Starting with this month release and based on weather-program support, the following extra "sensors" will be included:
- Extra temp-hum Up to 8 sensors
- Soil-moist ( temp )sensors up to 4 and up to 2 leaf sensors
- ET (evapotranspiration)
- Stations with up to 4 Air qualitysensors
- Stations with a lightning sensor
For stations using AmbientWeather.net-API , Ecowitt-upload and WL.com-API the support for those sensors is included already, no changes needed.
Other weather-programs current upload file will not be changed as not everybody needs those sensors.
There will be 1 optional upload file which can be used for all other weather-programs.
As those sensors do not change there value very often I think it is easier to use standard 2-5 minute FTP upload for that file.
How does it work "technically"After processing the normal upload/api file the livedata script will load the optional file for the extra sensors if set so by easyweather-setup.
New blocksThere are a few new blocks to use new sensor-data, but based on your ideas there will be more.
Help with some tests:Users of Weatherlink, WeatherDisplay, Meteobridge and Cumulus which have one of those extra sensors attached to their station: please test the new upload file and PM me the location of the processed file or post a zip?
Other supported weather-programsI do not have yet the correct tags for WsWin, Weewx, WeatherCat and others using the standard file-format.
I will add them a.s.a.p.
Wim