Variable Naming Convention
The general philosophy is to capture the data in native units of the sensor.
Variable names have three parts that describe the source of the data, type of sensor (what is being measured), and the native calibration units of the sensor, separated by the underscore ( _ ) character: source_type_units. Conversion to other units (e.g. celsius to fahrenheit) is done at the database level.
Examples:
hive_weight_lbs
hive_weight_kgs
hive_temp_c
ambient_temp_c
wx_temp_f
Data can come from three sources:
| Source | Prefix |
|---|---|
| The Hive | hive |
| Around the Hive | ambient |
| Weather Station | wx |
Variables that start with hive or ambient are read by the hive computer. Sensors that are partof another system, such as a Personal Weather Station, start with wx, even if the PWS is located at the hive.
| Database | Perl Programs | Bash Scripts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| hive_observation_time_local | $date | $DATE | |
| hive_weight_lbs | $hive_weight | $HIVE_WEIGHT | |
| hive_temp_c | $hive_temp_c | $HIVE_TEMP | |
| hive_humidity | $hive_humidity | $HIVE_HUMIDITY | - |
|ambient_temp_c
|ambient_humidity
|ambient_luminance
|ambient_precip_in
|wx_station_id
|wx_observation_time_rfc822
|wx_temp_f
|wx_temp_c
|wx_relative_humidity
|wx_wind_dir
|wx_wind_degrees
|wx_wind_mph
|wx_wind_gust_mph
|wx_pressure_mb
|wx_pressure_in
|wx_dewpoint_f
|wx_dewpoint_c
|wx_solar_radiation
|wx_precip_1hr_in
|wx_precip_1hr_metric
|wx_precip_today_in
|wx_precip_today_metric
|quality
$DATE
$HIVE_WEIGHT
$HIVE_TEMP
$HIVE_HUMIDITY
$AMBIENT_TEMP
$AMBIENT_TEMP
$WX_TEMP_F
$WX_WIND_DEGREES
$WX_WIND_MPH
$WX_WIND_GUST_MHP
$WX_DEWPOINT_F
$WX_RELATIVE_HUMIDITY
$WX_PRESSURE_MB
$WX_PRECIP_TODAY_IN
