Chapter 3 ______________________________________________________ Functional Description
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CHAPTER 3
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
This chapter describes the typical hardware components of the AviMet
systems and the basic principles and components of the ROA software
architecture.
System Components
Vaisala AviMet® systems are configured individually for each airport.
lists the essential components included in Vaisala
AviMet® LLWAS systems and some of the optional components.
Table 5
Vaisala AviMet LLWAS System Components
Component
Comment
Wind speed sensors
Basic
Wind direction sensors
Basic
Central data unit (CDU)
Basic, one or two
LAN
Basic
Data collector
Basic or optional, in large systems
Workstations
Optional, but usually one or more
Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS)
Optional
Log printer
Optional
Data output to external systems
Optional