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|style="background:lightgray;"|Section name - the following parameters relate to the station configuration.
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|Type= -1
|Station Type as set by the checked radio box in the [[Cumulus_Screenshots#Configuration_Menu_Screens|Station Configuration Screen]], Station Type block. For details of [[Supported_Devices]] click that link.
*-1= default value, indicates a selection from those below must be made
*0=Vantage Pro▼
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*2=WMR-928 station
*3=WM-918 station
For Oregon Scientific stations and similar re-badged stations (Huger, Radio Shack etc) which have a serial port connection, if your model is not listed, try WM-918 if your station has wired connections, and WMR-928 if it is wireless.
'''NOTE:''' You can also use ''Type=4'' if you want to run Cumulus without a weather station attached, to view historical observations. A full set of (historic) files in the ''data'' subfolder copied from a system with a weather station attached is needed, but in this case, the [[#Introduced_for_problems_with_Fine_Offset_family| EWFile= ]] attribute should be at its default of not having any filename value.▼
*5=Fine Offset/Watson/MyDel etc (without solar measurement sensors (with or without solar recharging))▼
*4=Reading from file [[EasyWeather_Format#Usage_of_easyweather.dat_fields_for_Cumulus_input_of_latest_record: |EasyWeather.dat]] (using EasyWeather software version 6.2, or earlier, running continuously with Cumulus). Fine Offset weather stations that record Solar and UV measurements output to [[EasyWeather_Format#EasyWeatherPlus.dat| EasyWeatherPlus.dat file]] when Easyweather software version 6.x is running. This has the same fields as easyweather.dat, plus two extra fields for Solar and UV data at the end, and so Cumulus can understand the fields you must also have '''LogExtraSensors=1''' set.
▲'''NOTE:''' You can also use ''Type=4'' if you want to run Cumulus with reduced functionality without a weather station attached, to view historical observations. A full set of (historic) files in the ''data'' subfolder copied from a system with a weather station attached is needed, but in this case, the [[#
▲*5=Fine Offset/Watson/
*6=WS2300 (For all La Crosse WS23xx models)
*7=Fine Offset/Watson/MyDel etc with Solar Sensors
*8=[[WMR100-200_Protocol|WMR100]]
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|Model="your Model description"
|The weather station model description - you choose what text appears for this on (from version 1.9.x) 'Display' settings screen within Configuration menu - the field is at the bottom left of that screen).
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|Port=0
|This parameter is entered in the Station Configuration Screen Settings block.
*0= Default, meaning not applicable
*n= any integer representing Easyweather version 6.2, or earlier, logging interval in minutes (used for reading single latest observations from [[EasyWeather_Format#Usage_of_easyweather.dat_fields_for_Cumulus_input_of_latest_record: |Easyweather]] software output).
'''Note:''' If you have not set Station '''Type''' to 4, then Cumulus ignores this parameter, i.e. it only applies if Cumulus needs to know how often to read a new record from the easyweather.dat file.
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|EWFile=
|This is set in the settings frame on the Station settings screen off the configuration menu.
*[[EasyWeather_Format#Usage_of_easyweather.dat_fields_for_Cumulus_input_of_latest_record: |Easyweather.dat or EasyWeatherPlus.dat]] file path/name as entered in the Station Configuration Screen Settings block (Station '''Type''' is set to 4). '''Note:''' This approach is viewed as outdated, it was used if obsolete EasyWeather software
*(attribute and equals sign, but no value)= Default (Station '''Type''' ''not'' set to 4). '''Note:''' This is the default when Cumulus is operating normally.
*(attribute and equals sign, but no value)= Default (Station '''Type''' is set to 4). '''Note:''' If you want to run Cumulus without an attached weather station (because your station has a fault or because you have a second PC), it is possible to run Cumulus with station '''Type=4''' but with the default of no file specified in this parameter. The full Cumulus directory structure and its files including those in the ''data'' sub-directory are needed (kept from when your station was working or copied from the PC with the station). Although only the old observations can be accessed, (no new ones are being added), this does allow analysis of the old observations via all Cumulus features such as '''View''' ''This period'' and '''View''' ''Select-A-Graph''.
*0 = Disabled (default)
*1 = Enabled; Use if you a) have Fine Offset models (generally those [[EasyWeather_Format#Note_on_Models|models 3xyz]]) with Solar/UV sensors, and b) '''Type=4''' set in that parameter (see top of [station] section), and c) '''EWFile='''''path'''''/EasyWeatherPlus.dat''' set in previous parameter. Only relevant if '''all these''' conditions met.
'''Note:''' Cumulus uses this parameter to determine where to find each observation (e.g. outside temperature, wind speed, humidity etc.) in the
This parameter is also used for other makes of weather station, see the relevant section for your make as the parameter is used differently.
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