WEATHER STATION | |
Certain models allow an optional Compact Weather Station to be connected to the device's serial port. The weather data (temperature, humidity and barometric pressure) is polled every 5 minutes and is displayed in the image overlay. |
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Poll Weather Data |
Enable this option to poll the weather data. |
Model |
Select model of weather station. WX2 is the newer model. |
Connection |
Select which serial port the weather station is connected to. |
Altitude |
This is an optional setting. Specifying your altitude adjusts the barometric pressure for a sea level reading. |
Temperature Offset |
This is an optional setting. A positive or negative number can be added to or subtracted from the current temperature. The offset is in Celsius and a decimal value is allowed. Examples: 0.5 or -1 |
Humidity Offset |
This is an optional setting. A positive or negative number can be added to or subtracted from the current humidity. Only positive and negative integers are allowed. Examples: 3 or -2 |
Weather Overlay Codes | |
To display the weather data on the image overlay, use the following markups or codes. |
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${C} |
Degrees in Celsius |
${F} |
Degrees in Fahrenheit |
${HUM} |
Relative Humidity |
${MB} |
Barometric Pressure in Millibars (hPa) |
${HGIN} |
Barometric Pressure in Inches of Mercury |
${HGMM} |
Barometric Pressure in Millimeters of Mercury |
\260 or ALT+0176 (on number keypad) |
° Degrees Symbol (or copy/paste °) |
\261 or ALT+0177 (on number keypad) |
± Plus-Minus Symbol (or copy/paste ±) |
%% |
% Percent Sign |
Sample Weather String |
Temp: ${F}°F ${C}°C Hum: ${HUM}%% Pressure: ${HGIN} in. |