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Handbook Appendix:

Cloud Indicator II Software


Cloud Indicator is an application for Microsoft Windows, for use with the 8200-CHS
ceilometer. It requires a Serial COM port .

1.1 Operating Display

Cloud Hits

Cloud Layer and Amount

Vertical Visibility

Button to display data panel

1.2 Installation Instructions

1. If connecting to the ceilometer data port on the 7 pin connector, enter the following:

OPEN <enter>
SMT 1<enter>
SAVE<enter>

2. If connecting to the ceilometer RJ45 port, ensure the Backscatter profile is turned off,
by entering the following:

OPEN <enter>
AL<enter>
SMT 1<enter>
SPT 0<enter>
SAVE<enter>

3. Load The CD into the CD drive

4. Run the application CloudIndicatorSetup.exe

5. Follow the installation instructions.

6. Check the box to run the Application after completion of installation

7. If lower panel is not showing click the Data button.

8. In the edit field next to the CONNECT/DISCONNECT button type in the port the
ceilometer is (or will be) plugged into.
9. Then click the connect button, if there is no connect button first click the disconnect
button.

10. The text in the boxes on the top panel represent the various components from the
most recent message (as their labels indicate).

11. The check boxes in the Status box represent the various status indicators, with the
exception of the Message Fail Alarm check box, this is checked when no message
has been received for too long a period.

12. The memo below at the bottom of the lower panel shows the raw data from the
ceilometer.
13. If this data in the memo is unreadable (ie. the data you're receiving looks corrupt)
then;
14. Go to 1.5

1.3 Operating Display and Technical Display

Error Indicators

Port Status

Data Indicator [ flashes]

Connect Button

COM Port Number

1.4 CONFIGURATION FILE

The configuration file is stored in the Install folder C:\Program Files\MTECH Systems\Cloud
Indicator.

This file contains the following settings for connection of the serial port .

[Connect]
COMMENT: serial port to connect to.
port=2
COMMENT: baud rate, usually 9600
baud=9600
COMMENT: word length, stop bits, parity. Usually 8,1,0
wordlength=8
stopbits=1
parity=0

1.5 SETTING COM PORT PARAMETERS

Open 'cloud indicator.ini' located in the cloud indicator install directory (usually C:\Program
Files\Mtech Systems\Cloud Indicator)

In the Connect section change the baud value to the baud rate of the ceilometer, then save.
Run cloud Indicator again, if there is still unreadable data change the wordLength, stopBits
and parity to the correct values (Usually 8,1,0).

1.6 ERROR LOGGING

You can also add a Logging Section to 'cloud indicator.ini' with a field called enabled, set it to
false to prevent it from logging any errors to a file, these error will still be logged on screen
(note: if this field doens't exist logging to files will be enabled by default).

This is the entry which needs to be added to disable error logging

[Logging]
Enabled=0

1.7 COMPUTERS WITH NO COMPORT AVAILABLE

It is now commonplace for notebooks and even desktop computers to not have a serial port
fitted.

In this case a serial to USB converter needs to be added, or a serial port card can be added
to the machine

Install this according to the instructions, and set the port address in the application to the
same port as in the interface device. Set the baud rate to the same as the Ceilometer.

Serial to USB adapters vary. MTECH cannot test everyone on the market. The software
works with a built in comport or comport card.

Document version: 2 Dated: 3/2/2011

COPYRIGHT 2011 MTECH SYSTEMS PTY LTD

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