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WL OSX GSG fcover D008.fm Page 2 Monday, August 19, 2002 11:24 AM FCC Part 15 Class B Registration Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
WL OSX GSG D015.fm Page 1 Monday, August 19, 2002 9:51 AM WELCOME TO WEATHERLINK! Contents of Package Welcome to Weathe rLink! Welcome to Davis Instruments’ WeatherLink for Macintosh OS X. The Weatherlink software and data logger allow you to connect your Apple Macintosh computer running OS X to a Davis weather station so you can store, view, plot, analyze, export, print, and put on the Internet the weather data collected by your station.
WL OSX GSG D015.fm Page 2 Monday, August 19, 2002 9:51 AM HARDWARE INSTALLATION Required Accessories Required Accessories You will need to install a third-party serial port adapter on your Macintosh computer in order to run WeatherLink for Mac OS X.
WL OSX GSG D015.fm Page 3 Monday, August 19, 2002 9:51 AM HARDWARE INSTALLATION Connecting Vantage Pro Weather Stations Remote Connection Hardware Requirements In addition to the provided hardware and the computer equipment listed above, the following hardware is required for a phone modem connection. • One external modem to connect to the data logger at the remote site.
WL OSX GSG D015.fm Page 4 Monday, August 19, 2002 9:51 AM HARDWARE INSTALLATION Connecting Vantage Pro Weather Stations Vantage Pro Console Macintosh Computer USB port USB/Serial Port Adapter Data Logger Battery Cover DIN Connector 40 feet (12 m) 4-conductor Extension Cable Option 8 feet (2.5 m) Data Logger Cable (standard) Coupler Typical Local Connection for Vantage Pro Weather Stations 7. Connect the 9-pin DIN connector to the serial port adapter. 8.
WL OSX GSG D015.fm Page 5 Monday, August 19, 2002 9:51 AM HARDWARE INSTALLATION Connecting Vantage Pro Weather Stations Remote Connection for Vantage Pro Weather Stations You can connect your computer to a remote Vantage Pro weather station using a modem. This involves connecting the data logger to the weather station and to a modem at the weather station site and connecting your computer’s modem to a phone line.
WL OSX GSG D015.fm Page 6 Monday, August 19, 2002 9:51 AM HARDWARE INSTALLATION Connecting Vantage Pro Weather Stations 6. Remove the battery cover from the console back and remove all power by removing the batteries and AC-power adapter, if present. CAUTION: Failure to remove power to the console before installing the data logger may cause damage to the data logger or console. 7.
WL OSX GSG D015.fm Page 7 Monday, August 19, 2002 9:51 AM HARDWARE INSTALLATION Connecting Original Weather Stations Connecting Original Weather Stations The instructions below explain how to connect your Weather Monitor II, Weather Wizard III, or Perception II weather station directly to your computer. Note that if you extend the cable run beyond 48’ (14.4 m), the software may have difficulty communicating with the station.
WL OSX GSG D015.fm Page 8 Monday, August 19, 2002 9:51 AM HARDWARE INSTALLATION Connecting Original Weather Stations 5. Connect the short data logger cable to the cable jack marked “WeatherLink” on the bottom of your weather station console. 6. Restore power to the console by reattaching the power adapter and battery backup. The console should beep three times. The third beep, which should occur within 30 seconds, indicates that the data logger is operating correctly. 7.
WL OSX GSG D015.fm Page 9 Monday, August 19, 2002 9:51 AM HARDWARE INSTALLATION Connecting Original Weather Stations Macintosh Computer Weather Station Console Modem port Underside of instrument 4 inches (10 cm) of cable Phone Cable WeatherLink Jack WeatherLink Console Base External Modem Telephone Modem Adapter (25 pint) 8 feet (2.5 m) of cable (standard) Typical Remote Installation for Original Weather Stations 7. A small switch on the data logger near the cables controls the baud rate.
WL OSX GSG D015.fm Page 10 Monday, August 19, 2002 9:51 AM SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND SETUP A Few Notes About Phone Modem Connections A Few Notes About Phone Modem Connections If you indicate a phone modem connection when setting up your station, the software automatically dials the station whenever you initiate a program action that requires the software to talk to the station. While connected to a phone modem station, an “On-Line” icon appears in the toolbar.
WL OSX GSG D015.fm Page 11 Monday, August 19, 2002 9:51 AM SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND SETUP Station Setup Station Setup To interact with your station, you must add your station to WeatherLink’s database, which means naming the station, configuring the software to work with that station and with your computer hardware, and setting station values such as time, barometric pressure, total rainfall, and calibration numbers. Adding a Station 1. Choose New Station from the File menu.
WL OSX GSG D015.fm Page 12 Monday, August 19, 2002 9:51 AM SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND SETUP Station Setup • Configure Console (Vantage Pro only) Use the Configure Console dialog box to set the transmitter ID assignments, turn on and off the console retransmit function, set daylight savings time, set the start of the rain season, and enable or disable averaging of temperatures over the archive period.
WL OSX GSG D015.fm Page 13 Monday, August 19, 2002 9:51 AM TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Communications Problems Tro u bl e s ho ot i n g G ui de The following section answers some of the most commonly asked questions about WeatherLink.® Please consult this guide and the on-line help files before contacting Technical Support (see page 16).
WL OSX GSG D015.fm Page 14 Monday, August 19, 2002 9:51 AM TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Communications Problems Checking the Serial Port The software includes a procedure for testing the serial port to which your station is connected. Using the Loopback command (as opposed to Test) will help you determine whether the serial port or the data logger is causing a communication problem. The loopback function will also detect and report the presence of any modems.
WL OSX GSG D015.fm Page 15 Monday, August 19, 2002 9:51 AM TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Program Problems Program Problems ? The barometer graph on the Bulletin does not “fill in” completely. When you first load the bulletin, the barometer graph will only fill in completely when you have data in your database for the last six hours. Make sure of the following: • There is data in your database for the span of the barometer graph. • The time and date of the stored barometer data is correct in your database.
WL OSX GSG D015.fm Page 16 Monday, August 19, 2002 9:51 AM TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Contacting Davis Technical Support ? After successfully downloading, recent or new data does not appear to be in my database. Where is it? Check to see if the time and date on your station are incorrect. (This can happen if you have a power outage and your battery backup is dead.) If so, the data was written into the wrong month, day, and/or time. Reset the time and date.
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WL OSX GSG D015.fm Page 18 Monday, August 19, 2002 9:51 AM Toolbar Icons Open Station Download Bulletin Window Plot Window Strip Chart Window Yearly Rainfall Database Window On-Line (Hang Up) This MonthÕs NOAA Summary View Help Print Window Exit Program Hot Keys Main Program Window Strip Chart Window Ctrl-A . . . . . .Set Alarms ESC . . . . . . . Halt redraw Ctrl-B . . . . . .View Bulletin Ctrl-M . . . . . Make Default Ctrl-C . . . . . .Station Configuration Ctrl-P . . . . . .
