Weather Station (Transmitter) Operation Manual FCC ID: WA5WS69CN -1-
OVERVIEW Introduction Thank you for your purchasing this professional weather station. This device is working based on / network. It can be configured to send data to a specified server by so that users can run remote monitoring of weather condition. This manual will guide you step-by-step through setting up your device. Use this manual to become familiar with your professional weather station, and save it for future reference. The device can measure the below weather data and transmit them to web:www.
Outdoor sensor: Figure 1 1. Wind Speed 2. Wind Vane 3. Thermo-hygro sensor 4. Rain collector 5. Bubble level 6. Solar panel 7. UV sensor/ Light sensor 8. U-Bolt 9. Battery compartment 10. Reset button 11. LED Indicator: light on for 4s if the unit power up. Then the LED will flash once every 16 seconds (the sensor transmission update period).
Receiver unit Outside Figure 2 Inside Figure 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. +/- electrode symbol of battery TF card slot USB interface Reset button Micro SIM card slot Nano SIM card slot Connector for solar power unit Solar panel Unit The solar panel base is to be connected to the power connector for receiver via a 2 core 5 meter extending cable.
Figure 4 Optional Sensors（Purchased separately） PM2.5/PM10 air quality sensor: Soil Moisture Sensor: Installation Before placing and installing all components of the weather station at their final destination, please set up the weather station with all parts being nearby for testing the correct function. Also please note configuring parameters on PC software is necessary before permanent installation. (Refer to USB Configure Tool Operation part). Outdoor unit 1.
Figure 5: U-Bolt installation Loosely screw on the nuts on the ends of the U-bolts. You will tighten these later during final mounting. Final assembly is shown in Figure 6. Figure 6: U-Bolts and nuts installed The plate and U-Bolts are not yet needed at this stage but doing this now may help avoid damaging wind vane and wind speed cups later on. Handling of the sensor package with wind vane and speed cups installed to install these bolts is more difficult and more likely to lead to damage. 2.
freely. The wind vane’s movement has a small amount of friction, which is helpful in providing steady wind direction measurements. Figure 8: Wind vane installation diagram 4. Install Batteries Open the battery compartment with a screwdriver and insert 2 AA batteries in the battery compartment. The LED indicator on the back of the sensor package will turn on for four seconds and then flash once every 48 seconds indicating sensor data transmission(the sensor transmission update period).
Figure 10: Sensor package mounting diagram Note Beside the antenna, there is an arrow icon with ”NORTH” words (Figure 11)representing the direction of north. The sensor body has to be adjusted so that the “NORTH” indication is facing to real north direction in your location. A compass device is recommended to help adjust direction. Permanent wind direction error will be introduced when the outdoor sensor is not installed in right direction. Figure 11 Now look at the bubble level.
Indoor Sensor Sensor Set up Note: To avoid permanent damage, please take note of the battery polarity before inserting the batteries. Remove the battery door on the back of the sensor. Insert two AA batteries. Figure 13 We recommend lithium batteries for cold weather climates, but alkaline batteries are sufficient for most climates. We do not recommend rechargeable batteries. They have lower voltages, do not operate well at wide temperature ranges, and do not last as long, resulting in poorer reception.
Figure 14 Note: Make sure the sensor is mounted vertically and not lying down on a flat surface. This will insure optimum reception. Wireless signals are impacted by distance, interference (other weather stations, wireless phones, wireless routers, TVs and computer monitors), and transmission barriers, such as walls. In general, wireless signals will not penetrate solid metal and earth (down a hill, for example). Initial Receiver Unit Set Up 1.
work and supply power to outdoor unit (Figure 15) The battery must be full charged before you set up the receiver unit. To charge the battery, Open the rubber seal on USB interface and connect the receiver to PC or an USB charger via USB cable. Charge the battery for at least 1 hour. Figure 15 4. Re-assemble the receiver and fix it on wall or vertical surface with flat wooden board. Please keep the side with micro SD card slot and USB interface downward to make sure waterproof.
Figure 17 Figure 18 Figure 19 Figure 20 6. All LED lights will be light up after power on: z network indicator: Once the device is establishing the connection to internet, it will turn on and flash .The flash indicating data is uploading to website in a certain interval.(Set up on PC software). Receiver switches between automatically based on network availability. Quick flash in every 2 seconds means failure deliver. Please check the network availability or the battery.
Quick flash in every 2 seconds means failure communication between indoor/outdoor sensor and receiver unit. Please check weather station and re-establish the RF communication. z Power indicator: It flashes every 3 seconds during working. Stop flashing means power failure. Please check battery. 7. Time and date will be synchronized with internet after start up. 8. Open the rubber seal on there is a RESET button beside the USB interface. Use a pen to click it can reset the receiver unit.
3.Setup Menu. Click Setup menu, there are Basic settings, Alarm, Calibration, Rain, Mobile Network options. 3.1 Basic Settings Click Basic Settings option to enter setting menu. Units of weather parameters, time zone, DST on/off, data logging interval can be configured here. Once you made your choice, press Save to make the setting effective.
Note: Do not configure the units from time to time. Every time some unit is changed, a new log file would be generated in the micro SD card. 3.2 Alarm Click Alarm option to enter setting menu. This section is used to set the desired time, high or low alarm value for the base unit, as well as able or disable the corresponding alarm function. Once you made your choice, choose Save to make the setting effective. If you don’t want to make any change, just press Cancel and exit without change.
3.3 Calibration Click Calibration option to enter setting menu. If the data measured by device is found not in complete accord with official data, a reference coefficient can be configured here to make it as accurate as possible.
Parameter REL Barometer ABS Barometer Wind Direction Temperature Humidity Wind Rain Solar Radiation Type of Calibration Offset Offset Default Current Value Current Value Local airport (3) Calibrated laboratory grade barometer Offset Offset Offset Gain Gain Current Value Current Value Current Value 1.00 1.
speed sensor is 4 x the distance of the tallest obstruction. For example, if your house is 6m tall and you mount the sensor on a 1.5m pole: Distance = 4 x (6 – 1.5)m = 18m. Many installations are not perfect and installing the weather station on a roof can be difficult. Thus, you can calibrate for this error with a wind speed multiplier. In addition to the installation challenges, wind cup bearings (moving parts) wear over time. Without a calibrated source, wind speed can be difficult to measure.
SMS send Current interval: the interval of sending real weather data to authorized smart phone, ranges from 1 minute to 24hours. Set up as”0” means real time weather data will not be sent. Sync Net Time: Synchronize internet time on Weather Logger. MSG Test: to send a message to test the network. 4.Record Menu Click Record menu,there are Max/Min and SDCard File options. 4.1 Max/Min This section is used to display the recorded min and max value.
4.2 SDCard File Click SDCard File to download and analyze data stored on the SD Card. Select the file you wish to view from the list and press Select to view the data.
To graph the data: 1. 2. 3. 4. Identify the data file start and end date and times. Press the Graph button. Enter the start and end date and times in the appropriate fields identified in Step 1. Select the parameter you wish to graph, and press the Select button.
5. Upload To upload weather data to the internet, from EasyWeather, select Upload from the menu bar. User can upload data to website. www.wundergound.com or their own website. If user choose www.wundergound.com, he do not need to set the server, server type and port. If user choose custom, he need to set the server, server type and port. And web server update interval can be set up. Note: Minimum uploading interval is 10 minutes using battery and solar panel in the package.
After install the Weather Logger and open on computer, if there is new version PC software available, a dialog box will pop up indicating to upgrade or not. Click ”OK” will guide to upgrade the Weather Logger or click ”Cancel” to ignore. 7. Update Firmware After you finish or ignore the upgrade of Weather Logger, if there is new version firmware of weather station available, another dialog box will pop up indicating to upgrade or not. Click ”OK” will guide to upgrade the firmware.
Click”OK” to return to factory default settings or click ”cancel” to cancel the factory reset. SMS configuring and alarm indication Configure by SMS Users can check current weather data by sending SMS to the receiver terminal via at most 3 authorized mobile numbers pre-determined on the PC software(Refer to USB configure tool Operation).
2. View Max/Min weather data record: History Maximum values of weather data can be achieved by sending commands. Max Answer from the weather station is as shown in below figure: History Minimum values of weather data can be achieved by sending commands.
3. Check authorized mobile phone numbers: Send a SMS with below command Telephone The weather station will answer with a SMS displaying all pre-determined mobile phone numbers set up on Weather Logger: 4. Check interval Send a SMS with below command Interval Answer from the weather station is as shown in below figure: Alarm: The interval of alarm indication repeating. Send: The interval of polling real time weather data by SMS. Save: The logging interval to Mirco SD Card.
(In)Transmitter=normal The weather station indoor sensor is functioning without errors (In)Transmitter =error A error has occurred, check the indoor sensor (Out) Transmitter=normal The weather station outdoor sensor is functioning without errors (Out) Transmitter =error A error has occurred, check the outdoor sensor Network=normal The weather station network is functioning without errors Network= error A error has occurred, check the weather station SIM card.
If alarm indication is not enabled, the weather station will advise with command: Please enable the switch of alarm indications on PC software Weather Logger or send SMS with command Alarm on Answer from weather station will be: When the threshold of Alarms are exceeding, alarm will be triggered and alarm indication will be delivered by SMS to authorized cell phone numbers. The alarm sending interval is configurable, ranges from 5 to 240 minutes.
7.3 Low Power alarm The receiver unit constantly monitors the battery voltage. Battery voltage is 4.2V when it is full charged. An SMS alert will be sent to authorized smart phone when battery voltage drops below 3.5V: We suggest the battery be charged or replaced once battery drops below 3.3V, or the 3G module will be suspended when battery voltage drops below 3.3V.Then below SMS will be sent to smart phone. After that No SMS will be sent or no data will be uploading to internet.
1.1: How to create a Wunderground.com account and station ID. 1. Visit Wunderground.com, click on the person icon and create a free account. 2. Select the Basic – Free account. A paid account is not required. 3. Select More | Register Your PWS. 4. Click Send Validation Email. Respond to the validation email from Wunderground (it may take a few minutes). 5. Select More | Register Your PWS again and enter all of the information requested. Figure 1 6.
1.2 Viewing data on wunderground.com The most basic way to observe your weather station’s data is by using the wunderground.com web site. You will use a URL like this one, where your station ID replaces the text “STATIONID”: http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=STATIONID It will show a page such as this, where you can look at today’s data and historical data as well: There are also some very useful mobile apps.
WU Storm: iPad and iPhone application for viewing radar images, animated wind, cloud coverage and detailed forecast, and PWS station data https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wu-storm/id955957721 Weather Underground: Forecast: iOS and Android application for forecasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weather-underground-forecast/id486154808 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wunderground.android.
PWS Weather Station Monitor: View weather conditions in your neighborhood, or even right in your own backyard. Connects to wunderground.com https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pws-weather-station-monitor/id713705929 2. Registering with Weathercloud To register with Weathercloud follow these steps: Visit weathercloud.net and enter a Username, Email and Password to sign up.
Respond to the validation email from Weathercloud (it may take a few minutes). You will then be prompted to add a device/ Select “Create device” and enter your station’s information: After registering your station, take note of the “Weathercloud ID” and “Key” presented to you. Enter these values in the PC software: 3. Registering with Weather Observations Website (WOW) To have your weather station upload data to the Met Office’s WOW site you will need to complete the following steps: 1.
If you chose “New Account” you will be presented with a form to fill out: The actual form is longer, but all questions should be self-explanatory. Complete and submit the form. You will receive the following notice on completion: 3.2. Confirm email with WOW Now wait for the email to arrive and click the link in that email to confirm your email address. 3.3. Login with WOW Follow instructions on the screen and login to the site.
organizes weather data the you contribute. Basically, WOW builds a personal web site for your weather station. Associated with the web site is two items you will need to allow uploading of data: Site ID: This is an arbitrary number that is used to distinguish your site from another.
You will need both “Site ID” and “Authentication Key” to setup the upload configuration for WOW in the PC software. Maintenance 1. Clean the rain gauge once every 3 months. Rotate the funnel counter-clockwise and lift to expose the rain gauge mechanism, and clean with a damp cloth. Remove any dirt, debris and insects. If bug infestation is an issue, spray the array lightly with insecticide . 2. 3. 4. 5. Clean the solar radiation sensor and solar panel every 3 months with damp cloth.
Problem Solution panel to drain the voltage. Put batteries back in and resync the console with the sensor array about 10 feet away. The LED next to the battery compartment will flash every 16 seconds. If the LED is not flashing every 16 seconds… Replace the batteries in the outside sensor array. If the batteries were recently replaced, check the polarity. If the sensor is flashing every 16 seconds, proceed to the next step.
Transmission distance in open field : Frequency : Temperature range Resolution Measuring range rel. humidity Rain volume display Resolution : : : : Wind speed : 100m(300 feet) 433 MHz -40˚C--60˚C(-40℉ to +140℉) 0.1˚C (0.2℉) 1%～99% 0 – 9999mm (show --- if outside range) 0.
FCC STATEMENT 1. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 2. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
