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Michaael
May 24, 2025
Is there an app to see weather station on tablet 2550 pen tech weather station
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Mr. Anderson
May 25, 2025
Yes, the Personal Weather Tablet (PWT) app can be used on an Android tablet to view data from Fine Offset weather stations, including the HP2550, as it is compatible with models like GWxx00 and HPx5x1C.
Advanced color wireless weather station (24 pages)
Summary of Contents for Fine offset HP2550
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PROFESSIONAL WIFI WEATHER STATION Operation Manual Model: HP2550 Thank you for purchasing this Professional WIFI Weather Station! This device provides accurate weather readings and is Wi-Fi capable to stream data from the weather station to Internet based weather services. This manual will guide you, step-by-step, through setting up your weather station and console, and understanding the operation of your weather station.
1 Table of Contents 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ................2 2 WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS ..............5 3 UNPACKING ....................6 4 OVERVIEW ....................7 4.1 D .................. 7 ISPLAY CONSOLE 4.2 I : ..................7 NDOOR SENSOR 4.3 O : ................8 UTDOOR SENSOR 4.4 O .................
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5.9 H ..................27 ISTORY 5.9.1 View and Reset MAX/MIN ............27 5.9.2 History Record Mode ..............29 5.10 S .................. 32 ETTING 5.10.1 Date and Time setting ............... 34 5.10.2 Time Format setting ..............35 5.10.3 Date Format setting ..............36 5.10.4 Temperature unit setting ............
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5.13.8 About information ..............69 6.1B ............. 69 EAUFORT ORCE CALE 6.2W ............... 70 EATHER ORECASTING 6.3 L .................. 71 IGHTNING LERT 6.4 W ....... 71 EATHER ORECASTING ESCRIPTION AND IMITATIONS 6.5M ..................72 HASE 7. MAINTENANCE ..................74 8. TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ..............75 9.
2 Warnings and Cautions Warning: Any metal object may attract a lightning strike, including your weather station mounting pole. Never install the weather station in a storm. Warning: If you are mounting the weather station to a house or structure, consult a licensed electrician for proper grounding. A direct lightning strike to a metal pole can damage or destroy your home.
3 Unpacking Open your weather station box and inspect that the contents are intact (nothing broken) and complete (nothing missing). Inside you should find the following: Item Description Display Console Outdoor Sensor Body with built-in: Thermo-hygrometer / Rain Gauge / Wind Speed Sensor/ Wind Direction Sensor, Light and UV sensor, Solar panel Wind speed cups (to be attached to outdoor sensor body) Wind vane (to be attached to outdoor sensor body)
4 Overview 4.1 Display console memory card slot USB port Power jack Reset Figure 1: Display console Note: The USB port in the console of weather station is only for firmware update, not for data communication (USB cable not included). You can use a SD card for the firmware update.(SD card not included).
Optional sensor The following optional sensors (purchased separately) can be used with HP2550 console display. If you have purchase extra sensors, just simple power up, the display console will receives the data automatically. If sensor not reporting in to console, the display console will re-search the data after one hour or restart the console to search the data.
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Sensor Image Maximum Number WH31 Multi-channel temperature and humidity sensor*,** WH51 Soil moisture sensor* WH41 PM2.5 air quality sensor*,** *Console display just show the current data, the history data save in the SD card. **WU website doesn’t support. Ecowitt.net can support these sensor data upload.
5.Set up Guide 5.1 Pre Installation Checkout To complete assembly you will need a Philips screwdriver (size PH0) and a wrench (size M5; included in package). Before installing the weather station on the place of operation, we recommend placing the weather station at a temporary location with easy access for one week.
obstruction. For example, if the building is 20’ or 6.10m tall and the mounting pole is 6’ or 1.83m tall, install the sensor array 4 x (20 – 6)’ = 56’ or 4 x (6.1-1.83)=17.08m away. 3. Installing the weather station over sprinkler systems or other unnatural vegetation may affect temperature and humidity readings.
5.3.2 Install wind vane Push the wind vane onto the shaft on the top side of the sensor package, until it goes no further, tighten the set screw, with a Philips screwdriver (size PH0). Make sure the wind vane can rotate freely. The wind vane’s movement has a small amount of friction, which is helpful in providing steady wind direction measurements.
Figure 6: Wind speed cup installation diagram 5.3.4 Install the Rain Gauge Funnel Rotate clockwise to attach the funnel to the sensor array. Figure 7: Rain Gauge Funnel installation diagram 5.3.5 Install Batteries in sensor package Open the battery compartment and insert 2 AA batteries in the battery compartment.
Figure 8: Battery installation diagram Note: If LED does not light up or is on permanently, make sure the battery is inserted the correct way and inserted fully, starting over if necessary. Do not install the batteries backwards as it may permanently damage the outdoor sensor.
Figure 9: Sensor package mounting diagram Note: If you tested the full assembly indoors and then came back here for instructions and mounted to sensor package outdoor you may want to make some further adjustments on the console. The transportation from indoor to outdoor and handling of the sensor is likely to have “tripped”...
Figure 10: Reset button and Transmitter LED location 5.4 Indoor Sensor Set Up Note: To avoid permanent damage, please take note of the battery polarity before inserting the batteries. Remove the battery door on the back of the sensor. Insert two AA batteries. Figure 11: Indoor sensor battery installation...
5.5 Multi-channel temperature and humidity sensor (Optional) The HP2550 supports up to 8 additional thermo-hygrometer sensors (WH31), which can be viewed on the display tablet and Internet. Note: Do not use rechargeable batteries. We recommend fresh alkaline batteries for outdoor temperature ranges between -10 ° C and 60 ° C and fresh lithium batteries for outdoor temperature ranges between -40 °...
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Figure . Switch in down position. Switch in up position. Figure 13: Dip Switch diagram 5. Insert two AA batteries. 6. Verify the correct channel number (CH) and temperature units of measure (° F vs. ° C) are on the display, as shown in 8.
Repeat for the additional remote transmitters, verifying each remote is on a different channel. 5.5.2 Sensor Placement The best mounting location for the indoor sensor is in a location that never receives direct sunlight, not even through windows. Also, do not install in a location where a nearby radiant heat source (radiator, heaters, etc.) will affect it.
5.6 Best Practices for Wireless Communication Wireless (RF) communication is susceptible to interference, distance, walls and metal barriers. We recommend the following best practices for trouble free wireless communication between both sensor packages and the console: Indoor sensor placement: The sensor will have the longest reach for its signal when mounted or hung vertically.
Medium RF Signal Strength Reduction Glass (untreated) 5-15% Plastics 10-15% Wood 10-40% Brick 10-40% Concrete 40-80% Metal 90-100% Table: RF Signal Strength reduction 5.7 Console Display See 6 to help you identify elements of the console’s display screen. Figure 16: Display Console Screen Layout...
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Description Description Outdoor temperature Soil moisture(optional sensor) Outdoor Feels Like/Dew Indoor humidity point/Humidity/10Min. Average Wind Direction/Max Daily Gust PM2.5 concentration(optional RF signal bar for multi-channel sensor) temperature and humidity sensor(optional sensor) RF signal bar for PM2.5 Multi-channel temperature and sensor(optional sensor) humidity sensor cycle display mode icon(optional sensor) Sunrise / Sunset Time...
5.7.1 Initial Display Console Set Up Immediately after power up (inserting power adapter), the unit will turn on the display, and the unit will start to look for reception of the indoor and outdoor sensor data. This may take up to 3 minutes. Dark Background Display Light Background Display Note: Sunrise/sunset time display will only work properly when GEO...
5.7.2 Key functions Figure 17: Buttons around the display There is a set of eight keys on the bottom of the display console. The following tables briefly explains the function of these keys. Icon Description Brightness control key Press this key to decrease the brightness Brightness control key Press this key to enhance the brightness Backlight on/off key...
5.7.3 Main interface icons explain 5.7.3.1 Temperature Icon Temperature Range Color Ring Temperature Range Color Ring (degF) (degF) < -10 50-60 -10 to 0 60-70 0 to 10 70-80 10-20 80-90 20-30 90-100 30-40 100-110 40-50 > 110...
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5.7.3.2 Humidity Icon Humidity Range Color Ring Humidity Range Color Ring 0%, No signal or 50 to 60 dashes 1 to 10 60 to 70 10 to 20 70 to 80 20 to 30 80 to 90 30 to 40 90 to 99 40 to 50 100%...
5.7.3.4 Hourly Rainfall Icon Hourly Rain (in) Icon Hourly Rain (in) Color Ring 0.6 to 0.8 0 to 0.2 0.8 to 1 0.2 to 0.4 1 to 1.2 0.4 to 0.6 1.2 to 1.4 5.8 Multiple Channel Selection and Scroll Mode Multi-channel sensor is an optional sensor, not included in the package.
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Figure 18: Max/Min Screen Icon Description Selection key Press this key to select the weather MAX/MIN record which need to clear Selection key Press this key to select the weather MAX/MIN record which need to clear Enter key While the desired weather MAX/MIN record selected , press this ”Clear the Max/Min record?”.
History key Press this key to select History data display. Return key Press this key to return to normal display mode 5.9.2 History Record Mode While in normal display, press the key twice to enter History Record Mode. Figure 19: History record Screen Icon Description File Select key...
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Page up key Press this key to scroll up the page you are viewing Page down key Press this key to scroll down the page you are viewing History key Press this key to select the Max/Min record or History. Return key Press this key to return to previous mode 5.9.2.1 Clear the history record...
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Figure 21: view a specific page of history Screen Press to select a digit in a number, press to change the number. Press to change the activated option field, toggle OK or Cancel then press key to confirm. 5.9.2.3 View Graph While in History Record Mode, press the key once to enter Graph Mode.
Figure 22: Graph Screen Press to shift the data display of 12/24/48/72H. Press to view the graph of the following data: Indoor outdoor temperature Dew Point and Feels like Indoor outdoor humidity Wind speed and Gust ...
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Figure 23: Setup Menu Screen Icon Description Select key Press this key to select the unit or scrolls the value Select key Press this key to select the unit or scrolls the value. Left key Press this key to select the set value. Right key Press this key to select the set value.
5.10.1 Date and Time setting While in Menu Setting Mode, press key to select Date and Time Setup field, press key to enter Date and Time Setup mode: Figure 24: Time and date Setup Screen Time setting (hour/minute/second) Press key to select time setting field, and the hour digit will turn red, press the key to change the hour setting.
Press key to select Date setting field, the day digit on focus turns red, press the key to change the day setting. Press to set the month, then month digit focused will turn red, press the to change the month setting. Press to set the year, the year digit on focus will turn red, press the key to change the year setting...
5.10.3 Date Format setting Press to change the time format between DD-MM–YYYY, YYYY-MM- DD and MM-DD-YYYY 5.10.4 Temperature unit setting Press to change the temperature units of measure between ° F and ° C. 5.10.5 Barometric unit Press to change the temperature units of measure between inHg, mmHg and hpa 5.10.6 Wind speed unit Press...
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Figure 25: Multi channel sensor Setup Screen Press key to select Name setting field, the name on focus turns green, press the key to pop up the keyboard to enter the sensor name. Press to scroll to the character and press select the character.
Press key to select Register setting field, press the key to register the selected sensor 5.10.10 Backlight setting While in Menu Setting Mode, press key to select Backlight Setup field, press key to enter backlight Setup mode: Figure 27: Backlight Setting Screen Automatic control backlight: select this option, the backlight will auto turn on and off according the set time Turn on the backlight: set the time of turning on backlight...
Minimum brightness: set the minimum brightness while it is the weakest light intensity Icon Description Select key Press this key to select the unit or scrolls the value Select key Press this key to select the unit or scrolls the value. Left key Press this key to select the set value.
Figure 28: Longitude and Latitude Setting Screen The sunrise/sunset times will be calculating automatically base on the Longitude and Latitude. Your location GEO info can be found on mobile compass page. Two digits after decimal should be enough for this feature to be working correctly.
5.10.14 Storing Interval (1-240minutes Selectable) 5.10.15 Weather Server Your console is capable of sending your sensor data to select internet-based weather services. The supported services are shown in the table below: Service Website Description Ecowitt https://www.ecowitt.net Ecowitt is a new weather server Weather that can host a bunch of sensors that...
Note: If you are testing the setup with the outdoor sensor package nearby and indoor, you may want to consider connecting to Wi-Fi, but not yet configuring any of the weather services. The reason is that while indoor the temperatures and humidity recorded by the outdoor sensor, and as reported to the weather service(s) will reflect indoor conditions, and not outdoor conditions.
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③ Click Send Validation Email (4). Respond to the validation email from Wunderground.com (it may take a few minutes). ④ Select More | Register Your PWS (5) again. This time you will be asked details about your weather station. Go ahead and fill out the form After completing the weather station, you will see something like this: Your station ID will have the form: KSSCCCC###, where K is for USA station (I for international), SS is your state, CCCC is an abbreviation for...
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2) Registration on console display Press key to enter Weather Server set up mode. The device can be configured to send real-time data to wunderground.com®. Enter the Station ID and Password obtained from Wunderground.com. Figure 29: WU Server setup screen scroll value scroll value Scroll field...
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Set Station ID: Press to highlight the Station ID. Enter your station ID. Press to display the keyboard. Press to scroll to the character and press to select the character. Press to return to the setup page. Set Station Key: Press to highlight the station key.
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There are also some very useful mobile apps. The URLs provided here go to the Web version of the application pages. You can also find them directly from the iOS or Google Play stores: WunderStation: iPad application for viewing your station’s data and graphs https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wunderstation-weather-from-your-neigh borhood/id906099986...
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https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wu-storm/id955957721 Weather Underground: Forecast: iOS and Android application for forecasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weather-underground-forecast/id486154 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wunderground.androi d.weather&hl=en...
PWS Weather Station Monitor: View weather conditions in your neighborhood, or even right in your own backyard. Connects to wunderground.com https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pws-weather-station-monitor/id7137059 5.10.15.2 Weathercloud server setup To register with Weathercloud follow these steps: Visit weathercloud.net and enter a Username, Email and Password to sign up.
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Respond to the validation email from Weathercloud (it may take a few minutes). You will then be prompted to add a device/ Select “Create device” and enter your station’s information: After registering your station, take note of the “Weathercloud ID” and “Key”...
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Weather Observations Website (WOW) server setup 5.10.15.3 To have your weather station upload data to the Met Office’s WOW site you will need to complete the following steps: Sign Up with WOW Navigate your browser to http://wow.metoffice.gov.uk. On the top-right side of the resulting page you will see menu options.
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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: Confirm your email with WOW Respond to the validation email from WOW(it may take a few minutes). Login to WOW Follow instructions on the screen and login to the site.
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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. Login as necessary. Now click on “My Sites”...
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You will need both “Site ID” and “Authentication Key” to setup the upload configuration for WOW in the Weather Server. Figure 32: WOW Server setup screen scroll value scroll value Scroll field Scroll field return to down down Setup...
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Ecowitt.net server setup 5.10.15.4 Figure 33: Ecowitt Server setup screen scroll value scroll value Scroll field Scroll field return to down down Setup To register with Ecowitt follow these steps: 1) Visit ecowitt.net and enter Email and Password to sign up. 2) Press the upper left menu button and select Devices.
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Note: When select device address on map, please wait till the map display before select your address. Note: Please put in the correct time zone to get the correct time. Because the time will be updated to internet time automatically while WIFI connection. Once registered, select the dashboard to view your data, as shown below:...
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Ecowitt.net is a responsive design and mobile friendly. Simply open your mobile devices web browser, browse to ecowitt.net, and bookmark your dashboard for quick access. Customized server setup 5.10.15.5 For highly experienced users, it offers the option to send data to the user’s own server.
5.10.16 Wi-Fi scan Figure 35: Select Wi-Fi Network Screen Press key to select the Wi-Fi network. Press key to confirm and enter the password. Press key to return to normal display mode. It is possible that your network is not listed when Wi-Fi Scan is performed.
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1) Press to select Hidden SSID setup, and press key directly to enter. 2).Press to highlight the SSID. Press to display the keyboard and enter your SSID. Press to scroll to the character and press to enter the character. Press to return to the setup page.
5.10.17 Background While in Menu Setting Mode, press key to select Background Setup field, press key to choose between dark background display and light background display 5.11 Alarm Setting Mode Figure 36: Alarm Setting Screen...
Icon Description Select key Press this key to select the unit or scrolls the value Select key Press this key to select the unit or scrolls the value. Left key Press this key to select the set value. Right key Press this key to select the set value.
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Icon Description Select key Press this key to select the unit or scrolls the value Select key Press this key to select the unit or scrolls the value. Left key Press this key to select the set value. Right key Press this key to select the set value.
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Wind Offset Current GPS, Compass (4) Direction Value Solar Gain 1.00 Calibrated laboratory grade solar radiation Radiation sensor 1 w/m Gain 126.7 Solar radiation conversion from lux to for wavelength correction (5) Wind Gain 1.00 Calibrated laboratory grade wind meter (6) Rain Gain 1.00...
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over time due to contamination. In addition, location has an adverse affect on humidity readings (installation over dirt vs. lawn for example). Official stations recalibrate or replace humidity sensors on a yearly basis. Due to manufacturing tolerances, the humidity is accurate to ±...
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(4) Only use this if you improperly installed the weather station sensor array, and did not point the direction reference to true north. (5) The default conversion factor based on the wavelength for bright sunlight is 126.7 lux / w/m .
Note: The purpose of calibration is to fine tune or correct for any sensor error associated with the devices margin of error. Errors can occur due to electronic variation (example, the temperature sensor is a resistive thermal device or RTD, the humidity sensor is a capacitance device), mechanical variation, or degradation (wearing of moving parts, contamination of sensors).
5.13.1 Re-register indoor transmitter Press key to select re-register indoor transmitter. Press ”Register a new indoor key to popup the Message Box transmitter?” Press to select Yes or No. Press the key to confirm the selection. 5.13.2 Re-register outdoor transmitter Please reference section 6.7.1.
5.13.5 Clear History Press key to select Clear History. Press key to ”Clear the history record?” Press popup the Message Box select Yes or No. Press the key to confirm the selection. 5.13.6 Clear Max/Min Press key to select Clear Max/Min. Press ”Clear the max/min record?”...
5.13.8 About information Figure 39: About information Screen Note: This figure is just for reference(model and frequency will change according to different market). The actual display console may be with higher firmware version than this manual described because we will update the firmware occasionally.
1 - 3 mph, or 1.6 - 4.8 km/h Light air 3 - 7 mph, or 4.8 - 11.3 km/h Light breeze 7 - 12 mph, or 11.3 -1 9.3 km/h Gentile breeze 12 - 18 mph, or 19.3 - 29.0 km/h Moderate breeze 18 - 24 mph, or 29.0 - 38.6 km/h Fresh breeze...
Pressure decreases for a Pressure rapidly sustained period of time decreases 6.3 Lightning Alert The lightning icon will appear if the Dew Point exceeds 70 F. This means there is a chance of lightning storms forming. 6.4 Weather Forecasting Description and Limitations In general, if the rate of change of pressure increases, the weather is generally improving (sunny to partly cloudy).
6.5Moon Phase In the event the moon phase is 100%, the icon will appear in its place. In the event of 0%, the word “New Moon” will appear in its place. Moon Phase Image Moon Phase Image Day 1 Day 14 Day 2 Day 15 Day 3...
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Day 11 Day 24 Day 12 Day 25 Day 13 Day 26 Full Moon New Moon...
7. Maintenance The following steps should be taken for proper maintenance of your station 1.Clean the rain gauge once every 3 months. Rotate the funnel counter-clockwise and lift to expose the rain gauge mechanism, and clean with a damp cloth. Remove any dirt, debris and insects. If bug infestation is an issue, spray the array lightly with insecticide.
10. Troubleshooting Guide Look through the following table and locate an issue or problem you are experiencing in the left column and read possible solutions in the right column. Problem Solution Wireless remote The maximum line of sight communication range (thermo-hygrometer) not is about 150m.
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Problem Solution Put batteries back in and resync with console by powering down and up the console with the sensor array about 10 feet away. Bring the sensor array inside the house (you can disconnect it from the rest of the sensors). The LED next to the battery compartment will flash every 16 seconds.
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Problem Solution Absolute pressure does You may be viewing the relative pressure, not the not agree with official absolute pressure. reporting station Select the absolute pressure. Make sure you properly calibrate the sensor to an official local weather station. Reference Section 6.6 for details. Rain gauge reports rain An unstable mounting solution (sway in the when it is not raining...
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Problem Solution No WiFi connection 1. Check for WiFi signal strength symbol on the If wireless connectivity is display successful and reporting to Wunderground.com, the WiFi icon will be displayed the home page. Make sure your modem WiFi settings are correct (network name, password and security settings).
11. Glossary of Common Terms TERM DESCRIPTION ABSOLUTE AIR PRESSURE Absolute air pressure is the air pressure registered on a barometer without regard to ABSOLUTE BAROMETRIC altitude. PRESSURE A barometer is a device that measures the BAROMETER pressure of the air pushing on it—this measurement is called the barometric pressure.
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TERM DESCRIPTION percentage between 0% and 100%. This is the common unit of measurement for INCHES OF MERCURY air pressure in the United States. It refers to (inHg) the length of a standard column of mercury (a liquid metal) that can be pushed up by the ambient air pressure.
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TERM DESCRIPTION (UV) radiation at a particular place and time. The purpose of the UV Index is to help people effectively protect themselves from UV radiation. The UV Index is a linear scale, with higher values representing a greater risk of sunburn (which is correlated with other health risks) due to UV exposure.
12. Specifications Note: Out of range values will be displayed using “---”: Outdoor sensor Specification Transmission distance in open 100 m (330 ft.) field RF Frequency 433 / 868 MHz depending on location -40° C – 60° C (-40° F - 140° F) Temperature range Temperature accuracy ±...
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Indoor sensor Specification -10° C – 60° C (14° F - 140° F) Temperature range Temperature resolution 0.1° C, or 0.1° F Humidity range 10% ~ 99% Humidity resolution 300 – 1,100 hPa (8.85 – 32.5 inHg) Barometric pressure range ±...
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Is there an app to see weather station on tablet 2550 pen tech weather station
Yes, the Personal Weather Tablet (PWT) app can be used on an Android tablet to view data from Fine Offset weather stations, including the HP2550, as it is compatible with models like GWxx00 and HPx5x1C.
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