Synchronise Davis clock to PC

[MikeinTX]

I have my PC synced to a time server in the US named U.S. Naval Observatory. I was running Weatherlink and the PC clock and my VP2 console would always be in sync. Now that I am running Cumulus the Davis clock gets behind my PC by from 14 to 36 seconds as observed so far. What I think is happening is each time I start Cumulus with "Synchronise(sp Synchronize) Davis clock to PC" ticked then only the hour and minutes go to the Davis console from Cumulus.

Not a big problem so just wondering if this is indeed the problem and if it might can be fixed sometime? Using v1.8.9 Cumulus.

Thanks

[steve]

The Davis DLL only allows setting the clock to the nearest minute, so there's nothing I can do. Except, perhaps, set the clock on the minute; but this would involve either waiting at start up for the next minute, or somehow synchronising with the normal data reading process, which is a bit tricky.

The Vantage Pro serial protocol allows the time to be set to the nearest second, so it's odd that the DLL doesn't. Cumulus 2 drives the station directly, so I'll be able to set it to the second in that.

[MikeinTX]

The Davis DLL only allows setting the clock to the nearest minute, so there's nothing I can do. Except, perhaps, set the clock on the minute; but this would involve either waiting at start up for the next minute, or somehow synchronising with the normal data reading process, which is a bit tricky.

The Vantage Pro serial protocol allows the time to be set to the nearest second, so it's odd that the DLL doesn't. Cumulus 2 drives the station directly, so I'll be able to set it to the second in that.

OK, no problem, I'll untick the option for now and wait for Cumulus 2.

[RayProudfoot]

There's a program called VPLive which will keep the console time synched with the PC. Unfortunately it cannot run alongside Cumulus (or any other program) unless you use a program called VirtualVP which provides up to 4 virtual COM ports.

I'm running Cumulus, Cumulus2, WeatherLink and VPLive all via VVP. You can find out about VPLive here and VVP here.

[MikeinTX]

There's a program called VPLive which will keep the console time synched with the PC. Unfortunately it cannot run alongside Cumulus (or any other program) unless you use a program called VirtualVP which provides up to 4 virtual COM ports.

I'm running Cumulus, Cumulus2, WeatherLink and VPLive all via VVP. You can find out about VPLive here and VVP here.

Thanks but I don't really have a problem when Cumulus does not sync the time on the console.

I run a time setting program called AboutTime.exe and have it set to run as a scheduled task every 6 hours. The Davis VP2 console is very good at keeping the correct time and it is only a PC that can't keep up with the correct time.

I'll wait on Cumulus 2 as I said I don't really have a problem.

[RayProudfoot]

Okay, no problem.

[gemini06720]

...I run a time setting program called AboutTime.exe...

I cannot believe that anyone other than me was still running that very old (by computer time) utility - I have AboutTime running on all of my computers (even the one running under Windows 7), neatly sitting in the system tray and doing its time synchronization every 6 hours...

[RCE]

I am running it too... if it ain't broke don't fix it

[Eurastus]

AboutTime runs on all my computers. It's simple and effective. Great software.