Version 1.8.9

Release Date: March 31, 2010

(This is the current version)

Fix List

• Option to send either 'latest' or 'average' wind speed and bearing to Wunderground
• Added web tag, realtime.txt item, and alarm for 'sensor contact lost' (Fine Offset Only)
• Added web tags for current alarm states
• Improved wind rose
• Cater for VantagePro.DLL returning 'error' from logger for wind direction when calm
• Allow second chance before assuming rain counter reset
• Add <#snowdepth> web tag
• Fix problem with CWOP temps below zero Fahrenheit
• Add missing space between last two realtime.txt fields
• Add <#txbattery> web tag (Davis only)
• Change the way dayfile.txt is written
• Fix 100% humidity CWOP bug
• Correct WMR928 pressure readings for high altitudes
• Add some diagnostics for ftp setup problems
• Hide tx battery status from non-Davis users
• Option to send solar radiation to CWOP/APRS
• Fix diary problem caused by <#snowdepth> tag
• Attempt to fix inter-thread message problem for Davis users
• Fix problem with shortdateformat with month names (all-time record start date)
• Attempt to fix another problem caused by <#snowdepth> tag
• Altimeter Pressure now same as SL pressure for non-Davis
• Add <#altimeterpressure> web tag
• Fix heat index in realtime.txt when 'display humidex' option is set
• Ensure humidex is never less than ambient temperature
• Attempt to improve pressure graph scale for inHg
• New ini-file option to set wind direction average period (AvgBearingMinutes in [Station] section)
• Option to use 'speed' for 10-minute wind speed average calculation (see station settings)
• Optional manual 'current conditions' box (see display settings) and web tag <#currcond>
• Allow '48 hours' as a recognised setting for 'graph hours'
• Initialise wind speed data from data logs for average calculations
• Option of 8 or 16 compass positions for Wind Rose (see display settings)
• Fix problem with shortdateformat with month names (timestamp in today.ini)
• Add high (average) wind speed to dayfile.txt
• Add 'currentconditions.txt' option for <#currcond> web tag
• currentconditions.txt updates main display when tag is processed (and deletes file)
• Installer now offers option of not installing web templates
• Added alarms for temperature and pressure change (see help for new web tags)
• Handle (by ignoring) errors from creation of moon bitmap - for 'normal' ftp
• configurable time for average wind speed - AvgSpeedMinutes in cumulus.ini
• Draws (optional) horizontal line at freezing point on temperature graphs
• Added wind direction to Select-A-Graph
• Attempt to work around Windows 7 date format problem
• Change wording of <#tomorrowdaylength> web tag
• Fix freezing point line appearing below the axis
• Fix a problem with colours of wind direction graph
• Change small wind direction graph to plot average
• Add check for WS2300 'error' wind speed value in history data
• Improve small pressure chart X-axis max/min for inHg
• Remove work around for freezing point line off-graph (causes other problems)
• Change single quote (minutes) in latitude and longitude web tags to '
• Attempt to stop the sporadic crashes at close down
• Add logging of all time record changes
• Change all-time records file to an 'ini' file
• Fix single quotes in lat/lon in existing settings
• Fix a problem where rain total sometimes doesn't reset at start of day
• Added 'please wait' box when closing, to make sure logging has finished
• Set location of alltime.ini file explicitly, to avoid working directory problems
• Truncate Twitter messages at 140 chars
• make graphs window resizeable, so scroll bars appear when necessary