Weather View 32 Software

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.

A new method has been implemented that will allow WUHU to monitor the “minute database” maintained by Weather View 32 Software.

It has been verified using a single weather station. It is possible that the database format is the same for all versions of Weather View 32 Software, including the Home edition. Cursory inspection of the database has revealed that the database format is consistent regardless of the type of weather station used. I will need some feedback to verify that this is the case.

It has not been verified whether the database is maintaining English units or user-defined units per each measurement. WUHU will assume that the database contains English units. If you are using Metric units, you are treading in to unknown territory.

Please send feedback if the data uploaded is English or Metric. WUHU can be made to work with either, but first we need to know what is being stored in the database. If you are using Metric units, you can forward your database to us and we can analyze the data.

WUHU assumes that your weather station has the following sensor data available:

       Indoor Temperature

       Outdoor Temperature

       Wind Chill

       DewPoint

       Outdoor Humidity

       Indoor Humidity

       Outdoor Pressure

       Outdoor Rainfall

       Wind Direction

       Wind Speed

Assuming that you have already installed Weather View 32 Softwar, and are currently collecting weather data, you will notice in the Weather View 32 Software installation directory the following files (where STATION is the type of station that you own):

       //STATION//_Offset_01.Dat

       //STATION//_Data_01.Dat

       //STATION//_Extremes_01.Dat

       //STATION//_Config_01.Dat

       //STATION//_Alarm_01.Dat

The minute database is the file that is called STATION_Data_01.Dat. This file is written every minute with weather data.

For some odd reason, the initial size of the database varies depending on the type of weather station used. I am not clear as to why this is. Feedback is appreciated.

Each record in the database consists of 30 fields, each field is 4 bytes in length (type float for C programmers).

Here are the fields that are captured in the minute database:

  1) Inside Temp.

  2) Outside Temp.

  3) Wind Chill

  4) Dew Point

  5) Heat Index

  6) Aux Temp

  7) Extended Temp 1

  8) Extended Temp 2

  9) Extended Temp 3

  10) Extended Temp 4

  11) Extended Temp 5

  12) Extended Temp 6

  13) Extended Temp 7

  14) Out Humidity

  15) In Humidity

  16) Pressure

  17) Rainfall

  18) Wind Dir

  19) Wind Speed

  20) Avg. Wind Spd.

  21) Peak Wind Spd.

  22) Solar

  23) UV

  24) Leaf Wetness

  25) Lightning

  26) Soil Moisture

  27) Reserved For Future

  28) Reserved For Future

  29) Used by Wind run

  30) Used by Wind run

Note: Missing sensors contain the value -999.0

To configure WUHU to work with this database, you simply select “Weather View 32 Software - Weather Station Data File (*.dat)” in General Settings of WUHU, then hit the change button to specify the file that is the minute database. When you select the file, be careful not to select one of the many other .dat files in the Weather View 32 Software directory. If you select the wrong file, the results will be undefined (bogus data for sure).

Since this file is updated each minute, you will want to set the Minimum Upload Interval in General Settings to 300 seconds (default value).

Note: When you use this method of weather station file monitoring, you may upload to Weather Underground as well as CWOP since Weather View 32 Software may or may not be uploading to Weather Undergroun. Please do not attempt to configure WUHU to upload to Weather Underground if you have set up Weather View 32 Software to do so.