Sharper Image Weather Station EC-WS115 not updating

Anonymous
2020-12-07T00:50:36+00:00

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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Anonymous
2020-12-20T19:05:29+00:00

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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Anonymous
2021-01-01T14:40:14+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2020-12-29T12:41:54+00:00

    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-righthand corner):  

    https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4qb3z3ji6esn1w2/AACzBPS0SO5ulXmx87c0oRJqa?dl=0

    Best of luck and Merry Christmas!

    I completed your instructions on Dec. 22 and my Sharper Image 5 Day Forecast populated correctly.  However, since the initial population, is stopped populating.  As of today, Dec. 28, Friday, January 1st's forecast is blank.  I suspect by tomorrow, January 2nd's forecast will be also blank, and so on.  Has anyone else experienced this and do you have a solution for it?  thanks

    Hello Randy, sorry it's giving you some trouble.  First question, are you speaking of the device itself or the app on the PC?  If the app is populating correctly but the device is showing blank days, then that would indicate a problem with the transmission of the data and would help pinpoint where the problem is.  If the app is also showing blank days, then that tells me that its having trouble getting the data from the Internet.  Just a place to start with the troubleshooting.  Also, are you manually running the WampServer on startup or do you have it running as a service (to start automatically)?  I'm actually troubleshooting an issue right now with similar difficulties after everything is set to automatically start as a service upon a reboot (hopefully I'll have more on that later).  Thanks

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-12-29T12:36:07+00:00

    If, on the fat chance that magically on 21 Jan 2021 or thereabout, Foreca 'n Sharper Image come to a bilateral agreement and restart the source servers and the basic update process again becomes operable, is there an easy way to back out the fix and go back to business as usual?  After all, following the earlier (2017??) outage they somehow became BFF's after a few weeks and all was up 'n running again.

    Just holding out hope I won't need the "EC-WS115 vaccine"...@;-)

    Hello Jim, yes, absolutely.  It'd be a fairly simple fix by basically uninstalling the WampServer and making a manual edit to the 'hosts' file.  Just out of curiosity, did you hear something that would indicate a possible deal with Foreca?  I hadn't heard anything since everything shut down on 11/30.  Thanks!

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-12-29T12:30:36+00:00

    Thanks for the follow-up Mike..... Great to hear that yours is up and running again.

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