Ambient Weather WS-2080 User Manual Download Page 35

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Version

 

1.5

 

©Copyright

 

2010,

 

Ambient

 

LLC.

 

All

 

Rights

 

Reserved.

 

Page

 

35

Problem

 

Solution

 

 

 

Indoor

 

and

 

Outdoor

 

Temperature

 

do

 

not

 

agree

 

Allow

 

up

 

to

 

one

 

hour

 

for

 

the

 

sensors

 

to

 

stabilize

 

due

 

to

 

signal

 

filtering.

 

The

 

indoor

 

and

 

outdoor

 

temperature

 

sensors

 

should

 

agree

 

within

 

4

 

°F

 

(the

 

sensor

 

accuracy

 

is

 

±

 

2

 

°F)

 

Indoor

 

and

 

Outdoor

 

Humidity

 

do

 

not

 

agree

 

Allow

 

up

 

to

 

one

 

hour

 

for

 

the

 

sensors

 

to

 

stabilize

 

due

 

to

 

signal

 

filtering.

 

The

 

indoor

 

and

 

outdoor

 

humidity

 

sensors

 

should

 

agree

 

within

 

10

 

%

 

(the

 

sensor

 

accuracy

 

is

 

±

 

5

 

%)

 

Humidity

 

reads

 

 

instead

 

of

 

a

 

value.

 

If

 

the

 

humidity

 

falls

 

outside

 

the

 

measurement

 

range

 

(10

 

to

 

99%),

 

the

 

humidity

 

will

 

display

 

―—―

 

Absolute

 

pressure

 

does

 

not

 

agree

 

with

 

official

 

reporting

 

station

 

You

 

may

 

be

 

viewing

 

the

 

relative

 

pressure,

 

not

 

the

 

absolute

 

pressure.

 

 

Select

 

the

 

absolute

 

pressure.

 

Make

 

sure

 

you

 

properly

 

calibrate

 

the

 

sensor

 

to

 

an

 

official

 

local

 

weather

 

station.

 

Reference

 

Section

 

Barometric

 

Pressure5.5

 

for

 

details.

 

 

The

 

barometer

 

is

 

only

 

accurate

 

to

 

±

 

0.08

 

inHg

 

within

 

the

 

following

 

relative

 

pressure

 

range:

 

27.13

 

to

 

32.50

 

inHg,

 

which

 

corresponds

 

to

 

an

 

altitude

 

of

 

-2,200

 

to

 

2,700

 

feet.

 

At

 

higher

 

altitudes,

 

expect

 

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.

 

Make

 

sure

 

you

 

have

 

a

 

stable

 

mounting

 

solution.

 

Move

 

the

 

rain

 

gauge

 

from

 

the

 

pole

 

mount

 

to

 

a

 

flat,

 

stable

 

mount

 

(fixed,

 

flat

 

structure).

 

Software

 

does

 

not

 

recognize

 

weather

 

station

 

Make

 

sure

 

the

 

USB

 

cable

 

is

 

plugged

 

in

 

and

 

recognized

 

by

 

the

 

PC

 

operating

 

system.

 

If

 

it

 

is

 

not

 

recognized,

 

try

 

a

 

different

 

USB

 

connection.

 

Avoid

 

USB

 

hubs.

 

Barometer

 

graph

 

flashes.

 

Can

 

I

 

turn

 

this

 

off?

 

No,

 

this

 

feature

 

prevents

 

burn

 

in

 

of

 

the

 

display

 

monitor.

 

Wind

 

speed

 

appears

 

low

 

Average

 

wind

 

speed

 

may

 

have

 

the

 

appearance

 

of

 

low

 

wind.

 

Try

 

switching

 

the

 

display

 

to

 

wind

 

gust.

 

Display

 

console

 

is

 

difficult

 

to

 

read

 

Change

 

the

 

display

 

contrast

 

level

 

as

 

described

 

in

 

Section

 

5.1.

 

 

Replace

 

the

 

batteries

 

in

 

the

 

console

 

with

 

a

 

fresh

 

set

 

of

 

batteries.

 

Can

 

the

 

lamp

 

be

 

turned

 

on

 

all

 

of

 

time?

 

No,

 

to

 

prevent

 

the

 

bulb

 

from

 

burning

 

out,

 

it

 

can

 

only

 

turn

 

on

 

temporarily.

 

The

 

forecast

 

icon

 

is

 

not

 

accurate

 

The

 

weather

 

station

 

console

 

must

 

run

 

for

 

several

 

days

 

to

 

trend

 

barometric

 

pressure.

 

 

The

 

weather

 

forecast

 

is

 

an

 

estimation

 

or

 

generalization

 

of

 

weather

 

changes

 

in

 

the

 

next

 

24

 

to

 

48

 

hours,

 

and

 

varies

 

from

 

location

 

to

 

location.

 

The

 

tendency

 

is

 

simply

 

a

 

tool

 

for

 

projecting

 

weather

 

conditions

 

and

 

is

 

never

 

to

 

be

 

relied

 

upon

 

as

 

an

 

accurate

 

method

 

to

 

predict

 

the

 

weather.

 

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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