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Title: Installing WL without a CD drive
Post by: youngros on March 05, 2018, 10:01:07 AM
A friend has just ordered a Davis Vue and I have explained that if he wants to connect to his laptop he will need the datalogger which comes with what Davis describes as free software, but this is on a CD and his laptop doesn't have a CD drive. Will he have to buy/use a USB CD drive or is there any other way? It does seem strange that there is no online download of the software like there is of Weather Display.
Thanks Rosalind
Title: Re: Installing WL without a CD drive
Post by: Randall Kayfes on March 05, 2018, 10:07:23 AM
https://www.davisnet.com/resources/weather-monitoring/#support
Title: Re: Installing WL without a CD drive
Post by: Old Tele man on March 05, 2018, 10:07:32 AM
Use somebody's computer with CD and "transfer" everything onto a USB thumbdrive...and then use the thumbdrive on his machine.
Title: Re: Installing WL without a CD drive
Post by: youngros on March 05, 2018, 10:28:41 AM
Thank you for the quick response. I had wondered if you could, but thought I would check first.
This all comes from me suggesting he got a rain gauge to compare our rainfall, next he is deciding to buy a Davis!
His other question/observation was why a wired logger and not wireless/Bluetooth.
Title: Re: Installing WL without a CD drive
Post by: chief-david on March 05, 2018, 10:52:44 AM
Davis has not entered that idea yet. Maybe someday.
Remember Wired logger is either a USB or Serial. 

I would have the friend see if a friend/neighbor has a USB DVD. I bought one for 15 bucks.
Title: Re: Installing WL without a CD drive
Post by: youngros on March 05, 2018, 11:03:10 AM
Yes, he knows that he has to have usb. Mine was serial until Windows10 killed the drivers with one of their updates, fortunately I had an adaptor and I was good to go again.
I will do the copying for him as still have tower PCs.
Title: Re: Installing WL without a CD drive
Post by: Randall Kayfes on March 06, 2018, 09:26:16 AM
Sorry should have added click on software then click on weatherlink....

But here it is:  https://www.davisnet.com/support/weather/download/WeatherLink_Install_604.exe
Title: Re: Installing WL without a CD drive
Post by: dalecoy on March 06, 2018, 09:39:12 AM
Quote from: kaymann on March 06, 2018, 09:26:16 AM
Sorry should have added click on software then click on weatherlink....

But here it is:  https://www.davisnet.com/support/weather/download/WeatherLink_Install_604.exe

Please note this is NOT the full version and it does require the have a previously installed FULL version for it to operate correctly.
Title: Re: Installing WL without a CD drive
Post by: Randall Kayfes on March 06, 2018, 10:20:25 PM
Quote from: dalecoy on March 06, 2018, 09:39:12 AM
Quote from: kaymann on March 06, 2018, 09:26:16 AM
Sorry should have added click on software then click on weatherlink....

But here it is:  https://www.davisnet.com/support/weather/download/WeatherLink_Install_604.exe

Please note this is NOT the full version and it does require the have a previously installed FULL version for it to operate correctly.

Thank you for clarifying that!
Title: Re: Installing WL without a CD drive
Post by: johnd on March 07, 2018, 03:57:09 AM
Quote from: kaymann on March 06, 2018, 09:26:16 AM
But here it is:  https://www.davisnet.com/support/weather/download/WeatherLink_Install_604.exe

Thanks, I hadn't spotted that WL has been updated to v6.0.4 (nor has there been any announcement from Davis). Changes are minor as you might expect but include:

What's new in v6.0.4

Updated the heat index calculation table
Changed ET Display in Summary Window.
Added Device ID (DID) as authorization when setting up Web Download.