Intelimet Advantage 6
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1.0 INTRODUCTION TO INTELIMET ADVANTAGE 6
InteliMet Advantage 6 weather station is completely pre-wired, and assembled in a weatherproof
enclosure, including software to read data from weather sensors. Data is collected and stored in data
logger non-volatile memory. Up to 32,000 data points (85 days) can be stored in the data logger. Block
diagram of InteliMet Advantage 6 weather station logger is shown in the following chapters. Data logger
and weather sensors are supplied with a 4ft. metal pipe 1” in diameter. Crossbar is used for mounting for
weather transmitter, pyranometer mounting, leveling stand, and optional sensors if any as shown in the
figure below. Grounding rod, Lightening arrestor, and ground rod cables are required to protect system
from lightening surges. The InteliMet Advantage 6 weather station is a specially designed automated
system to record the critical weather parameters affecting the growth and harvest yield of crops.
Each station includes program for reading weather sensors, Lascano-Van Bavel Evapotranspiration (ETP)
for computing ETP in mm/hr. Crop growth models and Crop Water Index can be developed with this
information for grower applications of irrigation, pest control, and performing the optimum harvest. Many
other crop manager decisions can benefit from the hourly weather records, and current information.
Standard evapotranspiration modeling software is packaged with the InteliMet Advantage 6 weather
station. The purpose is to compute the potential evapotranspiration from short grass (ETP) in mm per hour
on an hourly basis. The algorithms are based on the method originally proposed by Penman, but with
several modifications by Dr. C.H.M. Van Bavel and Dr. Robert J. Lascano, that updated the procedure.
InteliMet Advantage 6
System Features
GMX600 Compact weather station
Wind Speed & Direction
Air Temperature
Relative Humidity
Barometric Pressure
Dew Point
Solar Radiation
Integrated Optical Rain Gauge
CR200 data logger
10W Solar Panel
Lightning Rod
Easy to use PC200W Software
Battery and charger circuit
32,000 data values (85 days) in recorded data
memory
RS-232 Interface and PC 9-pin cable (6’)
Mast - Enclosure specifications