Dear Joel and WeatherCat fans,
First things first, welcome to the WeatherCat forum!
Hi All, I just upgraded from a AcuRite Pro. My name is JOEL and I'm from Slidell La. I have not bought a data logger yet. I'm am planning on using the Mac USB Logger and Weather Cat software. I have read some reports that I should go with the serial with USB adapter, is this true? Will the Mac USB work without any problem? I should add that I'm using El Capitan OS.
By far the simplest thing to do is to buy the Mac version of Davis WeatherLink which includes the USB logger and cable. Here is the part number from the Davis website:
http://www.davisnet.com/weather/products/weather_product.asp?pnum=06520Definitely do not go with a serial interface and adapter. This isn't as reliable and support for serial adapters is getting scarce.
Just for your information, Davis has another data logger option - IP data logger:
http://www.davisnet.com/weather/products/weather_product.asp?pnum=06555This connects to your local area network via Ethernet. WeatherCat supports both. It is more expensive, but I mention it just in case that simplifies your setup. To use the USB data logger, you must locate your console near your computer. Sometimes that is inconvenient.
If you aren't aware of any discount sources for Davis components by all means ask. The community here has a few favorite vendors with excellent discounts.
You can run the latest version of WeatherCat 2.2.2 on El Capitan. Stay away from anything earlier.
I hope that's enough information to get you started. If you have any more questions don't hesitate to ask.
Cheers, Edouard