Component: BBC Weather Observation (Comms: IoT/Cloud)
| Author | MatrixTSL |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Category | Comms: IoT/Cloud |
Contents
BBC Weather Observation component
Easily allows you to collect observed weather metrics for your area using the BBC Weather data service. Supports temperature and humidty 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.
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 information on a graphical display.
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
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GetHumidity |
| Reads the reported humidity in Relative Humdity. | |
 - BYTE
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Return |
GetLocationName
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GetLocationName |
| Reads the reported location name as a string. | |
 - STRING
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Return |
GetPressure
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GetPressure |
| Reads the reported air pressure in milli bar (mb). Please note this data may not be available for your selected location. | |
 - UINT
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Return |
GetTemperature
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GetTemperature |
| Reads the reported temperature in the selected scale. | |
 - BOOL
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Scale |
| 0 = Celcius, 1 = Farenheit | |
 - INT
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Return |
GetWindDirection
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GetWindDirection |
| Reads the reported wind direction as a string. Please note this data may not be available for your selected location. | |
| - STRING
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Return |
GetWindSpeed
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GetWindSpeed |
| Reads the reported wind speed in MPH. Please note this data may not be available for your selected location. | |
| - BYTE
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Return |
Initialise
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Initialise |
| Sets up the component ready to collect weather data. | |
 - VOID
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Return |
RequestData
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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
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Return |
SetLocationCode
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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
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NewLocation |
| New location string, see Location property tooltip for more info. | |
| - VOID
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Return |
Property reference
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Properties |
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LinkTo |
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BBC IP Address |
| IP Address linked to the following URL: weather-broker-cdn.api.bbci.co.uk | |
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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 | |
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Receive Timeout |
| Maximum time to wait for valid incoming data. | |
