To fix the problem, you will need to run a USB-to-serial convertor.The USBExpress mode by-passes the USB to serial step and instead accesses the console directly (via PID/VID codes) and not through the use of a COM port number.
When you install the Weatherlink software (or the drivers downloaded from Silicone Labs), two (or three) drivers will be installed - you can see them by going to 'START > CONTROL PANEL > ADD OR REMOVE PROGRAMS' and then scrolling down to Silicon Laboratories.
If you were to use the USBExpress drivers, there would be no virtual COM port created - therefore the serial choice in the software would not function.
gemini06720 wrote:Pierre, have you run the WeatherLink software and chosen the USB option within that software?
If you did, then the WeatherLink USB adapter/logger is running in the USBExpress mode and will only communicate with the WeatherLink software. Removing the adapter/logger from the console (thus removing power) will not reset the adapter/logger back to its factory defaults.
Quotes from other forums:To fix the problem, you will need to run a USB-to-serial convertor.The USBExpress mode by-passes the USB to serial step and instead accesses the console directly (via PID/VID codes) and not through the use of a COM port number.
When you install the Weatherlink software (or the drivers downloaded from Silicone Labs), two (or three) drivers will be installed - you can see them by going to 'START > CONTROL PANEL > ADD OR REMOVE PROGRAMS' and then scrolling down to Silicon Laboratories.
If you were to use the USBExpress drivers, there would be no virtual COM port created - therefore the serial choice in the software would not function.
First, download the WeatherLink Utility: CP210X USB to Serial Converter
Then, you have to run the newly downloaded EXE file - which will run in a DOS window and will reprogram the adapter/logger to use the serial communication protocol.
You might want to update the Silicon Laboratories drivers installed on your computer. Go to CP210x USB to UART Bridge VCP Drivers to find the latest releases of the drivers (version 5.40.29) for Windows XP/Server 2003/Vista/7, Windows 2K, WinCE, Macintosh OSX and Linux (2.6.x and 2.4.36)
) if it is possible to install the latest Windows release/update without first installing the CD version of WeatherLink. ) - it will, more likely be COM3.
YES, even if many people will/would tell you not to install WeatherLink - WeatherLink allows one to activate some of the internal setting of the Vantage Pro2 console.Gilles P wrote:WeatherLink has not been installed on my laptop(Window 7). Does it have to?
As I indicated above, it should be possible to use the adaptor/logger itself with other operating software/system UNLESS there are information/warnings in the included documentation that indicate the adaptor/logger cannot be used with other operating software/system.Gilles P wrote:Data logger used, is the one that was included in the Weatherlink Mac software. Could the logger be the problem
Where did you buy the WeatherLink adaptor/logger, from a retailer in Montréal or from a retailer outside the province of Québec? Unfortunately, most retailers know little if nothing of the software they sell...Gilles P wrote:Bought the software from my reseller who didn't seem to know about problems running on Mac
Correct me if I am wrong, but I do not think one can run Cumulus "directly" under the Apple MAC OS X operating software/system (as one can run Cumulus "directly" under Windows operating software/system without any additional software)!Gilles P wrote:Found out about Cumulus and would like to use it on my laptop and no longer on my Mac
THINK SERIAL ) (and once one has made a paper note of the port number), then one can install Cumulus under Windows 7 and connect the Vantage Pro2 console through the WeatherLink USB adaptor/logger to a USB port on the computer. and done the wrong thing, how do I recover? Sorry to be a pain. If you've followed the instructions given by Ray in his first post in this thread and you still have the problem, I'm a bit baffled. You're not trying to run WL and Cumulus at the same time? If you zip up the diags folder and attach it, I'll have a look.Paragon wrote:Unfortunately I have some to this forum after installing Weatherlink USB on a Vantage Vue and then tried run Cumulus. I got this message and another that there was an error in initialising the station. So, now that I have been bad
The Vue uses the Pro2 settings, the Pro is obsolete now. I'll change the screen in the next release to make this clear.Oh, the other thing is, should I tell Cumulus the Vantage Vue is a Pro or a Pro2? The Vue is not listed.
OK, that means that WeatherLink USB adapter/plugin/data-logger was set to use USBXpress which is incompatible with almost all weather software except, obviously, Davis' own WeatherLink software...Paragon wrote:I set WL up to use USB. (The default text is shown in Com1, baud, TCP/IP boxes, greyed out of course.)
...if only all 'headstrong clots' could/would understand that RTFM (reading the f... manual), in almost 100% of the cases, could/would provide additional knowledge to their brain...Paragon wrote:...I have now read the manual! I know, I am like every other headstrong clot you ever met, we only RTFM when forced to.
I have never used the converter, but was it mentioned on the converter screen that it was changing the operations/status of the USB adapter/plugin/data-logger from USBXpress to virtual serial or virtual something?Paragon wrote:I ran the program "CP210X USB to Serial Converter" in the weaterlink start button folder.
Graham, here is 'what' ... one 'baby step at the time'...Paragon wrote:It told me the station was now in virtual USB mode. Now what?
Graham, I think you made a good choice. The Davis Vantage Vue is probably more expensive than most other weather stations, hopefully, Davis has built the Vantage Vue with the experience and knowledge it has gained of the Vantage Pro units.Paragon wrote:BTW, we are quite pleased with this unit so far. We tried a la Crosse WS2355; its software crashed a lot, the transmission distance was poor (wouldn't even go through a wall at close range), etc. I tried Cumulus and got lots of wild points in the data, just as you said I would. So we took it back.
gemini06720 wrote:Sorry for having used the wrong first name - I do not know why I had the 'Pierre' name in mind ... not that I know that many Pierre and the few Pierre that might live on the west coast of Canada are usually called Peter...
OK, Gilles, so that we understand each others...
Under which operating system are you going to use Davis Vantage Pro2 weather station and the WeatherLink USB.
After searching the Davis products pages (and all the Davis documentation I have downloaded from their site) I found the WeatherLink USB adaptor/logger can/sould be used under any operating software/system - it is just an adaptor allowing the weather data stored inside the console to be transferred to a computer (Davis offers at least 5 different types of WeatherLink adaptors/loggers).
What is important to know is that Davis offers a version of the WeatherLink software for both Windows and Apple computers - the latest release of WeatherLink (I will, from now on, use the word WeatherLink to indicate the software and not the adaptor/logger) for Windows is version 5.9.2 (released March 26, 2010) - I could not find any software update for Apple MAC OS X!
Note: I do not know/think (honestly, I cannot remember
If you are going to connect your Vantage Pro2 console to your Windows-based computer, then it is highly recommended that you install the WeatherLink software - it is quite acceptable to install the software inside the 'C:\Program Files' directory, even under Windows 7.
During the installation, WeatherLink should install (at least) two device drivers from Silicon Laboratories, one 'USBXpress Device' and one 'CP210x USB to UART Bridge' (you do not really need to about those drivers nor should you uninstall either).
When WeatherLink is initially started, DO NOT SELECT USB COMMUNICATION, select serial communication.
I cannot remember how WeatherLink behaves when first started, I cannot remember if, when first started, WeatherLink requests that the communication port be selected. Again, DO NOT SELECT USB COMMUNICATION.
- Explanation:
When one chooses the USB communication setting, WeatherLink activates the USBXpress device and locks the adaptor/logger into that mode, and renders any communication between the adaptor/logger and other software (other than WeatherLink) next to impossible.
Whereas, when one chooses the serial communication setting, WeatherLink activates the USB to UART (serial) bridge and, again, locks the adaptor/logger into that mode, but, the advantage is that, in that mode, (almost) software can communicate with the console through the adaptor/logger.
Once WeatherLink has been started, one must click on the "Setup" pull-down menu and select the "Communications Port" option. Once the "Communications Port" window has opened, inside the "Communications" box, one must select/click on the "Serial" option. Then, one must click on the "Test" button. After a few milliseconds, a communication port number should appear in the form box beside "ComPort:".
Please make a note of that communication port number (a paper note is preferable to a mental note ... as the memory has a tendency to forget things..
Once the communication port has been selected (and that information has been paper-saved), one can click on the "OK" button to save those settings - I think WeatherLink will then request to be closed or will close itself to activate the new communication port settings.
Note: If the CD version of WeatherLink had to be initially installed, before restarting it, one can install the updated version 5.9.2 of WeatherLink ... <= link ...
Once the updated version of WeatherLink has been installed and once the communication type/port have been setup, one can proceed to the other settings to fully activate all the functions of WeatherLink.
Now, Gilles, to answer the questions in your last message...
YES, even if many people will/would tell you not to install WeatherLink - WeatherLink allows one to activate some of the internal setting of the Vantage Pro2 console.Gilles P wrote:WeatherLink has not been installed on my laptop(Window 7). Does it have to?
As I indicated above, it should be possible to use the adaptor/logger itself with other operating software/system UNLESS there are information/warnings in the included documentation that indicate the adaptor/logger cannot be used with other operating software/system.Gilles P wrote:Data logger used, is the one that was included in the Weatherlink Mac software. Could the logger be the problem
But, indeed, there is a big BUT, the software included with the WeatherLink adaptor/logger you bought can only be used on a MAX OS X operating software/system and that could be VERY INCONVINIENT since one probably needs the Windows CD version of the WeatherLink software in order to install under Windows!
If it has not been too long since you bought the WeatherLink adaptor/logger, and if the retailer you bought it from is a bit understanding, you might want to exchange the Apple version for a Windows version...
Where did you buy the WeatherLink adaptor/logger, from a retailer in Montréal or from a retailer outside the province of Québec? Unfortunately, most retailers know little if nothing of the software they sell...Gilles P wrote:Bought the software from my reseller who didn't seem to know about problems running on Mac
Correct me if I am wrong, but I do not think one can run Cumulus "directly" under the Apple MAC OS X operating software/system (as one can run Cumulus "directly" under Windows operating software/system without any additional software)!Gilles P wrote:Found out about Cumulus and would like to use it on my laptop and no longer on my Mac
Well, once one has installed WeatherLink under Windows 7, once one has selected the appropriate serial communication port (
Note: Under Windows 7, Cumulus MUST BE INSTALLED IN THE ROOD/TOP DIRECTORY and not inside the "C:\Program Files" directory - if that is not clear to you, do not feel shame in asking for clarification.
Well, I guess that should be more than enough reading for one evening...
Should you need further advice, should you have any questions, please feel free to ask them, preferably before the installation of the WeatherLink software...
Final note: If for some reasons the retailer you bought the WeatherLink adaptor/logger/software from does not want to provide you with an exchange (from Apple MAC OS X to Windows), you have two options:
- you can send an e-mail message to the technical support personal of Davis Instruments requesting the Windows CD version of WeatherLink and wait a few weeks for the delivery;
- or you can contact me via a private e-mail message (e-mail link in my signature) and I will provide you with the original/outdated Windows CD version 5.8.2 (backup).
Gilles, do not be so pessimistic ... the new adapter/logger will work "within parameters"...Gilles P wrote:From now on I will use WL running on Windows 7 in order to able to install Cumulus. Chances are it will work???
The WeatherLink USB adapter/logger DOES NOT store any data (none, zero, zilch) - all the data received by your Vantage Vue console from your Vantage Vue ISS (integrated sensor suite) is stored inside the Vantage Vue console (on a small memory chip) and, again, not inside the WeatherLink USB adapter/logger - the adapter/logger is just a 'conduit' to extract (suck out) the data from the console's memory (the data storage reservoir) and to pass that data to a software...Paragon wrote:How many scans can the WeatherLink data logger store? The manual says up to 200 days depending on your archive interval, which is meaningless. I want to store at 1-minute intervals.
Graham, that is indeed a failed confirmation and that is not good!!!Paragon wrote:I don't have a "Ports" option. There is a "Universal Serial Bus Controllers" section. There are no "COM" or PORT options in it - they are all related to USB - 1st Failed Confirmation.
The last confirmation was that the two drivers had been installed on your computer. But, at no time did I asked nor suggested that the driver be removed!Paragon wrote:I am not sure what your last confirmation requires. Presumably yes. So I remove "Silicon Laboratories USBXpress Device (Driver Removal)"?
Graham, I understand what you are going through - I have a lot of self-discipline but seriously lack in the patience department...Paragon wrote:I am working very hard on doing nothing until you tell me what I should do. It is very difficult and requires a lot of self discipline, which I am seriously short of.
