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The buttons you can use to arrange the Object details panels are explained
in Table 28 on page 58.
The object details panels list all the data items contained in the objects and
provide more information on them. See Table 29 on page 60.
The Statuses column indicate the statuses listed in the following table.
When applicable, a combination of statuses is displayed, for example,
"Old, Manual".
Table 29 Object Details Panel: Columns
Column Description
Name Shows the names of the data items contained in a list. The
data item called "Location" shows the runway and the
sensor site from which the object originated.
Type Contains programming information intended mainly for
Vaisala internal use. A data item with the type "List"
indicates the status of the whole data item list. Other types
are String, Int (Integer), and Real (real number).
Statuses Shows the status of automatic data from sensors and
indicates if there are problems with the sensors. The
statuses correspond to the statuses in the end-user
application Weather View. See Table 30 on page 60.
Value Shows the data item value, for example, a measurement. If
the status of the data item is not "Normal", the Value
column also shows the abnormal value.
Data description Typically not used in AWOS system, thus "Unknown".
Units text Typically not used in AWOS system, thus "Unknown".
Units Typically not used in AWOS system, thus "Unknown".
Statistics Typically not used in AWOS system, thus "Unknown".
Period Typically not used in AWOS system, thus "Unknown".
Table 30 Object Details Panel: Data Item Statuses
Status Description
Normal Data comes from a sensor and is valid.
Manual Data is valid, but has been entered to the system by an
observer.
Copied Data comes from a backup sensor (also the term Backup
can be used for this status).
Old Data has not been updated for a certain timeout period, but
it is still considered to be valid.
Missing Data has not been updated and is considered as being
missing. Before becoming missing, data has usually status
Old for some time (the time depends on the data). Data
should not be used.
Invalid Data is invalid or out of range, and should not be used. Can
occur because of a sensor or data line malfunction.