Ambient Weather WS-3000 User Manual

Thermo-hygrometer, dew point, heat index wireless monitor with graphing, alarming, and radio controlled clock

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Ambient Weather WS-3000 Thermo-Hygrometer, Dew

Point, Heat Index Wireless Monitor with Graphing,

Alarming, and Radio Controlled Clock User Manual

Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 3

Getting Started ................................................................................................................................ 3

2.1

Parts List ................................................................................................................................. 3

2.2

Recommend Tools .................................................................................................................. 3

2.3

Thermo-Hygrometer Sensor Set Up ....................................................................................... 3

2.4

Display Console Set Up ......................................................................................................... 5

2.4.1 Display Console Layout ......................................................................................................... 6

2.4.2

Sensor Operation Verification ............................................................................................ 7

Remote Sensor Installation ............................................................................................................. 7

Console Operation........................................................................................................................... 8

4.1

Setup Mode ............................................................................................................................ 8

4.1.1

Display Selection ............................................................................................................... 9

4.1.2

Graph Time ...................................................................................................................... 10

4.1.3

Time Format ..................................................................................................................... 11

4.1.4

Date Format ...................................................................................................................... 11

4.1.5

Date and Time Format ...................................................................................................... 11

4.1.6

Temperature Units of Measure ......................................................................................... 12

4.2

Calibration ............................................................................................................................ 12

4.2.1

Notes about Calibration .................................................................................................... 14

4.2.2

Humidity Calibration Methods ......................................................................................... 14

4.2.3 Temperature Calibration Methods ........................................................................................ 15

4.3

Min / Max and Alarm Mode ................................................................................................. 15

4.3.1

Min / Max ......................................................................................................................... 15

4.3.2

Alarms .............................................................................................................................. 16

4.4

Factory Settings .................................................................................................................... 19

4.4.1

Factory Reset .................................................................................................................... 19

4.4.2

Clear Max/Min Values ..................................................................................................... 20

4.4.3

Re-register Sensors ........................................................................................................... 20

4.4.4

About ................................................................................................................................ 20

4.4.5

Language .......................................................................................................................... 21

4.4.6

Back Light ........................................................................................................................ 21

Other Features ............................................................................................................................... 22

5.1

Radio Controlled Clock (RCC) ............................................................................................ 22

5.2

SD Card Export and Firmware Updates ............................................................................... 22

5.2.1

SD Data Export ................................................................................................................ 23

5.2.2

Back Up Graph Data ........................................................................................................ 23

5.2.3

Firmware Updates ............................................................................................................ 23

5.3

PC Software.......................................................................................................................... 24

5.3.1

Getting Started ................................................................................................................. 24

5.3.2

Time, Date and Display Setup .......................................................................................... 25

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Ambient Weather WS-3000 Thermo-Hygrometer, Dew Point, Heat Index Wireless Monitor with Graphing, Alarming, and Radio Controlled Clock User Manual Table of Contents Introduction ............................. 3 Getting Started ..........................3 Parts List ..........................3 Recommend Tools ........................3 Thermo-Hygrometer Sensor Set Up ..................3 Display Console Set Up ......................
Page 2 5.3.3 Alarm Settings ........................26 5.3.4 Calibration ........................27 5.3.5 SDCard File ........................27 Best Practices for Wireless Communication ................. 29 Glossary of Terms ......................... 30 Accessories ........................... 30 Specifications ..........................30 Wireless Specifications ......................30 Measurement Specifications ....................30 Power Consumption ......................
Page 3: Introduction
Note: The power up sequence must be performed in the order shown in this section (insert batteries in the remote transmitter(s) first, Display Console second). The WS-3000 weather station consists of a display console (receiver), and up to 5 thermo-hygrometers (remote transmitters), based on your order configuration.
Page 4 2. BEFORE inserting the batteries, locate the dip switches on the inside cover of the lid of the transmitter. 3. Channel Number: The WS-3000 supports up to eight transmitters, and includes three transmitters. To set each channel number (the default is Channel 1), change Dip Switches 1, 2 and 3, as referenced in Figure 2.
Page 5: Display Console Set Up
Figure 2 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 Figure 3. Figure 3 temperature (2) temperature units ( °F vs. °C) (3) channel number (4) relative humidity 7.
Page 6: Display Console Layout
Figure 4 If the remotes do not update, please reference the troubleshooting guide in Section 10. 2.4.1 Display Console Layout Figure 5 Version 1.6 ©Copyright 2020, Ambient LLC. All Rights Reserved. Page 6...
Page 7: Sensor Operation Verification
Description Description Graph for Temperature/Dew point/heat Outdoor Temperature/Dew point/heat index/humidity of Indoor/outdoor index/humidity for channel 4 and other sensors. channels defined to be displayed in CH4 area. Date and time. Outdoor Temperature/Dew point/heat index/humidity for channel 5 and other channels defined to be displayed in CH5 area.
Page 8: Console Operation
Figure 6 4 Console Operation Note: The console has four buttons for easy operation: Graph, Brightness +, Brightness – and Menu. Icon Description Graph key Switch to display graph of Temperature/Dew point/heat index/humidity for all sensors Brightness control key Press this key to increase the brightness Brightness control key Press this key to decrease the brightness...
Page 9: Display Selection
Icon Description Scroll right key Press this key to scroll down/right. Selection key Press this key to select and enter the option. Scroll left key Press this key to scroll up/left. Mode key Press this key to enter to next mode Figure 8 4.1.1 Display Selection You can customize or even scroll between various parameters within each one of the Channel areas.
Page 10: Graph Time
Icon Description Scroll up/down key Press this key to scroll down/up. Selection key Press this key to select and enter the option. Scroll right/left key Press this key to scroll right/left. Return key Press this key to back to Setup main menu. Figure 9 To modify the display parameter, press the up/down and left/right...
Page 11: Time Format
Note: When the graph interval is changed, the graph will reset and require rebuidling. 4.1.3 Time Format To change the Time Format on the main display, scroll to the Time Format, and select the key to change between AM h:mm:ss, hh:mm:ss AM (12 hour time format) and h:mm:ss (24 hour time format) 4.1.4 Date Format To change the Date Format on the main display, scroll...
Page 12: Temperature Units Of Measure
Hours from Time Zone Cities -11 NT: Nome Nome, AK -10 AHST: Alaska-Hawaii Standard Honolulu, HI CAT: Central Alaska HST: Hawaii Standard -9 YST: Yukon Standard Yukon Territory -8 PST: Pacific Standard Los Angeles, CA, USA -7 MST: Mountain Standard Denver, CO, USA -6 CST: Central Standard Chicago, IL, USA...
Page 13 Figure 12 Icon Description Scroll down/right key Press this key to scroll down/right. Selection/value increase key Press this key to select parameter and enter the calibration interface. Increase the value during calibration. Value Decrease key Decrease the value during calibration. Scroll up/left key Press this key to scroll up/left.
Page 14: Notes About Calibration
Figure 14 4.2.1 Notes about Calibration Note: The calibrated value can only be adjusted on the console. The remote sensor(s) always displays the un-calibrated or measured value. Note: The measured humidity range is between 10 and 99%. Humidity cannot be accurately measured outside of this range.
Page 15: Temperature Calibration Methods
4.2.3 Temperature Calibration Methods Temperature errors can occur when a sensor is placed too close to a heat source (such as a building structure, the ground or trees). To calibrate temperature, we recommend a mercury or red spirit (fluid) thermometer. Bi-metal (dial) and other digital thermometers are not a good source and have their own margin of error.
Page 16: Alarms
Value Decrease key Decrease the value during alarm setup. Scroll up/left key Press this key to scroll up/left. Mode key Press this key to enter to next mode Return Key Back to main menu of calibration mode. Resume Key Cancel the calibration and resume. Figure 15 Scroll the temperature, humidity, dew point or heat index min/max field you wish to...
Page 17 If the measured value is less than the high alarm, an audible alert will sound and the alarm icon will flash on the alarm panel, and the alarm icon will appear on the main panel. When an alarm has been triggered, the alarm will sound for 120 second and the corresponding alarm icon will flash until the alarm condition is no longer met.
Page 19: Factory Settings
Icon Description Scroll down/right key Press this key to scroll down/right. Selection/value increase key Press this key to select parameter to set alarm thresholds and turn on the alarm icon. Red alarm icon is high alarm. Blue one is low alarm.
Page 20: Clear Max/Min Values
4.4.2 Clear Max/Min Values To clear all of the max and min values, scroll to the Clear Max/Min field and press to clear all of the stored max and min values. Figure 20 4.4.3 Re-register Sensors If sensor communication is lost with a specific sensor, you can re-acquire. Scroll to the re-register sensors field, and press to view the re-register panel.
Page 21: Language
Figure 21 4.4.5 Language Scroll to the Language field, and press to change the language (currently only English is only supported). 4.4.6 Back Light Scroll to the BackLight field, and press to adjust the backlight features. To turn on and off the back lit display at certain times during the day, scroll to the Backlight control field, and select the key to check the Backlight Conrol switch.
Page 22: Other Features
SD Card Export and Firmware Updates With the use of an optional Micro SD Card (available from Ambient Weather), you can export data to a computer, save historical graphs (in the event of a power failure) and update firmware when new versions are released.
Page 23: Sd Data Export
Figure 23 5.2.1 SD Data Export The console includes a micro SD / TF card slot on the right side, as shown in Figure 4. Backup data to micro SD / TF card (see the Accessories section of this manual for more information on micro SD / TF cards).
Page 24: Pc Software
PC Software Optional PC Software is available for download. The software features: • Live Data Display • Program Date and Time • Program Custom Display • Set Alarms • Calibrate Temperature and Humidity • Export and Graph Data from the SD Card •...
Page 25: Time, Date And Display Setup
Figure 25 5.3.2 Time, Date and Display Setup Select Menu | Setup to set the time, date and display customization settings. From this screen you can set the graph type on the weather station screen (temperature, humidity, dew point or heat index), graph hours, time zone and daylight savings settings, time and date format, temperature units of measure, archive interval, and display preferences (temperature, humidity, dew point or heat index).
Page 26: Alarm Settings
Figure 26 For more information on time, date and display settings, please reference Section 4.1. 5.3.3 Alarm Settings Select Menu | Alarm to set the high and low temperature and humidity alarms for each of the 8 supported channels. Figure 27 Version 1.6 ©Copyright 2020, Ambient LLC.
Page 27: Calibration
For more information on Alarm Settings, please reference Section 4.3. 5.3.4 Calibration Select Menu | Calibration to calibrate each of the 8 supported channels. The temperature and humidity values are offsets. Example: If the actual temperature measured by a calibrated source is 70 °F, and the channel 1 temperature sensor reads 69.5 °F: CH1 Temperature Offset = 70 –...
Page 28 Select Menu | SDCard File to download and analyze data stored on the SD Card. Select the file you wish to view from the list and press Select to view the data. To graph the data: 1. Identify the data file start and end date and times (Figure 29). 2.
Page 29: Best Practices For Wireless Communication
Figure 30 For more information on SD Card file formats, please reference Section 5.2. 6 Best Practices for Wireless Communication Note: To insure proper communication, mount the remote sensor on a vertical surface, such as a wall. Do not lie the sensor flat. Wireless communication is susceptible to interference, distance, walls and metal barriers.
Page 30: Glossary Of Terms
Medium RF Signal Strength Reduction Brick 10-40% Concrete 40-80% Metal 90-100% 7 Glossary of Terms Term Definition Accuracy Accuracy is defined as the ability of a measurement to match the actual value of the quantity being measured. Hygrometer A hygrometer is a device that measures relative humidity. Relative humidity is a term used to describe the amount or percentage of water vapor that exists in air.
Page 31: Troubleshooting Guide
10 Troubleshooting Guide If your question is not answered here, you can contact us as follows: 1. Email Support: support@ambientweather.com 2. Technical Support: 480-346-3380 (M-F 8am to 3pm Arizona Time) Problem Solution Wireless remote (thermo-hygrometer) not If any of the sensor communication is lost, dashes (--.-) reporting in to console.
Page 32: Liability Disclaimer
Problem Solution Use the calibration feature to match the indoor and outdoor humidity to a known source. Display console contrast is weak Check the backlight display settings referenced in Section Back Light. 11 Liability Disclaimer Please help in the preservation of the environment and return used batteries to an authorized depot. The electrical and electronic wastes contain hazardous substances.
Page 33: Warranty Information
14 California Prop 65 WARNING: Use of the Ambient Weather Products can expose you to chemicals, including lead and lead compounds, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and bisphenol A (BPA), and phthalates DINP and/or DEHP, which are known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Page 34 Although our manufacturing process is "lead-free" and RoHS compliant, it remains possible that trace amounts of lead could be found in components or subassemblies of Ambient Weather Products. Bisphenol A (BPSA) could conceivably be present in minute amounts in our plastic housings, lenses, labels or adhesives, and DEHP &...

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