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8000060 Rev 1    23-Feb-18 

OVERVIEW

 

Display console 

                       

 

               
 

 

QTY 

Item 

Display Console with Wifi connectivity and Temp/Humidity/Barometric Pressure sensors. 

Outdoor  sensor  (Temp/Humidity  /  Rain  Gauge  /  Wind  Speed  Sensor/  Wind  Direction/ 

Light-UV Sensor) 

1

 

U-bolts (Qty 2) with mounting plate 

1

 

120/220VAC 5V 500mA Adapter (required for WiFi communications) 

Weathersmart WiFi PC Software on CD-Rom 

User Manual 

 

Features   

 

Time and date, Moon phase. 

 

Indoor temperature and humidity 

 

Outdoor temperature and humidity 

 

Wind chill, wind direction. 

 

Rainfall.    Display rain level and rainfall data in 24 hours, one week, one month, one year, 

total rain and rainfall event. 

 

Wind speed in mph, km/h, m/s, knots or Beaufort. 

 

The direction of the wind with 360 degree range. 

 

Wind chill, dew point and heat index temperature display. 

 

Barometric, weather forecast. 

 

MAX, MIN value with time stamp. High/ low alarm. 

 

Light and UV index. 

 

NonVolatile Memory; Saves the data when batteries are changed.   

 

Weathersmart WiFi PC software 

 

Upload data to Weather Underground. 

5VDC connector 

 

Summary of Contents for ProWeatherStation TP3000WC

Page 1: ...he absolute air pressure and the altitude ABSOLUTE AIR PRESSURE Absolute air pressure is the actual air pressure on the barometer without regard to altitude INCHES OF MERCURY inHg Inches of Mercury is the common unit of measurement for air pressure in the United States HECTOPASCALS hPa Hectopascals are the common units of measurement for air pressure in the International System SI of measurement T...

Page 2: ...and date Moon phase Indoor temperature and humidity Outdoor temperature and humidity Wind chill wind direction Rainfall Display rain level and rainfall data in 24 hours one week one month one year total rain and rainfall event Wind speed in mph km h m s knots or Beaufort The direction of the wind with 360 degree range Wind chill dew point and heat index temperature display Barometric weather forec...

Page 3: ...ng Installing your weather station in a high location may result in injury or death Perform as much of the initial checkout and assembly on the ground preferaby inside a building or home Only install the weather station on a clear dry day 1 Sensor Array Components 1 Wind Vane 2 Wind Speed Sensor 3 Temperature and Humidity sensor 4 Rain collector 5 Bubble level 6 Solar panel for power 7 UV Light 8 ...

Page 4: ...ue press the reset button momentarily Caution Do not install the batteries backwards as you can permanently damage the outdoor sensor Note We recommend lithium batteries for cold weather climates but alkaline batteries are sufficient for most climates We do not recommend rechargeable batteries They have lower voltages do not operate well at wide temperature ranges and do not last as long 3 RF Radi...

Page 5: ...r array is outdoors so there are walls in between and workable distance will be less Radio interference such as PC monitors radios or TV sets can interfere with radio communications between the sensor array and display console Please take this into consideration when choosing the location of the display console If you have issues with connecting to the outdoor sensor array try a different location...

Page 6: ... console several feet away from computer monitors and TVs 2 Radio Frequency Interference RFI If you have other 433 MHz devices and communication is intermittent try turning off these other devices for troubleshooting purposes You may need to relocate the transmitters or receivers to avoid intermittent communication 3 Line of Sight Rating This device is rated at 300 feet line of sight no interferen...

Page 7: ...ay Unit Setup 1 Display Console Layout 1 Time 2 Indoor Temperature 3 Indoor Humidity 4 Barometric Pressure 5 Barometric Pressure graph 6 Weather icon 7 Dynamic information display area 8 RF signal 9 Memory status 10 Wind direction 11 Rain fall 12 Wind speed Gust speed 13 wind chill Dew point Heat index 14 Outdoor Humidity 15 Outdoor Temperature 16 UV index ...

Page 8: ...kes 3 minutes 2 Full display 3 Key function SET Enter the setting mode ALARM Display high or low alarm function turn on off the alarm HISTORY Display history records return to normal mode MAX MIN Display the MAX MIN value Move to previous information Increase the value Move to next information decrease the value Move to previous segment move to main menu during setting Move to next segment move to...

Page 9: ...ET key to choose different part Example the current section is RAIN you can press SET key to select among RAIN RATE RAIN EVENT DAY WEEK MONTH YEAR and TOTAL 1 Quick Display Mode Quick Display is located on the bottom of the screen and it scrolls through updates every 5 Seconds If you have selected to display light the quick display will scroll through all readings related to light In the normal mo...

Page 10: ...us of the alarm on off c Moon phase Reference Section Other Console Functions Moon phase for detail Light and UVI If the arrow symbol is in this segment following information with time stamp will appear on message board a The max light strength value of the day b The max light strength value since the last reset c The max UV index value of the day d The max UV index value since the last reset ...

Page 11: ...y g Max indoor humidity value since the last reset h Min indoor humidity value since the last reset Outdoor temperature humidity If the arrow symbol is in this segment following information with time stamp will appear on message board a Max outdoor temperature value of the current day b Min outdoor temperature value of the current day c Max outdoor temperature value since the last reset d Min outd...

Page 12: ...eset e Max absolute barometric pressure of the current day f Min absolute barometric pressure of the current day g Max absolute barometric pressure since the last reset h Min absolute barometric pressure since the last reset Wind and gust speed If the arrow symbol is in this segment following information with time stamp will appear on message board a The max wind speed of the current day b The max...

Page 13: ...ex of the day since the last reset Rainfall If the arrow symbol is in this segment following information with time stamp will appear on message board a Max rain rate of the current day b Max rain rate since the last reset c Max Rainfall data of current day d Max Rainfall data of last week e Max Rainfall data of last month f Max Rainfall data of last year 2 Setting Mode 2 1 In normal mode press SET...

Page 14: ...unctions a Light unit select lux fc w m2 b Temperature unit select C F c Pressure unit select hpa inhg mmhg d Wind speed unit select km h m s bft mph knots e Rainfall unit select mm inch RECORD SAVE INTERVAL to set the interval of data recording Under setting mode the first setting function appear on message board is TIME SETTING Press key repeatedly to switch to RECORD SAVE INTERVAL display Use t...

Page 15: ...torm threshold from 3 to 8hPa hr When there is a fall over pressure threshold in 3 hours the storm forecasting will be activated the clouds with rain icon will flash for 3 hours indicating the storm warning feature has been activated d BAROMETRIC COORDINATES Press buttons to change the historical graph time between 12 and 24 hours KEY BEEP SETTING Under setting mode the first setting function appe...

Page 16: ...is 0 9999mm m RAIN WEEK CALIBRATION Calibration for total rain falls of 1 week Range is 0 9999mm n RAIN MONTH CALIBRATION Calibration for total rain falls of 1 month Range is 0 9999mm o RAIN YEAR CALIBRATION Calibration for total rain falls of 1 year Range is 0 9999mm p RAIN TOTAL CALIBRATION Calibration for total rain falls since last reset Range is 0 9999mm Transmitter ID Display the transmitter...

Page 17: ... alarm d Out HUMI LOW ALARM Set outdoor humidity low alarm e ABS BARO LOW ALARM Set absolute barometric low alarm f REL BARO LOW ALARM Set relatively barometric low alarm g WIND CHILL LOW ALARM Set wind chill low alarm h DEW POINT LOW ALARM Set dew point low alarm Under alarm mode press the SET button to switch on or off the alarm Press the ALARM button to switch between high alarm and low alarm s...

Page 18: ...ory The base station can log 3552 records in total If no history data it will show HISTORY NONE RECORD on the message baord Otherwise it will display message e g HISTORY P R 1 01 and YEAR SECOND 16 06 P 1 Page 1 Each page has 32 data records R 01 data record 01 YEAR 16 year 2016 SECOND 06 second 06 The time and date of the record displays on the time section Press the button to switch to next pre ...

Page 19: ...NING CRESCENT MOON Beaufort Scales Wind Speed Wind speed Beaufort number Description 0 1mph 0 1 6kph 0 Calm 1 3mph 1 6 4 8kph 1 Light air 3 7mph 4 8 11 3kph 2 Light breeze 7 12mph 11 3 19 3kph 3 Gentile breeze 12 18mph 19 3 29 0kph 4 Moderate breeze 18 24mph 29 0 38 6kph 5 Fresh breeze 24 31mph 38 6 49 9kph 6 String breeze 31 38mph 49 9 61 2kph 7 Near gale 38 46mph 61 2 74 1kph 8 Gale 46 54mph 74 ...

Page 20: ...e Apple App Store or Google Play Store and search for the WS Tool application Download this application to your mobile device Note The WS Tool app is an app developed by Weather Underground 2 Make sure the WiFi icon is flashing on the display console showing it is ready to connect The icon is located in the Time section of the display console display If the WiFi icon is steady state it means it is...

Page 21: ...te If the device connection times out without finding the proweatherstation check to make sure that your mobile device is connected to the 2 4GHz WiFi network Most modern routers offer 2 4GHz and 5GHz The setup won t work if your mobile device is connected to the 5GHz side of your router 8 Enter your Wunderground com Station ID Password and StationNum that you received when you registered your new...

Page 22: ...e Weathersmart software can only connect to the display console via WiFi if both the display console and computer are connected to the same WiFi network 1 Install the software to the computer 2 Open the Weathersmart application 3 The application will pop up a window asking for Local IP Select the IP address of your computers WiFi connection 4 Once the Weathersmart software loads Go to System Selec...

Page 23: ...nd speed 5m s Light 0 400k Lux Accuracy 15 Measuring interval Outdoor Sensor Array 48 sec Water proof level IPX3 Indoor data Measuring interval pressure temperature 48 sec Indoor temperature range 0 C 50 C 14 to 140 show if outside range Resolution 0 1 C Measuring range rel humidity 10 99 Resolution 1 Measuring range air pressure 300 1100hPa 8 85 32 5inHg Accuracy 3hpa under 700 1100hPa Resolution...

Page 24: ...re only needed if replacing broken parts Push the wind vane into the shaft as shown in figure 1 Make sure the wind vane spins freely Figure 1 3 Installing wind speed cups Note The sensor array comes fully assembled these instructions are only needed if replacing broken parts Push the wind speed into the shaft as shown in figure 2 Figure2 ...

Page 25: ... then wait at least 3 minutes If still an issue cover the solar panel and remove the batteries for at least 1 minute then replace the batteries Power down the display console wait at least 10 seconds and power it up then wait at least 3 minutes to let the sensor array sync with the display console How to prevent intermittent wireless communication issues 1 Install a fresh set of batteries in the r...

Page 26: ...emperature sensors should agree within 4 F the sensor accuracy is 2 F 2 Perform a temperature calibration Indoor and Outdoor Humidity do not agree when both are in the same room 1 Allow up to one hour for the sensors to stabilize due to signal filtering The indoor and outdoor humidity sensors should agree within 10 the sensor accuracy is 5 2 Perform a humidity Relative pressure does not agree with...

Page 27: ...ot the station Example oewkrf is not a valid password but oewkrf is valid 3 Confirm your station ID is correct The station ID is all caps and the most common issue is substituting an O for a 0 or vice versa Example KAZPHOEN11 not KAZPH0EN11 4 Make sure the date and time is correct on the console If incorrect you may be reporting old data not real time data 5 Make sure your time zone is set properl...

Page 28: ...it counterclockwise Inspect the rain gauge mechanism Sometimes an insect will get inside and make a nest 2 Clean out any obstructions and replace the black plastic collector bowl There are errors showing on the bottom of the WeatherSmart Wifi screen 1 Errors retries are normal in wireless communications 2 If fail count is almost equal to all count then you should try re positioning the Display con...

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