Changing unit values

[whitling2k]

I'm thinking of changing my wind speed units from m/s to mph. I know we're not advised to do this... But I prefer mph, just because!

So, I'm thinking if I change the following, it should all work out OK? Anything I have missed? I'll be testing the theory on a spare MX installation on a separate Pi first of course.

1. Update the web-interface settings to work in mph
2. Immediately stop CumulusMX
3. Edit the dayfile.txt (with care of course..) converting the two wind speed parameters to M/S to MPH (x2.237)
4. Edit the monthly datafiles as above, albeit three fields.
5. Restart CumulusMX to continue logging
6. Update the highs/lows
7. monitor for any inconsistencies.

Steps 3&4 will be done offline with a copy, so it's just a quick replace rather than faffing with CSV files whilst the system is paused.

[mcrossley]

Sounds OK, but you may also want to edit the various .ini files in the /data folder...
The records files rather than using the editor - possibly simpler? [alltime.ini, month.ini, monthlyalltime.ini, year.ini]

You should also edit the "current data" contained in today.ini and yesterday.ini

[whitling2k]

Nice one, thanks for the tips

[mcrossley]

And don't forget your wind run will change from kilometres to miles - you'll want to change all those entries too

[Doncaster]

Sounds OK, but you may also want to edit the various .ini files in the /data folder...
The records files rather than using the editor - possibly simpler? [alltime.ini, month.ini, monthlyalltime.ini, year.ini]

You should also edit the "current data" contained in today.ini and yesterday.ini

Will data in the *log.txt files need changing too?

[mcrossley]

Yes, it is used for NOAA reports, and select-a-period graphs.