Configuring The Radio Modem
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8. Choose between Point-to-Point and Multi-Point operation.
The Point-to-Point option configures the "Base" radio and the "Remote 1" to
act as a transparent connection. Thus it will work with all existing Davis
Instruments software. You must configure both the "Base" radio and the
"Remote 1" radio with the Point-to-Point option selected. The Remote radio
must be named "Remote 1"; the program will give you an error message if
you try to use another name. If you switch from a Point-to-Point configura-
tion to a Multi-Point configuration, both the base and field station will need
to be reconfigured using the Multi-Point option.
The Multi-Point configuration supports multiple remote weather stations
from a single base radio, but you can only use it if your software supports
Multi-Point networking. At the present time, only the GroWeatherLink soft-
ware supports Multi-Point configurations. If you have only one field station,
you may still want to use the Multi-Point configuration. It will take slightly
more time to establish a connection, however, if you add a field station later,
you will not have to bring the existing stations in to reconfigure them for
Multi-Point operation.
9. Select the WeatherLink baud rate (typically 2400) from the WeatherLink Baud Rate
drop-down list.
10. Select the current baud rate of the RM from the Radio’s Current Baud Rate drop-down list.
The RM comes from the factory with the baud rate set to 2400.
11. When finished, choose Configure.
The program will attempt to locate and configure your RM. If you encounter
an error, make sure you have selected YDI Model 910 Radio and then try dif-
ferent serial ports and radio baud rates until the configuration is successful.
12. Once configuration is complete, remove power from the RM and disconnect the RM
from your computer.
