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PROFESSIONAL WEATHER STATION

WS2900C-PRO

Operation Manual

Table of Contents

1. Introduction ....................................................................................... 4

2. Warnings and Cautions .................................................................... 4

3. Quick Start Guide ............................................................................. 4

4. Pre-Installation Checkout and Site Survey ...................................... 5

4.1 Pre Installation Checkout ............................................................. 5

4.2 Site Survey ................................................................................... 5

5. Getting Started ................................................................................. 6

5.1 Contents ....................................................................................... 6

5.2 Sensor Set Up .............................................................................. 7

5.2.1 Install U-bolts and mounting pole .......................................... 7

5.2.2 Install wind vane .................................................................... 9

5.2.3 Install wind speed .................................................................. 9

Summary of Contents for WS2900C-PRO

Page 1: ...4 2 Warnings and Cautions 4 3 Quick Start Guide 4 4 Pre Installation Checkout and Site Survey 5 4 1 Pre Installation Checkout 5 4 2 Site Survey 5 5 Getting Started 6 5 1 Contents 6 5 2 Sensor Set Up 7 5 2 1 Install U bolts and mounting pole 7 5 2 2 Install wind vane 9 5 2 3 Install wind speed 9 ...

Page 2: ... Practices for Wireless Communication 13 5 4 Display console 15 5 4 1 Vertical Desk Stand 16 6 Display Console Operation 17 6 1 Screen Display 17 6 2 Initial Display Console Set Up 18 6 3 Key function 18 6 4 Setting mode 20 6 4 1 BEEP 20 6 4 2 MAX MIN Daily 20 6 4 3 Time Date 21 6 4 4 Pressure 22 6 4 5 Light 24 6 4 6 Temperature 24 6 4 7 Wind speed 24 6 4 8 Rain 25 6 4 9 Moon phase 26 6 5 Alarm mo...

Page 3: ... 8 3 Backlight Operation 30 6 8 4 Tendency indicators 31 6 8 5 Wireless Signal Strength Indicator 31 6 8 6 Weather forecast 32 6 8 7 Snooze 33 6 8 8 MAC address display 34 7 Specification 35 8 Live Internet Publishing 36 8 1 Connecting the Weather Station Console to WiFi 38 8 1 1 Download mobile application 38 8 1 2 Connect the console to Wi Fi 38 8 1 2 1 Android user 38 8 1 2 2 IOS user 49 8 2 Mo...

Page 4: ... Warnings and Cautions Warning Any metal object may attract a lightning strike including your weather station mounting pole Never install the weather station in a storm Warning Installing your weather station in a high location may result in injury or death Perform as much of the initial check and operation on the ground and inside a building or home Only install the weather station on a clear dry...

Page 5: ...ion procedures This will also allow you to test the wireless range of the weather station 4 2 Site Survey Perform a site survey before installing the weather station Consider the following 1 You must clean the rain gauge every few months and change the batteries every 2 3 years Provide easy access to the weather station Required Step Description Section 1 Assemble and power up the Y shape sensor 5...

Page 6: ...g there are no interfering obstacles such as buildings trees vehicles and high voltage lines Wireless signals will not penetrate metal buildings Under most conditions the maximum wireless range is around 50 meters 5 Radio interference such as PCs radios or TV sets can in the worst case entirely cut off radio communication Please take this into consideration when choosing console or mounting locati...

Page 7: ...4s if the unit powers up Then the LED will flash once every 16 seconds the sensor transmission update period 5 2 1 Install U bolts and mounting pole Installation of the U bolts which are in turn used to mount the sensor package on a pole it requires installation of the included metal plate to receive the U bolt ends The metal plate visible in Error Reference source not found 1 has four holes throu...

Page 8: ...nd up hugging the mounting pole Once the metal plate is inserted remove nuts from the U Bolts and insert both U bolts through the respective holes of the metal plate as shown in Figure 8 Loosely screw on the nuts on the ends of the U bolts You will tighten these later during final mounting Final assembly is shown in Figure 9 The plate and U Bolts are not yet needed at this stage but doing this now...

Page 9: ... 3 Figure 4 There are four alphabet letter of N E S and W around the wind direction representing for the direction of North East South and West Wind direction sensor has to be adjusted so that the directions on the sensor are matching with your real location Permanent wind direction error will be introduced when the wind direction sensor is not positioned correctly during installation when the com...

Page 10: ...rk in straight line As show below photo 5 2 5 Install Batteries Insert 2XAA batteries in the battery compartment The LED indicator on the back of the transmitter will turn on for four seconds and normally flash once every 16 seconds the sensor transmission update period ...

Page 11: ...ulting in poorer reception 5 2 6 Mount assembled outdoor sensor package WH65 5 2 6 1 Before you mount Before proceeding with the outdoor mounting detailed in this section you may want to skip to setup instructions in section Error Reference source not found and onwards first while you keep the assembled outdoor sensor package nearby although preferably not closer than 5 ft from the console This wi...

Page 12: ...ction by rotating it on top of the mounting pipe as needed Locate the arrow labeled NORTH that you will find on top of the sensor package right next to the light sensor You must rotate the whole sensor package until this arrow points due north To achieve proper alignment it is helpful to use a compass many cell phones have a compass application Once rotated in the correct orientation lightly tight...

Page 13: ...voltage Take out the batteries and wait one minute while covering the solar panel to drain the voltage Put batteries back in and resynchronize with colour console by powering down and up the console with the sensor array about 3 meter away Figure 11 5 3 Best Practices for Wireless Communication Note To ensure proper communication mount the remote sensor s upright on a vertical surface such as a wa...

Page 14: ...munication 1 Line of Sight Rating This device is rated at 100 meters line of sight no interference barriers or walls but typically you will get 50 meters maximum under most real world installations which include passing through barriers or walls 2 Metal Barriers Radio frequency will not pass through metal barriers such as aluminum siding If you have metal siding align the remote and indoor console...

Page 15: ...eries as in the figure 12 below Figure 12 Note The batteries are intended for back up power only The backlight will remain on for 5 seconds when on back up battery power only Only when you use the power adapter the back light will be continuously on 3 Keep both sensor and the display console together for 15 minutes to lock in the sensor signals 4 Spin the wind cups to simulate wind speed Take the ...

Page 16: ... only use battery to power up display console you must press LIGHT SNOOZE key to light up the LCD before pressing any other key 5 4 1 Vertical Desk Stand The console is best viewed above from a 20 to 30 degree angle In addition to the fold out desk stand on the back of the display console it also includes a vertical desk stand to improve viewing on a desk as shown in Figure 14 Figure 14 ...

Page 17: ...2 Moon phase 11 Outdoor temperature 3 Barometric Pressure 12 Outdoor humidity 4 Weather forecast 13 RF icon 5 UV index 14 Indoor humidity 6 Light 15 Indoor temperature 7 Wind speed 16 Date 8 Wind direction 17 WIFI icon 9 MAX MIN Daily 18 DST on off set through Ecowitt net ...

Page 18: ...console The unit will show the software version number 2 seconds after power reset The unit will turn on all segments of the LCD for 3 seconds after power reset the unit will start to register the outdoor channel for 3 minutes 6 3 Key function The console has eight keys for easy operation ...

Page 19: ...o view wind gust and wind direction PRESSURE Press this key to view Absolute Pressure average of 12hr 24hr 48hr and 72hr Press and hold 2s this key to view the absolute and relative pressure ALARM Press this key to view the alarm value of Temperature Humidity rain rate rain day wind MAX MIN Press this key to view the MAX MIN value of Temperature Humidity rain rate rain day wind UVI LIGHT Absolute ...

Page 20: ...ase digits in greater steps 4 The setting procedure can be exited at any time by either pressing the LIGHT SNOOZE key or waiting for the 30 second time out to take effect 6 4 Setting mode Press the SET key for 2 seconds to enter the setting mode The basic settings can now be performed in the following order 6 4 1 BEEP Press the SET key for 2 seconds to select the beep section ON OFF section digits...

Page 21: ... Press the SET key sixth time to select DD MM or MM DD format Default DD MM format Press the SET key seventh time to select year Press the SET key eighth time to select month Press the SET key ninth time to select day Note Press the WIND or PRESSURE key to set the value Note If user to change minute value second will auto clear to 0 Note While WIFI connection if the users set upload data to ecowit...

Page 22: ...lative Pressure To switch between absolute and relative pressure press and hold the PRESSURE button for two seconds Absolute pressure is the measured atmospheric pressure and is a function of altitude and to a lesser extent changes in weather conditions Absolute pressure is not corrected to sea level conditions Relative pressure is corrected to sea level conditions 2 Rate of Change of Pressure Gra...

Page 23: ...solute pressure may read 969 18 hPa 28 62 inHg at an altitude of 305m but the relative pressure is 1015 92hpa 30 00 inHg The standard sea level pressure is 1013 21 hPa 29 92 inHg This is the average sea level pressure around the world Relative pressure measurements greater than 1013 21 hPa 29 92 inHg are considered high pressure and relative pressure measurements less than 1013 21 hPa 29 92 inHg a...

Page 24: ...to view wind Chill Heat Index Dew Point Temperature Pressing the TEMP key for 5 seconds will register new transmitter Note every 60 seconds the unit will measure indoor temperature indoor humidity and pressure If the temperature is lower than minimum range it will display if it is higher than highest range will display 6 4 7 Wind speed Press the SET key 14th to select wind speed unit km h mph knot...

Page 25: ... reset month week and day rain Note rate the last 10 minutes rainfall multiplication 6 event It start to record the rain event value form the rain falls the rain event is over and value reset to 0 if the last 24 hour rainfall is less 1mm and the last 1 hour no rain fall defined by calendar day i e 0 00 24 00 with current date defined by calendar week i e Sunday Saturday defined by calendar Month i...

Page 26: ...lay of Alarm value 1 Press and release ALARM key to display high alarm 2 Press ALARM key again to display low alarm Note Press RAIN key to select display rate or day rain alarm data Press WIND key to select display wind or gust alarm data Press ALARM key third time or press LIGHT SNOOZE key back to normal mode ...

Page 27: ... icon for time icon for high value and icon for low value will be flashing indicating alert is triggered Note press ALARM key third time back to normal mode or press LIGHT SNOOZE key back to normal mode 6 5 3 Alarm Setting Order 1 Time alarm setting 2 Indoor high temperature setting 3 Indoor low temperature setting 4 Indoor high humidity setting 5 Indoor low humidity setting 6 Outdoor high tempera...

Page 28: ...ay MAX data Press TEMP key to view wind chill heat index and dew point max Press RAIN key to view rain rate rain day rain week and month max Press WIND to view wind and gust max Press PRESSURE and hold 2 seconds to view pressure absolute and relative max Press again to display min data Press TEMP key to view wind chill and dew point min ...

Page 29: ...o enter calibration mode Press the WIND and PRESSURE key to adjust values Press the SET key to confirm move to the next item Press the ALARM key to reset any adjusted value Press the LIGHT SNOOZE key at any time to exit Calibration Order 1 Indoor temperature offset calibrated range 5 C default is 0 degrees 2 Indoor humidity offset calibrated range 10 3 Outdoor temperature offset calibrated range 5...

Page 30: ... 3 Wait for all of the segments to appear on the screen Press and hold the WIND and PRESSURE keys at the same time until the console power up sequence is complete about 5 seconds 4 Replace the batteries 6 8 2 Register New Transmitter Press and hold the LIGHT SNOOZE button for 5 seconds and the console will re register the wireless sensor 6 8 3 Backlight Operation 1 With AC adaptor The backlight ca...

Page 31: ...sing and falling in a 3 hour update period updated every 30 minutes Eg At 3 00 compare to 12 00 data at 3 30 compare to 12 30 etc 6 8 5 Wireless Signal Strength Indicator The wireless signal strength displays reception quality If no signal is lost the signal strength indicator will display 5 bars If the signal is lost once four bars will be displayed Tendency indicators Humidity Temperature Pressu...

Page 32: ...use for changing atmospheric pressure to predict weather conditions for the next 6 hours Please allow at least one month for the weather station to learn the barometric pressure over time Sunny Partly sunny Cloudy Rainy Snowy Storm rainy Blink for 30 minutes at most ...

Page 33: ...tions this prediction is only 70 accurate and it is a good idea to consult the National Weather Service for more accurate weather forecasts In some locations this prediction may be less or more accurate However it is still an interesting educational tool for learning why the weather changes The National Weather Service and other weather services such as Accuweather and The Weather Channel have man...

Page 34: ...ernal power adaptor is connected and plugged in then press and release the SET button to view MAC address For example the MAC is 12 34 56 AB CD EF With your obtained MAC address register your device on the Ecowitt service or customized website ...

Page 35: ...olution 0 1 C Measuring range rel humidity 10 99 Accuracy 5 Rain volume display 0 6000mm show if outside range Accuracy 10 Resolution 0 1mm if rain volume 1000mm 1mm if rain volume 1000mm Wind speed 0 50m s 0 100mph show if outside range Accuracy 1m s wind speed 5m s 10 wind speed 5m s Light 0 200k Lux Accuracy 15 Measuring interval thermo hygro sensor 16 s ...

Page 36: ...0s Power consumption Base station 5V DC adaptor included Power Consumption 0 5 Watts 1 25 Watts during WiFi configuration mode Base station 3 x AAA batteries not included Remote sensor 2x AA batteries not included The primary power source is the solar panel The batteries provide backup power when there is limited solar energy 8 Live Internet Publishing Your console is capable of sending your senso...

Page 37: ...alysis and use iPhone iPad and Android applications available at Wunderground com Weather Underground is a subsidiary of The Weather Channel and IBM Weather Cloud https weathercloud net Weathercloud is a real time weather social network formed by observers from around the world Weather Observation Website WOW http wow metoffice gov uk WOW is a UK based weather observation website WOW allows anyone...

Page 38: ... Furthermore the rainfall bucket may be tripped during handling causing rain to register while it may not actually have been raining One way to prevent this is to follow all instructions except to use an incorrect password on purpose Then after final outdoor installation come back and change the password after clearing console history That will start uploading to the services with a clean slate 8 ...

Page 39: ...ist then press Next 2 Operate as per the information tick the box to confirm completed operation press Next 3 Start searching the device If the device is in your WLAN list it will jump to the 4 screen shot The device named EasyWeather WIFI followed by four characters ...

Page 40: ...et the station ID or MAC address and password 4 Press Scan and select you SSID from the list then enter your WiFi password and press Next If you own a dual band router 2 4 GHz and 5 0 GHz make sure you connect to the 2 4 GHz band otherwise it will fail to connect the weather station to WiFi 5 Start to connect your phone to the weather station EasyWeather WIFI to your router Configure successfully ...

Page 41: ...lue and set the uploading interval time Press Save on the page Copy the MAC address will be used to add the device on the server later Press Register at Ecowitt net to open web browser to activating the Register with Ecowitt net option 2 Finish the registration on the Ecowitt page If you have account and password press Return to Login to login the website 3 Press the upper left menu button and sel...

Page 42: ... to get the correct time Because the time will be updated to internet time automatically while WIFI connection Once registered select the dashboard to view your data as shown below Ecowitt net is a responsive design and mobile friendly Simply open your mobile devices web browser browse to ecowitt net and bookmark your dashboard for quick access ...

Page 43: ...om for activating the Register with Wunderground option 2 Register at Wunderground com Enter your valid e mail address and password to obtain the Station ID Station Key from Wunderground com Enter the Station Name you want Press Current GPS Location to get the device current location of Latitude and Longitude Then press Register 3 If register successfully you ll receive a Station ID and Station pa...

Page 44: ...y automatically Press Save Your station ID will be added on the WU Station ID Upload to Wunderground com Setting finish Press Next Jump to the screen about Upload your weather data to Weathercloud net Press Back if you don t want to upload the data to other website ...

Page 45: ...athercloud net to open your web browser to activating the Register with Weathercloud net option 2 Register at Weathercloud net Visit weathercloud net and enter a Username Email and Password to sign up Respond to the validation email from Weathercloud it may take a few minutes 3 You will then be prompted to add a device Select Create device and enter your station s information After registering you...

Page 46: ...ve and click the link in that email to confirm your email address 1 Upload your weather data to WOW Input Weathercloud ID Weathercloud Key press Save then press Finish Jump to the Device List home screen If you don t have WOW ID and Key press Register at WeatherObservationWeb site to open your web browser to activate the Register with WOW option 2 Register at WeatherObservatio nWebsite Choose to c...

Page 47: ...mation page for example 6a571450 df53 e611 9401 0003ff5987fd Authentication Key This is a 6 digit number that is used to ensure data is coming from you and not another user Begin setting up a new site by clicking Enter a Site You will be presented with a form where you detail your station s location and a bunch of other settings related to how you wish the site to operate After you complete the se...

Page 48: ...e Weather Server In your mobile application navigate to the Device List page and tap on the device you want to configure WOW for You will then be shown the wunderground com configuration Please ignore and tap Next to see the Weathercloud configuration Please press Next one more time and you will now be on the screen where you will configure WOW On this screen you will fill out Station ID with the ...

Page 49: ...vice The main screen will indicate your station is off line because it is not yet connected to Wi Fi If you want to upload data to your customized website select Enable button display blue and select the protocol type The website should has the same protocol with Wunderground or Ecowitt Input all the information needed Press Save ...

Page 50: ...50 Configure Device Note If you own a dual band router 2 4 GHz and 5 0 GHz make sure you connect to the 2 4 GHz band otherwise it will fail to connect the weather station to WiFi ...

Page 51: ... WiFi select your WiFi network you want and return to WS Wiew App 2 Select the device you have from the device list then press Next 3 Operate as per the information tick the box to confirm completed operation press Next 1 Tap on the settings icon and select Configure a New Device ...

Page 52: ...to WS View App 7 Connection success it will jump to Upload Setting screen automatically 8 It may have chance to happen that it cannot return back the same WiFi network which you selected on step 4 The window Please connect your mobile Wi Fi to xxxx WiFi Network name and return to WS View App will pop up Press OK to continue ...

Page 53: ...the MAC address will be used to add the device on the server later Press Register at Ecowitt net to open web browser to activating the Register with Ecowitt net option After add device and upload data successfully if you found the data not reporting to server press Response Time to reset and check the responce status 2 Finish the registration on the Ecowitt page If you have account and password pr...

Page 54: ...ivating the Register with Wunderground option 2 Register at Wunderground com Enter your valid e mail address and password to obtain the Station ID Station Key from Wunderground com Enter the Station Name you want Press Current GPS Location to get the device current location of Latitude and Longitude Then press Register 3 If register successfully you ll receive a Station ID and Station password key...

Page 55: ...t Jump to the screen about Upload your weather data to WeatherObservation Website WOW If you don t have Weathercloud ID and Key press Register at Weathercloud net to open your web browser to activating the Register with Weathercloud net option Please refer 8 1 2 1 Register at Weathercloud net The operation is same ...

Page 56: ...ess Finish Jump to the Device List home screen If you don t have WOW ID and Key press Register at WeatherObservationWebsite to open your web browser to activating the Register with WOW option Please refer 8 1 2 1 Register at WeatherObservationWebsite The operation is same e Upload your weather data to Customized Website ...

Page 57: ...age where you can change WU registration information If you want to stop your console upload data to Wunderground delete your Station ID and select Save If you want to upload data to your customized website select Enable button display blue and select the protocol type The website should has the same protocol with Wunderground or Ecowitt Input all the information needed Press Save ...

Page 58: ...58 Mobile application Device List Android Mobile application Device List iOS ...

Page 59: ... tap Menu choose WU Dashboard and you will be presented with a page listing current conditions for that station If you have added multiple WU IDs tap on the WU Station ID to switch to view data from other IDs Mobile application WU Dashboard Android Mobile application WU Dashboard iOS ...

Page 60: ...your console from the list and confirm you wish to delete the station The Station ID will delete from WU Station ID list and will not have the data information on the APP But the data will upload to Wunderground com as usual If you want to add a new weather station to view its data on APP and this device has been registered in Wunderground com select Add WU Station ID and input the WU station ID o...

Page 61: ...cation Set Units You may want to change the units in which sensor values are reported To do so click on the Configure Units menu after tapping on the settings icon Next tap on the sensor type you wish to change the reporting units for and set the units as desired ...

Page 62: ...62 Mobile application Change units Android Mobile application Change units iOs ...

Page 63: ...done the setup for wunderground com during the Wi Fi setup you can do so later Perform the following steps 1 Visit Wunderground com and click Join as the right top arrow indicates and select the Sign up for free option 2 Click More and select Add Weather Station to register your station ...

Page 64: ... see the following Note Your station ID will have the form KSSCCCC where K is for USA station I for international SS is your state CCCC is your city and is the station number in that city In the example above KAZPHOEN424 is in the USA K State of Arizona AZ City of Phoenix PHOEN and 424 ...

Page 65: ... ID replaces the text STATIONID http www wunderground com personal weather station dashboard ID STATIONID It will show a page such as this where you can look at today s data and historical data as well There are also some very useful mobile apps The URLs provided here go to the Web version of the application pages You can also find them directly from the iOS or Google Play stores ...

Page 66: ...phs https itunes apple com us app wunderstation weather from your neighborhood id906099986 WU Storm iPad and iPhone application for viewing radar images animated wind cloud coverage and detailed forecast and PWS station data https itunes apple com us app wu storm id955957721 ...

Page 67: ...derground Forecast iOS and Android application for forecasts https itunes apple com us app weather underground forecast id486154808 https play google com store apps details id com wunderground andr oid weather hl en ...

Page 68: ...WS Weather Station Monitor View weather conditions in your neighborhood or even right in your own backyard Connects to wunderground com https itunes apple com us app pws weather station monitor id713705929 ...

Page 69: ...ensor and solar panel every 3 months with damp cloth 3 Replace batteries every 1 2 years If left in too long the batteries may leak due to environmental challenges In harsh environments inspect the batteries every 3 months when cleaning the solar panel 4 When replacing the batteries apply a corrosion preventive compound on the battery terminals available at Amazon and most hardware stores 5 In sno...

Page 70: ...he voltage Take out the batteries and wait one minute while covering the solar panel to drain the voltage Put batteries back in and resync the console with the sensor array about 10 feet away The LED next to the battery compartment will flash every 16 seconds If the LED is not flashing every 16 seconds Replace the batteries in the outside sensor array If the batteries were recently replaced check ...

Page 71: ... console has not been reset The solution may be as simple as powering down and up the console remove AC power and batteries wait 20 seconds and reinsert AC power and batteries Temperature sensor reads too Make certain that the sensor array is not too close to heat generating sources or structures such as ...

Page 72: ...ting solution sway in the mounting pole may result in the tipping bucket incorrectly incrementing rainfall Make sure you have a stable level mounting solution Data not reporting to Wunderground com 1 Confirm your password or key is correct It is the password you registered on Wunderground com Your Wunderground com password cannot begin with a non alphanumeric character a limitation of Wundeground ...

Page 73: ...less connectivity is successful the WiFi icon will be displayed in the time field 2 Make sure your modem WiFi settings are correct network name and password 3 Make sure the console is plugged into AC power The console will not connect to WiFi when powered by batteries only 4 The console only supports and connects to 2 4 GHz routers If you own a 5 GHz router and it is a dual band router you will ne...

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