Program Problems
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Program Problems
The barometer graph on the Bulletin does not “fill in” completely.
When you first load the bulletin, the barometer graph will only fill in com-
pletely when you have data in your database for the last six hours. Make
sure of the following:
• 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.
I have duplicate records in my database. Why?
If you do not download from the data logger prior to changing the weather
station’s time and date (for a Daylight Savings time change, for example),
you may get duplicate records. Make sure to download before setting time
and date. In addition, you should be aware that the midnight records are
duplicated so they appear in each consecutive day. For example, a midnight
record would appear at the end of the data for November 22 and at the start
of the data for November 23. Using the record editor to change the record in
one day
does not
change the record in the other day.
Note: Do not delete duplicate midnight records; it may affect the rain database or NOAA
monthly summary.
No wind direction reading (or dashes instead of a reading) appears in my database.
Be aware that if there is no wind speed when the direction is being sampled,
wind direction is not recorded. During intervals with very little wind speed,
no direction may be recorded.
Note: Since high wind speed is sampled more often, it is possible to have a high wind speed
but no wind speed or direction.
WeatherLink says “No new data to download” but I know there’s data there. What
can I do?
Vantage is smart enough to send only data it hasn’t already sent to the com-
puter. So, when you initiate a new download, the program will retrieve the
first record after the last record shown in the WeatherLink’s Browse Win-
dow. Older data is stored in the logger as a backup. To see how many of
these backup records are stored in the logger, create a new station and
download the data into this new database. Because there are no records
stored in the station you just created, WeatherLink will download every-
thing it has stored.
Next, try clearing the archive memory using the clear dialog box. You will
lose any data not already downloaded in your archive memory, but all of
your calibration numbers and alarm settings will remain intact. If this
doesn’t work, reboot your weather station (that is, remove, then restore all
power to the station).
