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Davis recommends you use the power adapter provided with your product if 
you are concerned about battery life. 
 
For further and more detailed information on APRS, please visit the 
following website:  

http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/aprs.html

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Software Installation and Setup 

 

Installing the Software 

 
Follow the installation instructions for WeatherLink

®

.  This will also install the 

configuration software.  The install file contains this program as well as 
WeatherLink

®

 if you ever need to install the program manually. 

 

Running the Configuration Software 
 

To run the configuration software, double-click on the Streaming Data Utility 
icon in the Streaming Data Utility directory of the WeatherLink

®

 directory or 

select the Streaming Data Utility from the Start Menu under the 
WeatherLink

®

 directory. 

 

Finding the Correct Serial Port 
 

The configuration software includes a procedure for locating the serial port 
to which your streaming data logger is connected or determining whether 
that serial port is working. 
 
Note: Using the Auto Detect command in WeatherLink

®

 can help you locate 

the serial port.  The Loopback command will help you determine whether 
the serial port is functioning.  Consult the WeatherLink

®

 for Vantage Pro™ 

Getting Started Guide and on-line Help files for more information. 
Use the Serial Port Settings dialog box to select the correct COM port and 
baud rate to communicate to the streaming data logger.  The correct baud 
rate will be the one set in your Vantage Console, and in WeatherLink.  The 
default value is 19,200 baud.  You may manually set the COM port setting 
or use the Auto Detect button to automatically find where your streaming 
data logger is connected. 
 

Summary of Contents for WeatherLink APRS

Page 1: ...ta packets Computer running any version of Windows with at least 3 MB free of RAM and 512 KB of free hard disk space Please refer to the WeatherLink Getting Started Guide page 7 serial Port Installati...

Page 2: ...ity from the Start Menu under the WeatherLink directory Finding the Correct Serial Port The configuration software includes a procedure for locating the serial port to which your streaming data logger...

Page 3: ...ally set the com port and baud rate Consult your TNC modem and Ham Radio documentation to determine how to configure your streaming data logger to communicate APRS data to your Ham Radio Logger Type T...

Page 4: ...your Ham Radio The default value is 9600 This is also the recommended maximum value that you should set Transmission Rate Use this setting to determine how often to send APRS data packets Initially yo...

Page 5: ...5 Default Press this button to restore the data entries to their default values You must still hit OK to save the settings in the data logger...

Page 6: ...p Rainfall in hundredths of an inch in the last 24 hours Upper case P Rainfall in hundredths of an inch since midnight Lower case h Humidity in 00 100 omitted if missing Lower case b Barometric pressu...

Page 7: ...problems such as disconnected sensors or poor reception data may not be reported Hourly and last 24 hour rain will resume reporting totals normally after the data logger streaming function is interru...

Page 8: ...8 Product Number 06540 Davis Instruments Part Number 07395 218 WeatherLink for APRS Rev A Addendum 1 26 05...

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