Davis ISS/Console/WLL transmit and receive questions

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I have a Davis 6163 an a Weatherlink Live 6100. The way that I understand things is as follows:

  1. The ISS transmits data that is received by the WLL and by the Console.
  2. Weatherdisplay pulls data from the WLL every couple of seconds for whatever use I set up in WeatherDisplay.
  3. The WLL sends data to www.weatherlink.com at whatever interval I am paying for. 15min., 5min., 1min.
  4. The console does not, and can not send data to anyone without adding a logger or something via USB or serial connector.

If all of the above is true, then do I even need a console?

Now comes the part where I am confused. Based on the above being true, I thought the console has an indoor thermometer and humidity sensor. Since the Console does not transmit data, how does the data for these 2 sensors get read by the WLL?

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the WLL has indoor temp and Hum and its own barometer sensor

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So, the ones in the console are only used for the Console display? and the data can’t be used anywhere else.

Would it be possible to add a 6510 USB weatherlink to the console for the sole purpose of adding the temp and humidity sensors as extra sensors?

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the WLL will pick up any actual extra temp/hum sensors
but did you mean the indoor temp/hum in the console?

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yes. The WWL is not picking up data from the Console as far as I know because the Console has no way of sending it. I was thinking that I could add a 6510 to the console and maybe change it to Channel 2? That would give me a temp and humid sensor for, say my basement.

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I don’t have that ability in WD …to use the usb data from the console for just selected sensors only at the same time as using the WLL device

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OK. That will NOT be a problem. I was just thinking that IF you could, I would purchase a USB logger. For my purpose, I only need to monitor the temp/humid in the basement, and do not need to record the history or anything else. I can purchase a cheap standalone indoor/outdoor monitor and put the outdoor sensor in the basement.

THANKS for your reply!

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there is a retransmit option on the wireless console, I found it on page 13 of my console user manual

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The retransmit feature only sends data received from the ISS. It does not re-transmit the data from the internal Temp/humid/baro sensors.