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Pegasus FlyAway Kit 

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Columbia Weather Systems, Inc. 

Welcome! 

Welcome to the Pegasus family of users and congratulations on 
your purchase of the Pegasus FlyAway Kit Portable Weather 
Station. 

The Pegasus FlyAway Kit is quite easy to install and you may be 
tempted to skip the installation procedure or other portions of this 
manual. We recommend that you resist that urge. A thorough 
knowledge of these installation and calibration procedures will 
greatly increase the usefulness and the accuracy of your instrument. 
In particular, a proper installation will help prevent problems with 
both operation and maintenance.  

 

Please read this manual completely prior to installation. 

 

Summary of Contents for FlyAway Kit

Page 1: ...___________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Pegasus FlyAway Kit A Portable Weather Station User Manual Version 1 10 All specifications subject to change wi...

Page 2: ...ay Kit Capricorn 2000 and Capricorn 2000MP are trademarks of Columbia Weather Systems Inc The information and drawings contained herein are the sole property of Columbia Weather Systems Inc Use of thi...

Page 3: ...FlyAway Kit is quite easy to install and you may be tempted to skip the installation procedure or other portions of this manual We recommend that you resist that urge A thorough knowledge of these in...

Page 4: ...NSTRUMENT TO COLUMBIA WEATHER SYSTEMS until the following steps are completed Failure to follow this request will jeopardize your claim 1 Open the container and inspect the contents Do not throw away...

Page 5: ...dule 9 System Weight 9 SECTION 2 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION 10 CONTROL MODULE 11 Control Module Connections 11 Wind sensor components 13 TEMPERATURE SENSOR 15 RELATIVE HUMIDITY SENSOR 16 TRIPOD 17 Specifica...

Page 6: ...33 SETTING BAROMETRIC PRESSURE ALTITUDE AND OFFSET 33 DISPLAY CURRENT SETTINGS 34 CONTINUOUS DISPLAY OF DIRECTION 34 CONTINUOUS DISPLAY OF WIND INFORMATION 34 SECTION 6 CALIBRATION 37 CALIBRATING THE...

Page 7: ...ing Radiation Shield 47 Barometric Pressure 47 Celsius Temperature Scale 47 Dew Point 47 Fahrenheit Temperature Scale 47 Heat Index 47 Relative Humidity 48 Sea Level Pressure 48 Wind Chill 48 UNIT CON...

Page 8: ...blic s safety Pegasus allows Accident and Incident Commanders to create a fully functional weather operation within minutes automatically collecting weather data and providing a cost effective force m...

Page 9: ...or better from 10 to 90 RH at 68 F Temperature Effect 1 5 RH from 14 F to 140 F Stability 2 RH over 2 years Resolution 1 RH Wireless Transceiver Frequency 2 402 2 478 GHz FHSS license free Range Up t...

Page 10: ...Pegasus FlyAway Kit 10 ___________________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc SECTION 2 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION...

Page 11: ...in a weatherproof fiber glass enclosure with external sensor and power connectors The System board has an on board barometric pressure sensor and a system fuse including a spare fuse The System board...

Page 12: ...d speed and direction sensors use a solid state infrared optical design to decrease wear and improve reliability These rugged sensors with a design incorporating years of experience and testing are en...

Page 13: ...Pegasus FlyAway Kit 13 ___________________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Wind sensor components...

Page 14: ...Vane with spare top screw 4 10 foot wind sensor cable with connector assembly 4a Wind Direction sensor body white T shaped heavy duty PVC fitting with two cables protruding 4b Wind Speed sensor body w...

Page 15: ...mbia Weather Systems Inc Temperature sensor The Pegasus comes standard with one temperature sensor with 10 feet of cable This digital semiconductor type probe reduces susceptibility to noise interfere...

Page 16: ...rating radiation shield for protection from the sun and rain This sensor offers long term stability with minimal drift Because the sensor is a capacitive device it will not be affected by surface cont...

Page 17: ..._________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Tripod Tripod Model T 1000 is designed to provide up to 10 feet of stable secure support for your meteorological sensors The T 1000 is constructed from welded al...

Page 18: ...the legs into the main body and install the stainless steel retainer pins Extend the mast to the desired height and insert another retainer pin Install the guy wires and you re ready to go Specificati...

Page 19: ...ade weather monitoring software This software package is designed for specialized markets that require robust weather calculations interoperability with computer models and data interfaces to other in...

Page 20: ...weather data for current or future analysis Weather View 32 offers User defined real time monitoring display Internet and email interface Calculated parameters including wind chill dew point heat inde...

Page 21: ...am for communication with the Capricorn 2000 TM and Pegasus FlyAway Kit TM weather stations The RetrieverCC running on a Palm handheld communicates with the weather station via an RS 232 port to view...

Page 22: ...ure sessions capacity subject only to available memory User named data capture sessions Review of existing data capture sessions on the handheld Requirements A Palm device running Palm OS version 3 1...

Page 23: ...memory the Capricorn 2000 Weather Display can display weather information perform complex computations and store relatively large amounts of weather data The Capricorn 2000 Weather Display is also av...

Page 24: ...d by slipping it over the sensor mast extension Do not tighten wing nuts at this time 2 Slip the guy wire collar over the sensor mast 3 Install the wind sensor assembly on the top of the mast Align th...

Page 25: ...mast to full length and secure with the attached pin Be sure that the North marks on the sensor mast and the tripod body are aligned 6 Tighten the guy wire turnbuckles so that the sensor mast is alig...

Page 26: ...ure the tripod using the spring loaded chain attached to the corkscrew drilling stake for soil or the pavement spike for hard surfaces Pavement spikes can be purchased from local hardware stores 10 At...

Page 27: ...ireless link to communicate with the control module Weather Display Console Please refer to the Weather Display user manual for installation and operation instructions WeatherMaster 2000 Software Plea...

Page 28: ...n with a computer or a Palm device Communication Normally the weather software or the Weather Display is used for monitoring Configuration is done through the menu selection of the software or the dis...

Page 29: ...6 PM Displaying date and time DATE TIME This command is used to display the system date and time When used the weather station will return the date followed by the time comma delimited Example 02 11 1...

Page 30: ...s RH is relative humidity percentage P1 is barometric pressure in Inches Hg T1 through T4 are the four temperature sensors in degrees F LW is leaf wetness in volts X1 is typically solar radiation 5 00...

Page 31: ...information Both types of records Samples and High Low are recorded at user defined intervals The datalog can hold up to 511 records A Sample occupies on record and High Low information occupies four...

Page 32: ...2 8351 L 02 11 98 14 00 013 13 25WS 067 13 25RH 29 84 13 25P1 050 17 13 39T1 071 29 13 2 6T2 068 33 13 42T3 065 34 13 25T4 04 41 13 27LW 0 00 00 00X1 0 00 00 00X2 8349 S 02 11 98 14 00 28WD 000WS 00 0...

Page 33: ...lowed by the date and time the record was requested followed by the low values and the time for wind speed relative humidity pressure temperatures leaf wetness and two undefined sensors X1 and X2 The...

Page 34: ...e 225 Temperature 1 offset 255 Temperature 2 offset 25 Temperature 3 offset 55 Temperature 4 offset 155 ok Continuous display of direction NORTH This command continuously displays the wind direction T...

Page 35: ...W 5 00X1 0 10X2 4923 S 05 01 99 09 44 40WD 000WS 00 00R 023RH 29 09P1 070 70T1 255 00T2 04 80LW 5 00X1 0 10X2 4932 S 05 01 99 09 44 40WD 000WS 00 00R 023RH 29 09P1 070 70T1 255 00T2 04 80LW 5 00X1 0 1...

Page 36: ...__________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc seconds 15 CONT and an ESC RETURN was entered one more Sample record will be issued before the double ok is displayed in...

Page 37: ...for more information The altitude can also be set using weather software or display console Please refer to the software or display console user manual Note The electronic transducer used to measure a...

Page 38: ...tion 4 Operation for more information TCal offsets are labeled on the sensor cable To calibrate the temperature sensors on site perform the following steps Prepare an ice bath by mixing two cups of cr...

Page 39: ..._____________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Calibrating the Humidity Sensor The humidity sensor is calibrated at the factory and is traceable to NIST No...

Page 40: ...ure Sensor Maintenance The barometric pressure sensor is located inside the weatherproof enclosure and should not be serviced by the user Temperature Sensor Maintenance Check the temperature sensor ca...

Page 41: ...way Kit 41 ___________________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Relative Humidity Sensor Maintenance The Relative Humidity sensor does not require any field...

Page 42: ...connected to the Control Module should be re initialized as follows 1 Disconnect the temperature sensor from the Control Module 2 Disconnect the power connector from the Control Module 3 Reapply powe...

Page 43: ...____________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc 3 Check the line of site between the Pegasus and the monitoring device If the line of site is not direct try moving th...

Page 44: ...ginal purchaser only and shall be limited to factory repair or replacement of defective parts EXCLUSIONS Certain parts are not manufactured by CWS i e certain purchased options etc and are therefore n...

Page 45: ...of factory repair The Service Department will issue an RMA number Return Merchandise Authorization to help us identify the package when received Please place that number on the outside of the box 2 I...

Page 46: ...and method chosen by Columbia Weather Inc to any destination within the continental U S A If you desire some other specific form of conveyance or if you are located beyond these borders then you must...

Page 47: ...A temperature scale with the ice point at 0 degrees and the boiling point of water at 100 degrees Dew Point The temperature to which a given parcel of air must be cooled at constant pressure and const...

Page 48: ...Sea Level Pressure The atmospheric pressure at mean sea level either directly measured or most commonly empirically determined from the observed station pressure In regions where the earth s surface p...

Page 49: ...es per hour Meters per second 0 448 x miles per hour Feet per second 1 467 x miles per hour Temperature Temperature in C 5 9 temperature in F 32 Temperature in F 1 8 x temperature in C 32 Distance Mil...

Page 50: ...44 59 73 88 103 118 133 147 30 59 44 28 13 2 17 32 48 63 78 93 109 124 139 154 35 58 43 27 12 4 19 35 51 66 82 97 113 128 144 159 40 58 42 26 10 5 21 37 53 68 84 100 116 131 147 163 45 57 42 26 10 6 2...

Page 51: ...76 81 86 91 97 102 108 115 123 131 20 66 72 77 82 87 93 99 105 112 120 130 141 25 66 72 77 83 88 94 101 109 117 127 139 30 67 73 78 84 90 96 104 113 123 135 148 35 67 73 79 85 91 98 107 118 130 143 40...

Page 52: ...___________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Dew Point B ln RH 100 17 2694 T 238 3 T 17 2694 Dew Point in C 238 3 B 1 B Where RH Relative Humidity T Tempera...

Page 53: ..._____ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Columbia Weather Systems Inc 2240 NE Griffin Oaks Street Suite 100 Hillsboro OR 97124 6463 Telephone 503 629 0887 Fax 503 629 0898 Web Site http www columbiaweather...

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