Cloud Sensor Project - Part 2

[Mike]

After an absence of several months I have revisited the Cloud Sensor Project.

I have made some client software for the Cloud Sensor. Please can you try the software. Versions are below for Linux, Windows and OSX :-

LINUX:  http://www.amateur-astronomy.org/Filez/CloudClientLinux.zip
WINDOWS:  http://www.amateur-astronomy.org/Filez/CloudClientWindows.zip
OSX:  http://www.amateur-astronomy.org/Filez/CloudClientMacOSX.zip

If it works, this should connect to the Cloud Sensor Server which is uploading data from the Cloud Sensor in the garden and you should see a graph showing the data from the two sensors.

Please let me know if it works or not for you.

[Mac]

Well its 12:17, and according to your software
Ground sensor is -0.06
Sky sensor is -0.37
And its saying its cloudy.
This is on Windows XP Pro, SP3.

Looks like its working fine.
Mac

Update. 12:33
Still running fine, auto scale on graph works ok,
ground -0.25
sky -0.43

Only problem is the dark blue is a tad hard to read.

[Fay]

I would say that Mike's cloud sensor is being a bit economic with the current situation saying "cloudy"

[Mike]

Yea well it was obviously only going to say cloudy on a day like today. I really wanted to make sure the client/server side of things worked. Thanks Mac it appears to be doing it's job.

I'll work on a version where the user can choose what colour they want the lines to be.

[JohnP]

Mike - I tried windows vers at 2.15pm & didn't seem to do anything - have you taken it off line? John

[Mike]

It was offline for only about 30 seconds. Did you close it down and restart it?

[Mike]

If necessary, open Port 27539 on your router.

[JohnP]

All seems fine now.....

[Mike]

Great. Thanks John.

[Mike]

The Server may be on and off for the next few hours as I do some code updates. If your client doesn't connect then try again later.

[Mac]

Just out of interest how many connections can it support?

[Mike]

It should be unlimited. The server program simply sends out a simple text string through a specified port. That string contains the data values for 4 sensors (2 of which are not graphed. Internal Temp plus Light Sensor).

The client connects to the server IP address and port and listens for a send. When it hears one it reads in the text string. From then on it is processed into the graph.

Why do you ask?

[Mac]

Just curious.

[Mike]

Wow. At 05:07 this morning the temperature went down to -6.75 degrees C.

[MarkS]

Yes, it was very cold.

I came to work by train instead of bike today because the roads were covered in ice.  Yesterday, in spite of the snow, at least they weren't icy.

Mark