Concentrate on Cumulus 1 or 2?

GlueGuy · **Posted:** Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:19 am

I voted for C2. Primarily because the notion of separating the data collection from the data display seems much more elegant to me.

I just (this last weekend) started using Cumulus. I was drawn to the clean appearance of the interface, and dissatisfied with the very 80s "look" of the interface that came with my VP2. That, and the interface provided by Davis was very sluggish on my whiz-bang 21st-century Windows 7. Those two symptoms are a sure sign that a piece of software has lived beyond its prime.

Steve, your donation-ware project is far superior to the software that I purchased from Davis. Thank you for a job well done!

steve · **Posted:** Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:27 am

GlueGuy wrote:

I voted for C2. Primarily because the notion of separating the data collection from the data display seems much more elegant to me.

This poll is a bit out of date now. For various reasons, I decided to go ahead with more changes to Cumulus 1. I propose to have another release of Cumulus 1 after the current beta, in which I will add support for the Oregon Scientific WMR200 (etc) stations. I haven't decided what I will do after that, if anything at all.

GlueGuy · **Posted:** Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:43 pm

steve wrote:

This poll is a bit out of date now. For various reasons, I decided to go ahead with more changes to Cumulus 1. I propose to have another release of Cumulus 1 after the current beta, in which I will add support for the Oregon Scientific WMR200 (etc) stations.

Fair enough.

steve wrote:

I haven't decided what I will do after that, if anything at all.

Sounds like you are discouraged or tired. Too bad. When I first saw cumulus, I wondered why you weren't selling it to Davis. Definitely a superior product.

JacquesD · **Posted:** Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:47 pm

HI,

I've already wrote to you Steve, I think that Cumulus is stable enough to be a commercial product!

I think that v.1 could be a "starter" software, free.
Cumulus II could be more modern in it's interface, for $69.... I bought my licence now!

A lot of person are playing with pleasure to the open architecture of Cumulus!

Personnaly, if something happend, I wont't follow to Davis... too expensive!
I'll turn plans to go to "Linux-on-Router" platform.

But, I LOVE Cumulus and plan a lot of "customisations" not possibles on other software!

Then Steve, we're more than glad with your job!

Jacques

Richb · **Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2011 8:58 pm

I think what you have done with Cumulus 1 is great! I like it just the way it is. So I would love to see what new things, "eye candy" included, you will do with Cumulus 2. Can't wait to see the first Beta version.

steve · **Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2011 9:21 pm

I have a few more things to add to Cumulus 1 soon, but after that I'm thinking that I might well do some more on Cumulus 2.

RayProudfoot · **Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:14 pm

steve wrote:

I have a few more things to add to Cumulus 1 soon, but after that I'm thinking that I might well do some more on Cumulus 2.

I'm still running the C2 service and occasionally open the viewer on my other laptop so I'm ready for the next beta version Steve. As I run VirtualVP I can continue to run C1.

wawryl · **Posted:** Wed Apr 20, 2011 12:50 pm

gwheelo · **Posted:** Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:58 pm

C2 - but after WM100,200 support, please.

GW

steve · **Posted:** Sat Apr 23, 2011 7:37 am

gwheelo wrote:

after WM100,200 support, please.

Yes, I'd better get on with that. Just this morning I had an email from someone who sent me a 10 eur donation a few months ago, wanting to know when I'm going to add WMR200 support, which he seems to think he has paid for.

I have to admit that I'm dithering (again) about whether to put it in C1 or C2; it will be much easier to do it in C2. But I'll probably have a go in C1 first and see how it goes.

Joe Weather Nut · **Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:15 pm

I'm fairly new to Cumulus, but I'm really happy with C1. Sometimes when you find something so stable and simple to manage, you just aren't interested in something new. I guess I just don't always want/need the latest gizmo so much anymore.

Whatever direction you decide to go, I hope C1 will always be available.

My 2 cents.

Tonky · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 3:21 pm

I ‘am also new to Cumulus (WMR-200 user), and so far I’ am very happy with C1 beta.
But if I look at the screens of C2.................nice and very good!

gwmbox · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:18 am

Hi Steve

i understand that you have stopped work on cumulus 2 which is a big disappointment but I can understand the issues you have raised in the announcement you made.

Having said that can I ask what the costs would be for you to revisit cumulus 2 and release a final version? If we know that maybe as a combined effort all the cumulus 1 users could come together and support the project further.

I only ask as there are features that were going to be in C2 that are a necessity, one of those being the ability to edit the data recorded (to correct errors) within cumulus itself as it is somewhat difficult to edit the data via the text files as often one over rides another and the old data still finds its way into the records, even though I have tried to remove it. maybe I need a guide on how the text files are structured so I can be sure to be editing the correct part of each line, maybe you can define each part (and each file) please, i.e. date, rainfall, wind, etc so I can be sure I am editing them correctly.

So I guess to end my post, what will you be adding to C1 that was going to be in C2?

Thanks

GW

daj · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:48 am

Just a quick note to say Toolbox, for Cumulus, has built in editors for all the files.

I'm sure a native editor will come along in C1 at some point

steve · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:54 am

gwmbox wrote:

I only ask as there are features that were going to be in C2 that are a necessity, one of those being the ability to edit the data recorded (to correct errors) within cumulus itself as it is somewhat difficult to edit the data via the text files as often one over rides another and the old data still finds its way into the records, even though I have tried to remove it.

The data editors in Cumulus 2 were basically the same as provided by David's toolbox for Cumulus 1, and the new editors for highs and lows in 1.9.2.

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maybe I need a guide on how the text files are structured so I can be sure to be editing the correct part of each line, maybe you can define each part (and each file) please, i.e. date, rainfall, wind, etc so I can be sure I am editing them correctly.

The formats of the files are in the help and the wiki.

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So I guess to end my post, what will you be adding to C1 that was going to be in C2?

I'm afraid I have no idea. But I do tend to use the enhancement requests as a guide to what to add.

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