Virtual Weather Station Version 12.x by Ambient Weather

1. General Description
Virtual Weather Station is a software package that allows you to connect your personal computer to your weather station to display, plot and store data for comprehensive monitoring and analysis.
Virtual Weather Station brings your PC to life with a rich array of dynamic and colorful gauges, dials, graphs and charts. The desktop is completely customizable - you can arrange the virtual instruments based on your own personal preferences or application. You have literally over 1000 ways to display your data.
You do not even need a station to operate Virtual Weather Station. The data can be collected across a network, or downloaded from a METAR compatible weather station.

Virtual Weather Station Internet Edition features Email, FTP File Transfer, and HTTP file transfer. You can automatically send files to an FTP server or automatically send e-mail when alarm conditions occur. The software converts display panels into jpeg images that any client using a World Wide Web (WWW or Web) browser can access. The software is compatible with standard Web browsers and requires no additional networking software or configuration. And you don't even need a web server. With Ambient's Weather Underground project, you can share your data with the rest of the weather community with a simple web browser.

Virtual Weather Station runs on any Windows 32-bit operating system (95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP).

2. Virtual Weather Station Editions
There are three editions of Virtual Weather Station, based on features:
1. Virtual Weather Station Base Version. This version provides real-time display of the weather parameters.
2. Virtual Weather Station Pro Edition (formally Weather Lab). This version adds detailed data analysis and reports.
3. Virtual Weather Station Internet Edition. This version provides all of the features in the Base and Pro Edition and adds Internet features.

3. Weather Station Part Numbers
The software operates with Davis Instruments, Oregon Scientific, Huger, Rainwise and Radio Shack weather stations.

4. Hardware and Software Requirements and Display Preferences

Hardware and Software Requirements
The following hardware is required for communicating to the Weather Station:
· PC running Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0 (or greater), 2000, ME and XP with at least 10 MB of free
disk space
· 8MB RAM
· Serial Communication Port
· Serial Cable

Display Preferences
· Virtual Weather Station prefers high resolution or 16-bit color. Some images may result in
poor quality at lower resolution settings.
· Virtual Weather Station is best viewed at 800 x 600 pixels or greater.
· Power or Energy saving features may result in distorted jpeg images.


For more information contact: Ambient Weather