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Copyright © Gill Instruments 2010 
Reg No. 3154453 Registered Office: The George Business Centre, Christchurch Road, New Milton, BH25 6QJ 

MetPak II 

Weather Station 

Gill Instruments Limited 
Saltmarsh Park, 
67 Gosport Street, 
Lymington, 
Hampshire. 
SO41 9EG 
UK 

User Manual 

Doc No. 1723-PS-0001

Issue 1

Tel:  +44 (0) 1590 613500 
Fax: +44 (0) 1590 613501 
E-mail: [email protected] 
Website: www.gill.co.uk  

 

 

Summary of Contents for MetPak II

Page 1: ...ntre Christchurch Road New Milton BH25 6QJ MetPak II Weather Station Gill Instruments Limited Saltmarsh Park 67 Gosport Street Lymington Hampshire SO41 9EG UK User Manual Doc No 1723 PS 0001 Issue 1 T...

Page 2: ...ercial gain Guarantee For terms of guarantee please contact your supplier Warranty is void if the coloured Wind Sensor security seal is damaged or broken or the Wind Sensor transducer caps have been d...

Page 3: ...tallation 8 2 2 1 Bench system test 8 2 2 2 Equipment Required 8 2 2 3 Cabling 8 2 2 4 Communication connections 10 2 2 5 Mounting MetPak II 13 3 Operation 15 3 1 MetView 15 3 1 1 Opening MetView 15 3...

Page 4: ...re 12 The MetView console 17 Figure 13 The Configure Sensor screen 19 Figure 14 Reporting Format 19 Figure 15 Setting up data logging 20 Figure 16 A typical data log viewed in Windows Notepad 22 Table...

Page 5: ...stry standard probe housed in a naturally aspirated radiation shield Barometric pressure is undertaken using an industry standard sensor The instrument uses a rugged U bolt mounting clamp that attache...

Page 6: ...transducer Likewise times are compared between West and East and E and W transducer If for example a North wind is blowing then the time taken for the pulse to travel from N to S will be faster than f...

Page 7: ...lative Humidity Sensor with Dewpoint Output The Rotronic HygroClip modules are complete instruments with integrated temperature compensation and highly flexible power requirements Calibration data is...

Page 8: ...IMM International Maritime Mobile In Hg Inches of Mercury K Kelvin KPH Kilometres per Hour KTS Knots LF Line Feed M Bar Milli Bars Max Maximum MF Medium Frequency Min Minimum Mm Hg Millimetres of Mer...

Page 9: ...e change the setting see page 25 shut the unit down attach a cable for the new communication type and then restart the unit 2 Unpack MetPak II Check that you have the following MetPak II unit Part No...

Page 10: ...k II CD in your PC s CD drive and install MetView 15 Run MetView 16 Select the Connect to the first device found check box Click on the Scan button MetView Software searches for the MetPak II connecti...

Page 11: ...minimum separations all round VHF IMM 1m MF HF 5m Satcom 5m avoid likely lines of sight Use cables recommended by Gill see page 8 If cables are cut and re connected incorrectly perhaps in a junction b...

Page 12: ...Synch RS232 to USB adaptor or equivalent if not using Gill part 1723 10 051 or connect directly to an RS232 COM port Power Supply 5V to 30Vdc at 50mA if required Belden 9503 3 pair cable if not using...

Page 13: ...n networks Communication format Baud rate Max cable length RS232 RS422 SDI 12 19200 19200 1200 6 5M 1000M 90m 300ft Cabling protection The Cable should be secured With cable clamps or equivalent at re...

Page 14: ...ss the cable through one of the gland nuts 5 Connect your cable as shown in the following diagrams Gill USB Cable Figure 5 RS232 Figure 6 RS422 Figure 7 SDI 12 Figure 8 6 Attach the cable s screen wir...

Page 15: ...w Orange None None Black Red Figure 5 Connection of Gill USB Cable Part No 1723 10 051 Digital Output RS232 Connections COMMS set for RS232 J5 Junction Box 8 Way Push fit Block PC 9 Way D Type Connect...

Page 16: ...S422 TX 6 3 RX RX RS422 RX RS422 RX 5 4 TX TX Signal 0v 2 Signal Ground No Connection Screen wires Chassis ground V Supply V Supply 7 8 DC Power Supply Figure 7 RS422 connections Digital Output SDI 12...

Page 17: ...gh powered radar or radio transmitters A site survey may be required if there is any doubt about the strength of external electrical noise The temperature and humidity probe is mounted inside the radi...

Page 18: ...Installation MetPak II User Manual Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change Page 14 20 August 2010 Figure 9 Correct mounting position for MetPak II...

Page 19: ...MetView Before you can use MetView check that MetPak II is correctly connected to a COM or USB port on your PC see page 10 3 1 1 Opening MetView Click on the MetView button on your PC s desktop or ch...

Page 20: ...icate between MetView and a connected MetPak II 1 Click on the Scan button to search the available COM ports for MetPak II devices Figure 11 Scanning for MetPak II devices 2 When a device is found Met...

Page 21: ...t speed Temperature Humidity Pressure Wind Speed Wind Direction Figure 12 The MetView console Connection Status Table 4 Connection status indicators Reading Function Green Background Tick Indicates Me...

Page 22: ...pressure scales hPa mbar inHg mmHg Wind Speed Use buttons to choose from five wind speed units m s kph mph kts fpm Wind Speed Markers Use buttons to add markers on the gauge for Max Min or Max Gust W...

Page 23: ...rement Click on the Configure Sensor button on the MetView Console display The Configure Sensor window is displayed Figure 13 The Configure Sensor screen 3 Click on the Define rx format button The Rep...

Page 24: ...name and location for the logging file Log File location Click on the Browse button to identify the folder where you want to store the data file Enter the name of the file Log file header If required...

Page 25: ...urn to the console Note To show that data is being recorded the Logging button s icon changes to a green tick Logging active Logging stopped To stop logging To turn off logging 1 Click on the Logging...

Page 26: ...any text HTML editor or spreadsheet application Figure 16 A typical data log viewed in Windows Notepad Each entry in the default file format consists of the following 000001 Thu Jun 17 16 08 53 2010 Q...

Page 27: ...tres Sec Barometric Pressure hecto pascals Humidity percent Temperature degrees C Dew Point degrees C Power Supply volts Status Code 00 Checksum hex number Output Sentence Comma Separated Variable Nod...

Page 28: ...rt Click on the OK button 6 In the COMX Properties dialog box adjust the Port settings to match the MetPak II unit s settings The default settings are Bits per second 19200 Data bits 8 Parity None Sto...

Page 29: ...returns the current value ASCTERM CR ASCII output string terminator is CR ASCTERM CRLF terminator set to CR LF BAUD 9600 19200 38400 57600 Sets the serial interface baud rate Selection must be confirm...

Page 30: ...s turned off Power up message this is displayed when the unit is being powered up excepting if it has been deactivated System should be fully operational inside 5 seconds Q or QUIT Used to change the...

Page 31: ...de for temperature reading UNITS DEWPOINT C selects centigrade for dewpoint reading UNITS RH selects percentage for relative humidity See Table 10 for a list of unit abbreviations Table 10 Abbreviatio...

Page 32: ...retrieve a reading of the maximum time the MetPak II will take to complete a measurement have data ready and the number of data values 00053 CR LF 0 is unit identifier 005 is 5 sec measurement 3 is th...

Page 33: ...oint readings Check that the Temperature and Dewpoint units of measure C F K settings are correct on power up Unexpected Wind readings Check that the Wind Sensor units of measure m s knots kph ft min...

Page 34: ...llows 1 Connect the MetPak II unit to the host PC and power supply using a known working test cable 2 Check that the unit is correctly configured by going into Set Up mode see page 24 3 Check for norm...

Page 35: ...loured or clogged dust filters should be replaced Either replace the polycarbonate dust filter screw on cap Rotronic part NSP PCW PE or replace the whole cartridge If you need to replace the dust filt...

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Page 37: ...ent m s knots mph kph ft min Wind Speed Range 0 60m s 0 134mph Accuracy 2 12m s Resolution 0 01m s 0 02mph Threshold 0 01m s 0 02mph Wind Direction Range 0 359 Degrees No dead band Accuracy 3 12m s Re...

Page 38: ...or Temperature dependency 20 C to 70 C Outputs Digital Outputs RS232 RS422 or SDI 12 Baud Rates 1200 SDI 12 9600 57600 ASCII RS232 RS422 Protocols ASCII or SDI 12 V1 3 Data Output 0 25 0 5 1 Hz or Pol...

Page 39: ...5 Grey Supply Signal 0V 6 Green Supply ve 3 3V DC Table 14 WindSonic anemometer connections 8 way connector J4 Connector J4 Wire Colour Signal Name 1 No Connection 2 No Connection 3 Blue RS232 TX Ane...

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