Specifications

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FirstThings
1. READTHISMANUALTHOROUGHLY
Itisveryimportantthatyoureadthisentiremanualpriortoinstallation.Ifall
instructionsarefollowedcarefully,installationoftheweatherstationshould
bestraightforwardandproblemfree!
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2. UNPACKANDINVENTORYWEATHERSTATIONCOMPONENTS
Carefullyunpackandcheckallweatherstationcomponents.
Reportany
damagedormissingcomponentstoEarthNetworks‐WeatherBugTechnical
Supportimmediately.
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3. INSTALLWEATHERSTATION
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4. COMPLETEANDRETURNTHEEARTHNETWORKSSITEDATACOLLECTION
PACKETTOEARTHNETWORKS‐WEATHERBUGTECHNICALSUPPORT
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WeatherStationComponents
OutdoorComponents–WeatherStation
ThestandardoutdoorcomponentsofanEarthNetworksWeatherStationareas
follows:
 WindSensor
 SensorShelter(withremoteTemperature/RelativeHumidity(TRH)Sensor
mountedinside)
 RainGauge
 DataCable
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Thesensorsuiteoftheweatherstationusesfieldgradesensors.Thewindspeedand
directionsensor
isanR.M.Youngwindsensor..TheRainGaugeisastandardtipping
bucketthatmeasures.01inchesofrainpertip.
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TheTemperature/RelativeHumidity(TRH)Sensorisawithinametalhousingthatis
mountedinsidetheSensorShelter.Insideofthemetalhousing,thecircuitboard
servesas
ananalog‐to‐digital(A‐D)converter.Digitalconversionprovidesahigh
degreeofaccuracyandflexibilityfordistributingyourweatherstationdata.
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Getting Started