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Davis Instruments WeatherLink for Vantage Pro2 Technical Support

Below is help and answers to questions regarding WeatherLink Datalogger for Davis Vantage Pro2. If you have any other questions please email us by clicking on the link provided.

Q: Can I add data to my database or edit data that is already there?


		You cannot add data to your database. You can, however, edit the data that is already there using the edit utility in the WeatherLink software.

Q: How do I import WeatherLink data into Excel?


		The following is step by step instructions for importing Davis WeatherLink data into Excel. 1. Create a .TXT file using the WeatherLink software. See the procedure “Export Records” in the WeatherLink User’s Manual. 2. In Excel, from the File menu, choose "open" to open your .TXT as a text file. 3. This brings up the "Import Wizard" in which you can specify how Excel should parse the text file. There will be 3 dialog boxes of options. 4. In the first dialog, specify that the file is a delimited file. Press the "Next" button to go to the next dialog. 5. In the second dialog, select tab as the delimiting character. Press the "Next" button to go to the next dialog. 6. In the third dialog, you will see a preview of the parsed fields. In order for the date to be parsed correctly, you may need to select the first column from the preview scroller, then select the correct date format in the upper right hand part of the dialog. Press "finished" when you are done with the third dialog. 7. Save the document as an Excel worksheet.

Q: Sometimes in the database my wind direction data is only dashes.


		If there is no wind speed at all during the archive interval, the software will not record a wind direction.

Q: The wind chill appears higher then the outside temperature in my plots.


		If you have not chosen “Like Variable Same Scale” from the Plot menu, the left and right axis may be scaled differently and have the effect of placing a lower value higher on the plot.

Q: Sometimes I see my wind speed jump to an extremely high number, like 126 mph. This occurs most often when it’s raining.


		When this occurs, the first thing you should do is unplug the eight-foot WeatherLink cable from the serial port adapter at your PC or Macintosh. As you do this observe the wind speed. The wind speed should immediately return to normal. If it does, the erroneous high wind speed was caused by a faulty or bad ground in the PC or at the outlet your PC is plugged into.

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