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Editing the today.ini file to correct wrong readings
Posted: Sat 13 Feb 2010 5:45 pm
by malc-c
Hi,
I've been modifying my sensor installation (more on that later) but forgot to disconnect the rainfall sensor.
Before I started the work we had 1.2mm rain today. It now shows 11.7mm and a rate of 4.8mm in the last hour. My today.ini file shows the following figures. Can someone advise me what the correct figure is to reset this to match the actual rain fall
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[Rain]
High=43.2000007629395
HTime=16:38
Start=56.7000007629395
Yesterday=2.70000076293945
Thanks
Re: Editing the today.ini file to correct wrong readings
Posted: Sat 13 Feb 2010 6:01 pm
by steve
You need to get rid of 11.7-1.2=10.5 mm, so add 10.5 to the Start figure: 56.7+10.5=67.2
You could also edit the high rate figure and time, if you know what they should be (from a backup from earlier today?). Or just set to zero if unsure. You may also have some tidying up of the 'today so far' and rain rates in feb10log.txt to do.
Was the FAQ entry no help? Any suggestions for improving it?
Re: Editing the today.ini file to correct wrong readings
Posted: Sat 13 Feb 2010 6:13 pm
by malc-c
Steve,
Thanks for the help.
To be honest I searched the wilki, but was a little unsure if I found the right section and just how much (or what ) to take or add to what to resolve this.
Plus I knew that I would get a fast response from you, Dave or one of the other guys here
Re: Editing the today.ini file to correct wrong readings
Posted: Sat 13 Feb 2010 6:23 pm
by steve
malc-c wrote:Plus I knew that I would get a fast response from you, Dave or one of the other guys here
The support here is far too good
Re: Editing the today.ini file to correct wrong readings
Posted: Sat 13 Feb 2010 6:32 pm
by malc-c
steve wrote:
The support here is far too good
Oh so true, so true
Re: Editing the today.ini file to correct wrong readings
Posted: Sat 13 Feb 2010 6:55 pm
by TNETWeather
steve wrote:malc-c wrote:Plus I knew that I would get a fast response from you, Dave or one of the other guys here
The support here is far too good
as Steve starts a new "
well earned" level of support service...
Re: Editing the today.ini file to correct wrong readings
Posted: Sat 13 Feb 2010 7:09 pm
by malc-c
Steve, have been scouring the wiki for the details of where Cumulus gets the current rainfall rate. Everything else seems OK now, but this is showing 11mm/hr
Re: Editing the today.ini file to correct wrong readings
Posted: Sat 13 Feb 2010 7:14 pm
by steve
malc-c wrote:Steve, have been scouring the wiki for the details of where Cumulus gets the current rainfall rate. Everything else seems OK now, but this is showing 11mm/hr
For Fine Offset stations, it calculates it based on the amount of rain that it thinks has fallen in the previous 5 minutes.
Re: Editing the today.ini file to correct wrong readings
Posted: Sat 13 Feb 2010 7:25 pm
by malc-c
Uhmmm... well it's not raining at the moment, and I finished working on the sensors well over an hour ago.. wonder why it thinks it's rained 11.7mm in the past hour
Re: Editing the today.ini file to correct wrong readings
Posted: Sat 13 Feb 2010 7:49 pm
by steve
In the last hour? Are you talking about the rate or the 'last hour'?
Re: Editing the today.ini file to correct wrong readings
Posted: Sat 13 Feb 2010 8:08 pm
by malc-c
Steve, it was displaying the rainfall rate in the last hour - now zero
Re: Editing the today.ini file to correct wrong readings
Posted: Sun 14 Feb 2010 12:01 am
by steve
malc-c wrote:Steve, it was displaying the rainfall rate in the last hour - now zero
Right - it would have been reading the counter from the log file and comparing it with the current value.