C:\Cumulus\alert.wav
alarmhighpress=0
HighPressAlarmSet=0
HighPressAlarmSound=0
HighPressAlarmSoundFile=C:\Cumulus\alert.wav
alarmhighraintoday=0
HighRainTodayAlarmSet=0
HighRainTodayAlarmSound=0
HighRainTodayAlarmSoundFile=C:\Cumulus\alert.wav
alarmhighrainrate=0
HighRainRateAlarmSet=0
HighRainRateAlarmSound=0
HighRainRateAlarmSoundFile=C:\Cumulus\alert.wav
alarmhighgust=0
HighGustAlarmSet=0
HighGustAlarmSound=0
HighGustAlarmSoundFile=C:\Cumulus\alert.wav
alarmhighwind=0
HighWindAlarmSet=0
HighWindAlarmSound=0
HighWindAlarmSoundFile=C:\Cumulus\alert.wav
[Offsets]
PressOffset=0
TempOffset=0
HumOffset=0
WindDirOffset=0
InTempOffset=0
WindSpeedMult=1
WindGustMult=1
TempMult=1
HumMult=1
RainMult=1
[xAP]
Enabled=0
UID=4375
Port=3639