Thinking of moving to Davis Weather Station

[Big Daddy]

Hi All,
I am thinking of making a move and treating myself to a new weather station. I have been a big Ecowitt / Fine Offset supporter ever since my first Maplin weather station about 15 years ago and have been looking at a Davis Vantage Vue as a possible replacement. I dont need a display as I use MX and also have an old android tablet running Smarmens wBox viewtopic.php?t=19342

Can somebody help me out with what is the basic set up I would need in terms of a sensor array and is this as simple to set up in MX.

I have recently moved house and all my previously captured data is safe, so I would be starting again from the ground up with new readings etc. and hopefully a new type of weather station.

Any advice much appreciated.

Regards
Andy

[PaulMy]

Hi,
One option is the Davis Vue ISS (without console) and the Davis Weatherlink Live device. Cumulus MX can take it from there for your local dashboard, data, third-party uploads, website, etc.

Weatherlink Live will also send your data to Davis' Cloud Weatherlink.com where you will have a free account and able to view your latest data on the Weatherlink.com website "bulletin". You can also view the data on the Weatherlink App.

If you get a paid subscription Weatherlink.com account then you can also view all the logged historical data and charts, and able to log at 5-minute interval. Without a paid subscription CumulusMX will not be able to access historical data for catch-up in the event CumulusMX is shut down for any reason.

Likely quite a bit more cost, but the VP2 ISS would be a good upgrade from the Vue ISS.

Enjoy,
Paul

[water01]

Likely quite a bit more cost, but the VP2 ISS would be a good upgrade from the Vue ISS.

But Paul he is asking about an upgrade TO a Vue ISS from Maplin/Ecowitt station NOT to a VP2 ISS.

[mcrossley]

I think Paul meant as a consideration instead of going to a Vue which has its restrictions.

[Big Daddy]

Many thanks for all your input. Although I like the look of the Davis equipment, and I can see the benefit, it is pushing the financial boundaries a little, and the Vue doesnt give me the extra sensors I have with the Ecowitt....without more additional cost.

Maybe on hold for the time being, but many thanks.

Andy

[SteveR]

Have you looked at Weatherduino,
I was in a similar position and couldn't justify the cost of a Davis VP2, so went the weatherduino 4pro route and couldn't be happier. I picked up a Davis 6410 wind gauge off ebay - brand new no box for £72 and a 7852 rain gauge brand new old stock for £26. You need to be able to solder and obtain some of the components yourself but I found the whole process very enjoyable. Plus they are very helpful if you have any issues. Just a thought

[mcrossley]

Most of my Davis kit has come second hand or surplus stock off eBay!