Rain reset problem - yet another :(
Posted: Thu 09 Jun 2011 9:53 am
Steve
I replaced the batteries in the FO transmitter earlier, which of course reset the rain counter.
When I restarted Cumulus (1.9.1 -989) the figures for todays rain and rate remained zero. I checked the diag log and Cumulus detected this and reset the counter in today.ini to -9.09 to compensate for the rain so far today.
I closed Cumuls before checking the diag file (possibly a mistake), but on restarting it has ignored the -9.09 figure in the today.ini and started with zero.
So Cumulus is still reporting zero rainfall for today, and the today.ini start counter has indeed been reset from -9.09 to 0. Anyway out of this?
I replaced the batteries in the FO transmitter earlier, which of course reset the rain counter.
When I restarted Cumulus (1.9.1 -989) the figures for todays rain and rate remained zero. I checked the diag log and Cumulus detected this and reset the counter in today.ini to -9.09 to compensate for the rain so far today.
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09/06/2011 10:27:02.346 : Warning: large difference in rain gauge tip count: 6409
09/06/2011 10:27:02.346 : Ignoring reading 1
09/06/2011 10:27:12.360 : Warning: large difference in rain gauge tip count: 6409
09/06/2011 10:27:12.360 : Ignoring reading 2
09/06/2011 10:27:22.355 : Warning: large difference in rain gauge tip count: 6409
09/06/2011 10:27:22.355 : Ignoring reading 3
09/06/2011 10:27:34.052 : Warning: large difference in rain gauge tip count: 6409
09/06/2011 10:27:34.052 : Ignoring reading 4
09/06/2011 10:27:42.363 : Warning: large difference in rain gauge tip count: 6409
09/06/2011 10:27:42.363 : Ignoring reading 5
09/06/2011 10:27:52.378 : Warning: large difference in rain gauge tip count: 6409
09/06/2011 10:27:52.378 : Six consecutive readings; accepting value
09/06/2011 10:27:52.378 : 10:27:52 ****Rain counter reset confirmed: raindaystart = 2164.19995117188, raintotal = 0
09/06/2011 10:27:52.378 : Setting raindaystart to -9.09090900421143Code: Select all
09/06/2011 10:34:43.108 : Looking for C:\Program Files\Cumulus\data\today.ini
09/06/2011 10:34:43.108 : Today.ini exists
09/06/2011 10:34:43.108 : Read today file: Date = 09/06/2011, LastUpdateTime = 09/06/2011 10:25:51
09/06/2011 10:34:43.108 : Todayfileraindaystart = -9.09090900421143
09/06/2011 10:34:43.108 : Todayfile is for today
09/06/2011 10:34:43.108 : Finding raintoday from logfile C:\Program Files\Cumulus\data\Jun11log.txt
09/06/2011 10:34:43.139 : Setting raintoday from logfile = 3
09/06/2011 10:34:43.139 : Setting uncalibrated raintotal = 0
09/06/2011 10:34:43.139 : Midnight rain found = 2164.19995117188
09/06/2011 10:34:43.139 : Read yesterday file: Date = 09/06/2011 Date now = 09/06/2011
09/06/2011 10:34:43.139 : Yesterday file is valid
09/06/2011 10:34:43.149 : Loading all time records file C:\Program Files\Cumulus\data\alltime.ini
09/06/2011 10:34:43.149 : Set Default Monthly Highs And Lows
09/06/2011 10:34:43.149 : Read month.ini file
09/06/2011 10:34:43.149 : month.ini is for this month
09/06/2011 10:34:43.149 : Set Default Yearly Highs And Lows
09/06/2011 10:34:43.149 : Read Year.ini file
09/06/2011 10:34:43.149 : Year.ini is for this Year
09/06/2011 10:34:43.149 : Getting rain totals, rain season start = 1
09/06/2011 10:34:43.169 : Rainthismonth from dayfile.txt: 8.10000038146973
09/06/2011 10:34:43.169 : Rainthisyear from dayfile.txt: 255.200012207031
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09/06/2011 10:34:45.712 : EWUSB: No history data to read, starting timers
09/06/2011 10:34:45.712 : 10:34:45 EWUSB: Switch to normal running
09/06/2011 10:34:45.933 : EWUSB: Closing Please Wait form
09/06/2011 10:34:45.933 : PleaseWaitForm.Close executed
09/06/2011 10:34:56.007 : EWUSB: Rain total count from station = 0
09/06/2011 10:34:56.007 : First rain data, raindaystart = 0
09/06/2011 10:40:00.996 : Writing today.ini, LastUpdateTime = 09/06/2011 10:40:00 raindaystart = 0 rain counter = 0
I'll have to buy a better station soon - maybe the WMR when Cumulus supports it.