Getting Started
Guide
WeatherLink
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Page 1: ...Getting Started Guide WeatherLink Vantage Pro For Vantage Pro2TM and...
Page 2: ...on This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio commu nications Howeve...
Page 3: ...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 The loopback con nector can be used to determine what serial ports...
Page 4: ...ments for creating a local connection and a remote connection Local Connection Hardware Requirements One free serial port is required in addition to the provided hardware Remote Modem Connection Hardw...
Page 5: ...ialog box and click Next The License Agreement dialog box displays 3 Review the license agreement and click Next The Choose Destination Location dialog box displays 4 Select the default location to in...
Page 6: ...ble templates App Config File required The file used to configure settings in the WeatherLink software Leave this component checked USB Drivers required for 6510USB The component that installs the USB...
Page 7: ...ny data and saves the current daily weather information to memory 3 Remove the battery cover the batteries and AC power adapter if present Note Failure to remove power to the console or Weather Envoy...
Page 8: ...ode by pressing and holding DONE then press ing the down arrow Use the BAR and DONE to scroll to the Baud Rate settings screen Use the up and down arrows to change the baud rate setting if needed Pres...
Page 9: ...ensures that the station is not writing any data and saves current daily weather information to memory 3 Remove the battery cover and remove the batteries and AC power adapter if present Note Failure...
Page 10: ...ble to extend the connection between the console and computer Do not attempt to use more than 40 of extension cable or the data logger may have difficulty communicating with the computer Configure the...
Page 11: ...ed to the computer Remote Modem Installation Use a remote modem installation to connect your computer to a remote con sole or Weather Envoy A remote modem installation is a connection from the data lo...
Page 12: ...amage or lock up the data logger 6 Carefully insert the serial data logger into the receptacle marked EXPAN SION inside the battery compartment 7 Guide the data logger cable through the square slot be...
Page 13: ...e default setting on the console Press DONE when the correct baud rate displays on the console screen Pressing DONE in this screen sends the initialization string to the modem so you don t have to tur...
Page 14: ...ach station connected to the computer must have its own station within the software The software creates a database for the station and other station spe cific information and provides the necessary c...
Page 15: ...the next step in the Walkthrough To continue select OK To skip this step and move to the next step select Skip To cancel the entire walkthrough process select Cancel Note Please refer to the WeatherL...
Page 16: ...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 Weather...
Page 17: ...ration Versions of WeatherLink 5 2 or later allow you to view and use these variables that earlier versions did not Depending on the archive interval used on your data logger up to 200 days of this da...
Page 18: ...tings are correct before using this command Updating USB Drivers WeatherLink 5 6 and later versions includes a newer version of the USB driv ers that have been installed for previous versions of the s...
Page 19: ...ing DONE then pressing the down arrow before removing power so that no damage to the data logger occurs Three beeps sound from the console each of which occurs when the weather station passes one of i...
Page 20: ...e Test button in the Communications Port dialog box to test and find the correct serial port connection If a communi cations problem exists it determines whether the serial port or the data log ger is...
Page 21: ...d device name Weather Link recognizes serial ports named COM1 through COM10 only To use a modem specify the underlying COM port on your PC To find out which port the modem s connected to display Windo...
Page 22: ...ta not already downloaded in your archive memory but all of your cali bration numbers and alarm settings will remain intact If this doesn t work reboot your weather station that is remove and then res...
Page 23: ...Technical Support Most questions can be answered on the phone Note Sorry we are unable to accept collect calls Phone Support 510 732 7814 Monday Friday 7 00 a m 5 30 p m Pacific Time 510 670 0589 Tech...
Page 24: ...Window F1 Context Sensitive Help F2 Sunrise Sunset Report F7 NOAA This Month F8 NOAA This Year Strip Chart Window ESC Halt Redraw Ctrl M Make Default Ctrl P Print Strip Chart F1 Context Sensitive Hel...
