DAVIS GroWeatherLink Software - Manual (Page 30)

S O F T W A R E I N S T A L L A T I O N
Finding the Correct Serial Port
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F I N D I N G T H E C O R R E C T S E R I A L P O R T
The software contains a procedure for locating the serial port to which your sta-
tion is connected or determining whether that serial port is working.
Note: This procedure will only work for direct connections. If you are making a phone modem con-
nection, you may want to simply check the communications software you normally use for the
correct serial port setting. Otherwise, you must consult the documentation supplied with your
modem.
In order to use this procedure, you will need the loopback connector (the short
wire with a phone jack on one end and a red plastic tip on the other) supplied
with your GroWeatherlink software package.
1. If necessary, disconnect the 40-foot WeatherLink cable from the PC COM port adapter.
2. Insert the loopback connector into the PC COM port adapter.
3. Choose Serial Port from the File menu.
The software opens the Serial Port Settings dialog box.
S ERIAL P ORT S ETTINGS
4. Choose Loopback.
The software will search the currently selected serial port for the loopback
connector.