"Error -32701 while trying to initialise the station. Please check your connections and settings."
Cumulus 1.9.4
Been using for a long time. Weather data since 2004. Could not figure out how to install MX. No connections have changed.
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Latest Cumulus MX release 3.9.6 (build 3101) - 20 January 2021 (please see announcement regarding releases since 3.5.0)
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Initialization error -32701
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- Posts: 24
- Joined: Fri 30 Dec 2011 11:20 pm
- Weather Station: Davis Vantage Pro
- Operating System: Windows XP
- Location: Pagosa Springs, CO
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Re: Initialization error -32701
A little more info:
Davis VP.
Console looks fine. Connecting to weather station.
Davis VP.
Console looks fine. Connecting to weather station.
- PaulMy
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- Weather Station: Davis VP2+ Cumulus1 / CummulusMX
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Re: Initialization error -32701
Hi,
That error will show if you try to run Cumulus when already another program is running and accessing the console/logger, such as Weatherlink or another instance of Cumulus or CumulusMX, as you can't run Cumulus 1 and CumulusMX at the same time from the same console/logger.
If you are sure no other program is accessing the console/logger then shut down Cumulus, start Weatherlink and see if that is running and get the Com port number WL is using from its settings. Then stop WL and run Cumulus or CumulusMX and make sure the Com port number is the same as WL was using.
Enjoy,
Paul
That error will show if you try to run Cumulus when already another program is running and accessing the console/logger, such as Weatherlink or another instance of Cumulus or CumulusMX, as you can't run Cumulus 1 and CumulusMX at the same time from the same console/logger.
If you are sure no other program is accessing the console/logger then shut down Cumulus, start Weatherlink and see if that is running and get the Com port number WL is using from its settings. Then stop WL and run Cumulus or CumulusMX and make sure the Com port number is the same as WL was using.
Enjoy,
Paul
Davis Vantage Pro 2+
Cumulus v1 www.komokaweather.com
CumulusMX www.komokaweather.com/cumulusmx/index.php
www.komokaweather.com/cumulusmxwll/index.html
www.komokaweather.com/komokaweather-ca

Cumulus v1 www.komokaweather.com
CumulusMX www.komokaweather.com/cumulusmx/index.php
www.komokaweather.com/cumulusmxwll/index.html
www.komokaweather.com/komokaweather-ca
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- Posts: 24
- Joined: Fri 30 Dec 2011 11:20 pm
- Weather Station: Davis Vantage Pro
- Operating System: Windows XP
- Location: Pagosa Springs, CO
- Contact:
Re: Initialization error -32701
Useful information, of sorts. I did fire up Weatherlink -- it says another computer is using the com port.
Not sure how. WL -- i last used it 5 years ago. It wasn't running.
I can try other com ports, I guess? Windows 10 -- not even sure how to get to the com ports.
Not sure how. WL -- i last used it 5 years ago. It wasn't running.
I can try other com ports, I guess? Windows 10 -- not even sure how to get to the com ports.
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- Posts: 24
- Joined: Fri 30 Dec 2011 11:20 pm
- Weather Station: Davis Vantage Pro
- Operating System: Windows XP
- Location: Pagosa Springs, CO
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Re: Initialization error -32701
Thanks for the hint. I ended up using a serial to USB. The weatherlink (autodetect) could not find anything but as I went thru one by one in it, it found a weather station on com4.
I put that in Cumulus and I think I'm back in business. Hopefully it will now "catch up".
Thanks again.
I put that in Cumulus and I think I'm back in business. Hopefully it will now "catch up".
Thanks again.
- PaulMy
- Posts: 2403
- Joined: Sun 28 Sep 2008 11:54 pm
- Weather Station: Davis VP2+ Cumulus1 / CummulusMX
- Operating System: Windows8 / Windows10
- Location: Komoka, ON Canada
- Contact:
Re: Initialization error -32701
You're welcome. Glad you got it connected again.
Enjoy,
Paul
Enjoy,
Paul
Davis Vantage Pro 2+
Cumulus v1 www.komokaweather.com
CumulusMX www.komokaweather.com/cumulusmx/index.php
www.komokaweather.com/cumulusmxwll/index.html
www.komokaweather.com/komokaweather-ca

Cumulus v1 www.komokaweather.com
CumulusMX www.komokaweather.com/cumulusmx/index.php
www.komokaweather.com/cumulusmxwll/index.html
www.komokaweather.com/komokaweather-ca