Product specifications

1-14
Vantage Pro2
™\
Calculation Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Measures time between successive tips of rain collector. Elapsed
time greater than 15 minutes or only one tip of the rain collector
constitutes a rain rate of zero.
Current Display Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instant
Current Graph Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instant and 1-min. Reading; Hourly, Daily, Monthly and Yearly High
Historical Graph Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-min Reading; Hourly, Daily, Monthly and Yearly Highs
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Threshold from Instant Reading
Soil Moisture (requires Soil Moisture Sensor)
Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 cb
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 200 cb
Update Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.5 to 75 seconds
Current Graph Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instant; Daily and Monthly High and Low
Historical Graph Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hourly Readings; Daily and Monthly Highs and Lows
Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High and Low Thresholds from Instant Reading
Solar Radiation (requires Solar Radiation Sensor)
Resolution and Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 W/m
2
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 1800 W/m
2
Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±5% of full scale (Reference: Eppley PSP at 1000 W/m
2
)
Drift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .up to ±2% per year
Cosine Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .±3% for angle of incidence from 0° to 75°
Temperature Coefficient. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.067% per °F (-0.12% per °C);
reference temperature = 77°F (25°C)
Update Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 seconds to 1 minute (5 minutes when dark)
Current Graph Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instant Reading and Hourly Average; Daily, Monthly High
Historical Graph Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hourly Average, Daily, Monthly Highs
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Threshold from Instant Reading
Sunrise and Sunset
Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 minute
Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±1 minute
Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . United States Naval Observatory
Temperature
Inside Temperature (sensor located in console)
Resolution and Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Current Data: 0.1°F or 1°F or 0.1°C or 1°C.°(nominal). Celsius is
converted from Fahrenheit and rounded to the nearest 0.1° or 1°C.
Historical Graph Data and Alarms: 1°F or 1°C. Celsius is converted
from Fahrenheit and rounded to the nearest 1°C.
Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +32° to +140°F (0° to +60°C)
Sensor Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±1°F (±0.5°C) typical
Update Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 minute
Current Display Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Instant (user-adjustable offset available)
Current Graph Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Instant; Daily and Monthly High and Low
Historical Graph Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hourly Readings; Daily and Monthly Highs and Lows
Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High and Low Thresholds from Instant Reading
Outside Temperature (sensor located in ISS)
Resolution and Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Current Data: 0.1°F or 1°F or 0.1°C or 1°C.°(nominal). Celsius is
converted from Fahrenheit and rounded to the nearest 0.1° or 1°C.
Historical Graph Data and Alarms: 1°F or 1°C. Celsius is converted
from Fahrenheit and rounded to the nearest 1°C
Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -40° to +150°F (-40° to +65°C)
Sensor Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±1°F (±0.5°C) typical (see Fig. 1)
Radiation Induced Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +4°F (2°C) at solar noon (insolation = 1040 W/m
2
, avg. wind speed <
2 mph (1 m/s)) (reference: RM Young Model 43408 Fan-Aspirated
Radiation Shield)
Update Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 seconds
Current Display Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Instant (user-adjustable offset available)