La Crosse Technology 2800 - Manual

P a g e |   8      S E T   U P   Y O U R   W E A T H E R   S T A T I O N   H A R D W A R E     Before   installing   the   Heavy   Weather   Pro   software   on   your   computer,   you   should   complete   the   setup   of   your   La   Crosse   Technology ®   wireless   weather   station.   If   ...

P a g e |   10          When   the   ‘Ready   to   Install’   dialog   appears,   click   the   ‘Install’   button   to   begin   the   software   installation   process.           During   the   installation,   the   ‘Installing’   shows   the   installation   progress.             When   the   ‘Co...

P a g e |   11        Although   the   USB   communication   device   can   be   installed   on   any   USB   port   connected   to   your   computer,   using   a   non ‐ powered   USB   hub   or   extension   cable   increases   the   chance   for   interruptions   between   the   USB   communicati...

P a g e |   12      3. The   Heavy   Weather   Pro   software   is   installed.   IF   YOU   HAVE   NOT   YET   INSTALLED   THE   HEAVY   WEATHER   PRO   SOFTWARE ,   please   refer   to   the   section   on   installing   Heavy   Weather   before   continuing.   Ok,   if   the   things   listed   a...

P a g e |   13      When   you   click   the   Resynchronize   menu   option,   the   Synchronize   dialog   will   appear.   Once   we   have   the   synchronize   dialog   displayed   on   your   computer   we   are   ready   to   put   the   weather   station   in   synchronize   mode.     DON’T ...

P a g e |   14      DETAILED   INSTRUCTIONS   To   tell   the   weather   station   to   start   communicating   with   the   software,   press   and   hold   the   button   showing   a   down   arrow   until   the   weather   station   beeps   (approximately   3 ‐ 4   seconds).     When   you   hea...

P a g e |   15      I F   S Y N C H R O N I Z A T I O N   I S   N O T   S U C C E S S F U L   If   the   synchronization   process   is   not   successful;   you   will   see   a   message   similar   to   the   one   to   the   right.   At   this   point,   you   will   need   to   retry   the   sy...

P a g e |   16          M E N U   There   are   several   menu   options   available   from   the   Heavy   Weather   Pro   main   window.   This   section   briefly   describes   the   functions   accessible   through   these   menu   options.       F I L E    New   Template:   create   a   new   ...

P a g e |   17       Save   as   Graph:   Save   the   current   data   plot   as   a   Graph   file.      Export   as   text:   Export   the   history   records   as   a   comma ‐ delimited   text   file.   (for   import   into   a   spreadsheet   application   –   you   must   be   on   the   Da...

P a g e |   18       History   Files:   show   or   hide   the   History   tab   in   the   file   management   window.        Template   Files:   Show   or   hide   the   Template   tab   in   the   file   management   window.      Graph   Files:   Show   or   hide   Graph   tab/windows   in   t...

P a g e |   19      GEN ERAL   S ETTINGS   Language:   This   option   sets   the   language   for   all   windows   and   dialogs   within   Heavy   Weather   Pro.   If   a   new   language   is   selected,   the   application   must   be   restarted.     Show   Help   as   ToolTips:   Check   this...

P a g e |   20      button   is   pressed,   the   Heavy   Weather   Pro   application   will   transfer   those   settings   to   the   weather   station   (if   the   weather   station   and   computer   are   synchronized   and   currently   connected   via   the   USB   communications   device)....

P a g e |   21      DI RECTO RI ES   History   Files   Directory:   This   is   the   path   where   the   history   data   file   will   be   written.   The   path   for   the   history   data   file   can   also   be   modified   through   the   Recording   History   File   setting.   ( ~\My   Doc...

P a g e |   22      M I N   M A X   V A L U E S   The   weather   station   can   also   store   data   regarding   the   minimum   and   maximum   values   for   several   properties.    The   actual   min   and   max   values   are   displayed   in   the   main   Heavy   Weather   Pro   window ,  ...

P a g e |   23      T E M P E R A T U R E   A N D   H U M I D I T Y   The   temperature   and   humidity   section   of   the   main   dialog   shows   you:    The   current   indoor   and   outdoor   temperature.    The   current   indoor   and   outdoor   humidity   levels.    Min   and   Max  ...

P a g e |   24      We   also   feel   uncomfortable   when   dealing   with   low   dew   points,   but   usually   a   lower   dewpoint   is   considered   more   comfortable   because   of   the   accompanying   lower   temperatures.          M I N   A N D   M A X   D E W P O I N T   The   minimu...

P a g e |   25      R E L A T I V E   ( A I R )   P R E S S U R E   W H A T   I S   R E L A T I V E   P R E S S U R E ?   Relative   (also   referred   to   as   atmospheric)   pressure   is   defined   as   the   force   per   unit   area   exerted   against   a   surface   by   the   weight   of  ...

P a g e |   26      R A I N   The   entire   lower   portion   of   the   main   Heavy   Weather   Pro   screen   is   devoted   to   rainfall.   This   section   will   talk   about   each   of   these   values   and   what   they   represent.     L A S T   H O U R   The   last   hour   rain   gaug...

P a g e |   27      L A S T   W E E K   The   Last   Week   rainfall   total   represents   the   amount   of   rain   that   has   been   collected   from   Monday   12:00   AM   to   Sunday   11:59   PM   OF   THE   PREVIOUS   WEEK .   The   Last   Week   value   will   update   each   Monday   at...

P a g e |   28      W I N D   S P E E D   A N D   D I R E C T I O N   Wind   speed   and   direction   is   displayed   in   the   upper   right   section   of   the   main   window.    C U R R E N T   W I N D   S P E E D   The   current   wind   speed   is   displayed   at   the   top   of   this  ...

P a g e |   29      C H A R T S ,   G R A P H S   A N D   T R E N D S   Heavy   Weather   Pro   provides   the   ability   to   analyze   the   weather   data   collected   from   the   weather   station   and   its   sensors   using   graphical   charts   of   the   data.   The   software   collect...

P a g e |   30      W H A T   I S   A   G R A P H ?   A   graph   is   the   resulting   image   created   when   we   plot   out   and   connect   the   data   points   in   a   particular   history   file.     To   create   a   graph,   you   must   first   select   a   history   file   and   crea...

P a g e |   31      M A I N   W I N D O W   There   are   two   parts   of   the   main   window:          On   the   left   is   the   file   management   section ,   which   allows   you   to   select   and   show   the   history,   template   or   graph   files.   On   the   right   is   the   ch...

P a g e |   32      T H E   F I L E   M A N A G E M E N T   W I N D O W   H I S T O R Y   T A B   When   the   History   tab   is   selected,   it   shows   all   history   files   located   in   the   history   folder   ( ~\My   Documents\HeavyWeather\History\   by   default).   You   can   select ...

P a g e |   33      W O R K I N G   W I T H   H I S T O R Y   D A T A   A N D   F I L E S   By   default,   the   history   file   is   named   history.dat   and   is   located   in   the   ~\My   Documents\HeavyWeather\History\ directory.   This   directory   is   where   the   Heavy   Weather   Pr...

P a g e |   34      W O R K I N G   W I T H   T E M P L A T E   F I L E S   Template   files   define   the   properties   needed   to   construct   a   graph   from   a   selected   history   data   file   and   it’s   data   records   (see   What   is   a   Template?   for   details).   A   sample...

P a g e |   35      Min   and   Max:   Use   the   Min   and   Max   checkboxes   if   you   want   to   limit   the   data   set   to   records   within   a   specific   range.      Indoor,   Outdoor,   Dewpoint   and   Windchill:   For   some   data   types,   you   can   choose   to   display   m...

P a g e |   36      Minutes:   The   ‘minutes’   field   can   only   be   modified   if   you   choose   a   Data   Interval   of   User   Defined.   In   this   case,   you   can   specify   how   many   minutes   apart   you   wish   to   place   the   data   points.   The   chart   can   only   ...

P a g e |   38               When   you   release   the   mouse   button,   the   chart   will   redraw   the   area   you   drew   a   box   around   at   a   zoom   level   that   fills   the   chart   window   with   your   data.     Z O O M I N G   O U T   To   zoom   back   out,   press   and  ...

P a g e |   39      T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G   /   F A Q     H E A V Y   W E A T H E R   P R O   L O S E S   C O N N E C T I O N   W I T H   M Y   W E A T H E R   S T A T I O N   O V E R N I G H T .   Many   computers   temporarily   disable   or   “put   to   sleep”   some   of   their   hardw...

P a g e |   40      manually   reconnecting   the   weather   station   to   its   sensors   (initiate   the   re ‐ learn   process   on   the   weather   station   (press   and   hold   the   up   ^   arrow   until   the   weather   station   beeps).     H E A V Y   W E A T H E R   P R O   D O E S ...