It’s really easy to implement,- just copy these two files into the User directory that’s within the wfpiconsole directory:
customPanels.kv.txt (2.0 KB)
customPanels.py.txt (3.5 KB)
After copying them there, rename each of them by stripping off the .txt file extension, so the files end with .ky & .py, respectively.
After renaming them, restart wfpiconsole so it checksfor the existence of those two files.
Once restarted, go to the (Menu) button all the way over on the bottom right.
Once in the (Menu), select (Settings), then [Secondary Panels] on the left.
Once in there, choose where you want the custom panel to appear. I choose Panel Five. Because wfpiconsole read the contents of the User directory on startup, among the potential choices will now be one called “Tides”.
once finished and backed all the way out of the menu settings, on the bottom left will be a new button labeled “Tides” - pressing that button will toggle between the primary panel “Rainfall” and the new panel “Tides”.
If you haven’t edited the customPanels.py file, the tides you will see listed are for the NOAA tide measurement station near the mouth of the Housatonic river in Connecticut where it empties into Long Island Sound.
Go to Tide Predictions - NOAA Tides & Currents and find the 7-digit id of the station nearest you or that you want displayed. In that customPanels.py file, just edit it and substitute your number for mine, save the file, then restart wfpiconsole.
That’s pretty much it!