Release 2.0 – January 2006

Written & Maintained By:

Shell M. Shrader

(Owner/Proprietor of shellware.com)

Table of Contents

Installation Requirements. 4

Hardware Requirements. 4

Software Requirements. 4

How to Install ws23xx Viewer 5

How to Configure ws23xx Viewer 6

How to Get Help. 8

GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE.. 9

Installation Requirements

Hardware Requirements

°     IBM Compatible PC w/ 1 available RS232 Serial Port

°     La Crosse WS2300, WS2310, or WS2315 Weather Station

Software Requirements

°     Microsoft Windows ME/2000/XP/2003

°     Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework (setup will prompt for installation)

- Requires an Internet Connection

How to Install ws23xx Viewer

Unzip the ws23xxViewer-2.0.0.0.zip file into a new folder.

Double click on the setup.exe file to start the installation.

If prompted, download and install the Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework Runtime by following the provided instructions.

ws23xx Viewer will automatically start when the installation is complete.

How to Configure ws23xx Viewer

It may be necessary for you to set the proper Communications Port for ws23xx Viewer to use to communicate with your Weather Station.  You can access the Options menu from the File pull down.

If you have your Weather Station connected to a Communications Port other than COM1, select it from the list provided.

If you wish to have ws23xx Viewer automatically communicate with your Weather Station, select the Connect on Startup checkbox.

If you have signed up for a Weather Underground Personal Weather Station account, enter in your Station Id and Password in the space provided.

For ws23xx Viewer to perform Weather Underground updates you must set the Upload Interval to a value greater than 0.

If you utilize a wireless connection between your weather station console and sensors it’s recommended that you use an Upload Interval between 3 and 5 minutes.

If you utilize a wired connection between your weather station console and sensors it’s recommended that you use an Upload Interval between 1 and 3 minutes.

For Weather Underground uploads to occur, ws23xx Viewer must be in Adaptive Polling mode.  This can be done by clicking the Adaptive Polling button from the main ws23xx Viewer window, or by selecting the Connect on Startup checkbox from the Options menu.

Visit Weather Underground at http://www.weatherunderground.com/weatherstation/index.asp for more information on how to establish a Personal Weather Station account.

How to Get Help

If you need help with your ws23xx Viewer installation, feel free to send an email to the author.  Be sure to provide as much information as possible in your email.

It may take a few days for you to get a response.  After all, this is free software maintained and supported voluntarily by the author.

Email inquires should be directed to: [email-masked]

Additional support information may be available at the author’s website, http://www.shellware.com

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Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the

program `Gnomovision' (a program to direct compilers to make passes

at assemblers) written by James Hacker.

<signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1989

Ty Coon, President of Vice

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