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Chapter 4 _______________________________________________________________ Installation
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Mechanical Installation Procedure
Reserve at least a full day for the mechanical installation, especially if
you do not have previous experience with weather stations.
CAUTION Wear a safety helmet when installing the mast. Preferably do not install
the mast alone.
The mechanical installation consists of the following phases:
1. Installing Mast DKP210 as described on page 46.
2. Installing Ultrasonic Wind Sensor WMT70 as described on page 62
or Installing Mechanical Wind Sensor Set WA15 as described on
page 70.
3. Installing GSM/GPRS Antenna as described on page 72.
4. Installing Solar Panel as described on page 73.
5. Erecting Mast DKP210 as described on page 56.
6. Installing Sensor Support as described on page 77.
7. Installing Air Temperature and Relative Humidity Probe HMP155
as described on page 80.
8. Installing Snow Depth Sensor IRU-9429 as described on page 85.
9. Installing Pyranometer CMP6 as described on page 82.
10. Installing Soil Temperature Sensor QMT110 as described on page
86.
11. Installing Rain Gauge RG13(H) as described on page 87.
12. Installing Enclosure as described on page 90, comprising the
following phases:
a. Installing Enclosure to the Mast as described on page 91 or
Installing Enclosure to the Wall as described on page 93.
b. Grounding the Enclosure as described on page 94.
c. Installing Backup Batteries as described on page 94
d. Preparing GSM/GPRS Modem as described on page 96
13. Connecting Sensor Cables as described on page 97.
14. Powering Up the System as described on page 99.
After the mechanical installation, AWS330 is configured with a laptop
PC and AWS Client software as described in Chapter 5, Software
Configuration and Operation, on page 101.