4 ms·
I have a Davis Vantage Vue. It's a nice station, but requires a proprietary data logger to get a serial connection which I loathe. There's tons of good weather
by thcipriani 2y ago
I have a Davis Vantage Vue. It's a nice station, but requires a proprietary data logger to get a serial connection which I loathe. There's tons of good weather station nerd info on wxforums[0].
weewx[1] software supports sending data to CWOP and has drivers for the Davis station among others.
Bonus: you can also send data to CWOP over the ham bands via aprs, and all your data shows up on aprs.fi[2]
[0]: <https://www.wxforum.net/ https://www.wxforum.net/>
[1]: <https://weewx.com/ https://weewx.com/>
[2]: <https://aprs.fi/ https://aprs.fi/>
- ISL 2y agoIt's been a while, but with a little bit of solder and a slightly-janky connector, you don't need the proprietary dongle to connect to a serial connection (at least with a Vantage Vue from ~2010). The Vantage Vue hardware is solid; much better than the cheaper kits out there.
- thcipriani 2y agoI spent some time building a data logger when I first got my vue, but they updated hardware circa 2012 specifically to thwart this, it seems[0]. It was a frustrating discovery: had to spend an extra $100 for something that can be made with $2 worth of parts :( [0]: <https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=10721.275 https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=10721.275>
- ISL 2y agoThat's really unfortunate.
- kevin42 2y agoI have a Vantage Pro2 with the WeatherLink Live. I'm really happy with it. It has a pretty simple API you can hit on the local network, and it can push to weatherlink.com. It's a bit on the pricey side, but I live in a fairly rural area, so it's nice to have my own data. Plus, I'm on a private airstrip, so other pilots can use see it.