http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/ 2010-09-09T10:24:03-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/ http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2009-07-30T11:40:52-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/alerts_and_actions?rev=1248975652&do=diff An Alerts/Actions button was added to the main screen that will allow you to configure audible alerts as well as execute applications based upon the data received from the weather station. When you enter the main Alerts/Actions screen, you will see at the top a section labeled 'Main Action/Alert Configuration'. If you want to disable all actions (programs that are executed), or to disable all audio alerts, uncheck the respective check boxes. text/html 2009-07-30T11:40:06-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/alerts_that_have_triggers_and_resets?rev=1248975606&do=diff Most of the alerts available are driven analog values. Each check box is followed by an indicator (>) or (<). If an alert has a (>) indicator, this means that the current weather station monitored value must be greater than or equal to the trigger value to be active. If an alert has a (<) indicator, this means that the current weather station monitored value must be less than or equal to the trigger value to be active. text/html 2009-07-30T11:58:31-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/awekas_configuration?rev=1248976711&do=diff If you wish to upload your weather data to AWEKAS, you will need to establish a personal weather station account with AWEKAS. See <http://www.awekas.at/> for signup information. Configure WUHU for AWEKAS To properly configure WUHU, you must enter your Station ID and Password (issued by AWEKAS). text/html 2010-04-06T11:17:23-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/contact_us?rev=1270574243&do=diff WUHU Discussion forums on Yahoo groups We will be glad to hear from you and share your weather experiences with us on Yahoo groups <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wuhu_software_group/> WUHU Help/User Manual See something missing? Let us know. We would be more than happy to add your comments, code, or other ideas to the manual. text/html 2010-01-26T20:49:15-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/creating_a_csv_with_wuhu?rev=1264564155&do=diff To create a webpage with WUHU you can use the Alerts/Actions function. Get the Examples Download the examples from here: Extract the contents of the zip file into the WUHU directory. By default it is C:\Program Files\WUHU. Setup WUHU to create the csv files On the WUHU main screen click on the Alerts/Actions button on the main screen. text/html 2010-02-14T22:35:21-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/creating_a_webpage_with_wuhu?rev=1266212121&do=diff To create a webpage with WUHU you can use the Alerts/Actions function. Get the Examples Download the examples from here: Extract the contents of the zip file into the WUHU directory. By default it is C:\Program Files\WUHU. Setup WUHU to create the webpage On the WUHU main screen click on the Alerts/Actions button on the main screen. text/html 2009-07-30T13:46:04-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/cwop_configuration?rev=1248983164&do=diff If you wish to upload your weather data to CWOP, you will need to establish a personal weather station account with CWOP. See <http://www.findu.com/citizenweather/signup.html> for signup information. If you do not wish to upload to the CWOP servers, leave the CWOP Weather ID field blank. text/html 2009-07-30T12:44:12-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/direct_serial_mode?rev=1248979452&do=diff What is "Direct Serial Mode" and how do I set it up? WUHU can communicate directly with the weather station console or it can take the data from Heavyweather 2.0 Beta. The disadvantage in taking the data from Heavyweather 2.0 Beta is that you have to have both WUHU and Heavyweather 2.0 Beta programs. Heavyweather 2.0 Beta has been known to be a CPU hog and on slower systems it might be necessary to shutdown and use WUHU's “Direct Serial Mode” feature. text/html 2009-09-18T16:39:43-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/faq?rev=1253313583&do=diff * Thermometer calibration - LaCrosse * Possible invalid/corrupt data detected * How often should I upload data? * Weather Underground received bad data! How do I remove it? * How do I reset the Rainfail totals? * Where can I find my LaCrosse Weather station manual? * How do I reset a LaCrosse 23xx console? * How do I get support for WUHU * Can you change plot line color on Wuhu graphs? text/html 2009-08-01T16:42:16-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/faq1?rev=1249166536&do=diff Q) Is there any way to calibrate a thermometer for La Crosse WS-xxxx Weather Station? A) There is no way to calibrate the sensor itself but you can use a tweak in WUHU to drop the reading by a fixed amount (-1.0 degree F for example), or you could use a linear tweak (0.99 of La Crosse reading or 99%). See Tweaks and Fixups for more detail. text/html 2009-09-07T11:15:49-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/faq2?rev=1252343749&do=diff In the Log you may see the following errors: Thu May 12 12:06:06 2008 > Failed to retrieve weather data from console. Possible invalid/corrupt data detected. Couple of possible explanations for this failure: * La Cross weather stations around midnight will attempt to set the weather station console clock using the WWVB radio controlled time source in Boulder, Colorado. When the weather station console is listening to time source it will stop communications to the serial port until the … text/html 2009-08-01T16:47:28-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/faq3?rev=1249166848&do=diff Q) What is the general recommended setting for timing in uploading data? 1 minute intervals? 5 minute intervals? 10 minute intervals? Any pros/cons (other than CPU usage) A) The general upload interval has a minimum setting of 5 mins. This is the recommended setting. This will affect uploads to Weather Underground, Ham Weather, and AWEKAS. If you have Weather Underground rapid fire enabled, this setting is ignored and data is sent to Weather Underground when ever weather data is receive… text/html 2009-08-01T16:48:46-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/faq4?rev=1249166926&do=diff Q) WUHU just reported a wind gust of 57mph to Weather Underground! Is there a way to edit that information to correct it? Better yet, does WUHU notice anomalies and automatically ignore them? A) Yes, you can remove bad entries from Weather Underground. Login to Weather Underground using the User ID and password that your station is uploading data with. On the Weather Underground history page, at the bottom, click the 'Delete Specific Entries' button. Once you click that, the data in the ta… text/html 2009-08-01T16:54:58-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/faq5?rev=1249167298&do=diff Q) How do I reset the rain fall totals in WUHU? A) The procedure for a WS23xx is to reset you rain total is as follows: * Goto tweak screen, check disable all rainfall reporting. * Exit WUHU. * Reset the MIN/MAX records in your weather station console. While in the minimum or maximum mode, the time and dates are also displayed along with the recorded values. If the MINUS (-) key is pressed while any of these values are displayed, that particular mini-mum or maximum record will be r… text/html 2009-08-01T16:55:57-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/faq6?rev=1249167357&do=diff Here is a list of PDF's for your LaCrosse Weather station(s): <http://site.ambientweatherstore.com/Manuals/> text/html 2009-08-01T16:57:26-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/faq7?rev=1249167446&do=diff Regarding failure to display pressure data: This seems to be a power-related problem, and it can be resolved by following these steps: * Remove all power from the display for a period of 15 minutes. * Reconnect AC power then reinstall the batteries. Please plug A/C power cord into the wall first, then the base station. Be sure to use a new quality alkaline battery; heavy duty and rechargeable types should be avoided. The AC adapter can later be removed if you do not wish to use it. * Pre… text/html 2010-02-14T22:33:53-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/finding_your_latitude_and_longitude?rev=1266212033&do=diff One of the easiest ways of finding your Latitude and Logitude is to use the Acme Mapper. Fire up your web browser Visit <http://mapper.acme.com/> Find your weather station site (or as close to it as you can) Type in your city, and adjust the map until you find your location. text/html 2009-09-29T13:03:05-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/graphcolor?rev=1254250985&do=diff Sorry, the chart colors cannot be modified. text/html 2009-07-31T21:57:58-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/grecian_website_configuration?rev=1249099078&do=diff Support for Grecian website <http://hellas.myftp.org/> is a user-definable setting in the WUHU Configuration.ini file. Enabling this option will create the ZWNTANA.txt file that can be used with the Grecian website; however, it will not upload the file. You will need another application or action to upload this file to your personal website. text/html 2009-07-30T11:44:14-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/hamweather_configuration?rev=1248975854&do=diff If you wish to upload your weather data to HamWeather, you will need to establish a personal weather station account with HamWeather. See <http://www.hamweather.net> for signup information. To properly configure WUHU, you must enter your Station ID and Password (issued by HamWeather). text/html 2009-08-01T18:44:52-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/heavyweather_beta_2.0_history.dat?rev=1249173892&do=diff For completeness sake, here is the HW Beta 2.0 format. As you can see the data set is not complete. There is for example no relative pressure. That would have to be determined by either reading the relative pressure from the console or by prompting the user for an offset from the abolute pressure. text/html 2010-07-13T15:44:20-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/install?rev=1279057460&do=diff IMPORTANT Before you begin... Install a printer WUHU requires that you have a printer installed before you install the software. WUHU is using a version of Teechart that contains a bug that will cause the program to crash if a default printer is not found. text/html 2010-06-05T20:39:07-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/lacrosse_23xx_anemometer_sun_fix?rev=1275791947&do=diff Sometimes, the sunlight gets into the LaCrosse anemometer body, and illuminates the photo-diodes used to report wind direction. This in turn causes incorrect wind direction readings on the console. A possible fix is documented here: block sunlight with black paint. text/html 2009-08-01T17:02:34-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/lacrosse_23xx_cable_pinout?rev=1249167754&do=diff text/html 2009-09-07T11:10:44-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/lacrosse_23xx_console_to_computer_cable_pinout?rev=1252343444&do=diff From wuhu_software@yahoo.com on 2009-09-07 On RJ-11 Side (clip down, telephone style connector) From left to right looking down on the connector Color: Blue Brown Green White On the 9 Pin D-Shell (PC Interface) Signal: RTS RXD TXD DTR Pin...: 7 2 3 4 So Blue -> Pin 7, Brown -> Pin 2 etc. Note that there is NO connection to the RS-232 ground (pin 5)!!! text/html 2009-08-01T17:24:35-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/lacrosse_23xx_wind_mod?rev=1249169075&do=diff This page describes how to modify the wind sensor of a La Crosse WS2300 Weather Station. The modification was done based on hints I have received both from La Crosse, Richard Huntington (New Zealand) and my own experiments. Many trials have been made and this modification is the only one that has worked for me so far. text/html 2010-07-15T12:27:55-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/lacrosse_23xx_wireless_mod?rev=1279218475&do=diff This describes how to modify a Lacrosse WS2300 Weather station to transmit data every 8 seconds or so. Normally, data is sent on an intermittent basis. This can be anywhere from 32 seconds to up to 10 minutes. Personal weather stations upload weather data to web sites such as Weather Underground. text/html 2009-08-01T18:50:15-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/mounting_weather_station1?rev=1249174215&do=diff Installation Installation of a weather station can greatly impact the accuracy of your measurements. We recommend you read the following guide from Campbell Scientific titled Weather Station Siting and Installation Tools (pdf file). You may find it difficult or impossible to meet these standards, but the document will guide you in selecting the best location for your sensors. text/html 2009-08-01T18:51:24-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/mounting_weather_station2?rev=1249174284&do=diff The COOP network has provided climate and weather data for over 100 years. Consistency of the measurements is an attribute of the network, and it has been maintained by rare and/or gradual change, and established standards for exposure, of instruments over the life of the network. In order to preserve the integrity of the network, NWS has established standards for equipment, siting, and exposure. text/html 2010-02-19T13:35:31-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/othersoftware?rev=1266611731&do=diff WUHU WUHU's Collection of files and documentation - includes manuals, hacks, howto's <http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/wuhu_software_group/files/> HeavyWeather Heavyweather 2.0 Beta Setup (WS23xx users, Required for WUHU when using Heavyweather). text/html 2010-02-22T08:35:46-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/performing_multiple_actions_using_a_action_file?rev=1266852946&do=diff One of the most useful features of WUHU is it has the ability to fire multiple actions by reading a action file. The action file is a plain text file with a list of commands that WUHU will perform in order. You can define this action file under any of the Sound/Action buttons. As an example you can perform the list of actions on every data update, a storm alert, high outdoor wind speed, or any of the other Sound/Action buttons. text/html 2009-07-30T16:11:50-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/requirements?rev=1248991910&do=diff Getting started with a data collector If you wish to upload data, you will need to have your logins for one or more of the following data weather collectors before you begin: * Weather Underground <http://www.wunderground.com/> * Citizen Weather Observers Program (CWOP) <http://www.wxqa.com/> * Automatic Weather Map System (AWEKAS) <http://www.awekas.at/en/index.php> * Weather For You <http://www.weatherforyou.com/> * Grecian website * Wetter-board.de <http://wetter-board.de/> text/html 2009-07-30T12:47:03-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/running_with_heavyweather?rev=1248979623&do=diff For those users that choose not to use Direct Serial Mode, La Crosse uses the Heavyweather application to talk to the weather station console. Setting up to use WUHU with HeavyWeather In order to integrate WUHU with Heavyweather, WUHU software requires the use of Heavyweather 2.0 Beta or later that support the export file currdat.lst. WUHU then looks at the currdat.lst that Heavyweather produces and sends the data it collects to the Data Collectors. text/html 2010-01-26T20:47:35-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/screen_shots?rev=1264564055&do=diff Main Application Dialog This dialog is where you configure your Weather Underground User Account, Your Citizen Weather Observer Program Account, Your Automatic Weather Map system Account, Your HamWeather Account, as well as your connection to your weather station's console. text/html 2010-01-05T14:30:17-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/sending_emails?rev=1262727017&do=diff Send emails using a command line utility that I have found on the net. See sendEmail-v152.zip in the file section on the Yahoo Group for more information. It is a pretty simple utility with no instructions other than the command line display (executed with no parameters). It is not very complicated unless you have no command line experience. text/html 2009-07-30T11:38:04-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/specifying_conditions_for_alerts_and_actions?rev=1248975484&do=diff Each of the possible alerts/actions can be enabled or disabled. Each alert/action is preceded with a checkbox to enable the individual alert/action. If the box is not checked, actions AND alerts are disabled for that variable. To enable an alert but not an action, enable the alert then do not enter the respective action when you enter the 'Sound/Alert' configuration. text/html 2009-07-30T11:36:03-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/specifying_individual_actions_and_alerts?rev=1248975363&do=diff To modify the action or alert associated with each type of alert, hit the respective 'Sound/Alert' button. When this button is pressed, a new screen is presented that will allow you to specify the audible and/or action for the alert. Do disable either the action or the alert, just leave the respective edit box empty. text/html 2009-07-30T13:12:10-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/templates_for_exporting_data?rev=1248981130&do=diff Here is a list of templates to get you up and running fast. Files listed in the examples.zip. You can get the examples here: For more on how to use these files see the section on Performing multiple actions with a action file. extended.txt List of extended currdat.lst variables available for use in templates. text/html 2009-07-30T09:48:12-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/terms_of_use?rev=1248968892&do=diff WUHU is Freeware This version of the software is distributed as freeware. You may distribute this software free of charge. You must not charge for this software. If this software is distributed as part of a freeware/shareware collection, you must have my permission to do so. text/html 2010-06-05T20:31:32-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/the_wuhu_manual?rev=1275791492&do=diff This manual is intended to be the extended resource for all standard questions on using Weather Underground Heavyweather Uploader (WUHU) software. It includes information useful for 'standard' users up to administrators who want to configure and run their weather sites using WUHU Software to upload to weather servers (Weather Underground, CWOP, AWEKAS, Hamweather) via the Internet. text/html 2010-01-26T20:49:56-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/tweaks_and_fixups?rev=1264564196&do=diff The La Crosse stations can suffer from bad wind speed readings. If you are running wireless, you may see these more often if the reception to the remote thermo is poor. Under the tweak screen, you can specify individual readings to ignore or you can place a maximum cap on the wind readings and ignore the famous 57 MPH bug. text/html 2009-07-30T12:49:19-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/uploading_your_data?rev=1248979759&do=diff Once you have entered the appropriate information for the data collectors, hit the 'Start' button to begin sending data to the servers. After you exit the program by hitting Ok, your settings will be saved. The next time you execute WUHU you will not be required to hit Start. The program will automatically begin transferring data to the servers. text/html 2010-07-27T14:23:07-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/using_action_time_limiters_in_action_files?rev=1280262187&do=diff Lets say you have an action file, and you want to output a template each time an update happens but you also want to perform another template only every 5 minutes (perhaps to add to a CSV file). If you want to use this new function, you will want to action file to execute every time rather than limiting the execution with the On Updates Seconds option. If the On Updates Seconds is used, the results will probably be unpredictable. So just disable the On Update Seconds if you are going to use th… text/html 2009-07-30T11:33:07-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/using_actions?rev=1248975187&do=diff It is possible to perform a vast variety of actions. You can send emails, write to files, run command lines, etc... text/html 2010-01-05T14:29:04-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/using_variables_within_actions?rev=1262726944&do=diff If you want to pass the actual variables read from the weather station, you may use the following strings when specifying actions. Note: All variables are case sensitive. Example: For instance, to send the current outdoor temperature and humidity to the program ABC.EXE, you would send: text/html 2009-07-30T12:02:31-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/virtual_weather_station_software?rev=1248976951&do=diff WUHU now supports data uploads to Weather Underground and CWOP for Virtual Weather Station users via Virtual Weather Station's data.csv's. WUHU has been tested with version 12.07 of Virtual Weather Station. Configuring WUHU to use VWS You must configure Virtual Weather Station to output the data it retrieves to a comma-separated (data.csv) file at a specified frequency. To do this, enter the Virtual Weather Station settings menu and select CSV Export. text/html 2009-07-30T13:48:50-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/weather_underground_configuration?rev=1248983330&do=diff If you wish to upload your weather data to Weather Underground, you will need to establish a personal weather station account with Weather Underground. See <http://www.wunderground.com/> for signup information. You will need your latitude and longitude when creating a Weather Underground. text/html 2009-07-30T12:40:45-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/weather_view_32_software?rev=1248979245&do=diff The following information applies to version 6.0 only of Weather View 32 Software. If future versions are released, it is more than likely the database scheme will change, in which case this upload method will not work. WUHU will need to be revised for later releases. text/html 2009-07-30T11:47:26-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/wetter_board_de?rev=1248976046&do=diff Support for <http://wetter-board.de> is a user-definable setting in the WUHU Configuration.ini file. Enabling this option will create the Wedaal.txt file that can be used with the All-wetter website; however it will not upload the file to your website. You will need another application or action to upload this file to your personal website. text/html 2010-01-04T14:37:13-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/wuhu_configuration.ini?rev=1262641033&do=diff [General Settings] of the WUHU Configuration.ini Alternate Wind Sensor Type Setting The optional configuration variable “Alternate Wind Sensor Type” and “Alternate Wind Sensor Port” are settings that allows you to enable third party Wind sensors that you have connected to another COM port. text/html 2009-08-01T16:27:37-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/wuhu_history.dat?rev=1249165657&do=diff There are two historical files that WUHU maintains. "WUHU History.dat" is for internal use by WUHU. It's basically an image of the memory in case of power failure. It contains every reading your station has made in the past X hours where X is set in your general settings. You can specify up to 1 week of data that can be kept in memory. This setting effects how much data you can chart and display statistics for. text/html 2009-08-01T18:54:08-06:00 http://www.lissproductions.org/wuhu_manual/wuhu_support?rev=1249174448&do=diff If you can't find an answer in this manual, the best way to get support is to post a question on the WUHU group on Yahoo!. The group also has a number of files and links to explain the software and supported weather stations.