The Data Upload dialog box allows you to select the weather data to be displayed on your web site, as well as determine how it is displayed and how often it is updated. The three Data Upload Profiles can be independently configured to upload different data at different frequencies, and to upload to different subdirectories on your web server.
Here are the options available for configuring your Data Upload Profile settings:
Set the Upload Frequency
Template Files to Upload
Report Files to Upload
APRS Reporting
Current Data Images to Upload
Historical Data Images to Upload
Exit Data Upload
Set the Upload Frequency
The Data Upload Frequency allows you to determine how often you upload weather data to your web site.
Configure the Data Upload Frequency:
1. Select the data upload frequency:
· Select the time interval between uploads in the "Upload every" pull-down menu.
· The upload frequency can be set to 1, 5, 10, 15 or 30 minutes; 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 or 12 hours; or 1 day.
· The default setting of "----" prevents the profile from uploading.
2. Enter the "Starting at" time:
· The "Starting at" time is a reference point which WeatherLink uses to determine when exactly to upload your weather data. WeatherLink determines the moment to initiate a data upload by checking the upload interval and starting time against your computer’s system time.
· If you are uploading every 15 minutes with a starting at time of 12:03, then WeatherLink uploads your data every 15 minutes at 3, 18, 33 and 48 minutes after the hour.
· If you are uploading every 6 hours with a starting time of 2:30, WeatherLink uploads your data every 6 hours at 2:30 am, 8:30 am, 2:30 pm, and 8:30 pm.
· If you are uploading once a day with a starting time of 6:30 am, WeatherLink uploads your data once a day at 6:30 am.
· Your computer must be running WeatherLink at the time of scheduled upload for the upload to take place.
3. If you want your computer to "Download Weather Station First" before uploading new data:
· Select "Download Weather Station First" to have WeatherLink download the most recently archived data from your weather station before transferring the weather data files to the Internet.
Template Files to Upload
The display box shows all currently selected template files to be uploaded by the selected profile.
Select HTX Template files or other files to upload:
· Click on the Select Template Files radio button. This takes you to the "Weather Template Files for Data Upload Profile 1, 2, or 3" dialog box.
· Select the template files to be uploaded to your web server.
· Only the template file name is shown here. To see the full path for the Template File, click on Select Template Files.
Report Files to Upload
These are standardized NOAA reports and data lists that you can upload for display on the Internet.
1. Select reports to be uploaded to your web server:
· Check the box next to the report to select it for uploading to your web server.
· Only checked reports will be uploaded.
2. Select the sub-directory to upload these reports to (Optional):
· Enter the sub-directory in which these images will be uploaded.
· WeatherLink will create the sub-directory if it does not already exist.
· This is a sub-directory of the FTP path or the local path, set in the Internet Connection Settings dialog box
List of Report File Names
· NOAA This Month - Shows weather data for the current month in the NOAA Monthly Summary format.
· NOAA Last Month - Shows weather data for the past month in the NOAA Monthly Summary format.
· NOAA This Year - Shows weather data for the current year in the NOAA Yearly Summary format.
· NOAA Last Year - Shows weather data for the past year in the NOAA Yearly Summary format.
· 2-Day Data Archive - Shows weather data for the past two days in the WeatherLink Browse Window format.
· 1-Week Data Archive - Shows weather data for the past week in the WeatherLink Browse Window format.
APRS Reporting
APRS Reporting allows you to participate in the NOAA Citizen Weather Observer Program.
1. Click on Configure APRS to enter necessary information for the report.
2. Click on the APRS ON/OFF button to turn APRS ON.
Select Current Data Images
The display box shows all Current Data Image files selected to be uploaded by the indicated Data Upload Profile.
Add or remove Current Data Image files to upload:
· Click the Select Images radio button. This takes you to the "Current Data Images for Data Upload Profile 1, 2, or 3" dialog box.
Select Historical Data Images
The display box shows all Historical Data Image files selected to be uploaded by the indicated Data Upload Profile.
Add or remove Historical Data Image files to upload:
· Click the Select Images radio button. This takes you to the "Historical Data Images for Data Upload Profile 1, 2, or 3" dialog box.
Exit Data Upload
Exit the Data Upload Profile Dialog Box:
· Click OK exit and save the changes made in this dialog box (Upload Interval, Reports File to Upload)
· Click Cancel to exit without saving any changes made in this dialog box
Note: Any changes made in the Template Files, Current Data Images, or Historical Data Images will be saved when you click OK in that dialog box. Clicking Cancel here will not cancel those changes.
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