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
    2022-02-18T00:00:10+00:00

    I could never get mine to work either. On Windows 10 or anything!! I wish someone would get a fix on that is easy to try!

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-02-17T22:29:34+00:00

    The Sharper Image weather device I had was a gift but someone paid a lot of money for that gift. It stopped updating Nov. 30 ,2020. The device itself was fine as it still updated the date and time. I talked to Sharper Image, the girl said the servers were turned off and would never be turned back on again. The attitude she displayed to me was "TOUGH LUCK". I have moved on long ago. It's in a box in the storage room down in the basement on a shelf someplace. I have a tablet set up that gives me the weather just as well as the Sharper Image did if not better. I personally will never purchase anything that company makes or sells after this experience. I tell others what I think of Sharper Image every chance I get and it's not good. You go into business one customer at a time, you go out of business the same way. Time, when it comes to S I going out of business, is on my side.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-02-17T22:09:40+00:00

    Unfortunately, I have not. I was never even able to get it to work properly with Windows 10 (the hardware component), although others have some success. Hopefully someone here has determined a workaround for it.

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