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==BBC Weather Forecast component==
==BBC Weather Forecast component==
Easily allows you to collect three day forecasted weather metrics for your area using the BBC Weather data service. Supports Min/Max temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed, Visibility, Pressure, Humidty, UV Risk, Pollution and Sun Rise/Set times for your selected area.
Easily allows you to collect observed weather metrics for your area using the BBC Weather data service. Supports temperature and humidity etc. for your selected area.  Also available are Wind Direction, Wind Speed and Air Pressure but please note these  are not always available depending on your selected area.  This component is used for data gathering from the internet.


==Detailed description==
==Component Source Code==


Please click here to download the component source project: [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/wiki/componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_BBCWeatherForecast.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_BBCWeatherForecast.fcfx]


Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/FlowchartView/?wfile=componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_BBCWeatherForecast.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_BBCWeatherForecast.fcfx]


''No detailed description exists yet for this component''
==Detailed description==


==Examples==




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Here is a basic example to read the three day forecast data and report the information on a graphical display.


{{Fcfile|BBCWeatherForecastDemo.fcfx|BBCWeatherForecastDemo}}




The location can be set by adjusting the BBC Weather location property, see the component property tooltips for more information on how to do this.


On an embedded device you would need a TCP/IP component to allow the communications to the BBC server. This then links to the Network Comms component.


==Downloadable macro reference==


{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetMaxTemperature'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads the forecast maximum temperature in the selected scale for the selected day. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" | Scale
|-
| colspan="2" | 0 = Celcius, 1 = Farenheit 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetVisibility'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads the forecast visibility for the selected day. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetDaySummary'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Gets the summary of the currently selected day as a string. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetMinTemperature'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads the forecast minimum temperature in the selected scale for the selected day. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" | Scale
|-
| colspan="2" | 0 = Celcius, 1 = Farenheit 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetWindDirection'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads the forecast wind direction as a string for the selected day. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''RequestData'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Requests data about your selected location from the BBC weather service. Returns true if the request was successful. Must be called before trying to call any of the GetXXX macros. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetPollution'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads the forecast pollution as a string for the selected day. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


''No detailed description exists yet for this component''


{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
==Examples==
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetSunset'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads the forecast sunset time as a string for the selected day. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetHumidity'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads the forecast humidity in Relative Humdity for the selected day. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetDayName'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Gets the name of the currently selected day as a string. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetWindSpeed'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads the reported wind speed in MPH for the selected day. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetLocationCode'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows the location code to be altered from the default location code set in the component properties. After changing the location the RequestData macro must be called to refresh the forecast variables. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" | NewLocation
|-
| colspan="2" | New location string, see Location property tooltip for more info. 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetSunrise'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads the forecast sunrise time as a string for the selected day. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetPressure'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads the forecast air pressure in milli bar (mb) for the selected day. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetForecastDay'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Chooses which day of the three day forecast to look at.  
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Day
|-
| colspan="2" | 0 = Today, 1 = Tomorrow, 2 = Day After Tomorrow 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetUVRisk'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads the forecast UV Risk for the selected day. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetLocationName'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads the reported location name as a string. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Sets up the component ready to collect weather data. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Sets up the GSM module. Returns 0 for OK, 255 for no reply and 254 for command fail. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Left'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Rotates the robot left - waits for the angle to be traversed before returning 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" | Angle
|-
| colspan="2" | Angle to turn in degrees 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadIR'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads an IR sensor 0=Left, 1=FrontLeft, 2=Front, 3=FrontRight, 4=Right, 5=RearRight,  6=Rear, 7=RearLeft 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | index
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=Left, 1=FrontLeft, 2=Front, 3=FrontRight, 4=Right, 5=RearRight, 6=Rear, 7=RearLeft 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


Here is a basic example to read the three day forecast data and report the information on a graphical display.


{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
{{Fcfile|BBCWeatherForecastDemo.fcfx|BBCWeatherForecastDemo}}
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''LCDDrawPixel'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows a single pixel on the LCD to be set or cleared 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | X
|-
| colspan="2" | X Pixel 0-127 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Y
|-
| colspan="2" | Y Pixel 0-31 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | State
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=White (Off), 1=Black (On) 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
The location can be set by adjusting the BBC Weather location property, see the component property tooltips for more information on how to do this.
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ServoSetPosition'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows one of the servo positions to be assigned 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Channel
|-
| colspan="2" | Range 0-3 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Position
|-
| colspan="2" | Range 0-255 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


Here is an example of a next-day weather predictor that also shows the current-day weather for a ESP32 embedded device


{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
{{Fcfile|ESP32_TTGO_Weather_Forecast_Predictor.fcfx|ESP32 weather predictor}}
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''CardBitmap'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Displays a monochrome bitmap read from the card on the LCD 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | X
|-
| colspan="2" | Range 0-127 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Y
|-
| colspan="2" | Range 0-31 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" | Filename
|-
| colspan="2" |  
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''CardRecordMic'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Records an audio stream on the card from the microphone 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | BitDepth
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=8-bit, 1=16-bit 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | SampleRate
|-
| colspan="2" | Sample Rate 0=8KHz, 1=16KHz 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" | RecordTime
|-
| colspan="2" | Time to record for in seconds, Range 0-65535 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" | Filename
|-
| colspan="2" |  
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


==Macro reference==


{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===GetDayName===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''CardOpen'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''GetDayName'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Attempts to open an existing file on the SD card 255=Error, 1=File not found, 0=Open OK 
| colspan="2" | Gets the name of the currently selected day as a string. 
|-
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" | Filename
|-
| colspan="2" |  
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===GetDaySummary===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Forwards'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''GetDaySummary'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Drives the robot forwards - waits for the distance to be traversed before returning 
| colspan="2" | Gets the summary of the currently selected day as a string. 
|-
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" | Distance
|-
| colspan="2" | Distance in mm 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===GetHumidity===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadBearing'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''GetHumidity'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads the compass bearing based on the degrees clockwise from magnetic north. 
| colspan="2" | Reads the forecast humidity in Relative Humdity for the selected day. 
|-
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:]] -  
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===GetLocationName===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetConsoleHandle'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''GetLocationName'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Gets the handle to the console allowing data displaying on the panel etc. 
| colspan="2" | Reads the reported location name as a string. 
|-
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:]] -  
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===GetMaxTemperature===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''LCDDrawLine'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''GetMaxTemperature'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows a single pixel width line to be drawn on the LCD 
| colspan="2" | Reads the forecast maximum temperature in the selected scale for the selected day. 
|-
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-bool-icon.png]] - BOOL
| width="90%" | X1
| width="90%" | Scale
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | X Pixel 0-127 
| colspan="2" | 0 = Celcius, 1 = Farenheit 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Y1
|-
| colspan="2" | Y Pixel 0-31 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | X2
|-
| colspan="2" | X Pixel 0-127 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Y2
|-
| colspan="2" | Y Pixel 0-31 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-s16-icon.png]] - INT
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===GetMinTemperature===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ServoAutoMoveToPosition'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''GetMinTemperature'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows one of the servo positions to move gradually to a new position 
| colspan="2" | Reads the forecast minimum temperature in the selected scale for the selected day. 
|-
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-bool-icon.png]] - BOOL
| width="90%" | Channel
| width="90%" | Scale
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Range 0-3 
| colspan="2" | 0 = Celcius, 1 = Farenheit 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Position
|-
| colspan="2" | Range 0-255 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-s16-icon.png]] - INT
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===GetPollution===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadAllValue'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''GetPollution'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads a single value stored from the read all command Index dictates which sensor value to read 
| colspan="2" | Reads the forecast pollution as a string for the selected day. 
|-
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" | Index
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=SW, 1-8=IR, 9-10=Line, 11=Light, 12=Mic, 13-15=Accel 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===GetPressure===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''LCDBacklight'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''GetPressure'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows the LCD backlight brighntess to be adjusted 
| colspan="2" | Reads the forecast air pressure in milli bar (mb) for the selected day. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Intensity
|-
| colspan="2" | Range 0-100, 0=Off, 1=Min Brightness, 100=Max Brightness 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''LCDDrawRect'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows a rectangle to be drawn on the LCD 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | X1
|-
| colspan="2" | X Pixel 0-127 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Y1
|-
| colspan="2" | Y Pixel 0-31 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | X2
|-
| colspan="2" | X Pixel 0-127 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Y2
|-
| colspan="2" | Y Pixel 0-31 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadLine'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads one of the IR line sensors 0-1 0=Left, 1=Right 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | index
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=Left, 1=Right 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===GetSunrise===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ServoDisable'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''GetSunrise'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows one of the servo outputs 0-3 to be disabled 
| colspan="2" | Reads the forecast sunrise time as a string for the selected day. 
|-
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" | Channel
|-
| colspan="2" | Range 0-3 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===GetSunset===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ServoEnable'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''GetSunset'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows one of the servo outputs 0-3 to be enabled 
| colspan="2" | Reads the forecast sunset time as a string for the selected day. 
|-
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" | Channel
|-
| colspan="2" | Range 0-3 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===GetUVRisk===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''CardReadByte'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''GetUVRisk'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads a byte from the currently open file. Starts at the beginning of the file and auto increments to the end 
| colspan="2" | Reads the forecast UV Risk for the selected day. 
|-
|-
|-
|-
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===GetVisibility===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''CardErase'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''GetVisibility'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Attempts to delete an existing file on the SD card 255=Error, 1=File not found, 0=Delete OK 
| colspan="2" | Reads the forecast visibility for the selected day. 
|-
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" | Filename
|-
| colspan="2" |  
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===GetWindDirection===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''CardWriteByte'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''GetWindDirection'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Appends a byte to the end of the currently open file  
| colspan="2" | Reads the forecast wind direction as a string for the selected day. 
|-
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" | Data
|-
| colspan="2" |  
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===GetWindSpeed===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''EncoderRead'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''GetWindSpeed'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads one of the motor encoder counters. Approx 0.328296mm of travel per encoder unit. 
| colspan="2" | Reads the reported wind speed in MPH for the selected day. 
|-
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | index
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=Left, 1=Right 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===Initialise===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetMotors'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Initialise'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Sets the motor speeds without feedback Range -100 to 100 
| colspan="2" | Sets up the component ready to collect weather data. 
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" | Left
|-
| colspan="2" | Range -100 to 100 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" | Right
|-
| colspan="2" | Range -100 to 100 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===RequestData===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Backwards'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''RequestData'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Drives the robot backwards - waits for the distance to be traversed before returning 
| colspan="2" | Requests data about your selected location from the BBC weather service. Returns true if the request was successful. Must be called before trying to call any of the GetXXX macros. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" | Distance
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Distance in mm 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-bool-icon.png]] - BOOL
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===SetForecastDay===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''EncoderReset'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''SetForecastDay'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Resets the motor encoder counters 
| colspan="2" | Chooses which day of the three day forecast to look at.  
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''LCDVerbose'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows the LCD to automatically report the API commands as they get processed. Default - verbose on 
|-
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | State
| width="90%" | Day
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=Off 1=On 
| colspan="2" | 0 = Today, 1 = Tomorrow, 2 = Day After Tomorrow 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===SetLocationCode===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetProp'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''SetLocationCode'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows the COM port property to be set from a parent component. 
| colspan="2" | Allows the location code to be altered from the default location code set in the component properties. After changing the location the RequestData macro must be called to refresh the forecast variables. 
|-
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" | PropName
| width="90%" | NewLocation
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |  
| colspan="2" | New location string, see Location property tooltip for more info. 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u32-icon.png]] - ULONG
| width="90%" | PropVal
|-
| colspan="2" |  
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
==Property reference==
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''CardInit'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Attempts to startup the SD card  255=No Card, 254=Init Fail, 0=Init OK 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


 
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetProp'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Properties'''  
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows the property filter for the COM port list to be copied to a parent component. 
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" | LinkTo
| width="90%" | PropName
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |  
| colspan="2" |  
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''LCDClear'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Clears the LCD 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
==Property reference==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Properties'''
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Latest revision as of 14:23, 13 July 2026

Author MatrixTSL
Version 1.0
Category Comms: IoT/Cloud


BBC Weather Forecast component

Easily allows you to collect observed weather metrics for your area using the BBC Weather data service. Supports temperature and humidity etc. for your selected area. Also available are Wind Direction, Wind Speed and Air Pressure but please note these are not always available depending on your selected area. This component is used for data gathering from the internet.

Component Source Code

Please click here to download the component source project: FC_Comp_Source_BBCWeatherForecast.fcfx

Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): FC_Comp_Source_BBCWeatherForecast.fcfx

Detailed description

No detailed description exists yet for this component

Examples

Here is a basic example to read the three day forecast data and report the information on a graphical display.

BBCWeatherForecastDemo


The location can be set by adjusting the BBC Weather location property, see the component property tooltips for more information on how to do this.

Here is an example of a next-day weather predictor that also shows the current-day weather for a ESP32 embedded device

ESP32 weather predictor


Macro reference

GetDayName

GetDayName
Gets the name of the currently selected day as a string. 
- STRING Return


GetDaySummary

GetDaySummary
Gets the summary of the currently selected day as a string. 
- STRING Return


GetHumidity

GetHumidity
Reads the forecast humidity in Relative Humdity for the selected day. 
- BYTE Return


GetLocationName

GetLocationName
Reads the reported location name as a string. 
- STRING Return


GetMaxTemperature

GetMaxTemperature
Reads the forecast maximum temperature in the selected scale for the selected day. 
- BOOL Scale
0 = Celcius, 1 = Farenheit 
- INT Return


GetMinTemperature

GetMinTemperature
Reads the forecast minimum temperature in the selected scale for the selected day. 
- BOOL Scale
0 = Celcius, 1 = Farenheit 
- INT Return


GetPollution

GetPollution
Reads the forecast pollution as a string for the selected day. 
- STRING Return


GetPressure

GetPressure
Reads the forecast air pressure in milli bar (mb) for the selected day. 
- UINT Return


GetSunrise

GetSunrise
Reads the forecast sunrise time as a string for the selected day. 
- STRING Return


GetSunset

GetSunset
Reads the forecast sunset time as a string for the selected day. 
- STRING Return


GetUVRisk

GetUVRisk
Reads the forecast UV Risk for the selected day. 
- BYTE Return


GetVisibility

GetVisibility
Reads the forecast visibility for the selected day. 
- STRING Return


GetWindDirection

GetWindDirection
Reads the forecast wind direction as a string for the selected day. 
- STRING Return


GetWindSpeed

GetWindSpeed
Reads the reported wind speed in MPH for the selected day. 
- BYTE Return


Initialise

Initialise
Sets up the component ready to collect weather data. 
- VOID Return


RequestData

RequestData
Requests data about your selected location from the BBC weather service. Returns true if the request was successful. Must be called before trying to call any of the GetXXX macros. 
- BOOL Return


SetForecastDay

SetForecastDay
Chooses which day of the three day forecast to look at.  
- BYTE Day
0 = Today, 1 = Tomorrow, 2 = Day After Tomorrow 
- VOID Return


SetLocationCode

SetLocationCode
Allows the location code to be altered from the default location code set in the component properties. After changing the location the RequestData macro must be called to refresh the forecast variables. 
- STRING NewLocation
New location string, see Location property tooltip for more info. 
- VOID Return


Property reference

Properties
LinkTo
 
BBC IP Address
IP Address linked to the following URL: weather-broker-cdn.api.bbci.co.uk 
Location Code
BBC code for your area. In a web browser go to www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ Then type in your city in the search bar and your code will be shown at the end of the URL. For example Manchester in the UK = 2643123 In the UK you can also use the first half of your post code, e.g. HX1 
Receive Timeout
Maximum time to wait for valid incoming data. 
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