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3 Axis Horizontally Symmetric Ultrasonic Anemometers
1199-PK-102 (HS-50)
1199-PK-085 (HS-100)
Document Number: 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4
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1199-PS-0035 Issue 4
© 2024 Gill Instruments Limited
Gill Instruments Limited
Saltmarsh Park, 67 Gosport Street, Lymington,
Hampshire, SO41 9EG, UK
Tel: +44 1590 613500, Fax: +44 1590 613555
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www.gillinstruments.com
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  • Page 1 1199-PK-085 (HS-100) Document Number: 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 Gill Instruments Limited Saltmarsh Park, 67 Gosport Street, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 9EG, UK Tel: +44 1590 613500, Fax: +44 1590 613555 Email: anem@gillinstruments.com Website: www.gillinstruments.com gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Welcome to the HS-50 & HS-100 user manual ................4 1.1. About this manual ....................................4 1.2. Overview of Content ................................... 4 1.3. Description of Icons ..................................... 5 1.4. General Notes ......................................5 1.5. CE, UKCA, FCC conformity ................................6 1.6.
  • Page 3 Bench Test ............................... 61 Head Alignment Test ..........................61 Calibration ............................... 61 Appendix J - Summary of Abbreviations Used In This Manual ............62 Appendix K – Principle of Operation ....................63 gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 4: Welcome To The Hs-50 & Hs-100 User Manual

    1.1. About this manual This manual describes the operation of the HS-50 (1199-PK-102) and HS-100 (1199-PK-085) The term HS is used in this manual as a general term for both the HS-50 & HS-100; they are robust three-axis anemometers with no moving parts.

  • Page 5: Description Of Icons

    Before HS is used for the first time it is essential to read and understand this manual. Please keep the manual safe for future reference. Care should be taken with HS-50/100 at all times. The product should be transported to site in the flight case, and only removed when ready to install.

  • Page 6: Ce, Ukca, Fcc Conformity

    1.6. User Manual Revision History Document Version Release Date Key Changes Issue 4 May 2024 Update to latest format, and update references of 1189-PK-020 and 1189-PK-021 to 1189-PK-030 and 1189-PK-031 respectively. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 7: Installation

    (highlighted in red) may result in damage to the unit. Ideally the HS frame should be kept in the flight case with the Head cover in place up until deployment/installation. Figure 1 Proper handling methods. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 8: Installation Guidelines

    +W is defined as vertically upwards. Note, when the unit is configured for the ALIGN AXIS setting the UV definition rotates 30 degrees anti-clockwise such that U is now in line with transducer axis 1. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 9: Alignment, Dimensions & Orientation

    The inclinometer has been calibrated to read zero on both axes when this position is reached. Figure 2 shows the direction and polarity for the UVW axes. Figure 3 shows the dimension & alignment information for the system. Figure 2 Polarity of axes. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 10: Mechanical Installation

    The unit MUST be connected to an appropriate grounding point with a minimum of 6mm² copper wire, via the M4 base screws. The primary earth for the anemometer must be provided via the earth stud and not via the cable screens. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 11: Cabling

    The above table shows the typical maximum lengths at the given baud rates, using the recommended cable. If any problems of data corruption etc. are experienced, then a slower baud rate should be used. Alternatively, a thicker or higher specification cable can be tried. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 12: Operation

    These samples are block averaged before being converted into results. For wind speed, SoS and analogue inputs the number of samples used in the block average can be set to between 1 and 250 (HS-100) or 2 and 250 samples (HS-50).

  • Page 13: Wind Measurement, Sos And Temperature Reporting Format

    This function is enabled by default, normal instrument operation is indicated by a repetitive audible tone from within the anemometer. To turn off the Confidence Tone place the unit into Interactive Mode and use the command CTONE DISABLE. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 14: Result Reporting

    The Structure of the Factory HS Default Output Data String is as follows:- Status Codes, U, V, W, Speed of Sound, Checksum. 01,08,+00.01,+00.00,+00.00,343.50,12 02,18,+00.01,+00.00,+00.00,343.50,10 03,00,+00.01,+00.00,+00.00,343.50,18 04,00,+00.01,+00.00,+00.00,343.50,1F 05,00,+00.01,+00.00,+00.00,343.50,1E 06,02,+00.01,+00.00,+00.00,343.50,1F 07,00,+00.01,+00.00,+00.00,343.50,1C 08,09,+00.01,+00.00,+00.00,343.50,1A 09,FF,+00.01,+00.00,+00.00,343.50,12 10,EB,+00.01,+00.00,+00.00,343.50,1D gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 15: Connection

    Reserved Reserved Chassis Anemometer Sync- Not used Not used Digital 0V, signal ground Supply V- Reserved Reserved Reserved Anemometer Sync + Reserved Reserved The above voltages are referenced to signal ground. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 16: Connection Hs To A Pc Using Rs422

    RXA (–) RX (+) TXB (+) RX (–) TXA (–) Digital 0v DIGITAL POWER V+ POWER POWER 0V POWER Figure 5 Electrical connections between HS and PCI, and between PCI and PC. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 17: Environmental

    The Desktop PCI/PCIA is intended for use in a protected environment and provides interfacing to a single anemometer. RS232 and RS422 ports are provided. The PCI/PCIA is not intended for outdoor use. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 18: Pci/Pcia Operation

    Not Used Not Used Anemometer Sync + Anemometer Sync - Not Used Figure 6 External DC supply Amphenol C91A screw lock 4-way socket, e.g. T3301 001. View looking at pins. Not Used gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 19: Inclinometer Readings

    E.g. if the Hex reading is F188 Then F188 Xor FFFF = 0E77 0E77 + 1 = 0E78 Convert 0E78 to decimal = 3704 Multiply by 0.01 = -37.04 degrees (not forgetting –ve sign) gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...
  • Page 20 Inclinometer data in degrees can be obtained by placing the unit into Interactive Mode (IM) and typing INCL, the unit will report the inclination of the Anemometer. The Format is ± XX.XX, ± YY.YY. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 21: Pci Box (1189-Pk-030) Hs Analogue Output Connections

    Analogue Output 1 Analogue Output 2 Analogue Output 3 Analogue Output 4 Analogue Output 5 Analogue Output 6 Analogue Output 7 Analogue Output 8 Test Pin 2 Earth Status Output Sync Output gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...
  • Page 22 Output Voltages: high +3V to +5V (Referred to signal ground) low <1V Output resistance: <100Ω, short circuit proof Load resistance: Greater than 10kΩ Load capacitance: Between 0 and 1000pF (e.g. 10m of coax) gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...
  • Page 23 Figure 8 Indoor PCI unit dimensions. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 24: System Connection Diagrams

    4.9. System Connection Diagrams Figure 9 System connection diagram. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 25: 1199-00-015 Interface Cable

    4.10. 1199-00-015 Interface Cable The 1.6 metre 1199-00-015 cable supplied allows for connection between the HS Frame and the Electronics Unit. Figure 10 Cable structure. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 26: Using Analogue Inputs With The Hs Electronics Unit

    Analogue input 1+ / 3+ / 5+ Analogue ground Analogue input 1- / 3- / 5- Analogue input 2+ / 4+ / 6+ Analogue input 2- / 4- / 6- Sensor power + Chassis/screen gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 27: Using The Electronics Unit Prt Input

    PRT connection diagram: PRT excitation + PRT sense + PRT 100 PRT sense - PRT excitation – For correct operation the PRT connections must be isolated from the rest of the system. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 28: Electronics Unit Mounting Details

    5.3. Electronics Unit Mounting Details Figure 11 Unit mounting details. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 29: Using The Anemometer Digital Outputs

    Analogue Input Fields (if using an SIU Box) Analogue input value in twos complement: 0000 0.0000V 1FFF +4.9994V E000 -5.0000V Checksum Field Exclusive OR of all bytes excluding the two start bytes. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 30: Using Analogue Outputs With Pcia Box 1189-Pk-030

    The voltage output at a given temperature is independent of the anemometer's temperature output configuration. The following table shows the mapping between voltage and temperature: Output voltage (V) -1.667 +2.5 Celsius Kelvin 233.15 273.15 333.15 gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 31: Analogue Sync. Output

    Figure 12 Measurement sequence diagram. NOTES: L → U indicates lower to upper transducer firing U → L indicates upper to lower transducer firing Serial output of the previous measurement commences as SYNC goes high gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 32: Analogue Status. Output

    Pulling Test Pin 2 low causes the same sequence of voltages to be output on each channel in turn, while the unused channels are held at 0.00v, i.e. the sequence is first output on channel 1, then channel 2, then 3 etc. For this test the complete sequence lasts 160 seconds. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 33: Appendix A - Technical Specification

    >1MΩ (Differential) >1MΩ (Differential) >1MΩ (Common Mode) >1MΩ (Common Mode) Resolution 0.01°C 0.01°C Measurement Accuracy <±0.1°C (-40 to +50°C) <±0.1°C (-40 to +50°C) <±0.15°C (+50 to +60°C) <±0.15°C (+50 to +60°C) gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...
  • Page 34 Temperature Coefficient –Scale Factor * Accuracy specification HS50-100 applies for wind speeds less than 32m/s and for wind incidence <±150° in the horizontal plane and up to ±50° from the horizontal. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 35: Appendix B - Cable Assembly

    RS422 Tx+ RS422 Tx- RS422 Rx+ RS422 Rx- Supply +ve Reserved Reserved Chassis Anemometer Sync - Not Connected Not Connected Digital 0v Supply –ve Reserved Reserved Reserved Anemometer Sync + Reserved Reserved gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...
  • Page 36 Assembly of the 20-way Hirose connector is shown below. Figure 15 Assembly of the 20-way Hirose connector. The outer sheath needs to be cut back by 45mm and the individual wires need to have their insulation stripped back by gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...
  • Page 37 Figure 16 Assembly of Amphenol C91A Screw Lock Socket. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 38: Appendix C - Hs Default Setup

    0.01°C (±CC.CC) Analogue Input Fields (if using an SIU Box) Analogue input value in volts (±v.vvvv) Checksum Field Exclusive OR of all characters between <STX> and <ETX> reported as ASCII hex. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 39: Default Configuration Command Settings

    Default Output Data String The Structure of the Factory HS Default Output Data String is as follows:- Status Codes, U, V, W, Speed of Sound, Checksum. 01,00,-00.04,+00.00,+00.03,293.94,1E 02,28,-00.04,+00.00,+00.03,293.94,17 03,00,-00.04,-00.02,+00.03,293.94,18 04,00,-00.05,-00.02,+00.04,293.94,19 05,00,-00.04,-00.03,+00.03,293.95,1E 06,01,-00.05,-00.02,+00.04,293.94,1A gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 40: Appendix D - Configuring The Anemometer With A Pc Running Gill Wind Software

    Appendix D – Configuring the Anemometer with a PC Running Gill Wind Software Wind is a software package from Gill Instruments that is free to download from the Gill Instruments website: http://gillinstruments.com/main/software.html It is primarily designed for use with the WindSonic and WindMaster range of anemometers but it is possible to use as a terminal package to communicate with the HS.
  • Page 41 Click on the Baud rate menu and select the required Baud rate to match the HS. Data will start scrolling in the terminal window (assuming that the HS is configured to output in Gill ASCII mode) gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 42: Software Commands Introduction

    The anemometer will respond to the <BACKSPACE> character by deleting the previous character from its command buffer, and echo <BACKSPACE><SPACE><BACKSPACE>. The Escape Character The anemometer will respond to the <ESC> character by deleting all characters currently in its command buffer, and echo <TERM><TERM>. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...
  • Page 43 It is possible through the setting of various parameters to request a configuration where the required output bit rate exceeds the configured baud rate. If an issued configuration command requests a parameter change that would cause the above situation, an appropriate error message is generated. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 44: Software Commands

    Specifies the analogue outputs full scale deflection. Used to configure the analogue output only. ASCTERM Syntax: ASCTERM CR | CRLF Description: Sets ASCII output string terminator. Parameters: ASCII output string terminator is <CR>. CRLF ASCII output string terminator is <CR><LF>. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...
  • Page 45 AVERAGE (Output Rate Setting) Syntax: AVERAGE 2.to.250 (HS-50) or 1 to 250 (HS-100) Sets the number of samples used in the block average. Default is 5. Description: Output rate frequency is calculated from 100/Average setting. e.g. Default Average Setting is 5 therefore Output Rate = 100/5 = 20Hz.
  • Page 46 SOS reporting is turned off. SPEED SOS is reported as speed. SONICTEMP SOS is reported as sonic temperature. Sonic temperature reporting in K. Sonic temperature reporting in °C. Example: HS> SOSREP SONICTEMP C <CR> VSOSREP gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...
  • Page 47 Reports wind velocity in UVW format. Parameters: POLAR Reports wind velocity in polar + W format. AXIS Reports wind as axis velocities. Wind results are calibrated. UNCAL Wind results are uncalibrated. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 48: Appendix E - Viewing & Logging The Data Using Gill Windview Software

    Appendix E – Viewing & Logging the data using Gill Windview software WindView is a software package from Gill Instruments that is free to download from the Gill Instruments website: http://gillinstruments.com/main/software.html It is designed to allow the user to view and log data from a single or multiple anemometers.
  • Page 49 The Output Format field should match the sensor i.e. Gill Polar, 3 axis UV or NMEA. Select the required COM Port from the menu. Select the required baud rate to match the sensor e.g. 9600 baud. Leave Parity set for none. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...
  • Page 50 Click on Connect. Data should scroll on screen. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...
  • Page 51 Select type of log, in this case continuous with boxes ticked for append time stamp and append record count if required. Select a file directory and file name. Click on Apply. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...
  • Page 52 Click on OK To Start the Logging Select File/Log/Start. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...
  • Page 53 To Stop the Logging Select File/Log/Stop. Example HS data logged Notepad. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 54: Appendix F - Status Fields

    360 wrap, with a full scale deflection of ±10ms and with the SOS reporting sonic temperature in °C. Example of Reported Transducer Fault on Axis 1: 00,01,,,-20.00,,00 Example of Reported Transducer Fault on all 3 Axes: 00,07,,,-20.00,,06 gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...
  • Page 55 Address 02 is repeated for 8 samples after a power on reset or exit from ‘Interactive Mode’ to allow the analogue output card or custom PC software to recognise the output configuration. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...
  • Page 56 Reserved Reserved Reserved Address 04 Error code history Function Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Non-volatile memory error PRT failed Reserved Reserved The error history is cleared when the user enters interactive mode. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...
  • Page 57 Channel pair 3 @ 100% Bits 7,6 Reserved Address 06 Anemometer type Bits 2,1,0 Single axis Omnidirectional or Asymmetric Three Axis Horizontal Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Bits 7,6,5,4,3 Not used. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 58: Appendix G - Instructions For Using Windconvert Binary To Ascii Conversion Utility

    WinConvert can be used with the Research & HS range of Gill Anemometers to convert logged Binary data into a readable ASCII format. • It is available to download from the Gill Instruments website: http://gillinstruments.com/main/software.html Once the program has downloaded and started, the following window will be displayed:...
  • Page 59 To save the data, select all the text in the lower window & copy it. Then open up a notepad/word package and paste the data. The file can then be saved. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 60: Appendix H - Maintenance & Fault-Finding

    Check HS and host system are both set to the same protocol RS232, RS422, or RS485. One way communication Check wiring is in accordance with the manual. Check that transducer path is not blocked Failed / Incorrect HS output, data invalid flag gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 61: Appendix I - Tests

    If the Sonic Temperature reports outside of this tolerance range, the HS has potentially suffered head distortion. If this is the case the HS will need to be returned to Gill Instruments for investigation.

  • Page 62: Appendix J - Summary Of Abbreviations Used In This Manual

    American Standard Code for Information Interchange PCIA Power & Communications Interface with Analogue Outputs Power & Communications Interface Sensor Input Unit Platinum Resistance Thermometer RS232 Communications standard RS422 Communications standard Speed of Sound gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

  • Page 63: Appendix K - Principle Of Operation

    This calculation is independent of factors such as temperature. From the three axis velocities, the wind speed is calculated, as either signed U, V, and W, or as Polar and W. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...
  • Page 64 T / 403 S1 = Where = Sonic temperature = Speed of sound The above formula does not account for the effect of Humidity. Crosswind correction is applied to results. gillinstruments.com 1199-PS-0035 Issue 4 © 2024 Gill Instruments Limited...

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