Creating Boltwood file creation in C or C#

Fukinagashi · August 24, 2021, 3:22pm

I do not currently have a weather station yet but I’m using weather data from OpenWeatherMap plus a Raspberry Pi based rain sensor. I cannot count on the SafetyMonitor functionality (text file) as is already used by a program that monitors the UPS for possible power outages (leading always to a suspend event). I should therefore create a Boltwood-like file containing weather data. Is there anyone who has already developed the function (possibly in C or C#) and wants to share it?
Thank you in advance!

Jose_Mtanous · August 25, 2021, 3:18am

Hi, what do you want to achieve? I have created some code that writes Boltwood files from different sources, I need to check if I coded it in javascript or Python.

Cheers,

José

AstroGabe · August 25, 2021, 5:02am

I also have a Boltwood file writer I wrote in python. It includes writing to a Boltwood compatible file and safety monitor file. I haven’t made a repo for it, but here’s a gist:

gist.github.com

https://gist.github.com/gshau/bee3ef8f9efeb35f69cb43cc08b29ef9

boltwood_safety_writer.py

import re        
from enum import Enum
from datetime import datetime

class WindCondition(Enum):
    WIND_UNKNOWN = 0
    WIND_CALM = 1
    WIND_WINDY = 2
    WIND_VERY_WINDY = 3

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Fukinagashi · August 25, 2021, 8:01am

Just creating a Boltwood file using weather data coming from OpenWeatherMap and setting the rain flag according to a rain sensor based on a Raspberry Pi.

Minh_L_t_s_Reviews · March 5, 2022, 4:45am

Hi there,
Could you please share your code on github or here? I have a weatherstation that runs on INDI. The weather station itself outputs into a json feed and I’d want to export the information into a Boltwood data file to be used with the Boltwood observing condition ASCOM driver to support ASCOM system.

Minh_L_t_s_Reviews · March 5, 2022, 4:46am

Thanks for the file. It’s exactly what I am looking for. Where is this file pulls data from?

Jose_Mtanous · March 7, 2022, 4:00pm

Sure, it is a very simple script, I use it to read One line file to a NoteRed board.

Minh_L_t_s_Reviews · March 10, 2022, 1:09pm

May I have the link please?

Jose_Mtanous · March 10, 2022, 9:13pm

Let me find it, it is a nodered code node, very simple code.

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Voyager · April 8, 2022, 11:21am

Can create a file in booltwood format (to answer to the OP request)?

molino26 · April 8, 2022, 12:23pm

It creates a CS II file if I’m not mistaken. Not sure if that works with voyager though. In past versions there was a boltwood file and that worked with voyager.

Great diy project in my opinion.

Best
Miguel