Trixology

Weather => Weather Hardware/Measurement => Topic started by: wurzelmac on September 12, 2015, 11:09:46 AM

Title: Weather Envoy Additional Sensor
Post by: wurzelmac on September 12, 2015, 11:09:46 AM

Hello all,

this thread is the sequel to this thread (http://athena.trixology.com/index.php?topic=1825.0) ... :-[

Ok, thanks again Edouard for taking time. In the meantime I stumbled over something interesting in the Weather Envoy User Manual (http://www.davisnet.com/product_documents/weather/manuals/07395-281_IM_06316.pdf) on page 20:

(http://www.unterwurzacher.at/downloads/weathercat/manual_envoy.png)

So I think the Windows version has an extra sector within Station Config to turn on additional Temp sensors. Interesting that the guys from Davis removed the picture in this manual (http://www.davisnet.com/product_documents/weather/manuals/envoy_manual.pdf). Anybody out here to test this on a Windows machine:

(http://www.unterwurzacher.at/downloads/weathercat/manual2_envoy.png)

Cheers,
Reinhard

Title: Re: Weather Envoy Additional Sensor
Post by: wurzelmac on September 12, 2015, 07:39:28 PM

Now I think I can take this one to an end:

After *borrowing* a WeatherLink installation for Windows I got the additional Channel running on WeatherCat. This is how I did it:

? Installing WeatherLink on a Windows machine (old Acer Laptop)
? Connecting the USB data logger into the Acer
? Running WeatherLink
? Following the Walkthrough of WeatherLink, and
? within Station Configuration ticked 2nd Temp
? Cleaning WeatherLink on a Windows machine (because it was only *borrowed*)

This damned Station Configuration (do you notice the *small* differences???) is not available within the MacOS software of WeatherLink.  >:(

MacOS:
(http://www.unterwurzacher.at/downloads/weathercat/stationconfig_macos.png)

Windows:
(http://www.unterwurzacher.at/downloads/weathercat/stationconfig_windows.png)

Now, what shall I say? I am really disappointed about Davis...  :o

Cheers,
Reinhard

Title: Re: Weather Envoy Additional Sensor
Post by: Blicj11 on September 13, 2015, 06:26:10 AM

Nice bit of manoeuvring to get configured Reinhard. Apple has always been the poor step-child at Davis. Glad you have sorted it.

Title: Agreed . . . (Re: Weather Envoy Additional Sensor)
Post by: elagache on September 13, 2015, 11:58:17 PM

Dear Reinhard, Blick, and WeatherCat fans,

Quote from: wurzelmac on September 12, 2015, 07:39:28 PM

Now, what shall I say? I am really disappointed about Davis...  :o

I definitely agree.  If you can spare the time, why don't you cut and paste this posting and turn it into a quick email that could be sent to Davis's technical support email address.  That won't cost you much time and it really should be reported as a bug.

Edouard

Title: Re: Weather Envoy Additional Sensor
Post by: wurzelmac on September 14, 2015, 08:08:18 AM

Hello Edouard,

done so right after posting it here.  :)

Cheers,
Reinhard

Title: Re: Weather Envoy Additional Sensor
Post by: wurzelmac on September 15, 2015, 06:51:51 AM

Here is the brief reply from Davis:

Quote

Hello,
 
It is not a feature in the MAC software.
 
Thomas Raymond
Davis Instruments
Technical Support
510-732-7814

So I think it is up to you, Stu, to make this into a feature in the WeatherCat software.  :D

Cheers,
Reinhard

Title: Wow - that stinks . . . (Re: Weather Envoy Additional Sensor)
Post by: elagache on September 15, 2015, 11:14:22 PM

Dear Reinhard and WeatherCat Mac faithful,

Quote from: wurzelmac on September 15, 2015, 06:51:51 AM

Here is the brief reply from Davis:

Quote

Hello,
 
It is not a feature in the MAC software.
 
Thomas Raymond
Davis Instruments
Technical Support
510-732-7814

Wow, that's just plain wrong.  It cannot be that much work and besides most of WeatherLink is written in Java so it should work on Mac, PC, and Linux.  It is hardly a surprise but most definitely a disappointment . . . .  :(

Edouard