Ambient Weather WS-2080 User Manual Download Page 26

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6.4

 

Run

 

EasyWeather

 

To

 

run

 

EasyWeather,

 

in

 

Windows,

 

select

 

Start

 

->

 

All

 

Programs

 

->

 

Easy

 

Weather

.

 

 

Note:

 

You

 

may

 

be

 

prompted

 

to

 

run

 

EasyWeather

 

as

 

the

 

administrator

 

(Vista

 

and

 

Windows7).

 

To

 

perform

 

this

 

action,

 

browse

 

to

 

the

 

program

 

files

 

directory

 

location

 

using

 

Windows

 

explorer,

 

commonly

 

located

 

here:

 

 

C:\Program

 

Files\EasyWeather

 

 

Right

 

Click

 

on

 

the

 

EasyWeather.exe

 

icon,

 

select

 

the

 

Compatibility

 

Tab

 

and

 

under

 

Privilege

 

Level

,

 

select

 

Run

 

as

 

Administrator

.

 

 

Failure

 

to

 

run

 

the

 

program

 

as

 

administrator

 

may

 

limit

 

the

 

graphical

 

display

 

mode

 

capability,

 

since

 

EasyWeather

 

writes

 

data

 

to

 

file

 

locations

 

deemed

 

protected

 

with

 

strict

 

Microsoft

 

protection

 

enabled.

 

 

Note:

 

If

 

you

 

run

 

the

 

program

 

for

 

the

 

first

 

time,

 

the

 

current

 

weather

 

will

 

be

 

displayed

 

and

 

at

 

the

 

bottom

 

line

 

of

 

the

 

window,

 

and

 

the

 

program

 

will

 

show

 

related

 

information

 

regarding

 

reading

 

historical

 

data

 

into

 

the

 

PC.

 

 

When

 

there

 

is

 

large

 

amount

 

of

 

archived

 

data

 

to

 

be

 

uploaded,

 

it

 

may

 

take

 

a

 

few

 

minutes

 

before

 

the

 

system

 

will

 

respond

 

to

 

your

 

requests.

 

Otherwise,

 

it

 

will

 

display

 

the

 

―read

 

weather

 

data

 

fail‖

 

error

 

message,

 

since

 

the

 

USB

 

port

 

is

 

reading

 

the

 

data

 

from

 

the

 

memory

 

and

 

the

 

system

 

is

 

not

 

able

 

to

 

respond

 

to

 

requests.

 

 

6.5

 

EasyWeather

 

Features

 

The

 

following

 

section

 

outlines

 

the

 

features

 

available

 

in

 

the

 

EasyWeather

 

Software.

 

 

6.5.1

 

Main

 

Display

 

When

 

you

 

launch

 

HeavyWeather,

 

the

 

main

 

display

 

will

 

be

 

shown.

 

The

 

main

 

display

 

shows

 

current

 

weather

 

conditions,

 

alarm

 

settings

 

and

 

minimum

 

and

 

maximum

 

data.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Version

 

1.5

 

©Copyright

 

2010,

 

Ambient

 

LLC.

 

All

 

Rights

 

Reserved.

 

Page

 

26

 

Summary of Contents for WS-2080

Page 1: ...Installation of Sensor Array 15 5 Console Operation 15 5 1 Time 16 5 2 Date 17 5 3 Wind 18 5 4 Rain 19 5 5 Barometric Pressure 19 5 6 Pressure Graph 21 5 7 Weather Forecast Tendency 21 5 8 Indoor Temp...

Page 2: ...Specifications 33 8 1 Wireless Specifications 33 8 2 Measurement Specifications 33 8 3 Power Consumption 33 8 4 Cable Lengths 34 9 Maintenance 34 10 Troubleshooting Guide 34 11 Accessories 36 12 Liabi...

Page 3: ...nd operation on the ground and inside a building or home Only install the weather station on a clear dry day 3 Getting Started The WS 2080 weather station consists of a display console receiver a ther...

Page 4: ...screwdriver Flat blade screwdriver Tack small hammer or rubber mallet Compass or GPS for wind direction calibration 3 3 Sensor Assembly Set Up 1 Connect the wind cup assembly to either end of the anem...

Page 5: ...com 2 Connect the wind vane assembly to the other end of the anemometer mounting arm Align the holes and fasten with long bolt and nut Tighten with precision screwdriver while securing the nut with p...

Page 6: ...Tighten with precision screwdriver while securing the nut with pliers as shown in Figure 3 Note This may be a tight fit rotate the pole back and forth to shave off some of the plastic and use a small...

Page 7: ...n gauge and the screw may not be flush Do not force the screw Attach the rain gauge mounting arm to the upper mounting pole at right angles to the wind speed and wind direction assembly to avoid obstr...

Page 8: ...short bolt and nut Tighten with precision screwdriver as shown in Figure 5 Slide the rain shield over the thermo hygrometer after connecting the cables from the anemometer and rain gauge step 7 Attac...

Page 9: ...finally mounted When you install the weather station you will need to calibrate the anemometer pointer to true north True north can be estimated with a compass which points to magnetic north or a GPS...

Page 10: ...le to the thermo hygrometer phone jack reference the label on the thermo hygrometer Figure 7 Insert two AA batteries in the thermo hygrometer as shown in Figure 8 The transmitter LED will light up mom...

Page 11: ...Estaciones Meteorologia Fijas con Salida a PC WS 2080A ambientweather manual ingles www viaindustrial com Figure 8 Version 1 5 Copyright 2010 Ambient LLC All Rights Reserved Page 11...

Page 12: ...stall the rain shield over the thermo hygrometer transmitter as shown in Figure 9 and use the enclosed zip ties to clean up the cables Figure 9 3 4 Display Console 3 4 1 Display Console Layout The dis...

Page 13: ...6 14 Figure 10 1 Time 2 Wind direction 3 Barometric Pressure 4 Barometric trend 5 Indoor Temperature 6 Outdoor Temperature 7 Memory 8 Radio Controlled Clock RCC 9 Date 10 Rainfall 11 Weather Forecast...

Page 14: ...0 minutes no weather data will be transmitted to avoid interference If the signal reception is not successful within 1 minute the signal search will be cancelled and will automatically resume every tw...

Page 15: ...tall building the wind and rain will not be accurate 4 Wireless Range The radio communication between receiver and transmitter in an open field can reach a distance of up to 330 feet providing there a...

Page 16: ...niversal Time or Greenwich Mean Time GMT The following table provides times zones throughout the world Locations in the eastern hemisphere are positive and locations in the western hemisphere are nega...

Page 17: ...the minute Press the up key or down key to change the minute setting Manually setting the time overrides the automatic RCC time 5 2 Date Press the menu key to enter the Date Set Mode You can skip over...

Page 18: ...ed Average and Gust Speed or the maximum wind speed in the update period 2 Wind Speed Units Press the enter key to set the wind speed units The wind speed units will begin flashing Press the up key or...

Page 19: ...shing Press the up key or down key to adjust the rain alarm Press the ON OFF key to select the alarm on or off if the alarm is enabled the alarm icon will be turned on 3 Rain Record High Press the ent...

Page 20: ...cting the enter key Figure 15 1 Relative vs Absolute Pressure Display Press the up key or down key to alternate the display between relative rel pressure and absolute abs pressure 2 Pressure Units Pre...

Page 21: ...rent reading 5 6 Pressure Graph Note The weather station bar graph flashes from left to right to prevent screen burn in This feature cannot be turned off Press the enter key to set the pressure graph...

Page 22: ...g by selecting the enter key Figure 17 1 Indoor Temperature Units Press the up key or down key to alternate the display unit between C and F 2 Indoor Temperature High Alarm Press the enter key to set...

Page 23: ...the value Press the ON OFF key to select the alarm on or off if the alarm is enabled the alarm icon will be turned on 2 Indoor Humidity Low Alarm Press the enter key to set the indoor humidity low ala...

Page 24: ...shing 5 Press the up key or down key to change the value Press the ON OFF key to select the alarm on or off if the alarm is enabled the alarm icon will be turned on 6 Outdoor Temperature Record High P...

Page 25: ...e is included with this weather station package Easy Weather runs on most PC operating systems Cumulus is free internet publishing PC software application by Sandaysoft WeatherSnoop is a paid software...

Page 26: ...th strict Microsoft protection enabled Note If you run the program for the first time the current weather will be displayed and at the bottom line of the window and the program will show related infor...

Page 27: ...d icon will be displayed on the main display panel If the console is not connected the not connected icon will be displayed 6 5 2 Set up and Alarms Select System Setup from the menu bar to program gen...

Page 28: ...80A ambientweather manual ingles www viaindustrial com Figure 21 6 5 3 Alarm Values Select System Alarm from the menu bar to program general to set the alarm ranges or select the icon Version 1 5 Copy...

Page 29: ...ambientweather manual ingles www viaindustrial com Figure 22 6 5 4 Historical Highs and Lows Select System Scope from the menu bar to view the historical highs and lows or select the icon Version 1 5...

Page 30: ...on and press Search to reload the historical data You can export the selected historical data into a text format file by selecting the Export button When memory on the console is full select the Clear...

Page 31: ...me the EasyWeather dat file such as Jan 07 dat for future reference Figure 24 6 5 6 Graph Data Select Record Graph from the menu bar to view the graphical data or select the icon 6 5 7 Clearing Rainfa...

Page 32: ...Pressure Relative barometric pressure corrected to sea level To compare pressure conditions from one location to another meteorologists correct pressure to sea level conditions Because the air pressur...

Page 33: ...and WWVH are located in Colorado and Hawaii respectively and broadcast on five different frequencies ranging from 2 5 to 20 MHz At least one HF signal should always be usable at any given time anywhe...

Page 34: ...imum line of sight communication range is 300 Move the sensor assembly closer to the display console If the sensor assembly is too close less than 10 move the sensor assembly away from the display con...

Page 35: ...some non linearity or error Rain gauge reports rain when it is not raining An unstable mounting solution sway in the mounting pole may result in the tipping bucket incorrectly incrementing rainfall M...

Page 36: ...ww sandaysoft com Free internet publishing software allows you to publish to the internet real time Supports www WeatherUnderground com and CWOP APRS Choose the Fine Offset weather station option Weat...

Page 37: ...E LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL PUNITIVE OR OTHER SIMILAR DAMAGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE OPERATION OR MALFUNCTION OF THIS PRODUCT THIS PRODUCT 13 FCC Statement Statement according to FCC part 15...

Page 38: ...n for help 14 Warranty Information Ambient LLC provides a 1 year limited warranty on this product against manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship This limited warranty begins on the origina...

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