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Sun Shine Light

Posted: Fri 30 Jan 2015 4:00 pm
by K8POS
On the bottom of the cumulus display, there is a YELLOW light that comes on when the sun should be shining.
What triggers this?
I have a solar sensor, but the light never comes on when there is plenty of direct sun light.
Is this time based or sensor based?

Re: Sun Shine Light

Posted: Fri 30 Jan 2015 4:11 pm
by mcrossley
The Cumulus Help file has quite a good explanation of how it is triggered, in the Configuration/Station section.

Re: Sun Shine Light

Posted: Fri 30 Jan 2015 4:32 pm
by K8POS
Ah, I got it...... :groan:
Thankyou sir!

Re: Sun Shine Light

Posted: Sat 31 Jan 2015 2:25 pm
by K8POS
Ok,
Figured out the console part, what trips the light in the SS gauges?

Re: Sun Shine Light

Posted: Sat 31 Jan 2015 3:07 pm
by mcrossley
The gaugeGlobal values at lines 100, 101

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            sunshineThreshold      : 50,    // the value in W/m² above which we can consider the Sun to be shining, *if* the current value exceeds...
            sunshineThresholdPct   : 75,    // the percentage of theoretical solar irradiance above which we consider the Sun to be shining

Re: Sun Shine Light

Posted: Sat 31 Jan 2015 3:57 pm
by K8POS
Thanks Mark,
Have to tinker a bit with it, lots of clouds today so hard to catch it when the sun is actually shining on the solar detector.