[wxqc] wxqc Digest, Vol 42, Issue 16

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Rex,

Thanks for bringing up the firmware issue.  I checked and found my 
firmware was dated 12/1/06 although my unit is newer then that and in 
fact I had to swap my console mid-year and would have assumed I would 
have been given a newer firmware.

I am in the process of updating the firmware as I write this (with 
fingers crossed).

I can understand that there are some barometer corrections in the 
firmware...mainly ones due to spikes after updating the firmware and 
smoothing the barometer value but I didn't see any corrections for 
barometer value?

The fact is that Steve mentions software changes and I did find the 
optional settings in my WD software so there has to be some validity 
to what he is saying.  Seems Windy wouldn't have put the options in 
the CWOP setup if he didn't think you would need them?  I am just 
curious how changing them will affect what I am uploading before I change them.

Thanks to both of you!

Lew

>Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:15:13 -0500
>From: "Rex Pirkle" <k8cyj at arrl.net>
>Subject: Re: [wxqc] Vantage Pro Barometer problems
>
>The Davis VP/VP2 barometer problems that Steve mentions below are
>firmware issues, not resolved by WeatherLink software changes.   Davis
>has several different firmware revisions published; each depends on the
>datalogger type and your console firmware date.  The details are here:
>
>
>http://www.davisnet.com/support/weather/software_frmwr.asp
>
>Since updating firmware, my barometer tracks very well with MADIS -- no
>need to enter 'fake' elevations, just a slight offset entered by the
>'owners manual' procedure.  Readings were very inconsistent prior to the
>update.
>
>Rex Pirkle
>AR863/K8CYJ-5

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