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Product number 6510USB and SER

WeatherLink®

Data Loggers

GETTING
STARTED
GUIDE

Davis Instruments, 3465 Diablo Avenue, Hayward, CA 94545-2778 U.S.A. • 510-732-9229 • www.davisinstruments.com

For Vantage Pro2™, Vantage Vue®,
and Weather Envoy™

Summary of Contents for WeatherLink 6510SER

Page 1: ... 6510USB and SER WeatherLink Data Loggers GETTING STARTED GUIDE Davis Instruments 3465 Diablo Avenue Hayward CA 94545 2778 U S A 510 732 9229 www davisinstruments com R For Vantage Pro2 Vantage Vue and Weather Envoy ...

Page 2: ...ion If this equip ment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit d...

Page 3: ...or more information about how to use WeatherLink Computer Software Contents of Package WeatherLink data loggers are available in two types USB and serial WeatherLink With USB Connection 6510USB Data logger with USB mini connector 8 2 4 m USB Mini B connector cable WeatherLink with Serial Port Connection 6510SER Data logger with serial connector 8 2 4 m cable with connector Blue serial port adapter...

Page 4: ... the WeatherLink Computer Software You can download the free software on your WeatherLink com page To set up your free account 1 Go to www WeatherLink com Click the Sign Up button on the lower left corner Enter your email account username first and last names then Next 2 Choose a password You can upload a profile image now or wait until later Click Browse to select an image or Create Account 3 You...

Page 5: ...console 1 Enter the console s Setup Mode by pressing and holding DONE then pressing the down arrow Entering Setup Mode ensures that the station is not writing any data and saves the current daily weather information to memory 2 Power down your console Remove the battery cover the batteries and AC power adapter if present Failure to remove power to the console or Envoy before installing or uninstal...

Page 6: ...o the port Note Do not attempt to use more than a 16 total length extension cable or the data logger may have difficulty communicating with the computer 6 Reconnect the AC adapter if present and then reinsert the batteries The console beeps four times Vantage Vue or three times Vantage Pro2 each beep occurring within one second of the others Once power has been returned to the console the Setup Mo...

Page 7: ...wer to the console or Envoy before installing or uninstalling any data logger may cause damage to the data logger or console Data Logger 8 2 5 m Data Logger Cable COM Ports Optional 40 12 m 4 Conductor Extension Cable and Coupler Connection Options Vantage Vue Console Connection Options 8 2 5 m Data Logger Cable Data Logger Battery cover Battery cover Optional 40 12 m 4 Conductor Extension Cable a...

Page 8: ...5 Locate a free serial port on the back of the computer and connect the blue serial port adapter to the port 6 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 2 4 cable Then insert the cable plug on the end of the 8 cable into the serial port adapter 7 Reconnect the AC adapter if present and then reinsert the batteries The con...

Page 9: ...ure to install in the same directory or folder as the previous version of WeatherLink 3 Click Next once you have selected a location The Confirm Installation dialog box displays 4 Click Next to start the installation The Installing WeatherLink dialog box displays the installation progress The Installation Successful dialog box displays once the software installation has been completed Note During ...

Page 10: ...ue 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 About the Walkthrough The software includes a station setup Walkthrough to guide you through the weather station configuration After adding a new station the Walkthrough dialo...

Page 11: ... up your data logger so that it emulates a COM port connection You should click Cancel then follow the instructions for a WeatherLinkSER connection See WeatherLink SER on page 10 Once the data logger has been set up as USB direct it cannot be easily converted to emulate a serial port connection within the software A utility is included with the WeatherLink software that allows you to convert it fr...

Page 12: ...he drop down list select the communications port number of the port to which you connected the data logger or click Auto Detect to find and select the correct COM port being used for your serial port connection 3 Confirm that the Baud Rate drop down list box is showing 19200 Baud If it is not click the drop down list and select 19200 Assuming you have not changed the Baud rate on your console The ...

Page 13: ... Set Transceiver from the Setup menu 2 Select a Station Type for each of the possible 8 channels your system may be receiving You must set up each station here to match the ID number you assigned the outside transmitters For example if you set your sensor suite to ID 2 you must choose ISS in the Station No 2 field If there is no outside transmitting station assigned ID 3 set the Station No 3 to Of...

Page 14: ... click on WeatherLink Network in the Setup menu 5 Enter the Device ID and Key you received during your WeatherLink com account setup and click OK Your data will now start uploading to your WeatheraLink com page You should see your data on your WeatherLink com pagewithin a few minutes You will see a check mark next to Network Upload when it is on Use this menu item to toggle upload off and on Insta...

Page 15: ...n not hear one or more of these beeps contact Technical Support 3 If the console sends four Vantage Vue three Vantage Pro or Pro2 or two Weather Envoy beeps check the Communication Port Settings See Communication Port Settings on page 9 for instructions on checking communication settings 4 If the Communications Port Settings are correct try repowering To repower Close the WeatherLink software Disc...

Page 16: ...ter Use only the blue serial port adapter supplied with the data logger Older models or models other than the one supplied with WeatherLinkSER are not compatible 2 Check the Baud Rate setting on the console and in the Communication Port dialog box in the software Make sure they have the same number See your console manual for information on how navigate to the Baud Rate Screen on your console This...

Page 17: ...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 Your serial port is defective The loopback connector or the WeatherLink adap...

Page 18: ...What can I do The Vantage Pro2 and Vantage Vue systems are smart enough to send only data it hasn t already sent to the computer When you initiate a new download the program will retrieve the first record after the last record shown in the WeatherLink s Browse Window To see what records are stored in the logger create a new station and download the data into this new database Because there were no...

Page 19: ...enu and make sure the sensor has been selected Contacting Davis Technical Support For questions about WeatherLink Computer Software and data logger please contact Davis Technical Support We ll be glad to help Note Please do not return items to the factory for repair before calling to get a Return Materials Authorization number Online www davisinstruments com Find copies of user manuals product spe...

Page 20: ...ll Window ESC Halt Redraw Ctrl M Make Default Ctrl P Print Strip Chart F1 Help F3 Zoom In F4 Zoom Out ESC Halt Redraw Ctrl D Choose Date Ctrl M Make Default Ctrl P Print Plot F1 Context Sensitive Help F3 Zoom In F4 Zoom Out F9 Overlay Plots F10 Last Year Plot Ctrl D Choose Date Ctrl N Add Note Ctrl P Print Records Enter Edit Record Delete Delete Record F1 Help Ctrl A Set Alarms Ctrl B View Bulleti...

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