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WS PRO LT weather station

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WS PRO LT

Weather Station

Installation Manual

This manual covers the procedure for installing your WS PRO LT weather station, for both direct connect
and wireless communication and for solar and DC powered options. Before installing the weather station(s)
at your site, read over the discussions of power sources, site selection, grounding, wireless communication
and direct connect weather stations.

Power Sources

Weather stations have an internal sealed rechargeable battery that must be recharged to assure continued
system function.  For recharging the battery, a solar panel or a user supplied external DC power source that
has a nominal rating of 18 V at 1 amp output is required.

Site Selection

The ideal site is representative of the general area, is level, and well away from obstructions such as
buildings, trees, and steep slopes.  If obstructions exist, use the Ten Times the Height Rule, which is
illustrated in Figure 1.   

Figure 1 Ten Times the Height Rule.

For example, if the height of the tree T is 8 feet and the height of the shed H is 7 feet, install the weather
station at least 80 ft away from the tree (i.e., 10T = 10x8 =80 ft) and 70 ft away from the shed (i.e., 10H =
10x7 = 70 ft).

Do not place the weather station near a sprinkler where it is likely to be sprayed by water, as this will
change the rain reported by weather station.

Summary of Contents for WS PRO LT

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Page 3: ...the battery a solar panel or a user supplied external DC power source that has a nominal rating of 18 V at 1 amp output is required Site Selection The ideal site is representative of the general area is level and well away from obstructions such as buildings trees and steep slopes If obstructions exist use the Ten Times the Height Rule which is illustrated in Figure 1 Figure 1 Ten Times the Height...

Page 4: ...de a second spread spectrum radio that is installed at the central control computer To test the radio transmission of your weather station carry the weather station to the site then attempt to communicate with the central control computer If obstructions in the line of sight are preventing the weather station from communicating try the following Relocate your weather station away from obstructions...

Page 5: ...mmunications cable 9 pin to 9 pin X X X X X 3 Two keys X X X X X 4 RF 400 series Spread Spectrum Radio X X 5 RF415 series Spread Spectrum Radio X 6 Antenna X X X whip antenna 7 RFXXX AC Adapter X X X 8 Solar Panel X X X 9 Solar Panel Mounting Hardware X X X 10 RAD Modem for computer X X 11 RAD modem in white box for weather station X X 12 Cable for connection between weather station and RAD modem ...

Page 6: ... to computer serial COM port 5 Connect power to the weather station i e solar power user supplied DC power 6 Turn the key to the ON position Weather Station Configuration 1 Request Automatic ET and Multiple Weather Stations module keycodes from Global Service Plan GSP or from your local Rain Bird distributor 2 Start Rain Bird central control software i e Cirrus NimbusII or StratusII 3 Enter your k...

Page 7: ...4 Weather Station Configuration 9 Select Station Type Rain Bird Turf CR200 10 Enter latitude and elevation where weather station will be installed 11 Assign port by clicking on Test and Set Port see Figure 5 Figure 5 Test and Set Port 12 Select weather station 13 Select COM Port assign to available COM port 14 Click Assign button 15 Click OK button 16 Enter download time 17 Repeat steps 8 16 for 2...

Page 8: ... Antenna 2 Connect the serial cable male connector to the radio connector labeled PWR TW RX 3 Connect the serial cable female connector to a computer serial COM port 4 Plug the RFXXX AC adapter to the RFXXX connector labeled DC Pwr input 5 Plug the other end of the RFXXX AC adapter into a grounded AC wall outlet The red Pwr Tx status light should illuminate 6 Click on Weather Program button Note T...

Page 9: ... pair of wires of the communication cable to the Red and Black wires respectively on the Line end of the second MSP 1 5 Connect the Red and Black wires on the Equip end of the second MSP 1 to the Red rcv and Black rcv wires of the cable 9720 furnished with the weather station 6 Ground the bare copper drain wire of the Belden cable to the grounding rod using a brass ground wire clamp Note Do not gr...

Page 10: ...y 14 Connect the RAD modem to a COM port on your computer it might be necessary to use a 9 to 25 pin adapter Installation Procedure 1 Mount a mast pole 1 25 OD and 8 to 10 feet 312 cm high on cement base 2 Place your weather station assembly on top of the mast pole with the base firmly seated on the top edge of the mast pole of see Figure 6 3 Loosely tighten the U bolt nuts so that the weather sta...

Page 11: ...evel on top of the weather station see Figure 9 Minor adjustments can be made by placing shims between the weather station base and the top of the pole 7 Connect the power source that will recharge the internal sealed rechargeable battery For Solar Powered weather stations follow instructions below 8 Remove the red cap from the solar radiation sensor Figure 10 Bull s level Figure 9 Bull s Level on...

Page 12: ...her station internal battery It has a 72 sq inch surface area and produces 5 watts at a peak of 17 1 volts Figure 11 5W Solar Panel 1 Place the solar panel on the mast below the station to the maximum distance allowed by the solar panel cable 2 Loosely tighten the U bolt so that the solar panel is stable but can be rotated on the mast or pole 3 Use a compass to properly align the solar panel If yo...

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