Vantage Pro2 problems

[jayartibee]

I have an odd problem - my station is transmitting data (wireless) but intermittently the temp goes missing. So the power is OK (replaced super caps last year) but there must be a temp sensor error?

Any ideas?

[Blicj11]

So the power is OK (replaced super caps last year) but there must be a temp sensor error?

When you open up WeatherCat | Tools | Status and look at the bottom 2/3 of the window under WeatherCat Core, are you seeing Comms Errors or Sensor Errors or both? What is the percentage you are seeing under Station Comms?

Here is some information related to these types of errors, from the WeatherCat User Manual, pages 36-37

If you are receiving a lot of ?Comms Errors? then the problem lies with the connection between the computer and the weather station ? check your USB dongle and/or driver along with any USB cables; in particular do not use USB extension cables between the weather station and your computer and make sure the station is connected to the computer, not any hubs or keyboards.

If there are a lot of sensor errors then the problem lies between the weather station and its sensors ? if wireless try repositioning the station, if wired, check the connections. In all cases it?s worth checking any batteries. (Note, for Davis Vantage owners, WeatherCat can warn you when batteries and or power supplies are out of specification ? see ?Hardware Options? from the ?Tools? menu, described on page 57.)

The Live Data View tool (see page 67), available from WeatherCat?s ?Tools? menu gives more information about the status of each channel available from your hardware and breaks down the comms errors into timeouts (your station did not respond to WeatherCat) and corruption (when WeatherCat checked the data from your station, an error was found).

Hope this helps.

[jayartibee]

Thanks. There are loads of sensor errors. Wind is fine, so is rainfall.

I will have to get it down and check those plugs and sockets in the ISS

[Blicj11]

How old is your ISS?

[jayartibee]

about 5 years - should be OK still?

[elagache]

Dear jayartibee, Blick, and WeatherCat fans,

I have an odd problem - my station is transmitting data (wireless) but intermittently the temp goes missing. So the power is OK (replaced super caps last year) but there must be a temp sensor error?

Since your problem is clearly with the Davis hardware, you might try using the troubleshooting information in chapter 4 of the Davis console manual (page 34) in my edition.

If you have lost your copy you can download the manual at this link:

http://www.davisnet.com/product_documents/weather/manuals/07395-234_IM_06312.pdf

By the way, all the Davis manuals are available on the Davis website.  Go to the support section of the website to find them:

http://www.davisnet.com/support/weather/

In particular, you might turn on the two console diagnostic modes to see if that provides additional information.

about 5 years - should be OK still?

Davis stations should easily last that long and much more.  Mine is 5 years old and doing just fine.  Alas, bad luck does happen.  if you see hardware issues, you really don't have much choice.  Give Davis a call.  Odds are that you'll need to have something repaired.  The phone number is on the front cover the manual.  Fortunately Davis has really good customer support.  It is just a hassle to have part of your station down for a while.

Let us know how your station saga unfolds.

Cheers, Edouard

[Blicj11]

about 5 years - should be OK still?

My Davis hardware is 7 years old and I just now have two sensors that are going bad. Both of them are in the console (pressure and internal humidity). For US$140 Davis will replace all the sensors in your console and ISS and reset everything to factory spec.