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= Introduction = | = Introduction = | ||
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[[File:Crystal Clear info.png|40px]] This document is 'Work In Progress' so content may not be complete or accurate! | |||
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If you are seeking information on why you might want to use Cumulus, then please read [[About Cumulus|the About Cumulus article]] first. That is a general introduction to what Cumulus does and what might be its advantages over alternative software. | If you are seeking information on why you might want to use Cumulus, then please read [[About Cumulus|the About Cumulus article]] first. That is a general introduction to what Cumulus does and what might be its advantages over alternative software. | ||
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I started pasting in useful material, mostly from Steve Loft's posts in the forum about the beta version of MX, but as at that time I was not using MX I hoped somebody else would make sense of it and create a better layout. Of course nobody did. | I started pasting in useful material, mostly from Steve Loft's posts in the forum about the beta version of MX, but as at that time I was not using MX I hoped somebody else would make sense of it and create a better layout. Of course nobody did. | ||
When I did start using MX, I decided to edit other articles first, see [[Cumulus MX]], [[Cumulus MX formal release versions]], [[Webtags]], [[Cumulus.ini]], [[Dayfile.txt]], [[Category:Log Files]], [[Php webtags]], and various others. | When I did start using MX, I decided to edit other articles first, see [[Cumulus MX]], [[Cumulus MX formal release versions]], [[Webtags]], [[Cumulus.ini]], [[Dayfile.txt]], [[:Category:Log Files]], [[Php webtags]], and various others. | ||
So that left this page, | So that left this page, but I don't have enough time to complete updating this article. If you read this, and believe you can help with completing this update, please do. | ||
= Installation and Upgrading problems = | = Installation and Upgrading problems = | ||
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# Whether you are installing MX for the first time, or updating to a new version, you download the zipped software from [[Software|Software page]]. | # Whether you are installing MX for the first time, or updating to a new version, you download the zipped software from [[Software|Software page]]. | ||
#Unzip it either directly to the place where you want it, or to a holding | #Unzip it either directly to the place where you want it, or to a holding area where you keep downloaded software, and then use copy or another file transfer process to get it to final destination | ||
#You will find more advice in the [[Cumulus_MX|Cumulus_MX documentation page]]. | #You will find more advice in the [[Cumulus_MX|Cumulus_MX documentation page]]. | ||
#If there is a problem, the most likely problem is that you are trying to install onto say a SD card and that has failed, and needs to be replaced. You might want to consider investing in a SSD drive, they tend to be very reliable. | #If there is a problem, the most likely problem is that you are trying to install onto say a SD card and that has failed, and needs to be replaced. You might want to consider investing in a SSD drive, they tend to be very reliable. | ||
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#* For other weather station types, look in the forum for advice or read the station instructions. | #* For other weather station types, look in the forum for advice or read the station instructions. | ||
# If the output values are frequently incorrect, MX provides some calibration settings in the admin interface. These vary dependent on the type of weather reading you want to correct. In general they use a formula like <tt> Output = Multiplier_2 X Input<sup>2</sup> + Multiplier_1 X input + Offset</tt> so in the settings you can specify the multipliers and offset to use in that equation. | # If the output values are frequently incorrect, MX provides some calibration settings in the admin interface. These vary dependent on the type of weather reading you want to correct. In general they use a formula like <tt> Output = Multiplier_2 X Input<sup>2</sup> + Multiplier_1 X input + Offset</tt> so in the settings you can specify the multipliers and offset to use in that equation. | ||
#If only a small numbers are incorrect, MX provides editors for the logs that store extremes (although for today only the rainfall can be edited). See the pages linked from [[:Category:Log Files|Category:Log Files]] to discover more about each log and how to deal with rogue values. View and edit these on'''Edit''' tab of admin interface. | #If only a small numbers are incorrect, MX provides editors for the logs that store extremes (although for today only the rainfall can be edited). See the pages linked from [[:Category:Log Files|:Category:Log Files]] to discover more about each log and how to deal with rogue values. View and edit these on'''Edit''' tab of admin interface. | ||
#You can correct any individual rogue value in a monthly log as MX (see viewer editor on '''Data logs''' tab of admin interface. | #You can correct any individual rogue value in a monthly log as MX (see viewer editor on '''Data logs''' tab of admin interface. | ||
#As rainfall has a lot of different derivatives stored for it (hourly totals, daily totals, rain rate) it is quite complicated to correct, so there are a series of instruction in the [[FAQ#My_station_invented_some_rain_that_didn.27t_really_occur.2C_and_I_want_to_set_it_to_zero_.28or_some_other_figure.29|C1 FAQ]]. | #As rainfall has a lot of different derivatives stored for it (hourly totals, daily totals, rain rate) it is quite complicated to correct, so there are a series of instruction in the [[FAQ#My_station_invented_some_rain_that_didn.27t_really_occur.2C_and_I_want_to_set_it_to_zero_.28or_some_other_figure.29|C1 FAQ]]. | ||
