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Solar Powered Wireless Wi-Fi Weather Station
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1. Introduction............................................................................................................ 3
2. Warnings and Cautions....................................................................................... 3
3. Quick Start Guide................................................................................................. 3
4. Pre-Installation Checkout and Site Survey...................................................... 4
4.1 Pre Installation Checkout..............................................................................4
4.2 Site Survey...................................................................................................... 4
5. Getting Started......................................................................................................4
5.1 Parts List.......................................................................................................... 5
5.2 Recommend Tools......................................................................................... 6
5.3 Sensor Array Set Up...................................................................................... 7
5.3.1 Install Wind Vane...................................................................................... 8
5.3.2 Install Mounting Pole................................................................................8
5.3.3 Install Batteries........................................................................................10
5.3.4 Mount Weather Station..........................................................................10
5.3.5 Reset Button and Transmitter LED......................................................12
5.4 Best Practices for Wireless Communication........................................... 13
5.5 Display console............................................................................................ 14
5.5.1 Vertical Desk Stand................................................................................15
6. Display Console Operation...............................................................................16
6.1 Screen Display............................................................................................. 16
6.2 Initial Display Console Set Up................................................................... 16
6.3 Key function.................................................................................................. 18
6.4 Set mode....................................................................................................... 19
6.4.1 BEEP:....................................................................................................... 21
6.4.2 MAX/MIN Daily:.......................................................................................21
6.4.3 Time / Date.............................................................................................. 21
6.4.4 Pressure................................................................................................... 22
6.4.5 Light.......................................................................................................... 23
6.4.6 Temperature.............................................................................................23
6.4.7 Wind speed..............................................................................................23
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Solar Powered Wireless Wi-Fi Weather Station Operation Manual Table of Contents 1. Introduction......................3 2. Warnings and Cautions..................3 3. Quick Start Guide....................3 4. Pre-Installation Checkout and Site Survey............4 4.1 Pre Installation Checkout................4 4.2 Site Survey...................... 4 5. Getting Started......................4 5.1 Parts List...................... - Page 2 6.4.8 Rain......................24 6.4.9 Moon phase..................... 24 6.5 Alarm mode....................25 6.5.1 View Alarm value..................25 6.5.2 Alarm setting mode:................25 6.5.3 Alarm Setting Order:................26 6.6 Max/min mode....................27 6.6.1 Press and release MAX/MIN key to display MAX data....27 6.6.2 Press again to display min data............27 6.7 Calibration mode..................
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Page 3: Introduction
1. Introduction Thank you for your purchase of the Solar Powered Wireless WiFi Weather Station. The following user guide provides step by step instructions for installation, operation and troubleshooting. 2. Warnings and Cautions Warning: Any metal object may attract a lightning strike, including your weather station mounting pole. -
Page 4: Pre-Installation Checkout And Site Survey
4. Pre-Installation Checkout and Site Survey 4.1 Pre Installation Checkout Before installing your weather station in the permanent location, we recommend operating the weather station for one week in a temporary location with easy access. This will allow you to check out all of the functions, insure proper operation, and familiarize you with the weather station and calibration procedures. -
Page 5: Parts List
5.1 Parts List Item Image Display Console Frame Dimensions (LxWxH): 18.7x11.5x1.9cm (7.35 x 4.5 x 0.75”) LCD Dimensions (LxW): 15.6x 7.6cm (6.2 x 3”) Sensor Array Wind Vane 5V DC Adaptor Pole... -
Page 6: Recommend Tools
Pole mounting U-bolt Pole mounting clamps Pole mounting U-bolt nuts Allen wrench User manual 5.2 Recommend Tools Precision screwdriver (for small Phillips screw on battery cover door) Adjustable wrench (for mounting pole) Compass or GPS (for wind direction calibration) -
Page 7: Sensor Array Set Up
Sensor Array Set Up Figure 1 Description Description Wind Vane (measures wind Thermo-hygrometer Sensor direction) (measures temperature and humidity) Wind Speed Sensor (measures UV Sensor wind speed) Solar collector Solar Radiation Sensor Alkaline battery compartment Rain Collector (self emptying) LED transmission indicator (turns Bubble Level on for 4 seconds on power up, flashes once per 16 seconds) -
Page 8: Install Wind Vane
5.3.1 Install Wind Vane Reference Figure 2. (a) Locate and align the flat key on the wind vane shaft to the flat key on the wind vane and push the vane on to the shaft. (b) tighten the set screw with the hex wrench (included). Figure 2 5.3.2 Install Mounting Pole... - Page 9 Reference Figure 4. Locate and align the groove on the sensor array and mounting pole. Figure 4 Reference Figure 5. Turn the mounting pole collar to lock the pole into place by rotating clockwise. Figure 5...
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Page 10: Install Batteries
5.3.3 Install Batteries Reference Figure 6. Locate the battery door on the bottom of the sensor array. Turn the set screw counter clockwise to open the battery compartment. Insert the 3xAA batteries (not included). The LED indicator on the bottom of the sensor array will turn on for four seconds and normally flash once per 16 seconds (the transmission update period). - Page 11 Figure 7 1. Reference Figure . Locate the four wind vane compass rose indicators of N, E, S, W (representing North, East, South and West). Align the compass rose direction upon final installation with a compass or GPS. Figure 8...
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Page 12: Reset Button And Transmitter Led
2. Reference Figure . Make sure the sensor array is completely level upon final installation. Failure to do so will result in inaccurate rain gauge readings. Figure 9 5.3.5 Reset Button and Transmitter LED In the event the sensor array is not transmitting, reset the sensor array. With an open ended paperclip, press and hold the RESET BUTTON for three seconds to completely discharge the voltage. -
Page 13: Best Practices For Wireless Communication
5.4 Best Practices for Wireless Communication Note: To insure proper communication, mount the remote sensor(s) upright on a vertical surface, such as a wall. Do not lay the sensor flat. Wireless communication is susceptible to interference, distance, walls and metal barriers. -
Page 14: Display Console
5.5 Display console Figure 11 1. Insert the 5V AC adaptor into the back of the display console Note: Place the outdoor sensor array about 5 to 10 feet from the display console and wait several minutes for the remote sensors to synchronize with the display console. -
Page 15: Vertical Desk Stand
Note: The batteries are intended for back-up power only. The backlight will remain on for 5 seconds when on back up battery power only. Only when you use power adapter it will the back-light be continuously on. 3. Keep both sensor and the display console together for 15 minutes to lock in the sensor signals. -
Page 16: Display Console Operation
6. Display Console Operation 6.1 Screen Display 1.Time 10. Rain fall 2. Moon phase 11. Outdoor temperature 3. Barometric Pressure 12. Outdoor humidity 4. Weather forecast 13. RF icon 5. UV index 14. Indoor humidity 6. Light 15. Indoor temperature 7. - Page 17 and within 100m of the console. If the weather station is too close or too far away, it will not receive a proper signal. Insert the power adapter into the power jack of the console, and plug in the adapter. The LCD display will beep once and then light up. The unit will show software version number 2 seconds after power reset.
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Page 18: Key Function
Key function The console has eight keys for easy operation Description Hold this key to enter setting mode TEMP. Press this key to view wind Chill, Heat Index, Dew Point Temperature RAIN Press this key to view Rain Rate, event, Rain Day, Rain Week, Rain Month, and Rain total* Press the RAIN key 2s to reset current display rain* WIND/ +... -
Page 19: Set Mode
*Rainfall Readings Press RAIN key to view rain history: Rain rate: it forecast the rain per hour base on the recently 10 minute’s rainfall. For example: the rainfall of recent 10 minutes is 12mm, the rain/hour is 12mm*6=72mm/h. Rain event: It start to record the rain event value form the rain falls, the rain event is over and value reset to 0 if last 24 hour rainfall less 1mm and the last 1 hour no rainfall. - Page 20 Command Function Description Settings SET + 2 Press WIND/+ or PRSSURE/- BEEP Turns on or off the seconds beep with each to toggle OFF and ON keystroke Press WIND/+ or PRSSURE/- Reset max/min daily at 12:00am (on) or to toggle OFF and ON manually (off) 12/24 Hour Format Press WIND/+ or PRSSURE/-...
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Page 21: Beep
Press WIND/+ to toggle Km/h Wind speed units of Measure between km/h, mph, knots, m/s and bft Rainfall units of Press WIND/+ to toggle Measure between mm and inch Northern Press WIND/+ to toggle Hemisphere (NTH) between Northern and or southern southern Hemisphere Hemisphere... -
Page 22: Pressure
DD-MM format) - Press the SET key seventh time to select year. - Press the SET key eighth time to select month. - Press the SET key ninth time to select day. Note: Press the WIND/+ or PRSSURE/- key to set the value. Note: If user to change minute value, second will auto clear to 0. -
Page 23: Light
correct pressure to sea-level conditions. Because the air pressure decreases as you rise in altitude, the sea-level corrected pressure (the pressure your location would be at if located at sea-level) is generally higher than your measured pressure. Thus, your absolute pressure may read 28.62 inHg (969 mb) at an altitude of 1000 feet (305 m), but the relative pressure is 30.00 inHg (1016 mb). -
Page 24: Rain
- Press the SET key 14th to select wind speed unit ( km/h, mph, knots, m/s, bft; default: km/h ). - In normal mode, press and release the WIND/+ key to view the wind, gust and wind direction. 6.4.8 Rain - Press the SET key 15th to select rainfall unit ( in or mm;... -
Page 25: Alarm Mode
Alarm mode 6.5.1 View Alarm value Press and release ALARM key to display high alarm，Press ALARM key again to display low alarm. Press ALARM key third time or press LIGHT /SNOOZE key return to normal mode. In alarm mode: - Press RAIN key to shift display rain rate or day rain alarm data. - Press WIND/+key to shift display wind or gust alarm data. -
Page 26: Alarm Setting Order
the WIND/+ or PRESSURE/- key to change the indoor temperature alarm value. Press the ALARM key to turn the alarm on or off (if the alarm is enabled, the alarm icon will be turned on). Indoor Humidity High Alarm. Indoor Humidity Low Alarm. Outdoor Temperature High Alarm. -
Page 27: Max/Min Mode
10. High wind setting 11. High gust setting 12. Rain rate high setting 13. Rain day high setting Max/min mode 6.6.1 Press and release MAX/MIN key to display MAX data - Press TEMP. key to view wind chill, heat index and dew point max. - Press RAIN key to view rain rate, rain day, rain week and rain month max. -
Page 28: Calibration Order
- Press the WIND/+and PRESSURE/- key to adjust values. - Press the SET key to confirm & move to the next item. - Press the ALARM key to reset any adjusted value. - Press the LIGHT /SNOOZE key at any time to exit. 6.7.1 Calibration Order: Indoor temperature offset calibrated (range +/-5˚C, default: 0 degrees) -
Page 29: Backlight (Constant Backlight Requires Operation With Ac Adapter.)29
6.8.3 Backlight (constant backlight requires operation with AC adapter.) With AC adaptor. The backlight can only be continuously on when the AC adapter is permanently on. When the AC adapter is disconnected, the backlight can be temporarily turned on. Press the LIGHT SNOOZE key to adjust the brightness between High, Low and Off. -
Page 30: Weather Forecast
6.8.6 Weather forecast There are six color forecast icons use changing atmospheric pressure to predict weathers conditions for the next 6-hours. Please allow at least one month for the weather station to learn the barometric pressure over time. Sunny Partly sunny Cloudy Rainy Snowy... -
Page 31: Snooze
Storm Snowy Note: Snowy icon will appear in place of rainy icon when the outdoor temperature is below 32 F (0˚C). Weather Forecasting Description and Limitations In general, if the rate of change of pressure increases, the weather is generally improving (sunny to partly cloudy). -
Page 32: Specification
Specification: Outdoor data Transmission distance in open field : 100m(330 feet) Frequency : 433MHz/868MHz/915MHz Temperature range : -40˚C--60˚C Accuracy : + / - 1 °C Resolution : 0.1˚C Measuring range rel. humidity : 10%～99% Accuracy : +/- 5% Rain volume display : 0 –... -
Page 33: Live Internet Publishing
(1.25 Watts during WiFi configuration mode) Base station: 3 x AAA batteries (not included) Remote sensor: 3 x AA batteries (not included), The primary power source is the solar panel. The batteries provide backup power when there is limited solar energy Live Internet Publishing This weather station sends data to three free hosting services:... - Page 34 into DC power due to higher energy requirements. 1. On your mobile device, visit the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and search for the “WS View” application. Download this application to your mobile device. 2. Run the WS View application, and enter the main interface: Note: If you don't have an account on wunderground.com, please press Register on WU and create a WU account and save the station ID and password for the future usage.
- Page 35 3. Read and follow the tips to operate the display console(receiver): (1) Plug the console with an AC adapter. (2) Press and hold the WIND/+ and PRESSURE/- buttons at the same time for four seconds. (3) The Wi-Fi icon will begin flashing rapidly, and the following words will display on the message board: WIFI STATUS MODE -- B, indicating the console is entering the WIFI connecting mode.
- Page 36 Wi-Fi icon: 4. While the Wi-Fi icon is flashing, check the WLAN on your mobile phone and find the EasyWeather-WiFi. Make sure your phone is connected to EasyWeather-WiFi and select NO when the message "No Internet access" appears(If connected fail, close all the background running program on the mobile and try it again).
- Page 37 5. Back to the app and select Provisioning Your Device and then press NEXT to enter the Upload page. Enter your station ID and password for the weather server and press Save. Your station ID of wunderground.com will be added on the WU Station List.
- Page 38 6. Click Save and a "AMET" message will show up, press OK. Then it'll turn to the main interface. Your station ID will display on the WU Station List. Note: Once the console has connected to your WiFi network, the Wi-fi icon on the console will stop flashing and become solid.
- Page 39 Basic Functions: Check weather data and graph Choose the Station you want to check on the WU Station List and see the current weather data and graph (data achieved from the Wunderground.com). Note: 1. The data will be updated every 5 minutes. 2.
- Page 40 Add monitoring WU ID Remove monitoring WU ID...
- Page 41 Set Unit Click the Unit on the setting column of the main interface to set the units for temperature, pressure, wind speed and rain.
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Page 42: Registering With Weatherunderground.com, Weathercloud.net And Weather Observation Website
9. Registering with WeatherUnderground.com, WeatherCloud.net and Weather Observation Website. 9.1 WeatherUnderground.com 9.1.1 Registering through the PC or Mac Website 1. Visit Wunderground.com and select the Join link at the top of the page. Select the Free sign up option. 2. Select More | Register Your PWS. 3. - Page 43 4. Select More | Register Your PWS again and enter all of the information requested. 5. After registering your station, make a note of the following: Station ID Station Key / Password Enter the Station ID (ID), Station Key (Password) and Station Number (StationNum) into the WS View.
- Page 44 In the example above, KAZPHOEN424 is in the USA (K), State of Arizona (AZ), City of Phoenix (PHOEN) and #424. Viewing your Data on Wunderground.com There are several ways to view your data on Wunderground: Web Browser Visit: http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=STA TIONID where STATIONID is your personal station ID (example, KAZSEDON12).
- Page 45 WunderStation iPad App Visit: http://www.WunderStation.com to download the WunderStation iPad app. Mobile Apps Visit: http://www.wunderground.com/download/index.asp for a complete list of Mobile apps for iOS and Android. Alternately, you can find your data on your mobile device’s web browser.
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Page 46: Weathercloud
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Page 47: Weather Observations Website (Wow)
2. Respond to the validation email from WeatherCloud (it may take a few minutes). 3. Select Create Device and enter your weather station information. After registering your station, make a note of the following: Weathercloud ID Enter the Weathercloud ID (ID), Key (password) into the Ambient Tool. Leave the Station Number (StationNum) blank. - Page 48 You will be presented with the screen below where you will choose to either create a new account or use an already existing account. Click the desired option. If you chose “New Account” you will be presented with a form to fill out:...
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Page 49: Confirm Email With Wow
The actual form is longer, but all questions should be self-explanatory. Complete and submit the form. You will receive the following notice on completion: 9.3.2 Confirm email with WOW Now wait for the email to arrive and click the link in that email to confirm your email address. - Page 50 is coming from you and not another user. Begin setting up a new site by clicking “Enter a Site”: You will be presented with a form where you detail your station’s location and a bunch of other settings related to how you wish the site to operate. After you complete the setup, you should see: Make sure you are (still) logged in to the WOW site.
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Page 51: Maintenance
You will also need to establish a unique 6 digits PIN code that you should keep secret. It is the “Authentication Key.” Setup this number by clicking on “Edit Site”) and filling out the with a 6-digit number of your choice: You will need both “Site ID”... -
Page 52: Advanced Rain Gauge Cleaning
2. Clean the solar radiation sensor every 3 months with water and towel. 3. Replace batteries every 2 to 3 years. 10.1 Advanced Rain Gauge Cleaning If the rain gauge stops updating, it is possible for spiders and other insects to nest inside the sensor array housing and interfere with the rain gauge mechanism. -
Page 54: Southern Hemisphere - Wind Direction Re-Calibration
11 Southern Hemisphere - Wind Direction Re-Calibration Product: Professional Wireless Weather Station This weather station can be used in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The cardinal directions (N, S, E, W) molded on the body of the outdoor sensor are indicators for the Northern Hemisphere only. - Page 55 Step 4: Connect the power adapter to the LCD Screen’s power socket. The display will then power up. The LCD will begin to register the outdoor sensor and receive weather data. Refer photo. TEMP Key and MAX/MIN key Note, the wind direction will read approximately 180º S. This needs to be recalibrated for the Southern Hemisphere.
- Page 56 approximately 180º. This value is for the Northern Hemisphere. Set to 0 Use the WIND /+ and PRESSURE/- Keys to set this value to 0º. Press the Return Key to go back to the Normal Display Mode. The wind direction should now read 0º...
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Page 57: Troubleshooting Guide
12 Troubleshooting Guide Problem Solution Outdoor sensor The sensor array may have initiated properly and the data is array does not registered by the console as invalid, and the console must be communicate reset. Press the reset button as described in Section 5.3. to the display console. - Page 58 Rain gauge An unstable mounting solution (sway in the mounting pole) may reports rain result in the tipping bucket incorrectly incrementing rainfall. Make when it is not sure you have a stable, level mounting solution. raining Data not Confirm your password or key is correct. It is the password reporting to you registered on Wunderground.com.
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