How to Add an Input Type
This step-by-step guide describes how to create an Input Type for weather stations. Input types postprocess raw data from weather stations.
Step-by-step guide
- Under the Farm Manager menu select Remote Stations.
- Select List Input Types.
- Click Add Input Type.
- Enter the Type, Label and Description.
- Select the Parsed Data Driver. Drivers do specialized postprocessing on data not covered by the offset/multiplier/min/max modifiers. In most cases the Default driver will work.
Enter any Driver Parameters in JSON format.
The Humidity_Default driver must have a temperature_input_key matching the Input Key of a temperature input of the remote station:
Example{ "temperature_input_key": "Temperature" }
- Set the Offset, Multiplier, Min and Max fields. If a data point is below or above the min/max after the offset and multiplier are applied, it will be set to the min/max instead.
- Add any Notes.
- Scroll to the top of the page and click Save.