Thanks Gary, that looks interesting but you need the 'old' style console. I have the new fancy console with less functionality.
On Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 9:22:31 AM UTC-5 gary....@gmail.com wrote: > You may be able to use this. I have this and a WLL and like the WFL better. > > https://www.scaledinstruments.com/shop/shop-by-category/data-loggers/wifilogger2/ > > > On Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 10:41:35 AM UTC-4 Tom Hogland wrote: > >> I currently have a VP2 and use the 6316 Envoy and 6510Ser datalogger >> connected to the PC running weewx. If you have the VP2 console close to the >> PC you want to use for weewx you can install the new datalogger in it and >> run the cord to the PC - nothing else required. If not, then you can either >> use the 6316 Envoy and a 6510 datalogger in place of the console and put it >> by your PC, or you can get a 6100 WLL. WLL replaces the Envoy and >> datalogger and uploads directly to Davis Cloud - the "weatherlinklive" >> driver would sniff the network and intercept those packets coming from the >> WLL and inject them to weewx. >> >> Note that the WLL has temp/humidity and barometer built in. It can read >> additional wireless sensors, but so can the Envoy - each has 8 channels it >> can listen to. Both are pricey, but it appears that WLL is the "way of the >> future" for them, rather than the Envoy. >> >> My VP2 combination has been online since about 2004 without issue, and >> using weewx since wview went defunct several years ago. I also run a >> Tempest, and I'm looking forward to replacing my weird "dual station" >> configuration with two small containers using v5. >> >> -Tom >> >> >> On Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 5:54:29 AM UTC-8 Rich Strle wrote: >> >>> Question: Will the ‘stock’ WeeWX driver communicate with the 6100 Davis >>> WeatherLink Live? >>> >>> >>> Detail: >>> >>> >>> I have upgraded to a Davis VantagePro2 (VP2) from a VantagePro1 (VP1). >>> >>> >>> Currently I get data from the VP1 from a Davis Envoy product number 6314 >>> with a serial data logger installed. >>> >>> >>> To get the same functionality in my VP2 I need a new Davis Envoy product >>> number 6316 Data Envoy and a new data logger 6510USB Davis WeatherLink >>> Computer Interface. >>> >>> >>> Would I be better off with a 6100 Davis WeatherLink Live? It seems to >>> offer more functionality like adding additional sensors including the Davis >>> Airline air quality sensor. >>> >>> >>> In the Vantage Notes section: >>> >>> >>> “The Davis Vantage stations include a variety of models and >>> configurations. The WeeWX driver can communicate with a console or envoy >>> using serial, USB, or TCP/IP interface.” >>> >>> >>> Poking around in the drivers section of the wiki, I see a >>> weatherlinklive weewx-driver. Is that my best option to feed data into >>> weewx? >>> >>> >>> Or will the ‘stock’ WeeWX driver communicate with the 6100 Davis >>> WeatherLink Live? >>> >>> >>> Apologies for the long drawn out question. My VP1 ran since 2001 and fed >>> data to my website since then. A lot has changed since then. >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/39470b13-e714-4a38-b8e6-c7f4d61ba183n%40googlegroups.com.
