[Weather] Difference between wunderground updates and rapidfire updates

Sun May 13 11:29:49 EDT 2007

Even better.  That graphic such as this one

http://banners.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/banner/ban/wxBanner?bannertype=wxstnsticker_both&weatherstationcount=KTXFLOWE12

Actually generates in real time.  Using geektool on my Mac it updates every
10 seconds.  My weatherstation is updating wunderground every 5 seconds so
it's pretty neat.

On 5/12/07, Corey Touchet <coreytouchet+oww at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I just noticed on wunderground if you look at your station and tell it to
> show it on your blog and then go there the weather box is updating in real
> time.  I have it set to update every 5 seconds and that's what I'm  seeing
> on the website.
>
> While it's not some fancy flash page it is just like a rapid update.  So
> they are doing something with the data as it's coming in.
>
>
> On 5/11/07, unkajim at comcast.net <unkajim at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Nah...it's just something I threw together to try out rapidfire. My main
> > program, if I have the socket server enabled, spits out each sensor's ID and
> > its readout as they are read in the polling loop and outputs them on a
> > socket. The Java program I wrote connects to that socket, captures the
> > sensors of interest and processes and uploads them to Wunderground.
> > My weather program is in Java and based largely on Rich Mulvey's
> > OpenWeather.
> >  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > From: "Corey Touchet" <coreytouchet+oww at gmail.com>
> > > When you say Java Rapidfire updater are you talking about the software
> >
> > > talked about in WeatherToys?  Can it run with OWW?  It'd be cool to
> > play
> > > with both.
> > >
> > > On 5/11/07, unkajim at comcast.net <unkajim at comcast.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Wunderground has had the statement at the bottom of their page in
> > regards
> > > > to Rapidfire Updates  that they are deciding whether to require
> > normal
> > > > updates along with the Rapidfire updates or not. Further, they state
> > that
> > > > they're leaning toward one or the other but not both.
> > > > I've been running a standalone Java Rapidfire updater for several
> > months
> > > > now and have been wondering what would happen if I disabled the
> > normal,
> > > > non-Rapidfire updates that the main program sends. As it stands, I
> > have seen
> > > > no negative affects in the data due to doing it this way.
> > > > It's still unclear to me whether Wunderground intends Rapidfire
> > updates to
> > > > be a permanent feature.
> > > > Jim
> > > > -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > > > From: "Dr. Simon J. Melhuish" <simon at melhuish.info >
> > > > > David Dean wrote:
> > > > > > Hi again
> > > > > > On Thursday 10 May 2007 16:47, Corey Touchet wrote:
> > > > > >> Okay I found it.  Did not scroll down far enough.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> So in reality it should be possible to modify the code to add
> > the
> > > > stuff
> > > > > >> needed for real time updates.  It could be hardcoded until a
> > more
> > > > elegant
> > > > > >> solution is put forth.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> On 5/10/07, Corey Touchet < coreytouchet+oww at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > >>> I've been watching oww and it appears to upload pretty
> > consistently
> > > > every
> > > > > >>> 10 seconds.  So is there a difference between the formats of a
> >
> > > > normal
> > > > > >>> update and a rapidfire one.  Does wunderground have a page
> > > > describing
> > > > > >>> this?  I only see one that describes normal weather posting.
> > > > > > See http://deanostoybox.com/Oww
> > > > > >
> > > > > > later
> > > > > > deano
> > > > >
> > > > > Just to let you guys know, I am working on some changes to my
> > > > > wunderground uploads in Oww (slowly) - despite lack of response
> > from
> > > > > wunderground. I agree that we do seem to need dailyrain values.
> > However,
> > > > > this means introducing another statistic, as dailyrain is always
> > reset
> > > > > at local midnight, whereas you may have your normal rain reset at
> > some
> > > > > other time.
> > > > >
> > > > > What I'm doing for rapid updates is running it off individual
> > weather
> > > > > station updates rather than the longer integrations. This is so
> > that we
> > > > > can fire off to wunderground 30 times a minute, for example,
> > without
> > > > > annoying CWOP!
> > > > >
> > > > > Keep an eye on my CVS, and you will see some of this feeding
> > through
> > > > soon.
> > > > >
> > > > > Simon
> > > > >
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> > > >
> > > >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: "Corey Touchet" <coreytouchet+oww at gmail.com>
> > To: "List for 1 Wire Weather Stations and devices" < weather at buoy.com>
> > Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 19:52:32 +0000
> > Subject: Re: [Weather] Difference between wunderground updates and
> > rapidfire updates
> > When you say Java Rapidfire updater are you talking about the software
> > talked about in WeatherToys?  Can it run with OWW?  It'd be cool to play
> > with both.
> >
> > On 5/11/07, unkajim at comcast.net < unkajim at comcast.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > Wunderground has had the statement at the bottom of their page in
> > > regards to Rapidfire Updates  that they are deciding whether to require
> > > normal updates along with the Rapidfire updates or not. Further, they state
> > > that they're leaning toward one or the other but not both.
> > > I've been running a standalone Java Rapidfire updater for several
> > > months now and have been wondering what would happen if I disabled the
> > > normal, non-Rapidfire updates that the main program sends. As it stands, I
> > > have seen no negative affects in the data due to doing it this way.
> > > It's still unclear to me whether Wunderground intends Rapidfire
> > > updates to be a permanent feature.
> > > Jim
> > > -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > > From: "Dr. Simon J. Melhuish" < simon at melhuish.info>
> > > > David Dean wrote:
> > > > > Hi again
> > > > > On Thursday 10 May 2007 16:47, Corey Touchet wrote:
> > > > >> Okay I found it.  Did not scroll down far enough.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> So in reality it should be possible to modify the code to add the
> > > stuff
> > > > >> needed for real time updates.  It could be hardcoded until a more
> > > elegant
> > > > >> solution is put forth.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> On 5/10/07, Corey Touchet <coreytouchet+oww at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >>> I've been watching oww and it appears to upload pretty
> > > consistently every
> > > > >>> 10 seconds.  So is there a difference between the formats of a
> > > normal
> > > > >>> update and a rapidfire one.  Does wunderground have a page
> > > describing
> > > > >>> this?  I only see one that describes normal weather posting.
> > > > > See http://deanostoybox.com/Oww
> > > > >
> > > > > later
> > > > > deano
> > > >
> > > > Just to let you guys know, I am working on some changes to my
> > > > wunderground uploads in Oww (slowly) - despite lack of response from
> > >
> > > > wunderground. I agree that we do seem to need dailyrain values.
> > > However,
> > > > this means introducing another statistic, as dailyrain is always
> > > reset
> > > > at local midnight, whereas you may have your normal rain reset at
> > > some
> > > > other time.
> > > >
> > > > What I'm doing for rapid updates is running it off individual
> > > weather
> > > > station updates rather than the longer integrations. This is so that
> > > we
> > > > can fire off to wunderground 30 times a minute, for example, without
> > >
> > > > annoying CWOP!
> > > >
> > > > Keep an eye on my CVS, and you will see some of this feeding through
> > > soon.
> > > >
> > > > Simon
> > > >
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > Weather mailing list
> > > > Weather at buoy.com
> > > > http://www2.buoy.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/weather
> > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Weather mailing list
> > > Weather at buoy.com
> > > http://www2.buoy.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/weather
> > >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Weather mailing list
> > Weather at buoy.com
> > http://www2.buoy.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/weather
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> > Weather at buoy.com
> > http://www2.buoy.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/weather
> >
> >
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