[wxqc] Davis VP Firmware Update

[Dave Helms]

Hi Mark,

If you interupt WeatherLink (e.g. restart), I'm pretty sure WeatherLink 
takes 24 hours of  continuous  operation to derive the 24 hour rainfall 
parameter.  This parameter, along with the 10 minute (peak) gust and 1 
hour rainfall parameters, are not sent from the Davis station console 
but rather need to be derived in memory by the WeatherLink application 
over the period of the parameter's time intergration. 

So... wait 24 hours and then check to see if the parameter is encoded 
into the APRS/CWOP message.

Dave
CW0351

Mark wrote:

>Thanks Tom, 
>Reference the update:
>
>Everything was working fine and all fields reporting as necessary up until
>yesterday.
>
>I have the right system and updated my firmware yesterday, but now it seems
>the 24 hour rain field is no longer reporting?
>http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxnear.cgi?call=CW8100
>
>Rain shows on my graphs (just the Cumulative and last hour)
>http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=CW8100&last=48&radar=***
>
>Raw data (p) seems to be missing?
>http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/raw.cgi?call=CW8100
>
>
>Guess I'll wait a couple days to see if it changes or catches up? May need
>to do more troubleshooting to see what changed...or maybe even go back to
>the old firmware just to test.   Anyone else run into this?
>
>PS: For software I am running Vantage Bulletin within Weatherlink 5.7.1.
>Nothing to my knowledge changed with the software settings.
>
>If anyone has any suggestions feel free to e-mail direct.
>Thanks
>
>Mark
>CW8100
>M.robbie at mchsi.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: wxqc-bounces at lists.gladstonefamily.net
>[mailto:wxqc-bounces at lists.gladstonefamily.net] On Behalf Of Thomas Giella
>KN4LF
>Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 9:12 PM
>To: a WXStation eGroup; a WXQC e-List; a vantagepro eGroup
>Subject: [wxqc] Davis VP Firmware Update
>
>Just an FYI, Davis released it's latest firmware v1.70 for the VP on August
>21st. If you have a VP2 cabled or wireless station you can do a direct PC
>install from Davis without the need for their updater gadget.
>
>Per Davis http://davisnet.com/support/weather/software_frmwr.asp it works
>with the following data logger/pc interfaces: # 6510SER, 6510USB, 6540,
>6544, 6550 and 6560. I have the Weatherlink 6510SER data logger/pc interface
>and the download was simple to install.
>
>Take Care,
>Thomas Giella, KN4LF
>Retired Meteorologist
>Lakeland, FL, USA
>kn4lf at earthlink.net
>Skywarn #POL-10A
>
>Lakeland, Florida Daily Climatological Weather Data Archive: 
>http://www.kn4lf.com/kn4lf22.htm
>New Scientific Evidence for the Existence of God: 
>http://www.cosmicfingerprints.com/audio/newevidence.htm
>
>
>
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