I apologize, but I should know the answer to this…
My OH server died forcing me to rebuild and reinstall from my backups. I have everything back in place with the exception of the Weather Underground binding displaying the temp in Celsius rather than Fahrenheit…I cant seem to remember where I made that choice…I’ve read the docs and I must be reading so hard I’ve missed it.
I set up the THING in Paper UI and there is no setting for units of measure in the dialog box.
please use the search before posting duplicate questions within hours. It’s all in here.
(ok, I agree, the TO should have chosen a more relevant topic description… - so I changed it accordingly.)
The linked post in my answer was just a few hours old and had exactly the same question as yours in this thread.
No bad feelings, just a heads up for using the search!
This is where sparse answers while easy to type do not provide full syntax to the answer.
While:
Is true, but based upon my question and the screengrab I placed you can not define that part of the channel through PaperUI - correct?
Do I need to create a manual thing file to define this parameter?
Again I apologize for asking, I did this before and my notes and some of my backup is missing.
I’m not trying to stir the pot I’m just trying to illustrate that more complete answers are what will drive adoption and lessen the level of frustration with newer users.
Yes of course you can setup this setting in Paper UI, just open the window that show your thing channels and you will see the setup icon on each channel that have a setting.
It took me longer than necessary to find that as well. Does anyone know if it’s possible to specify channel settings such as this when linking in a rules file? I know it only has to be done once, but going down the list of every temperature channel in the binding to change to F was/is ridiculous.
i don’t use PaperUI much, so I guess I’m of no use here. But I would guess, that channel-definitions have to be done repeatedly. I use Things-files for those configuration and here it’s a bit more writing, but I can copy&paste here.
…but could you be more specific with your other question?
Channel-Configuration has to be done in the channel. In a rule you could only (re-)calculate some values?
Sorry, brain failure I meant in an items file. I can’t find anything that indicates that it’s possible other than changing them though PaperUI or using a thing file as you suggest.
yes. that’s typically so, that configuration for a multi-channel binding has to be repeatedly clicked or typed in.
you could of course file a request, that the binding has one central configuration for units - but my guess is, that’s so on purpose, because some commun use cases would require a per-channel configuration not a per-binding configuration…?
I have the latest WeatherUnderground Binding 2.3.0 snapshot and there is no pencil icon next to Temperature. Is there an issue with the latest binding?
I searched the WeatherUnderground Binding README and don’t see anything. Can you please elucidate to which README you are referring and where a “framework unit of measure” can be found?
Are you saying the API/location setting for Weather Underground no longer works?
I don’t see any items in the documentation that refer to setting the temperature to Fahrenheit:
Thing weatherunderground:weather:CDG "Météo Paris CDG" [ apikey="XXXXXXXXXXXX", location="CDG", language="FR", refresh=15 ] {
Channels:
Type temperature : current#temperature
Type windSpeed : current#windSpeed
Type windGust : current#windGust
Type pressure : current#pressure
Type dewPoint : current#dewPoint
Type heatIndex : current#heatIndex
Type windChill : current#windChill
Type feelingTemperature : current#feelingTemperature
Type visibility : current#visibility
Type rainDay : current#precipitationDay
Type rainHour : current#precipitationHour
Type minTemperature : forecastToday#minTemperature
Type maxTemperature : forecastToday#maxTemperature
Type rainDay : forecastToday#precipitationDay
Type snow : forecastToday#snow
Type maxWindSpeed : forecastToday#maxWindSpeed
Type averageWindSpeed : forecastToday#averageWindSpeed
}
I am just saying the temperature unit is now defined by default globally in OH or by the unit you set in your sitemap/item label. This is no more a configuration setting of the channel.
No change for API key or location thing setting.
So you just have to update your items like in the example.
My items do follow the README examples and they still display in Celsius.
Can anyone explain where I’m supposed to define it “globally in OH”? All of my items below display Celsius.
Number Temperature "Current temperature [%.1f °F]" <temperature> (Weather) {channel="weatherunderground:weather:8dd21e99:current#temperature"}
Number FeelTemp "Feeling temperature [%.1f °F]" <temperature> (Weather) {channel="weatherunderground:weather:8dd21e99:current#feelingTemperature"}
Number HeatIndex "Heat Index [%.1f °F]" <temperature> (Weather) {channel="weatherunderground:weather:8dd21e99:current#heatIndex"}
Number WindChill "Wind Chill [%.1f °F]" <temperature> (Weather) {channel="weatherunderground:weather:8dd21e99:current#windChill"}
- so I changed it accordingly.)
I meant in an items file. I can’t find anything that indicates that it’s possible other than changing them though PaperUI or using a thing file as you suggest.