User manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 FOREWORD
- 2 INTRODUCTION
- 3 PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION
- OPTIONS AND SPECIFICATION
- INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
- INSTALLATION
- 7 MECHANICAL
- 8 OUTPUT FORMATS
- 9 ANALOGUE OUTPUTS AND OPTIONS
- 10 METPAK SDI-12
- 11 MAINTENANCE & FAULT-FINDING
- 12 TESTS
- 13 APPENDICES
- CS215_jun06.pdf
MetPak Doc No 1575-PS-0001 Issue 02 CN 4240 March 2006
WindSonic node address
The default setting is ‘Q’ do not change this.
Wind direction
Indicated in degrees, from 0 to 359°, with respect to the WindSonic North marker.
In fixed field mode and when the wind speed is below 0.05 metres/sec, the direction will not be calculated, but the last
calculated direction above 0.05 m/s will be output.
Wind speed and units
Shows the Wind Speed in the Measurement Plane (See Figure 3 Alignment & Mounting details) in one of the following
units:
Units Identifier
Metres per second (default) M
Knots N
Miles per hour P
Kilometres per hour K
Feet per minute F
Status
This indicates either
Correct operation Code 00
or Error codes See Section 12.5 for explanation of codes.
Checksum
This enables the host system to check that the data has been correctly received. This is the EXCLUSIVE – OR of the
bytes between (and not including) the <STX> and <ETX> characters.
Output rate (not displayed)
The WindSonic samples continuously and delivers wind information at 1 (default setting), 2, or 4 outputs / second.
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