Page 1: ...ARG100 Tipping Bucket Raingauge User Guide Issued 30 11 10 Copyright 1998 2010 Campbell Scientific Ltd CSL 78...
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Page 3: ...e repair is under guarantee or not Please state the faults as clearly as possible and if the product is out of the guarantee period it should be accompanied by a purchase order Quotations for repairs...
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Page 5: ...l cell phones and aerials may also not be applicable according to your locality Some brackets shields and enclosure options including wiring are not sold as standard items in the European market in so...
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Page 7: ...1 CR1000 Example Program 5 4 1 2 CR200 X Series Example Program 5 4 1 3 CR10X Example Program 6 4 2 Control Port Example 6 4 2 1 CR1000 Example Program 7 4 2 2 CR10X Example Program 8 5 Maintenance 8...
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Page 9: ...ch causing contact to be made for a few milliseconds A two core cable is used to connect the gauge to the datalogger where the switch closures are counted The ARG100 is adjusted at manufacture to tip...
Page 10: ...may be more convenient as a base in which case through bolts or screws are suitable Whichever is chosen we recommend the use of large washers to spread the load more evenly around the mounting holes...
Page 11: ...talogger program the sensor should be wired to the channels shown on the wiring diagram created by Short Cut The ARG100 is typically wired to a datalogger s pulse channel see Table 3 1 Table 3 1 Wirin...
Page 12: ...bell Scientific s Short Cut Program Builder software You do not need to read this section to use Short Cut Precipitation is measured using a Pulse Count with a switch closure configuration code The mu...
Page 13: ...2 0 CallTable Rain NextScan EndProg 4 1 2 CR200 X Series Example Program CR200 X Series ARG100 Tipping Blk P_SW Clr ground Declare Variables and Units Public Rain_mm Units Rain_mm mm Define Data Tabl...
Page 14: ...utput Flag High Flag 0 3 Set Active Storage Area P80 1 1 Final Storage Area 1 2 101 Array ID 4 Real Time P77 1 1220 Year Day Hour Minute midnight 2400 5 Totalize P72 1 1 Reps 2 3 Loc Rain_mm Table 2 P...
Page 15: ...Table Define Data Tables DataTable OneDay True 1 DataInterval 0 1440 Min 10 Minimum 1 BattV FP2 False False Totalize 1 Rain_mm FP2 False ARG100 tipping bucket EndTable Main Program BeginProg Scan 5 Se...
Page 16: ...erval This section should be executed every scan and not placed in a subroutine or conditional statement 5 Maintenance To ensure reliable and accurate measurements we recommend that the following chec...
Page 17: ...cm3 for 0 25 mm It is not possible to set the screws very precisely using this method but it should be done with as much care as possible It is obviously very important to ensure that both buckets ti...
Page 18: ...terval is obtained by multiplying the number of recorded tips by the calibration factor This type of dynamic calibration gives repeatable results indoors but it is not a true representation of the gau...
Page 19: ...ations A tipping bucket gauge responds to discrete quanta of rainfall and the accuracy and reproducibility of this quantum are determined not only by factors such as friction in the bearings etc but a...
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Page 21: ...lush with the bottom surface Tighten the nut up to the baseplate to lock the studs in position 4 Screw on the lower plastic thumb nuts and slide the raingauge over the studs until it is sitting on top...
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