Gill MetPak II, User Manual

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Contents
MetPak II User Manual
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Gill Instruments Ltd Last Change
Page ii 20 August, 2010
6. Technical Information..........................................................................................i
6.1 Specification .................................................................................................................... i
6.2 MetPak II Hub PCB Connections .................................................................................... iii
Figures
Figure 1 MetPak II ................................................................................................................................................ 1
Figure 2 Compass points ..................................................................................................................................... 2
Figure 3 Position of Temperature and Relative Humidity Probe in the Radiation Shield
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Figure 4 Internal view of the hub box
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Figure 5 Connection of Gill USB Cable (Part No. 1723-10-051) ..................................................................... 11
Figure 6 RS232 connections (COMMS set for RS232) ................................................................................... 11
Figure 7 RS422 connections (COMMS set for RS422)
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Figure 8 SDI-12 connections (COMMS set for SDI12)
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Figure 9 Correct mounting position for Metpak II ............................................................................................. 14
Figure 10 Scanning for MetPak II devices
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Figure 11 Scanning for MetPak II devices .......................................................................................................... 16
Figure 12 The MetView console .......................................................................................................................... 17
Figure 13 The Configure Sensor screen
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Figure 14 Reporting Format
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Figure 15 Setting up data logging ........................................................................................................................ 20
Figure 16 A typical data log (viewed in Windows Notepad) .............................................................................. 22
Tables
Table 1 Abbreviations 4
Table 2 Recommended Belden cable types 9
Table 3 Maximum cable lengths for supported communication networks
9
Table 4 Connection status indicators
17
Table 5 MetView scale and unit options 18
Table 6 MetView averaging options 18
Table 7 Max/min markers
18
Table 8 Default configuration settings
23
Table 9 MetPak II configuration commands 25
Table 10 Abbreviations used in UNIT configuration command 27
Table 11 Common problems and their solution 29
Table 12 Status codes as output with the MetPak II data string 29
Table 13 HygroClip connections (6-way connector J1)
iii
Table 14 WindSonic anemometer connections (8-way connector J4)
iii
Table 15 PC communications (8-way connector, J5) iii