Product specifications

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WeatherLink
Time/Date of Record
Archive Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . User-selectable from the following intervals (in minutes): 1, 5, 10, 15,
30, 60, or 120
Storage Capacity (the amount of time before the archive is completely filled)
1 Minute Archive Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 day
5 Minute Archive Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 days
10 Minute Archive Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 days
15 Minute Archive Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 days
30 Minute Archive Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 days
60 Minute Archive Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 days
120 Minute Archive Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 days
Communication Protocol (See Programmer’s Reference Disk)
Data Channel Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1200 or 2400 baud (switch-selectable), RS-232, half-duplex, data
only (no CTS or RTS)
Isolation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ground isolation is provided by photo-couplers in the Link Isolator Kit
(available separately).
WeatherLink for Windows Software Information
Data Display Options
Real-Time Displays (these displays update in real-time)
Graphical Bulletin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Displays current conditions, highs and lows, and barometric trend.
Text-Based Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Displays current conditions and highs and lows along with the time at
which they occurred.
Plotting Displays
Plot Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enables graphing of all database information (multiple variables may
be plotted on a single graph) over any of the following spans (1 hr, 4
hr, 8 hr, 12 hr, 1 day, 3 days, Week, Month, Year). Multiple dates may
also be plotted on the same graph.
Strip Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Four stacked line graphs (multiple variables may be plotted on a
single graph), which update at the time of each archive interval. Strip
charts may use any of the following spans (1 hr, 4 hr, 8 hr, 12 hr, 1
day, 3 days, Week, Month, Year).
Yearly Rainfall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accumulates rainfall totals broken down by month and year. Rainfall
data may be altered and data may be added to reflect rainfall totals
for months and years which are not contained in your weather
database.
Degree-Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracks degree-days and progress towards development for an
unlimited number of crops/pests; base and upper development
thresholds and development totals entered by user.
Reports (generated using sensor data). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Temperature/Humidity Hours, Soil Temperature Hours, Chilling
Requirements, Sunrise & Sunset Times, NOAA Monthly Summary,
NOAA Yearly Summary
Control
The user may exercise a number of control functions via the WeatherLink:
Control Functions Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set Archive Interval, Set Calibration Numbers, Set Alarm Thresholds
and Time, Clear Total Values, Set Time and Date
Automatic Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data may be transferred from the WeatherLink to the computer once
per hour. Software may be configured to fax last 2 days worth of data
immediately following automatic download.
Automatic Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selected highs, lows, and rainfall totals may be automatically cleared
at the same time each day.