Heavy Weather 1.1 Installation Guide
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1. amp System Tools W Computer E Event Viewer Disk drives f Shared Folders Display adapters G Local Users and Groups 3 DVD CD ROM drives J Performance Logs and amp Floppy disk controllers Device Manager Floppy disk drives Storage 6 IDE ATA ATAPI controllers Removable Storage Keyboards Disk Defragmenter 70 Mice and other pointing devices Z Disk Management Monitors B Services and Applications 88 Network adapters Ports COM amp LPT Communications Port COM1 ECP Printer Port LPT1 Processors Sound video and game controllers System devices amp Universal Serial Bus controllers e Find the port you wish to re assign Right click on it and select Properties or double click e Select the Port Settings tab e Then select the Advanced Button Communications Port COM1 Prope PIZ General Port Settings Driver Details Resources Bits per second fscoo i i E Data bits 8 Parity None ooo Stop bits 1 Elow control None L Advanced Restore Defaults r HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 28 e Open the COM Port Number drop down lower left corner Advanced Settings for COM1 Use FIFO buffers requires 16550 compatible UART Cox _ Select lower settings to correct connection problems _Cancel_ Select higher settings for fas2. Heavy Weather 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All rights reserved Version 1 50 Table of Contents l Overview Requirements and Planning page 3 ll RS 232 Cable Serial Port Installation 8 lil Appendix A Reassign a COM Port 27 IV Appendix B Reassign an IRQ 20 20000 29 V Appendix C Windows Version Differences 32 VI Appendix D Frequently Asked Questions 34 HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 Heavy Weather Pro 1 1 Installation Guide Licensing Summary The HeavyWeather Pro 1 1 software necessary to transfer Weather Station Professional data to your PC is licensed to you at no charge with qualifying purchase of any of the following 35 3600 Series hardware models WS 3510 WS 3512 and WS 3610 You may install it on one PC and if desired the same owner may install one additional copy on one notebook Reasonable backups of the software may be made for disaster recovery purposes If you transfer the hardware to a new owner you must uninstall and transfer the software CD with the unit safely destroying to the reasonable extent possible related backup media This statement is a Summarized version of the license If you have further questions please contact La Crosse Technology Customer Support at 1 888 211 1923 System Requirements La Crosse Technology software is supported
3. Indoor 1410 Temperature Outdoor z Temperature Rel Pressure inHg HI 10 100 o ot Mee ae Qi LF Olen inHg 5 oe Max inHg LO a Q s0 Min Fig a Mn Fig a 70o Max F aos Max F Wind 0 o1 Er 8 or tot 42 Humidity Humidity menen i H amp A 4 Hg oR 0 L See ee eS 80 ase bft 40 30 30 z Min S 40 Min 20 Max 9 amp 50 Max Dewpoint Windchill F HI F Mn F og Min F Max F Maxie of n 10 gy DB G2 2 4 8 Bates seo Wy Wy iz bfi Rain Last Hour Last 24 Hours Last Week Last Month Total 4 a a 20 fr va 20 20 4 2 10 10 10 20 aa in A in a in a in ga in Max in in Max in Max in Max Weather i Graph ET BPH Data No weather station detected at port COM1 2 history dat 0 dp E history dat 0 dp e lf your PC assigned your serial port to COM1 then you will notice Wind and or temperature data fill in quickly on WS 3610 models Note WS 3510 users do not receive wind or rain data WS 3512 users do not receive temperature humidity or rain data These users can verify the Rel Pressure area for data Even if you display data quickly you should continue on and verify the basic software configurations HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 15 e Find the icons in the toolbar
4. Windows 98SE ME have the earliest Plug and Play software support Microsoft has discontinued operating system support for these versions A weather station and the 9 pin COM port connection do not need Plug and Play support They can be manually set If you have not already done so make sure you are current on your Windows operating system backups usually Drive C You should also have created an emergency startup disk boot disk The mechanics of these precautions are outside the scope of this manual Consult your administrator or technician if you need assistance After you have completed emergency precautions generically e Windows generally handles the IRQ assignment for you but may assign your COM port higher than 1 8 Changing the COM port assigned is the most common post installation change needed for weather stations so always verify COM port first and if necessary IRQ second HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 33 e While not common if you experience or suspect IRQ conflicts Windows 98 ME are covered in Appendix B HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 34 Appendix D Frequently Asked Questions This section contains updated Frequently Asked Questions on the WS 35 3600 series systems written since the original HeavyWeather Pro Help file manual was published 1 Why has my weather system stopped transmitting th
5. IRQs 6 want to write my own software to connect to the weather station Please provide the RS 232 cabling detail The RS 232 communication protocol for this weather station is proprietary information and it will not be released to the public Sorry for the inconvenience 7 My computer does not have a Serial Port or that port is already used in my computer What are my options Serial Port Cards You have the option of adding a serial port card to your computer Desktop users can buy a card to install inside the computer use your component manufacturer s directions to install Notebook users can only add serial port support if they have a PCMCIA slot available There are serial cards that can be installed in the PCMCIA slot 8 I installed my weather station and now my computer crashes frequently What do I do If your computer is crashing and or getting the Blue Screen when connecting the weather station software it is likely one of the following e You attempted a Serial to USB adapter The weather station product is not USB compatible such as WS 3610 WS 3510 or WS 3512 e Virus or Spyware software are causing a problem e Your modem may be causing a conflict that is undetected usually in COM port or IRQ Note See response to the previous question for additional tips and known issues To continue use of the PC you can disable a driver or port until the conflict is resolved HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Cros
6. Information on your FTP address can be found through your service provider Note For this program to function properly the host server of your website must allow FTP protocols Please contact your website host service provider company which you subscribe your web page account through for information regarding FTP protocols and or your ability to use them with your website Username Type the username you use through your website host Please assure the name used is correct with appropriate upper and lower case characters Password Type the password you use to access your website host Please assure the name used is correct with appropriate upper and lower case characters Target HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 45 In the File Path field type in the file folder on your website which the image will go to Example pictures Note The first file extension may need to be input as your user name with your service provider host for the website to be followed by the file names of the folder you wish to store the image on your site Example yourusername pictures File Name Type the file name which you will identify the file by Example weather jpg After all of this information is filled in press Apply to save the data otherwise it will be lost HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50
7. LEAST 30 minutes while the station completes its startup sequence 8 Capacitors are common your PC cordless phone etc have them HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 35 2 What 3 party Windows software products are compatible with LTC Weather Stations La Crosse Technology does not guarantee 3 party compatibility of other vendor s software products The 3 party vendor is responsible for that testing Any licensing fees required to use a 3 party software application with a La Crosse Technology weather station are your responsibility For your convenience we do a basic content review before posting the vendor s links At this time the 3 party vendors we are aware of that will support La Crosse Technology weather station communication with a PC are e Weather Display is published by Weather Display at http Awww weather display com e Virtual Weather Station is published by Ambient Weather at http www ambientweather com Please be aware you need to install Heavy Weather software to use Virtual Weather Note To our knowledge 3 party support is limited to the WS 3610 model If you decide to use 3 party software all software support issues should be directed to the 3 party publisher of the product at the web sites listed above 3 Does La Crosse Technology have software for my Mac or Linux PC La Crosse technology weather stations do not support MAC or Linux at t
8. Rights Reserved Version 1 50 19 Additional Configurations The full software user Manual is contained in the HTML Help file Examples of content covered e You have the option to view weather information as graphics or data set alarms etc e In Extras Options you will want to review the Units of measure tab to ensure they reflect data in the measurement language you prefer e You can organize and graph your data with the HeavyWeather Review module Additional Software Modules HeavyWeather Review HeavyWeather Review helps you graph the data uploaded to the PC from the weather station This software was automatically installed as you installed HeavyWeather for series 35 3600 weather stations Details on how to use HeavyWeather Review module start in the Storage amp Data Processing section of the HTML help file see pp 23 25 for instructions to access the on line help file as help functions similarly in Review and Publisher Note Please keep your template and graph files stored in the folders where HeavyWeather Review saved them as the software is location dependent You can and should of course make backup copies of this material in a different location HeavyWeather Publisher Users of WS 3510 and WS 3610 can install HeavyWeather Publisher optional This software allows you to upload your weather data to a personal or public site via ftp or e mail it to one or more pre defined address es To install
9. in each portion of Section 5 to configure your software E HTML Help E e E Hide Back Home Options 2 General Informations 2 System Requirements 2 Basis Settings of Base Sta 2 Installation of the Heavy W 2 Basic Settings of the Heav B Visualisation of current We m Storage and Processing o 2 Useful Information amp Tips 2 Legal Notices Contents 1 0 General Informations 2 0 System Requirements 3 0 Basic Settings of Base Station and Sensors 3 1 Base Station Receiver Unit 3 2 Thermo Hygro Sensor Transmitter 3 3 Wind Sensor 34 Rain Sensor 4 0 Installation of the Heavy Weather Pro 3610 Software 5 0 Basic Settings of the Heavy Weather Pro 3610 Software 51 General 5 2 Weather Station 53 Units 54 Directories 6 0 Visualisation of current Weather Data by use of the Heavy Weather Pro 3610 Software Continued HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 17 e Pay particular attention to section 5 2 The COM port configured in the Options window must match the one you verified in Device Manager for the weather station s use Hint This information is likely recorded in the chart provided on page 9 General Language English v Show Help as tooltips weather Station Recording History File C Program Files HeavyWweatherihistory da al Time Windspeed Rain i
10. only on Windows computer systems Full support is provided without charge during the one year weather station hardware warranty period on PC operating systems for which Microsoft the publisher of Windows maintains active service and support Therefore as of 08 2011 our supported versions are as follows Type of Support Windows Version Full Support Windows 7 SP1 Any 32 bit editions Vista SP2 Any 32 bit editions Windows XP Professional SP3 32 bit Windows XP Media Center SP3 Windows XP Home SP3 Windows XP Tablet 2005 SP3 Limited support is provided on Windows operating systems for which Microsoft has discontinued active support or for which features limit our ability to meet your needs Limited support means that we will answer product functionality questions but cannot resolve operating system related issues on a version we did not design the product for use on HeavyWeather 1 1 software and WS 3510 WS 3512 and WS 3610 all registered to La Crosse Technology Inc All rights reserved Weather stations are not designed for server network mulit user or virtualized use Any use is a Limited Support situation HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 Type of Support Windows Version Limited Support Windows 2008 Server R2 32 bit Windows 2003 Server R2 or SP2 32 bit Network multi user or virtualization 64 bit versions of
11. to the computer it should download the saved dated at the interval selected by the computer If 5 minute intervals are selected it will retrieve 1 random reading from the base station in 5 minute intervals 16 I can t upload data to my PC and don t know what to do next What information do I send in for technical support Please include the following responses in an email to support lacrossetechnology com e How are you connecting to the computer Are you connecting with the 9 Pin Serial cable provided or with something in addition to or in place of the 9 Pin Serial cable If you are using something in addition to the 9 pin serial cable provided what brand is it Is it Windows Certified Does it come with it s own driver disk e What operating system including Service Pack do you have on your computer e Did the Software load without errors If there were errors what are they e What is the software name on the top left Header Bar of the Software when opened on the computer e Do you have the software for other Active sync Hot sync devices e g PDA loaded on this computer HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 42 e What Model is your Weather Station The model number will start with a WS followed by 4 numbers and possibly letters e How long have you had the Weather Station e Has the Weather Station ever connected to the computer e Describe exactly what you see on the co
12. to your PC serial ort using the 9 pin Version 1 50 10 HeavyWeather 1 1 Software Installation Note If the CD was removed previously re insert it to re start the installation screen e f the CD does not auto start o select My Computer find the CD drive then right click on the drive and select Explore on the menu Try a double click on autorun o If that fails open the HW folder and then open the correct language folder Double click on the either Setup exe or Install exe found on the root of the CD depending on your weather station model Begin Installation If you haven t already done so verify that the WS version to the right of the logo reflects a 35 3600 series software product You should already have verified that the WS on the back of your weather station is a 3500 or 3600 series model e If prompted select the desired language German English or French and click the OK button e Then select the Install button in the HeavyWeather Pro PC Software section of the screen HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 11 e After a brief delay you should see the HeavyWeather installation Welcome window Select Next is Setup Heavy Weather Pro 3610 E z Welcome to the Heavy Weather Pro 3610 Setup Wizard This will install Heavy Weather Pro 3610 on your computer It is recommended that you close all other applications before cont
13. Publisher re insert the installation CD It will re start the main software installation menu HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 20 Note The main installation screen for models WS 3610 and WS 3510 look slightly different but the instructions for both are the same Click to visit www heavyweather info WS 3610 e Locate the Weather Publisher Software heading in the middle of the screen e Select the Install button e After a brief delay you should see the HeavyWeather Publisher Welcome window Select Next ie Setup HeavyWeatherPublisher Welcome to the HeavyWeatherPublisher Setup Wizard This will install Heavy WeatherPublisher 1 0 on your computer It is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 21 Note We do not recommend that you change any HeavyWeather Publisher path entries as there are certain tasks dependent on the default locations The size of the installation is small and it will not consume much space on drive C e Select Next is Setup HeavyWeatherPublisher Select Destination Location Where should HeavyWeatherPublisher be installed Setup will install Heavy WeatherPublisher into the following folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a differ
14. Series models supported by the HeavyWeather 1 1 software come with an RS 232 9 pin serial port communication cable Use of this cable is required to upload data from the weather station to your computer Please check your PC usually in back to verify that it has a serial port installed If the computer has a serial port it will look like a rounded rectangle with 9 pins protruding inside the frame Many newer PCs no longer have a serial port If you cannot locate a serial port depending on your system there are relatively simple upgrades you may be able to install to support serial communication see next page or Appendix D Frequently Asked Questions item 7 Caution If you are not proficient with computer hardware please consult a qualified technician before investing in a solution Please remember to verify carefully the operating system supported by each new hardware component you intend to purchase to ensure it matches your system We cannot provide you with complete instructions on how to buy and install the necessary hardware upgrades nor can we provide support on these components We can only provide a general concept summary as to what hardware upgrade options are most commonly used and might be available Desktop Users Communication Hardware How it Consider HeavyWeather Type Needed Installs before Installation Investment Guide Used RS 232 Serial Serial port Open slot May need help RS 232 Cable car
15. Windows 7 Vista Not Supported Windows 2000 Server SP4 Windows 2000 Professional SP4 Windows 98 prior to 2 Edition Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows NT SP6a any type For additional details on Microsoft s Operating System Lifecycle Policy please refer to http www microsoft com windows lifecycle default mspx Specific discontinuation dates for Windows support are available from the Windows Lifecycle FAQ links Setup Weather Station Hardware Using the Touch Screen Weather Center Operation Manual for your Weather Station or the Quick Setup Guide included in your package start the weather station unit and related sensors We recommend the weather station components be operational without PC connection for at least 2 3 days to ensure the Weather Station hardware functions properly and you understand its features before you begin your initial PC upload If you do not have product documentation additional copies are available at www lacrossetechnology com A copy of the Operation Manual hardware document is also available on your CD see section below Review Heavy Weather 1 1 Documentation e Make sure the title on the accompanying CD contains a reference beginning with WS 3500 or WS 3600 The HeavyWeather 1 1 software operates all series 35 3600 series workstations Specifically these models are WS 3510 WS 3512 and WS 3610 e Please verify the model number WS on the bac
16. al connection is communicating Heavy Weather Pro 3600 Current Weather gt File Edit View Extras Of s0 So MEMES gt creo weather Indoor 40 Temperature 23 0 C H Q Mn 55 C 19 Max 30 0 C amp 30 Humidity h wh o Max 80 Dewpoint 77 HQ Min 34 4 C Lo Max 26 8 C a Rain Last Hour 20 30 0 Max 31 0 mm Max Data Weather 5 History f 30 Min 15 16 Last 24 Hours HI a 250 500 125 250 107 2 mm oa 0 0 mm a 0 0mm HI a 100 50 o 0 Outdoor 40 Temperature 3 20 C HQ Min 20 0 C 16 10 Max 35 0 C amp oe 10 Humidity 2f 65 Ha Mn 25 407k Max 98 og windchill 2 0 C Min 20 0 C Max 35 0 C Ht o Last Week 107 2 mm Max 0 0 mm Rel Pressure 1017 2 hPa n amp gt Min 1013 1 hPa Max 1017 2 hPa LO a Wind ii 4 4 8 9 10 11 12 1 L z m bft DIR A HI 0 0kmh X Min 0 0 kmh FE Z gt S sw NIA g s Gust 0 0 kmh Max 175 6 HI va Nn 10 gt W Max 93 6 kmih D Yea Aa E Bon ce Os Atte Pa i Total 1000 500 o 2240 8 mm Last Month Max 0 0 mm Ready EB history dat 724 dp bx history dat 724 dp Note Please allow up to 72 hours for your weather station to collect sufficient outdoor data to display all data types supported in the software exact features vary by model HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All
17. at the top of the HeavyWeather screen Place your mouse at the yellow mark and double click to open the Help File Heavy Weather Pro 3610 Cw rent Weather i File Edit View Extras ra DEFRO S Graph x E Current Weather ot x Indoor Outdoor Rel Pressure 110 Temperature Temperature a inHg HI g 1 100 o o F HQ F Hell ie 25 fe 5 Max inHg to a 80 Min TDU Ye Min F Lo zas Kva E Max F wind DiS eS a a Ee S92 1a 11 IZ Humidity a Humidity SaaS eae 60 50 a ra 8 Hg oR N ala 130 ramiz NE Soy imn Eo 2 Mn 19 a T sot 20 Max Max mph Lo Min mph E Max mph Dewpoint Windchill 5 DMA E sw F HI E HI A Mn F Ma F Gust mph Max mph HI a LO LO Max oF Max F Ce a et es _ _ a Rain Last Hour Last 24 Hours Last Week Last Month Total 4 H 20 es 20 1 20 40 2 10 10 20 ne in a in se _ o Max in Max in Max i in iR Graph ET EH Weather Data No weather station detected at port COM1 23 history dat 0 dp p history dat 0 dp Continued HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 16 e Notice the Contents entry on the left side of the Help screen Find section 5 0 on the right side for the Basic Settings of the Heavy Weather Pro 3610 Software Follow the directions
18. ather Pro 1 1 Installation Guide this book available at http www lacrossetechnology com 5 I ve installed my serial adapter without incident However cannot upload data How do I verify which COM port is available for use with Heavy Weather Note a physical port located on the back of the PC is a 9 pin Connection The operating system generally assigns it to COM1 To determine which COM Port your workstation is on e Find My Computer icon on the desktop or in start menu e Right Click My Computer and select Manage e Click on Device Manager e Move to the right screen and scroll down until you see Ports COM and LPT Double click e You should see COM Ports listed with numbers after them e g Communications Port COM 1 e Double click the COM Port e g COM 7 This will bring up a Communications Port Properties Box Click the Port Settings Tab Click Advanced In the lower Left corner you should see the Com port listed e Click the Drop Down and select Com 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 or 8 If they are all in use see your computer technician before changing Computers with Windows XP use Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI That means XP can change COM or IRQ assignments after installation HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 37 Consult Appendix A and B in the Heavy Weather Pro 1 1 Installation Guide for more information on configuring COM ports and
19. ave any changes you have moga to it unless you are using Adobe Acrobat 7 0 Standard or Adobe Acrobat Professional You will only be saving a copy of the original document E you want to continue You may select any location to save a copy of the manual as a pdf file Continue the prompts on screen to find a location you will remember then click on Save to write the file to disk Save a Copy Save in My Documents N My Data Sources 4 Amy Music MyRecent My Pictures Documents Desktop My Documents My Computer File name Publsheren My Network Save as type Adobe PDF Files pdf The Save a Copy window will close after writing the file After you have saved the manual HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 26 e Click on the Red X upper right corner to close the Adobe Reader software e Click on the Red X of the installation screen to close it as well e Remove the CD from the drive and store it in the protective CD case HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 27 Appendix A Reassign a COM Port e Right click on the My Computer icon and select Manage e Find Device Manager in the left side of the screen e Select the sign in Ports COM amp LPT to expand entries Computer Management Eile Action View Window Help e Ama g E Computer Management Local
20. d 9 inside PC to install Serial Port This pin book p 8 t The RS 232 communication for La Crosse Technology weather stations uses a proprietary communication protocol Design data will not be released e g professional computer technicians may carry an A Certification HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 Notebook Users Communication Hardware How it Consider HeavyWeather Type Needed Installs before Installation Investment Guide Used RS 232 Serial PCMCIA Open Not all RS 232 Cable Serial Port PCMCIA notebooks Serial Port 9 pin slot on support This book p 8 notebook PCMCIA body Operating System User Rights On most Windows systems you need to have administrative permissions to install software If you do not have this permission on the target computer please contact your system administrator or computer technician before proceeding further HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 RS 232 Cable Serial Port Installation Preparing the PC for Serial Communication RS 232 All examples are provided using Windows XP Professional SP2 See Appendix C if you use a different version of Windows e Right click on the My Computer icon usually on your desktop and select the Manage menu option e Select the Device Manager item in the left window so that the lis
21. e outdoor data The lack of PC upload data is not always a computer issue A basic reset on the weather station may be necessary to re synchronize it before further evaluation of your PC issues In short the weather station must contain data to upload Most commonly a battery issue has occurred Batteries can weaken under outdoor or adverse conditions Contact can also become disrupted e g component dropped All electronic circuit boards in weather displays base unit contain a capacitor which retains a minimal bit of power even when batteries are removed That results in an incomplete reset when you change batteries The 35 3600 series has a synchronization routine to reconnect the display with the sensors when you restart the weather station With fresh batteries please attempt the following restart procedure e Remove batteries from the thermo hygro outdoor sensor then disconnect and reconnect the sensor cables e Wait at least 1 minute and reinsert the batteries in the sensor Be sure to use a new quality alkaline battery heavy duty and rechargeable types should be avoided e Return to the display and tap the bottom area of the LCD Select setup and choose next until Factory Reset is shown Select confirm and follow the prompts on the screen Note you will be asked to Remove Battery even if running on A C power only Please remove the power source batteries or a c and reinstall Do not press any other buttons for AT
22. ect the Resources tab see illustration bottom of page 31 e Verify the IRQ assigned in the Resources Settings section e Then uncheck the use automatic settings box e Then double click on the IRQ entry e Then select the Change Setting button e If your computer will allow you you can then edit the IRQ number assigned entry in the Resource Settings section HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 31 e Most XP users however will generate a system error that states No Modifications Allowed This control comes from ACPI No Modifications Allowed A You cannot modify the resources in this configuration Try choosing a different configuration in the Settings Based On box e To complete an ACPI change you would select the Settings Based On entry and open the drop down You may have other configuration options listed that ACPI will let you use Watch the Conflicting device list box carefully below as you try out configurations Only use a configuration for which the message No conflicts appears Communications Port COM2 Prope AE General Port Settings Driver Details Resources F Communications Port COM2 f Resource settings Resource type Setting WHI O Range 02 8 02EF WRO 03 Setting based on Current configuration Basic configuration 0000 Basic configuration 0001 Basic configuration 0002 Basic configuratio
23. ecuted in exactly 5 minutes time as will be seen from the history file HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 41 From the main Heavy Weather window the history section will show the file name used to save the weather data together with the date and time and the total number of sets of data recorded Each set of data consists of pressure indoor temperature indoor humidity outdoor temperature outdoor humidity dew point wind chill wind speed wind direction total rain time and date The user can also select to record a new history file at anytime by changing the history file or revert to any saved history file that had been previously saved The initial history file name is history dat If a previously saved history file is used again the current recording interval will be regarded as the latest setting and all new data will be recorded into that file see 8 0 Settings below for working detail The history file can be displayed in a window parallel in running to the Heavy Weather program If desired the saved files can be saved as text files and opened in other formats e Itis recommended that you rename the history file to a easily understandable name not history history 1 history 2 etc and change the file at least quarterly Previous history is saved and can be retrieved at any time e Ifthe base station has not been connected to the computer and is storing data when you connect
24. ed in a change in IRQ see Appendix B Note This is usually only an issue on Windows 98SE ME systems HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 29 Appendix B Reassign an IRQ IRQ Background Each COM port in a PC is assigned an IRQ by the system An IRQ is a reserved signal that allows a new communication resource to interrupt the hardware system and get use of the PC s system resources Most modern PCs use Advanced Configuration and Power Interface features ACPI which simply means 2000 XP Vista generally take care of assigning IRQs so you rarely need worry about IRQ assignments skip to end of chapter if you have a rare conflict Users of Windows 98SE or Windows ME need to read on A weather station is not a Plug and Play device Your weather station cannot share It must have its own COM port and it s own IRQ assigned Verify current IRQ Assignments Transfer the COM port information you previously collected into the chart below COM IRQ Item Using Com Port Port Assigned To check your IRQ configuration for a COM port e Open Device Manager To do so on 98SE ME systems click Start find Settings click Control Panel then System Select the Device Manager tab e Now double click to expand the System Devices branch Find the COM port for which you wish to verify the IRQ Right click on it and select Properties or simply double click o
25. ent folder click Browse Browse At least 6 6 MB of free disk space is required lt Back Next gt Cancel e Accept the defaults on the program shortcuts screen and select Next is Setup HeavyWeatherPublisher Select Start Menu Folder Where should Setup place the program s shortcuts Setup will create the program s shortcuts in the following Start Menu folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse Browse HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 22 e Proof read your selections as below and select Install is Setup HeavyWeatherPublisher Ready to Install Setup is now ready to begin installing Heavy WeatherPublisher on your computer Click Install to continue with the installation or click Back if you want to review or change any settings Destination location C HeavyWeather Start Menu folder Heavy Weather e The software will display progress screens during installation is Setup HeavyWeatherPublisher Installing Please wait while Setup installs HeavyWeatherPublisher on your computer Extracting files C Heavy Weather hwp_help_fr chm COC Cancel e When the message for completing installation comes up select Finish Setup HeavyWeatherPublisher Completing the HeavyWeatherPublisher Setup Wizard Setup has finished instal
26. enter 5 Disk Management Services and Applications BBO TECHNOLOGYS9 W Computer Disk drives Display adapters 3 DVD CD ROM drives 5 Floppy disk controllers J Floppy disk drives amp IDE ATA ATAPI controllers amp Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices Monitors 8 Network adapters Ports COM amp LPT Y Communications Port COM1 ECP Printer Port LPT1 MR Processors Sound video and game controllers 1 System devices 6 Universal Serial Bus controllers COM ports are usually assigned to COM 1 4 by your operating system with COM1 being the most commonly available physical port Note If you use an internal modem or other serial device the system will also assign it a COM port in which case two COM parts may show in Device Manager even if you only found one physical port on the PC Note Your weather station must use COM ports 1 8 Windows XP Windows 2000 or Vista may assign a COM port higher than 1 8 If so see Appendix A for changing a COM port assignment Use the chart below to record your computer s COM port assignments Make note of the COM port you wish to use for your Weather Station COM Port Item Using Com Port Note Users on Windows 98SE ME should see Appendix B for IRQ verification instructions connection HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Connect the serial cable
27. his time New development in the 3600 series is not planned as our replacement product is the 2800 series We are aware of releases reporting compatibility with the 2300 series weather stations on a Mac We have not reviewed them e Weather Tracker posted a beta release at http www afterten com e Weather Display is published by Weather Display at http www weather display com and lists support for Mac OSX For Linux users the 3 party vendors we were aware of appear to have withdrawn offerings Market share for Linux desktops have declined in commercial product use La Crosse Technology does not guarantee 3 party compatibility of other vendor s software products The vendor is responsible for that testing and support Any licensing fees required to use a 3 party software application with a La Crosse Technology weather station are your responsibility HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 36 4 As directed I m checking the COM port in Windows but it is asking for the Port Communications settings What is this Different communications devices use different speeds to communicate via the serial port You must set that speed correctly La Crosse Technology Weather Stations use the Windows default port settings Bits per Second 9600 Data Bits 8 Parity none Stop Bits 1 Flow Control none Additional details on COM port connection issues are available in the new Heavy We
28. imultaneously uploading 2 Pull Down Menu and emailing different weather data images to different servers and email addresses 2 Using Tabs at any one time Simply set an interval get online and the weather data is How to create weather ime automatically uploaded or emailed at your chosen interval setting Designed for easy How to upload email weal use the Publisher is completely at home for the web professional weather How to delete weather ime enthusiasts and home users alike to bring you an added dimension to your daily Useful Information amp Tips weather forecasting 2 Legal Notices How does the Publisher work The Publisher is used together with the latest version of the Heavy Weather Version 2 0 Beta Release downloaded from the Heavy Weather website at http Awww heavyweather info The new Heavy Weather software reads the data from the weather station and creates a specific data file for the Publisher to email or upload weather data to an FTP Server in the form of a weather image Contents Pull Down Menu Using Tabs Howe to create Meather Imanec HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 24 Alternatively you can save a copy of the Publisher software manual on your hard drive To do so find the View button on the main installation screen which should still be up on your screen behind Publisher It can be printed if desired Click to vis
29. inuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup Note The 3610 model designation will show on the Welcome screen regardless if you are installing for a WS 3510 or WS 3512 e Select Next is Setup Heavy Weather Pro 3610 Select Destination Location Where should Heavy Weather Pro 3610 be installed Setup will install Heavy Weather Pro 3610 into the following folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse 1 At least 13 8 MB of free disk space is required Note We do not recommend that you change any HeavyWeather path entries as there are certain tasks dependent on the default locations The size of the installation is small and it will not consume much space on drive C HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 12 e Accept the defaults on the program shortcuts screen and select Next is Setup Heavy Weather Pro 3610 Select Start Menu Folder Where should Setup place the program s shortcuts Setup will create the program s shortcuts in the following Start Menu folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse Heavyw eather IF Browse e Proof read your selections as below and select Install is Setup Heavy Weather Pro 3610 Ready to Install Setup is now ready to begin installing Heavy Weather Pro 3610 on your computer Click Install t
30. it e Find your Windows Folder double click to open e Find your Temp folder double click to open e Go to Edit Select All Then go to File and Delete Yes to delete all e Close out of everything and restart your computer The temp directory is a work area for copies of work in progress Deleting the temp directory is a normal Windows cleanup task and does not affect your saved work HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 39 e Reinstall Heavy Weather only Connect your weather station and see if it works When it is working you can install Publisher 11 When I open Heavy Weather the window is too big for the monitor screen How do l adjust this When your weather software screen is too big for your monitor you need to have your display set to 96 dpi This is found on the advanced tab under display settings Using a larger size such as 120 will cause the display problem you re seeing 12 How can I reset MIN MAX temperature on the computer To reset individual MIN MAX values follow these steps e Double click on the min max value on the Heavy Weather program while your base station is connected to your computer e Click on the Reset button The min max value will reset to current values 0 00 or dashes dependent on the value Please Note this will also reset the base station 13 How do I transfer Heavy Weather 1 1 data to Excel for graphs and charts Plea
31. it www heavyweather info Note The references to requiring HeavyWeather 2 0 are not applicable to series 35 3600 weather stations HeavyWeather Publisher works with HeavyWeather 1 1 data but is installed to C Heavyweather because the Publisher module is the same for both series of HeavyWeather software Fl Adobe Reader Publisher eng pdf The Publisher is uved together with the latast version of the Heavy Weather Version 2 0 Beta Release downloaded station and creates specific data fle for the Publisher to email or upload weather data to an weather image data from the weather FTP Server in the form of a Lid ds dooa HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 25 Now select File Save A Copy to place a copy of the manual on your hard drive for reference in or outside of the Publisher application You can print a copy of the manual F Adobe Reader Publisher eng pdf T Edt View Oocument Took Window Hap i _ Create adobe POE Onine RICE Me Qi x Adobe F ert E2 Opor m aaeoa eee Aima F Digtal Edmons coe crow Seo a Copr Ene Suge ws To Donnent Properties Print Setup Sere Printe rternet Printing If you do not have Adobe Reader version 7 or later installed you may get a warning message Since you cannot edit the manual you may select OK to acknowledge the message Adobe Reader This document does not allow you to s
32. k of your Weather Station to ensure it is 35 3600 series hardware usually on the battery HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 compartment cover It is imperative you use the correct series software e Insert the accompanying WS CD in your DVD or CD drive The HeavyWeather installation screen should auto start The version to the right of the logo should be a 3500 or 3600 series version The exact screen may vary a bit by weather station model e Notice in particular the button s available in the right column You may click on any lt Language gt button or View button to open electronic copies of the manuals e At minimum please review the Operation Manual hardware and this Installation Guide before proceeding with software installation e f you do not have a CD or it does not match your weather station model then please download a new version of the HeavyWeather 1 1 software from www lacrossetechnology com If you cannot download contact La Crosse Technology Customer Support at 1 888 211 1923 for information on replacement CDs e Alternatively you can download a current version of the HeavyWeatherPro V1 1 software from http Awww heavyweather info 3 Reminder 3610 software runs the WS 3510 or WS 3512 models HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 Plan for PC Communication Mode All weather station 35 3600
33. ling Heavy WeatherPublisher on your computer The application may be launched by selecting the installed icons Click Finish to exit Setup HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 23 e Adesktop icon should now be available for use of the product Select the HeavyWeather Publisher icon with a double click er Publisher The instructions for use of the HeavyWeather Publisher software are found in the online help When the main screen opens find the on the menu Select the Help entry from the pull down menu HeavyWeatherPublisher File Image Elements Extras Active Name Status 22 Last Start Time Last Finish Time Example 1 Deactivated Visit Heavy Weather Homepage 19 51 48 19 51 53 Example 2 Deactivated About Heavy WeatherPublisher 23 40 47 23 40 50 Example 3 Deactivated 19 53 08 19 53 13 Properties Export Background Border Color Width Cc 0 fo Image Name Image Size Image Format Width Height Example 1 400 Orec Shows the online help e Use the HeavyWeatherPublisher Help file that comes up to configure and operate the software HeavyWeatherPublisher Help a E Home Options Welcome to the Heavy Weather Publisher application Publisher the essential tool for emailing and uploading the latest weather data received from the weather station to the Internet The Publisher can perform multitasks by s
34. mputer screen Can you attach a screen shot e lf it worked previously did you add software or hardware move the computer of have a lightening storm or power outage about the time it stopped connecting e Are you a Ham radio operator Are there large transformers near you 17 Everything seems to work in HeavyWeather Review except the Time and date are always several hours ahead and the wind chill data looks incorrect What does this mean The current version of Weather Review uses GMT for all time stamps The incorrect wind chills are caused by a bug both of these issues have been reported to our developers Updates will be posted at www heavyweather info when available 18 How do I Email weather images from Heavy Weather Publisher To email a weather image simply click on the Export tab of the main Publisher window and enter the data in the spaces provided for the email fields as follows Internet Connection Choose Direct Connection if you have a high speed internet connection such as DSL cable or satellite Choose Dial Up Connection if you use a standard phone line and your computer s modem You will need to type in the dial up number you use in the field to the right Type and Interval 1 Choose Email if you choose to upload you weather image to send a message and image by email 2 In the First Start Date field choose the date which you choose to begin the report of your weather image 3 In the First S
35. n 0003 Conflicting device list No conflicts e You do not need to reboot to use IRQ configuration changes on ACPI systems For other manual configurations you should reboot before use Note If atthis point you are still unable to assign a separate functional IRQ to the weather station you will need to consult a computer technician ACPI is powerful and a very useful feature Modification to its properties is beyond the scope of this document HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 32 Appendix C Windows Version Differences The Windows hardware wizard system has been in use since Windows 98 Therefore the basic wizard and Device Manager screens are reasonably similar across all versions of Windows Windows 2000 Vista Systems The driver installation screens in Windows 2000 vary little from the Windows XP Use the XP instructions The screens in Vista have a few differences e Vista has a new security feature known as User Account Control As you follow the XP instructions you may be interrupted with requests for permission to continue If you are installing with reputable drivers you simply give Windows the permission required e The mechanics for changing a COM port remain similar to Appendix A Vista can assign up to 256 COM ports The rules don t change however A 35 3600 series weather station can only be assigned COM ports 1 8 Windows 98SE ME Series
36. n the entry e Select the Resources tab e The IRQ assigned the COM port will appear under Resource Settings It is the entry labeled IRQ HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 30 Manually change the IRQ in 98SE ME systems Be aware that if you change any device IRQ you must reconfigure the companion software so it calls the device correctly Therefore generally you choose the weather station as the assignment to change Most commonly in manual changes you would assign the weather station any unused IRQ in range 2 5 e COM 1 is assigned IRQ 2 or 4 e COM 2 is assigned IRQ 3 except IRQ 1 may be used by a modem e if no matching IRQ is available for the COM port you would take IRQ 5 e lf those are not available you may use a higher IRQ if it is unused You must reboot for the change to take effect If you have difficulty refer to http support microsoft com kb 182604 for further details on how IRQs function in Windows 98SE ME systems known as IRQ Steering To manually change an IRQ in rare cases on 2000 XP Vista In the event you fail to upload data from the weather station and it used to work it is possible that you have a shared IRQ assigned that cannot share well One tip that you are failing to upload and you ve checked the PC cable is connected properly is that your HeavyWeather screen greys out example page 14 e Follow Appendix A through page 27 then sel
37. nhg mph v inch Directories History Files Directory C Program Files Heavy Weather Template Files Directory C Program Files HeavyWeather HWR Templates Graph Files Directory C Program Files HeavyWeather HWR Graphs Note The other options can be set as desired later using the Help file on screen In particular you will want to set the Recording Interval for which the base stores and reports data and the Units section General Language _ English M Show Help as tooltips Weather Station Port Recording History File COM1 v C Program Files HeavyWeather histary4 de_ Recording Interval 5 Minutes y Update Units Date nS pomm vvv v 24hour w Temperature Air Pressure Windspeed Rain CEE a a 7 Recording Interval is not displayed unless the base station is connected to your PC HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 18 e Again once your COM port is correct you should begin to see data display in the application Window The exact weather details displayed will vary according to the features supported in the model you purchased and the types of sensors you have activated gt At minimum all series 35 3600 users should have an entry in the Rel Pressure area for barometric pressure data gt Users of WS 3510 and WS 3610 should also display Indoor Temperature data if the PC seri
38. o continue with the installation or click Back if you want to review or change any settings Destination location C Program Files HeavyWweather Start Menu folder Heavy Weather is Setup Heavy Weather Pro 3610 Installing N Please wait while Setup installs Heavy Weather Pro 3610 on your computer ps oo Extracting files C Program Files Heavy Weatherhw_fr chm HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 13 e When the message for completing installation comes up select Finish is Setup Heavy Weather Pro 3610 Completing the Heavy Weather Pro 3610 Setup Wizard Setup has finished installing Heavy Weather Pro 3610 on your computer The application may be launched by selecting the installed icons Click Finish to exit Setup e Next click on the Red X upper right corner of window to close the Heavy Weather software installation CD You may remove the CD from the drive and store it in the protective CD case e Adesktop icon should now be available for use of the product Select the icon with a double click Heavy Wweath er Pro 3610 HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 14 e You will see the main screen of the software without weather data Heavy Weather Pro 3610 Current Weather i File Edit View Extras Th Ox S x Current Weather E iD Graph Xx
39. se Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 38 9 I m running Windows XP If I open Heavy Weather from a command prompt I get an error What is wrong The 16 bit subsystem error you re seeing is caused by one or more missing or corrupted Windows system files For more information on this error and instructions to fix it please visit http support microsoft com default aspx scid kb en us 324767 amp Product winxp 10 When I select the Heavy Weather program icon I receive error message What do I do You may have a corrupted installation Please follow this procedure to re install the software properly If you have installed HW Publisher you will need to uninstall that as well Open Publisher select extras options and uncheck the 2 boxes at the bottom If you do not have Publisher installed disregard this reference Heavy Weather Uninstall e Go to your Control Panel select Add Remove Programs Remove anything related to Heavy Weather e g HeavyWeather Pro 3610 e Close Control Panel and look on your desktop If any Heavy Weather icons remain right click and delete them e Go to Start My Computer and click on Local disk C or whatever your C drive is called e Find the folder call Program Files double click to open it e Find the Heavy Weather folder and right click to delete it e Go Back to your C Drive and find the Program Files folder Then find the Heavy Weather folder within Right click to delete
40. se refer to your Heavy Weather Pro Help file manual for more details In general e In Heavy Weather 1 1 main window in the left hand column double click on the history file name that you wish to export If you do not have a list in the left click View History Files e Goto FILE and select EXPORT AS TEXT Create a file name in the pop up box Please note the location of this file e g C Program Files HeavyWeather january e Open Excel Select File Open When the open box appears on the bottom under FILES OF TYPE select TEXT FILES e On the top where it says LOOK IN select the file location e g C Program Files HeavyWeather e With the Heavy Weather folder open you should see the text file you just created january HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 40 e Select that file and a 3 step Wizard will appear On the first screen choose DELIMITED Then select Next e On the second screen under Delimiters select SEMICOLON Note how you have nice neat columns in the Data Preview e Click Next and the last box will appear No need to change anything unless you would like the date formatted differently Click finish Your data should appear in Excel You may need to adjust the cell width 14 There are spikes of rain on my history file What causes this This can be caused be radio frequency interference or loss of signal while connected to the computer When yo
41. t of device types appears amp Computer Management J Eile Action View Window Help amp m Computer Management Local TECHNOLOGY99 System Tools a Computer E Event Viewer Disk drives gal Shared Folders Display adapters 8G Local Users and Groups DVD CD ROM drives Performance Logs and amp Floppy disk controllers FN Device Manager J Floppy disk drives Sy Storage 6 IDE ATA ATAPI controllers Removable Storage Keyboards Disk Defragmenter Mice and other pointing devices BS Disk Management a Monitors Services and Applications 8 Network adapters Ports COM amp LPT 9 Processors Sound video and game controllers System devices S Universal Serial Bus controllers Alternatively you can enter Device Manager via Start Settings Control PanellAdministrative ToolsiComputer Management HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 Click on the plus sign on the Ports item to expand content This will show you which communication ports COM ports are available for use on your computer Computer Management Eile Action View Window Help e ams 2 A TER Computer Management Local amp System Tools E Event Viewer 3 Shared Folders Local Users and Groups Performance Logs and Device Manager Sy Storage g Removable Storage N Disk Defragm
42. tart Time field choose the time which you choose to begin the report of your weather image 4 In Export Interval choose the number of minutes between updates of your current weather image The interval can be between 60 and 1440 minutes Sender In the SMTP server field input your email service provider name by prefacing by the letters smtp Example smtp yahoo com Use all lower case letters characters for this line HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 43 Username Type the username you use through your service provider ISP to access the account Please assure the name used is correct with appropriate upper and lower case characters Password Type the password you use through your service provider ISP to access the account Please assure the name used is correct with appropriate upper and lower case characters Name In this field simply type your name as you wish for it to appear in the header of the email Email In this field simply type your email address Recipient List In this field type each of the email addresses that you wish to send the email image to Make sure to separate each individual email address with a comma Example joe mynet com jane wow com bill netmania org Email Subject In this field type the title your wish to put in the subject line of the email Example Greetings From Boston Text Fill in whatever
43. ter performance Defaults Receive Buffer Low 1 U High 14 14 Transmit Buffer Low 1 g High 16 16 COM Port Number COM1 x e You may select any COM port between 1 and 8 that does not show in use beside it Note If there are none available you will need to consult your computer technician to free up a port e Select OK to close the window e Then select OK to close the Properties window e You will need to reboot the computer to register your changes e Device Manager should now show the new port number Computer Management J Eile Action View Window Help e 8H f6 23 8a Computer Management Local System Tools ij Event Viewer Shared Folders Local Users and Groups 4 Performance Logs and Device Manager Storage Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter amp Disk Management Services and Applications TECHNOLOGY Computer Se Disk drives Display adapters 48 DVD CD ROM drives Floppy disk controllers Floppy disk drives IDE ATA ATAPI controllers Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices Monitors Network adapters Ports COM amp LPT 4 Communications Port COM2 a ECP Printer Port LPT1 Y USB Serial Port COM3 Processors Sound video and game controllers a W Cvetom daviroc e Remember to update your chart of registered COM ports on page 9 e You need to check if the change in COM port result
44. ur weather station is connected to the computer while loss of signal from the sensors or a restart occurs there can be a spike in rainfall on the computer history file Often 70 80 inches Please close the Heavy Weather first when resetting the weather station and transmitter This can also occur during loss of power or connection during a storm Once the rain value is recorded to the history file you will need to start a new history file edit the history file WS 3610 15 Please explain how the Weather Station stores data versus the PC history The Heavy Weather program automatically records all the weather data from the current period onwards to form a history of the weather events The recording interval can be set from 1 minute to up to 68 hours in the history section default setting 1 hour together with the option of recording a next set of data The next set of data option can be used for example if the user set the initial recording interval to every 1 hour and required the next set of data for in 5 minutes time the program would then initiate recording of the weather data in 5 minutes before reverting to the previous setting of 1 hour However based on the previously given example due to the mass communication of weather data and high frequency transmission from the sensors to the base station to the PC and back again it is possible that the next set of data recording i e 5 minute interval will be missed and will not in fact be ex
45. you wish to say along with your weather image After all of this information is filled in press Apply to save the data otherwise it will be lost HW 1 1 Installation Guide La Crosse Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 1 50 44 19 I m satisfied with my Heavy Weather upload now how do I publish this information on the Internet To upload weather images to your website use Heavy Weather Publisher To upload a weather image simply click on the Export tab of the main Publisher window and enter the data in the spaces provided for the FTP fields as follows Internet Connection Choose Direct Connection if you have a high speed internet connection such as DSL cable or satellite Choose Dial Up Connection if you use a standard phone line and your computer s modem You will need to type in the dial up number you use in the field to the right Type and Interval 1 Choose FTP if you choose to upload you weather image to your website 2 In the First Start Date field choose the date which you choose to begin the report of your weather image 3 In the First Start Time field choose the time which you choose to begin the report of your weather image 4 In Export Interval choose the number of minutes between updates of your current weather image If using FTP the interval can be between 1 and 1440 minutes FTP Server In this field tyoe your FTP address for your site Example ftp mysite com
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