v3.24.0

[mcrossley]

New

• Strings.ini is now created and used by all instances, it has also added to the backup routine
• Adds customisable graph data series colours to the dashboard and default web site
• Two new web tags for signed string values of pressure and temperature trends <#presstrendsigned> <#temptrendsigned>
• A new web tag for the station pressure (the absolute pressure reading) <#stationpressure>
• The data visibility has been changed from a simple off/on to a tri-state. You can now select between Off|Visible|Dashboard Only
  • Visible means the data will be shown on both the local dash and the default web site
  • Dashboard Only means the data can only be viewed on the CMX local interface. You may wish to use this to hide sensitive data like indoor temperatures on the public web site which can indicate if you are home or not
  • Any data previous flagged as Visible, will migrate to the new Visible state
• Extra Sensor graph data can now be sent to the default web site
• You can now send an additional four extra temperature readings to Weather Underground
• New PHP upload alternative to FTP/SFTP
  • This uses a secure PHP script on your web server to upload the data rather than using an FTP service
  • The graph recent data files are sent incrementally using this mechanism, cutting bandwidth usage
    • On starting CMX a full copy of each data file is sent
    • Thereafter only the new data for the interval is sent, and the PHP upload script appends this to the existing file, and trims out old data
• The generation of local copies of the data files is now optional
  • You can deselect the "Generate" option if you do not require a file to be written to the CMX folders. This will reduce disk I/O, a concern for rPi users with SD cards
• Adds the HighCharts accessibility module to all charts with the default basic settings. See:- https://www.highcharts.com/accessibility/
• Adds the simplified NOAA cooling/heating day calculation to the NOAA reports settings
• Cumulus MX will now run as a 64 bit application on 64 bit operating systems
• You can now use the Ecowitt WS90 haptic rain sensor for "Is Raining" if you are using a tipping bucket sensor as the primary rain sensor
  • See Station Options > Common Options

Changed

• Some entry errors in the settings screen used to output a invalid pattern and regex message. They now output an English language message
• The Dashboard page can now shows times in your locale format (12/24 hour) - See Program Settings|General Options
• Moved the existing Graph and Display settings from Station Settings to a new Display Settings page
• Custom Logs settings screen now shows examples with the correct CSV separator for the CMX locale
• Tempest station now forces the UDP listening port to be opened in shared mode
• The "Stop second instance" option has been rewritten. It now only prevents two instances using the same port from running
  • This change means for it to work ALL running instances must be v3.24.0 or later
• Alarm email sends are now retried twice on failure

Fixed

• Adds missing Wind Chill from the historic graphs on the dashboard and default web site
• Now ignores AirLink zero values when the percent in last hour is also zero. This occurs during a restart of AirLink
• Third party custom rollover URLs overwriting custom minute values on save
• The monthly data editors were not handing start/end dates of the first of the month correctly when using a 9am rollover
• The <#altimeterpressure> web tag was defaulting to using 1 decimal place for all units
• Dashboard menu wrapping
• Davis VP2/Vue LOOP2 absolute pressure values < 20 inHg are now ignored. Altimeter pressure is set to sea level pressure, station pressure = 0
• Extra temp/hum/dewpoint not being saved for sensor #10
• Ecowitt Local API failing to reconnect after network outage

Removed

• Local API calls: /api/extra/leaf.json /api/extra/leaf4.json
• Redundant web tags <#leaftemp[1-4]>