Hello,
If a WLL is already sending data from a VP2 to Weatherlink.com, what happen if the new 6313 console send the same data from VP2 to Weatherlink?
The data will be duplicated I imagine?
Is it possible to disable the WLL without losing the old data already transmitted and switch to the new one?
With the new console is it possible to connect with the mobile app (Android, iOs) at the frequency of 2.5 seconds in the same local network as the WLL did?
Thanks
I wouldn't replace the WLL as the logger / communicator to the weatherlink website. The battery back-up will last much longer than the console will if you're without power. The WLL is a much safer bet in terms of not losing data.
I agree with this. The new 6313 is a new console with built in WeatherLink Live 6100. The WLL 6100 is much safer not only in a much better battery backup, it's also not prone to software update downtime, crashes, or freezes that affect tablets.
The initial update froze on me. It was stuck on the "Updating Software" screen pictured on the first post for well over an hour before I forced it reboot via the pinhole button and it completed. I don't think it's collecting and caching data from the sensors during this update.
To answer your question, I believe you can export data from the old station and then import it into the new one via the import/export tool on weatherlink.com. I haven't tried this but I don't see why it wouldn't work.
On weatherlink.com, the export button is on the data tab, and the import button is on the settings page (wrench icon in menu).
Anybody who has been paying attention in recent years re the direction of Microsoft's, Google, phone OS's and Davis's ever steady direction with WeatherLink.com, WLL and their other changes will have an inclination of where this is all going
My concern is that they'll drop the old console. Leaving all the other logger solutions out in the cold. Forcing you to get their new WLL device.
I would think certainly at some point, tech moves on, the VP2 console is getting long in the tooth now.
I work in information technology and follow business and consumer tech very closely. I think at some point, if it hasn't already happened, they will stop development of the old-style console+logger. I'm not sure if they'll stop production since the older consoles+loggers are reliable and can fit specific use-cases: thinking of outdoor situations that make use of the enclosures which fit the old console, or data logging where networking isn't applicable.
The new console does have a micro SD port on the side; maybe at some point they'll allow local logging to the SD card? I'm not sure since this wasn't mentioned anywhere in the marketing or documentation.
I don't foresee official Windows or Mac desktop apps for WeatherLink since the website handles the features and data quite well, and the cost of continued development for those platforms would be considerable for a niche application.
I would really love to see updates for the iOS/Android apps (especially tablets). Feature parity with weatherlink.com, or even just a landscape view and customization options would be very welcome.
Maybe they'll release another console at some point without the "built-in WLL 6100?" If they released this exact console without the weatherlink.com upload in the $200-300 USD price point, it'd fit my use-case much better since I have the WLL 6100 for logging/sync purposes. I use my consoles purely for viewing and had no plans to retire the 6100.