3.5.1. Connection diagram ................... 10 3.6. Notes on mounting and commissioning .............. 10 Transfer protocol ................10 Elsner Elektronik GmbH • Sohlengrund 16 • 75395 Ostelsheim • Germany Weather Station Suntracer RS485 pro Status: 20.09.2021 • Errors excepted. Subject to technical changes.
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Installation • Wind measurement: Measurement of wind strength and wind direction (0°- 360°) by ultrasound • Precipitation detection: The sensor surface is heated, so that only drops and flakes are recognised as precipitation, but not mist or dew. When the rain or snow stops, the sensor is soon dry again and the precipitation warning ends •...
Installation Magnetic fields, transmitters and interference fields from electrical consumers (e.g. flu- orescent lamps, neon signs, switch mode power supplies etc.) can block or interfere with the reception of the GPS signal. 3.2. Overview of device setup Fig. 2 Ring with sensors Ring –...
Installation 3.3. Device connection ATTENTION! Sensitive sensors! • Only hold the device by the base. • Do not mechanically load (bend) the ring and connections. Caution Lever effect! The connection to the RS485 bus and the auxiliary voltage is via the bushing in the base.
Installation Fig. 5: Cable routing between base and base holder 3.4. Installation Fasten the device with the mast extension to a vertical mast or a horizontal railing. Fig. 6: Detail of mast fastening with screw brackets Fig. 7: Weather station on the mast extension Place the weather station with the base and the base holder on the mast exten-...
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Installation North Fig. 8: View from above Align the device along the north-south axis. The base (Fig. 8, no. 1) must be in the north, the ring must face south. Use the screw to fix the weather station in the base holder (Fig.
Installation 3.4.1. Position of the sensors North Fig. 10 Precipitation sensors (4 surfac- es with conductor tracks) Brightness sensors under plastic domes, directed to- wards a - North b - East c - South d - West and up (sky) Pressure sensor GPS module South...
Transfer protocol 3.5.1. Connection diagram Weather station Suntracer RS485 pro Fig. 11 – Junction box Mains unit PS2500 Mains 230 V AC RS485 3.6. Notes on mounting and commissioning The correct wind value is only supplied about 30 seconds after the supply voltage has been connected.
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Transfer protocol Byte No Char Description 0 … 9 Outdoor temperature in °C, units digit Outdoor temperature in °C, decimal point 0 … 9 Outdoor temperature in °C, tenths digit + / - Felt temperature in °C, sign 0 … 9 Felt temperature in °C, tens digit 0 …...
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Transfer protocol Byte No Char Description 0 … 9 Air pressure in Pa, units digit + / - Dew point in °C, sign 0 … 9 Dew point in °C, tens digit 0 … 9 Dew point in °C, units digit Dew point in °C, decimal point 0 …...
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Transfer protocol Byte No Char Description 0 … 9 Azimuth in °, units digit Azimuth in °, decimal point 0 … 9 Azimuth in °, tenths digit 0 … 9 Azimuth in °, hundredths digit + / - Elevation in °, sign Elevation in °, hundreds digit 0 …...
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