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Table 1: Quick Start Guide
4. Pre-Installation Checkout and Site Survey
4.1 Pre Installation Checkout
Before installing your weather station in the permanent location, we
recommend operating the weather station for one week in a temporary location
with easy access. This will allow you to check out all of the functions, insure
proper operation, and familiarize you with the weather station and calibration
procedures. This will also allow you to test the wireless range of the weather
station.
4.2 Site Survey
Perform a site survey before installing the weather station. Consider the
following:
1. You must clean the rain gauge every few months and change the
batteries every 2-3 years. Provide easy access to the weather station.
2. Avoid radiant heat transfer from buildings and structures. In general,
install the sensor array at least 5’ from any building, structure, ground,
or roof top.
3. Avoid wind and rain obstructions. The rule of thumb is to install the
sensor array at least four times the distance of the height of the tallest
obstruction. For example, if the building is 20’ tall, and the mounting
pole is 6’ tall, install 4 x (20 – 6)’ = 56’ away.
4. Wireless Range. The radio communication between receiver and
transmitter in an open field can reach a distance of up to 100 meters,
providing there are no interfering obstacles such as buildings, trees,
vehicles, high voltage lines. Wireless signals will not penetrate metal
buildings. Under most conditions, the maximum wireless range is
100’.
5. Radio interference such as PCs, radios or TV sets can, in the worst
case, entirely cut off radio communication. Please take this into
with sensor array
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Set date and time on console
6.4.5
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Calibrate the relative pressure to sea-level
conditions (local airport) on console
6.4.3
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Mount the sensor array
5.2.6
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Reset the rain to zero on console
6.4.8
Optional
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Configure Wi-Fi via BLE
8.1
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Register and upload to Weather Server
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