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Vaisala WXT530 Series User Manual

Vaisala WXT530 Series User Manual (221 pages)

Weather Transmitter

Brand: Vaisala | Category: Transmitter | Size: 4.7 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
2
1 About this Document

10
- Documentation Conventions
  10
- Trademarks
  10
- ESD Protection
  11
- Version Information
  11
  - Document Versions
    11
2 Product Overview

12
- WXT530 Series Weather Transmitters
  12
  - Table 2 Available Options
    13
  - Wxt536
    14
  - Figure 2 WXT536
    15
  - WXT535 and WXT534
    15
  - Figure 3 WXT535 and WXT534
    16
  - Figure 4 WXT533 and WXT532
    16
  - WXT533 and WXT532
    16
  - Figure 5 WXT531
    17
  - Wxt531
    17
- Components
  18
- Figure 6 WXT536 Components
  18
- Figure 7 Cut-Away View of WXT536
  19
- Optional Features
  20
  - Figure 8 Bottom of WXT536
    20
  - Figure 9 USB Cable
    21
  - USB Cables
    21
  - Figure 10 Mounting Kit
    22
  - Mounting Kit
    22
  - Figure 11 Surge Protector
    23
  - Surge Protector
    23
  - Bird Kit
    24
  - Figure 12 Bird Kit
    24
  - Figure 13 WXT536 with Bird Kit
    24
  - Figure 14 Vaisala Configuration Tool
    25
  - Sensor Heating
    25
  - Vaisala Configuration Tool
    25
- Backward Compatibility
  26
- Regulatory Compliances
  26
3 Functional Description

28
- Wind Measurement Principle
  28
- Precipitation Measurement Principle
  29
- PTU Measurement Principle
  30
- Heating
  31
- Table 3 Heater Resistance
  31
- Analog Input Interface
  32
- Analog Output Interface
  32
- Figure 15 Analog Inputs for External Sensors
  32
4 Installation

34
5 Wiring and Power Management

54
6 Connection Options

70
7 Retrieving Data Messages

78
- General Commands
  78
- ASCII Protocol
  82
- Protocol
  91
- NMEA 0183 V3.0 Protocol
  103
  - Device Address (?)
    103
  - Acknowledge Active Command (A)
    104
  - MWV Wind Speed and Direction Query
    105
  - XDR Transducer Measurement Query
    106
  - Table 19 Transducer Ids of Measurement Parameters
    108
  - TXT Text Transmission
    114
  - Table 20 Transducer Table
    114
  - Automatic Mode
    115
  - Automatic Composite Data Message (Ar0)
    116
8 Sensor and Data Message Settings

118
- Sensor Configuration and Data Message Formatting
  118
  - Wind Sensor
    118
  - Table 21 Wind Parameters Bits 1-8
    120
  - Table 22 Wind Parameters Bits 9-16
    120
  - Pressure, Temperature, and Humidity Sensors
    123
  - Table 23 PTU Parameters Bits 1-8
    125
  - Table 24 PTU Parameters Bits 9-16
    125
  - Precipitation Sensor
    128
  - Table 25 Precipitation Parameters Bits 1-8
    129
  - Table 26 Precipitation Parameters Bits 9-16
    130
  - Supervisor Message
    133
  - Table 27 Supervisor Parameters Bits 1-8
    134
  - Table 28 Supervisor Parameters Bits 9-16
    135
  - Composite Data Message (Ar0)
    136
  - Analog Input
    137
  - Figure 32 Analog Input Connector Pins
    138
  - Table 29 Analog Input Signals
    138
  - Figure 33 Analog Input Settings in Vaisala Configuration Tool
    139
  - Table 30 Analog Input Setting Definitions
    139
  - Table 31 Aiu Setting Fields [R]
    141
  - Analog Output
    144
  - Table 32 Analog Output Scaling
    145
  - Table 33 Awu Setting Fields [R]
    147
9 Maintenance

148
- Cleaning
  148
  - Cleaning the Radiation Shield
    148
- Replacing PTU Module
  148
10 Troubleshooting

152
- Table 34 Data Validation
  152
- Table 35 Communication Problems
  153
- Self-Diagnostics
  154
11 Technical Specifications

158
Appendix A: Networking

172
- Connecting Several Transmitters on same Bus
  172
- Serial Interface
  172
  - Wiring SDI-12
    172
  - Communication Protocol
    172
- Serial Interface
  173
  - Wiring
    173
  - Communication Protocol
    173
  - ASCII, Polled
    173
  - A.3 RS-485 Serial Interface
    173
  - NMEA 0183 V3.0, Query
    174
  - NMEA 0183 V3.0 Query with ASCII Query Commands
    176
Appendix B: SDI-12 Protocol

178
- Electrical Interface
  178
  - Communications Protocol
    178
  - Timing
    178
  - Figure 41 Timing Diagram
    179
Appendix C: CRC-16 Computation

180
- Encoding the CRC as ASCII Characters
  180
- NMEA 0183 V3.0 Checksum Computation
  181
Appendix D: Wind Measurement Averaging Method

182
- Figure 42 Wind Measurement Averaging Method
  183
Appendix E: Factory Configurations

184
- General Unit Settings
  184
- Wind Configuration Settings
  184
- Table 49 General Unit Settings
  184
- PTU Configuration Settings
  185
- Table 50 Wind Configuration Settings
  185
- Table 51 PTU Configuration Settings
  185
- Rain Configuration Settings
  186
- Supervisor Settings
  186
- Table 52 Rain Configuration Settings
  186
- Table 53 General Unit Settings
  186
Appendix F: Connecting External Sensors to WXT536

188
Appendix G: Complete Set of Accessories

200
Appendix H: Configuration Parameters

204
- Table 58 General Parameters
  204
- Table 59 Pressure, Temperature and Humidity Parameters
  206
- Table 60 Wind Parameters
  207
- Table 61 Precipitation Parameters
  208
- Table 62 Auxiliary Sensor Parameters
  209
- Table 63 Analog Ma Output Parameters
  210
- Index
  212
- Warranty
  218
- Recycling
  218
- Technical Support
  218

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