Weather Station Digital Display User’s Manual Version 1.
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Digital Display Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Copyright ............................................................................................................. 1 SECTION 1: WeatherBug System Overview .................................................... 3 2.1 Unpacking ............................................................................................................. 5 2.2 Choosing a Site to Locate Your Display............................................................. 5 2.
Digital Display Manual SECTION 1: WeatherBug System Overview The WeatherBug Weather Station is a stand-alone, fully automated weather system. The system combines quality weather sensors with microprocessor controlled data logging, visual displays and the WeatherBug software for communications and data displays.
Digital Display Manual temperature and relative humidity readings. Unshielded sensors yield inaccurate results that are highly dependent upon the incident solar radiation. Data generated by the rooftop sensors is converted from analog to digital form to the rooftop remote unit is fed via cable to the Master Control Unit (MCU) located indoors. The barometric pressure sensor is located inside the MCU. The data is stored in non-volatile electronic memory.
Digital Display Manual SECTION 2: Installing the Digital Display As shown in Figure 1, your Digital Display must be connected to the overall WeatherBug Weather Station through the Master Control Unit (MCU). This section of the manual will describe the steps necessary to install and connect your display to the MCU. In general, there are three easy steps required to install your Digital Display: 1. Unpack your display from the shipping container 2. Choose a site to place your display 3.
Digital Display Manual A MCU can power up to 10 displays totaling 700 feet (ie. 10 x70 feet = 700 feet). Additional displays can easily be purchased from your WeatherBug Representative by calling 1-800-544-4429. 2.3 Installing the Digital Display Once you have chosen a site to place your Digital Display, the final installation is relatively simple. The standard phone line must be "run" between the MCU and the Digital Display, connected to each, and then power must be connected to the display.
Digital Display Manual SECTION 3: Operation of the Digital Display This section of the manual will provide a detailed description of all the features of the Digital Display and their uses. Much of the discussion will refer to the schematic of the display shown in Figure 2. AUTOMATED Select Winds N NW W 225 45 MPH KNOTS E 90 37 Select pm Indoor Outdoor Aux Wind Chill Heat Index % 28 Select Wind Chill Heat Index Dew Point Wet Bulb Barometer 30.
Digital Display Manual Table 1 provides a summary of all values that can be displayed, measured or calculated by the WeatherBug Weather Station (indicated by X's in the table). The paragraphs that follow will describe the manner in which each of the values is displayed on the Digital Display.
Digital Display Manual 3.1 Current Conditions By default, all values displayed by the digital unit are "real-time" or current conditions (values are updated every one second). What you see displayed is what is happening at the time. The following paragraphs will describe each value individually. Time/Date The time and date are shown in the top, center region of the Digital Display. By default, the display is set to the current time in 24 hour format. The date is displayed in "month.day" format, e.g.
Digital Display Manual To the right the barometric pressure box are trend arrows in the form of upward and downward pointing triangles. If the upward pointing triangle is illuminated then the barometric pressure is rising (increasing). If the downward pointing triangle is illuminated then the barometric pressure is falling (decreasing). If neither of the triangles are illuminated then the barometric pressure is steady (not changing).
Digital Display Manual By default, the Digital Display will cycle between the indoor, outdoor and auxiliary temperature (about three seconds per value). Three small circular indicator lights are located to the right of the temperature readout box, labeled "Indoor", "Outdoor", and "Aux". These lights indicate which temperature value is currently being displayed. To "freeze" the display on a particular value press the "Select" button to the left of the temperature box when that value is being displayed.
Digital Display Manual be displayed in the English units of degrees Fahrenheit (F) or the Metric units of degrees Celsius (C). By default the English units are displayed. To change the measurement units, refer to section 3.2 of this manual. By default the Digital Display indicates dew point temperature. Pressing the “Select” button changes the display to automatically cycle between the two values (one second each).
Digital Display Manual being zero degrees. The wind speed readout box is located in the center of the circle of compass points. The wind direction is indicated by the illuminated compass point. For example, if the North (N or 360) circle is illuminated, then the wind is coming from the north and blowing toward the south. The number in the readout box indicates the speed of that wind. The WeatherBug Weather Station also computes the average wind speed and direction over a two-minute period.
Digital Display Manual 3.2 Changing Display Units The Digital Display unit provides the capability to display values in English or Metric units. Table 2 depicts the measurement units available from the display unit.
Digital Display Manual change of relative humidity expressed in percent per hour (%/hr). A positive rate means humidity is increasing. A negative rate means humidity is decreasing. 3.4 Daily Minimum and Maximum Values As shown in Table 1, the Digital Display unit records and displays daily highs and lows for several weather variables. To view the daily lows, simply press and hold the "Min" key in the lower left region of the display. Releasing the button returns the display to current conditions mode.
Digital Display Manual SECTION 4: Trouble Shooting Your Digital Display Table 3 presents a list of possible problems and causes that you could experience with your Digital Display. Problem Possible Cause 1. No display lights Power not connected properly 2. All zeros on display, or the words “no signal” Data phone line between MCU and display not connected properly 3. Temperature of –100 Data transfer between Remote Weather Module and Master Control Unit 3.
