Topic: VP2 Max. Temperature Sensors.

[wuhu_software]

I was wondering if a VP2 expert could help me here.

I emailed Davis a couple of times and did not get a clear response.

The question is how many additional indoor temperature sensors can I add to a VP2 system that will be equiped with outdoor sensors?

The Davis first response was "You can have a total of four temperature humidity stations connected to each console. "

When I asked for clarification, the response was "Actually, you can have a total of 7 extra temperature stations.  Plus the station it self. "

So can anyone tell me how many sensors I can add to a standard Davis VP2 (that will have all the outdoor rain, temp/humidty, and wind sensors)?

Also, is there an integrated temp/humidity sensor in the console itself?

Thanks in advance.

[ncpilot]

From the manual:
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The console can receive signals from up to eight transmitters total, but
there is also a limit on the number of certain types of transmitters. The
table below lists the maximum number for each type of transmitter:

Note: Listening to more than one transmitter may reduce battery life significantly.

Integrated Sensor Suite (ISS) 1
Anemometer Transmitter Kit 1
Leaf & Soil Moisture/Temperature Station 2
Temperature Station 8
Temperature/Humidity Station 8
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That's where Davis got the "7" figure. You've already got the ISS, add 7 temp/humidity stations, and you're up to the max of 8 xmitters.

And yes, the console has a temp/humidity sensor.

If you had a wireless anemometer, then you could add only 6 more temp/hum. sensors...

[wuhu_software]

Thanks for the information. I appreciate it.

You would not happen to have any information on the WeatherLink for Alarm Output module would you?

http://www.provantage.com/davis-instruments-6544~7DAVS059.htm

From what I have read, you can create recipes to fire the outputs based on existing variables (temperature, wind speed and direction, etc), but I was wondering if you could write custom software to fire the outputs?

Thanks.

From the manual:
=====================================
The console can receive signals from up to eight transmitters total, but
there is also a limit on the number of certain types of transmitters. The
table below lists the maximum number for each type of transmitter:

Note: Listening to more than one transmitter may reduce battery life significantly.

Integrated Sensor Suite (ISS) 1
Anemometer Transmitter Kit 1
Leaf & Soil Moisture/Temperature Station 2
Temperature Station 8
Temperature/Humidity Station 8
=====================================

That's where Davis got the "7" figure. You've already got the ISS, add 7 temp/humidity stations, and you're up to the max of 8 xmitters.

And yes, the console has a temp/humidity sensor.

If you had a wireless anemometer, then you could add only 6 more temp/hum. sensors...

[ncpilot]

Nope... but you could probably find the info on Davis' site--that's where I downloaded the manual and other stuff from...

http://www.davisnet.com/home_flash.asp

http://www.davisnet.com/support/weather/support_docs.asp?dtype=3

Third item from the bottom... "Using WeatherLink for Alarm Output with VP & VP2"