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Weather Station Hardware => Ambient Weather and Ecowitt and other Fine Offset clones => Topic started by: Rocketman on February 07, 2023, 05:02:49 PM

Title: WS80 cal button
Post by: Rocketman on February 07, 2023, 05:02:49 PM

Why does the WS80 have a CAL button ?
Is it used for calibrating ?

Title: Re: WS80 cal button
Post by: Gyvate on February 07, 2023, 05:17:26 PM

yes, for calibrating zero speed if necessary.

Title: Re: WS80 cal button
Post by: Rover1822 on February 07, 2023, 05:25:45 PM

Adding, if like the WS90, which I am sure this is, you want to do the calibration is a static environment, NO AIR MOVEMENT, so a box or enclosure would be preferred. Just using the button in situ , or where it is placed , not recommended.

Title: Re: WS80 cal button
Post by: Rover1822 on February 07, 2023, 05:34:37 PM

Frankly, I have needed to calibrate the WS90, and from a bunch of previous posts, I don't see anyone needing to calibrate the WS80.

Hey, curiosity is good, just don't get the impulse to use a button because it exists.

 

Title: Re: WS80 cal button
Post by: Rocketman on February 07, 2023, 06:00:27 PM

 [tup] Lucky, I haven't pressed the CAL button
Now I know what it is used for

Title: Re: WS80 cal button
Post by: hiljo on February 08, 2023, 10:19:56 AM

Quote from: Rover1822 on February 07, 2023, 05:34:37 PM

Frankly, I have needed to calibrate the WS90, and from a bunch of previous posts, I don't see anyone needing to calibrate the WS80.

I had to calibrate the WS90 too. Additional: after each firmware update of the unit itself, I calibrate it, to know I'm sure the zero wind baseline is set correctly. In the last firmware eg. there were optimizations made for low wind speeds. Therefore used the calibration button to make sure the low wind speeds were reset and properly detected.

Title: Re: WS80 cal button
Post by: slybarman on February 10, 2023, 07:44:46 AM

Quote from: Rover1822 on February 07, 2023, 05:34:37 PM

Hey, curiosity is good, just don't get the impulse to use a button because it exists.

It is almost cruel to put a button on something then tell people not to push it.

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Title: Re: WS80 cal button
Post by: davidefa on February 10, 2023, 09:13:17 AM

This should be more appropriate in my case, not exactly a button ( but the result is generally the same ):

(https://i.imgflip.com/z8z0a.jpg)