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    #76
    Originally posted by Pete View Post
    Funny that a simple (yet complex) application like Cumulus is resource intensive; where as HSPro running with 18 serial / XX USB devices; countless variables, events and multiple DB's (and types of DB's) remains at less than 15% CPU utilization..
    Pete,

    I use Cumulus on my HS box because it not resource intensive it sits at 0% CPU most of the time and see peaks of 2% every now and again.
    Using a Fine Offset weather station.

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      #77
      I guess cuz I use the same box on the server rack to surf the web when I am down in the basement. IE seems a bit slow. It is only a Pentium D with 1.5Gb (slow in relative terms) of memory though. Its updating the realtime/web/XAP stuff every few minutes talking at 1Gb out the NIC.

      Here are the numbers for Cumulus. Its using the "Fine offset" weather instrument; testing later with the Davis Vantage Vue...once I get one.
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      Last edited by Pete; October 17, 2011, 12:57 PM.
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        #78
        Did a quick HSTouch using the web interface of Cumulus. I'm kind of looking at an analogue guages look for a few weather pages in HSTouch. I like the Silverlight guages more though.
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          #79
          This might work i'm not sure, it seems to work when I am testing it on a remote web server I would imagine a local web server to be the same. It will assume that there is no authentication is required to download from the server.

          Add the two lines Download and WebAddress to the INI file like this;

          Code:
          [Settings]
          gBaseCode=`
          Download=0
          WebAddress="http://testaddress/realtime.txt"
          [Options]
          Debug=True
          Set Download to 1 for a web download and 0 to find the realtime.txt on the local PC.

          Plugin now also logs all of the data to a SQLite Database and keeps data for 6 months, database size should still remain relatively small and have a negligible impact on performance.

          Also changed the way the units are set, the realtime.txt file does hold the units (hPa, mBar, mm, C/F etc) so these are read instead of setting them by default.

          Debug mode being set to True will show whether it is set to download or read the file from the HD.
          Last edited by mrhappy; May 23, 2012, 02:52 PM.

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            #80
            Thanks Adam!
            Wil give it try today.

            I thought I saw a config button for a bit after bootup. I don't see it anymore.
            I see the database "cumulus.db3" was created in the Homeseer root directory.
            Just see "unknown" for interval.

            I disabled the debug after a bit.

            Debug shows:

            10/18/2011 12:12:01 PM Cumulus (3P) Info Cumulus (3P) version 0.0.0 starting ...
            10/18/2011 12:12:01 PM Plug-In Initializing Plug-in: Cumulus (3P)
            10/18/2011 12:12:01 PM Cumulus (3P) Info Cumulus (3P) - initializing I/O ...
            10/18/2011 12:12:01 PM Cumulus (3P) Debug Entered CreatePluginDevices() function.
            10/18/2011 12:12:01 PM Cumulus (3P) Debug Entered VerifyBaseCode() subroutine.
            10/18/2011 12:12:02 PM Cumulus (3P) Info Verification of base IO code ; complete.
            10/18/2011 12:12:02 PM Plug-In Finished initializing plug-in Cumulus (3P)
            10/18/2011 12:12:02 PM Cumulus (3P) Debug Download Option Set
            10/18/2011 12:12:02 PM Cumulus (3P) Debug File Exists
            10/18/2011 12:12:03 PM Cumulus (3P) Debug TempHumidity CommandText: INSERT INTO TempHumidity(Date, Time, IndoorTemp, OutdoorTemp, IndoorHumidity, OutdoorHumidity, Dewpoint, Windchill, TempUnits) VALUES ('18/10/11', '12:11:52', '75.4', '51.3', '26', '55', '35.7', '51.0', 'F')
            10/18/2011 12:12:03 PM Cumulus (3P) Debug WindRain CommandText: INSERT INTO WindRain(Date, Time, WindAverage, WindLatest, WindDirection, WindBearing, CurrentRain, TodayRain, MonthRain, YearRain, YesterdayRain, RainUnits, WindUnits) VALUES ('18/10/11', '12:11:52', '3.1', '4.5', 'NW', '315', '0.00', '0.00', '0.28', '0.28', '0.00', 'in', 'mph')
            10/18/2011 12:12:03 PM Cumulus (3P) Debug Pressure CommandText: INSERT INTO Pressure(Date, Time, CurrPressure, PressureTrend, TodayHigh, TodayLow, PressUnits) VALUES ('18/10/11', '12:11:52', '29.93', '0.00', '30.01', '29.90', 'in')
            10/18/2011 12:12:14 PM ConfigIO Calling ConfigIO for Cumulus (3P)
            10/18/2011 12:12:16 PM UltraMon Warning Discovered new host 192.168.244.184 -> [ics-mcssprinklers] -> [00-25-31-00-A8-4A] on 192.168.244.128/24
            10/18/2011 12:13:57 PM ConfigIO Calling ConfigIO for Cumulus (3P)
            10/18/2011 12:17:03 PM Cumulus (3P) Debug Download Option Set
            10/18/2011 12:17:03 PM Cumulus (3P) Debug File Exists
            10/18/2011 12:17:04 PM Cumulus (3P) Debug TempHumidity CommandText: INSERT INTO TempHumidity(Date, Time, IndoorTemp, OutdoorTemp, IndoorHumidity, OutdoorHumidity, Dewpoint, Windchill, TempUnits) VALUES ('18/10/11', '12:16:52', '75.6', '51.4', '26', '57', '36.7', '51.4', 'F')
            10/18/2011 12:17:04 PM Cumulus (3P) Debug WindRain CommandText: INSERT INTO WindRain(Date, Time, WindAverage, WindLatest, WindDirection, WindBearing, CurrentRain, TodayRain, MonthRain, YearRain, YesterdayRain, RainUnits, WindUnits) VALUES ('18/10/11', '12:16:52', '1.6', '3.1', 'N', '360', '0.00', '0.00', '0.28', '0.28', '0.00', 'in', 'mph')
            10/18/2011 12:17:04 PM Cumulus (3P) Debug Pressure CommandText: INSERT INTO Pressure(Date, Time, CurrPressure, PressureTrend, TodayHigh, TodayLow, PressUnits) VALUES ('18/10/11', '12:16:52', '29.93', '0.00', '30.01', '29.90', 'in')
            Status of Variables show attached picture.
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            Last edited by Pete; October 18, 2011, 12:59 PM.
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              #81
              Adam,

              Your plugin is working well.

              BTW here's a picture of the Fine Offset weather station and console.

              I was able to purchase this one (without solar panel) at $60 USD plus around $25 USD for shipping (total was $85 USD) for the one without the solar panel.

              Note that the footprint is small for the weather station. I have the display sitting in an all metal rack in the basement and it has no issues with reception talking to the outside mounted weather station around 75 feet or so away. Still also utilizing 1-wire outside (lightning, rain guage, temperature, humidity and light sensors).
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              Last edited by Pete; October 20, 2011, 08:41 AM.
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                #82
                Hoping on getting a Davis Vantage Vue in the next week or so.

                Will document the serial modification for the wireless console here. It doesn't look to difficult. That said then you will be able to just get the data directly into Cumulus from the Davis Vantage Vue wireless console.

                That said hoping to get it mounted outside (test location) before the weather changes too much.

                Folks are using Cumulus on the Homeseer server or on a separate box. I have my configuration with Cumulus on a separate box and Web software on a Linux LAMP box serving up some other stuff (in addition to Cumulus) and getting data into Homeseer via a "look" at the live text file and via XAP data being transmitted by Cumulus on the network. Will be testing the USB interface via USB Anywhere to see how well it works on the network.
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                Last edited by Pete; October 20, 2011, 06:17 AM.
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                  #83
                  Originally posted by Pete View Post
                  Adam,

                  Your plugin is working well.

                  BTW here's a picture of the Fine Offset weather station and console.

                  I was able to purchase this one at $60 USD plus around $25 USD for shipping (total was $85 USD) for the one without the solar panel.

                  Note that the footprint is small for the weather station. I have the display sitting in an all metal rack in the basement and it has no issues with reception talking to the outside mounted weather station around 75 feet or so away. Still also utilizing 1-wire outside (lightning, rain guage, temperature, humidity and light sensors).
                  Thanks for the update Pete and for testing it, if there is an interest in it I can add some other features into it (keep meaning to find some decent icons aswell, and do a config web page), not sure really as you could easily script what it does as to whether there is any value in the plugin (?). The interval device was created when I was going to read directly from the station, thats not going to happen at least for the forseeable future so I could utilise the device for something else. Also the new version of Cumulus has some more data in the realtime.txt file that I could read into devices.

                  I've got the same receiver as you and the transmitter without the solar panel - that was the idea I was kind've thinking of with a small panel wired straight into the transmitter. Also was going to mount a small wireless outdoor camera onto the structure to see whether I could get some cloud pictures, need a slightly bigger panel for that one though.

                  And i've just noticed that the pressure summary is wrong, 29.92 (if I remember my beginners weather reporting correctly) is normal atmosphere (1013 mb?), plugin is checking for mb not inHg so i'll change that.

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                    #84
                    Originally posted by Pete View Post
                    Hoping on getting a Davis Vantage Vue in the next week or so.
                    Is what is contained in both photos of the Davis above (the measuring instruments and the console) what you are getting for $200?

                    I just got the replacement parts for my WS-2080 and got it up and running again yesterday.

                    One difference I did notice in your picture of the Fine Offset. Mine doesn't have that solar panel on top of the solar shield. It looks like you got a great deal on that. I almost paid that just to replace the wind cups and wind vane.
                    Last edited by GatorEye; October 20, 2011, 07:43 AM.

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                      #85
                      I can get the Davis Vantage Vue without the console for less than $200; but you still need the console for the serial modification.

                      Trying (?) to get a Davis Vantage Vue for less than $250.

                      Mine is the one without the solar panel. I couldn't find one (cheap) with the solar panel.

                      I just noticed though the same company has the one with the solar panel; so for around the same price could have had one of those.

                      GatorEye,

                      Where did you get the parts for your Fine Offset weather station?
                      Last edited by Pete; October 20, 2011, 08:47 AM.
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                        #86
                        Adam,

                        Thank-you for letting me test your plugin. Its doing well. Is there a way to adjust any of the DB pieces?

                        I am using the most current version of Cumulus; think that is 1.92.

                        I typically use inches here for the barometer reading. Just to compare. Its showing 29.67 with your application. Reading the XAP number I get 1004.8 which I convert to 29.67 (same number).

                        The one wire barometer is giving me a value of 29.23 inHg.

                        I really mostly look though whether the barometer is going up or down following the trend numbers instead.

                        With the one wire; its showing -0.14 inHg/hr change today. With the Cumulus real time text it just states "stormy" for Pressure Summary.

                        Here's the field summary for version 1.92. The XAP data is only a fraction of what you see with the realtime text file.

                        Field Example Description

                        1 18/10/08 date (always dd/mm/yy)
                        2 16:03:45 time(always hh:mm:ss)
                        3 8.4 outside temperature
                        4 84 relative humidity
                        5 5.8 dewpoint
                        6 24.2 wind speed (average)
                        7 33.0 latest wind speed reading
                        8 261 wind bearing (degrees)
                        9 0.0 current rain rate
                        10 1.0 rain today
                        11 999.7 barometer
                        12 W wind direction
                        13 6 wind speed (beaufort)
                        14 mph wind units
                        15 C temperature units
                        16 mb pressure units
                        17 mm rain units
                        18 146.6 wind run (today)
                        19 +0.1 pressure trend value
                        20 85.2 monthly rainfall
                        21 588.4 yearly rainfall
                        22 11.6 yesterday's rainfall
                        23 20.3 inside temperature
                        24 57 inside humidity
                        25 3.6 wind chill
                        26 -0.7 temperature trend value
                        27 10.9 today's high temp
                        28 12:00 time of today's high temp (hh:mm)
                        29 7.8 today's low temp
                        30 14:41 time of today's low temp (hh:mm)
                        31 37.4 today's high wind speed (average)
                        32 14:38 time of today's high wind speed (average) (hh:mm)
                        33 44.0 today's high wind gust
                        34 14:28 time of today's high wind gust (hh:mm)
                        35 999.8 today's high pressure
                        36 16:01 time of today's high pressure (hh:mm)
                        37 998.4 today's low pressure
                        38 12:06 time of today's low pressure (hh:mm)
                        39 1.8.2 Cumulus version
                        40 448 Cumulus build number
                        41 36.0 10-minute high gust
                        42 10.3 heat index
                        43 10.5 humidex
                        44 13 UV Index
                        45 0.2 Evapotranspiration today
                        46 14 Solar Radiation W/m2
                        47 260 10-minute average wind bearing (degrees)
                        48 2.3 rainfall last hour
                        49 13 current forecast number (see samplestrings.ini). Negative means 'exceptional'
                        50 1 Is daylight? 1 if currently within daylight hours, 0 if not
                        51 0 Sensor contact lost (1 = yes) (Fine Offset only)
                        52 NNW wind direction (average)
                        53 2040 Cloudbase
                        54 ft Cloudbase units
                        55 12.3 Apparent Temperature
                        56 11.1 Sunshine hours so far today
                        57 420.1 Current theoretical max solar radiation
                        58 1 Is it sunny? 1 if the sun is shining, otherwise 0
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                          #87
                          Originally posted by Pete View Post
                          I can get the Davis Vantage Vue without the console for less than $200; but you still need the console for the serial modification.
                          Ah, I don't have the Davis console so I'd need to buy that. Obviously that pushes the price up for me.

                          Originally posted by Pete View Post
                          GatorEye,

                          Where did you get the parts for your Fine Offset weather station?
                          I got them here (same place that I bought the station):

                          http://www.ambientweather.com/wswestrepaan1.html

                          Perhaps you should check with them on the price for the Davis.

                          Where did you buy your station from? I'd consider buying another one just to have all the spare parts. Was it $60 with the console?

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                            #88
                            For the Davis its an outfit in Florida. Still haggling on the price. The owner wrote and said he would be willing to do a group purchase on the Davis. Here is the link:

                            http://www.archertradingpost.com/atp...products_id=77

                            I'm looking hopefully at around $220-240 with the console for the Davis Vantage Vue.

                            For the "Fine Offset"; it was an Ebay purchase that included the console. I did an ancilliary search and set the limit of my purchase to one of the lower prices from the same vendor. Only thing is that he charges $24.95 for shipping (which is high). He sells it a $119.95 with free shipping.
                            Ancillary purchased prices though go from $51.00-89.00 USD.

                            I think I purchased my pagoda from Ambient weather.

                            Playing currently with the Cumulus "guages" displays for the HSTouchscreens. I've been able to "extract" the Java and the Flash ones; but no luck with the Silverlight ones yet. The Silverlight guages look nicer than the adobe flash ones.
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                              #89
                              Here are some Cumulus guages I am playing with for my HSTouch screens.

                              Its a mixture of Silverlight, Java and Flash.
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                                #90
                                Pete, those are some pretty good wind gusts in your screenshot especially given how the Fine Offset will underreport the wind speed based on the fact it's taking an average over 48 seconds. I can imagine what it would be based on a 5 or 10 second interval!

                                Unfortunately mine is only about 8 feet off the ground surrounded by trees so that makes my readings even worse, but I need it someplace I can easily maintain it. I'm not fond of ladders.

                                I never used the gauges because I'm trying to do my own interface in Flash but I guess I could use his Flash gauges. I need to dedicate a weekend to making some progress on it. I just updated to the latest version - it's a great package. Amazing it's done in Delphi.

                                Can you load Flash objects in HSTouch? I'm not familiar with it.

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