Changing which Channel Cumulus records

[ColinConxa]

I've had to buy another external temp sensor (my third!!!) as the one in the wind unit sends incorrect data (as humidity rises so does the temp. Its 95% today and 31 degs C....for goodness sake!). How do I make Cumulus record the new sensor which I have given selected to be Ch2 and can I delete Ch 1 altogether from the OS desk top terminal. Many thanks in advance, an excellent software.

[steve]

Stop Cumulus and edit cumulus.ini. In the [Station] section, add a line

WMR200TempChannel=2

and it will then use channel 2 as your 'main' channel, and ignore channel 1.

[ColinConxa]

Thanks for that but where do i find Cumulus.ini if the program has been stopped?

[William Grimsley]

You will find that file, where you installed Cumulus. The deafult path is: C:\Cumulus\Cumulus.ini

[steve]

The default location for cumulus.ini is C:\Cumulus\Cumulus.ini

[William Grimsley]

The default location for cumulus.ini is C:\Cumulus\Cumulus.ini

Ah, yes it is! I remember that Cumulus is not in the "Program Files" folder!

[ColinConxa]

so I've changed as advised and as below..... quote

[MainForm]
Left=150
Top=48

[Station]
wmr100tempchannel=2
Type=8
Model=
Port=0
Latitude=40.8291666666667
Longitude=0.478055555555556
LatTxt=N 40° 49' 45"
LonTxt=E 00° 28' 41"
Altitude=80
AltitudeInFeet=0
Humidity98Fix=0
Wind10MinAverage=0
UseSpeedForAvgCalc=0
CalculatedDP=1

end quote

but nothing has changed. Cumulus is showing Channel 1 not Channel 2. I've done what you suggested but it hasn't solved the problem, therefore I have not done what you suggested,,,,,,if you see what I mean. Where have I gone wrong?

[steve]

You haven't done what I said. Read what I wrote, not what you think I wrote

WMR200TempChannel=2

[ColinConxa]

Thank you. Are you always so polite to people who could send a donation in recognition of a very decent piece of s/ware?

[steve]

I'll assume that was sarcasm; but I thought my response was reasonably polite.

It doesn't bother me one way or the other, Colin*; I spend a lot of time doing support for free, if I was actually paid for the time I spend on Cumulus I'd be pretty well off by now. And I wouldn't have to spend anywhere near as much time as I do if people would read the documentation that's provided, and I didn't have to keep repeating myself on the forum. Sometimes I amaze myself at how patient and polite I actually am on here.

*Please do accept my most profound apologies if that isn't your name.

[tomcatuk]

Thank you. Are you always so polite to people who could send a donation in recognition of a very decent piece of s/ware?

Notice the winking smiley that Steve added and also as its a "decent piece of software" I would have thought you would have already donated ....

[holty1352]

Sometimes I amaze myself at how patient and polite I actually am on here.

Have you got your new contacts yet ?

I'm new to Weather Stations and software , have donated , will again and have found 99.99% of ALL my inquiries , stuff ups etc explained in detail in the Wiki , FAQs .

Holty

[thegasman]

Can I ask how to do the same thing with a WMR918?
My main temp sensor also packed in and has been replaced with another sensor which appears as 'extra sensor 1' in Cumulus. How can I make this the main outdoor temp sensor?

Thanks.

[steve]

That would be channel 2, I think? If so, stop Cumulus and edit cumulus.ini. In the [Station] section, add a line

WMR928TempChannel=2

[thegasman]

Thanks, it was channel 1, working now.

Nice bit of software btw, and thanks for the speedy help.