Virtual Weather Station User's Guide
-10- 03/07/06
Manufacturer Part Number Virtual Weather
Station
Reference
Texas Weather
Instruments
1-Wire Weather
Stations
Texas Weather
Instruments
Columbia
Weather
Systems
Capricorn II,
Capricorn 2000
Columbia
Weather Systems
WeatherHawk WeatherHawk WeatherHawk
Table 1 - Station Part Numbers and Corresponding
Reference in Virtual Weather Station
4 Hardware and Software
Requirements and Display
Preferences
4.1 Hardware and Software Requirements
The following hardware is required for communicating to
the Weather Station:
ü PC running Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0 (or greater),
2000, ME and XP with at least 10 MB of free
disk space
ü 8MB RAM
ü Serial or USB Communication Port
ü Serial or USB Cable. Serial to USB converters
are available directly from Ambient Weather at:
http://www.ambientweather.com/cousbto9sead.ht
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4.2 Display Preferences
Virtual Weather Station prefers high resolution or 16-bit
color. Some images may result in poor quality at lower
resolution settings.
ü Virtual Weather Station is best viewed at 800 x
600 pixels or greater.
ü Power or Energy saving features may result in
distorted jpeg images and loss of communication
to the Weather Station.
5 Getting Started
HINT: Menu Shortcuts are displayed in blue font.
5.1 Installing the Software
To install the software, run the following:
ü setup.exe
If transferring the files to your hard drive, copy all of the
files to a common directory and run setup.exe .
5.2 Connecting Your Communication Port to
the Weather Station
5.2.1 Oregon Scientific, Radio Shack and
Huger Weather Stations
Connect your weather station directly to your PC using a
standard DB9M/DB9F serial or RS-232 cable (supplied by
Ambient, LLC). The serial port on your computer is
generally a 9-pin, male connector, similar to the 9-pin
female RS-232 connector on your weather station.
5.2.2 Rainwise Weather Stations
Connect your weather station directly to your PC using the
cable provided with your Rainwise Computer Interface.
5.2.3 Davis Instruments
Connection to the weather station requires the WeatherLink
module.
5.3 Running Virtual Weather Station
Connect a serial cable to your computer's comport and
verify your Weather Station is turned on.
Run Virtual Weather Station from the Virtual
Weather Station icon.
5.4 License Information
Menu Shortcut: Help uu Registration Information
Enter the license information provided from online
registration or the inside cover of the CD. The software
includes a 30-day fully functional trial period.
Enter your name, company name (optional) and registration
number provided. If the software is downloaded and
ordered online, a registration file will be sent to you.
5.5 Upgrade to Pro or Internet Editions
To upgrade to Virtual Weather Station Pro or the Internet
Editions, contact Ambient for upgrade costs. A registration
number will be sent to you via Email. Enter this registration
number by selecting the Upgrade button.
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