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Would having the VP set to 9600 cause a 32701 error?

I would imagine it might, yes, as the DLL would probably be unable to connect to it (-32701 is a 'communication error'). I don't know why I hard-coded the speed, I must have assumed that everyone used 19200. Or perhaps it's just that I use 19200 and it's something I've never got around to changing.

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Hi Steve,

I am new to the group and have read thru this topic, some made some sense to me.

I am getting the error 32701, have the davis vantage pro and purchased the davis usb to serial cable since my old computer only has one serial port ( for the monitor).

I have tried comm ports 1 -4 and nothing is working. I have some computer skills so I would ask for some help to get the system running. In all honesty, some of the above computer info does not make sense.

Thanks,

Keith

Do you mean that you have a serial Weatherlink but you are connecting it to a USB port using a converter?

It's unlikely that a virtual serial port would be in that range. If you don't know how to find out the correct number, you could run the Weatherlink software and get it to auto-detect the correct serial port.

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Hi Steve,

I need to correct my info. 1) I do not have Weatherlink software (from Davisnet dot com) due to the cost ($295.00). That will be a few months to a year off in our budget. 2) I have the cable (female phone jack, phone cable to serial connection) that came with the wx station. I purchased the davis cable (serial port to usb) thinking it would work before I read up on your web page. If the Davis cable is useless to me without the software, I have no problem doing so. Unless you have a better idea.

So I am presuming that I will need to purchase the Weatherlink software in the future in order for the wx station to be able to talk to your software on my computer. A friend of mine suggested your software to connect the wx station to my computer since it was free.

My apologies to you Steve for not posting that info previously.

I will be reading up on the info for the web page, since there is much to review on.

Thank you for your time.

Keith

You don't need the Weatherlink software to use Cumulus (other than changing the station logger interval). But that's not an issue anyway as the software is effectively free. It's the hardware which is supplied with the Weatherlink software which you need, as otherwise you can't actually connect your station to your PC. (Someone has developed a 'home made' interface, there are threads in the forum about this).

But if you don't have the WL hardware, I don't understand what the cable is that you have, or what you're plugging it into?

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Keith, your explanation is quite confusing!

Are you writing about this USB-to-Serial (DB9) cable (part #08434)? If that is indeed the cable you are writing about, well it is completely useless unless you (eventually) purchase the Davis Instruments WeatherLink Serial Port adaptor (part #06510SER) - the cable cannot be used with any other adaptors - oh, and the WeatheLink software cannot be used with that USB-to-Serial (DB9) cable.

Unless you get one of the adaptors sold by Davis Instruments (ie: the WeatherLink Serial Port, the WeatherLink USB or the WeatherLinkIP - all of which include the WeatherLink software in their product box), your Vantage Pro weather station (the console) cannot be connected to a computer...

Ray,

Thank you for your info. I was getting lost when I was trying to be creative and get the the software running. I will be returning the Davis wx cable this week.

I have an old gateway computer that is used as my wx computer and it only has one serial port on it for the monitor. I will get with my computer tech and see if I can get a second serial port card that will work with the wx cable.

Thanks for the feedback Ray.

Keith

Keith, before you buy a serial port adapter card, check (or have someone check) the mainboard/motherboard inside that computer - a serial port header (usually a black connector on the mainboard/motherboard) might be available and, if there is a serial port header, all that is needed is a pre-made cable with a connector at one end and a DB9 (mounted on a bracket) at the other end:

Keith I am not too sure you understand what is (will be) needed to connect your weather station (the console) - all the Davis weather stations need a WeatherLink adapter - either a WeatherLink Serial Port adapter (part #06510SER), or a WeatherLink USB adapter (part #06510USB) or a WeatherLinkIP adapter (part #06555) (NOT RECOMMENDED) - the adapter is NOT JUST A CABLE but a data logger, a small processor+memory storing weather data even when the adapter is either not connected to your PC or when your PC is switched off.

Something else that you may need to be aware of, Keith, is that the port that you plug your monitor into is not a serial port. If your PC is quite old and definitely doesn't have a serial port available, it is quite likely that it does have a header as Ray describes. In fact, if it is quite old, it's strange that it doesn't have a serial port with a socket already available.

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Steve, I know that my memory is not as 'sharp' as it use to be... ...But on the pre-Commodore and the pre-Apple computers, was a serial port (or a connector very similar to the DB9) not used for the 'room-warming' monitor?

Ray and Steve,

Thank you and much appreciate for your info and feedback. I will see if there is a open spot for the ribbon cable to serial port connection. I do know what that is from my previous computer knowledge. I will get back to you when I get that far.

I getting organized to go back to college for a degree in Meteorology.

Chat later.

Keith

Are you referring to the DB15(?) plug for monitors? Many laptops will still have them. These aren't serial but are analogue video signals for driving external monitor / projector etc.

No I am/was not...

You might be too young to remember the old 'programmable machines designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations', machines the size of a small room, machines that were so-called 'digital computers' ... those machines that came before the Commodore and Apple computers...

The 'room-warming' monitors used with those machines were using some 'unusual' connectors ... and I cannot remember exactly what type of connectors they were nor the number of pins they had...

I can add my voice to the Cumulus 32701 error.
I have the Vantage Vue with the Davis USB data logger.
Cumulus runs fine most of the time, but when other USB devices such as the Kindle are plugged into a neighbouring port, Cumulus stops with the 32702 error.

This is quite repeatable and requires a computer restart to get Cumulus working.

This may not be a Cumulus problem, but possibly a Silicon Labs problem. But a problem none the less.

I do not see why an option to detect the error must be hidden and the Program Settings in the Station Configuration could not apply to USB/Serial connections and the 32701 error.