Davis Instruments Envoy8X Getting Started Manual
GETTING
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FCC Part 15 Class B Registration Warning
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment on and off, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Changes or modification not expressly approved in writing by Davis Instruments may void
the warranty and void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
FCC ID: IR2DWW6312
IC: 378810-6312
EC EMC Compliance
This product complies with the essential protection requirements of the EC EMC Directive 2004/108/EC; Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC; and Eco-Design Directive 2005/32/
EC>0.5 watt no-load adapter; and ETSI EN300-220.
Envoy8X Getting Started Guide
(Product Number: 6318
Davis Instruments Part Number: 7395.318 Rev. A (1/26/11)
© Davis Instruments Corp. 2011. All rights reserved. Information in this document subject
to change without notification. WeatherLink, Vantage Vue, and Vantage Pro, WeatherLink
are registered trademarks of Davis Instruments. Envoy is a trademark of Davis Instruments. Windows, Access and Excel are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. MySQL is a
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Introduction
Envoy8XTM allows you to store, view and manipulate a vast array of
weather data on your PC. It can receive data from up to eight different
transmitters, including wireless Vantage Pro2
TM
(6152 & 6153), Vantage
Pro2 Plus (6162 & 6163), and Vantage Vue® (6250) sensor suites;
wireless Leaf Wetness and Soil Moisture Stations (6345); wireless
Temperature and Temperature/Humidity Stations (6372 & 6382); as
well as many third-party transmitters; in any combination.
Envoy8X Features
• Radio compatible with all Vantage Pro2 and Vantage Vue
transmitters
• Software can manage multiple Envoy8Xs
• Stores data in relational databases such as Microsoft Access®,
Microsoft SQL Server, or MySQL®.
• Easy export of data to Excel for graphing and analysis.
• Export data to WeatherLink for additional plotting and reporting.
• Compatible with all Davis repeaters
Package Contents
Before installing the software on your PC, make sure your package
includes the following items:
• Envoy8X
• Two #6 x 1” screws for wall mounting
• Weather Data Transfer Utility for Envoy8X software CD
• AC Adapter
System Requirements
Envoy8X requires the following:
• Computer running Windows XP
®
-SP3, Vista®, or 7 operating systems
• 32 MB memory (64 MB recommended)
• VGA/SVGA monitor (800 x 600 or higher recommended)
• One free USB or serial port
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Data Logger Requirements
• Davis WeatherLink® USB or serial version (sold separately)
Note: A WeatherLink data logger is required. You may choose to install Weather-
Link software and import the Envoy8X database into WeatherLink. However, WeatherLink software cannot display all the data Envoy8X can log.
MS Excel® is required to use some export features of Envoy8X.
MS Access is not required for data download to an Access database.
Optional Temperature Sensor
• The Envoy8X has an internal temperature-humidity sensor, as well
as a barometer. The data from the temperature and humidity sensors
will appear in the software as “Inside” data. If you do not want the
“inside” temperature to be from this sensor, such as when the
Envoy8X is housed in an outside shelter, you may add either the
Stainless Steel Temperature Probe with RJ Connector (6475), or the
Temperature Probe with RJ Connector (plastic housing, 6477). Both
have a 25’ cable (7.6 m) The data from the optional sensor will now
appear as the “inside” temperature.
External
Temperature
Sensor
RJ Jack
RJ Connector
Insert Power
Adaper
Plug and rotate
to fit
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Before You Install Envoy8X
Install the transmitting stations you will be using. Make sure that each
transmitter has a unique Transmitter ID (TX ID). (The factory default on
all transmitters is TX ID 1.) Refer to the transmitting station manual for
information on setting or changing the Transmitter ID.
You will need to know the Transmitter ID and transmitting station type
(such as Vantage Pro2 ISS or Leaf Wetness & Soil Moisture/
Temperature) when you configure the Envoy8X. If any transmitting
station is going through a repeater or repeaters, you will also need the
Repeater ID (A-H) of the last repeater before the Envoy8X. List your
transmitters and repeaters to refer to during setup of your Envoy8X.
Note: You can add transmitting stations in the future. Make sure that you assign
each an unused Transmitter ID.
Transmitting Station
Type
TX ID
(1-8)
Repeater
ID
(A-H)
Transmitting Station
Location
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Preparing the Envoy8X
• Install the data logger
• Install the batteries and AC power source
• Mount your Envoy8X
Install the Data Logger
Installing the data logger (supplied with WeatherLink) is the first
step in preparing the Envoy8X to transmit data to the software.
CAUTION: Plugging or unplugging the data logger while power is applied to the
Envoy8X can lock up or damage the logger. The WeatherLink data
logger must be installed before you install the batteries or plug in the
AC power adapter.
1. Remove the three screws from the back of the Envoy case, and
separate the case halves to expose the data logger connector.
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