Version 1.9.4

Release Date: STILL IN BETA Xxxxx nn, 20nn (build nnnn)

Release History

February 27, 2013 (build 1061)
March 16, 2013 (build 1062)
March 19, 2013 (build 1063)
March 25, 2013 (build 1064)
March 28, 2013 (build 1065)
March 30, 2013 (build 1066)
April 07, 2013 (build 1067)
April 09, 2013 (build 1068)
April 17, 2013 (build 1069)
April 23, 2013 (build 1070)
April 28, 2013 (build 1071)
May 04, 2013 (build 1072)
May 10, 2013 (build 1073)
May 11, 2013 (build 1074)
May 12, 2013 (build 1075)
May 12, 2013 (build 1076) (Current Release)

Changes from version 1.9.3:

1061

Initial support for Instromet weather stations. See http://instromet.co.uk/ This has had limited testing so far and is likely to require bug fixes and further enhancement.
Change row highlight colour on dayfile.txt editor to make more obvious
Show 'wet bulb' as mouseover on dew point figure on main screen
Ensure 'today's rain' chart axis always starts at zero
Don't try to process a standard template file if it's been deleted
Allow 'EES' for 'ESE' in easyweather.dat to work around bug in someone else's software
Added logging to debug.log of entries read from easyweather.dat
Individual 'bad' sensor readings from Fine Offset no longer cause all data to be discarded. Watch out for possible bugs!
Support for HTTP proxies - completely untested and will probably need further work. Feedback requested!

1062

Fix 'create missing' bug in dayfile.txt editor when 0900/1000 rollover in use
Make sure PWS weather responses get logged
Change Instromet logger interval if changed in Cumulus, not just at start up
Web tag <#RecentTS>. Takes parameters like the 'recent data' web tags (e.g. <#RecentOutsideTemp>) and gives the timestamp of the data that will be returned for those web tags with the supplied parameters (it may not have the data for the exact time specified). Format can be specified in the usual way with the 'format' parameter.

Example: 
Using the existing tag like this <#RecentOutsideTemp h=1 m=1> will give the nearest available temperature on or after one hour and one minute ago.
The new tag <#RecentTS h=1 m=1> will give the time and date of the nearest available data on or after one hour and one minute ago.

'Replaced Comma' versions of the 'recent history' web tags (the others are integers):

<#RCRecentOutsideTemp>
<#RCRecentWindSpeed>
<#RCRecentWindGust>
<#RCRecentWindLatest>
<#RCRecentWindChill>
<#RCRecentDewPoint>
<#RCRecentHeatIndex>
<#RCRecentPressure>
<#RCRecentRainToday>
<#RCRecentUV>

Select-A-Graph now has units in titles
Calibration setting for wet bulb temp (when read directly from station)

1063

Fix thread crash after PWS Weather upload (bug introduced in build 1062)

1064

Add 'rain since midnight' to monthly log files (this is for 0900/1000 'rollover' users; normally same as rain today for 'midnight rollover' users)

1065

Fix 'rain last hour' and 'rain last 24 hours' being slightly too high after a restart, when a rain multiplier greater than 1 is in use
Fix saving of HTTP proxy settings

1066

Fix crash caused by another bug in the PWS Weather code change in build 1062

1067

Write today.ini again after processing Davis logger data, in case rain counter has changed
Change 'high gust alarm' to use 10-minute max gust instead of 'latest'
Change edit components used for YTD rain, trans factor, and pressure extremes on stations settings screen
Change check for Davis firmware for auto VP2SleepInterval to just version 3.00 rather than >= 3.00
Discard out of sequence Davis logger entries

1068

Trap exception in WMR200 altimeter pressure calculation caused by bad pressure reading

1069

Calculate theoretical solar max when using logger data, even if station has no solar sensor
Change X-Axis label formatting on Select-A-Graph so wind dir isn't just a date all the time
Set Davis and Instromet clock (if configured) at 0400 as well as at start up

1070

Make sure main window is re-enabled if Fine Offset station not responding at start up
Option to turn off reporting of 'lost sensor contact' for Fine Offset stations. Add a line to the [Station] section of cumulus.ini:

ReportLostSensorContact=0

Optional parameter (dp) on <#latitude> and <#longitude> web tags. If supplied, instead of the usual web-encoded text format with degrees/minutes/seconds, the result is in decimal degrees to the specified number of decimal places.

1071

For 'easyweather.dat' input method: Read UV and Lux values from easyweather.dat file if 'extra sensors' selected.
Ignore outdoor data if 'sensor contact lost' set in Fine Offset logger data

1072

Make sure 'last rain tip' time isn't updated when ignoring spurious large increase in Fine Offset rain counter
Allow floating point UV values in easyweather.dat file
Make sure 'solar' rather than 'extra' labels are used for easyweather.dat input

1073

Make sure Davis rain rates can never be negative
Add "rc" parameter to <#latitude> and <#logitude> web tags. If the "dp" parameter has been supplied, then supplying "rc=y" in addition will cause any decimal comma to be converted to a decimal point.
For Davis stations, read the high gust value from the console once a minute, in case the high value was missed during normal reading. Note that this only works for midnight start of day configurations, the console can't supply the correct figure for 0900 start of day.
Fix bug in the change in build 1071 to check 'sensor contact lost' set in Fine Offset logger data

1074

Fix small chance of crash in Davis high gust code added in build 1073
Actually include the fix for the check 'sensor contact lost' set in Fine Offset logger data!

1075

Fix units on solar display panel for easyweather.dat input
Make sure new Davis 'high gust' code doesn't use yesterday's figure just after midnight

1076

Another attempt at preventing yesterday's Davis high gust being used today - don't read it for the first five minutes after midnight