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Some datalogger models may include code based on version 4.2.0 of the FreeRTOS operating system. Complete FreeRTOS source code may be downloaded from http://www.freertos.org. In addition, some datalogger models may include code based on the uIP TCP/IP stack pursuant to the following license: Copyright (c) 2001-2006, Adam Dunkels and the Swedish Institute of Computer Science All rights reserved.
Welcome to WeatherLink® The data logger and WeatherLink® software let you connect a Davis Vantage Pro®, Vantage Pro2™, or Vantage Vue® console, or Weather Envoy™ to your personal computer so you can store, view, plot, analyze, export, and print weather data collected by the weather station. This Getting Started Guide will guide you in installing and setting up your new WeatherLink software.
Contents of Package WeatherLink with Serial Port Connection (# 6510SER) The WeatherLink package with the serial connection contains the following: • Data logger with serial connector • 8' (2.4 m) cable with connector • 9-pin (DB-9) PC COM port adapter — Use the 9-pin adapter to connect the data logger to a 9-pin serial port. • Loopback connector — The loopback connector is a short piece of cable with a phone plug at one end and a red plastic cap at the other.
Computer Requirements Computer Requirements WeatherLink software is compatible with computers running Windows 2000 or later. The amount of space necessary for the data files depends on the archive interval. Database files containing data stored at a 30-minute archive interval require approximately 36K of disk space per month of data. The file size grows as the archive interval becomes shorter.
Software Installation A series of dialog boxes display, prompting you to complete the WeatherLink installation. The WeatherLink Setup for .NET Framework dialog box may display. WeatherLink 5.8 requires the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 to operate. If your computer does not have it installed, the dialog box displays. 2. Click Accept to install the necessary components. The License Agreement dialog box displays.
USB Hardware Installation 3. Review the license agreement, click I agree and click Next. The Choose Destination Location dialog box displays. & ?:HDWKHU/LQN? 4. Select the default location to install WeatherLink or find another location by clicking Browse. Note: If you are upgrading your software from a previous version, click Browse to search for the directory or folder of the previous version of WeatherLink. 5. Click Next once you have selected a location. The Confirm Installation dialog box displays.
USB Hardware Installation 4. Firmly insert the USB data logger into the large receptacle marked EXPANSION inside the battery compartment. 5. Locate a free USB port on your computer and connect the USB connector to the port. Vantage Pro or Pro2 Console USB-A USB Port Data Logger Cable USB Mini-B Vantage Vue Console Data Logger USB Mini-B USB Mini-B Weather Envoy 6. Insert the USB - Mini B connector on the USB connector of the USB data logger.
USB Hardware Installation 7. Reconnect the AC adapter, if present and then reinsert the batteries. The console beeps four times (Vantage Vue) or three times (Vantage Pro or Pro2); each beep occurring within one second of the others. Once power has been returned to the console, the Setup Mode is automatically displayed. The Weather Envoy beeps two times, also occurring within one second of each other. 8. Check the Baud Rate setting on the console. The default value for the Baud Rate setting is 19200.
WeatherLinkIP Hardware Installation To display the Baud Rate settings on a Vantage Vue console, make sure the data logger is installed and then continue using the following procedures: • Enter the console Setup Mode by pressing and holding DONE, then pressing the (-) key. • Press BAR to get to the Baud Rate settings screen: Use the up (+) and down (-) arrows to change the Baud Rate setting, if needed. Press and hold DONE to return the console to the current weather mode.
WeatherLinkIP Hardware Installation 6. Locate a free Ethernet port on your broadband or DSL router/hub and connect the cable to the port. 7. Reconnect the AC adapter and then reinsert the batteries. Note: A console using a WeatherLinkIP data logger requires use of the AC-power adapter. Battery power can be used for short-term backup power in the event of a power outage, but a console or Envoy with WeatherLinkIP should use the AC-power adapter as its main source of power.
Serial Port Hardware Installation Note: Because WeatherLinkIP is continuously uploading current weather information to the www.weatherlink.com, leave the WeatherLinkIP and console connected to your router at all times. WeatherLinkIP and Weatherlink.
Serial Port Hardware Installation 4. Firmly insert the data logger with serial connector into the receptacle marked EXPANSION inside the battery compartment. Vantage Pro or Pro2 Console COM Ports (DB-9) 9-pin Connector Data Logger Battery cover 8' (2.5 m) Data Logger Cable Optional 40' (12 m) 4-Conductor Extension Cable and Coupler Connection Options Vantage Vue Console Data Logger COM Ports (DB-9) 9-pin Connector 8' (2.
Running the Software 8. Locate a free serial port on the back of the computer and connect the DB-9 pin connector to the port. 9. Insert the cable plug at the end of the short cable coming from the data logger into the receptacle on the end of the 8' cable. Then insert the cable plug on the end of the 8' cable into the DB-9 connector. The cable connecting the data logger to the computer is 8' (2.4 m) long.
Station Setup tory where it saves this station’s database and configuration files. The first eight characters of each station name must, therefore, be unique. 3. Click OK to save the new station or click Cancel to exit without saving. The software saves the new station, creates a directory and a configuration file for the station, and prompts you to enter the walk-through procedure.
Communication Port Settings Communication Port Settings WeatherLink contains a dialog box for configuring the communication settings for your serial, USB, WeatherLinkIP data logger, or modem configuration. Use the Communications Port dialog box to select the communications type and to test communication between the computer and the station. 1. Select Communications Port from the Setup menu or use the Walkthrough to display the dialog box. The Communications Port dialog box displays. 2.
Communication Port Settings Help for more detailed instructions. Also, see the WeatherLink Online Help for complete instructions for your modem connection. For Serial Communication 1. Select Serial from the communications field. 2. Select the communications port that connects the data logger to the computer from the Com Port drop-down list, or click Auto-Detect to find and select the correct COM port being used for your serial port connection. 3.
Communication Port Settings For WeatherLinkIP Communication 1. Select TCP/IP from the Communications field. The areas you need to define for TCP/IP communication become active in the dialog box. 2. Select one of the three available radio buttons that best describes the type of TCP/IP connection you want to setup: • Local Device ID — Connects to the WeatherLinkIP data logger through a Local Area Network connection.
Communication Port Settings For a Local Connection: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click Local Device ID. Click Find to find the Device ID for the data logger. Click Test to verify communication. Click OK to save the Communications Port settings. For Web Download: 1. Click Web Download. 2. Enter the User ID and Password you created on www.weatherlink.com. See “WeatherLinkIP and Weatherlink.com” on page 10 for more information. 3. Click OK to save the web download settings.
Updating Previous Versions Starting with Version 5.2, WeatherLink stores additional sensor data in the weather database. Data files from earlier releases do not contain the additional data and should be converted before use by the latest version of WeatherLink. The following procedure explains how to convert older WeatherLink data files for use with WeatherLink 5.2 and later versions. If you are updating from version 5.0 or 5.
Database Conversion Database Conversion If you have an existing weather database from WeatherLink 5.1 or earlier (including versions of WeatherLink 3 and 4), there are two ways to convert those files for use with versions of WeatherLink 5.2 or later. Convert a WeatherLink Station (for 5.2 or later) This method converts all the data files in an existing WeatherLink station directory and retains the previously entered station configuration data. 1.
Database Conversion 2. Select Download in the File menu or click on the Download icon. WeatherLink does a full download of all data stored in the data logger. 3. Select Browse in the Window menu or click on the Browse icon. 4. Scroll to the beginning of the data file, and write down the time and date of the first entry in the database. 5. Open the original WeatherLink station using the Open Station option in the File menu. 6. Select Browse from the Window menu or click on the Browse icon. 7.
Troubleshooting Guide The following section answers some of the most commonly asked questions about WeatherLink. Please consult this guide and the online help files before contacting Technical Support. Communications Problems If you are having trouble establishing communication between the weather station and WeatherLink, start by checking the console's own diagnostics. Remove all power to the console and restart it by restoring power (with the data logger still attached).
Communications Problems Use the loopback connector (the short cable with a phone jack on one end and a red plastic tip on the other) supplied with a WeatherLink serial port connection package. Loopback connector 1. If necessary, disconnect the cable between your console and the adapter connected to the COM port. 2. Insert the loopback connector into the adapter. 3. Select Communications Port from the Setup menu. The Communications Port dialog box displays. 4. Click Loopback.
Communications Problems Note: Contact your PC vendor or technical support for more information on these device difficulties. • Hardware device conflict—Check the Device Manager tab in the Windows System Properties dialog box to ensure that Windows recognizes the selected COM port. Consult your computer’s documentation to see how to access the System Properties dialog box. • The communication port uses a nonstandard device name— WeatherLink recognizes serial ports named COM1 through COM18 only.
Program Problems Troubleshooting WeatherLinkIP Communication Note: A console using a WeatherLinkIP data logger requires use of the AC-power adapter. Battery power can be used for short-term backup power in the event of a power outage, but a console or Envoy with WeatherLinkIP should use the AC-power adapter as its main source of power. 1. See if you have a connection to the internet established.
Program Problems • • • • • There is data in your database for the span of the barometer graph. The time and date of the stored barometer data is correct in your database. The time and date on the PC is correct. The time and date on the weather station are correct. In the Station Configuration dialog box, set the Download archive data when Bulletin or Summary is started drop-down box to Always or to Confirm each time. No wind direction reading (or dashes instead of a reading) appears in my database.
Contacting Davis Technical Support The data I want to see, such as solar radiation, soil moisture, or Temp 2 does not display. Why? All optional sensors must be enabled in the Station Configuration dialog box before the data will be displayed in WeatherLink. If you are not seeing data from a sensor that is installed in your weather station, be sure check the Station Configuration in the Setup Menu and make sure the sensor has been selected.
Appendix: Remote Modem Installation A remote modem installation is a connection from the data logger on the console or Weather Envoy to a modem that can be dialed and accessed from a computer. Use a remote modem installation to connect your computer to a remote console or Weather Envoy. Vantage Vue, Vantage Pro or Pro2 console or Envoy data logger battery cover 8' (2.
Appendix: Remote Modem Installation Note: Failure to remove power to the console before installing the data logger may cause damage to the data logger or console. Plugging or unplugging the data logger while power is applied can damage or lock up the data logger. 6. Firmly insert the serial data logger into the receptacle marked EXPANSION inside the battery compartment. 7. Guide the data logger cable through the square slot below the receptacle. 8.
Appendix: Remote Modem Installation To disconnect the phone connection, select the On-Line icon from the tool bar or select Hang Up from the File menu. Online (Hang Up) Toolbar with On-Line Icon By default, WeatherLink disconnects from the modem after one minute without any communication with the station. Use the Communications Port dialog box in the Setup menu of WeatherLink to change this default value. (See the WeatherLink Online Help for more information.
Tool bar Icons Open Station Bulletin Window Download Plot Window Strip Chart Window Yearly Rainfall Database Window Hot Keys Alarm Indication Online (Hang Up) This Month’s NOAA Summary View Help Print Window Exit Program Strip Chart Window ESC. . . . . . . Halt Redraw Main Program Window Ctrl-M . . . . . Make Default Ctrl-A . . . . . . Set Alarms Ctrl-P . . . . . Print Strip Chart Ctrl-B . . . . . . View Bulletin F1 . . . . . . . . Context-Sensitive Help Ctrl-C . . . . . .
