Ambient Weather Network Weather Bridge
A universal Wi-Fi IP Ethernet Server for connecting non-Ambient Weather Stations to the Ambient Weather Network and other weather platforms.
Unlock the power of seamless weather data transmission with the Ambient Weather Network Weather Bridge. This gateway appliance revolutionizes how you share and access weather station insights. Say goodbye to complex setups and hello to hassle-free connectivity.
Effortless Data Sharing/No Networking Fees: The AWN Weather Bridge sends compatible weather station data to premier networks such as the Ambient Weather Network and Weather Underground. Connect your compatible station to your chosen network without any hidden fees.
Real-Time Precision: Powered by Internet Protocol (IP) Network Weather Stations, the AWN Weather Bridge delivers up-to-the-second weather updates directly to weather servers. Stay in sync with the latest conditions, 24/7, without any interruptions.
Freedom and Flexibility: Whether conserving energy, monitoring from a distance, or simply avoiding using a PC, the AWN Weather Bridge caters to all your needs. It is perfect for low consumption requirements, remote monitoring applications, or weather station owners that do not want to leave their PC on 24/7. With Wi-Fi compatibility, you can relocate your display console anywhere within your home or office while maintaining a seamless connection to the online world.
Seamless Integration: Plug the Weather Bridge into your compatible weather station console or data logger and effortlessly connect it to your router through an Ethernet cable or Wi-Fi. Within minutes, you'll see your weather data live on the Internet. Keep in mind that weather stations and loggers are available separately.
Compatible Weather Stations:
- Ambient Weather WS-1080, WS-1090, WS-2080, WS-2090 and WS-2095 (requires optional #F4U021BT 2.0 USB Hub)
- Ambient Weather WS-1200-IP, WS-1400-IP, and ObserverIP devices.
- AcuRite 0125, 0135, and 01525 (requires optional #F4U021BT 2.0 USB Hub)
- AcuRite Internet-Bridge
- Davis Instruments VantagePro, VantagePro2 and VantageVue, requires:
- 6510USB (PC) WeatherLink Data Logger + #F4U021BT 2.0 USB Hub, or:
- 6520 (Mac) WeatherLink Data Logger + #F4U021BT 2.0 USB Hub, or:
- 6510SER (PC Serial) WeatherLink Data Logger + USB converter, or:
- 6555 (IP) WeatherLink Data Logger
- Fine Offset WH-1080, WH-2080, WS-2090, WS-2095, WH-3080 (requires optional #F4U021BT 2.0 USB Hub)
- Honeywell / Meade TE923, TE827, TE821, DV928, Hideki, Mebus, IROX (requires optional #F4U021BT 2.0 USB Hub)
- Oregon Scientific WMR-88, WMR-100, WMR-200, WMRS-200, WMR-300 (requires optional #F4U021BT 2.0 USB Hub)
- Peet Bros: Ultimeter 100/800/2000/2100/II (requires optional #U209-000-R USB to Serial Adapter)
- Rainwise MKIII Series (requires serial data logger from Rainwise and USB to serial converter)
- WeatherFlow Tempest, AIR and SKY stations
Connect to Ambient Weather Network, Wunderground.com, and other weather services:
The WeatherBridge converts your weather station into an internet ready device and streams weather data real time (approximately 3 second updates) to the AmbientWeather.net Website, the best website for collecting and storing real-time personal weather station data.
Other Features:
The WeatherBridge is an entire Linux computer built into a compact 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.0" package. Avoid the high operating costs and low reliability of connecting to a PC.
The WeatherBridge is WIFI enabled, allowing you to free up your console to place anywhere in your home or business where WIFI is available.
A web interface provides password protection, programming, networking, and real-time data.
The low power module provides up to the second data analysis using Weather Underground's Rapid Fire Technology. Data is archived on Weather Underground and can be imported into excel or database applications. Live XML weather feeds provide easy television, radio and web integration.
Reports outdoor temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, barometric pressure, rainfall and UV, and calculated parameters, such as dew point, heat index, wind chill and rain rate.
Connect to online weather networks around the world using the Ambient Weather WEATHERBRIDGE, find details below, linked to the product page, or order now using the drop down menus above taking advantage of the discounted price:
- Ambient Weather Network
- Weather Underground
- AWEKAS
- WeatherForYou (also known as PWSweather)
- UK MetOffice WOW
- Windfinder
- Windguru
- Citizen Weather Observer Program (CWOP)
- APRS
- Open Weather Map
- Previmeteo
- Idokep
- Weatherflow
- Wetter.com
- Weather Cloud
- Agroclima
- Meteonews
- Terre-net
- AnythingWeather
- Wetterring
- Meteoagro Net
- Meteoplug Cloud Graphing
- Meteotemplate
- Home Weather Station
- Meteoclimatic
- Cabure
- Windy
- Local Dashboard
- WSWIN Data Feed
- MeteoMap Cloud
Accessories
- USB 2.0 Hub: Most weather station consoles support USB 1.2. Add the USB-Hub (#F4U021BT) to convert to USB 2.0.
- USB to Serial Converter:If your weather station console is serial, add the Serial to USB adaptor(#U209-000-R) to convert to USB 2.0.
*Note: WeatherBridge communicates directly to the WeatherLink software (PC only).
Ambient Weather User Manuals
WEATHERBRIDGE USER MANUAL
(Size: 1.5 MB)
Product Support Questions
Yes, the WeatherBridge will communicate with an ObserverIP Module.
The ObserverIP module also communicates with your sensor array.
Visit the following product page for more information: https://www.ambientweather.com/amobserverip.html
- If you own an Observer Series, you need only add an ObserverIP module.
Choose WS-1400-IP under Station Settings when setting up the module. - If you own an Osprey Series, you also need the indoor thermo-hygrometer-barometer: https://www.ambientweather.com/amws1000bth.html
Choose WS-1600-IP under Station Settings when setting up the module.
If you have a non Ambient Weather weather station such as Davis Instruments, La Crosse, Oregon Scientific etc you can have your weather station report to AmbientWeather.net and 30+ other weather networks. This is done with our Weatherbridge or Weatherbridge Nano.
Compatible Weather Stations:
- Ambient Weather WS-1080, WS-1090, WS-2080, WS-2090 and WS-2095 (requires optional #F4U021BT 2.0 USB Hub)
- Ambient Weather WS-1200-IP, WS-1400-IP, and ObserverIP devices.
- Ambient Weather WS-2902, WS-2902A, WS-2902B, WS-2902C, WS-2000, WS-2002, WS-5000 with ObserverIP module
- Accu-Rite 0125, 0135, and 01525 (requires optional #F4U021BT 2.0 USB Hub)
- Accu-Rite Internet-Bridge
- Davis Instruments VantagePro, VantagePro2 and VantageVue, requires:
- 6510USB (PC) WeatherLink Data Logger + #F4U021BT 2.0 USB Hub, or:
- 6520 (Mac) WeatherLink Data Logger + #F4U021BT 2.0 USB Hub, or:
- 6510SER (PC Serial) WeatherLink Data Logger + USB converter, or:
- 6555 (IP) WeatherLink Data Logger
- Fine Offset WH-1080, WH-2080, WS-2090, WS-2095, WH-3080 (requires optional #F4U021BT 2.0 USB Hub)
- Honeywell / Meade TE923, TE827, TE821, DV928, Hideki, Mebus, IROX (requires optional #F4U021BT 2.0 USB Hub)
- Oregon Scientific WMR-88, WMR-100, WMR-200, WMRS-200, WMR-300 (requires optional #F4U021BT 2.0 USB Hub)
- Peet Bros: Ultimeter 100/800/2000/2100/II (requires optional #U209-000-R USB to Serial Adapter)
- Rainwise MKIII Series (requires serial data logger from Rainwise and USB to serial converter)
- WeatherFlow AIR and SKY stations
List of Weather Networks:
- Ambient Weather Network
- Weather Underground
- Weather Underground Weather Camera
- Meteobridge Weather Camera
- AWEKAS
- WeatherForYou (also known as PWSweather)
- UK MetOffice WOW
- Windfinder
- Windguru
- Citizen Weather Observer Program (CWOP)
- APRS
- Open Weather Map
- Previmeteo
- Idokep
- Weatherflow
- Wetter.com
- Weather Cloud
- Agroclima
- Meteonews
- Terre-net
- AnythingWeather
- Wetterring
- Meteoagro Net
- Meteoplug Cloud Graphing
- Meteotemplate
- Home Weather Station
- Meteoclimatic
- Cabure
- Windy
- Local Dashboard
- WSWIN Data Feed
- MeteoMap Cloud
Required Downloads:
WeatherBridge Quick Start Guide
Optional Downloads:
Wunderground.com Weather applications for your computer, phone and tablet
Websites:
If the Status/Reset light is flashing rapidly, it has not made a connection to the Internet. Make sure the WeatherBridge is plugged into your router and the router is connected to the Internet.
If the problem persists, perform a factory reset:
To restore the WeatherBridge to factory default, plug the WeatherBridge into your router, press and hold the status light until it blinks five times, then let go. The WeatherBridge will reboot and wait until the status on the WeatherBridge transitions from blinking rapidly to a solid.
To find your WeatherBridge on your local area network:
- Make sure the status/reset LED is solid and not blinking rapidly. This means it has made a connection to the Internet.
- With a web browser on the same network, go to:
- Click on the IP address of your device.
To login remotely, from the System Tab on your WeatherBridge, select the checkbox “Allow login from the internet via this URL”, as shown in the following figure:
Next, click on “this URL” and your web browser will open. Copy and paste the:
encrypted URL
Username
Password
into an email and send to info@meteohub.de and support@ambientweather.com
Below is an example URL. Your URL will be different:
Note: It can take up to one hour for this remote login URL to become active.
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To remotely access your WeatherBridge and WeatherBridgePro, from a computer on your local area network (LAN), open a web browser and type:
http://magicip.meteobridge.com
Select the System Panel and check the box:
Next, click on this URL to view this link. Your web browser will open and display the encrypted link. Your browser address bar will look similar to this:
https://admin.meteobridge.com/049e91e656d4a58ea6f2ffb15ede0b75/
If you need tech support, email this encrypted URL (copy and paste it into an email) to:
info@meteohub.de or support@ambientweather.com
with your password.
... PermalinkThe Trash Can allows you to remove sensors that are no longer operating properly in your weather station system, to prevent data corruption on the hosting sites.
To view the MAC address of the WeatherBridge or WeatherBridgePro, select the Weather Network tab from the user interface.
- Make sure the date, time and time zone match on the WeatherBridge and display console. If there are different, then the rain increments will be different.
- To set the Time Zone and Annual Rain starting month (default is January), click on the System tab.
3. The WeatherBridge calculates rain totals independent of the console. To adjust the rain totals, go to the Live Data Panel and click into the field you wish to adjust and enter the corrected rain total(s).
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To program the WeatherBridge, it must be connected to a local area network (LAN). The hotspot must be within wireless range of this local area network.
When programming the wireless LAN (WLAN) on the WeatherBridge, choose the hotspot for the SSID.
Here are instructions for finding your WeatherBridge on your LAN:
How Do I Find My WeatherBridge On My Network?
Alternately, you can order a nano which does not require a LAN to set up:
https://www.ambientweather.com/amnano.html
Product Manual
https://ambientweather.com/mwdownloads/download/link/id/471/
Product Page
https://www.ambientweather.com/amweatherbridge.html
- Make sure the date, time and time zone match on the WeatherBridge and display console.
- To set the Time Zone, click on the System tab.
Product Manual
https://ambientweather.com/mwdownloads/download/link/id/471/
Product Page
https://www.ambientweather.com/amweatherbridge.html
