Sharper Image Weather Station EC-WS115 not updating

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Thanks to this community, I have found the software for the Sharper Image EC-WS115, and I've learned how to deal with its USB issues under Windows 10.

But, it stopped updating the forecast on November 30th, 2020.

The 5-day forecast software gives me an error saying "Cannot connect to server. Please try again later" whenever I try to update the forecast.

Is anyone else having this issue, or just me? Has Foreca shut down the server used to feed information to these devices?

I don't want to send this device to a landfill.

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I finally had some success this morning utilizing a workaround that was developed with a lot input from a number of people. I've created a step-by-step guide as to what I did to get my Sharper Image EC-WS115 5-Day weather forecast station up and running again after the server quit working back on November 30th. If you use Windows, then this solution should work. I just got it working this morning, so I haven't fully tested it yet to see if it automatically updates like it used to or if there are any bugs in the code. If you're interested in taking a peak at the process (5 steps), then download the zip file containing all the files you will need to make it work. The step-by-step guide is a filed titled 'Read Me.pdf'. Thanks to all those who did the hard work by decompiling and writing new code in order to make it work. The zip file can be downloaded here (just click on 'download' in the upper-left-hand corner):

https://www.dropbox.com/s/yin1t3oqjnyxwe1/5-Day%20Weather%20Forecast%20Workaround.zip?dl=0

Best of luck and Merry Christmas!

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Can anyone put a detailed process on how to get the weather station up and running. I have downloaded the zip files, gone to Weatherbit and got my personal number. But , I cannot find the file folders that I have to copy other files to.. please help me. I want to get my weather station back on line. Thanks!

Good morning Michael, as Eric mentioned in another post, check the ReadMe.pdf file that has step-by-step instructions on where everything goes. Here's also a link to a 27-minute video tutorial that steps through each step in detail. Hope this helps. Happy New Year!

https://vimeo.com/495872313/ca3d3d378e

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2020-12-21T01:20:57+00:00

This is great!!! Thanks to you I was able to get mine up are running tonight. So happy! Thank you very much for this!!! ![](https://learn-attachment.microsoft.com/api/attachments/a8e0cdea-a453-4bc6-a004-319e85ac96a2?platform=QnA
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2020-12-21T00:57:19+00:00

I wonder how much more can I endure with this device...

USB connection for the transmitter is a pain ever since Windows 10.

Now I got the weather to actually update, and I can pick a lot of locations except, when I get my own city (Hamilton, Ontario) there is no forecast. Oh well.

And all this in the age of Alexa, mobile phones and all the rest.

I guess I am really suborn when it comes to this device..
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2020-12-19T22:17:09+00:00

Casper3725,

Yes you need the api key in single quotes

$api_key = '69d..........01x';

for the hosts I used:

192.168.0.4 server1.netinfostation.com

I am using a webserver that runs on my NAS, so I am not 100% sure on Wamp server. I did put mine in the root folder without a sub directory. So maybe in your www directory or even the wamp directory, if that doesn't work.

Best of luck
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