Upgrading BL-View from Version 2.x to Newer Version - BLVIEW - CL31 - CL51

BL‑View User Guide

Document code
M211185EN
Revision
E
Language
English
Product
BLVIEW
CL31
CL51
Document type
User guide
If your previous BL-View version was 2.x, follow these instructions for configuring BL-View.
  1. In BL-View, select System > Settings > Devices.
  2. Select Add and configure the device settings according to the notes you made before uninstalling the previous BL-View version. Make sure to use the same settings in the new BL-View version.
    Device Name / Latitude / Longitude / Altitude / UTC offset

    Use the same settings that you had in the previous BL-View version.

    If Altitude is a new field in your BL-View, do one of the following:

    • Type the altitude of the ceilometer location. The resolution is in full meters and feet. For values below sea level, use for example -5.

    • Ignore this setting and leave the value to the default 0.

    WMO station number / File suffix

    Check the information from the settings of the previous BL-View version or from the netCDF file name

    L2_<STATION_NAME>_YYYYMMDDHHMM_<FREE_FORMAT>.nc:
    • Station name = WMO station number
    • Free format = File suffix; if there is no file suffix, leave the field empty
    File path

    Select the folder for the netCDF files. The default location is

    C:\BLViewData.

  3. Configure the connection settings according to the notes you made before uninstalling the previous BL-View version.

    Use the same settings that you had in the previous BL-View version.

    Here is an example of the TCP Client settings.

    Connection type
    Select TCP Client. If you set BL-View as the TCP server, you only need to specify the local port.
    Local port
    The port on your computer.
    Device IP address
    Ceilometer IP address. Select to match the setting in ceilometer.
    Device port
    Ceilometer port number.
  4. In Messages, set the Message type and Message interval.

    Configure the message settings according to the notes you made before uninstalling the previous BL-View version.

  5. Select Save and Close.
  6. Check that BL-View starts to receive data.

    The default storage location of netCDF files is C:\BLViewData.

    Each device has a separate folder for the files based on the device name as defined in System > Settings > Devices.

    The storage location of HIS files is:

    • C:\BLView\History\<year>\<month> (automatically generated files)
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Vaisala\BL-View\bin\History\<month> (manually generated / exported files)