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''Extra Sensors'' is a feature already present in Cumulus 1. Ignored for long time by CumulusUtils, with the rise of the [https://www.ecowitt.com/shop/homePage Ecowitt ecology] and the support of CumulusMX for the GW1000 (and higher) devices, it has been decided to make ''Extra Sensors'' a standard module of CumulusUtils.  
''Extra Sensors'' is a feature already present in Cumulus 1. Ignored for long time by CumulusUtils, with the rise of the [https://www.ecowitt.com/shop/homePage Ecowitt ecology] and the support of CumulusMX for the GW1000 (and higher) devices, it has been decided to make ''Extra Sensors'' a standard module of CumulusUtils.  


''Extra Sensors'' have a certain complexity because, although handled by CumulusMX, they are kind of anarchic: unregulated, CumulusMX does not care, when detected they are always displayed only logged when logging is switched on and then not all of them are logged. There are more webtags than logged sensors etc... This complexity made some additional handling necessary.
For the obvious reason of the absence of a log, the lightning sensor will be ignored by CumulusUtils as are additional sensors which  can not be logged. You are advised to use the [[Custom Logs|CustomLogs]] to chart Lightning.
 
For the obvious reason of the absence of a log, the lightning sensor will be ignored by CumulusUtils as are additional sensors which  can not be logged (like e.g. LeafTemp3 and 4).  


Please read the paragraph operation carefully and report any difficulty in operating the module both in this Wiki, from within the website or otherwise. I think all cases are covered but you never know.
Please read the paragraph operation carefully and report any difficulty in operating the module both in this Wiki, from within the website or otherwise. I think all cases are covered but you never know.


For External Extra Sensors i.e. sensors the user has available outside the CMX system such as e.g. a Geiger Counter see: [[External Extra Sensors]].
For External Extra Sensors i.e. sensors the user has available outside the CMX system such as e.g. a Geiger Counter see: [[External Extra Sensors]].
In CMX version 3.22.0 - b3211 the Custom Logs were introduced, providing the possibility for the user to create their own logfiles for any value - also strings - which CMX produces in a [[Webtags|webtag]]. This called for a procedure in CumulusUtils to handle those logs. In version 6.21.0 this was realised. the [[Custom Logs]] procedure us based on the External Sensors module and has its own wiki page.


=== Dependency ===
=== Dependency ===
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#After the first run the following inifile parameters exist (see below): ''ExtraTemp, ExtraHum, ExtraDP, SoilTemp, SoilMoisture, AirQuality, UserTemp, LeafTemp, LeafWetness''. Filling these with e.g. '''1,2,3''' activates those sensors and a subsequent run will show these under the menu choice ''Extra''.  
#After the first run the following inifile parameters exist (see below): ''ExtraTemp, ExtraHum, ExtraDP, SoilTemp, SoilMoisture, AirQuality, UserTemp, LeafTemp, LeafWetness''. Filling these with e.g. '''1,2,3''' activates those sensors and a subsequent run will show these under the menu choice ''Extra''.  
#For the CO2 sensor the parameter ''CO2='', a value 0 (or empty ) or 1 (de-)activates that sensor which subsequently is handled as an extra sensor and will be shown under the menu choice ''Extra''.
#For the CO2 sensor the parameter ''CO2='', a value 0 (or empty ) or 1 (de-)activates that sensor which subsequently is handled as an extra sensor and will be shown under the menu choice ''Extra''.
#For the lightning sensor the parameter ''LightningSensor=true/false'' (de-)activates that sensor which subsequently is displayed as a normal Extra Sensor in the list. The Lichting sensor is currently not charted as it is not logged in the ExtraSensors log. Currently charting the Lightning sensor can only be done as an External Extra Sensor. Complete charting will be possible with the implementation of the Custom Logs (no date has been set yet).
#For the lightning sensor the parameter ''LightningSensor=true/false'' (de-)activates that sensor which subsequently is displayed as a normal Extra Sensor in the list. The Lichting sensor is currently not charted as it is not logged in the ExtraSensors log. Use the [[Custom Logs|CustomLogs and its module]] for this.
#Finally, to make it work and to bring system in the ''Extra Sensors'', '''it is required''' for the user to use ''strings.ini'' (copy it from samplestrings.ini in the distribution of CumulusMX) in the CumulusMX directory and give the sensors you want to be handled by CumulusUtils '''a short meaningfull name'''.  
#Finally, to make it work and to bring system in the ''Extra Sensors'', '''it is required''' for the user to use ''strings.ini'' (copy it from samplestrings.ini in the distribution of CumulusMX) in the CumulusMX directory and give the sensors you want to be handled by CumulusUtils '''a short meaningfull name'''.  


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