SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND SETUP
Station Setup
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Station Setup
To interact with your station, you must add your station to WeatherLink’s data-
base, 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.
The software opens the Add New Station dialog box.
2. Type the station name into the text box.
The station name may be up to 40 characters/spaces long. Note that the soft-
ware uses the first eight characters of the station name (not counting spaces or
punctuation marks) as the name of the directory into which it saves this sta-
tion’s database and configuration files. The first eight characters of each sta-
tion name must, therefore, be unique.
3. Choose OK.
The software saves the station, creates a directory and subdirectories for that
station, and prompts you to indicate whether you want to enter the walk-
through procedure.
About the Walkthrough
The software includes a station setup walkthrough that steps you through the sta-
tion configuration procedure. After adding a new station, the software automati-
cally asks you whether or not you want to be walked through the configuration
procedure. You can, of course, choose No and set up the station by choosing all of
the necessary commands from the menus. A Walkthrough command is included
in the Setup menu that lets you enter this procedure at any time.
Note: When necessary, the software will automatically dial a phone modem station.
If you choose Yes to begin the walkthrough, the software takes you through the
the setup process, one dialog box at a time. The walkthrough may vary depending
on your station’s configuration.
At each step in the walkthrough procedure, the software will provide confirma-
tion boxes prompting you to indicate whether or not you wish to continue. To
continue, choose OK. To skip any step and move to the next, choose Skip. To can-
cel the entire walkthrough procedure, choose Cancel.
Finding the Correct Serial Port
The software includes a procedure for locating the serial port to which your sta-
tion is connected or determining whether that serial port is working. Using the
Loopback command (as opposed to Test) will help you find the correct port and
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.
To use this procedure, you will need the loopback connector (the short cable with
a phone jack on one end and a red plastic tip on the other) supplied with Weather-
link.
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