User`s guide
Virtual Weather Station User's Guide
-4- 04/10/07
6.7.4
Quit Program Prompt........................................................................................................................................... 17
6.7.5 CPU Resources..................................................................................................................................................... 17
6.8 STATION SETTINGS........................................................................................................................................................... 17
6.8.1 Station Description............................................................................................................................................... 17
6.8.2 Station Location ................................................................................................................................................... 18
6.8.3 World Location..................................................................................................................................................... 18
6.8.4 Longitude and Latitude......................................................................................................................................... 18
6.8.5 Time Zone............................................................................................................................................................. 18
6.8.6 Altitude................................................................................................................................................................. 18
6.8.7 Air Data Calculator (correcting Pressure to Sea-level Conditions)..................................................................... 18
6.8.8 Station Settings, Sun, Moon and Altitude Corrections.......................................................................................... 18
6.9 MULTIPLE STATION SETTINGS .......................................................................................................................................... 19
6.10 REAL-TIME DATA........................................................................................................................................................ 19
6.11 WEATHER DISPLAYS ................................................................................................................................................... 20
6.11.1 Icon....................................................................................................................................................................... 20
6.11.2 Broadcast ............................................................................................................................................................. 20
6.11.3 Cable TV Slide...................................................................................................................................................... 20
6.11.4 Cable TV Slide 2................................................................................................................................................... 21
6.11.5 Color Spectrum..................................................................................................................................................... 21
6.11.6 High / Low Display............................................................................................................................................... 21
6.11.7 Distribution Chart................................................................................................................................................ 21
6.11.8 Wind Direction..................................................................................................................................................... 22
6.11.9 Thermometer ........................................................................................................................................................ 22
6.11.10 Gauge.............................................................................................................................................................. 22
6.11.11 Meter............................................................................................................................................................... 22
6.11.12 Graph, Graph2................................................................................................................................................ 23
6.11.13 Strip Chart ...................................................................................................................................................... 23
6.11.14 Tank ................................................................................................................................................................ 23
6.11.15 Alpha Numeric ................................................................................................................................................ 23
6.11.16 Moon Phase..................................................................................................................................................... 24
6.11.17 Difference Between Graphs and Strip Charts ................................................................................................. 24
6.12 CUSTOMIZING DISPLAYS ............................................................................................................................................. 24
6.12.1 Adding and Deleting Displays.............................................................................................................................. 24
6.12.1.1 Parameter List............................................................................................................................................ 24
6.12.1.2 Parameter List 2......................................................................................................................................... 24
6.12.2 Modifying the Display and Display Attributes...................................................................................................... 25
6.12.3 Broadcast Display Settings................................................................................................................................... 26
6.12.3.1 Displaying the Icon.................................................................................................................................... 26
6.12.3.2 Changing the Background Image............................................................................................................... 26
6.12.3.3 Changing the Logo Image.......................................................................................................................... 26
6.12.3.4 Web Cams, Weather Cams and Dynamic Images...................................................................................... 26
6.12.3.4.1 Displaying the WeatherCam Image in the Broadcast Panel.................................................................. 26
6.12.3.4.2 Sizing the Image................................................................................................................................... 26
6.12.3.4.3 Image Time Stamp................................................................................................................................ 26
6.12.3.4.4 Daytime Update Only........................................................................................................................... 26
6.12.3.4.5 Time Lapse........................................................................................................................................... 26
6.12.3.4.6 Reset Display at Midnight .................................................................................................................... 26
6.13 GENERAL DISPLAY SETTINGS...................................................................................................................................... 27
6.13.1 Full Screen Display.............................................................................................................................................. 27
6.14 DATABASE.................................................................................................................................................................. 27
6.14.1 Database Timer.................................................................................................................................................... 27
6.14.2 Database Format.................................................................................................................................................. 28
6.14.3 Editing and Deleting Database Records .............................................................................................................. 30
6.14.4 Resizing the Database .......................................................................................................................................... 30
6.15 CHANNEL 1, 2, AND 3 OPTIONAL SENSORS................................................................................................................... 30
6.15.1 Oregon Scientific WMR-918................................................................................................................................. 30
6.15.2 Oregon Scientific WMR-968 (Radio Shack Wireless Weather Station)................................................................30
6.15.3 Davis Instruments Wireless Vantage Pro2 and Vantage Pro2 Plus ..................................................................... 30
6.15.4 Davis Instruments Wireless Vantage Pro2 and Vantage Pro2 Plus ..................................................................... 31
6.16 JPEG FILES .................................................................................................................................................................. 31