WS PRO LT weather station
7
18.
Click OK when you have complete the setup
Verify Serial Communication with Weather Station
1.
Click on
Weather Program
button
Note: To access
Weather Program
from main menu, first select
Today’s ET / Weather Data
button
2.
Click on
Monitor Current Data
button
3.
Monitor the sensor displays. Within a couple of minutes, numerical values should appear on the screen
and indicator lights on the bottom of the weather station, labeled Scan/Receive, will blink every ten
seconds, confirming communication between the weather station and the computer.
4.
Synchronize the weather station time to the computer time by clicking on
Synchronize WS Time
button
5.
Close the monitoring window
6.
Disconnect the serial cable from the weather station and place the dust cover back on the serial port.
Continue with
Radio Setup for Wireless Weather Station
or
for direct connect weather stations,
refer to
Communication Wiring…
instructions.
Radio Setup for Wireless Weather Stations
1.
Attach antenna to the radio connector labeled 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: To access
Weather Program
from main menu, first select
Today’s ET / Weather Data
button
7.
Click on
Monitor Current Data
button
8.
Monitor the sensor displays. Within a couple of minutes, numerical values should appear on the screen
and indicator lights on the bottom of the weather station, labeled Scan/Receive, will blink every ten
seconds, confirming communication between the weather station and the computer.
9.
If the radio is not communicating properly, you may be experiencing interference from nearby
equipment such as wireless phones, other spread spectrum radios, or another weather station. Change
the location of the weather station.
10.
If your radio is working properly, close the weather software and turn the key to the off position. You
are now ready to install your weather station at a site within ½ mile from the central computer.
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