Notes:

• To determine your firmware version, press the gear icon/button until you get to the Factory page then select Factory | About | Display from the console.

• The firmware revision number is what you need to verify on the about screen.

Instructions:

Download the latest hardware firmware file (under firmware update downloads and history below) to your your computer and save as Factory.bin. Make a note of where you saved this file.

Note:  File may download as another file name rename to Factory.bin.

1. Copy the Factory.bin to your Micro-SD Card (the SD card must be empty and format FAT32).
2. Example of how it should appear after the file is copied.

3. Power down your display console by removing AC power.
4. Insert the SD Card into the display console.
5. Power up the display console.
6. The console will verify the firmware was updated.
7. Power down the console after complete. Remove the SD Card when the console is powered down.

 

Where to purchase a MicroSD Card:

You can purchase one from AmbientWeather.com, here (4, 8, 16 or 32 GB will work):

Ambient Weather SDC4-4GB

Firmware Update Downloads And History:

March 29, 2023 | Version 1.9.0

Changes:

• When you enter the network password, it will be changed to " * " after 1 second.
• Fixed a bug with PM2.5 data display when using indoor and outdoor PM2.5 sensors.
• In the About screen, when there is no newer Wi-Fi firmware version available, the message is changed from "The new version is not checked." to "The new version is not available."
• Removed limits from Feelslike display.

Septermber 8, 2021 | Version 1.7.6

Changes:

• Removed Barometer Display from setup screen and replaces with Reset Weekly Rain at.
• Removed Background from setup screen and replaces with Reset Daily Rain at.

Changes:

• Can now rename indoor sensor to custom name.

November 17, 2020 | Version 1.6.9

Changes:

• Add path for custom server setup. Wifi firmware will need to be upgraded to 4.2.8 or later.

• Revise PM2.5、AQI, PM10、CO2  average buffer to be reset when newly registered again.

June 12, 2020 | Version 1.6.4

Changes:

• Fixes issue with PM2.5 IN not displaying on the console, introduced in Version 1.6.3.
• Leak detector icon turns orange on the display console if the sensor loses communication for 10 minutes.

June 8, 2020 | Version 1.6.3

Changes:

• Supports leak detectors
• Fixes issue where lightning distance only displayed km (not miles).

April 30, 2020 | Version 1.6.2

Changes:

• Fixed update issue with WS-5000 and AmbientWeather.net. It would not always update on the minute.
• When no rain sensor is detected with the WS-5000, then rain data area is switched to hide rain data and display the weather forecast.

April 14, 2020 | Version 1.6.1

Changes:

• Finalized leak detection reporting to AmbientWeather.net
• Supports Low Battery for WS-5000 sensor array
• Lightning detection units of measure tied to wind speed units of measure (if wind units of measure is m/s, km/h, or bft, lightning is km; if wind units of measure is mph, ft / second, lightning is miles; if wind units of measure is knots, lighting is nautical miles (nmi).

March 27, 2020 | Version 1.6.0

Changes:

• Added soil moisture sensor reporting to AmbientWeather.net
• Added lighting detection reporting to AmbientWeather.net
• Added leak detection reporting to AmbientWeather.net

December 25, 2019 | Version 1.5.8

Changes:

• Fixed wind gust reporting issue.

December 8 2019 | Version 1.5.7

Changes:

• Sensor low battery status displayed on sensor info page.
• Current and 24H AQI data display supported.
• Supports indoor PM2.5 display
• Wifi password can be up to 64 characters, previously 32.

November 18 2019 | Version 1.5.3

Changes:

• Sensors can be managed and disabled on the setup page.
• Supports 8 channel soil moisture and temperature sensors.
• Supports calibration for soil moisture and temperature sensors.
• Supports indoor PM2.5 sensor.
• Corrected spelling errors.
• German language supported.
• Sensor handling optimization.

June 10 2019 | Version 1.4.8

Changes:

• Minor bug fixes

June 6 2019 | Version 1.4.6

Changes:

• Fixed issue with back light button not responding.
• Fixed issue with Wunderground.com 16 second updates introduced in Version 1.4.5.

June 6 2019 | Version 1.4.5

Changes:

• Improvements to RF Chip Sensitivity
• More intuitive WiFi and User Interface Set up
• Improvements to Keyboard User Interface
• UART0 communication bug fix
• Improvements to AmbientWeather.net data stream
• Fixed false Low battery alert PM2.5 sensor
• RAM optimized
• Rain calculation algorithm optimized Backlight on/off control algorithm improved

May 16 2019 | Version 1.4.4

Changes:

Finalized firmware for PM2.5 Sensor.

April 29 2019 | Version 1.4.2

Changes:

• Memory stack optimized.

Checksum prevents corrupted updates.

April 15 2019 | Version 1.4.1

Changes:

Fixed history time format exported to SD Card.

March 28 2019 | Version 1.4.0

Changes:

• Fixes time bug between 12:00am and 1:00am
• Sensor signal quality and battery status are now displayed
• Rain rate value is now displayed
• Sensor ID is displayed on About Display page for advanced customer troubleshooting

History file saved on SD card are now optimized based on units of measure

January 24 2019 | Version 1.3.8

Changes:

• Optimized RF receiver response.
• Corrected several bugs, including barometer scaling error.
• WeatherUnderground.com update rate changed from 30 to 16 seconds.
• Correct spelling error on upgrade page.
• Changed time/date format per customer suggestions.
• Integration of Ambient Weather PM2.5 Particulate Monitor sensor.

Optimized SD Card Storage.

January 16 2019 | Version 1.3.7

Changes:

• Optimized RF receiver setting and can follow sensor reception quickly.
• Background is now black instead of dark gray.

Removed top gray bar to make extra room for date and time.

January 6 2019 | Version 1.3.5

Changes:

• Fixes a number of issues with stray characters.
• Fixes issue with Channel 1 not showing on AmbientWeather.net
• Fixes issue with date and time.

Screen makes room for new Air Quality Sensor (coming soon, no details yet). Moved date and time to top bar to make room (similar to a phone layout).

December 27 2018 | Version 1.2.7

Changes:

• Fixes formatting issue introduced in 1.2.5
• Fixes issue introduced in 1.2.5 where sunset does not set on home display screen.

December 22 2018 | Version 1.2.6

Changes:

• Fixes formatting issue introduced in 1.2.5
• Fixes bug with barometric pressure calibration for high altitude (above 7,000′).

December 13 2018 | Version 1.2.5

Changes:

Improved readability of screen. The temperature and wind circles were slightly elongated, and improved resolution of some of the characters.

November 14 2018 | Version 1.2.1

Changes:

The console could not connect to a non-secure network. This issue was resolved.

September 21 2018 | Version 1.2.0

Changes:

February was incorrectly spelled “Febuary”.

July 11 2018 | Version 1.1.0

Changes:

Critical update. Console is bricked when archived data reaches 740th flash block address.

July 3 2018 | Version 1.0.9

Changes:

Added max daily wind gust to dashboard.

June 30 2018 | Version 1.0.7

Changes:

• 10 minute average wind speed was not updating properly.
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To update the WiFi Firmware please go to the following link for a guide : How Do I Update The WiFi Firmware, WS-2000 And WS-5000

Version 4.3.3:

• Adjust piezio gain for weather station. 

Version 4.3.2:

• Optimized domain name resoloution.
• Optimized stability of uploading to custom servers.
• Fixed exception caused by user customization.

Version 4.3.1:

• Optimized WU server dns parsing.
• Fixed bug that effected third party custom mode.

Version 4.3.0:

• Improved domain name resoloution
• Improved stability of uploading to custom servers.

Version 4.2.8:

• Adds path for custom server setup.
• Able to upload Co2 sensor data

Version 4.2.6:

• Fixes issues with connecting to Arris, Asus and several other routers.

Version 4.2.4:

• Supports alert if leak detector is offline for 10 minutes.

Version 4.2.2:

• WS-5000: Supports low battery indicator push to AmbientWeather.net server.

Version 4.2.1:

• Supports leak detector, soil moisture sensor data push to AmbientWeather.net server.

Version 4.2.0:

• Supports lightning detection data to AmbientWeather.net (Model WS-2000 and WS-5000 only).
• Supports leak detection data to AmbientWeather.net (Model WS-2000 and WS-5000 only).

Version 4.1.9:

• Supports soil moisture data to AmbientWeather.net (Model WS-2000 and WS-5000 only).

Version 4.1.8:

• Supports PM2.5 indoor sensor data to AmbientWeather.net (Model WS-2000 and WS-5000 only).

Version 4.1.7:

• Improves pairing with Android 9 OS phone.

Version 4.1.6:

• Fixes low battery bug for PM2.5 (Model WS-2000 and WS-5000 only).  It would falsely alarm the low battery alert.

Version 4.1.5:

• Firmware improves RF sensitivity.
• WiFi setup user interface improved.
• Console setup user interface improved (WS-2000 only).
• Bug fixed with UART0 communication (WS-2000 only).
• Improved data stream to AmbientWeather.net
• Corrected low battery bug for PM2.5. It would falsely alarm the low battery alert (WS-2000 only).
• RAM optimized (WS-2000 only).
• Rain calculation algorithm optimized (WS-2000 only).
• Backlight on/off control algorithm improved (WS-2000 only).

Version 4.1.4:

• Model WS-2000 only. Fixes low battery bug introduced in 4.1.2 for PM2.5 sensor.

Version 4.1.3:

• Model WS-2000 only. PM2.5, PM2.5_24h and its low battery, soil moisture sensor data push supported.

Version 4.1.2:

• Model WS-2000 only. Adds support for PM2.5 sensor to AmbientWeather.net

Version 4.1.1:

• Fixes rounding and sign error when temperature is between -10 and 0 degF.

Version 4.0.10:

• One customer reported their weather station would go offline every day at Midnight, so we rolled back the SDK but kept all of the other fixes in 4.0.9 until we can further evaluate the SDK.

Version 4.0.9:

• SDK is updated to official release 3.3.1. The WiFi connection is much faster and more stable.
• Time sync ping changed from Wunderground to AWS. The AWS time server is much more reliable.
• Weathercloud ID and password are verified for exactly 16 and 32 bytes, otherwise, no connection is attempted.
• Some customers reported WiFi disconnecting at Midnight. We were resetting the WiFi module every night to force a reconnect once per day, but we removed this logic.

Version 4.0.8:

• Fixed bug where temperature was set to 0.0 and Midnight.

Version 4.0.7:

• WiFi SDK update.

Version 4.0.6:

• After DNS lookup is verified, it will ping once per minute.

Version 4.0.3:

• Previous to Firmware Version 4.0.3, DNS queries were performed every 5 seconds, which was excessive.

• With Version 4.0.3, DNS queries are now performed once every 15 minutes.

To update the firmware on your display tablet:

• Download the latest bin file (below) to your your computer. Make a note of where you saved this file:

Ambient Weather WS-2000 and WS-5000 Firmware Download Center

• Copy the factory.bin (ensure filename is just factory.bin) to your MicroSD Card (the SD card must be empty).
• Power down your display console by removing AC power.
• Insert the SD Card into the display console.
• Power up the display console.
• The console will verify the firmware was updated.
• Power down the console after complete. Remove the SD Card when the console is powered down.

To update the WiFi firmware, you must first download the awnet app for mobile devices from the Apple Store or Google Play Store:

Android Devices:  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dtston.ambienttoolplus

iOS Devices:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/awnet/id1341994564

WiFi Firmware version history: https://ambientweather.com/faqs/question/view/id/1444/

To update the WiFi firmware on the WS-2000/WS-5000 console , launch awnet   from your mobile device.

From the Device Info panel, tap on your device (in the example below, three devices are connected to the WiFi network):

On the bottom right is the current WiFi firmware version of your console. If there is an upgrade available, tap on the upgrade link:

To connect to Wi-Fi and the Internet, select the Settings icon and then the down arrow  until the Wi-Fi Scan Setup field is highlighted.  Select the plus button  to perform a Wi-Fi scan.

Scroll down to select your Wi-Fi network (2.4 GHz) and press the Enter key and enter the Wi-Fi password.

Press up or down , left or right to scroll to the character, and press to select the enter  character. Press OK when complete. Press  to return  to the WiFi Network setup page. Leave the password blank if the WiFi network is not encrypted.

The Wi-Fi signal strength icon is displayed on the home page. If wireless connectivity is successful, the Wi-Fi icon on the top left-hand side of the display tablet.

You can locate an official source for your area to cailbrate by visiting https://ambientweather.net/baro

To calibrate the relative pressure, select the Calibration Panel on your display console by pressing the Settings icon three times:

From the calibration panel, adjust the relative pressure to the reference pressure in your area:

Press   to highlight the REL Barometer field.

Press to highlight the significant digit you wish to change. Press  or  to adjust the digit up or down.

For details on relative pressure calibration, please visit:

Relative Barometric Pressure Does Not Match Official Source.

The WH32B thermo-hygrometer-barometer sensor will always display the measured pressure. The relative pressure is calibrated on the console.

1. The WS-2000 will not connect to a guest account.
2. The WS-2000 series connects to the 2.4 GHz band on your router. Make sure the 2.4 GHz band is operating and connected to the Internet.
3. If you own a Mesh Network or multiple repeaters, power off all of the secondary nodes, and leave the primary node (connected to the Internet) on.
4. Reboot the router.
5. Use the Hidden SSID feature to enter your SSID (whether it is hidden or not).
   Be careful, the SSID and password are both case sensitive.
   
6. Perform a factory reset on the console.
7. Contact support@ambientweather.com for assistance and include your router type.
8. One option is to add the ObserverIP Module (see below).https://www.ambientweather.com/amobserverip.html

How to re-register a sensor through the Sensor ID screen.

Enter Setup mode as shown below.

The following sensors can be used with the WS-2000-C and WS-5000-C display consoles, and can be enabled or disabled on the Sensors ID Setup panel:

• WH65. Sensor array for model WS-2000:
  https://www.ambientweather.com/amws2902array.html
  

• WH25. Thermo-Hygrometer-Barometer for models WS-1201-IP, WS-1401-IP and WS-1002-WiFi:
  https://www.ambientweather.com/amws1000bth.html
  

• WH26. Also known as WH32E. Outdoor sensor allows you to substitute your existing sensor array thermo-hygrometer.
  https://www.ambientweather.com/amwh32e.html
  

• WH80. Ultrasonic Sensor Array for model WS-5000:
  https://www.ambientweather.com/amws5000.html
  

• WH40. Rain gauge for model WS-5000:
  https://www.ambientweather.com/amws5000.html
  

• WH32B. Indoor thermo-hygrometer-barometer for models WS-2000, WS-5000:
  
  https://www.ambientweather.com/amwh32b.html
  

In order for your sunrise and sunset to be correct, your date, time zone, longitude and latitude must be entered correctly.

To find your longitude and latitude, enter your address into Bing Maps:

https://www.bing.com/maps

1. To view your longitude and latitude, select the Tools icon to enter the Setup screen. Press the down arrow button  until Longitude_Latitude Setup is selected, and press Plus  to view the settings. Make sure your longitude, latitude and hemisphere settings (north vs south, east vs west) are correct.Note that if your longitude is negative, choose the western hemisphere. If your latitude is negative, choose the southern hemisphere.

2. To view your time zone settings, select the select the Tools icon  to enter the Setup screen.  Press the down arrow button  until Date and Time Setup is selected,  and press Plus  to view the settings. Make sure your time zone is set correctly.

The most common issues are:

1. Longitude and latitude are reversed.
2. The hemisphere is selected incorrectly.
3. The time zone is set incorrectly.

Reset to Factory Default. Clears all stored memory, calibrations and other variables to factory default.

To restore your display console to factory default, press the Tool icon four times to display the Factory Page.

Press   to select Reset to Factory Default. Press or key to popup the Message Box ”Are you sure you want to reset to factory default?” Press   to select Yes. Press the  key to confirm the selection.

The lightning bolt icon signifies the Dew Point is greater than 70 degF, which is conducive for lightning in the area. It is just a prediction and the weather station does not sense lightning directly.

If there is an exclamation point ! or mark next to the WiFi icon on the WS-2000 display, it means the display is connected to WiFi but the WiFi is not connected to the Internet.

Make sure the 2.4 GHz band on your router is connected to the Internet.

If the problem persists, try rebooting your router.

The SD Card must be inserted into the console and remain inserted to record channel 1-8 sensor data.

The sensor data is not saved to on-board flash due to memory constraints, it is only saved to the SD card.

Thus, the SD card must be inserted into the tablet all the time. Whenever there is a new data set recorded, it will added to this file.

The file Backup-A.csv is the history file copied from console flash memory. It is generated when you manually.  This file does not include channel sensor data.

2019CH1A.csv  i s the channel sensor data and is only generated when the SD Card is inserted into the tablet.

Product Manual
https://ambientweather.com/mwdownloads/download/link/id/1113

Product Page
https://www.ambientweather.com/amws2000.html

To view archived data from the WS-2000 and WS-5000 display consoles, select History button twice from the main console screen. 

History_YYYYDD.csv: The history data file as shown in Figure 59.

YYYYDD.csv: The remaining data during the download. For example, if it takes three minutes to download, it the last three minutes of data.

The format of the data is csv (comma separated value) and can be opened in a spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel for advanced data analysis, with the following headers:

The SD Card must be inserted into the console and remain inserted to record channel 1-8 sensor data.  Whenever there is a new data set recorded, it will be added to this file." to "The SD Card must be inserted into the console and remain inserted to record channel 1-8 sensor data (WH31,WH31B, WH31E, WH31P, WH31PF, WH31L, WH31SM, WH31L, PM25, PM25IN and AQIN).  Whenever there is a new data set recorded, it will be added to this file.

The sensor data is not saved to on-board flash due to memory constraints; it is only saved to the SD card.

YYYYCH1A.csv is the channel sensor data and is only generated when the SD Card is inserted into the tablet.

The MAC address is found on the weather station console’s Weather Server panel:

1. Press the Set Key button
   

2. Click Setup under Weather Server

Product Manual
https://ambientweather.com/mwdownloads/download/link/id/1081/

Product Page
https://www.ambientweather.com/amws5000.html

If the temperature and humidity spike and return to normal after a period of time, the console is likely picking up a different outdoor sensor from your system or your neighbors.

To prevent this from occurring, select the Setup button  from the display console, and select More | Setup from the menu.

Next, select Sensors ID | Setup from the More page and disable all of the sensors shown, except:
WH80 (ultrasonic sensor array)
WH40 (rain gauge)
WH32B (indoor thermo-hygrometer-barometer)

Product Manual
https://ambientweather.com/mwdownloads/download/link/id/1081/

Product Page
https://www.ambientweather.com/amws5000.html

If the Ultrasonic wind speed reads 89.9 mph all of the time, or spikes to 89.9 mph when the windspeed is low, there is likely debris inside the wind speed measuring area.

To resolve this issue, blow compressed area in the measurement volume (#1 in the image below), and clean with a damp cloth, to remove all debris, spider webs and other insect debris.

Product Manual
https://ambientweather.com/mwdownloads/download/link/id/1081/

Product Page
https://www.ambientweather.com/amws5000.html

The wind speed and direction will not change if there is debris, such as a spider web, inside the sonic wind sensor area.

Inspect and clean any debris with a damp cloth.

Product Manual
https://ambientweather.com/mwdownloads/download/link/id/1081/

Product Page
https://www.ambientweather.com/amws5000.html

1. Install each M5 nut in the order above. 1, 2, 3 then 4.
2. Do not tighten with an impact driver. Hand tighten, then a half turn / 180 degrees. No more.
3. If your mounting pole is a soft material (wood, pvc, etc.) you may need to retighten the M5 nuts when you perform your maintenance every 3 months.

To download the weather station data and Channel 1-8 sensor data to the SD Card, insert the SD Card into the display console:

How to insert Micro SD Card into Console, Observer Series.

1. Go to the Factory page on the console by selecting the Settings button 5 times, or:

2. Select the down arrow   until the Backup data Backup Field is highlighted and select plus button .

Select a year by pressing the right arrow .  The year will be highlighted in green.

Press  the plus button  to confirm the selection, and the year field will turn from green to purple.

3. Press  play  to start the backup, or press play  again to cancel the backup.

4. A progress bar will appear at the bottom of the page. Once complete (100%), you can return to the main page.

The format of the data is csv (comma separated value) and can be opened in a spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel for advanced data analysis, with the following headers:

To inert the SD card into the console, the slot is on the right side of the console when viewing the display (#1, below):

1. The gold pins should be facing towards you.
2. The micro SD card slot is spring loaded. Push until the SD Card is flush with the console casing.
3. The micro SD Card will be locked in place.
4. To remove, push on the micro SD card, and the console card slot will unlock the SD Card.

The console stores up to 4080 complete sets of weather data with associated time and date stamp. The base station will lose all of the weather data if there a power interruption. In the event the memory is full, the old data is overwritten by the new data.

Show button presses to get to interval setting

Example 1: 4,080 complete sets of weather data = 68 hours of memory at 1 minute interval

Example 2: 4,080 complete sets of weather data = 204 hours of memory at 5 minute interval

Example 3: 4,080 complete sets of weather data = 1,020 hours of memory at 15 minute interval