DAVIS GroWeatherLink Software - Manual (Page 22)

S O F T W A R E I N S T A L L A T I O N
Adding a Station
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9. Choose OK.
The software opens the Serial Port Settings dialog box. In this dialog box, you
may select all of your communications options, including serial port, IRQ line,
modem baud rate, phone number, etc. For more detailed instructions on this
dialog box, see “Serial Port” on page 32.
S ERIAL P ORT S ETTINGS D IALOG B OX
▲ Serial Port
Select the serial port. If you do not know the serial port setting for your
station, you may use the Loopback button in this dialog box to determine
the correct settings. see “Finding the Correct Serial Port” on page 23 for
instructions on using Loopback.
▲ Link Revision
Select the link revision. To determine which revision you have, check the
manufacturing code on the back of the WeatherLink. The second letter
(the first letter should be an “L”) is the revision letter of the WeatherLink.
▲ Connection Type
Choose the type of connection from the drop down list. For most connec-
tions, “Transparent” is the appropriate choice. Otherwise, if applicable,
choose “Phone Modem” or the appropriate multi-point radio modem. (See
“Serial Port” on page 32 for details.)
▲ Radio Name
If you are using a multi-point radio modem to connect to the WeatherLink,
select the name of the radio from the drop down list. The name should
match the name you used when configuring the radio.
▲ Phone
If you are using a telephone modem to connect to the WeatherLink, enter
the modem’s phone number in this field.