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You should spend some time determining the correct threshold values for clear, cloudy and overcast sky conditions for the region where the unit is installed, as well as the Temperature Correction Coefficients as described in section Tuning Sky Temperature Parameters.
The program default values were empirically determined for a mild climate (Algarve - south of Portugal).
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Please also read the Limitations section of this manual prior to installing and using your CloudWatcher.
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This software version allows different PCs in the same local area network to share information from the same CloudWatcher device. The program installed in the PC connected to the CloudWatcher must run in MASTER mode and any other PC in the network should run in REMOTE mode.
The MASTER installation reads the CloudWatcher device and stores this information in a data file which is read by the REMOTE installations. The MASTER role can also be performed by a Lunatico Solo device, which will then be physically connected to the CloudWatcher.
It is important to note that the REMOTE installations will process the information from the MASTER according to their own parameter values. For example:
•Threshold limits can be different yielding conditions that are different than those indicated by the MASTER installation.
•Unsafe Conditions can have a different composition.
•Alarm Sounds can be different.
•The sky infrared temperature is calculated according to the Temperature Correction Factors defined under Setup tab => Device section. If different from those of the MASTER installation, the sky temperature will be different from that of the MASTER installation.
Also note that the REMOTE installation:
•Has no control of the switch.
•Has no control of the rain sensor heater.
If the software is to be installed on a single PC, use it in MASTER mode (unless using a Solo, see above).
The software is an Active EXE module which can also provide information to other programs regarding cloud, rain, wind and light conditions (see Working With Other Programs)..
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