Topic: third party temp sensors

[photon_trap]

Anyone know specifically if I can a add third party temp sensors to my VP2 wireless anemometer (which has it's own separate wireless transmitter) ?
Specifically, can I use a standard thermocouple such as a type K ?

thanks

[Mattk]

With Davis stations nothing can be added to a VP2 Anemometer transmitter other than an anemometer, even though it looks just like a normal ISS

[photon_trap]

Ok, thanks much Mattk -  Blood BOILING !  Many thanks Davis, we appreciate things like this. GRRRRR

[Dador]

With Davis stations nothing can be added to a VP2 Anemometer transmitter other than an anemometer, even though it looks just like a normal ISS

Even if we have a WLL that can receive a signal from 8 stations, it won't work either? Do you have any knowledge about it?
I thought if I buy a WLL and add extra temp or pull Solar and UV on the roof and connect to a Davis 6332 it will all work. I'm wrong?

[davidmc36]

https://www.scaledinstruments.com/shop/davis-instruments/data-viewing-and-telemetry/sensor-transmitters/davis-6332-solar-powered-wireless-sensor-transmitter/?gclid=CjwKCAiA5sieBhBnEiwAR9oh2mY6oRAAxJCrxlzwvVAMUM0gTJR7uXUJEkGVDcp6QMMcJ2vbma22-BoCrfAQAvD_BwE

"Can support up to one each of five sensors: anemometer, rain collector, temperature probe or temperature/humidity, UV and solar radiation sensors."

[johnd]

Even if we have a WLL that can receive a signal from 8 stations, it won't work either? Do you have any knowledge about it?
I thought if I buy a WLL and add extra temp or pull Solar and UV on the roof and connect to a Davis 6332 it will all work. I'm wrong?

Yes, it will work perfectly well if you are receiving data on a WLL (or, presumably, the new 6313 console). It's only the old, now legacy, consoles and Envoys for which the one-ISS rule applies.

Of course, you have to work out how you are going to display and log the data. If you have a Pro account at weatherlink.com then this will take care of logging the data for you (though you still need to nominate one ISS as the primary (or default) display for the wl.com bulletin. But, as far as I am aware (and someone please correct if this info is out of date), current local software cannot accommodate more than one full ISS, though I'm not sure about weewx. But this is a limitation of the third-party software and not eg WLL.

[davidefa]

But, as far as I am aware (and someone please correct if this info is out of date), current local software cannot accommodate more than one full ISS, though I'm not sure about weewx. But this is a limitation of the third-party software and not eg WLL.

Meteotemplate can map any davis sensor to any meteotemplate field ( trough the davisWLL plugin ), so it can import additional ISS sensors ( though additional wind, rain, solar sensors are not currently used by any blocks ).

[photon_trap]

Thanks to all for the input !    I have WLL so it seems I need to educate myself to Meteotemplate next