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- Page 1 Doc No. 1723-PS-0013 Issue A User Manual MetPak RG Weather Station MetPak RG Part: 1723-3B-2-111...
- Page 2 Foreword 2011 Gill Instruments Ltd. All rights reserved. © Thank you for purchasing the MetPak RG manufactured by Gill Instruments Ltd. To achieve optimum performance we recommend that you read the whole of this manual before proceeding with use. Gill products are in continuous development and therefore specifications may be subject to change and design improvements without prior notice.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Monitoring MetPak RG Output Data Using HyperTerminal......40 3.4.4 Configuring MetPak RG for SDI-12 ..............42 3.4.5 SDI-12 Commands ..................42 3.4.6 Safe Mode ....................... 45 MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 1... - Page 4 Figure 14 The MetView Console Figure 15 MetView Gauge Range Figure 16 MetView Graph Figure 17 Setting up data logging Figure 18 Opening MetSet Screen MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 2 12 February, 2013...
- Page 5 Table 13 HygroClip connections (6-way connector J1) Table 14 WindSonic anemometer connections (8-way connector J4) Table 15 PC communications (8-way connector, J5) Table 16 Digital Switch Input (2-way connector, J8) MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 3...
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Page 7: Introduction
Direction Sensor Radiation Shield Temperature and Relative Humidity Sensor Gortex Vent for Barometric Pressure Sensor Hub Box Mounting Bracket Rain Gauge Figure 1 MetPak RG Parts MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 1... -
Page 8: Principle Of Operation
Figure 2 shows the compass point and polarity of U and V if the wind components along the U and V axis are blowing in the direction of the respective arrows. MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 2 12 February, 2013... -
Page 9: Radiation Shield
The Rain Gauge is connected to the MetPak RG Digital input, which detects when two dedicated terminals are short circuited (less than 1k ohm). MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 3... -
Page 10: Abbreviations
Receive Received Data SDI-12 Serial – Data Interface standard for microprocessor based sensors Start of String Transmit Transmitted Data Very High Frequency World Meteorological Organisation MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 4 12 February, 2013... -
Page 11: Installation
Customers with 2 or more sets of equipment must not swap around rain gauges with MetPaks without using MetSet to change the calibration figure. MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 5... -
Page 12: Bench System Test
It is important that the cable is appropriate for the chosen connection option. The following sections describe the recommended types and maximum lengths of cable in each case. MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 6 12 February, 2013... -
Page 13: Table 2 Recommended Belden Cable Types
Contents NOTE. A 15-metre, 6-pair cable (wires stripped at each end) suitable for RS232/RS422 or SDI-12 communication is available from Gill Instruments (Part No. 1723-10-053). Cable Type Data Comms Wire type: 24AWG Wire size: 7x32 AWG. Cable outer diameter: 6-8mm (to match the hub box gland). - Page 14 Care is therefore required when inserting and removing cables through the glands to prevent damage to the metal leaves. MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 8 12 February, 2013...
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Page 15: Communication And Power Connections
Hex Terminal J5 Pin 1 Post J1 Pin 6 J5, showing RS232 to USB Configuration Cable Wires Figure 3 Internal view of the hub box MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 9... -
Page 16: Figure 4 Hub Box With Digital Pec Fitted
NOTE:- If upon connecting the USB lead to a PC the driver is not found by the PC, then the appropriate driver to match the PC Windows version may be downloaded from:- http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 10 12 February, 2013... -
Page 17: Figure 6 Rs232 Connections
Signal 0v Signal Ground Chassis Terminal Screen wires Chassis Ground Ground Post V Supply – – DC Power Supply V Supply + Figure 7 RS422 connections MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 11... -
Page 18: Figure 8 Rs485 Connections
Signal Ground Signal Ground Chassis Terminal Screen wires Chassis Ground Ground Post V Supply – – DC Power Supply V Supply + Figure 9 SDI-12 connections MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 12 12 February, 2013... -
Page 19: Digital Rain Gauge Connections
Care is therefore required when inserting and removing cables through the glands to prevent damage to the metal leaves. MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 13... -
Page 20: Mounting Metpak Rg
Always check the installation to ensure the MetPak RG is not affected by other equipment operating locally, which may not conform to current standards, e.g. radio/radar transmitters, boat engines, generators etc. See Para 2.1 for guideline details. MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 14 12 February, 2013... -
Page 21: Figure 11 Correct Mounting Position For Metpak Rg
The moving plate part of the clamp needs to be reversed for poles below 38 mm diameter. Suitable Pole Diameter 30mm to 58mm (1.2 to 2.3 inches). MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 15... -
Page 22: Mounting The Rain Gauge
Refit the tipping bucket base assembly. Refit the nylon spacers over the 3 studs. Loosely screw on the 3 nylon thumb nuts. MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 16 12 February, 2013... - Page 23 Customers with 2 or more sets of equipment must not swap around rain gauges with MetPaks without using MetSet to change the calibration figure. MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 17...
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Page 25: Operation
If connecting the 6 Metre Rain Gauge cable to the Digital Input, strip cable wires, (if necessary) and connect to connector J8 in the hub box. MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 19... - Page 26 Connect the communications cable to your PC or network device. Place the MetPak RG CD in your PC’s CD drive and install MetSet and MetView. MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 20 12 February, 2013...
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Page 27: Metview
MetView. Select ‘Connection is Receive only’ tick box and click on the Scan button. Upload a MetSet generated Device file from a PC location as directed. Figure 12 Opening MetView Screen MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 21... -
Page 28: Scanning For Devices
Scanning for MetPak RG Devices When a device is found, MetView obtains the MetPak RG configuration settings and then retrieves and displays MetPak RG data. MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 22 12 February, 2013... -
Page 29: The Metview Console
Reads when the unit is communicating correctly with MetView. Wed 14 Nov 2012 12:12:22 Real Time PC date and time indication. MetPak RG Rainfall Gauge Display MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 23... - Page 30 Note. The order in which the instruments are shown in the MetView display reflects the order in which the instrument data appears in the MetPak RG data string. MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 24 12 February, 2013...
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Page 31: Metview Console Display Options
Load Settings Will load and update the MetView screen with a previously saved setting. Default Settings Will return all MetView screen settings to factory default. MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 25... -
Page 32: Metview Gauge Ranges And Graphs
The Temperature gauge range will be updated to reflect the change. After Double Click changing to bring up Set Gauge Range. Range. Figure 15 MetView Gauge Range MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 26 12 February, 2013... -
Page 33: Figure 16 Metview Graph
Click on the Last Min, Last Hour or Last 24 Hours buttons as required to view data. Figure 16 MetView Graph MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 27... -
Page 34: Data Logging
65535 and a maximum of 2048 log files can be created. Add Timestamp Adds the date and time to the logged data file taken from the PC clock. MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 28 12 February, 2013... - Page 35 Click on the OK button. If logging has stopped, the Logging button shows a red background cross instead of the green background tick (see above). MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 29...
- Page 36 Wind speed Pressure Humidity Temperature Dewpoint Dig I/P (Rainfall) Supply Voltage Status Code End character Checksum MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 30 12 February, 2013...
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Page 37: Metpak Rg Configuration
Report Message Output Units Message Output Inputs Message Output DIG1 Sensor Type DIG1 Units DIG1 Digital Count 10.000 DIG1 Substitute Name Output Sentence Comma Separated Variable MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 31... - Page 38 (and not including) the STX and ETX characters. NOTE. Switch on Time. Upon switching on the MetPak Pro, allow 9.5 seconds to elapse before data is output. MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 32 12 February, 2013...
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Page 39: Configuring Metpak Rg With Metset
MetPak RG connected to your PC, MetSet, by default, selects the first device detected. For most applications it is recommended to click on the MetSet Connect and Read button. MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 33... -
Page 40: Figure 18 Opening Metset Screen
Note that MetSet also saves a copy of this screen to the connected PC as a Session Report File that can be accessed from the following destination. C:\Program Files(X86)\Gill Instruments\MetSet\SessionReports Close this screen to go to the Editing screens. MetPak RG User Manual ©... -
Page 41: Metset Editing Screen
MetSet reads ‘File’ when the source of data has come from a saved file. MetSet reports on the connected MetPak device (METPAK RG) and reads the unit Serial Number (S/N: 12345678). MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 35... - Page 42 (View only feature). E.g. Q,262,000.04,1024.3,051.6,+023.5,+012.9,0000.000,+04.8,00, 62 View Output Main Menu Click here to go back to the opening MetSet screen MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 36 12 February, 2013...
- Page 43 Comms and Baud rate settings changed to match the MetPak RG. The ASCII Set Up Page can be used to select:- Termination:- CRLF or CR Echo:- ON or OFF. MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 37...
- Page 44 Pressure Units HPA, MB, MMHG, INHG (HectoPascals,Milli-Bars, Millimetres Mercury, Inches Mercury). The Humidity Page can be used to select:- Humidity Sensor ON or OFF Humidity Units % MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 38 12 February, 2013...
- Page 45 Once all settings have been chosen then save Edited Page Settings to MetPak RG by clicking on ‘Save Settings to Device’ this will change the MetPak RG configuration to reflect the new MetSet settings. MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 39...
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Page 46: Monitoring Metpak Rg Output Data Using Hyperterminal
If the unit is in continuous reporting mode, type *. If the unit is in polled mode, type *Q (where Q is the unit node letter). MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 40 12 February, 2013... -
Page 47: Table 10 Metpak Rg Commands
Polled mode can only be used for point to point communications; it is not possible to network units on to a common bus (except in SDI-12 mode). MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 41... -
Page 48: Configuring Metpak Rg For Sdi-12
Not applicable. aM8! Digital Input 1 (Rain Gauge Input). aM9! Power Supply Voltage (Volts). aD0! Request a line of the above data. MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 42 12 February, 2013... - Page 49 Pascals/millibars) and Dewpoint (degrees C). 0D0! Retrieve a line of the a<dir><mag><temp><pressure> 0+357+000.03+021.6+ above data. <dewpoint><CR><LF 1013.0+008.0<CR><LF> aM2! Wind Direction/Speed atttn<CR><LF> 00053<CR><LF> (direction in Degrees, MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 43...
- Page 50 Dewpoint (degrees C) and CRC. a<dir><mag><temp><pressure> 0D0! Retrieve a line of the 0+140+000.06+022.2+1017.7 <dewpoint><CRC><CR><LF above data. +009.0+00D{Z<CR><LF> aMC2! Wind Direction/Speed atttn<CR><LF> 00053<CR><LF> (direction in Degrees, MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 44 12 February, 2013...
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Page 51: Safe Mode
Summary The MetPak RG Safe Mode provides a means of recovering communication with the MetPak RG whatever configuration setting may have been made. For instance MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 45... - Page 52 Type Q and press Enter to exit SAFE MODE. Data will now scroll on screen. Note however for RS232 changes to take place the unit must be powered down and back up again. MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 46 12 February, 2013...
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Page 53: Troubleshooting
The * command can now be used if required to place the unit into SETUP mode and make any other changes to the MetPak RG configuration. 4. Troubleshooting MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 47... -
Page 54: Fault-Finding
Check that the funnel and filter are not clogged and are Unexpected Rainfall readings clean. Check that the tipping bucket mechanism or no readings when raining. swings freely. MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 48 12 February, 2013... -
Page 55: Servicing
Check for output changes in temperature and relative humidity sensor (the fan will also cause small changes in these properties). MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 49... - Page 56 47 ohms. As the arm moves away from the upright position to a rest position in either direction the resistance should change to Greater than 1M ohms (open circuit). MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 50 12 February, 2013...
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Page 57: Maintenance
Rotronic for calibration. Refer to the Rotronic Website for more details: http://www.rotronic-humidity.com/content/meta/kontakt.php NOTE. If you return the sensor to a HygroClip supplier for exchange, please request that the return unit has the dewpoint feature enabled. MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 51... -
Page 58: Barometer (On Hub Pcb)
2. Unscrew the 3 nylon screws securing the funnel to the case assembly and remove the funnel. 3. Remove the end cap from the filter tube; remove the gauze filter material carefully. End Cap Gauze MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 52 12 February, 2013... - Page 59 Any wear will require the unit to be repaired/replaced. MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page 53...
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Page 60: Spare Parts
If a unit has to be returned, it should be carefully packed in the original packaging and returned to your authorised Gill distributor, with a full description of the fault condition. An RMA number should be obtained from Gill Instruments first if returning directly to Gill Instruments. -
Page 61: Technical Information
-35C to + 70C Accuracy 0.1C Resolution 0.1C (0.1F) Units of Measure C or F Relative Humidity Range 0-100% Accuracy 0.8%@23C Resolution 0.1% Units of Measure % RH MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page i... - Page 62 0.25, 0.5, 1 Hz or Polled Mode. MetPak RG Status Status codes provided within the data message string * RS485 2 wire point to point only. MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page ii 12 February, 2013...
- Page 63 Rain Gauge Environment Protection Class Not applicable EN 61326 Operating Temperature +35C to +70C Storage Temperature -40C to +80C Operating Humidity 0% to 100% Humidity MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page iii...
- Page 64 RS232 TX+ Anemometer Output to Blue RS232 RX+ Hub Output to White Anemometer Green Signal 0v Yellow Supply 0v No Connection Supply +ve (4.5v to 30V dc) MetPak RG User Manual © Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page iv 12 February, 2013...
- Page 65 Supply +ve (4.5v to 30v dc) Table 16 Digital Switch Input (2-way connector, J8) Connector J8 Signal Name DIG1 (Digital Switch Contact Input) GND (Ground) MetPak RG User Manual © Last Change Gill Instruments Ltd 12 February, 2013 Page v...
- Page 66 Certificate EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ACCORDING TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2004/108/EC We, Gill Instruments Ltd., declare under our sole responsibility that the products: MetPak RG Weather Station Manufactured by: Gill Instruments Ltd to which this declaration relates, are in conformity with the protection requirements of Council Directive 2004/108/EC on the approximation of the laws relating to electromagnetic compatibility.
- Page 67 SO41 9EG Tel: +44 (0) 1590 613500 Fax: +44 (0) 1590 613501 E-mail: anem@gill.co.uk Website: www.gill.co.uk Copyright Gill Instruments 2011 Reg No: 3154453 Registered Office: The George Business Centre, Christchurch Road, New Milton, BH25 6QJ MetPak RG User Manual ©...