SOLO Users manual
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1. SOLO Users manual 17 Feb 2015 SOLO Users manual v 1 3 Index 1 Physical installation 2 Accessing the data 2 1 Main web page 2 2 Single Line Data files 2 3 AAG CloudWatcher Master 3 Configuration 4 Other interesting facts about the Solo SOLO Users manual v 1 3 2 17 Feb 2015 Thank you for your purchase of the AAG CloudWatcher Solo The Solo has been designed to improve the overall usefulness of the AAG CloudWatcher monitoring it adjusting the heater and constantly publishing information accessible in a variety of ways 1 Physical installation The Solo has to be installed indoors The installation cannot be more easy unplug your CloudWatcher from the power supply if applicable using the same power supply power the Solo any of the two plugs will do with the included short cable join the other jack plug in the Solo with the CW Attach the SubD 9 serial from the CW to the Solo that s it In a few seconds the activity LED in the Solo will start blinking slowly showing it is communicating with the CloudWatcher SOLO Users manual v 1 3 3 17 Feb 2015 2 Accessing the data Now that the Solo is up and running and connected to your local network it will fetch an IP address automatically using DHCP as standard in the vast majority of networks and start publishing information in a2. File Help Start Senzor Graphs Limits Unsafe Setup Device SAG CwNetData dat ay A O User Qata File Cloudy atcher 08 Path Program Files 444_ CloudW atcher Fie Stuciu CCD Autopilot A data file fois tails BAG CCDAPA4 dat 27011 AAGware NI As said before depending on the Windows version you may have to connect to the aagsolo from the Windows explorer at least once at the start of every session SOLO Users manual v 1 3 9 1 Feb 2015 3 Configuration To access the configuration pages please again in your web browser type https aagsolo config notice the s after http this means it is a secure protocol You ll get a warning or maybe several about the site not being secure You are in your local network so please trust you re accessing your Solo You ll be asked for user and password in this case the user is solo the password the same as before that is cloudwatcher The reason for this warning is we re using a custom certificate that allows all information to be encrypted for safety but the certificate itself is not registered in a certification authority that s a more complex and expensive step unneeded here Once you ve agreed to proceed to the site you can access three pages F configuration where you ll be able to setup your Solo in a very similar P way to the CloudWatcher Windows software system details where you can change the
3. a NV Er r jE Ani s Li Lt Ld Ld Ll gt gt ca HL Ga Net 4 aag sld dat DAT File Date modified 02 09 15 7 33 PM S ze 105 bytes Date created 01 27 15 11 50 AM 1 item selected internej There are quite a few files but it is aag_sld dat meaning AAG Single Line Data the one we re looking for M 71 There s also a file called aag_sldc dat being the same but with a comma separating the decimal numbers I ve check that at least CCDAP if installed in a machine with a locale using that comma to separate decimal numbers needs this file So you just have to make your automation software or ASCOM driver point to this shared folder Important depending on the Windows version you may have to connect to the aagsolo from the Windows explorer at least once at the start of every session SOLO Users manual v 1 3 7 17 Feb 2015 2 3 AAG CloudWatcher Master The Solo also behaves as a CloudWatcher Windows application in Master mode so you can connect other instances of the Windows software running as Remote to the Solo Note to change your current Windows software from Master to Remote you ll have to run a small utility called AAG ResetParameters included in your current software Browse your hard disk to the installation folder typically C Program Files AAG_CloudWatcher or C Program Files x86 AAG_CloudWatcher to find it Reset all par
4. default password cloudwatcher reboot the system just in case and also shutdown it For the shutdown process and given it will take you a trip to the observatory to start it again you ll be challenged to confirm your selection Last update the system From here you can check if there s a new version and optionally update to it 1 Please note the password you can change here is the one to access this configuration section of the web It does not affect the password used to access the files using the Windows network SOLO Users manual v 1 3 10 17 Feb 2015 Mediocielo Halfsky observatory because the other half is unavailable Load current config Load previous config Load default config Observatory Mediocielo Halfsky observatory because the other half is unavailable Europe Madnd Status limits K factors Heater SOLO Users manual v 1 17 Feb 2015 Just a few notes about the configuration please consult the online documentation for the Windows program for more specific data timezone you have to select your time zone so the readings are accurate and match your local time for the automation programs The data in the web pages will match the local time of the place you re connecting from load previous default configuration options to let you recover from errors or tests max rain graph max light graph defining the upper limit of the graphs
5. ameters please take note of your current K factors and Limits settings before doing so and running your software again will ask Is this a Master or Remote installation Browse the network again to the aagsolo machine reminder user pi password cloudwatcher and you ll find the AAG_CWNetData dat file File Edit View Organize T Bi D Na A D si R kr sd Libi D an EP E jE Anil ZU aa ani Tools Help Open v Burn m me aag_cwnetdata dat aag sld dat gt aag slde da cwdata histdata L solod SoloUpdater Ld tmpcont tt version New folder Date modified 01 21 15 6 40 PM 01 30 15 4 39 PM 01 30 15 4 39 PM 02 09 15 7 32 PM 02 09 15 7 32 PM 02 09 15 7 32 PM 02 09 15 7 32 PM 02 09 15 7 31 PM 02 06 15 12 59 PM 01 23 15 6 07 PM 01 27 15 11 50 AM 02 06 15 12 59 PM Type File folder File folder File folder DAT File DAT File DAT File File File File File Text Document File Sia Net 1 item selected SOLO Users manual v 1 3 aag ownetdata dat DAT F le Date modified 02 09 15 7 32 PM S ze 614 bytes Date created 01 27 15 1150 AM Internet 17 Feb 2015 This is the file your remote AAG programs will need to operate Selecting from those applications the folder containing it will allow them to run AAG CloudWatcher REMOTE v7 20 200 E018
6. ment we ll add some kind of data logger functionality in a future version v and as always your suggestions are most welcome SOLO Users manual v 1 3 13 17 Feb 2015
7. ort to be redirected to the Solo and of course the Solo needs to have a fixed IP address You can check our running unit at http lunaticodemo ddns net 10800 SOLO Users manual v 1 3 5 17 Feb 2015 2 2 Single Line Data files At least CCDAutopilot and CCDCommander and also Chris Rowland s ASCOM safety switch driver just need to access a file with weather data formatted in a specific way The Solo does publish this file and thus you can add weather safety just accessing it from the network Browse the network to the aagsolo computer by the way user pi password cloudwatcher File Edit View Tools Help rganize T Network and Shar ng Center View remote printers 1 tem selected Forget the tmp folder and go to the AAGSolo one SOLO Users manual v 1 3 6 17 Feb 2015 GQ s aagsolo AAGSolo k File Edit View Tools Help Organize Open v Burn New folder mi D Name j Date modified ue i di conf 01 27 15 8 40 PM File folder aR k www 01 30 15 4 39 PM File folder k www ssl 01 30 15 4 39 PM File folder _ aag_cwnetdata dat 02 09 15 7 33 PM DAT F le aag_sid dat l 02 09 15 7 33 PM DAT File aag slde dat N 02 09 15 7 33 PM DAT File cwdata 02 09 15 7 33 PM File histdata 02 09 15 7 31 PM File solod 02 06 15 12 59 PM File Solollpdater 01 23 15 6 07 PM File L tmpcont tt 01 27 15 11 50 AM Text Document _ version 02 06 15 12 59 PM File ka i DO
8. so they look pretty The other graphs cloud temperature wind speed adjust themselves in the current data range And last the unsafe limits here you can specify the limit exceeding which a reading will be considered unsafe This is a difference from the Windows software where you had only 3 options matching the 3 ranges for setting unsafe So for instance you can define wind speeds 0 to 5 Kmh to be calm 6 to 25 to be windy and above that to be very windy but set the unsafe wind limit to say 20 Kmh SOLO Users manual v 1 3 12 17 Feb 2015 4 Other interesting facts about the Solo v The Solo is based on the Raspberry Pi model B and has a really friendly power consumption of approx lt 2 W v Inside the box there s a SD card acting as the hard disk of the device It is mounted in read only mode meaning that e there s no problem at all unpowering the unit the SD card will never become corrupt It is only written for a very short while after configuration changes or a system update Also the SD will not worn out these cards had a limited number of write operations so being read only will extend its life almost indefinitely v The system is quite hacker friendly you can under your responsibility login via ssh and tweak the web pages or whatever For ssh connections the user is pi the password cloudwatcher v The USB ports in the Solo have no use at this mo
9. variety of ways 2 1 Main web page From your web explorer now you can type http aagsolo in the address bar not in Google and you ll see the main Solo page Mediocielo Halfsky observatory because the other half is unavailable SOLO Users manual v 1 3 4 17 Feb 2015 There are a few things worth explaining in this page inthe upper left side the current readings are displayed Hovering the mouse pointer over the icons will display the reading numerically at its eftmost side some buttons stop start auto update will refresh every 60 seconds if enabled reload data now inthe upper right a log pane with recent information covering the rest and main portion of the page the graphs with information covering the current day and the day before Also at its eftmost side some buttons stop start auto update will refresh every 60 seconds if enabled reload data now show hide yesterday s data show hide the three color background matching the 3 levels of each reading show hide a dotted line at the current unsafe setting Last in the lower right side of the page the language can be changed for the moment Auto English and Spanish are available This page can be made accessible from the Internet the way of doing so varies from router to router but basically involves setting up a NAT rule for incoming connections at a given p
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