DAVIS GroWeatherLink Software - Manual (Page 39)

U S I N G T H E S O F T W A R E
Setup Menu
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Serial Port
In order to communicate with the WeatherLink and station, you need to specify
communications settings for the station.
1. Choose Serial Port from the Setup menu.
The Serial Port Settings dialog box appears.
S ERIAL P ORT S ETTINGS
2. Enter the following information:
▲ Serial Port
Select the serial port to which the WeatherLink (or modem) is connected.
▲ Baud Rate
Unless you are using a modem which only operates at 1200 baud, leave
the baud rate setting at 2400.
Note: If you are using a 1200 baud modem, use a ball point pen or paper clip to flip the dip
switch on the back of the WeatherLink data logger.
▲ Connection Type
Choose the type of connection from the drop down list:
▲ Transparent: Direct (local) connections, Short-Range Modem
connections, or point-to-point (one base station, one field station) radio
connections. Used when no dialing or addressing is needed.
▲ Telephone Modem: Telephone modem or cellular telephone modem
connections. For any device using standard AT commands.
▲ YDI Model 910 Multi-Point: For multi-point (single base station,
multiple field stations) connections through YDI radios.
▲ RF Neulink 9600 Multi-Point: For multi-point (single base station,
multiple field stations) connections through RF Neulink radios.