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Weatherlink question
bcurry:
Hi there,
Just wondering - I use a Davis USB dongle to connect my Vantage Pro 2 to my iMac. The dongle came with a software package, but since I upgraded to a 64 bit system, the software throws a java error (because its running in 32 bit I assume).
I use WeatherCat and of course can send info to CWOP,WU etc., but to get to Davis' Weatherlink.com site I think I need to run their software.
Has anyone figured out how to do this?
I see all sorts of software updates on Davis' website for Windows, but not Mac.
Will Davis do a 64 bit program before in 2019 it's actual toast?
Just curious.
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!
Bill
JosBaz:
Have you tried 'manually' setting the program into 32-bit mode? There is some explanation here:
https://www.manula.com/manuals/pws/davis-kb/1/en/topic/weatherlink-for-mac
It could also be that WL for Mac doesn't work with the newer Java versions. The page linked above mentions this too (bottom of page).
But in general, WL on Mac? That horse is dead. ;)
Jos
bcurry:
Thanks-
I had actually seen that page and tried to force 32 bit and I still get a long Java error. It doesn't really matter to me as WeatherCat does a fine job of spinning out to all the sites I really care about - just struck me as dumb that the one site run by the manufacturer of my station is the one that doesn't seem to want to play ball.
Davis makes great hardware - software, not so much!
Bill
Blicj11:
--- Quote from: JosBaz on October 07, 2018, 08:34:43 PM ---But in general, WL on Mac? That horse is dead. ;)
--- End quote ---
--- Quote from: bcurry on October 07, 2018, 09:37:49 PM ---Davis makes great hardware - software, not so much!
--- End quote ---
Well said, mates.
elagache:
Dear Bill, Jos, Blick, and WeatherCat station caregivers,
I had a scare yesterday when I tried to replace the batteries in my Weather Envoy. I thought it was plugged into the AC current, but it behaved as if power-cycled and it took a while to finally reconnect to my ISS and extra temperature humidity station. Since the ISS is set on transmitter ID #2 and the temperature humidity station is set on ID #1, these have to be set on both the Davis console and the Envoy manually.
In order to try to understand what had happened, I tried to launch WeatherLink which is the only means I know about to set parameters on an Envoy. However no matter what I tried to do I got this error:
--- Code: ---java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: /Applications/Mac OSX WeatherLink/WeatherLink.app/Contents/Resources/Java/libjspMacOSX.jnilib: no suitable image found. Did find: /Applications/Mac OSX WeatherLink/WeatherLink.app/Contents/Resources/Java/libjspMacOSX.jnilib: no matching architecture in universal wrapper /Applications/Mac OSX WeatherLink/WeatherLink.app/Contents/Resources/Java/libjspMacOSX.jnilib: no matching architecture in universal wrapper
--- End code ---
It even generated this error on my old MacBook Pro running Mavericks that I use to adjust the electronic fuel injection parameters on my trusty wagon. That's the oldest Mac I have around the house that is still running.
Since my Envoy came back to life as I had configured it, I'm back in business. Alas, should there be a more serious problem, I would be forced to abandon the unit simply because I could no longer adjust its parameters.
I'm going to send an email to Davis and see what they have to say. However, at this point I don't think any Mac user should consider buying a Weather Envoy. Those of us with Weather Envoy devices should be contemplating a Plan-B.
Oh well, . . . . . Edouard :(
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