The software that comes with them is abysmal but they work with the excellent cumulus freeware program. Review and setup of the maplin weather station youtube. Ive been asked a few times since i started benvironment how i get my own. Weewx is software, written in python, that interacts with a personal weather station to produce plots, reports, and html pages.
Virtual weather station discontinued weathersnoop 4 for mac. Weather stations create your own weather forecasts. Its not intuitive and isnt particularly attractive or useful to look at. It was originally introduced to mac users in mac os 9. This is really useful, since the included windows phone weather app, and all weather services ive found show really wrong weather data for my location part of the reason i run my own weather station. Hi im a student so cant spend a lot on a weather station could anyone recommend this maplins station i mean is it worth buying, would it last any length of time and would it be reliable. The maplin and watson ones are both rebadged fine offset units. I rebuilt the latest version to include the magic number modification which has been reported as a bug, with no joy. The meteorological day used at this station ends at midnight. Top 5 best free personal weather station software in 2019. The weather station worked well for a number of months and it was good to be able to store the data on a website where it cold be compared with other weather stations locally and across the country. Ecowitt are a brand name for fine offset, and are producing a new range of weather stations and sensors gw wifi gateway.
It can optionally upload the reports to a remote web server. Free maplin electronics easyweather software download. Touch screen weather station wind and air pressure wh1080pc operation manual. Oregon scientific wmr928 and wm918 weather stations and related models oregon scientific wmr88 and wm100200 weather stations and related models. Vpcompatible thirdparty software prodata weather systems. Maplin weather station n96gy wh1081 display not working.
There are many other brands of station which are rebadged fine offset stations. In cumulus go to the configuration dropdown menu, then click on station settings. This unit replaces an older weather station i bought from maplins a few years. How maplin touchscreen weather station work with cumulus. However the source code has been released and community effort updates to cumulus mx only are now being provided by mcrossley. Additionally the application supports the maplin rf based weather. Usb wireless weather forecaster station lcd touchscreen. Compatible with a wide variety of manufacturers either. Automatic weather station software can detect the important changes in the weather by mixing hourly and they can as well display the distinct observations by the planning of webs set up by their enduser arrangements. If you have not connected your weather station, now is the time to insert the usbplug. Touch screen weather station wind and air pressure wh1080pc operation manual about this manual thank you and congratulations on selecting this professional weather station. New connecting the pi to a weather station dragontail weather. Maplin n96gy fine maplin wireless weather station n25fr because of a few issues but maplin still sell it as batteries so i followed the instructions and replaced. These software systems are capable to discover the diverse weather fundamentals and.
For windows users, cumulus and weather display are probably the most popular alternative choices, although virtual weather station is also well. The author of cumulus cumulus mx has retired and will not be providing support or updates to this software. Hi all, i bought new in box maplin weather station n96gy wh1081 from car boot sell. Maplin had always been the place to buy spare parts for my aercus weather station. In general, if the station is supplied with easyweather software, it is likely that the station will work with cumulus.
The following is a guide on how to set up a weather station and a raspberry pi that can stream your weather data to a. Some background on my weather stations weather or not. Now for the software, which you download from a cd that comes with the weather station. Maplin usb wireless touchscreen weather station problem. Aercus instruments ws3083 pro wireless weather station. When i bought my first maplin weather station i quickly decided not to use the feeble easyweather software provided and instead chose to use cumulus from sandysoft to interface to the console. Other software can also run on the pi like cumulus mx and pywws. Has anyone had any success connecting to a new autumn 2011 maplin n96gy weather station. Weather station software singletrack magazine forum. This weather station in use is the maplin n96gy, and these pages are updated every 5 minutes. Easyweatherplus is a free and useful program designed for wireless weather stations that. Tell the members what you hope to get out of your weather station, how youd like to use it, etc. In an attempt at some debugging i captured the usb trafffic from both weathereye and cumulus, and these show very little relationship to. Utterly amateurish and you cant help thinking that even you could do better in designing it.
My maplin usb wireless touchscreen weather station is working on my windows 7 pc using easyweather. I rebuilt the latest version to include the magic number modification which has been reported. Mar 06, 2017 weewx is software, written in python, that interacts with a personal weather station to produce plots, reports, and html pages. The meteorological day used at this station ends at. Instead, i strongly recommend either using cumulus of pywws. When i put the batteries in, all digit segments and leds come on for a 1. Aercus instruments troubleshooting greenfrog scientific.
Apr 04, 2018 hi im new to this have set up my oregon wmr200r everything is working fine but when i launch the weather station data logger version 4. I produced this write up on one version several years ago. Maplins weather station for newbie weather stations and. But for some reason when i change the console configuration to point to my weewx. It can optionally upload the reports to a remote web server as well as publish to weather services such as weatherunderground, cwop, or. Citizens weather observing program cwop configuration for. Running cumulus continuously do it uploads live data does of course mean having a windows pc on all the time. In general, if the station is supplied with easyweather software, it is likely that the. Many softwares are provided by station manufacturer. The ui is quite nice and the software didnt crash, though i did have to restart it once or twice when it lost contact with the weather station im pretty sure this is a feature of some of these stations. We now turn our attention to the wh1081 weather station, on sale in the uk via maplin, branded as the usb wireless weather forecaster catalogue number n96fy, this is made in china and also appears to be out there as watson w8681 made by fine offset electronics and the elecsa astrotouch 6975. A place to ask other members for advice about buying a weather station. A windows version has been available since the introduction of itunes 7. Cumulus mx is strictly for noncommercial, nongovernment use only.
Usb wireless weather forecaster station lcd touchscreen code. Aug 31, 2018 automatic weather monitoring software. In april 2008 i bought an electronic weather station. Others are private projects, please consider a donation to help developer in its project.
I replaced it with a slightly different version later. Tell the members what you hope to get out of your weather station, how youd like to. Its branded elecsa astrotouch 6975, but a brief web search showed that its functionally identical to several other brands, such as. This free pc program is compatible with windows xpvista7810 environment, 32bit version. Following a number of requests i have created below the steps required to connect a maplin usb weather station to a raspberry pi using the pywws python software.
Just to make people aware that if you are buying this item as a replacement for a fine offset maplin supplied weather station. However, it it would often stop transmitting to the wunderground web site. Bought the oh a weather station about 18 months ago, finally got round to putting it up this morning. The base station is equipped with a touch screen lcd. N96fy and n96gy replacement wireless weather station. Here we will try to explain their use and the reason why they must be set. Ambient weather s cloud based service is one of the mostrecently developed personal weather station software options. Pc solar wetterstation ws3080 mit software cumulus, easyweather plus duration. For any other aspect of the cumulus software configuration, consult the cumulus support forum.
Fine offset changed the wireless protocol of the maplin stations a few years ago. However the source code has been released and community effort updates to cumulus mx. Ive bought anemometers and a rain gauge but they sold other parts too all for great prices. The actual developer of the free software is tycon power systems. Thank you for purchasing this professional weather center designed for everyday use, the weather station will prove to be an asset of great value for your personal use in the home or office. The following is a guide on how to set up a weather station and a raspberry pi that can stream your weather data to a personal web site.
Linux weather station raspberry pi weather station. All software available to operate your weather website. Jan 10, 2014 the maplin and watson ones are both rebadged fine offset units. The interface is intuitive and userfriendly because it is both a cloud and webbased service that it will run on any device with a web browser. Set logger interval a utility to set the logger interval on fine offset stations. When i put the batteries in, all digit segments and leds come on for a 12 sec like initial test and everything disappear, screen is clear, nothing on it. Sep 05, 2019 cumulus is a free outdated weather station software that is not developed any more. Maplin professional solar powered wifi weather station. This download was scanned by our antivirus and was rated as virus free. You can use the easyweather software as mentioned or something like cumulus which is what i used to use on my old maplin n96y before i. Cumulus realtime a silverlight application for displaying real time cumulus data on a web site no longer developed or supported cumulus help file in french the cumulus help file translated into french. Cumulus weather reporting software has now added xap support in v1. So many davis vantage family weather stations have been sold around the world since the introduction of the original vp1 station in 2001 that a thriving market has developed in alternativeaddon software mostly written by individuals unconnected with davis that is fully compatible with the data outputs of the weatherlink data loggers fitted to vantage stations. The programs installer is commonly called easyweather.
The software supports the rf weather station currently on offer from maplin for. Weather station software free download weather station. Configuring the cumulus software for a weatherduino weather station is mainly the same as configuring it for a davis vp2, except in one detail, the use of the multipliers. This latest update now uses pythonusb instead of cython making the settup easier and quicker. We are positive you will enjoy the benefits of accurate weather readings and the precise radio controlled time information that our instruments offer. Weather station software free download weather station top 4 download offers free software downloads for windows, mac, ios and android computers and mobile devices. The most popular versions of the easyweather are 7. Virtual weather station connect your weather station to your computer and the internet.
Your weather station is rated at 100m line of sight no interference, barriers or walls but typically you will get 2040m maximum. Davis vantage pro and vantage pro2 weather stations. The author of cumuluscumulus mx has retired and will not be providing support or updates to this software. Maplin in administration where to buy spare parts now. This is really useful, since the included windows phone weather app, and all weather services ive found show really wrong weather. Automatic weather station software can detect the important changes in the weather by mixing hourly and they can as well display the distinct. Support forum for cumulus weather station software. Review title of david pretty nice weather app for cumulus weather stations. Its branded elecsa astrotouch 6975, but a brief web search showed that its functionally identical to several other brands, such as watson w8681 or wh1080pc wh1080 the wh1081 is similar, but doesnt have a radio controlled clock. Please read this instruction manual thoroughly to fully understand the correct operation of your weather station and benefit from its unique features. Setup of my weather station wh1080 and windows xp home edition cumulus server enjoy. Cumulus weather enables you to display data from an electronic automatic weather station aws using the cumulus weather application. Ive recently put my maplin weather station back online, feeding data to. Ambient weathers cloud based service is one of the mostrecently developed personal weather station software options.
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