How to setup a davis weather station (VantagePro2) using WeatherLink 5.6
1. To run the software, double-click WeatherLink5.6 icon.
2. If no stations have been assigned in the program directory, the software
prompts you with the message “ Would you like to create a new station on your
disk now?” Click “yes”.
3. Assign a station name and directory.
(You can go to File/New Station to set up a new station. If there is more than one
station, you can choose a station from File/Open Station.)
4. Click “yes” when asked for Walkthrough Setup to set up a new station.
(You can also click Setup/Walkthrough to set this up.)
From now on, the software prompts you to fill in all the necessary information to
run this software. You can configure your station by selecting options under Setup
menu one by one.
Let me start with dialog messages automatically displayed.
(Italic: Walkthrough dialog messages)
Please specify your weather station model, optional sensors, download options, and
Bulletin startup options.
-> Click OK
Name: (assign a name here)
Model: Vantage Pro
Rain Collector: 0.01 in
Click in the box, Solar Radiation. (and UV if needed).
If you want to download data automatically click the box. (Then you will be asked
later to set up the download interval). When you use this option, only last 2 days
of data is downloaded.
Please enter the communication port you are using
->Click OK
Click Auto Detect to find the right com port in your computer and click Test to
check if the serial port is connected.
Please configure the Console Transceiver to receive data from the correct weather station(s).
-> Click OK
Station No.1 : ISS
Others: off
Please choose the units for your weather variables.
->Click OK and choose the right units
Please set the barometer and elevation on your weather station.
-Click OK
Station Elevation:
133 ft (41 m) for Livingston, CA
171 ft (52 m) for Merced, CA
151 ft (46 m) for Atwater, CA
Sea-level barometer: leave it blank
Set the rain calibration number on your station
->Click OK
Set the rain cal number for 0.01 in collector? Click Yes
Rain Calibration number set OK  Click OK
Would you like to set any Temperature and Humidity Calibration…….?
->Click Skip
Enter the Month which the Rainfall Season begins and the Year to Date….
-> Click OK
120 mm is rough estimate for
Merced, California, 2007.
Set Time, Date, Time Zone and Daylight Savings settings.
->Click OK
The software
automatically
synchronizes the time
with your computer.
->Click Set
Would you like to clear the archive memory too?
If you have data to retrieve in the data logger, Click No.
Otherwise, Click Yes
Set the archive interval on your weather station. We suggest using…..
-> Click OK
Set the appropriate logging interval.
This operation will clear archival memory
-> Click OK
Set the Latitude and Longitude on your station and software?
-> OK
Livingston: Latitude - 37, 22, 48 N
Longitude – 120, 43, 12 W
Merced: Latitude – 37, 18, 7 N
Longitude – 120, 28, 55 W
Atwater: Latitude – 37, 20, 53 N
Longitude – 120, 36, 29 W
Set Wind Cup size?
-> OK
-> Large
Would you like to set any alarms on your weather station?
-> Skip
Specify times to have your weather station automatically downloaded?
->OK if you set up this function (Skip otherwise)
->Add your station in the Auto Download List
->Click Download At to set the download times
-> Offset time: 5 min
-> Click OK
You are now done with the walkthrough. Would you like to go back?
-> No
Congratulations! Now your weather station started logging the data.
You can see your station name on top of the software.
A folder with your station name is created under C:\WeatherLink\
(Unless you changed the directory)
You can download data by clicking
C:\WeatherLink\”your station name”
, then the data is downloaded under
The data file name is “download.txt”
You can click
to see the data.
You can use these icons
to see strip charts and plots.