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WeatherCat => WeatherCat General Discussion => Topic started by: LucasTX on July 30, 2016, 08:03:43 PM

Title: Help with Davis VPII with Envoy and remote wind
Post by: LucasTX on July 30, 2016, 08:03:43 PM

I am trying to switch my Davis weather station from a dedicated PC running Davis WeatherLink to a dedicated Mac running WC. My issue is I use a separate Davis wireless anemometer which reports to the Envoy and console on a different code than the main temperature/rain unit. The WeatherLink software accommodates this very easily. I cannot make it happen in WC and WC tech support tells me it is not a WC feature. Just wondering if anyone has found a work around?

Title: What Davis hardware exactly? (Re: Davis VPII with Envoy and remote wind)
Post by: elagache on July 30, 2016, 10:27:30 PM

Dear LucasTX and WeatherCat troubleshooters,

First, welcome to the WeatherCat forum!

Quote from: LucasTX on July 30, 2016, 08:03:43 PM

I am trying to switch my Davis weather station from a dedicated PC running Davis WeatherLink to a dedicated Mac running WC. My issue is I use a separate Davis wireless anemometer which reports to the Envoy and console on a different code than the main temperature/rain unit. The WeatherLink software accommodates this very easily. I cannot make it happen in WC and WC tech support tells me it is not a WC feature. Just wondering if anyone has found a work around?

Unfortunately, I don't understand what you are trying to do exactly.  Which anemometer transmitter are you using - this one (product #6332) ?

http://www.davisnet.com/product/anemometersensor-transmitter-kit/ (http://www.davisnet.com/product/anemometersensor-transmitter-kit/)

I don't have one of these but there are a number of other WeatherCat users who have this setup working and configure the setup from the console.  Could you provide us with additional details about your Davis station installation so we can better understand your problem?

Thanks, Edouard

Title: Re: Help with Davis VPII with Envoy and remote wind
Post by: xairbusdriver on July 30, 2016, 10:54:15 PM

Another Welcome AboaRd, Lucas!

I started to answer you earlier, but I don't know how things work with the Envoy. I have a Davis Console and it has an LCD screen that is used to 'tell' it you have additional transmitters (such as the wireless anemometer, which I also have). I can only assume that, since the Envoy doesn't have its own screen, that settings like this are done on the computer, probably with WeatherLink?

Unfortunately, you probably only have the version of the app that runs on Windows. On the other hand, I would think that you have already set up the Envoy to receive the signals from the anemometer, so I'm not sure why its info is not being 'seen' by WeatherCat.

It's been more than a year since I started up my station and WC, so I have no memory of doing anything in the app to have it 'learn' anything about the wireless transmitter that I bought some time later. I'm pretty sure all I had to do was make sure that the Console was 'listening' to the new, wireless transmitter (page 10-11 in the Console manual).

Upon re-reading your post, I see that you actually have a Console. I suspect that it is not near your computer and the Envoy is what is connected to the Mac.
 ?  1. Is that correct?
 ?  2. Does the Console indicate wind data?
 ?  3. Does the Envoy in a "Re-Transmit" mode?
   --- OR ---
 ?  4. Does the Console "Re-Transmit" to the Envoy?

Title: Re: Help with Davis VPII with Envoy and remote wind
Post by: wurzelmac on July 31, 2016, 11:45:45 AM

Hello  LucasTX,
welcome aboard!

I *think* I have had similar problems, maybe this thread (http://athena.trixology.com/index.php?topic=1829.msg16258#msg16258) brings you a bit further?

Hope I understood you correctly and this one helps.

 :)

Title: Re: Help with Davis VPII with Envoy and remote wind
Post by: Blicj11 on August 01, 2016, 06:06:53 PM

Welcome to WeatherCar and the Forum LucasTX.