Kestrel 4000 Interface USB Port 2011

by Kestrel

Product Description

Upload stored data from your Kestrel 4000 Weather Tracker through your PC's USB port via this docking system and companion software. Save data to a comma delimited text file to track and analyze weather trends; software also controls other program functions on the Kestrel 4000. . Model Year: 2011, Product ID: 106888, Shipping Exclusion: This item is only available for shipment by UPS to the lower 48 United States. APO, FPO, PO BOX, Hawaii, and Alaska shipments may not be possible for this item. (Please call prior to purchase.), Special Order: This is a Special Order item, will be shipped from the manufacturer, and is not stocked in our warehouse. All Returns/Exchanges are subject to a 20% restocking fee. This item does not qualify for our Price Matching Policy. Order processing time may vary.

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• ASIN: B0047XWBS0
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A bicyclist perspective., December 22, 2010

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Mr. Terry Miller "Once a Marine" (Phoenix, Az USA) - See all my reviews
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I ride my bicycle for exercise. I have a Garmin eTrax GPS on the bike to keep track of my speed and distance. I live in Phoenix but it still gets cold sometimes during the winter. I wanted to be able to track the weather while I ride my bike so I bought a Kestrel portable weather station that I mounted on the bike also. I was mostly interested in the effects of wind/wind chill and how that effected my speed and comfort. I wanted to be able to graph my rides so I needed a way to dump the data from the Kestrel to my Macintosh. Unfortunately, the software for the Kestrel 4000 Series Interface doesn't support the Macintosh operating system. For cases like this I also run Windows on my Macs. I have two MacBook Pro laptops, one 15 inch running Windows XP and Mac Leopard and a 17 inch MacBook Pro running Windows 7 and Mac Snow Leopard. I use Parallels to run the Windows programs on the Macs. Anyway, The Macs don't have DB-9 serial ports so I needed a USB to serial adapter. The serial adapter that came with the Kestrel 4000 Series Interface wouldn't work with my setup but I had a KeySpan 19HS serial to USB adapter and it works great. So I am able to access the data from the Kestrel with my Macs. The actual connection between the Kestrel and the Kestrel 4000 Series Interface is optical. You must make sure the Kestrel sits properly in it's cradle and is secured with the elastic band. If you disturb the cradle/Kestrel during file transfer the connection will be broken and the transfer will stop. You will have to restart the file transfer. So I'm very happy with both the Kestrel and being able to access the data with the Kestrel 4000 Series Interface on my Macs and it works fine on both. So it is indirectly compatible with Mac Leopard/running Windows XP and or with Snow Leopard running Windows 7. What this really says it that the Kestrel 4000 Series Interface works with both versions of Windows with a USB to serial converter. As a plus the software that is supplied with the Kestrel 4000 Series Interface has a great customizable graphing function built in. I hope this helps.

Terry

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