Ok I pulled the trigger and ordered the Davis 6163 (with console), Airlink,
and Weatherlink Live today. My first attempt with WeeWX will be using the
weatherlink weewx driver and the airlink driver to collect the data.
I will report back with my setup, configuration, and experience for others
t
Tom:
the reason I am considering the 6163 with the 24 hour aspiration fan is
because where I am going to mount the ISS.
On my property, I really have 2 locations to mount the ISS (minus the
anemometer), on my TV Tower that is mounted to the side of my house, or on
a post in the front yard. The fr
Greg:
In my research, I found that you can locally access the raw data directly
from the weather link device via their web api. In the api calls, you
reference the local ip of the weather link device and port to get the data.
I think most of the weather link drivers perform the same function. I w
Tom Hogland writes:
> If the WL Live will integrate both devices then that's probably the way to
> go - the Envoy pre-dates the Airlink by quite a few years and I can't see
> any docs that say it will see the Airlink. (In fact none of the Envoy docs
> mention the Airlink...) The Envoy + Weath
Only other thing might be, why the 6163? If you need 24-hour fans and the
solar/UV then that's what you need, but it's a hefty price increase to get
those. I think the 6162 loses the fan, and the 6152 (that I have) loses the
solar/UV. Otherwise, the wireless is all the same, as are the basic wea
Thank you Greg and Tom for the advice and insight! I do appreciate it!
The reason I am considering the 6163 (VP2+ Wireless) model is that it would
be a very long cable run through my attic (which has poor access) to get to
my utility closet where I keep my telco equipment and my dedicated machin
I'm using a VP2 - about 12 years worth now. My connection is via a serial
Weatherlink in a Weather Envoy, as my weewx install is in the basement and
my console is upstairs in the living room. Since the WL Live came out the
Envoy is more affordable than it used to be, and works great. If you can
