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- Page 1 012 WEATHER STATION OPERATOR'S MANUAL REVISION: 9/91 COPYRIGHT (c) 1989, 1991 CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC, INC.
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- Page 3 WARRANTY AND ASSISTANCE The 012 WEATHER STATION is warranted by CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC, INC. to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for twelve (12) months from date of shipment unless specified otherwise. Batteries have no warranty. CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC, INC.'s obligation under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing (at CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC, INC.'s option) defective...
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- Page 5 If any parts are missing please contact excessive humidity levels. This reading must Campbell Scientific, Inc. 435-753-2342. be monitored and corrective action taken if moisture is detected (Section 4). 2. When connecting the battery avoid shorting the battery to the weather station base (Section 4.
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
Apdx B. Sensor Specifications and Schematics .................. B-1 TABLES 2.2-1 Tool Requirements........................2-1 2.2-2 Materials Requirements for Constructing Foundation.............2-1 Rad Modem Connections......................2-10 2.7-1 Sensor Verification ........................2-16 Sequence of Time Parameters in *5 Mode ................2-16 012 Standard Program Outputs ....................3-1 Parameters for Sensor Measurement Instruction ..............3-2... - Page 8 012 TABLE OF CONTENTS FIGURES Effect of Structure on Wind Flow ................... 2-1 2.3-1 012 Foundation Construction ....................2-2 2.3-2 012 Weather Station with Solar Panel ................... 2-3 2.3-3 Template and Anchor Bolt Assembly ..................2-3 2.4-1 012 Weather Station Assembly....................2-4 2.4-2 Wind Set Alignment........................
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Page 9: Section 1. Weather Station Description
SECTION 1. WEATHER STATION DESCRIPTION The 012 Weather Station is designed to reduce the cost and logistics of routine climatological monitoring. Installation is simplified through a modular design and prewired sensors. This manual covers installation, sensor options, power supply options, programming, maintenance, and trouble shooting. - Page 10 This is a blank page.
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Page 11: Section 2. Weather Station Installation
SECTION 2. WEATHER STATION INSTALLATION FIGURE 2.1. Effect of Structure on Wind Flow 2.1 SITE SELECTION SOLAR RADIATION The pyranometer should be located so it is not The site, including its climate and topography, shadowed by surrounding objects. should represent the general area being measured. -
Page 12: Foundation Construction
(80 lb.) sacks of sakrete. Mix the cement. Stuff 2.3 FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION a rag into one end of the conduit elbow to The 012 Weather Station mounts on a cement prevent cement from clogging the conduit. foundation as shown in Figures 2.3-1 and 2.3-2. -
Page 13: Template And Anchor Bolt Assembly
SECTION 2. WEATHER STATION INSTALLATION FIGURE 2.3-2. 012 Weather Station with Solar Panel FIGURE 2.3-3. Template and Anchor Bolt Assembly... -
Page 14: Weather Station Assembly
The following instructions describe the the canister. Do not twist the cables. installation of the 012 weather station. All steps except those marked with an asterisk (*) are Step 2. Remove the crossarm cover. -
Page 15: Wind Set Alignment
SECTION 2. WEATHER STATION INSTALLATION Step 6 Mount the solar radiation and rain CAUTION: Over-tightening the mast will gage sensors on the south end of the crossarm. cause excessive torque. NOTE: Insert the sensor cables through Step 3 Mount the weather station on the the grommeted slot before attaching cement pad aligning the conduit with the conduit sensors to the crossarm. -
Page 16: Power Supply Installation
"INPUT EXTERNAL CHARGING SOURCE". If 2.5.1 BATTERY INSTALLATION ordered with the weather station, the PS12 is NOTE: The 012 Weather Station base is at pre-mounted in the base. The MSX10R Solar power ground. When installing the battery Panel is used when AC power is not available. -
Page 17: Battery/Solar Panel Connections
SECTION 2. WEATHER STATION INSTALLATION PS12 Solar Panel For safety reasons, DO NOT mount the 110 The solar panel is mounted (Figure 2.3-2) on VAC supply directly to the weather station. the south side of the weather station (northern Mount the transformer external to the stations hemisphere only) and connects to the terminals and run 16 VAC to the station (Figure 2.5-2). -
Page 18: Battery/Ac Charging Connections
SECTION 2. WEATHER STATION INSTALLATION FIGURE 2.5-2. Battery/AC Charging Connections... -
Page 19: Data Retrieval Option Installation
SECTION 2. WEATHER STATION INSTALLATION shield. Strip the shield 1 1/2", insert the cable into 2.6 DATA RETRIEVAL OPTION the ground lug mounted on the center terminal, and INSTALLATION tighten it onto the copper shield. The four options available for data collection are the Rad Modem, DC112 Phone Modem, RF95 CAUTION: Do not over tighten ground lug Radio Frequency modem, and storage modules. -
Page 20: Rad Modem Connections
SECTION 2. WEATHER STATION INSTALLATION FIGURE 2.6-1. RAD Modem Connections 2-10... -
Page 21: Phone Modem Connections
SECTION 2. WEATHER STATION INSTALLATION FIGURE 2.6-2. Phone Modem Connections 2-11... -
Page 22: Weather Station With Radio Antenna
SECTION 2. WEATHER STATION INSTALLATION FIGURE 2.6-3. 012 Weather Station with Radio Antenna 2-12... -
Page 23: Weather Station With Storage Module
SECTION 2. WEATHER STATION INSTALLATION FIGURE 2.6-4. 012 Weather Station with Storage Module 2-13... -
Page 24: Sensor Verification Using The Cr10Kd Keyboard Display
SECTION 2. WEATHER STATION INSTALLATION TABLE 2.7-1. Sensor Verification; Accessing CR10 Input Locations Input Keyboard Description Units Location Entry Battery Voltage Volts CR10 Temperature Canister Moisture 0-1000 Ambient Temperature Ambient Temperature Relative Humidity Solar Radiation kW/m Wind Speed Wind Direction degree Precipitation inches... -
Page 25: Day Of Year Calendar
SECTION 2. WEATHER STATION INSTALLATION During leap year add 1 to day 60 (March 1st) through day 365. FIGURE 2.8. Day of Year Calendar An example of entering year 89, day 100, and Verify that the year, day and time are entered time 1437 is shown below: correctly by entering the 5 mode and advancing... -
Page 26: Setting Flag 1 To Enable Soil Temperature Measurements
SECTION 2. WEATHER STATION INSTALLATION 2.9 SETTING FLAG 1 TO ENABLE SOIL TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS The optional soil temperature probe is read only if Flag 1 is set high. To set Flag 1, enter * 6 11 A. The display reads 11:XXXXX, where XXXXX represents the contents of Input Location 11. -
Page 27: Section 3. Programming
10 seconds. Soil temperature is measured only if enabled by the user; Flag 1 = 1 (Section 2.9). The program stores hourly, daily and conditional data as shown below. TABLE 3-1. 012 Standard Program Outputs Hourly Output 24 Hour Output... -
Page 28: Parameters For Sensor Measurement Instruction
SECTION 3. PROGRAMMING TABLE 3-2. Parameters for Sensor Measurement Instruction Instr. Input Input Range Excit Sensor Measurement Code Temperature AC Half Bridge 2000 Relative Humidity DC Half Bridge 2500 0000 Solar Radiation Diff. Voltage Wind Speed Frequency (AC Magnetic) Wind Direction Half Bridge 2500 2500... - Page 29 SECTION 3. PROGRAMMING 3.1.4 RAIN GAGE Instruction 3 is used to read the switch closure Exponent of 10 from the tipping bucket rain gage; 1/100 of an Z Loc [:WS mph ] inch of rain per tip. Pulse 3.1.3 WIND DIRECTION Pulse Input Chan The wind direction potentiometer is read using Switch closure...
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Page 30: Pc208 Datalogger Support Software
SECTION 3. PROGRAMMING 3.2 PC208 DATALOGGER SUPPORT SOFTWARE The PC208 Datalogger Support Software is used for interactive telecommunication between the weather station and the computer. The PC208 software has five software programs: TELCOM, GraphTerm, EDLOG, SPLIT, and SMCOM. Detailed information on each of these programs is found in the PC208 instruction manual. -
Page 31: Section 4. Maintenance
SECTION 4. MAINTENANCE 4.1 MOISTURE IN CANISTER filled to within 2.5 inches of the top may be used for a rough field calibration). The hex bolts used to seal the top and bottom of the canister should be tightened every spring 4. -
Page 32: Temperature And Relative Humidity Probe
SECTION 4. MAINTENANCE 4.5 TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE 4.6 BATTERY VOLTAGE HUMIDITY PROBE The battery voltage is recorded daily. The battery should be recharged when the voltage The HMP35C Probe requires minimal is below 11 volts. Incorrect battery voltage maintenance. Monthly, check to make sure the readings occur when the battery is low. -
Page 33: Section 5. Troubleshooting
SECTION 5. TROUBLE SHOOTING The weather station is divided into sensors and the CR10 datalogger for trouble shooting purposes. Appendix B contains sensor specifications and schematics. 5.1 SENSOR TROUBLE SHOOTING Solar Radiation The *6 Mode is used to display current sensor The solar radiation sensor should measure readings (Section 2.7). -
Page 34: Cr10 Serial I/O Connector
SECTION 5. TROUBLE SHOOTING The CR10 has a regulated 5 volts which can be measured at the serial I/O connector (Figure 2.6-2) using the VOM. Figure 5.2 represents .G.MRK370.PLT;2.5";1.67";HPGL the connector. The 5 volts, ñ1 millivolt, is measured between sockets 1 (+5V) and 2 (ground).