Ambient Weather Station Widget 6.0

A KDE Plasma 6 widget that displays real-time weather data from your personal Ambient Weather station.

Features

• Compact View: Displays current temperature on your panel or desktop.
• Detailed Popup: Hover or click to see:
  • Temperature & Feels Like
  • Humidity
  • Wind Speed & Direction
  • Last Update Time
• Real-time Updates: Fetches data every 60 seconds.
• Debug Mode: Built-in debug information to help troubleshoot API connection issues.

Installation

From .plasmoid file

1. Download com.ambientweather.widget.plasmoid.
2. Run the following command:

   kpackagetool6 -i com.ambientweather.widget.plasmoid

   (If upgrading, use -u instead of -i).

From Source

1. Clone this repository.
2. Zip the contents (excluding git files):

   zip -r com.ambientweather.widget.plasmoid *

3. Install using kpackagetool6.

Configuration

1. Right-click the widget and select Configure Ambient Weather Monitor....
2. Enter your API Key and Application Key from your Ambient Weather Account.
3. (Optional) Enter your MAC Address if you have multiple devices. If left blank, it defaults to the first device found.
4. Click Apply.

Troubleshooting

The widget includes a debug line in the popup (e.g., Status: 200 | Len: 1543 | Success).

• Status: 401: Unauthorized. Check your API and Application keys.
• Status: 0: Network error. Check your internet connection.
• Key: None: Keys are not saved. Go to configuration and save them again.

License

This project is licensed under the GPL-2.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details.