Latest Site News
New web-page demos for advanced presentations of weather data
Updated 20th June 2010
We've launched a new area in our Resources section that provides several example pages of advanced ways in which weather data can be presented on a web page. The examples are listed on an introductory page and cover situations where, for instance, there's a need to provide easy access on one web page to much more weather data than will comfortably fit on that page or a need to links to weather data from markers on a map.
Clickable map of private UK AWS updated
Posted 26th May 2010
Our 'clickable' map showing the location of many privately-owned online weather stations in the UK and Ireland has just been given a complete makeover. You can now zoom down into any area of the UK to see individual stations much more easily and our new mechanism for generating the map should mean that we can make updates to the map much more easily and quickly than was previously the case. You can see the new map on the map page of our Resources section.
Virtual VP - new version (v1.2.4)
Posted 26th May 2010
A new beta (v1.2.4) of the Virtual VP utility was released on May 25th 2010, which is downloadable only from a beta location. (VVP is the excellent utility that allows multiple software programs to use the same single data feed from one VP logger - see our VVP page for further details and for a full recent change log.) v1.2.4 is a compatibility release that allows VVP to support the new Loop2 data packet that VP2 consoles running the v1.90 console firmware can generate. What this means in practice is that VVP is now compatible with the v5.9.x versions of the Weatherlink software and also with other recent versions of third-party software such as Virtual Weather Station that can utilise the Loop2 packet.
The VVP download page also now contains details of a new free serial port utility (VSP Manager) that is compatible with 64bit Windows.
NB VVP updates are a completely free download for existing owners of VVP.
Collaborative Projects
Posted 28th November 2009
Please see new sidebar item.
Modbus Accessories
Posted 20th November
2009
We now have information posted about Modbus accessories that are compatible with the Davis VP logger and also with the 7911/6410 Davis anemometers. This now enables virtually all of the current conditions readings to be accessed by control equipment fitted with a Modbus interface, including all the supplementary sensors. Please see the Modbus Accessories page for further details.
Independent VP2 performance review
Posted 28th October 2009
We're delighted to announce the availability of a fully independent, year-long performance review of the Davis Vantage Pro 2 station, which we're hosting on this site in PDF form. Please see our Expert Reports page for further details.
LeWL wind logger;
Posted 9th September 2009
We're pleased to announce the addition of the LeWL wind logger to our portfolio of products. This is a small, weatherproof and fully self-contained logging unit, specially designed for dedicated long-term logging of wind data (full details here).
The LeWL unit is an offline logger (ie it does not provide a feed of real-time data) which provides an ideal and highly cost-effective solution for surveying a proposed site for a wind turbine to assess potential payback - see also our Renewable Energy Survey page for details of this type of application.
News page
This page is the place to check regularly for the latest news on Davis weather stations and other makes and products that we sell.
The panel below also shows the latest software and firmware versions currently available and other continuing topics of interest.
Collaborative Projects
We often have small background development projects that we'd like to pursue but that we don't have time to resource fully. Please email us if you might be interested in collaborating on these - more details on request. We'd like to hear from anyone able to call in (to Ely - near Cambridge) for a chat in person and who might have skills/interests in weather data and/or programming.
These are typically small projects that might be of interest to hobbyists but which are non-commercial in nature. So, in general, we're not in a position to offer employment or substantive payment, but what we can do is to offer ideas, discussion and eg the loan of hardware to anyone who might be interested in collaborating in a worthwhile hobby project. However, there might be the possibility of some modest quid pro quo and if any projects prove unexpectedly successful then we'd be happy to discuss options for further joint development & marketing.
Latest software versions
Weatherlink (Windows): v5.9.2 (Apr 2010)
Weatherlink (Mac): v5.1.0 (Nov 2009)
VP2 Console Firmware: v1.90 (Feb 2010)
Vue Console Firmware: v2.12 (Jan 2010)
WeatherlinkIP Firmware: v1.0.8 (Feb 2010)
Virtual VP: v1.2.4 (May 2010)
Updates downloadable from:
- Davis website
- Softwx website (VVP)
Website Refresh
Here's an item of news of our own:
As you've perhaps noticed, the website here has had an
update - nothing too radical but a freshen-up in design while introducing some
new content pages and updating existing ones.
It's possible that we've inadvertently broken something and not spotted it while making the update so please get in touch if you notice anything wrong or indeed if you have any other comments on the new look and updated content.