Upgraded+Virtual+Weather+Station+and+no+longer+communicates+with+VantagePro+USB+Data+Logger

Problem
I upgraded Virtual Weather Station and it no longer communicates to WeatherLink. I have the USB version of the data logger (6510USB)

Discussion
The older versions of WeatherLink (5.7 or less) used a USB to serial driver to communicate to the USB version of the WeatherLink data logger. WeatherLink 5.8 (or greater) uses direct USB communication. Virtual Weather Station followed suit by adding direct USB communication.

There are two solutions:
 * 1) Upgrade to the latest version of WeatherLink (5.8 or greater) and use the USB Communication option in Virtual Weather Station, or
 * 2) Keep your existing version of WeatherLink (5.7 or less) and use the Serial Communication option (emulating a USB port) in Virtual Weather Station.

Solution 1: USB Communication Option
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 * 1) Download the latest version of WeatherLink here:
 * 1) Make sure Virtual Weather Station is **NOT** running.
 * 2) Run WeatherLink. **Select Setup | Communications Port** from the WeatherLink menubar. Select the **USB** communication option. Ignore any messages relating to third party software. The message is incorrect and will run with Virtual Weather Station.
 * 3) **Test** the port to make sure the USB data logger is recognized.
 * 4) Close WeatherLink.
 * 5) Start Virtual Weather Station. Select **Communication | Communication** from the Virtual Weather Station menubar. Se;ect the following Weather Station: Davis Vantage Pro / Pro2 (USB Interface). Close the communication window and you will be prompted to restart Virtual Weather Station.
 * 6) Restart Virtual Weather Station. Wait for the data to completely download from the data logger and verify real time communication.

Solution 2: Serial Communication Option, USB Port Emulation
> Go to your **Device Manager**. From Windows desktop, select **Start | Control Panel | System | Hardware | Device Manager** and select **+** next to **Ports (COM & LPT).** Look for **Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge (COMx),** where x is the comport number. Make a note of this comport number (it is usually COM3 or greater).
 * 1) Determine the comport assigned by the WeatherLink serial to USB drivers.
 * 1) Make sure WeatherLink it not running.
 * 2) Start Virtual Weather Station. Select **Communication | Communication** from the Virtual Weather Station menubar. Select the following Weather Station: Davis Vantage Pro / Pro2 (Serial Interface) and the comport number identified in Step 1. Close the communication window and you will be prompted to restart Virtual Weather Station.
 * 3) Restart Virtual Weather Station. Wait for the data to completely download from the data logger and verify real time communication.

More Discussions

 * 1) The advantage of using the USB drivers is lost communication issues do not occur. This is an issue with serial to USB port emulation for about 5% of computers. The disadvantage is the CPU useage can be increased significantly.