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Weather Discussion => Hardware Software and Technology => Weather Display => Topic started by: hotcop65 on March 16, 2014, 03:38:32 PM

Title: VP2+ Daily Rain Total Doubles When Exported into WD
Post by: hotcop65 on March 16, 2014, 03:38:32 PM

I have just noticed that the daily rain total in WD is showing DOUBLE that in the VP2 console. I watched it updating as the showers were passing overhead. Each time the VP2 console updated, WD would update a few seconds later but double the amount. ie: 4.8mm on VP2, 9.6mm on WD, next update = 5.2 on VP2, 10.4 on WD.
 Any clues as to how to resolve this issue?

Thanks
John

Title: Re: VP2+ Daily Rain Total Doubles When Exported into WD
Post by: TokWW on March 16, 2014, 09:47:20 PM

There is a a setting in WD for optional bucket sizes on most weather stations.  We will have to go find it but there is a way of correcting the individual rain data stored so far.  Looks like i should come visit Monday night :)

Title: Re: VP2+ Daily Rain Total Doubles When Exported into WD
Post by: JennyLeez on March 16, 2014, 11:09:12 PM

John thats in the same place I messaged you.

Control Panel - Units and other settings (top left ) - Rainfall setup -
Top left, rain offset.

Modify rain gauge new tip (mm)
e.g. 0.5 for 2x size rain gauge.

Thanks Toko :)

Title: Re: VP2+ Daily Rain Total Doubles When Exported into WD
Post by: Weather Display on March 17, 2014, 03:43:49 PM

also you might have set a % rain offset too
or the problem could be that you have the wrong rain gauge size selected?
(options are 0.01 or 0.001)

Title: Re: VP2+ Daily Rain Total Doubles When Exported into WD
Post by: hotcop65 on March 17, 2014, 04:16:47 PM

I have switched the rain gauge tip value from 1.0 to 0.5.
Hope that sorts out the problem. Thanks

Look forward to seeing you TokWW

JT