Tom, Wow! Thank you for the amazing resource. Already found a couple of interesting tidbits.
And thank you for weewx - very happy with the software. :) Thanks again, Doug B. On Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 4:37:55 PM UTC-8, Tom Keffer wrote: > > Doug, the biggest incompatibility problem is actually between loggers. > Sometime in 2012, Davis changed the interface to the logger. Modern > consoles will not work with old loggers. The console looks for a key in the > logger and, if it doesn't find it, refuses to boot. This was to prevent 3rd > party loggers although, human nature being what it is, smart people have > found ways around the lock. > > New loggers will work with any console. > > Details here > <https://www.manula.com/manuals/pws/davis-kb/1/en/topic/green-dot-loggers> > . > > -tk > > On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 5:01 PM, Doug Bo <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> I agree, the 1.90 firmware is quite good. Also very true, don't fix >> something that isn't broke. >> >> My deal is that I run multiple consoles with multiple ISS at multiple >> locations with repeaters, remote temp sensors and soil sensors. I want >> everything to be interchangeable so that if something breaks or dies or >> gets weird I can swap out components quickly to keep the weather data >> flowing. Thus I want matching firmware to minimize surprises down the >> road. I'm a farmer so my weather stations have a direct impact on my >> wallet. I guess I'm sort of fussy about my setup. LOL >> >> I'll do a bit more digging on this to satisfy my own curiosity. >> >> Thanks for the input, >> Doug B. >> >> >> On Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 1:37:59 PM UTC-8, Tom Keffer wrote: >>> >>> Why update? >>> >>> My console dates back to 2006 and runs fine. Take a look at the Davis >>> change logs and you'll see that the "fixes" are all very esoteric and >>> unlikely to be encountered. >>> https://www.davisnet.com/resources/weather-monitoring/#support (Then >>> select Software/Firmware, then select VantagePro 2) >>> >>> If it ain't broke, don't fix it. >>> >>> -tk >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 2:10 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I have an old console, firmware date May 27 2005. >>>> >>>> It looks like I need a special firmware updater that is no longer >>>> available. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "weewx-user" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "weewx-user" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
