Using Metar Data instead of a real weather station: Difference between revisions
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You can collect weather data from a nearby official (METAR) source and use it as input to Weather Display. | You can collect weather data from a nearby official (METAR) source and use it as input to Weather Display. | ||
Follow the | Follow the [[Quick Start|Quick Start instructions]] to set up Weather Display, but use a station type of '''Stationless'''. No COM port selection is required. | ||
Follow | Follow the [[Connecting to Internet|Connecting to the Internet instructions]] to establish an Internet connection. | ||
# Make sure the main Internet FTP switch is ON (green). | # Make sure that the main Internet FTP switch is '''ON''' (green). | ||
# Make sure that the Client/Server option is turned off. | # Make sure that the '''Client/Server''' option is turned off. | ||
# On the Setup menu, | # On the '''Setup''' menu, click '''Setup FTP/Internet/...''' | ||
# On the '''Download METAR''' tab, in the lower right of the window, in the '''Use this METAR station ID''' box, enter a file name consisting of the ID code of the METAR station that you want followed by '''.TXT'''. For example, '''KAUG.TXT''' or '''KWVL.TXT'''. If you are using a United States NOAA site, the file name must be all CAPS (other sites might differ). | |||
# Click the | # Click the '''<''' symbol to copy the file name into the list box. | ||
# Click | # Click both boxes that begin with '''Use this METAR...'''. | ||
# Click the red | # Click the red '''OFF''' button on the right side of the window so that it becomes a green '''ON''' button. | ||
# Enter the schedule for collecting data into the form in the upper left. | # Enter the schedule for collecting data into the form in the upper left of the window. | ||
# Click OK. | # Click '''OK'''. |
Revision as of 17:37, 5 September 2010
You can collect weather data from a nearby official (METAR) source and use it as input to Weather Display.
Follow the Quick Start instructions to set up Weather Display, but use a station type of Stationless. No COM port selection is required.
Follow the Connecting to the Internet instructions to establish an Internet connection.
- Make sure that the main Internet FTP switch is ON (green).
- Make sure that the Client/Server option is turned off.
- On the Setup menu, click Setup FTP/Internet/...
- On the Download METAR tab, in the lower right of the window, in the Use this METAR station ID box, enter a file name consisting of the ID code of the METAR station that you want followed by .TXT. For example, KAUG.TXT or KWVL.TXT. If you are using a United States NOAA site, the file name must be all CAPS (other sites might differ).
- Click the < symbol to copy the file name into the list box.
- Click both boxes that begin with Use this METAR....
- Click the red OFF button on the right side of the window so that it becomes a green ON button.
- Enter the schedule for collecting data into the form in the upper left of the window.
- Click OK.