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Remote Connection Installation
7. Place the data logger inside the
mounting base.
8. Reattach the mounting base to the
weather station.
As you do so, guide all the cables
through the slots on the mounting base.
9. Locate a free serial port on the back of
your computer and connect the black
DB9 adapter to the port or use the
USB-to-Serial cable to connect to a free
USB Port.
10. Connect the long data logger cable to
the DB9 adapter connector.
The cable connecting the data logger to the computer is 8' (2.4 m) long. If
you need to place the station console more than 8' from the computer, use
the 40' (12 m) 4-conductor extension cable (# 7876-040).
Note: Do not attempt to use more than 40’ of extension cable, or the data logger may have
difficulty communicating with the computer. Do not attempt to use 4-conductor telephone
cable because telephone cable will not work with the connection.
Remote Connection Installation
You can connect your computer to a remote weather station using a modem.
This involves using the data logger to connect the weather station console to a
modem at the remote site. Your computer can then use a modem to
communicate to the remote weather station via a phone line.
At Your Computer:
1. If you don’t have a modem, install and set up an internal or external
modem according to the instructions supplied by the manufacturer.
2. Connect the modem to the phone line.
At Your Weather Station Console:
1. Make a note of the barometric pressure, total rainfall, and (if applicable)
calibration numbers.
You must remove power from the weather station to install the
WeatherLink data logger, which will cause these values to be erased. Use
WeatherLink to reenter these values after restoring power to the station.
2. Place the external modem in a location where it can connect to both the
data logger and the phone jack. Do not turn the modem on at this time.
3. Remove the mounting base from the weather station.
4. Remove all power from the weather station by removing the power adapter
and battery backup.
Placing Data Logger Inside Base
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