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Offline colonieweather

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WL v6.0.5 Timing Out
« on: February 23, 2025, 06:43:59 PM »
I'm using WL v6.0.5 with a serial to USB connection on a Windows 11 machine.  Just recently I've been getting odd errors and time out errors between my VP2 console and computer.  I've disconnected the data logger from the station to clear it out, but the timeouts keep happening.  Has anyone had this issue before and is there a solution? 

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Re: WL v6.0.5 Timing Out
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2025, 06:49:03 PM »
How long has the Win 11 machine been connected and has this combination worked fine in the past for a period of time?

How does the station upload to the other web sites? 

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Re: WL v6.0.5 Timing Out
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2025, 07:19:48 PM »
It's been connected 24/7 for a couple of years now (with the occasional reboot for OS updates).  This just recently began happening within the last two weeks or so.
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Re: WL v6.0.5 Timing Out
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2025, 07:25:37 PM »
I would start looking at Win 11 and their automatic incompetent updates they push upon users without consent. Maybe there's been a wayward USB/Serial driver update or similar?

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Re: WL v6.0.5 Timing Out
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2025, 07:28:39 PM »
Thank you!  I'll take a look at that.  I also just purchased a different serial to USB connector that says win 11 compatibility.  I'm not sure how old the one is that I currently have.

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Re: WL v6.0.5 Timing Out
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2025, 09:03:38 PM »
Yes serial to USB converter could very well be the issue if only just replaced in the same time frame. Have no background with Win 11 but quite a bit with Win7 and for Win 8 Davis produced a Win 8 version. That would certainly be my starting point, the new adapter?

And just to confirm this is a serial logger?   

Also FYi the original Davis USB Serial (DB9) #8434 worked up until Windows 7/ME/XP/Vista etc, #8435 was required for Win 8. What I am not sure of if the #8435 was a Prolific or FTDI chipset?   
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Re: WL v6.0.5 Timing Out
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2025, 09:55:52 PM »
Yes, it is a serial logger. See attachment for driver details.

Looks like I am on the latest version:  https://ftdichip.com/drivers/d2xx-drivers/
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Re: WL v6.0.5 Timing Out
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2025, 05:14:46 AM »
How old is the logger? If it is quite old then I might wonder whether the memory chip is starting to fail?

Has anything else at all changed in the vicinity of the console/logger? Any new wireless device placed near to the console or other electric appliance plugged into the same electrical circuit? Anything that could be transmitting interference either wirelessly or via the mains supply can cause this sort of intermittent communications issue.

« Last Edit: February 24, 2025, 05:21:57 AM by johnd »
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Re: WL v6.0.5 Timing Out
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2025, 07:20:37 AM »
Logger is the original when station was purchased several years ago.  I've got data in WL going back to January 2005.

Nothing around the station or logger has changed or has been added.
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Re: WL v6.0.5 Timing Out
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2025, 07:39:35 AM »
Logger is the original when station was purchased several years ago.  I've got data in WL going back to January 2005.

So the logger is 20 years old now???
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Re: WL v6.0.5 Timing Out
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2025, 10:01:11 AM »
Yes.  At least.  Got the VP2 station and serial logger at same time.
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