Campbell Scientific VisualWeather Software - Manual (Page 16)

VisualWeather
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Software
After you have progressed through all steps of the wizard, press the Finish
button to save the configuration and return to the main VisualWeather window.
5.2 After Configuring a Weather Station
After setting up your weather station, VisualWeather will automatically collect
data at the intervals specified (if scheduled collection is enabled). If batch
reports have been created (see Batch Reports section 7.3), VisualWeather will
automatically create reports using the collected data.
Note, however, that VisualWeather must be running for automatic scheduled
data retrieval and batch reports to be performed. If for some reason you must
close VisualWeather, these tasks will resume once the software is restarted.
Data will not be lost unless the software has been closed a sufficient amount of
time for the weather station to begin overwriting its oldest data with new data.
This can be anywhere from 10 to 30 days depending upon the station type
selected. It is prudent to retrieve data at least daily to protect against loss of
data.
Data collection from the stations can be verified by viewing the collection
schedule. See the collection schedule by selecting Collection Status from the
home screen or choosing Network | Collection Status from the VisualWeather
menu (see Monitoring the Data Collection Status section 9).
5.3 Editing an Existing Weather Station Configuration
Weather stations that have been set up in VisualWeather can be edited by
selecting Network | Edit Weather Station from the VisualWeather menu and
selecting a station from the resulting dialog box. This will open the EZSetup
Wizard for the station. To navigate to a specific section of the setup, select the
section from the Progress panel on the left side of the Wizard.
6. Connect
6.1 Manually Connecting to a Weather Station
In addition to performing automatic scheduled data retrieval, you can connect
to a weather station manually and perform system maintenance, monitor
current weather parameters, or retrieve data.
To connect to a weather station, select the Connect heading or Connect |
Connect from the main menu of the Home screen. The Connect to a Station
screen will be shown.
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