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
    2020-12-31T22:23:36+00:00

    all files needed are included in the zip file on this site.  There is a zip file named "5-Day Weather Forecast Workaround" embedded in the main zip file.  You'll need to extract both zip files.  All files referenced in the Readme are included in this extract.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-12-31T18:28:56+00:00

    Good afternoon Brian, 

    Whew!  That's great news!!!  I'm glad it worked out as I had no idea what else to check.  Anyway, thank you for the follow-up and have a Happy New Year as well!!

    Take care,

    Scott

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-12-31T14:02:51+00:00

    Scott,  Thanks for the suggestions.  Unfortunately, the version I have is the same as you sent.  Also my city is one that is off by the 100,000,000 exactly and I even tried hardcoding the $city just to be safe.  My problem is I can't even save the city in the windows app.  I changed so many things trying to figure out if there was some work around for the USB reconnection issue, that I can't get back to where I was a couple days ago.

    Brian

    Good morning Brian,

    Hmmm... that one's got me stumped.   I hadn't heard of anyone having that exact issue, so kind of uncharted territory here for me.  With nothing to really lose at this point, I suppose the nuclear option would be to completely uninstall everything, reboot, and then reinstall everything from the ground up, including the original weather forecast software.  I wish I had another idea, but I'm out of them at the moment.  

    I hope you get it working again,

    Scott

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