Davis Weatherlink software v5.6.0 released
 

The latest version of the Weatherlink software (v5.6.0) has now moved
from beta to full release status. As usual, it's available as a free
download for anyone with an existing installed v5.x Weatherlink
version from:

http://www.davisnet.com/support/weat...asp#vantagePro

The main new features are an increase in the number of web upload
profiles from 3 to 8, additional wind speed averaging periods on eg
the Summary screen and support for configuring the VP2 wireless
repeaters, which are about to be released. However, there is also
quite a list of detail refinements and bug fixes.

John Dann
www.weatherstations.co.uk

Davis Weatherlink software v5.6.0 released
 

On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 07:55:08 +0100, John Dann
wrote:

The latest version of the Weatherlink software (v5.6.0) has now moved
from beta to full release status...

Thanks, John.

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland.
Web cam and weather:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm
Some walks and treks:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/walks/

Davis Weatherlink software v5.6.0 released
 

The additional profiles for web uploading will be very useful as I've
always had to decide what 'span' to use, now I could have say, 1 week,
1 month and 12 months for graphs etc.

1. The "Use 00:00" option for exporting data is fixed.
Can you now change from 00:00 to say 09:00 or 18:00 as 24 hours
periods? Even though I have mine to reset at 18:00 the bulletin still
always resets at 00:00, so I have to close and restart it.

Have they fixed the WeatherUnderground lockout feature when things go
wrong?

Finally, the wind speed averaging periods, do these and many other new
features still work with the WMII?

Maybe time to think of a VP in the next year, are there any new
versions due that maybe worth waiting for? :-)

Thanks

Keith (Southend)

http://www.southendweather.net.

John Dann wrote:
The latest version of the Weatherlink software (v5.6.0) has now moved
from beta to full release status. As usual, it's available as a free
download for anyone with an existing installed v5.x Weatherlink
version from:

http://www.davisnet.com/support/weat...asp#vantagePro

The main new features are an increase in the number of web upload
profiles from 3 to 8, additional wind speed averaging periods on eg
the Summary screen and support for configuring the VP2 wireless
repeaters, which are about to be released. However, there is also
quite a list of detail refinements and bug fixes.

John Dann
www.weatherstations.co.uk

Davis Weatherlink software v5.6.0 released
 

I just found this in the Davis blurb :-)

16. Added the ability to reset the timestamp of the last data uploaded
to Weather Underground, if the Weather Underground module is installed.


Keith (Southend)

Davis Weatherlink software v5.6.0 released
 

Many thanks John, Do you have to uninstall the previous 5.5.1 release or can
you just install over the top of it?
Ray

http://www.rpj-bexhill.demon.co.uk/westparadefast.htm Weather at
Bexhill-on-Sea East Sussex


"John Dann" wrote in message
...
The latest version of the Weatherlink software (v5.6.0) has now moved
from beta to full release status. As usual, it's available as a free
download for anyone with an existing installed v5.x Weatherlink
version from:

http://www.davisnet.com/support/weat...asp#vantagePro

The main new features are an increase in the number of web upload
profiles from 3 to 8, additional wind speed averaging periods on eg
the Summary screen and support for configuring the VP2 wireless
repeaters, which are about to be released. However, there is also
quite a list of detail refinements and bug fixes.

John Dann
www.weatherstations.co.uk

Davis Weatherlink software v5.6.0 released
 

Ï "Ray Jeffery" Ýãñáøå óôï ìÞíõìá
...
Many thanks John, Do you have to uninstall the previous 5.5.1 release or
can you just install over the top of it?
Ray

You do not need to uninstall v5.5.1, as v5.6 acts as an update. I had also
installed the wunderground module, which keeps on running without my having
had to uninstall it and reinstall it. At some point you do get a
notification about having to uninstall and then reinstall a USB driver; i
didn't quit the installation process and it went fine. Also, all my records
are still in their position! :-)

Yannis, SE Athens
+25.9C, RH 47%, SLP 1013.4 hPa
F7-8 etesians in the Aegean these days

Davis Weatherlink software v5.6.0 released
 

Yannis wrote:
Ï "Ray Jeffery" Ýãñáøå óôï ìÞíõìá
...

Many thanks John, Do you have to uninstall the previous 5.5.1 release or
can you just install over the top of it?
Ray


You do not need to uninstall v5.5.1, as v5.6 acts as an update. I had also
installed the wunderground module, which keeps on running without my having
had to uninstall it and reinstall it. At some point you do get a
notification about having to uninstall and then reinstall a USB driver; i
didn't quit the installation process and it went fine. Also, all my records
are still in their position! :-)

Yannis, SE Athens
+25.9C, RH 47%, SLP 1013.4 hPa
F7-8 etesians in the Aegean these days



That was the exact question I was going to ask as I quited the install
when I could see it was being installed in the same directory. I'll give
it a go when I have some free time, just in case ;-0 I guess it's wise
to quit 5.5.1 before installing the new one, not have the bulletin
running etc?

--
Keith (Southend)

'Weather Home & Abroad'
http://www.southendweather.net

Davis Weatherlink software v5.6.0 released
 

Ï "Keith (Southend)" Ýãñáøå óôï ìÞíõìá
...
I guess it's wise to quit 5.5.1 before installing the new one, not have
the bulletin running etc?

Well just to be sure you'll install it without problems, I think you'd
better quit the program before installing the update.

Yannis, SE Athens
+25.9C still, RH 45%
http://www.e-kairos.com/terpsithea

Davis Weatherlink software v5.6.0 released
 

"Yannis" wrote in message
...
Ï "Keith (Southend)" Ýãñáøå óôï ìÞíõìá
...
I guess it's wise to quit 5.5.1 before installing the new one, not have
the bulletin running etc?

Well just to be sure you'll install it without problems, I think you'd
better quit the program before installing the update.

Yannis, SE Athens
+25.9C still, RH 45%
http://www.e-kairos.com/terpsithea

I usually install in new directory to check that all is well before removing
the old version. I also needed to install the Wunderground module and get
that working before deleting the old version.

I would certainly not have any Weatherlink version running when carrying out
the installation.

Alan

Davis Weatherlink software v5.6.0 released
 

Installed v5.6.0 without any hitches that I've noticed. Can clearly see
the 8 profiles now available and WeatherUnderground module stayed
intact. The bulletin looks exactly the same as before, but that maybe
because I have the WMII. Won't know whether the WU fix actually works
until I have another lockout.

Thanks for the advice.
--
Keith (Southend)

'Weather Home & Abroad'
http://www.southendweather.net

Davis Weatherlink software v5.6.0 released
 

Thank for info, liked your site.

Ray


"Keith (Southend)" wrote in message
...
Installed v5.6.0 without any hitches that I've noticed. Can clearly see
the 8 profiles now available and WeatherUnderground module stayed intact.
The bulletin looks exactly the same as before, but that maybe because I
have the WMII. Won't know whether the WU fix actually works until I have
another lockout.

Thanks for the advice.
--
Keith (Southend)

'Weather Home & Abroad'
http://www.southendweather.net

Davis Weatherlink software v5.6.0 released
 

Keith (Southend) wrote:
Installed v5.6.0 without any hitches that I've noticed. Can clearly
see the 8 profiles now available and WeatherUnderground module stayed
intact. The bulletin looks exactly the same as before, but that maybe
because I have the WMII. Won't know whether the WU fix actually works
until I have another lockout.

Thanks for the advice.

Installed 5.6 today with no problems. The only thing I had to do was reconfigure the unit settings and the strip charts/ monthly
plot for upload to the website.
There is a difference in the bulletin screen on the Vantage Plus. They have changed the layout slightly, moving the humidity
readings adjacent to the ET block. This has widened the temp section at the top but cluttered up the ET block.
Hopefully some time in the future they will make this bulletin screen user definable. This may well come in the next major revamp
but that could be a long way off. It's by no means certain that the customisable bulletin feature will be included.
Apart from what you have mentioned Keith plus additional wind data on the summary I can't see any other changes.

Regards,

Rob
Chester, UK
http://www.west-cheshire.ac.uk/weather

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