Component: BBC Weather Observation (Comms: IoT/Cloud): Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 14:23, 13 July 2026

Author	MatrixTSL
Version	1.0
Category	Comms: IoT/Cloud

BBC Weather Observation component

Easily allows you to collect observed weather metrics for your area using the BBC Weather data service. Supports temperature and humidity, pressure, Wind direction 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_BBCWeatherObservation.fcfx

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

Detailed description

No detailed description exists yet for this component

Examples

Here is a basic example to read the observation data and report the Manchester weather information for today and tomorrow, on a graphical display.

BBCWeatherDemo

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.

Macro reference

GetHumidity

	GetHumidity
Reads the reported humidity in Relative Humdity.
- BYTE	Return

GetLocationName

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

GetPressure

	GetPressure
Reads the reported air pressure in milli bar (mb). Please note this data may not be available for your selected location.
- UINT	Return

GetTemperature

	GetTemperature
Reads the reported temperature in the selected scale.
- BOOL	Scale
0 = Celcius, 1 = Farenheit
- INT	Return

GetWindDirection

	GetWindDirection
Reads the reported wind direction as a string. Please note this data may not be available for your selected location.
- STRING	Return

GetWindSpeed

	GetWindSpeed
Reads the reported wind speed in MPH. Please note this data may not be available for your selected location.
- 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

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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