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Davis Instruments Weather Hardware & Sensors

Professional-oriented weather hardware with WeatherLink ecosystem

Hayward, California, USA
Founded: 1963

About the Davis Instruments Hardware Platform

Davis Instruments produces weather stations used in agricultural, research, and consumer settings. Consumer lines such as Vantage Vue pair integrated outdoor sensor suites with consoles and optional WeatherLink Live for IP connectivity and local UDP broadcast.

Integrated Sensor Suite -> FHSS RF -> console or WeatherLink Live -> WeatherLink cloud / local LAN

Core Strengths

  • Integrated outdoor sensor suites with documented update intervals
  • Frequency-hopping RF link between ISS and console
  • WeatherLink Live for Wi-Fi/Ethernet and local LAN consumers
  • Vantage Pro2 line for separated professional-grade sensor placement

Product Families

Vantage Vue

Homeowners and small farms wanting Davis build quality in a compact suite

Integrated outdoor housing with mechanical wind, tipping rain, and radiation-shielded temp/humidity per Davis specs.

Vantage Vue 6250Vantage Vue + console bundles

Vantage Pro2

Users needing separated anemometer and industrial sensor options

Separated anemometer cabling and upgrade paths documented by Davis for research and agricultural siting.

Vantage Pro2Vantage Pro2 Plus with solar and UV options

Davis Instruments Product Overviews

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