The WUnderstation plugin is used to upload data to Weather Underground in order to populate a Personal Weather Station (PWS). There are some important points to consider when using this plugin:
- You are the owner of the data and you are responsible for what you upload with it.
The plugin uploads data from Indigo Variables and you are responsible for getting the data into the proper format and into the variables themselves (more on that below.)
There is some rudimentary data checking built into the plugin, but it does very little beyond that. For example, it will check to ensure that a percentage value is between 0-100.
You must have a PWS account configured with Weather Underground in order to use the plugin.
Weather Underground only accepts data in standard format (°F, inches, MPH, etc.)
How it works:
After installing and enabling the plugin, select "Configure..." from the Indigo plugins menu. You will see the following dialog (the configuration dialog relies on some background tasks to complete and will take a few seconds to load--you may briefly see a Beach Ball--this is normal):
The settings are:
- Username and Password: these are associated with your PWS account on Weather Underground.
- Upload Frequency: how often you would like the plugin to talk to Weather Underground.
- Plugin update notifications: if you would like to be notified of future updates via email.
- Weather and Air Quality Data: In total, there are 53 data elements that you can upload. (The image below shows an example of some air quality data elements.)
Each data element is a separate value and must be set independently. The drop-down menu will present a list of all Indigo Variables and you must select the variable appropriate for that data element. Leave elements set to None if you do not want to include them. If possible, try to name your variables in a way that consolidates them in the menu and are easy to identify (see the image above as an example.) Each variable should only contain a VALUE and not any extra information (i.e, 72.3 and not 72.3°F). If there is more than one data element for a given item (i.e., Outdoor temperature 1, Outdoor temperature 2, ...) you should always use number 1 first. All settings are available via the Plugin Configuration menu; there are no individual WUnderstation devices.
Enjoy, and please post any questions or comments to this thread.
Cheers,
Dave
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