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Copyright 2008 Spectrum Technologies, Inc. 

 

Quick Start 

1. 

Check the box.  
Ensure that it contains the Console with mounting 
bracket, two cables, and a CD-ROM. 

Page  

5 

2. 

Install the WatchDog Sprayer Station.  
Use the instructions provided with the Sprayer Sta-
tion. 

 

3. 

Install the Console. 
Connect the Console to the Sprayer Station. You can 
power it on and check the display, but don’t log or 
snapshot data until it is configured to meet your 
needs. 

Pages  

6 - 7 

4. 

Install the ConsoleSync software. 
Use the CD to install ConsoleSync on your PC. 

Page  

14 

5. 

Configure your Console 
Use ConsoleSync to set units of measure and data 
storage parameters. 

Pages 

18 - 27 

6. 

Use the Sprayer Station / Console 
Connect the Console to the Sprayer Station, and 
gather weather data. 

Pages  

8 - 13 

7. 

Save the Weather Data on Your PC 
Bring the Console in to your PC, and use Con-
soleSync to preserve the data you collected. 

Pages 

16 - 17 

8. 

Import the Weather Data to Other Programs 
The Weather Data is stored as a tab-separated text 
file for ease of importing to Excel, etc. 

Pages 

28 - 29 

WatchDog® is a registered trademark, and SpecWare

TM

 

is a trademark of Spectrum Technologies, Inc. 

 

SpecWare ConsoleSync software © 2008 by  

Spectrum Technologies, Inc. 

Summary of Contents for WatchDog 3349CN

Page 1: ...Sprayer Station Console Console Sync Software PRODUCT MANUAL Item 3349CN ...

Page 2: ... Storage 24 Log File Format 28 Troubleshooting 29 Thank you for purchasing the WatchDog Sprayer Station Console The Console is designed to be used with the WatchDog Sprayer Station and will provide an accu rate indication and record of the environ mental conditions around a vehicle wheth er it is stationary or in motion It allows for real time measurement of weather data before during and after a ...

Page 3: ...install ConsoleSync on your PC Page 14 5 Configure your Console Use ConsoleSync to set units of measure and data storage parameters Pages 18 27 6 Use the Sprayer Station Console Connect the Console to the Sprayer Station and gather weather data Pages 8 13 7 Save the Weather Data on Your PC Bring the Console in to your PC and use Con soleSync to preserve the data you collected Pages 16 17 8 Import ...

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Page 5: ...c tured Please note that the front label on the Console has a high gloss finish Most consoles ship with a layer of film protecting the label If your Console has a matte finish or the LCD display is somewhat cloudy through the window the protective film needs to be peeled off Specifications Supply Voltage 10 16VDC nominal 12VDC Supply Current 2 mA Dimensions console 5 3 x 3 1 x 1 6 inches 13 5 x 8 ...

Page 6: ...e location should be easily seen by the operator preferably when they look forward as compared to look ing to the side so that the drift arrow indicator is intuitive Connect the Console and Sprayer Station as shown in the Wiring Diagram on page 5 There is only one way to insert the two plugs into the jacks on the Console The jacks are located on the under side of the Console The jacks on the Stati...

Page 7: ...th bolts screws foam mounting tape or Velcro strips Put the Console back in the bracket and tighten the side knobs You may wish to secure the cables that plug into the console Because the Console will periodi cally be removed from the cab to transfer weather data to your PC avoid having the cables fall to the floor ...

Page 8: ... is turned off When the Console is switched on it waits for communications from either the Sprayer Station or the PC Once it establishes a connec tion it will not recognize the other unless it is switched off and then on again This step is implicit in the normal operating procedure of turning the Console off removing it from the sprayer carrying it in to a PC connecting it and turning it back on O...

Page 9: ...ut five minutes of inter nal battery life left It should be recharged on the vehicle before attempting to download any data from the Console Replacing the Battery If the stand alone battery life becomes too short the battery can be replaced Detach the Console from the bracket remove the four screws on the back and lift off the cover The battery will be visible on the left Remove it from its connec...

Page 10: ...layed on the fourth line of the LCD while the Console is logging data Diagnostic Mode If the Log button is pressed and held while the Console is switched on the Console will enter a diagnostic mode The Console will beep twice before displaying the diagnostic screens For more information on the Console s diagnostic mode see Troubleshooting p 29 Snapshot Button When the Console is connected to the S...

Page 11: ...tation it dis plays the following screen which is updated every 4 seconds The above screen shows weather data without GPS information In this case the word Apparent appears in the top line This will be displayed until the GPS obtains a position fix The GPS time to first fix is approximately one minute Note that a GPS fix will not be pos sible when there is not a clear view of the sky This would be...

Page 12: ...ll be computed and displayed on the right side of the display The apparent wind speed and direction preceded by ApWind will be displayed at the end of the first data line If GPS is not available the apparent wind data will be displayed on the right side of the display and the indicator Apparent displayed in the first data line See the WatchDog Sprayer Station product manual for a more de tailed ex...

Page 13: ...enever weather data is being periodically logged to flash memory Logging is started and stopped using the Log button see p 10 Logging is enabled and the re cording interval set within ConsoleSync Wind Drift Indicator The Wind Drift Indicator is an arrow showing the direction any spray drift would travel Although this could be computed by the operator using the travel and wind directions the Indica...

Page 14: ...ConsoleSync If you are using a laptop you may also want to install SpecWare Mobile for the PC as this program will allow you connect the Sprayer Station directly to your laptop and view the weather conditions on your laptop screen Desktop icons and Start menu entries will be created to run the products you select Once the SpecWare ConsoleSync software is installed you are ready to configure your C...

Page 15: ... to left ending with the Sync tab to transmit the configuration to the Console Buttons There are three buttons common to the other 3 configuration tabs Apply Saves any configuration changes made Cancel Returns the screen to the last saved values Exit Exits ConsoleSync The Data Storage tab allows you to specify what data to collect on your Console and where to preserve it on your PC It contains the...

Page 16: ...st connect your Console to the PC using the black PC Interface cable See System Settings p 21 for more details The Console must also be switched on to communicate with Con soleSync software Note that when the Console is disconnected from the vehicle power it is running on an internal 9V rechargeable battery This battery can power the Console for 30 60 minutes Therefore the Console should not be sw...

Page 17: ...he serial number or give it another name Since this name is used to form data file names the suggested name is edited to remove charac ters that are illegal for file names such as slashes or quotes After the download is complete the weather data is edited and saved to files on the PC If you have specified that you wish to ex plicitly name each Log file you will be prompted for the names Once all d...

Page 18: ...listed in the Display Fields section back to their original factory settings This differs from the Cancel but ton which returns settings to the previously saved customized value Display Fields All fields on the Console screen are listed and can be customized Changes to these fields are reflected in the rectangle in the upper right corner of the screen which displays the approximate appear ance of ...

Page 19: ...creen see p 28 for details Log is only displayed if data logging is active N_NEE_SES_SWW_NW are the 8 two character direction abbre viations that make up the wind rose These are listed beginning with North N_ and proceeding clockwise ending with Northwest NW The Console displays and logs wind and vehicle direction by looking up the abbreviation from this list The text for these 8 abbreviations can...

Page 20: ... vehi cle the measured or apparent wind is also the true wind Check ing this option ignores any true wind calculations and displays only the apparent wind Show Degrees If this option is checked then the wind direction is displayed in de grees 0 to 359 instead of the two character compass rose abbre viation Direction from Heading If this option is checked the wind direction is computed from the sta...

Page 21: ...Cs will already have the driver necessary to work with the cable If not it can be uploaded from the Support page of the Spectrum website You must select the serial COM port number that the cable is plugged into from the pulldown list labeled Ports The COM port will only exist while the cable is plugged into the USB port One way of identifying the correct COM port is by bringing up the Device Manag...

Page 22: ... the interface cable is connected clicking the Test Port button will attempt to contact the Console A mes sage will appear telling if the contact was successful The Test Port button can also perform a Paper Clip Test This test is performed with the cable connected to the PC but discon nected from the Console Select the serial port to be tested and click on the Test Port button If the message Conne...

Page 23: ...next time the Console is connected you will again be asked for a name If you click Change a question box will ask you for the new name for that Con sole NOTE Deleting or Changing a name does not affect any existing data files They will not be deleted or altered in any way This only changes how new files are named If you want old files to have the new name you must rename them yourself Temperature ...

Page 24: ...iles in a folder named SprayerStation in the My Documents or Documents folder see below The destination location can be changed by clicking the Change Location button This will open up a browsing window The Set to My Documents button provides a quick way to get back to My Documents Note that changing the file location only affects future files you must manually move any existing files to the new l...

Page 25: ...e identifier part of the name can take three forms One file per day The logged data date is substituted for identifier in the form yyyymmdd One file per logged period When there is a break in the logged data of at least five minutes a new log file is started The time associated with the first record is substituted for identifier in the form yyyymmdd hhmm Prompt for File Name for each period When t...

Page 26: ...identifier part of the name can take two forms One file per day The logged data date is substituted for identifier in the form yyyymmdd One file per year The logged data year is substituted for identifier in the form yyyy In essence this records all Snapshot records in a single file The file is split by year to ensure individual files do not get too long and to ease archiving old files Date and Ti...

Page 27: ...27 ...

Page 28: ... Apparent Wind Speed AWindGust Apparent Wind Gust Sats Number of GPS Satellites TWindDir True Wind Direction Degrees TWindR True Wind Direction Compass Rose TWindSpeed True Wind Speed TWindGust True Wind Gust HeadingD Vehicle Heading Degrees HeadingR Vehicle Heading Compass Rose CourseD Course of Travel Degrees CourseR Course of Travel Compass Rose VSpeed Vehicle Speed HDOP GPS HDOP Latitude Latit...

Page 29: ...g save this file as an Excel file to maintain the de sired formatting Troubleshooting The WatchDog Sprayer Station User Guide contains a detailed sec tion on troubleshooting the Sprayer Station itself This section con centrates on troubleshooting the Console itself and on features in the Console that enhance troubleshooting the Sprayer Station The Console does not seem to be working When it is swi...

Page 30: ...tings as per pages 21 22 The Wind values do not seem accurate See the Sprayer Station manual for where to locate the station If the apparent wind seems reasonable but the computed true wind is not review some of your Log files Find a section where you were traveling in a straight line for a while If there is a difference be tween the Course and the Heading the Sprayer Station is not point ing dire...

Page 31: ...button will force a reset of the settings on the Sprayer Station Since ConsoleSync performs such a reset whenever it de tects that it is necessary the feature is included only for diagnosing severe problems The Log button turns on and off the diagnostic log This log in cludes all NMEA sentences received from the Sprayer Station six per second as well as standard log records every four seconds Beca...

Page 32: ...ear from the date of purchase During the warranty period Spectrum will at its option either repair or re place products that prove to be defective This warranty does not cover damage due to improper installation or use lightning neg ligence accident or unauthorized modifications or to incidental or consequential damages beyond the Spectrum product Before returning a failed unit you must obtain a R...

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