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
    2021-04-22T23:05:01+00:00

    lol... no worries at all!  I like to start with the simple potential fixes and work up from there.  Every once and a while, we get lucky and it's the first thing we try!  I'm so glad you got it up and running again!  Take care!

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-04-20T21:40:20+00:00

    Everything appears to be working on my machine today.  Have you checked to make sure your WampServer is still running?  You can just hover over the icon in the system tray and it should say something like "WampServer - Server Online" to indicate that it is running okay.  Outside of the standard shutdown and reboot of the entire machine, worse case scenario you may have to repeat the repair process if it still isn't working.  I'll keep an eye on mine to make sure it's still downloading data.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-03-19T17:05:05+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.

    Casper3725,

    Thank you, thank you, thank you!!  I have had the Sharper Image EC-WS115 weather station since 2009 and was very disappointed that Sharper Image left us with a working piece of hardware and no software provider.  I searched earlier this year (2021) and didn't see this thread until March 14, 2021.

    I downloaded your Dropbox .zip file and made a few goofs of my own, but eventually was successful in getting my weather station back up and running.

    Your documentation touches on all of the potential issues that I ran into.  Well done!  Great effort, job and results!  I truly appreciate everyone and all of the work and efforts put forth by everyone involved!

    Kevin Brough

    Hello Kevin,  That is GREAT news!!  I'm glad you were able to get it working again!  Thank you for the feedback.  It was a great group of people all coming together for a common cause and we made it work!  Anyway, thanks again and have a great weekend!  Scott

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