I thought this was just going to be a maintenance release but there ended up being quite a few features as well. Changes include -
Fixed bug with apparent and dew max min indicators on gauges.
Fixed bug with rain rate / hour.
Fixed bug with lightning playback.
Added only show forecast option.
Added ability to set clientrawextra to fast update.
Added evapo-transpiration instrument.
Changed lightning icon to show for 5 minutes once triggered.
Updated mist and fog icons.
Added wind icon.
Added dual temperature instrument with ability to choose what is displayed.
Added solar W/m2 bar option.
Corrected mB abbreviation to mb.
Changes to the wdlconfig.xml file are as follows.
If you want to use the clientrawextra fast update you'll need to add this tag to the <configuration> section -
<clientrawextraRefreshRate>normal</clientrawextraRefreshRate>
The options are
normal = 15 minute refresh or
fast = 5 minute refresh.
To use the dual temperature instrument you'll need to add these tags but I also suggest you read the new section in the configuring pdf guide as it's very flexible in respect of what can be displayed.
<instDualTemp1>
<x>50</x>
<y>262</y>
<show>0</show>
<size>100</size>
<url></url>
<title></title>
<colour></colour>
<temp1>Dew</temp1>
<temp2>Temp</temp2>
<instrument>tempDualLinear</instrument>
</instDualTemp1>
The new options on the solar bar are as follows - to get it to display the bar in W/m2 then enter 2 or 3 into the <options> tag in the solar section. 2 will change the display to read W/m2 and add a scale to the left hand side. Note you may need to reposition the instrument to get it to fit correclty because of the extra width. Entering 3 will display W/m2 but will also show the corresponding value as a pecentage beneath the instrument.
If you want to show forecast only then set the tag -
<showDavisForecast>0</showDavisForecast>
to
100. The values you enter to this tag are now as follows - 0 = current conditions only, 100 = forecast only, 1 - 99 = number of seconds to alternate between the two.
To display evapo-transpiration in a text box (only available as a text box) enter the following tags -
<txtET>
<x>50</x>
<y>100</y>
<show>0</show>
<size>100</size>
</txtET>
Many thanks to krelvinaz for the new mist, fog and wind icons!
As always full details of these changes and how to customise WDL are in the configuring WDL pdf. The wdlconfig.xml files contain examples of all these additions.
Julian
