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ULTIMETER
®
100 OWNER'S MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK START........................................................................... 3
I. INTRODUCTION............................................................. 9
II. PRE-INSTALLATION TESTING.................................... 10
III. PLANNING YOUR INSTALLATION............................... 16
IV. INSTALLING ULTIMETER 100 COMPONENTS........... 20
V. CONNECTING YOUR ULTIMETER 100 SYSTEM........ 23
VI. INITIAL SETTINGS.................................................... 25
SET YEAR..................................................................... 25
SET DATE AND DATE FORMAT.................................. 25
RESET LONG-TERM MEMORIES................................ 25
SET TIME AND TIME FORMAT.................................... 26
SELECT TEMPERATURE UNITS................................. 26
SELECT WIND SPEED UNITS..................................... 26
SELECT RAIN GAUGE INCREMENTS & UNITS.......... 27
TO ADJUST THE LONG-TERM RAIN TOTAL.............. 29
VII. DISPLAYING CURRENT DATA.................................... 30
VIII. THE ULTIMETER 100 HI/LO MEMORY SYSTEM........ 31
IX. DISPLAYING STORED DATA...................................... 32
TO DISPLAY HIGHEST VALUES................................. 33
TO DISPLAY LOWEST VALUES.................................. 33
TO DISPLAY RAINFALL............................................... 34
X. RESETTING LONG-TERM MEMORY VALUES............ 34
TO RESET A SINGLE LONG-TERM HI OR LO............ 34
TO RESET ALL LONG-TERM HI & LO MEMORIES..... 34
XI. ALARMS........................................................................ 35
TO SET AN ALARM....................................................... 35
THE RAIN RATE ALARM.............................................. 35
TO MOMENTARILY STOP AN ALARM......................... 36
TO DISABLE AN ALARM............................................... 36
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XII. THE ULTIMETER 100 SERIAL PORT.......................... 37
WEATHERTEXT OUTPUT MODE................................ 37
COMPLETE RECORD MODE....................................... 37
DATA LOGGER MODE................................................. 38
PACKET MODE............................................................ 38
COMPLETE HISTORY MODE...................................... 38
MULTIPLE OUTPUT MODE.......................................... 38
MODEM MODE............................................................. 38
XIII. SUPPLEMENTAL WIND VANE CALIBRATION............ 39
XIV. TEMPERATURE OFFSET ADJUSTMENT.................... 40
XV. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE............................................ 41
XVI. REPAIR & EXCHANGE SERVICE................................. 42
XVII. SPECIFICATIONS......................................................... 43
XVIII. AVAILABLE ACCESSORIES......................................... 47
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
SELECT RAIN GAUGE INCREMENTS & UNITS..27 TO ADJUST THE LONG-TERM RAIN TOTAL....29 VII. DISPLAYING CURRENT DATA........30 VIII. THE ULTIMETER 100 HI/LO MEMORY SYSTEM..31 IX. DISPLAYING STORED DATA........32 TO DISPLAY HIGHEST VALUES......... 33 TO DISPLAY LOWEST VALUES........33 TO DISPLAY RAINFALL.......... -
Page 2: Quick Start
CONNECT SYSTEM COMPONENTS QUICK START GUIDE Connect components to Junction Box as shown in diagram below. Refer FOR THOSE WHO DON’T HAVE TIME TO READ to the section "Installing Your ULTIMETER 100 Components". INSTRUCTIONS (AND THOSE WHO DO) Indoor Temperature Sensor... - Page 3 TO DISPLAY WIND DIRECTION recognized by the flashing when the date is displayed. After installation, the ULTIMETER 100 will constantly indicate the prevailing wind direction on its 16 point compass rose. The e) Pressing a tenth time returns the display to system minimizes confusing "jitters"...
- Page 4 TO CHANGE MEASUREMENT UNITS OR FORMAT ANSWERS TO A FEW MOST LIKELY QUESTIONS . . . NOTE: The ULTIMETER 100 is designed to minimize the WHAT IS THE BUTTON FOR? chance of someone else accidentally clearing your data or This button activates display backlighting, for viewing in a changing your settings.
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Page 5: Introduction
Junction Box Keyboard/Display Unit IMPORTANT NOTE CONCERNING WIND DIRECTION: Wind Vane Fin The ULTIMETER 100 is designed to detect and display the Junction Box Cable prevailing wind direction on its 16 point compass rose. The Desk Stand system minimizes confusing "jitters" by ignoring momentary direction changes that occur during transient wind gusts. - Page 6 3. Install Anemometer Cups Plug each cup firmly into place on the anemometer rotor housing. Be sure that each cup arm snaps solidly. NOTE: THE CUPS MUST BE ORIENTED AS SHOWN OR WIND DIRECTION WILL BE INCORRECTLY DISPLAYED, AND THE CUPS WILL NOT PROPERLY LOCK INTO PLACE.
- Page 7 Adjustments" instruction section. 10. Plug the AC adapter cable into the junction box, then plug the NOTE: The ULTIMETER 100 does not display a low wind speed value, simply because zero is normally the lowest wind speed measured. adapter itself into a 110-volt 60-cycle outlet. After 2 or 3 seconds, the liquid crystal screen will come on, displaying the clock symbol, 7.
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Page 8: Planning Your Installation
displayed. Each time you repeat this procedure, temperature will be III. PLANNING YOUR INSTALLATION displayed in alternate units, Celsius or Fahrenheit. Please take a few minutes to plan the installation of your home 3. Hold the temperature sensor in your hand for 2 or 3 minutes. The weather station. - Page 9 Anemometer/Wind Vane Location - The anemometer/wind vane is Temperature Sensor Location designed to clamp to the top 3.5 inches of a mast having a having a NOTE: Before drilling holes and permanently installing the diameter of at least 1 in. and not more than 1-1/4 in. A thin-wall steel temperature sensor, you may wish to experiment with the TV antenna mast is ideal (available at Home Depot, Radio Shack and temperature sensor location to be sure of satisfactory...
- Page 10 IV. INSTALLING YOUR ULTIMETER 100 COMPONENTS Extension Cables Installing the Anemometer There is no problem extending the anemometer/wind vane cable or 1. Slide the locking ring up as far as it will go on the fingers. optional rain gauge cable to 250 feet or more. Be sure the extension 2.
- Page 11 Installing the External Temperature Sensor 1. Drill a pilot hole at the desired location. 2. Mount the supplied clamp and temperature sensor taking care that its protective metal housing does not touch any nearby surface. The metal end should be pointed "up", with the cable exiting downward, to discourage water droplets or ice from 3.
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Page 12: Wiring Diagram
The Weather Picture MUST be connected to the ULTIMETER 100 serial data port of the ULTIMETER 100 keyboard using an Keyboard Display adapter cable, and cannot be connected to the junction box. Using the following sequence, apply power to your system:... -
Page 13: Initial Settings
Term high and low values will be replaced by the current values, the VI. INITIAL SETTINGS Long Term rainfall total will be reset to zero, and the rainfall "since" SET THE YEAR date will be reset to the current date. This instrument features a perpetual calendar, using a leap year counter You may wish to use this "master reset"... - Page 14 SELECT RAIN GAUGE INCREMENTS AND RAINFALL UNITS for at least three seconds. The display will flash three times, then stop. The Long Term rainfall total will be reset to today's If your ULTIMETER system does not yet include a self-emptying rain rainfall, and the rainfall "since"...
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Page 15: Displaying Current Data
If you wish to include rainfall accumulated prior to installation of your TO DISPLAY THE CURRENT VALUE OF WIND SPEED, WIND ULTIMETER 100, you must adjust the long-term rainfall memory to CHILL, OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE, TIME, OR DATE: display the accumulated total rainfall, and also adjust the rainfall Press and release the desired data key: "since"... -
Page 16: Displaying Stored Data
TODAY'S HIGHS, LOWS, AND RAINFALL 2. To display TODAY'S highest value (since midnight), press At midnight each night, the ULTIMETER 100 starts keeping track of once. The display will repeatedly cycle through today's date, high and low values, and rainfall, for the new day. At any time during the day, the instrument can tell you what the highest and today's high value, and the time at which it occurred. -
Page 17: To Display Rainfall
value is the lowest value recorded since you last reset this memory. X. RESETTING LONG TERM MEMORY VALUES The Long Term display is easily recognized by the flashing TO RESET A SINGLE LONG TERM HIGH OR LOW MEMORY when the date is displayed. NOTE: Only Long Term memory values can be reset;... -
Page 18: Alarms
XI. ALARMS hour, the alarm will sound if 0.5 inches of rain (the default The ULTIMETER 100 includes the following 15 adjustable alarms: threshold value) falls within 15 minutes, which equals an High Wind Speed, High Outdoor Temperature, Low Outdoor hourly rate of 2 inches per hour. -
Page 19: The Ultimeter 100 Serial Port
Key Combo: Press and hold XII. THE ULTIMETER 100 SERIAL PORT for 3 seconds to enter. The ULTIMETER 100 provides a unique 7-mode serial port to facilitate computer data logging and remote data reporting via telephone, modem, DATA LOGGER MODE or RF link. -
Page 20: Supplemental Wind Vane Calibration
XIII. Supplemental Wind Vane Calibration Adjustment XIV. Supplemental Temperature Offset Adjustment Your anemometer/wind vane has been factory-calibrated to Your outdoor and indoor temperature sensors encorporate correctly indicate wind direction when installed per the instructions precision aged thermistors, which have been factory-calibrated to on p. -
Page 21: Routine Maintenance
In Case of a Problem Care of Liquid Crystal Display Your ULTIMETER 100 is designed to provide years of trouble free If the keyboard display unit's LCD becomes dirty, clean with a soft operation. If the instrument completely stops operating, the cause damp cloth only. -
Page 22: Specifications
Outdoor Temperature XVII. SPECIFICATIONS Type: Precision aged Thermistor Wind (PRO Anemometer) Materials: Nickel-plated Steel Probe housing, 24-gauge copper cable Type: 3-Cup Anemometer, all digital, magnetically-actuated Resolution: 1°F¹ (0.1°C¹), 0.1°F² (0.1°C)² Materials: UV-Stabilized Polycarbonate, Acetal, 316 Stainless Steel Range: -55°F to +150°F (-48°C to +66°C) Cup Size: 2.6”... - Page 23 Rain Gauge, PRO (optional sensor) Indoor Humidity (optional sensor, ULTIMETER 2100 and ULTIMETER 800 only) Type: Drop-counting electronic rain gauge, 3.2”dia (8.1cm) funnel Resolution: 0.001 inches (.025mm), 0.01 inch (.25mm) increments Type: Capacitative RH Sensor Range: 0.00 to 199.99 inches (0.00 to 1999.9mm) accumulation Materials: UV-stabilized ABS housing, 24-gauge copper cable, Accuracy:...
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Page 24: Available Accessories
PICTURE displays information it receives from an Radio Frequency Interference Filter ULTIMETER Weather Station, continuously providing and If the ULTIMETER 100 is used near an extremely powerful updating all the vital weather data you have pre-selected, radio transmitter, its high and low temperature readings can be without having to press a single key.
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