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Biral VPF-710 User Manual (132 pages)
Present Weather Sensors
Brand:
Biral
| Category:
Accessories
| Size: 2 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
The Sensors Covered in this Manual
5
Features of the HSS Sensors
6
Contacting Biral
7
Five Year Warranty
8
If You Need to Return the Sensor
8
CE Certification - Safety
9
1 Sensor Set-Up
10
STEP 1 - Unpacking the Sensor
11
Figure 1-1 VPF-730 in Its Packaging
11
STEP 2 - Electrical Connections
13
Figure 1-2 Example of VPF-710 and VPF-730 Connectors
13
Figure 1-3 VPF-750 Connectors
14
Table 1-1 AC Power Connections
14
Table 1-2 DC Power Connections
14
Table 1-3 RS232 Signal Connections
15
Table 1-4 RS422/485 Signal Connections
15
Table 1-5 Combined Power and Data Connections
16
STEP 3 - Equipment Test
17
STEP 4 - Configuration Options
19
Table 1-6 Options Word (Lower Byte)
19
STEP 5 - Installation
31
Table 1-7 Recommended Sensor Height above Ground
32
Figure 1-4 VPF-710 Orientation
33
Figure 1-5 VPF-730 and VPF-750 Orientation
33
Figure 1-6 U-Bolt Mounting Method
34
Figure 1-7 VPF-750 System
35
Figure 1-8 Precipitation Sensor Mounting Details
36
STEP 6 - Test and Commissioning
39
Table 1-8 Remote Self-Test and Monitoring Message Fields
41
2 Standard Operating Data
45
Data Output Message VPF-710
46
Table 2-1 VPF-710 Compressed Data Massage
46
Table 2-2 VPF-710 Expanded Data Message
48
Data Output Message VPF-730
50
Table 2-3 VPF-730 Compressed Data Message
51
Table 2-4 VPF-730 Expanded Data Message
53
Data Message Variations for als or WSM (VPF-710 and VPF-730)
55
Table 2-5 Message Extension for WSM
55
Table 2-6 Message Extension for als
55
Data Output Message VPF-750
56
Table 2-7 VPF-750 Compressed Data Message
58
Table 2-8 VPF-750 Expanded Data Message
63
Table 2-9 METAR Codes
65
3 Commands and Responses
67
Sensor Commands
67
Table 3-1 Commands for VPF-700 Series of Sensors
69
Table 3-2 Command R? Response
71
Figure 6-3 Precipitation Matrix
72
Sensor Responses
74
Table 3-3 Responses from Sensor
74
4 Maintenance Procedures
75
General Checks
75
Self-Test Codes
77
User Confidence Checks
80
5 Calibration Procedures
84
Calibration Plaque Identification
84
Calibration Check
86
Figure 5-1 Assembly of Calibration Reference Plaque
87
Sensor Re-Calibration
89
Temperature Calibration (Not VPF-750)
91
Precipitation Amount Calibration
91
6 Measurement Principles
93
Visibility Measurement Terminology
93
Visual Range Determination
93
Figure 6-1 Sensor Sample Volume
93
Figure 6-2 Effects of Atmosphere on Perceived Brightness of Target Objects
94
Extinction Coefficient Calibration
96
Theory of Forward Scatter Meters
97
Precipitation Measurements
103
Figure 6-4 VPF-700 Sensor Functional Block Diagram
107
7 Product Overview
108
Series of Present Weather Sensors
108
Sensor Features
111
Present Weather Measurements
113
Table 7-1 Visibility Measurement Specification
114
Table 7-2 Additional Measurement Capabilities VPF-730
114
Table 7-3 Additional Measurement Capabilities VPF-750
115
Table 7-4 Past Weather Determination VPF-750
115
Sensor Specifications
119
Table 7-5 Sensor Specifications
120
Table 7-6 Sensor Characteristics
122
Table 7-7 Digital Communication Interface Specifications
123
Series of Sensors - Dimensions
126
Figure 7-1 VPF-730 Model Dimensions (MM)
126
8 Index
127
9 Notes
132
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