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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 instructions here [[Quick Start]] to setup Weather Display, but use a station type of "Stationless". No COM port selection is needed.
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 these instructions [[Connecting to Internet]] to establish an internet connection.  
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, select "Setup FTP/Internet/..." and click on the "Download METAR" tab.
# On the '''Setup''' menu, click '''Setup FTP/Internet/...'''
# 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).
# 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 have the file name copied into the list box in the lower right corner.
# Click the '''<''' symbol to copy the file name into the list box.
# Click the two boxes with labels beginning with "Use this METAR...".
# Click both boxes that begin with '''Use this METAR...'''.
# Click the red "OFF" button on the right so that it becomes a green "ON" button.
# 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.

  1. Make sure that the main Internet FTP switch is ON (green).
  2. Make sure that the Client/Server option is turned off.
  3. On the Setup menu, click Setup FTP/Internet/...
  4. 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).
  5. Click the < symbol to copy the file name into the list box.
  6. Click both boxes that begin with Use this METAR....
  7. Click the red OFF button on the right side of the window so that it becomes a green ON button.
  8. Enter the schedule for collecting data into the form in the upper left of the window.
  9. Click OK.
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