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User's Guide
LAST UPDATE | 09.10.2020
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Geovane
FOR THE PRECISE MEASUREMENT OF THE TRUE NORTH
Get the most accurate wind direction measurement available today
Determine the yaw alignment of wind turbines (True North orientation)
Allows for veer measurement (IEC61400.12.1, 2017)
Very low power consumption: suitable for remote stations

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  • Page 1 User’s Guide LAST UPDATE | 09.10.2020 Geovane FOR THE PRECISE MEASUREMENT OF THE TRUE NORTH Get the most accurate wind direction measurement available today Determine the yaw alignment of wind turbines (True North orientation) Allows for veer measurement (IEC61400.12.1, 2017) Very low power consumption: suitable for remote stations...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Index GENERAL USER INFORMATION ................... 7 Contact information .................... 7 Warranty and liability ..................7 About this user manual ..................8 Product disposal ....................8 Laser safety ......................8 INTRODUCTION ......................9 About the Geovane ..................... 9 Geovane MM (for met mast) ................9 2.2.1 Geovane MM: order options and included items ........
  • Page 3 Wind turbine installation and alignment (Geovane WT) ........30 GEOVANE + WIND VANE ................... 36 Geovane + wind vane alignment ............... 36 Wind vane color code wiring (plug-and-play option) ........39 TECHNICAL DATA ...................... 40 Operation conditions ..................40 True North orientation measurement .............. 40 Tilt measurement ....................
  • Page 4 8.2.2 PMGV01 command – ORN message request ........... 62 8.2.3 PMGV02 command – SUN message request ........... 63 8.2.4 PMGV04 command – RMC message request ........... 64 8.2.5 PMGV05 command – INF message request ..........64 8.2.6 PMGV06 command – CFG message request ..........64 8.2.7 PMGV10 command –...
  • Page 5 15 FIRMWARE & SOFTWARE RELEASE CHANGELOG ............. 96 15.1 Firmware ...................... 96 15.2 Geovane Tools software ................97...

  • Page 6: General User Information

    Tel: +90 232 388 3000 1.2 Warranty and liability Kintech Engineering guarantees that the product delivered has been verified and tested to ensure that it meets the published specifications. In case of any manufacturing defect, the product will be repaired or replaced within the first 24 months after the delivery date.

  • Page 7: About This User Manual

    For the transport of the instrument, please use the original packing. 1.3 About this user manual Copyrights reserved by Kintech Engineering. Making copies of whole or parts of this document without permission from Kintech is prohibited. This manual was last modified: 09.10.2020.

  • Page 8: Introduction

    2 INTRODUCTION By adding a Geovane to your wind measurement campaign or to your wind turbine nacelle you are guaranteed to get the most accurate True North orientation measurement available on the market today. There are two different models of the Geovane currently available: the Geovane for met mast (Geovane MM) and the Geovane for wind turbine (Geovane WT).
  • Page 9 As soon as the Geovane has been mounted on the mast, together with its wind vane, and it receives sufficient direct radiation from the Sun, the Geovane will offer as output the offset of the wind vane with respect to True North. In case you are using the Geovane to verify the offsets of existing wind vanes on a particular met mast (e.g installing a third wind vane equipped with a Geovane in between the two other wind vanes), we recommend keeping the Geovane + wind vane...

  • Page 10: Geovane Mm: Order Options And Included Items

    2.2.1 Geovane MM: order options and included items The following two sections describe the content of the order options currently available for the Geovane MM: with or without wind vane. Item Order code No wind vane Geovane Geovane MM Potentiometer 2K Geovane001* 4.3151.10.212 Thies FC...

  • Page 11: Geovane Mm Ordered Along With Wind Vane

    Thies wind vane (Compact or First Class). In addition to the items described in section 2.2.2, the delivery includes: • Thies Compact / First Class wind vane coupled and aligned to the Geovane MM by Kintech Engineering. (4) • Alignment certificate. • 5m of 0.5mm...
  • Page 12 Both devices are aligned and ready to install. Do not untighten any of the screws or the alignment could be lost. Kintech Engineering marks the unions betweeen the wind vane and the geovane with white paint to allow later verification.

  • Page 13: Geovane Wt (For Wind Turbine)

    2.3 Geovane WT (for wind turbine) The Geovane WT has been designed and engineered for its permanent installation on wind turbines. The Geovane WT provides the exact orientation of the wind turbine’s nacelle with respect to True North, enabling wind turbine manufacturers and wind farm operators to accurately determine the yaw alignment for both active wake control and advanced sector management.

  • Page 14: Geovane Wt: Order Options And Included Items

    For models not on this list please contact support@geovane360.com. Remark: The Geovane WT needs to be accurately aligned with the turbine axis by means of the alignment collar and the laser alignment tool provided by Kintech Engineering (see section 4.6).

  • Page 15: Geovane Wt Ordered Without Wind Vane

    Thies wind vane (Compact or First Class). In addition to the items described in section 2.3.2, the delivery includes: • Thies Compact / First Class wind vane coupled and aligned to the Geovane WT by Kintech Engineering. • Alignment certificate. • 5m of 0.5mm...

  • Page 16: Accessories

    Both devices are aligned and ready to install. Do not untighten any of the screws or the alignment could be lost. Kintech Engineering marks the unions betweeen the wind vane and the geovane with white paint to allow later verification.
  • Page 17 Item Geovane006 provides full access to the pins of the Geovane for e.g. verifying its interfacing with a given data logger, re-configure the unit and, in general, run any office tests. The color code for Geovane006 goes as follows: Pin* Color Description Function...

  • Page 18: Understanding The Output Of The Geovane

    3 UNDERSTANDING THE OUTPUT OF THE GEOVANE This chapter aims to provide an understanding of the Geovane’s output: the True North orientation. The Geovane is able to precisely determine True North using the position of the Sun and can be accurately coupled and aligned with wind vanes and wind turbines to get their orientation from True North.

  • Page 19: Geovane Wt

    A common oversight consists of applying to the raw wind direction, besides the offset that the Geovane has provided, the boom orientation offset provided by the met mast installer. This is completely wrong, and the final wind direction value will have an error equal to the boom orientation inputted by the installer.

  • Page 20: Geovane Installation (Mechanical And Electrical)

    4 GEOVANE INSTALLATION (MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL) If you have ordered the Geovane together with a wind vane, the unit (Geovane + wind vane) has already been aligned by Kintech Engineering and the unit is ready for installation in the field.
  • Page 21 the shadow projection caused by the cable, however this is by no means critical for the accuracy of the measurements. It is worth remembering that, once the Geovane and the wind vane have been aligned, they must be installed together without modifying its accurately-established relative orientation.
  • Page 22 Remarks: The Geovane housing features a mechanical slot intended to host a plastic cable tie for fixating the cable that runs down from the wind vane, as shown in the following picture. Failure to comply with this guideline may lead to excesive wear and tear of the wind vane cable under harsh weather conditions.
  • Page 23 Remark: As described in 6.8, the Geovane rises the wind vane by aproximately 30 additional cm. The length of the met mast vertical boom should be shortened so the wind vane is kept at the same height that it would be in the abscense of Geovane. Therefore the new length of the vertical support goes from D1 to D2, ensuring that D2 + D3 = D1 (see below).

  • Page 24: Mechanical Mounting

    4.2 Mechanical mounting The Geovane and wind vane must be mounted on an instrument carrier suited for it (e.g. Ø34mm vertical tube). For dimensions of the Geovane please refer to section 6.8. Tools required: 3mm Hex Wrench (Allen key), provided along with the Geovane. Procedure: 1.

  • Page 25: Connector Details And Diagram

    4.3 Connector details and diagram All electrical connections are made to the Geovane via an 8-pole plug connector (DIN 45326) located in the base of the sensor housing. Each pole is identified, on the soldered connection side, by a number. The table below contains the pin assignment for the Geovane.
  • Page 26 Remark: It is recommended to always keep the RS-485 wires (pins 2 and 4) accessible from the ground so the Geovane can be re-configured and updated without having to dismount it from the met mast. It is critical that appropriate shielding is used to reduce EMI. The connection of the cable shield depends on whether or not the mounting of the Geovane on the boom is isolated.

  • Page 27: Commissioning And Troubleshooting

    4.5 Commissioning and troubleshooting Prior to installing the Geovane, we strongly recommend that a bench system test be carried out to confirm the system is configured correctly, is fully functional and electrically compatible with the selected host system and cabling, preferably utilizing the final cable length.

  • Page 28: Troubleshooting: No Response To Digital Commands

    These values allow for the quick diagnosis described in the table below: Output Variable Read value Diagnosis 0V / -45° (dead zero) not working True North 0.5… 4.5V / 0… 360° orientation Analog (4.6V / 370° at startup*) voltage 0V / -112.5° (dead zero) not working Tilt X / Tilt Y 0.5…...

  • Page 29: Wind Turbine Installation And Alignment (Geovane Wt)

    1. The Geovane WT needs to be accurately aligned with the turbine axis by means of the alignment collar and the laser alignment tool provided by Kintech Engineering. The Geovane WT is usually installed at the back of the nacelle, together with the rest of the sensors used to control the turbine, although it can be installed where best fits the user.
  • Page 30 Alignment collar 3. To line up the alignment collar Kintech provides the laser alignment tool (see section 2.4). In the same way that the Geovane, the laser alignment tool is mounted onto the alignment collar in a unique position. Laser alignment tool Alignment...
  • Page 31 4. Turn on the laser alignment tool and point to the desired nacelle axis reference. The alignment laser tool has two degrees of freedom. The laser can be tilted up or down to account for different sizes of turbines (it can point farther or closer as needed). 5.
  • Page 32 6. After fixating the alignment collar, remove the laser alignment tool.
  • Page 33 7. Push the Geovane’s wire through the alignment collar and connect it to the Geovane. Geovane...
  • Page 34 8. Place the already connected Geovane onto the alignment collar and tighten the screws to fixate the Geovane in its final position.

  • Page 35: Geovane + Wind Vane

    Geovane comes coupled to the wind vane, this alignment has already been carried out by Kintech Engineering, the only thing you need to take care of is not altering the alignment when installing the pack on the met mast (see section 5.2 for information on the wind vane’s color code wiring).
  • Page 36 Remark: Keep both screws at the same distance from the slot to prevent the sensor from displacing laterally when the screws are tightened. Step 2: Power on the wind vane, connect it to the data logger and turn its tail until it outputs exactly 180°.
  • Page 37 Step 3: While the wind vane is outputting exactly 180°, block the wind vane. Step 4: Power on the Geovane. The Geovane will activate its line laser emitter for the next five minutes. With the wind vane still locked at 180°, turn the wind vane from its base until the laser line hits the tail.

  • Page 38: Wind Vane Color Code Wiring (Plug-And-Play Option)

    Remarks: Laser beam emitter (Class 1) is hard to detect outdoors during daylight hours: alignment in the workshop is strongly encouraged. 5.2 Wind vane color code wiring (plug-and-play option) This section describes the wind vane’s color code wiring for the Geovanes ordered along wind vanes as a complete “plug-and-play”...

  • Page 39: Technical Data

    6 TECHNICAL DATA 6.1 Operation conditions Description Value Units Comments V (DC) Recommended Operating voltage V (DC) Minimum Remark: The power supply should be able to provide at least 80mA to account for the maximum current peak Geovane might demand. 6.2 True North orientation measurement Description Value...

  • Page 40: Tilt Measurement

    Remark: Before the Geovane gets GPS signal, the True North orientation outputs are set to 380° (GPS fix is typically obtained 30 seconds after power on, provided open-sky conditions). Once the Geovane has obtained GPS signal and until it is able to measure for the first time, the True North orientation outputs are set to 370°.

  • Page 41: Absolute Maximum Ratings

    6.4 Absolute maximum ratings Description Minimum value Maximum value Units Input voltage Operating °C temperature RS-485 input voltage -10.5 10.5 6.5 Average current consumption Description Duration Sleep mode Night-time Laser ON 5 min at startup GPS ON 30 seconds at sunrise / startup 17.8 Measuring mode Day-time...

  • Page 42: Mechanics

    6.6 Mechanics Description Value Comments Weight 0.815Kg Incl. wind vane adaptor Dimensions See section 6.8 Anodized aluminum Main body Housing material Borosilicate Glass 3.3 Glass tube protector Protection Class IP67 Mounting Onto mast tube Ø34mm (Thies FC carrier) Ø wind vane adaptor 34mm External diameter sleeve...

  • Page 43: Dimensions (Mm)

    6.8 Dimensions (mm) 6.8.1 Geovane...

  • Page 44: Alignment Collar's Dimensions (Geovane Wt)

    6.8.2 Alignment collar’s dimensions (Geovane WT) Refer to sections 2.3 and 4.6 for further details on the alignment collar.

  • Page 45: Sensor Outputs

    7 SENSOR OUTPUTS The Geovane offers three types of outputs, summarized in the below table: Output* Number Data Range Comments 0-5V push-pull square wave True North Frequency 10… 130Hz with 50mA of drive orientation capability True North Analog 12-bit resolution with orientation / Tilt 0.5…...
  • Page 46 The True North orientation can be calculated from the measured volts according to the following equation: �������� ��������ℎ ���������������������� = �������������� ∗ 90 − 45 Both Tilt X and Tilt Y can be calculated from the measured volts according to the following equation: ��������...

  • Page 47: Frequency Output

    7.2 Frequency output The frequency output can be configured to: • True North orientation. The frequency output is digitally generated by the microcontroller and subsequently conditioned by an analog push-pull output stage with 50mA of drive capability. The below table specifies its characteristics. Frequency Variable Variable Range...
  • Page 48 • 3-axis vibration (Geovane WT). • Sun’s coordinates (azimuth, altitude, declination, hour angle). • GPS coordinates. • Date and UTC time (GPS). • Internal temperature. • Geovane’s hardware status (self-test function). • Geovane’s current configuration. • Serial number, firmware and hardware version. The Geovane is fitted with an RS-485 half-duplex serial interface (9600 bps, 8N1).
  • Page 49 The following table summarizes the timing constraints (typical values): Description Value Units Delay command-output message t Delay after output message t Maximum poll frequency *Maximum. **Minimum. Remark: Before the Geovane gets GPS signal, the True North orientation outputs are set to 380°...

  • Page 50: Rs-485 Digital Output: Nmea 0183

    8 RS-485 DIGITAL OUTPUT: NMEA 0183 The digital communication protocol follows a master-slave format, where the Geovane is the slave and an external device is the master. The master should send a command (list available in section 8.2), and the Geovane will answer the corresponding output message (section 8.1).

  • Page 51: Answers From The Geovane

    Whenever a message is sent to the Geovane, the identifier field of the message must correspond to the Geovane Listener identifier address, otherwise the Geovane will ignore the message. In applications where more than one Geovane is connected to the RS-485 bus, you should assign each Geovane in the system a unique Listener ID.

  • Page 52: Orx Message: Extended Orn Message

    HWSC.6: Motion sensor status. HWSC.5: Photosensors status. HWSC.4: Accelerometer status. HWSC.3: DAC status. HWSC.2: Real Time Clock status. HWSC.1: EEPROM status. HWSC.0 (LSB): GPS status. End-of-data character Checksum Bitwise XOR of all characters between Start character and End-of-data character Carriage Return and Line Feed <...
  • Page 53 0 = No sample has been taken 1= New sample has been taken Byte of the status of the hardware, in hexadecimal format, where 1 means error and 0 OK. HWSC.7 (MSB): Not used. HWSC.6: Motion sensor status. Hardware status code HWSC.5: Photosensors status.

  • Page 54: Sun Message: Solar Coordinates

    8.1.3 SUN message: solar coordinates $GVSUN,216.16,66.24,-17.35,+018.25*55<CR><LF> Field Example Description Start character Talker identification Geovane identification Message ID Identifier associated to the type of message Sun’s azimuth to North 216.16 Angle between True North and the horizontal projection of the sun's rays, in degrees (clockwise rotation) Range: 0…...

  • Page 55: Rmc Message: Recommended Minimum Specific Gnss Data

    8.1.4 RMC message: recommended minimum specific GNSS data $GVRMC,123927.000,A,4138.9405,N,00053.3174,W,0.62,335.42,220611,,,A*70 <CR><LF> Field Example Description Start character Talker identification Geovane identification Message ID Identifier associated to the type of message UTC time 123927.000 Format: hhmmss.sss Fix status V = Invalid A = Valid Geographical latitude 4138.9405 Format: ddmm.mmmm (degrees and...

  • Page 56: Inf Message: Geovane's Features

    End-of-data character Checksum Bitwise XOR of all characters between Start character and End-of-data character Carriage Return and Line Feed < >< > 8.1.5 INF message: Geovane’s features $GVINF,500107,0.01.06.07,01.00*4E<CR><LF> Field Example Description Start character Talker identification Geovane identification Message ID Identifier associated to the type of message Serial Number 500107 Unique serial number identifier...

  • Page 57: Cfg Message: Geovane's Current Configuration

    8.1.6 CFG message: Geovane’s current configuration $GVCFG,00,3,1,0,1,0*60<CR><LF> Field Example Description Start character Talker identification Geovane identification Identifier associated to the type of Message ID message Listener identification Current Listener identification Current measurement rate: 1 = 1 second 2 = 5 seconds Measurement rate 3 = 10 seconds 4 = 30 seconds...

  • Page 58: Ort Message: True North Nacelle's Orientation (Geovane Wt)

    End-of-data character Bitwise XOR of all characters Checksum between Start character and End-of- data character Carriage Return and Line Feed < >< > 8.1.7 ORT message: True North nacelle’s orientation (Geovane WT) Only the Geovanes WT are able to answer this message when polled with the PMGV11 command.
  • Page 59 HWSC.5: Photosensors status. HWSC.4: Accelerometer status. HWSC.3: DAC status. HWSC.2: Real Time Clock status. HWSC.1: EEPROM status. HWSC.0 (LSB): GPS status. Internal temperature +35.78 Internal temperature, in degrees Celsius UTC time of the latest True UTC time at which the Geovane took the North orientation 110312 latest True North orientation measurement...
  • Page 60 X = Not available End-of-data character Bitwise XOR of all characters between Start Checksum character and End-of-data character < >< > Carriage Return and Line Feed *Refer to sections 3.2 and 6.2. **Refer to section 6.3 for specification about reference axis. ***HWSC.6, HWSC.5 and HWSC.4 are not evaluated until the Geovane has obtained GPS signal (set to 1 by default).

  • Page 61: Commands To The Geovane

    8.2 Commands to the Geovane This section describes all the commands a master can send to the Geovane. All examples assume that the Geovane Listener ID is set to 00. 8.2.1 PMGV00 command – Echo message request $PMGV00,00*20<CR><LF> Field Example Description Start character Header...

  • Page 62: Pmgv02 Command - Sun Message Request

    8.2.3 PMGV02 command – SUN message request $PMGV02,00*22<CR><LF> Field Example Description Start character Header PMGV Identifier associated to the type of Command ID command: SUN message request Listener ID Geovane Listener identification End-of-data character Bitwise XOR of all characters between Start Checksum character and End-of-data character <...

  • Page 63: Pmgv04 Command - Rmc Message Request

    8.2.4 PMGV04 command – RMC message request $PMGV04,00*24<CR><LF> Field Example Description Start character Header PMGV Identifier associated to the type of Command ID command: RMC message request Listener ID Geovane Listener identification End-of-data character Bitwise XOR of all characters between Start Checksum character and End-of-data character <...

  • Page 64: Pmgv10 Command - Orx Message Request

    Field Example Description Start character Header PMGV Identifier associated to the type of Command ID command: INF message request Listener ID Geovane Listener identification End-of-data character Bitwise XOR of all characters between Start Checksum and End-of-data characters < >< > Carriage Return and Line Feed 8.2.7 PMGV10 command –...

  • Page 65: Pmgv11 Command - Ort Message Request (Geovane Wt)

    8.2.8 PMGV11 command – ORT message request (Geovane WT) $PMGV11,00*20<CR><LF> Field Example Description Start character Header PMGV Identifier associated to the type of Command ID command: ORT message request Listener ID Geovane Listener identification End-of-data character Bitwise XOR of all characters between Start Checksum and End-of-data characters <...
  • Page 66 ORX command sent by the master: $PMGV10,00*21 Answer from the Geovane: $GVORX,274.20,+01.20,-00.80,01,00,+35.78,110312,151118*44 ORT command sent by the master (Geovane WT only): $PMGV11,00*20 Answer from the Geovane WT: $GVORT,154.35,+00.49,+02.69,01,00,+35.78,110312,151118,0098,04.12,0012,14.3 6,0054,04.12,1,X,X*70...

  • Page 67: Rs-485 Digital Output: Modbus Rtu (Geovane Wt)

    9 RS-485 DIGITAL OUTPUT: MODBUS RTU (GEOVANE WT) In addition to the NMEA 0183 standard, described in chapter 8, the Geovane WT supports Modbus RTU protocol, over its RS-485 physical interface. The Modbus communication protocol follows a master-slave format, where the Geovane is the slave and an external device is the master.

  • Page 68: Format Of The Modbus Queries Of The Master

    Remark: The master must read all 40 registers in a single query, it is not possible to access records individually. 9.1 Format of the Modbus queries of the master The Geovane WT expects a query from the master that requires the 40 Modbus registers at once.

  • Page 69: Modbus Register Map

    Byte count Requested data (40 registers, see section 9.3) 00… High Error check (CRC) 9.3 Modbus register map The following table describes the content of the data registers corresponding to a Geovane WT response. Each register occupies 2 bytes and some variables are scaled. For example, for scale = 100, the reading of 11350 means a value of 113.50.
  • Page 70 -9000 to 9000 FEBE 40010 X-axis tilt angle Signed 16 scale = 100 -3.22° -9000 to 9000 FF63 40011 Y-axis tilt angle Signed 16 scale = 100 -1.57° 0002 X-axis vibration 40012 Unsigned 16 0 to 4000 amplitude 0 to 1500 05AC X-axis vibration 40013...
  • Page 71 orientation 2020 measurement 40025 High -900000 to 00065AEA Geographical 900000 Signed 32 latitude (GPS) 41.6490° 40026 scale = 10000 40027 High -1800000 to FFFFDD20 Geographical 1800000 Signed 32 longitude (GPS) -0.8928° 40028 scale = 10000 02E7 UTC hour and 40029 Unsigned 16 0 to 2359 minute (GPS)
  • Page 72 Below is a table detailing the content of the register 40009: Register 40009: Example: 0x0100. New TNO sample + HW status (see 8.1.7). New TNO Not used Not used Not used Not used Not used Not used Not used sample HWSC.7 HWSC.6 HWSC.5...

  • Page 73: Geovane Tools Software

    10 GEOVANE TOOLS SOFTWARE Kintech Engineering has developed a software package named Geovane Tools to help configuring, updating and troubleshooting the Geovane. 10.1 Geovane Tools modules The Geovane Tools software contains various modules covering the different aspects of the Geovane described in the below table.

  • Page 74: Interfacing The Geovane With The Pc

    After executing the Geovane Tools software, a window will pop up, from which it is possible to access the application settings, as well as any of the three available modules to configure / update / monitor the Geovane. 10.2 Interfacing the Geovane with the PC Follow the connection scheme below for interfacing the Geovane with the Geovane Tools software running on a laptop.

  • Page 75: Geovane Monitoring Tool Software

    10.3 Geovane Monitoring Tool software To help diagnose problems Kintech Engineering has added to the Geovane Tools software a module called ‘Geovane Monitoring Tool’ that polls the Geovane several of the commands described in chapter 8 (NMEA 0183 protocol) and displays the gathered data in real time by means of a graphic user interface.
  • Page 76 The image at the right of the Geovane Monitor window displays the actual orientation of the Geovane from True North, as well as the current Sun position. The following parameters are polled and presented every two seconds: • Date & UTC time → Geovane’s internal clock. •...

  • Page 78: Configuration

    11.1 Geovane Configuration Tool In case you want to re-configure the Geovane, this process is performed via the RS-485 serial interface. To help the users to carry out the configuration, Kintech Engineering provides the ‘Geovane Configuring Tool’ (see chapter 10).
  • Page 79 Once the COM port is open, one Geovane at a time can be configured. Power on the Geovane according the specifications described in section 6.1 to be able to communicate. The configuring procedure is as follows: Step 1: connect to the Geovane and get its current configuration. Fill in the ‘Geovane Current ID’...
  • Page 80 Step 2: select the new configuration and upload it. Set up the desired configuration and upload it to the Geovane by pushing the ‘Upload configuration’ button. The configuration will then be uploaded to the Geovane and it will be stored in its non-volatile internal memory (EEPROM). A message in the prompt window at the right will confirm whether the configuration has been successfully uploaded to the Geovane.

  • Page 81: Default Configuration

    11.2 Default configuration Unless otherwise specified at the time of ordering, the Geovane is delivered with the following factory settings: Description Value Comments Measurement rate Seconds RS-485 device Listener ID identifier RS-485 Active. Waiting for polls. Pin 2 and pin 4 Frequency Disabled Pin 6...

  • Page 82: Case Study (Example Of Application)

    12 CASE STUDY (EXAMPLE OF APPLICATION) Before reading this chapter, the user should fully understand the True North orientation output of the Geovane (see chapter 3). In the following example, a met mast has been equipped with two wind vanes, located at a height of 117m (with Geovane) and 97m (without Geovane).
  • Page 83 The true wind direction at 117m has been straightforwardly obtained by means of the Geovane. When it comes to the wind direction at 97m (wind vane without Geovane), the wind engineer has two options: a) Apply the offset provided by their installer*, according to the first table. ∗...
  • Page 84 ���� ���� 97�� = 260° + 78° = 338° Remark: Kintech Engineering recommends installing the wind vane equipped with Geovane at the most valuable height. In most cases, this will mean installing the Geovane along with the top wind vane.

  • Page 85: Geovane And Kintech Data Loggers

    The Geovane can be used with any data logger on the market that supports at least one of its three type of outputs (refer to sections 6.4 and 7). This chapter covers the use of the Geovane along with EOL Zenith and Orbit 360 data loggers by Kintech Engineering, and the advantages of doing so.
  • Page 86 Analog voltage channel To configure any of the analog channels of the EOL Zenith data logger to connect a Geovane, set up the channel settings according to the following table. Section Analog Inputs Type Geovane Model True North Offset / Tilt X / Tilt Y Slope and Offset Standard Calibration True North offset in analog channel example:...

  • Page 87: True Wind Direction Data Column (Eol Manager)

    13.1.2 True wind direction data column (EOL Manager) If the Geovane is used along with an EOL Zenith data logger, the corrected wind direction (true wind direction) can be automatically generated by the EOL Manager software at the times it decodes the .log raw data files. To do so, please access the logger settings and select the “Geovane”...
  • Page 88 Remark: For the script to be able to pair the Geovanes with their wind vanes, it is necessary to fill the “Height” fields on both sensors, in the “Inputs” tab of the logger settings. In case that more than one wind vane is located at the same height, it will be also necessary to fill the “Boom”...

  • Page 89: Geovane And Orbit 360

    13.2 Geovane and Orbit 360 The Geovane can be connected to the Orbit 360 data logger by means of its frequency, analog or RS-485 outputs. Refer to chapter 10 for more info on how to configure the outputs of the Geovane. Power the Geovane from either terminal #36 or terminal #40 of the Orbit 360 data logger.
  • Page 90 Analog voltage channel To configure any of the analog channels of the Orbit 360 data logger to connect a Geovane, set up the channel settings according to the following table. Section Analog channels Sensor type Geovane Sensor model TRUE NORTH OFFSET / TILT X / TILT Y Slope and Offset Standard calibration True North offset in analog channel example:...
  • Page 91 For on-site configuration via keypad, navigate to Sensor Model → select the channel number you want to configure → press the SET button → select #61 GEOVANE TILT X or #62 GEOVANE TILT Y → press right arrow button to save the changes. RS-485 bus To configure any of the three RS-485 buses available in the Orbit 360 data logger to connect a Geovane, go to Site Settings →...

  • Page 92: Pairing Wind Vanes With Geovanes In Atlas

    Section Analog channels Sensor type Serial device Geovane’s Name Sensor model TRUE NORTH OFFSET / TILT X / TILT Y Slope and Offset Standard calibration 13.2.2 Pairing wind vanes with Geovanes in Atlas Atlas allows the user to pair the wind vanes with the Geovanes. This way, the Site Settings in Atlas will reflect which wind vanes are equipped with which Geovanes for ease of site management and improved traceability.

  • Page 93: True Wind Direction Data Column (Atlas)

    13.2.3 True wind direction data column (Atlas) Atlas will automatically generate the corrected wind direction data column at the times it decodes the .log raw data files for each wind vane paired to a Geovane (refer to section 13.2.2).

  • Page 94: Ec Declaration Of Conformity

    14 EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Kintech Ingeniería S.L. Anselmo Clavé 37-45 50004 Zaragoza Spain in accordance with the requirements of the following directive: 2007/07/20 The Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive hereby declare under our sole responsibility that the product: Geovane has been designed to comply and is in conformity with the relevant sections and applicable requirements of the directive Íñigo Vázquez Technical Manager...
  • Page 95 15 FIRMWARE & SOFTWARE RELEASE CHANGELOG 15.1 Firmware Firmware version Description of modification / changes 0.2.2.0 True North orientation is set to 385°at startup and until the Geovane measures for the first time. Fixed problem which made tilt measurement wrong under some particular conditions.
  • Page 96 To know what firmware version your Geovanes have you can poll them with the PMGV05 command to get the INF message (refer to sections 8.2.5 and 8.1.5) or contact Kintech Engineering on support@geovane360.com (factory settings). 15.2 Geovane Tools software...

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