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Purpose:
To collect weather data from a nearby official source and use it as if you had a physical weather station on the premise.


Follow the instructions here to setup WD, but use a station type of "Stationless". No com port selection is needed.
You can collect weather data from a nearby official (METAR) source and use it as input to Weather Display.


Follow these instructions to establish an internet connection. The main Internet FTP switch MUST be on. Also be sure that the Client/Server option is turned off.
Follow the instructions here [[Quick Start]] to setup Weather Display, but use a station type of "Stationless". No COM port selection is needed.


Go to the Setup menu and select "Setup FTP / internet / ...". Click on the "Download METER" tab.
Follow these instructions [[Connecting to Internet]] to establish an internet connection.  


In the lower right of the screen there is a text box labeled "Use this METAR station ID", enter a file name consisting of the id code of the METER station you wish to use followed by ".TXT". (e.g. KAUG.TXT, or KWVL.TXT) For those using USA NOAA site, the file name must be all CAPS (others may differ). Click the "<" symbol to have the file name copied into the list box in the lower right corner.
# Make sure the main Internet FTP switch is ON (green).
 
# Make sure that the Client/Server option is turned off.
Click the two boxes with labels beginning with "Use this METER ...".
# On the Setup menu, select "Setup FTP/Internet/..." and click on the "Download METAR" tab.
 
# In the lower right of the screen there is a text box labeled "Use this METAR station ID", enter a file name consisting of the id code of the METAR station you wish to use followed by ".TXT", e.g. KAUG.TXT, or KWVL.TXT. For those using the USA NOAA site, the file name must be all CAPS (other sites may differ).
Finaly, click the red "OFF" button on the right so that it becomes a green "ON" button.
# Click the "<" symbol to have the file name copied into the list box in the lower right corner.
 
# Click the two boxes with labels beginning with "Use this METAR...".
Enter the schedule for collecting data into the form in the upper left. Click OK.
# Click the red "OFF" button on the right so that it becomes a green "ON" button.
# Enter the schedule for collecting data into the form in the upper left.
# Click OK.

Revision as of 22:47, 18 December 2005

You can collect weather data from a nearby official (METAR) source and use it as input to Weather Display.

Follow the instructions here Quick Start to setup Weather Display, but use a station type of "Stationless". No COM port selection is needed.

Follow these instructions Connecting to Internet to establish an internet connection.

  1. Make sure the main Internet FTP switch is ON (green).
  2. Make sure that the Client/Server option is turned off.
  3. On the Setup menu, select "Setup FTP/Internet/..." and click on the "Download METAR" tab.
  4. In the lower right of the screen there is a text box labeled "Use this METAR station ID", enter a file name consisting of the id code of the METAR station you wish to use followed by ".TXT", e.g. KAUG.TXT, or KWVL.TXT. For those using the USA NOAA site, the file name must be all CAPS (other sites may differ).
  5. Click the "<" symbol to have the file name copied into the list box in the lower right corner.
  6. Click the two boxes with labels beginning with "Use this METAR...".
  7. Click the red "OFF" button on the right so that it becomes a green "ON" button.
  8. Enter the schedule for collecting data into the form in the upper left.
  9. Click OK.
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