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Sprayer Station

PRODUCT MANUAL

Item # 3349SS

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Summary of Contents for WatchDog 3349SS

Page 1: ...Sprayer Station PRODUCT MANUAL Item 3349SS...

Page 2: ...3 Configuring the WatchDog Weather Station 14 Using the WatchDog Weather Station 20 Logging Weather and GPS Data 25 Log File Format 27 Troubleshooting 28 How the Sprayer Station Works 31 Specification...

Page 3: ...nditions around a vehicle whether it is stationary or in motion It allows for real time measurement of weather data before during and after a field operation Components Your WatchDog Sprayer Station p...

Page 4: ...m or damage them in any way Choosing the Mounting Location The Sensor Unit must be mounted in clear air away from obstructions in any direction that will interfere with air flowing through the unit Id...

Page 5: ...talled vertically NOT tilted to one side Tilting the unit will introduce an error in the compass reading If you are using the magnetic mount remember that you must have a steel surface to attract the...

Page 6: ...pe Do not use a liquid thread lock as it may weaken the plastic causing it to swell and crack 4 Remove the protective cover from the connector and the warning label from the bottom of the Sensor Unit...

Page 7: ...orward it is un common for the cable to run forward from the sensor It would usually run to the rear or one of the sides and the cable exit should be aligned accordingly The sensor itself must face fo...

Page 8: ...sliding battery cover The second generation box is smaller and is labeled as Item 3349CB 1 Open the connector box either by sliding the battery cover to remove it first generation or by inserting a sc...

Page 9: ...ad the six wires into the holes on the side of the termi nal block and tighten the screws to secure the wires The wire colors should be matched to the marked terminals as TD A or TDA Yellow TD B or TD...

Page 10: ...cable se curely to the connector box However Murphy s Law states that it is more likely that your cable will have anchor nuts as in the photo below If you encounter this situation perform the followin...

Page 11: ...4 Attach your cable to the 9 pin serial connector and tighten the two screws to securely hold your cable 5 Replace the back of the connector box and secure it with the four screws removed earlier...

Page 12: ...at will provide the best visibility and access Next decide where the connec tor box will be mounted based on the length of the PDA cable and the distance to the nearest power outlet Use the provided H...

Page 13: ...are Mobile for the PDA Run whichever is appropriate for your PDA running the wrong install will not harm your PDA Windows will hold the install in anticipation of your connecting a PDA running the oth...

Page 14: ...the Vehicle Power Cable the light should be lit Start SpecWare Mobile using the menu or icon There are minor differences between the PDA and PC versions of SpecWare Mobile These will be pointed out a...

Page 15: ...g a USB to Serial converter plug it into your PC 2 From the Start menu or on the Desktop right click My Computer 3 Select Properties 4 Select the Hardware tab 5 Select Device Manager 6 Click on the to...

Page 16: ...Tap or click on Configure Station The following...

Page 17: ...ck ground sound alarms are seldom loud enough on PDAs to be heard over machinery Your Sprayer Station has been preset to send six specific data messages to the PDA or PC Under rare situations the Spra...

Page 18: ...les to a similarly named folder in My Documents on your PC Choosing SD Card places the files on an Secure Digital memory card inserted into your PDA The SD card can be removed and placed in a flash ca...

Page 19: ...w Log File Each Day places all log records in files by day named Sprayer Log yyyymmdd txt New File Each Log creates a new file each time logging is started using the Log button The files are named Spr...

Page 20: ...e ceives weather data from the Sprayer Station Sensor Unit If this does not occur within 10 seconds please refer to the Troubleshooting section of this manual Using the WatchDog Sprayer Station Once e...

Page 21: ...If GPS data is available the true wind will be computed and displayed otherwise the apparent wind will be displayed and the indicator Apparent displayed below Apparent wind is the wind a person riding...

Page 22: ...r Celsius and barometric pressure in inches or millimeters of mercury based on whether English or Metric units were specified in the Station Con figuration GPS Information GPS information is displayed...

Page 23: ...W on the previous screen image This letter should be fre quently changing during normal operation Each of the six data messages sent by the Sprayer Station Sensor Unit is assigned a letter which is di...

Page 24: ...play which is used for problem resolution Log Button Pressing the Log button will start and stop the logging function The logging interval is set in the Logging Con figuration The log button will appe...

Page 25: ...og button records are written to a Sprayer Log txt file The file is in text format with tabs separating the values This for mat can be easily imported into Excel using the text im port wizard or other...

Page 26: ...ame as the Log file Similar to the Log files checking New Snapshot File Each Day in Configure Logging saves any snapshots in daily files named Sprayer Snap yyyymmdd txt Sprayer Raw txt If the Log raw...

Page 27: ...ture Relative Humidity Dew Point Barometric Pressure Apparent Wind Direction Apparent Wind Speed Apparent Wind Gust If a GPS position fix is available the records will also contain True Wind Direction...

Page 28: ...m the Start menu select Control Panels Select the System option Select the Hardware tab Select Device Manager Select Ports Look for a COM port which includes USB in its name 5 If you have a second gen...

Page 29: ...efore starting HyperTerminal note the COM Port number that the Sprayer Station is connected to IMPORTANT You must close Spec Mobile to use Hyper Terminal with the Sprayer Station 1 From the Start menu...

Page 30: ...r more types have counts of 0 or double the usual number then the Sensor Unit needs to be reset using the Reset Sta tion button in Station Configuration If Reset Station doesn t reset the station 1 If...

Page 31: ...if the air is still The four transducers take turns in sending and receiving pulses to cover all possible wind directions A microprocessor within the Sprayer Station then combines the meas urements f...

Page 32: ...iffer only when the vehicle is stationary The Sprayer Station can provide true wind speed and direction only if all of the data is available The speed and course over ground must be provided by a GPS...

Page 33: ...rom the horizontal plane Therefore it is important when installing the Sprayer Station to en sure the support pole is mounted vertically and not tilted to one side Also keep in mind that when your veh...

Page 34: ...the air Humidity refers to the amount of water vapor in the air Relative humidity is the percentage of saturation of the water vapor in the air It is the ratio of the mois ture content of the air to...

Page 35: ...to true north The ability of the Sprayer Station to calculate true wind speed and direction depends on the presence of a GPS fix If the GPS receiver is not tracking at least three satellites then the...

Page 36: ...Fast Transients of Signal and Control Lines 10 8 Immunity to Power Supply Failure 10 9 Immunity to Electrostatic Discharge 12360 S Industrial Dr E Plainfield IL 60585 800 248 8873 or 815 436 4440 Fax...

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