Preparations - La Crosse Technology WS-2510 Operating Instructions Manual

Preparations

This section describes the steps you must take and the settings you must make
in order to start the operation of the sensors and the weather station as well as
the operating and evaluation software.
The outdoor sensors for wind and brightness measurement, for recording rain-
fall and for outdoor temperature/humidity measurement are equipped with a
solar cell and a lithium backup battery to provide power during the hours of
darkness and periods of bad weather.
To prevent the batteries from discharging fully during a long period of storage
without light falling on the solar cell (e.g. when in the packaging), the power
supply is activated by a small magnet which has to be inserted from the outside
before the initial start-up. Therefore do not insert the sensor magnet until shortly
before the field site assembly of each sensor.
For the sensors in the radio interface to be clearly allocated, the radio
interface should not be switched on until all sensors have been operating
for at least ten minutes!
This instruction should be observed without fail, as the sensors are in test mode
for up to 10 minutes after introduction of the operating voltage (either by placing
magnets in the outdoor sensors or placing batteries in the interior sensors).
During the test phase, the data transfer takes place not every 3 minutes but
instead in a 4-second cycle.
Clear addresses must also be allocated to the outdoor sensors for collecting
temperature and humidity data, so that it is possible to differentiate between
them.
Insertion of magnets into the outdoor sensors
In the case of the outdoor radio sensor for measuring temperature and humidity
and the brightness sensor, the magnet for activating the system is pressed into
an opening provided for it in the rear of the housing.
The wind measurement recorder is also activated by inserting a small magnet
into the opening provided. The opening is located above the holding pipe mount
(opposite the solar cell).
To insert the magnet into the radio rainfall measuring system, remove the upper
section by pressing it and turning it to the right against the lower section. On the
housing cover of the electronic housing incorporated into the funnel there is a
slot for the small round magnet to snap into. The rainfall measuring system
starts transmitting after the magnet is pressed into the slot.
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