Topic: WS-1002 Wifi LCD is dead, need to retrieve data...

[Rich_Data]

Hi, I bought an Ambient Weather WS-1002 wifi in April in order to accumulate climate data for a regional study on the Pine Bark Beetle epidemic hammering the Rockies. I also need the remote function of seeing the weather at home while I am abroad and that works great with the connectivity to Wunderground. The unit has really been great to use, no issues until recently.

But, I have had the misfortune of having the LCD display die, it's completely black and nothing will bring it back to life. However, the system is working and I am getting info on Wunderground.

I need to get the data off of it before I RMA it for an exchange. I have EasyWeather IP installed but don't see any guidance in regards to that.

Also, if I decide to replace this for a more robust unit, which I may, what will do the same things in terms of connectivity but be more reliable?

Thanks,

Rich

[Rich_Data]

OK, I managed to get the data off but it is going to be a chore to enter into the broad set as it is in PDF format, not CSV.

The thing is working perfectly but the screen is blank. Darn.

[SLOweather]

OK, I managed to get the data off but it is going to be a chore to enter into the broad set as it is in PDF format, not CSV.

Google "pdf to csv", and you find ways, even on-line, to convert your PDF to a CSV file. I did it once to capture 150 years of rain data. It wasn't perfect, but needed minumal editing.

[dupreezd]

But, I have had the misfortune of having the LCD display die,

Is this the console? If it is, have you tried connecting a USB to it and see if you can get to the data? Maybe it is just the LCD gone bad.

[Phil23]

If the PDF is just a fixed width table, it's usually possible to copy & paste the contents to a Text file & then read the fixed width fields into Excel.

If the data is spread over 2 lines, a bit of work with Search & Replace in NotePad++ will usually get it into a usable format.