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Campbell 012 Operator's Manual

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    012 weather station operator's manual revision: 9/91 copyright (c) 1989, 1991 campbell scientific, inc..

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    Warranty and assistance the 012 weather station is warranted by campbell scientific, inc. To be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for twelve (12) months from date of shipment unless specified otherwise. Batteries have no warranty. Campbell scientific, inc.'s...

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    Special operating notes 1. Check the shipping list in the front of the manual and make sure that all the parts checked off the list are with the weather station. If any parts are missing please contact campbell scientific, inc. 435-753-2342. 2. When connecting the battery avoid shorting the battery ...

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    I 012 weather station table of contents page section 1. Weather station description 1.1 standard sensors ...................................................................................................................1-1 1.2 data retrieval options ....................................................

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    012 table of contents ii figures 2.1 effect of structure on wind flow ........................................................................................... 2-1 2.3-1 012 foundation construction ................................................................................................. 2-...

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    1-1 section 1. Weather station description the 012 weather station is designed to reduce the cost and logistics of routine climatological monitoring. Installation is simplified through a modular design and prewired sensors. This manual covers installation, sensor options, power supply options, progr...

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    2-1 section 2. Weather station installation figure 2.1. Effect of structure on wind flow 2.1 site selection the site, including its climate and topography, should represent the general area being measured. Also avoid man-made or natural obstructions such as buildings, asphalt parking lots, and trees...

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    Section 2. Weather station installation 2-2 2.3 foundation construction the 012 weather station mounts on a cement foundation as shown in figures 2.3-1 and 2.3-2. Csi provides a (1) metal template for locating the anchor bolts and conduit in the base, (2) four anchor bolts with two nuts each for lev...

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    Section 2. Weather station installation 2-3 figure 2.3-2. 012 weather station with solar panel figure 2.3-3. Template and anchor bolt assembly.

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    Section 2. Weather station installation 2-4 figure 2.4-1. 012 weather station assembly 2.4 weather station assembly the following instructions describe the installation of the 012 weather station. All steps except those marked with an asterisk (*) are shown in figure 2.4-1. Before assembling the thr...

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    Section 2. Weather station installation 2-5 caution: over-tightening the mast will cause excessive torque. Step 3  mount the weather station on the cement pad aligning the conduit with the conduit notch in the bottom of the pedestal. Vertically plumb the weather station by adjusting the upper and l...

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    Section 2. Weather station installation 2-6 step 8  attach the lightning rod to the 1 1/4" sleeve on the underneath side of the crossarm. * step 9  the serial (i/o) cable is mounted on the underside of the crossarm, near the mast. Remove the screws, insert the 9 pin d shaped connector, and then re...

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    Section 2. Weather station installation 2-7 ps12 for safety reasons, do not mount the 110 vac supply directly to the weather station. Mount the transformer external to the stations and run 16 vac to the station (figure 2.5-2). The maximum distance for the 16 vac using an 18 awg cable is 2000 ft. The...

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    Section 2. Weather station installation 2-8 figure 2.5-2. Battery/ac charging connections.

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    Section 2. Weather station installation 2-9 2.6 data retrieval option installation the four options available for data collection are the rad modem, dc112 phone modem, rf95 radio frequency modem, and storage modules. Any modem ordered with the station is pre- mounted in the canister. Refer to the sp...

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    Section 2. Weather station installation 2-10 figure 2.6-1. Rad modem connections.

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    Section 2. Weather station installation 2-11 figure 2.6-2. Phone modem connections.

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    Section 2. Weather station installation 2-12 figure 2.6-3. 012 weather station with radio antenna.

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    Section 2. Weather station installation 2-13 figure 2.6-4. 012 weather station with storage module.

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    Section 2. Weather station installation 2-14 table 2.7-1. Sensor verification; accessing cr10 input locations input keyboard description units location entry battery voltage * volts 1 * 6a cr10 temperature o c 2 * 62a canister moisture ** 0-1000 3 * 63a ambient temperature o c 4 * 64a ambient temper...

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    Section 2. Weather station installation 2-15 during leap year add 1 to day 60 (march 1st) through day 365. Figure 2.8. Day of year calendar an example of entering year 89, day 100, and time 1437 is shown below: key display description * 5 current if time has not been set, cr10 time time since power ...

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    Section 2. Weather station installation 2-16 2.9 setting flag 1 to enable soil temperature measurements the optional soil temperature probe is read only if flag 1 is set high. To set flag 1, enter * 6 11 a. The display reads 11:xxxxx, where xxxxx represents the contents of input location 11. Press t...

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    3-1 section 3. Programming the cr10 measurement and control module begins executing the program stored in its prom when power is connected to the weather station. This "program-on-power-up" function is not found in standard cr10s where users enter their own programs. Users desiring additional sensor...

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    Section 3. Programming 3-2 table 3-2. Parameters for sensor measurement instruction instr. Input input range excit sensor measurement no. Ch. Code mv ch mv temperature ac half bridge 11 1s n/a n/a 1 2000 relative humidity dc half bridge 4 4s 5 2500 2 0000 solar radiation diff. Voltage 2 3d 2 7.5 n/a...

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    Section 3. Programming 3-3 12: p30 z=f 01: 0 f 02: 0 exponent of 10 03: 8 z loc [:ws mph ] 13: p95 end 3.1.3 wind direction the wind direction potentiometer is read using instruction 4 and the result placed in location 9. The measurement is delayed 20 ms longer than normal after applying the excitat...

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    Section 3. Programming 3-4 3.2 pc208 datalogger support software the pc208 datalogger support software is used for interactive telecommunication between the weather station and the computer. The pc208 software has five software programs: telcom, graphterm, edlog, split, and smcom. Detailed informati...

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    4-1 section 4. Maintenance 4.1 moisture in canister the hex bolts used to seal the top and bottom of the canister should be tightened every spring and fall to maintain seal integrity. As a guideline, the bolts should be tightened to about 160 inch pounds. The readings from a moisture detection senso...

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    Section 4. Maintenance 4-2 4.5 temperature and relative humidity probe the hmp35c probe requires minimal maintenance. Monthly, check to make sure the radiation shield is free from debris. The screen on the sensor should also be checked as often. Annually, check the calibration of the probe. (it shou...

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    5-1 section 5. Trouble shooting the weather station is divided into sensors and the cr10 datalogger for trouble shooting purposes. Appendix b contains sensor specifications and schematics. 5.1 sensor trouble shooting the *6 mode is used to display current sensor readings (section 2.7). If an individ...

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    Section 5. Trouble shooting 5-2 the cr10 has a regulated 5 volts which can be measured at the serial i/o connector (figure 2.6-2) using the vom. Figure 5.2 represents the connector. The 5 volts, ñ1 millivolt, is measured between sockets 1 (+5v) and 2 (ground). Insert a bent paper clip or similar obj...