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Ambient Weather WeatherBridge Universal Weather

Station Server Quick Start Guide

Table of Contents

1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 2

2. Packing List .................................................................................................................................... 3

3. Connections ..................................................................................................................................... 3

3.1 USB Connection ..................................................................................................................... 3

3.2 IP Connection ......................................................................................................................... 6

3.2.1 Davis Vantage Pro and VantageVue IP Data Logger .......................................................... 6

3.2.2 Acurite Internet-Bridge ...................................................................................................... 6

3.2.3 Ambient Weather ObserverIP ............................................................................................ 6

4. IP Addressing (finding the WeatherBridge) .................................................................................... 7

4.1 Magic IP Finder (preferred) .................................................................................................... 7

4.2 Software Scan Tool (alternate IP finder) ................................................................................ 7

4.3 Reading the Blinks from the Status/Reset Light (alternate IP finder) .................................... 8

4.4 Using USB Stick (alternate IP finder) .................................................................................... 9

5. Browser Access ............................................................................................................................... 9

6. License ............................................................................................................................................ 9

7. System ........................................................................................................................................... 10

7.1 Network ................................................................................................................................ 10

7.2 Security (password) .............................................................................................................. 11

7.2.1 Remote Login ................................................................................................................... 11

7.3 Localization .......................................................................................................................... 11

8. Setup Network............................................................................................................................... 13

8.1 Type of Connection and Configuring WiFi .......................................................................... 13

8.2 IP Address ............................................................................................................................. 13

8.3 Restoring the default IP Address .......................................................................................... 13

8.4 Restoring to Factory Default ................................................................................................ 13

8.5 Advanced Network Settings ................................................................................................. 13

9. Select Station ................................................................................................................................. 14

9.1 Weather Station Type ............................................................................................................ 14

9.2 WeatherLinkIP (WLIP) ........................................................................................................ 15

9.3 Altitude ................................................................................................................................. 15

10. Live Data .................................................................................................................................. 17

11. Weather Network ...................................................................................................................... 18

11.1 Wunderground.com (Weather Underground) ....................................................................... 18

11.2 Other Web Hosting Services................................................................................................. 19

12. Push Services (Email, Twitter, http, ftp and mysql) ................................................................. 20

13. Communication with PC and Mac software (Davis Instruments only) .................................... 21

13.1 WeatherLink Software............................................................................................................... 21

13.2 Virtual Weather Station ........................................................................................................ 22

13.3 WeatherSnoop for Mac ......................................................................................................... 23

14. More Information ..................................................................................................................... 24

15. Liability Disclaimer .................................................................................................................. 24

16. Warranty Information ............................................................................................................... 25

Summary of content (25 pages)

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Ambient Weather WeatherBridge Universal Weather Station Server Quick Start Guide Table of Contents 1. 2. 3. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 2 Packing List .................................................................................................................................... 3 Connections..............................................................................................
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1. Introduction Note: For technical issues, please email the developer: info@meteohub.de. Please reference Section 7.2.1 for instructions on providing remote access to the developer. Provide the URL and your password. The following quick start programming guide provides basic instructions for connecting your WeatherBridge to your weather station and router and the Internet. This is a supplement to the detailed information provided at www.MeteoBridge.com.
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2. Packing List The packing list is as follows: No Description 1 WeatherBridge Computer 2 WeatherBridge Power Adapter 3 WeatherBridge Power USB Cable 4 Ethernet Cable 5 USB Hub Converter (optional) Image -OR- Figure 1 3. Connections There are two weather station connections supported by the WeatherBridge: 1. USB (reference Section 3.1) 2. TCPIP (reference Section 3.2) 3.1 USB Connection Connect the WeatherBridge Computer as follows (reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 ): X 1.
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the other end into the USB Hub (Figure 3). Figure 2 USB Connection If your weather station does not support USB 2.0, you will need to connect the USB hub (optional) between the weather station console and the WeatherBridge, as shown in Figure 3. -OR- Figure 3 Optional USB Hub/Converter for 1.x Devices. Carefully note the USB Hub output connections to the WeatherBridge. Version 1.9 ©Copyright 2015, Ambient LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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The following table summarizes the USB version for most weather stations: Weather Station Ambient Weather (WS-1080, WS-1090, WS-2080) Davis Instruments VantagePro, VantagePro2 and VantageVue 6510USB and 6520 WeatherLink Data Logger Fine Offset WH-1080, WH-2080, WH-3080 Honeywell / Meade TE923, TE827, TE821, DV928, Hideki, Mebus, IROX La Crosse/ELV: WS-2300 Series, WS-300-PC, WS-300-PC-2, WS-300-PC-US, WS-444, WS-500 , WS-550-Technoline, WS-550-US, WS-550-2-US, WS-777, WS-888, WDE1 Oregon Scientific WMR-88,
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3.2. Note: If you have a weather station with a serial port, you will need a USB converter and serial cable available here: HTU HTU http://www.ambientweather.com/cousbto9sead.html and http://www.ambientweather.com/secoca6.html UTH UT 3.2 IP Connection 3.2.1 Davis Vantage Pro and VantageVue IP Data Logger Connect both your VantageVue 6555 IP Data Logger and the WeatherBridge into the same router, as shown in Figure 5.
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Figure 6 The Ambient WeatherObserverIP and WeatherBridge communicate over your local area network. 4. IP Addressing (finding the WeatherBridge) There are several different ways to read the IP address of the WeatherBridge (easiest first):  Use the Magic IP Finder (preferred). Reference 4.1.  Use a network software scan tool. Reference 4.2.  Read the blinking Status/Reset Lights. Reference 4.3.  Write IP address to a USB stick (optional). Reference 4.4. 4.
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However, since it is dynamic, you will have to determine the address that was assigned to the unit. To determine this address, download a free IP scan tool here: H http://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com For Mac and Linux users, visit: HTU http://www.angryip.org/w/Download UT Select the Scan button in the software. After the scan is complete, locate the IP address associated with the Mac Address of the MeteoBridge.
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handy to write down the coded LED response. The LED will turn off, then start blinking the IP pattern with a combination of medium flashes, separated by long flashes. The medium flashes represent the IP address and the long flash represents the dot separator. This is best understood with an example: Example: IP 192.168.10.
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License Key (case sensitive): Figure 8 License Key 7. System From the Menu tab, select System. 7.1 Network Record the Mac Address for warranty purposes, as shown in Figure 10. Note the IP address for future reference. This IP address should not change unless changes to the router are made. MAC Address: IP Address: Version 1.9 ©Copyright 2015, Ambient LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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7.2 Security (password) The default username and password is meteobridge and meteobridge. There is likely no need to change this, but you can enter a new username and password. Record the changed username and password here for future reference: Username: (default is meteobridge) Password: (default is meteobridge) To make the changes permanent, select Save and Apply. 7.2.1 Remote Login To login remotely, from the System Tab, select the checkbox Allow login from the internet via this URL.
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8. Setup Network From the Menu tab, select Setup Network 8.1 Type of Connection and Configuring WiFi The default network connection setting is LAN, DHCP (dynamically assigned IP address). To connect to your wireless network, select the Wireless LAN option and enter the wireless network settings, as shown in Figure 11. To convert from LAN to Wireless LAN, select Save and Apply and Reboot, and disconnect from your router.
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Figure 11 9. Select Station 9.1 Weather Station Type Reference Figure 12. From the Menu tab, choose Select Station. Select your weather station type and then Save. X IMPORTANT NOTE: If you own a Davis weather station USB or Serial data logger, DO NOT enter a value for WLIP. Leave this field blank. This is reserved for the WeatherLinkIP data logger. Version 1.9 ©Copyright 2015, Ambient LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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9.2 WeatherLinkIP (WLIP) If you own a Davis Instruments WeatherLinkIP data logger (6555), enter the WLIP address. Otherwise, leave this blank. Enter the IP and port (separated by a colon) in the "WLIP" input field (example: "192.168.1.222:22222"). This will tell WeatherBridge to connect this station over your LAN/WLAN (in the example on IP 192.168.1.222 at port 22222) and not the USB port.
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10. Live Data To view the live data from your weather station, select the Live Data tab. To refresh the data, select the refresh button from your web browser. The most common issues to no live data are:   The incorrect weather station is selected The weather station USB port has locked up and needs to be reset. To reset your weather station console, reference your weather station user manual. Most consoles require you power down and power up again.
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Figure 13 Live Data 11. Weather Network To upload the live data from your weather station, select the Weather Network tab. 11.1 Wunderground.com (Weather Underground) To upload data to Wunderground.com, you must first register on the Wunderground.com website. Registration is free. Version 1.9 ©Copyright 2015, Ambient LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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1. Visit http://www.wunderground.com/ and select Join if you do not have an account. 2. Once registered with Wunderground.com you will need to sign up your station. To get started visit: http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/setup.asp 3. Once registered, enter your Station ID, Password and Upload Interval in the WeatherBridge fields. 4. Click on the wunderground.com logo to view your current data. NOTE: It may take up to 30 minutes for your live data to appear on Wunderground.com. Figure 14 11.
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Logo Description WeatherForYou Website www.pwsweather.com USA Location UK Met Office wow.metoffice.gov.uk UK Windfinder www.windfinder.com USA Citizen Weather Observation Program www.wxqa.com USA Open Weather Map www.openweathermap.org USA 12. Push Services (Email, Twitter, http, ftp and mysql) To upload the live data via email, twitter, http, ftp and mysql, select the Push Services tab.
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Figure 15 13. Communication with PC and Mac software (Davis Instruments only) If you own a Davis Instruments weather station, and own a WeatherLink data logger (6510USB, 6510SER or 6520), you can run WeatherLink software while the WeatherLink data logger is connected to the WeatherBridge. 13.1 WeatherLink Software 1. Run WeatherLink software from any computer on your local area network 2. Select Setup | Communications Port.. from the menu bar. 3. Select TCP/IP as the communications.
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Figure 16 13.2 Virtual Weather Station 1. Run Virtual Weather Station software from any computer on your local area network 2. Select Communication | Communication from the menu bar. 3. Select Davis Vantage Pro/Pro2/Vue (TCPIP Interface) as the communications. The TCPIP port is 22222 (default). Enter the IP address of the WeatherBridge, as shown in Figure 17 (your IP address will be different than the example below). Version 1.9 ©Copyright 2015, Ambient LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Figure 17 Limitations: Downloading Archived memory is slow. 13.3 WeatherSnoop for Mac 14 Run WeatherSnoop (paid program) software from any computer on your local area network 15 Select Agent from the menu bar. 16 Select WeatherLinkIP Data Logger as the connectivity option. Enter the IP address of the WeatherBridge, as shown in Figure 17 (your IP address will be different than the example below). Version 1.9 ©Copyright 2015, Ambient LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Figure 18 14. More Information MeteoBridge is a Copyright of smartbedded UG (haftungsbeschränkt), all rights reserved. Please visit www.MeteoBridge.com for online documentation which will give more detail on features and lately added functions. Note: WeatherBridge can only handle one weather station at a time. Parallel use of multiple weather stations is not supported. Questions or comments about this manual? We are always striving to improve our documentation.
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Ambient, LLC WILL NOT ASSUME LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR OTHER SIMILAR DAMAGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE OPERATION OR MALFUNCTION OF THIS PRODUCT. 16. Warranty Information Ambient, LLC provides a 1-year limited warranty on this product against manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship. This limited warranty begins on the original date of purchase, is valid only on products purchased and only to the original purchaser of this product.