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ZENO
Weather Station
®
Manual
May 2012
©2012 Coastal Environmental Systems, Inc.
P/N: 0302-116-017, Rev: 0
820 First Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98134
USA
www.CoastalEnvironmental.com
( 206 ) 682-6048
( 800 ) 488-8291
Fax: ( 206 ) 682-5658
ISO 9001:2008 Certified

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  • Page 1 ZENO Weather Station ® Manual May 2012 ©2012 Coastal Environmental Systems, Inc. P/N: 0302-116-017, Rev: 0 820 First Avenue South Seattle, WA 98134 www.CoastalEnvironmental.com ( 206 ) 682-6048 ( 800 ) 488-8291 Fax: ( 206 ) 682-5658 ISO 9001:2008 Certified...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Wind Monitor Alignment Guide ..................15 Attach the Sensors to the Tower ..................17 Locate and Install the Ground Sensors ................17 Earth Grounding the Tower....................18 ® Attaching Sensor Cables to ZENO ................. 18 Attaching the Battery ......................18 Routine Maintenance ......................19 ®...
  • Page 3 Procedure to Verify Barometer Accuracy ............39 ANNEX 7. Procedure to Enter Elevation Offset for Pressure Sensor ......... 41 ANNEX 8. Procedure to Enter Magnetic Deviation for Wind Direction ......43 Table of Figures ® Figure 6-1: ZENO 3200 ........................ 20...

  • Page 4: Set-Up Guides

    ZENO Permanent Weather Station Set-Up Guide ® Wind Sensor This is a generic overview of a permanent ZENO tower ® See alignment sheet installation. Your system may not include all of the for correct alignment components listed, or may have different components. Please...
  • Page 5 ZENO Permanent Weather Station Set-Up Guide ® ZENO Permanent Weather Station Set-Up Guide ® GROUNDING ROD 3. Approximately two feet from the tower base, insert the grounding rod into the earth until approx. six inches remain above ground. 4. Attach a grounding wire to the tower base with the provided clamp.
  • Page 6 (*Rotate the mounting plates 180 degrees to fit narrower towers.) 11. Attach one end of a small grounding wire to the base of the ZENO enclosure and the other ®...
  • Page 7 While one person steadies the tower, insert the final bolts in the third tower leg and secure. FINISH WIRING 18. Run all cables through the gasket feedthroughs and attach to the ZENO as shown in the wiring diagram. Tighten gasket ® feedthroughs by hand.
  • Page 8 Barometric during shipping. Pressure 12. Run all Cables through the Gasket Feedthroughs Sensor and attach to the ZENO as shown in the Wiring ® Diagram. Tighten gasket feedthroughs by hand. *In the Southern Hemisphere, align these sensors to FACE NORTH.

  • Page 9: Zeno ® 3200 Weather Station

    Weather Station Manual ZENO ® 3200 Weather Station ® This is a generic manual for most 2, 3 and 10 meter ZENO Weather Stations. Overview ® A ZENO weather station can serve many purposes, come with a variety of sensors and perform a number of functions depending on the customers’...

  • Page 10: Power Source/Supply

    ZENO 3200 Software ® All of the features contained in the ZENO 3200 software are easily modified. The user can change sample periods, adjust the system clock, and even test individual sensors – one can actually obtain analog voltage outputs, or isolate the output of a single sensor using the ®...

  • Page 11: How And Where To Place A Weather Station And The Sensors

    ® ZENO Weather Station Manual • Telephone dial-up • TCP/IP address • GPRS • CDMA • Cell phone • Cable (copper or fiber optic) • Satellite • Special forms More details on these will be in the specific device manual that you have ordered.

  • Page 12: Pressure

    Lightning/Thunderstorm Detection Coastal offers several lightning/thunderstorm sensors and so you should follow the siting instructions provided with the sensor you ordered. In general you want it at least twice the width of the tower away from the tower, or on a separate pedestal some distance from the tower. It may have difficulty “seeing”...

  • Page 13: 3.10 Ice Accumulation

    • Locate and install any ground sensors or other sensors that will not be attached to the tower. ® • Connect the sensors to the ZENO • Install the battery, connect to mains power or install the solar panels and charging system.

  • Page 14: Attaching The Nema Box

    Weather Station Manual Attaching the NEMA Box ® The NEMA box will come pre-assembled with the ZENO 3200, and if required the radio and barometer installed. The solar power panel, and some sensors may already be connected. Do not open the box yet especially if the weather is inclement and there is a possibility of getting moisture inside the box.

  • Page 15: Wind Monitor Alignment Guide

    Wind Sensor Alignment Wind Sensors Alignment with North A wind sensor must first be aligned to North in order to report directions accurately. In most cases you will want to align the wind sensor with TRUE NORTH. TRUE NORTH is different from where the compass points –...
  • Page 16 Wind Sensor Alignment On the top plate there are letters showing The box on the side should face South both N (North) and S (South) The Vane/Tail should point North; the Cups On the Vane component (right in photo should point South above) there is a slot at the bottom of the tube that holds the sensor to the cross-arm;...

  • Page 17: Attach The Sensors To The Tower

    ® ZENO Weather Station Manual Attach the Sensors to the Tower (Please note which sensors you ordered) • Install the wind sensor onto the top of the tower. The wind sensor must be oriented correctly, so please check the “Wind monitors alignment guide” that will show you how each of the different wind monitors should be aligned.

  • Page 18: Earth Grounding The Tower

    • Push the cable through the dorn compression fitting on the NEMA box. ® • Connect the sensor cable to the ZENO 3200 per the wiring diagram. Use the small cable ties to tidy up the cables running inside the NEMA box. Place the desiccant inside the NEMA box.

  • Page 19: Routine Maintenance

    ® let any of the power cables touch the ZENO , radio or radio cable. ® Do NOT touch battery power cables to the radio, radio cable or the ZENO 3200. Routine Maintenance ® The ZENO 3200 Weather Monitoring Systems are designed for long-term, unattended operation.

  • Page 20: Connecting To The Zeno ® - Overview

    • change sampling schemes, • modify other operating characteristics. ® The menu software resides entirely within the ZENO itself however you will need a terminal program to connect. You can use HyperTerminal or the UCON software that is shipped with your Weather Station.
  • Page 21 Parity: None Stop bits: 1 Flow control: None Click “OK”. Your uCon window should now be connected to the selected com port on your computer. ® 3) Type u<enter> to access the ZENO User Menu. Your screen should now show:...
  • Page 22 (D) Data Retrieval Menu (H) Help Follow the appropriate procedure to make the required changes. If you have any questions or require additional assistance, contact Coastal’s Service Department: 206-682-6048 x157 support@coastalenvironmental.com If you wish to make more changes with the weather station software please see the ®...

  • Page 23: Annex 1

    ZENO 3200 ® ® 1) Set up a HyperTerminal window in order to communicate with the ZENO 3200 as follows: A) Locate and select the HyperTerminal program in Start/Programs/ Accessories/Communications/HyperTerminal. B) If HyperTerminal asks you to make it your default terminal program click “Yes”.

  • Page 24: Annex 1

    HyperTerminal go to Transfers/Capture Text. Choose a location for the data file, then click on “Start”. ® 7) If you wish to see all of the data logs, type *<enter>. T he ZENO will output all of the logged data in memory. Depending on how much data is logged, the process may take several minutes (you also have the option of downloading a certain number of records using the “Ln”...

  • Page 25: Annex 2

    The lower left hand side of the window should show “Connected” with a timer counting up. ® 3) Type u<enter> to access the ZENO User Menu. Your screen should now show: USER MENU (C) Communications Menu...
  • Page 26 9) Click on “Next” in the lower right until you are on the Data Retrieval screen. Change the data ® interval value to the same number in seconds as the Sample Interval time set in the ZENO Click on “Save” and return to the Observer screen.

  • Page 27: Procedure To Update The Clock

    ZENO 3200 ® ® 1) Set up a HyperTerminal window in order to communicate with the ZENO as follows: A) Locate and select the HyperTerminal program in Start/Programs/ Accessories/Communications/HyperTerminal. B) If HyperTerminal asks you to make it your default terminal program click “Yes”.
  • Page 28 6) When the date and time have been updated it should be within 2 seconds of the reference clock. 7) Type Q<enter> to exit the User Menu and return to normal operation. If you have any questions or need further assistance, please contact Coastal Environmental Systems’ Customer Support department: 206-682-6048 x157 support@coastalenvironmental.com...

  • Page 29: Procedure To Upload A Configuration File

    BE SURE TO SAVE THE NEW CONFIGURATION FILE ON YOUR COMPUTER DESKTOP OR A LOCATION WHERE IT CAN BE EASILY LOCATED. 1) Set up a HyperTerminal window in order to communicate with the Zeno as follows: A) Locate and select the HyperTerminal program in Start/Programs/ Accessories/Communications/HyperTerminal.
  • Page 30 ZENO Weather Station Manual ® Annex 4 (e.g. Enter 'XR' To Receive A Configuration File Via X-Modem) > r WARNING: The requested change will prevent the System from accurately reading the Data Records currently stored in Logging Memory. To proceed with this change all...
  • Page 31 Saving general serial scripts to EEPROM . . . Saving constants to EEPROM . . . 796 out of 2048 bytes used in EEPROM. Total EEPROM Writes = 22, EEPROM Checksum = 203. ZENO PROGRAM MENU (S) Sensor Menu (M) Memory Management Menu (P) Process Menu...

  • Page 32: Annex 5A. Procedure To Download A Configuration File

    BE SURE TO SAVE THE CONFIGURATION TEXT FILE ON YOUR COMPUTER DESKTOP OR A LOCATION WHERE IT CAN BE EASILY LOCATED. ® 1) Set up a HyperTerminal window in order to communicate with the ZENO as follows: A) Locate and select the HyperTerminal program in Start/Programs/ Accessories/Communications/HyperTerminal.
  • Page 33 Weather Station Manual ® Annex 5a 5) Type Z<enter> to access the Zeno Menu. When prompted for a password, type zeno<enter>. 6) In the Zeno Menu type L<enter> to access the System Load Menu. ® 7) Next, type T<enter> to tell the ZENO 3200 to transmit a file.
  • Page 34 ZENO Weather Station Manual ® Annex 5a REPEAT1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 CONSTANT1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CONSTANT2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GSI 1 STRING 5 ( 100, 100, 100, 100, 100 ) GSI 1 FLOAT 9 GSI 1 SEND "\x05PW 0 7\r\r"...
  • Page 35 The screen should show the following: SYSTEM LOAD MENU (R) Receive Configuration From Host (Z) Zeno Program Menu (T) Transmit Configuration From Zeno (H) Help (V) View Configuration & Menus (ASCII) Precede The R Or T Command With An 'X' For X-Modem Transfer (e.g.

  • Page 36: Annex 5B. Procedure To Download A Configuration File Using X-Modem

    3200 is Data Sampling. Type 'U'<enter> to access the User Interface 4) Type U<enter> to access the User Menu. 5) Type Z<enter> to access the Zeno Menu. When prompted for a password, type zeno<enter>. 6) In the Zeno Menu type L<enter> to access the System Load Menu.
  • Page 37 ZENO Weather Station Manual ® Annex 5b ® 7) Next, type XT<enter> to tell the ZENO 3200 to transmit a file. Y ou should see the following: SYSTEM LOAD MENU (R) Receive Configuration From Host (Z) Zeno Program Menu (T) Transmit Configuration From Zeno (H) Help (V) View Configuration &...
  • Page 38 ZENO Weather Station Manual ® Annex 5b Precede The R Or T Command With An 'X' For X-Modem Transfer (e.g. Enter 'XR' To Receive A Configuration File Via X-Modem) Type Z<enter> then Q<enter> to exit the user menu and return to normal operation.

  • Page 39: Procedure To Verify Barometer Accuracy

    IN ORDER TO PROPERLY SET THE BAROMETER READING YOU MUST HAVE AN ACCURATE CALIBRATED LAB REFERENCE BAROMETER. ® 1) Set up a HyperTerminal window in order to communicate with the ZENO 3200 as follows: A) Locate and select the HyperTerminal program in Start/Programs/ Accessories/Communications/HyperTerminal.

  • Page 40: Annex 6

    1009.6403 7) Compare the readings from the pressure sensor with the readings from your reference ® barometer. T here should be no m ore than 0.05 m b difference between the ZENO 3200 ® barometer and the laboratory reference barometer. If the ZENO 3200 barometer is determined to be out of tolerance, it must be sent to the manufacturer for recalibration or it must be replaced.
  • Page 41 STOP THE SERVICE (Start/Settings/ControlPanel/AdministrativeTools/Services. R ight Click on CES INTERCEPT and choose Stop). ® 1) Set up a HyperTerminal window in order to communicate with the ZENO 3200 as follows: A) Locate and select the HyperTerminal program in Start/Programs/ Accessories/Communications/HyperTerminal.
  • Page 42 796 out of 2048 bytes used in EEPROM. Total EEPROM Writes = 22, EEPROM Checksum = 203. ® 10) Once the changes have been saved, type Q<enter> to exit the User Interface. The ZENO 3200 should now run normally. ®...

  • Page 43: Procedure To Enter Magnetic Deviation For Wind Direction

    T he lower left hand side of the window should show “Connected” with a timer counting up. 4) If you do not have a connection to the ZENO ® already, connect the black Com Cable between Comport 3 on t he ZENO ®...
  • Page 44 7) If your wind sensor is aligned to magnetic North, you can enter an offset value that is the magnetic deviation for the location of the system installation. The magnetic deviation value can be determined from various Internet sites. A few can be found at this link on Coastal’s website: http://www.coastalenvironmental.com/magnetic-declination.shtml.

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