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.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers

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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
    2021-01-12T00:28:09+00:00

    Hi Casper. Thanks for all the work you did to help everyone out. I'm getting stuck at the point where you say to paste the new httpd.conf file onto the old one. I can't find any httpd.conf file anywhere. Only a httpd file. Did I do something wrong?

    Hello ShaulyT, you are probably okay and most likely aren't doing anything wrong.  My guess is that you don't see the second part of the filename (.conf) because Windows hides them by default.  If you're using Windows 7, then the following will unhide the file extensions:

    1)  Click the “Organize” button on Windows Explorer’s toolbar and select “Folder and search options” to open it.

    2)  Click the “View” tab at the top of the Folder Options window. Disable the “Hide extensions for known file types” checkbox under Advanced settings. Click “OK” to change your settings.

    If you use Windows 10, you can do a quick Google search for instructions on how to unhide the file extensions.

    Anyway, once this is done, you can verify that you do in fact have the httpd.conf file and you can overwrite it with the one in the workaround package.

    Hope this helps!  Have a good evening!

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-01-09T11:59:20+00:00

    Thank you for the suggestion and providing another successful idea!

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-01-09T11:57:36+00:00

    Excellent!  These are all great ideas and efficient workarounds!  Thanks for sharing, especially the idea about the batch file and RDP on a headless system!

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