Operator`s manual

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Buoy Station Performance
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Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Buoy Operated Automatic Meteorological Stations
After running the HADA_PRF.PAR file in SPLIT with the appropriate data file, the following station information
appears on the screen:
Column 1 contains the year; column 2 contains month and day respectively; column 3 presents the daily battery
voltage recordings while the column 4 gives the datalogger program signature.
4-C Interpreting Station Performance Information
Interpreting station performance information is a straightforward process. There are basically the following
options:
The values of daily battery voltage recordings are fairly constant, as in the above example. Battery and power •
supply are working properly. The minor variations (± 0.03 V) are due to temperature fluctuations and/or
measurement errors. The battery is either newly charged or then it has been charged continuously from the
solar panel.
Battery voltage recordings show a persistent negative trend. This indicates that either the power supply is •
not functioning properly, or that the power drain is in excess of the capacity of the solar panel. The reader
is referred to the Solar Panel Trouble Shooting paragraph 4.3.5 for information on how to deal with this
situation.
Datalogger program signature is a constant number during the recording period, as in the above example. The •
logger’s RAM contains a correct version of BUOY_METSTAT. There is no need to reload the program.
The datalogger program signature has changed during the recording period. BUOY_METSTAT has been •
corrupted or illegally modified and needs to be reloaded. The reader is referred to paragraph 2.2 for detailed
information on how to (re-) load the BUOY_METSTAT datalogger program into the CR10X Storage and Control
Module.
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