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RGT-SQ02-wifi
1. Introduction
Thank you for your purchase of the RGT-SQ02-wifi
tion. The following user guide provides step by step instructions for installation, operation and
troubleshooting.
2. Warnings
Warning: Any metal object may attract a lightning strike, including your weather station
mounting pole. Never install the weather station during a storm.
Warning: Installing your weather station in an elevated location may result in injury or
death. Safety goes first. Make sure your setup and preparation is secure, and take no risks.
3. Getting Started
The RGT-SQ02-wifi weather station consists of a display console (receiver), a sen-
sor array with Integrated Outdoor Transmitter and mounting hardware.
Parts List
The RGT-SQ02 weather station consists of the following parts (as referenced in Figure 1 ).
QTY
Display Console
Frame Dimensions (LxHxW):
1
135X26X96mm
LCD Dimensions (LxW): 111 x 75mm
Integrated Outdoor Transmitter
1
Dimensions (LxHxW)：
330x150x280mm
Professional Weather Station
Item
Professional WIFI Wireless Weather sta-
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  • Page 1 The RGT-SQ02-wifi weather station consists of a display console (receiver), a sen- sor array with Integrated Outdoor Transmitter and mounting hardware. Parts List The RGT-SQ02 weather station consists of the following parts (as referenced in Figure 1 ). Item Image...
  • Page 2 Item Image Foot Mounting (with pole insert) Dimensions: 84x 152 x 216mm Mounting Bracket Back Plate (pole mount) Dimensions: 76 x 102 x 38mm Mounting Pole Dimensions: 76 x 76 x 25mm Pole mounting nuts (M3) / bolts Ø3) Pole mounting nuts (M5) / bolts ( Ø5) Tapping screws...

  • Page 3: Recommended Tools

    Item Image Manual Power Adapter Figure 1 3.2 Recommended Tools ● Precision screwdriver (for small Phillips screws) ● Compass or GPS (for wind direction calibration) ● Adjustable Wrench ● Hammer and nail for hanging remote thermo-hygrometer transmitter. 3.3 Setup of Sensor The following illustration shows the full segment for Thermo-Hygrometer，WIND,RAIN and UV INDEX sensor.
  • Page 4 Figure 2 3.3.1 Insert batteries into the transmitter. Locate the battery cover on the transmitter, push and open the battery compartment, as show in Figure 3. Figure 3 Remove the battery cover on the back of the sensor by removing the set screw, as shown in Figure 4.
  • Page 5 Figure 4 Inserting 3xAA batteries in the battery compartment, as show in Figure 5. Figure 5 Close the battery cover. Make sure the gasket (around the battery compartment) is properly seated in its place prior to closing the door. Tighten the set screw. Note: Do not install the batteries backwards.
  • Page 6 Note: We recommend installing Lithium AA batteries for sensors. The sensor LED indicator will light for 3 seconds, and then flash once per 16 seconds thereaf- ter. Each time it flashes, the sensor is transmitting data. Place the battery cover and push it to close the compartment. Note: If the sensor does not power up after inserting the batteries, press the reset button shown in Figure 6.

  • Page 7: Display Console Set Up

    Figure 7 1. Out/Indoor temperature display 14.Time, date and year 2. WIFI network and AC off icon 15. Rainfall units of measure 3. Out/Indoor humidity units of meas- 16.Rainfall HI alarm icon ure (%) 17. Rainfall display (RATE, 24h, WEEK, 4.
  • Page 8 Note: The sensor array must be powered and updating before powering up the console, or the console will time out searching for the sensors. Power the console last. Make certain the weather station sensor array is at least 3m away from the console and within 30m of the console.
  • Page 9 Figure 12 1: Fold out the desk stand and see DC jack on the left; as shown in Figure 13 Figure 13 2: Insert the DC plug correctly; as shown in Figure 14 Figure 14 3: If you want to put it on a table or cabinet, opened the desk stand and turn the DC plug up until 90 degrees;...

  • Page 10: Sensor Operation Verification

    Figure 15 4: If you want to hang on the wall, turn the DC plug down until 0 degrees and closed the desk stand; as shown in Figure 16 Figure 16 Note: If the power adapter is not plugged in, the icon will display.

  • Page 11: Weather Station Installation

    apart). The sensors should be within 10% (the accuracy is ± 5%). Allow about 30 minutes for both sensors to stabilize. 4.Weather Station Installation Pre Installation Check. Before installing your weather station in the permanent loca- tion, we recommend operating the weather station for one week in a temporary location with easy access.
  • Page 12 Glass (untreated) 5-15% Plastics 10-15% Wood 10-40% Brick 10-40% Concrete 40-80% Metal 90-100% 5.Final Installation of Sensors Integrated outdoor transmitter installation. Professional Wireless Weather Station can be used in both the Northern and Southern Hemi- spheres. Prior to installation, you will need to calibrate the wind direction. 5.1.
  • Page 13 Northern Hemispheres Southern Hemispheres Figure 13 5.2. Southern Hemispheres (SOU). For Southern Hemisphere installations, ignore these(N, S, E, W) and face the solar panel to the North (and in a sunny position) when installing the Integrated outdoor transmitter. Step 1: Install the Integrated outdoor transmitter and face the solar panel North. Step 2: Console operation is set to Southern Hemispheres ( SOU in the time area) in Location division.
  • Page 14 Figure 14 Tighten the mounting pole to your existing mounting pole with the four￠5 Bolts and M5 Nuts assembly, or fix on the wall with four tapping screw, as shown in Figure15.
  • Page 15 Figure 15...

  • Page 16: Low Battery Icon

    6.Low Battery Icon A low battery indicator icon is shown in the display window for Integrated outdoor transmitter. When the low battery icon appears (the battery voltage is lower than 3.6V), replace the batter- ies in the sensor with fresh batteries. Be sure to never mix old and new batteries, and never mix battery types such as alkaline and lithium together.

  • Page 17: Sensor Search Mode

    1. Time SYNC(default: ON).Press the SET key again to set the network time sync. Press the [+] key or [-] key to switch between SYNC time ON and SYNC time OFF of measure. 2. 12/24 Hour Format (default: 24h):.Press the SET key again to adjust the 12/24 hour for- mat setting (FMT).

  • Page 18: Reset Min/Max Record

    To reacquire the lost signal, press and hold the CH/+ button for 3 seconds to enter the sensor search mode. 7.4 Reset Min/Max record Note: The minimum and maximum value of all channels will be cleared in the reset mode. In normal mode, press (do not hold) the MIN/MAX/-key, the MAX icon will be displayed in UV INDEX area.

  • Page 19: Alarm Mode

    Note: If plugged into AC power, the backlight will remain on. It is not recommended leav- ing the backlight on for a long period of time when operating on batteries only, or the batteries will run down quickly. 8.Alarm Mode The RGT-SQ02 includes the following alarms: Time Out Temperature Out Humidity...

  • Page 20: Wifi Connection Status

    To adjust the alarm parameter, press the [+] or [-] key to increase or decrease the alarm set- tings, or press and hold the [+] or [-] key for three seconds to increase or decrease the alarm settings rapidly. Press the ALARM key to turn on (the alarm icon will appear) and off the alarm. Press the SNOOZE key once at any time to return to the normal mode.

  • Page 21: Time Server Sync Status

    Note: If you own a dual band router (2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz),make sure you connect to the 2.4 GHz band, otherwise it will fail to connect the weather station to WiFi. 10. Time Server Sync Status After the console has connected to the internet, it will attempt to connect to the internet time server to obtain the time.
  • Page 22 Figure 18 3) As shown below, an email will be received in your registered mailbox . Figure 19 4) As shown below, open your mail and log in to the Web address in the mail. Figure 20 5) As shown below, click “here” to enter the homepage of the weathercloud website.
  • Page 23 Figure 21 6) As shown below, enter the email address and password you just registered to enter the weathercloud website. Figure 22 11.2 Add a weather station device (it may take a few minutes).
  • Page 24 Figure 23 1) After sign up you will be prompted to add a device/ Select “Create device” and enter your station’s information: Blanks with red * must be filled in. Figure 24 Note: You can select any Model number and Link type in the above blanks. 2) As shown below, click Get coordinates to identify your location of on the map, then click Done to confirm..
  • Page 25 Figure 25 3) As shown below, click Create. Figure 26 4) As shown below, after registering successfully, please record the Weathercloud ID and Key information for later use. (Refer to 13.6) Figure 27...

  • Page 26: Register At Wunderground.com (Weather Underground)

    12. Register at Wunderground.com (Weather Underground) Note: The Weather Underground website is subject to change. Visit: , and select the Join link in the upper right and corner and create https://Wunderground.com a Free Account. 1) as shown below，Click Join Figure 28 2) As shown below, enter a Username, Email and Password(It is your Login password of the websiteIt, not your email password.So no privacy will be exposed).
  • Page 27 Figure 29 3) As shown below, registration is done successfully. Figure 30 4) As shown below, click Log in and enter the email address and password you just regis- tered.
  • Page 28 Figure 31 5) As shown in the below, click My Profile. Then enter Member Settings. Figure 32 6) As shown below, click Update home location.
  • Page 29 Figure 33 7) As shown below, you will then be prompted to add a device/ Select “Add New Device Figure 34 8) As shown below, click Personal Weather Station. Figure 35...
  • Page 30 9) As shown below, select Address by inputting an address or select Manual to position your address automatically. Then click Next: Figure 36 10) As shown below, you will then be prompted to add a device/ Select “Create device” , then click I Accept and Next: Blanks with red (Required) must be filled in.
  • Page 31 Figure 37 11) As shown below, after registering the host successfully, please record Station ID and Station Key information for later use (refer to 13.6). Figure 38 12) As shown below, registration is done successfully.
  • Page 32 Figure 39 WiFi Setup (Connect your Device to the Console’s WiFi) Note:WIFI connection must use adapter When you first power up(AC) the console, or press and hold the MIN/MAX/- button for three seconds in normal mode, the console icon(behind the In/Outdoor humidity)) will flash to signify that it has entered WAP (wireless access point) mode, and is ready to enter for WIFI settings.
  • Page 33 Figure 40 13.2: Example 2. Connect to the console WiFi server with a Mac. Choose the Settings icon Network . Connect to the WeatherHome WiFi network, as shown in Figure 41 (your WiFi network name may be slightly different, but will always begin with WeatherHome).
  • Page 34 Figure 42 13.4: Example 4. Connect to the console WiFi server with an Android device. From the Apps icon, choose the Settings icon and Wi-Fi. Connect to the WeatherHome WiFi network, as shown in Figure 43 (your WiFi network name may be slightly different, but will always begin with WeatherHome).
  • Page 35 Note: Some browsers will treat 192.168.5.1 as a search, so make sure you include the header http://,or: http://192.168.5.1 not 192.168.5.1 13.6. Enter the following information into the web interface (Figure 44). Make sure all of the information is entered prior to selecting Save. If you choose not to upload Wunderground.com, or upload weathercloud.net, leave the check boxes unchecked.
  • Page 36 Figure 44 Notes: Hidden SSIDs. If you have a hidden SSID, enter the SSID manually. Time Zone Settings(default: 0h). based on the number of hours from Coordinated Universal Time, or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The following table provides times zones throughout the world. Locations in the eastern hemi- sphere are positive, and locations in the western hemisphere are negative.
  • Page 37 Hours from Time Zone Cities -8 PST: Pacific Standard Los Angeles, CA, USA -7 MST: Mountain Standard Denver, CO, USA -6 CST: Central Standard Chicago, IL, USA -5 EST: Eastern Standard New York, NY, USA -4 AST: Atlantic Standard Caracas -3 --- São Paulo, Brazil -2 AT: Azores...
  • Page 38 13.7. If all of the information you entered is correct press save to confirm(Figure 45). If it does not, check your web interface information again. Figure 45 13.8. Once the setup is completed, disconnect your device from the console WiFi. Other- wise,the console will automatically exit WAP mode.

  • Page 39: Upgrade Firmware

    where STATIONID is your personal station ID (example, KCALOSAN782). Figure 47 Multiple Sensor Features Wunderground.com does not support multiple sensor channels. Note: The current temperature and humidity data is the Integrated Outdoor Transmitter. 13.10. View your data on Weathercloud. Visit the website and sign in with your e-mail address and password.
  • Page 40 Figure 49 14.5. Press Select File key to select the upgraded firmware as figure 50. Figure 50 14.6. If update successfully when press Upgrade key. Then you will see the following. Figure 51 NOTE: In this upgrade only Wifi firmware is updated. The console does not reset. 14.7.Once the upgrade is completed, the console will automatically exit WAP mode.

  • Page 41: Other Console Features

    15. Other Console Features The following section describes additional features and display icons. 15.1 Weather Forecasting Note: The weather forecast or pressure tendency is based on the rate of change of baromet- ric pressure. In general, when the pressure increases, the weather improves (sunny to partly cloudy) and when the pressure decreases, the weather degrades (cloudy to rain).

  • Page 42: Feels Like Temperature

    15.4 Feels Like Temperature Feels like temperature is a combination of Heat Index and Wind Chill. At temperatures less than 4.4C, the wind chill is displayed, as shown in the WeatherLine Service Wind Chill Table below: Figure 52 At temperatures greater than 26.7C, the heat index is displayed, as shown in the WeatherLine Service Heat Index Table below:...

  • Page 43: Pressure Threshold Setting

    Figure 53 When the temperature is between 4.4C and 26.7C, the OUT temperature is displayed (Feels Like tempera- ture is the same as OUT temperature). 15.5 Pressure Threshold Setting The pressure threshold (the negative or positive rate of change of pressure signifying a change in the weather) can be adjusted from 2 mbar/hour to 4 mbar/hour (default level 2 mbar/hour).

  • Page 44: Measurement Specifications

    16. Specifications 16.1 Wireless Specifications Line of sight wireless transmission (in open air): 100m. Frequency: 433 MHz Integrated Outdoor transmitter interval: 16 seconds 16.2 Measurement Specifications The following table provides specifications for the measured parameters. Measurement Range Accuracy Resolution Indoor Temperature 0 to 60 °C ±...

  • Page 45: Power Consumption

    16.3 Power Consumption Base station (display console) : 3 x AAA 1.5V Alkaline or Lithium batteries (not in- cluded) Adaptor: 6V~ 500mA (included) Integrated Outdoor Transmitter: 3xAA alkaline batteries or Lithium batteries (not in- cluded) Battery life: Minimum 12 months for base station with excellent reception. Intermittent reception may reduce the battery life.

  • Page 46: Troubleshooting Guide

    Figure 54 2. Replace the wind, rain and thermo-hygrometer transmitter batteries once every 1-2 years Troubleshooting Guide. Problem Solution Wireless remote not reporting in to con- If any of the sensor communication is lost, dashes (--.-) sole. will be displayed on the screen. To reacquire the signal, press and hold the CHANNEL/+ button for 3 seconds, There are dashes (--.-) on the display con- and the remote search icon...
  • Page 47 Problem Solution Indoor and Outdoor Humidity do not agree Allow up to one hour for the sensors to stabilize due to signal filtering. The indoor and outdoor humidity sensors should agree within 10 % (the sensor accuracy is ± 5 %). Use the calibration feature to match the indoor and out- door humidity to a known source.
  • Page 48 Problem Solution Data not reporting to 1. Confirm your password or key is cor- www.wunderground. rect. It is the password you registered on Wunderground.com. Your Wunder- or www.weathercloud.net ground.com password cannot begin with a non-alphanumeric character (a limitation of Wundeground.com, not the station). Example, $worknet is not a valid pass- word, but worknet$ is valid.

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