1. Run Setup.exe.
  2. Create a directory in a local disk and make it shareable to other users in the local network.
  3. Connect the AAG_CloudWatcher before starting the program.
  4. Start the program.
  5. The program will prompt you: Initializing Device dialog asking Is this the MASTER installation? with Yes, No and Cancel buttons
  6. Select "Yes" for MASTER installation.
  7. The program will display the following window: Select COM port window, with the RS232 serial port and the network shared directory path
    • Select the port number to which the AAG_CloudWatcher is connected, and select the path corresponding to the directory created in step 2.
    • Select button "Initialize", and the system will initialize the electrical constants for the device.

The program will display the Constants section of the Device tab:

Device tab, Constants section: internal serial number, Zener voltage, LDR and Ambient resistance and beta factors
  1. Check the Device section of the Setup tab: Setup tab, Device section: RS232 port and cycle/timeout, units, rain sensor heater control parameters, and Sky Temperature Correction Factors K1-K5
    • Select "Switch Cntrl disabled" if you do not wish the AAG_CloudWatcher to control the switch—this allows other external programs to control the switch.
    • Check the Temperature Correction Factors K1, K2, K3, K4 and K5, and make any adjustments that you deem necessary.
  2. Check the Graph section of the Setup tab: Setup tab, Graph section: Create, No.Points, Frequency, Time Span, Label/Graph Color, Y-axis Limits and Image File options for each graph
    • Adjust the graph time span by adjusting the number of points and frequency. The total graph span is given by: Total Span = (No. of Points) × (Frequency) × (Read Cycle).
    • Use PNG image files rather than JPEG—they are smaller in size and have a higher quality.

Setting up a computer elsewhere on the network to read this data, without a CloudWatcher connected to it? See REMOTE installation.