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Other uses for easyweather.dat file
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Re: Other uses for easyweather.dat file
Thanks Steve, that's working for me.
Regards
Dave
Regards
Dave
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Re: Other uses for easyweather.dat file
Just bumping this back up - I'm about to start creating a single record file to feed my homemade station information to Cumulus.
Is the "fields actually used in red" post a few posts back in this thread still correct? I can calculate dew point and windchill, but somehow totalling "rain this year" is giving me heartburn... and I suppose rain last hour is a bit of work too (counter that resets on the hour, or is it a sliding window?)
Is the "fields actually used in red" post a few posts back in this thread still correct? I can calculate dew point and windchill, but somehow totalling "rain this year" is giving me heartburn... and I suppose rain last hour is a bit of work too (counter that resets on the hour, or is it a sliding window?)
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Re: Other uses for easyweather.dat file
As far as I know, yes. But note that Cumulus doesn't necessarily use the fields for the same purpose as Easyweather...Charlie wrote:Is the "fields actually used in red" post a few posts back in this thread still correct?
All the 'rain this year' figure needs to be is an incrementing total counter; and 'rain last hour' is just used as the rate.totalling "rain this year" is giving me heartburn... and I suppose rain last hour is a bit of work too (counter that resets on the hour, or is it a sliding window?)
Steve
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Re: Other uses for easyweather.dat file
Hello All,
I am not understanding what to do with these two text files. I understand i need to modify the Path to what i have, but I do not know what to do with these files?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
I am not understanding what to do with these two text files. I understand i need to modify the Path to what i have, but I do not know what to do with these files?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
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Re: Other uses for easyweather.dat file
This thread is discussing using an old interface originally intended for Fine Offset stations to get data into Cumulus from home designed stations. You gather the data from your station and put it in the correct format in a file called easyweather.dat. You then point Cumulus to the file wherever you put it, and update the contents of that easyweather.dat file regularly with information from your station.KDaddy wrote:Hello All,
I am not understanding what to do with these two text files. I understand i need to modify the Path to what i have, but I do not know what to do with these files?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
I've re-read the thread a few times and don't know how you got an impression of two files.
The biggest limitation of this method is that you only get the latest information into Cumulus. If you stop Cumulus for any reason, you get a gap in the data. This is not the case for any other interface, and is the main reason it is not recommended, I believe.
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Re: Other uses for easyweather.dat file
I hate to revive a old topic. but...
I have a ws-2813u-it and trying to get cumulus working.
I have everything installed and the file output is sort of working but its only outputting the template file and no data?
Am i doing something wrong?
thanks
Stuart
I have a ws-2813u-it and trying to get cumulus working.
I have everything installed and the file output is sort of working but its only outputting the template file and no data?
Am i doing something wrong?
thanks
Stuart
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Re: Other uses for easyweather.dat file
VP2+
C1 www.komokaweather.com/komokaweather-ca
MX https://komokaweather.com/cumulusmx/index.htm /index.html /index.php
MX https://komokaweather.com/cumulusmxwll/index.htm /index.html /index.php
MX https:// komokaweather.com/cumulusmx4/index.htm
C1 www.komokaweather.com/komokaweather-ca
MX https://komokaweather.com/cumulusmx/index.htm /index.html /index.php
MX https://komokaweather.com/cumulusmxwll/index.htm /index.html /index.php
MX https:// komokaweather.com/cumulusmx4/index.htm
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Re: Other uses for easyweather.dat file
Paul, he's not trying to use the station directly with Cumulus, he's trying to get WUHU to generate a file that Cumulus can read.
Steve
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Re: Other uses for easyweather.dat file
Sorry, I should have better understood the topic and read the previous discussions
Paul
Paul
VP2+
C1 www.komokaweather.com/komokaweather-ca
MX https://komokaweather.com/cumulusmx/index.htm /index.html /index.php
MX https://komokaweather.com/cumulusmxwll/index.htm /index.html /index.php
MX https:// komokaweather.com/cumulusmx4/index.htm
C1 www.komokaweather.com/komokaweather-ca
MX https://komokaweather.com/cumulusmx/index.htm /index.html /index.php
MX https://komokaweather.com/cumulusmxwll/index.htm /index.html /index.php
MX https:// komokaweather.com/cumulusmx4/index.htm
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Re: Other uses for easyweather.dat file
Hi all
Is there a version of WUHU_Cumulus Action Template available for USA.,
That is downloadable.
Else where would you suggest I look
Thanks
Is there a version of WUHU_Cumulus Action Template available for USA.,
That is downloadable.
Else where would you suggest I look
Thanks
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Re: Other uses for easyweather.dat file
Hi,
I have also the problem that cumulus will not read the easyweather.dat file created by WUHU.
Wuhu reads Heavyweather data and create every minute the easyweather.dat file and put this in the data map of cumulus.
Configuration cumulus look to the easyweather.dat file in de data map but no data.
On my old PC it works fine with the same configuration.
Br,
Arnaut
I have also the problem that cumulus will not read the easyweather.dat file created by WUHU.
Wuhu reads Heavyweather data and create every minute the easyweather.dat file and put this in the data map of cumulus.
Configuration cumulus look to the easyweather.dat file in de data map but no data.
On my old PC it works fine with the same configuration.
Br,
Arnaut
Davis VP2 pro with meteobridge nanoSD
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Re: Other uses for easyweather.dat file
If you zip up the diags folder and attach it, along with an example of your easyweather.dat file, I'll take a look.
Steve
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Re: Other uses for easyweather.dat file
Hi All,
I am extracting data from my weather logger software program that I have created using VB6 and i am outputting data to an Easyweather.dat file as a means of inputting the data every minute into Cumulus. All is working brilliantly excepting for the rainfall input and the resulting display in Cumulus.
Rainfall in hour appears as a rate in cumulus (as Steve has indicated in his Easyweather Field definitions which is posted above... thanks Steve) but I am not sure what is supposed to be inputted into Field #27 which is treated as a "counter"?
Can anyone help in defining this? Are the units in mm and is it a cumulative count or is it say the last 24 hours count in mm? Conversely, is it simply a count of the bucket tips on a cumulative basis for which a calibration should be provided somewhere?
Any help here would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Keith
I am extracting data from my weather logger software program that I have created using VB6 and i am outputting data to an Easyweather.dat file as a means of inputting the data every minute into Cumulus. All is working brilliantly excepting for the rainfall input and the resulting display in Cumulus.
Rainfall in hour appears as a rate in cumulus (as Steve has indicated in his Easyweather Field definitions which is posted above... thanks Steve) but I am not sure what is supposed to be inputted into Field #27 which is treated as a "counter"?
Can anyone help in defining this? Are the units in mm and is it a cumulative count or is it say the last 24 hours count in mm? Conversely, is it simply a count of the bucket tips on a cumulative basis for which a calibration should be provided somewhere?
Any help here would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Keith
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Re: Other uses for easyweather.dat file
The rain counter can just be an ever-increasing counter, and it needs to be in millimetres. The longer you go before resetting it to zero, the better.
Steve
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Re: Other uses for easyweather.dat file
Steve,
Thanks so much for such a prompt reply. I'll set to work straight away modifying my code and I'll let you know how I get on.
Regards,
Keith
Thanks so much for such a prompt reply. I'll set to work straight away modifying my code and I'll let you know how I get on.
Regards,
Keith