Wind & Solar FT-300 User Manual Download

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Introduction

Thank you for your purchase of the FT0300

Professional WIFI Wireless Weather station

. The following user

guide provides step by step instructions for installation, operation and troubleshooting.

Warnings

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 out and operation.

Getting Started

The FT0300 weather station consists of a display console (receiver), a sensor array with Integrated Outdoor
Transmitter and mounting hardware.

Parts List

The FT0300 weather station consists of the following parts (as referenced in Figure 1).

QTY

Item

Image

Display Console
Frame Dimensions (L x H x W): 215 x 22 x 158mm
LCD Dimensions (L x W): 170 x 125mm

Integrated Outdoor Transmitter
Dimensions (L x H x W)

：

330 x 150 x 280mm

Summary of Contents for FT-300

Page 1: ...FT 300 Professional WIFI Weather Station with Wireless 8 Channel Remote Monitoring User Manual ...

Page 2: ...g Installing your weather station in a high location may result in injury or death Perform as much of the initial check out and operation 3 Getting Started The FT0300 weather station consists of a display console receiver a sensor array with Integrated Outdoor Transmitter and mounting hardware Parts List The FT0300 weather station consists of the following parts as referenced in Figure 1 QTY Item ...

Page 3: ...s L x H x W 114 5 x 50 x 19mm 1 Foot Mounting with pole insert Dimensions 35 x 102 x 75mm 1 Mounting Bracket Back Plate pole mount Dimensions 76 x 102 x 75mm 1 Mounting Pole Dimensions 300 x 20 x 30mm 2 Pole mounting nuts M3 bolts Ø3 4 Pole mounting nuts M5 bolts Ø5 ...

Page 4: ... Phillips screws Compass or GPS for wind direction calibration Adjustable Wrench Hammer and nail for hanging remote thermo hygrometer transmitter 3 3 Sensor Assembly Set Up The following illustration shows the full segment for Thermo Hygrometer WIND RAIN and UV INDEX sensor purposes only as shown in Figure 2 Figure 2 ...

Page 5: ...gure 3 Remove the battery door on the back of the sensor by removing the set screw as shown in Figure 4 Figure 4 Inserting 3xAA batteries in the battery compartment as show in Figure 5 Figure 5 Close the battery door Make sure the gasket around the battery compartment is properly seated in its trace prior to closing the door Tighten the set screw ...

Page 6: ...es the sensor is transmitting data Replace the battery door and push to tighten it Note If the sensor does not power up after inserting the batteries press the reset button shown in Figure 6 Figure 6 3 3 2 Insert batteries into the thermo hygrometer transmitter Remove the battery door on the back of the sensor by removing the set screw as shown in Figure 7 Figure 7 1 BEFORE inserting the batteries...

Page 7: ...N DOWN DOWN Channel 1 DOWN DOWN UP Channel 2 DOWN UP DOWN Channel 3 DOWN UP UP Channel 4 UP DOWN DOWN Channel 5 UP DOWN UP Channel 6 UP UP DOWN Channel 7 UP UP UP Channel 8 DOWN F UP C Table 1 4 Insert two AAA batteries 5 After inserting the batteries the remote sensor LED indicator will light for 4 seconds and then flash once per 60 seconds thereafter Each time it flashes the sensor is transmitti...

Page 8: ...mpartment is properly seated in its trace prior to closing the door Tighten the set screw 3 4 Display Console 3 4 1 Display Console Layout The display console layout is shown in Figure 10 Note The following illustration shows the full segment LCD display for description purposes only and will not appear like this during normal operation Figure 10 ...

Page 9: ...itter Low power indicator 31 Temperature units F or C 32 Outdoor temperature HI LO alarm icon 33 Weather forecast 3 4 2 Display Console Set Up It is recommended to plug in the power supply to reduce the battery consumption and extend the service life Note The sensor array must be powered and updating before powering up the console or the console will time out searching for the sensors Power the co...

Page 10: ...ntended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or floor mounted position The prongs are not designed to hold the plug in place if it is plugged into a ceiling under the table or cabinet outlet Figure 12 Note If the power adapter is plugged in BL ON will display in the time area for three seconds when powered up Conversely if the power adapter is not plugged in AC OFF will be displayed the icon wil...

Page 11: ...The radio communication between receiver and transmitter in an open field can reach up to 100 m providing there are no interfering obstacles such as buildings trees vehicles high voltage lines Wireless signals will not penetrate metal buildings Most applications will only reach 30m due to building obstructions walls and interference 5 Radio interference such as PCs radios or TV sets can in the wor...

Page 12: ...icators for the Northern Hemisphere only Step 1 There is a S indicator on the wind vane that indicates South as shown in Figure 13 Align this S marker in the direction of South Step 2 Console operation is set to Northern Hemispheres NOR in the time area in Location division Note There are four alphabet letter of N E S and W around the wind direction representing for the direction of North East Sou...

Page 13: ...area in Location division Note Console must be location division setting so that the directions on the sensor are matching with your real location Permanent wind direction error read approximately 180º will be introduced when the wind direction sensor is not positioned correctly during installation Fasten the integrated transmitter to mounting pole brackets with foot mounting two 3 bolts and M3 nu...

Page 14: ...ure 16 Figure 16 6 Low Battery Icon A low battery indicator icon is shown in the display window for thermo hygrometer sensor When the low battery icon appears the battery voltage is lower than 2 4V replace the batteries in the sensor with fresh batteries Be sure to never mix old and new batteries and never mix battery types such as alkaline and lithium together A low battery indicator icon is show...

Page 15: ...0 0 4 Outdoor Dew Point Press the CHANNEL or MIN MAX key to toggle between AT Apparent Temperature and dew point 5 Wind Average Press the CHANNEL or MIN MAX key to toggle between current 2mins and 10 minutes 6 Absolute Pressure and Relative Pressure Press the CHANNEL or MIN MAX key to toggle between absolute pressure and relative pressure 7 Sensor Heat Index Press the CHANNEL or MIN MAX key to tog...

Page 16: ...ODE key again to change the wind speed units of measure Press the key or key to toggle the wind speed units between m s km h mph knots or bft 12 Rainfall Units of Measure default mm Press the SET MODE key again to change the Rainfall units of measure Press key or key to toggle the rainfall units between mm and inch 13 Barometric Pressure Display Units default hPa Press the SET MODE key again to ch...

Page 17: ... Mode After selecting one of the above options press the SET MODE key to resync and the display will return to normal mode Do not press any buttons until the synchronization is complete The remote search icon will display constantly for 3 minutes until the signal is reacquired 7 5 Reset Min Max record Note If you own more than one thermo hygrometer sensor the minimum and maximum value of all chann...

Page 18: ...e minutes press any key MIN MAX SET MODE ALARM CHANNEL to permanently exit the Snooze mode 7 7 Back light Mode If the LED is off Press the SNOOZE button once The backlight will turn on for five seconds and if no operation is performed for three seconds the backlight will turn off The backlight operation is different when operating on batteries to save power ADJUSTABLE BACKLIGHT BRIGHTNESS There ar...

Page 19: ...ence the beeper press any key 8 2 Viewing the High and Low Alarms To view the current alarm settings press the ALARM key to enter the alarm mode HI AL 1 will be displayed in the date area At the same time Alarm 1 time and HI alarm parameters of indoor temperature humidity outdoor temperature humidity rain rate AT feels like wind gust wind average absolute pressure UV index Sunlight Sensor CH1 temp...

Page 20: ... in order 1 Alarm hour alarm 1 2 Alarm minute alarm 1 3 Alarm hour alarm 2 4 Alarm minute alarm 2 5 Outdoor temperature high alarm 6 Outdoor temperature low alarm 7 Outdoor humidity high alarm 8 Outdoor humidity low alarm 9 Outdoor AT high alarm 10 Outdoor AT low alarm 11 Outdoor dew point high alarm 12 Outdoor dew point low alarm 13 Outdoor feels like high alarm 14 Outdoor feels like low alarm 15...

Page 21: ...LARM key for three seconds to toggle the beeper on or off depending on the current setting The BZON beeper on or BZOFF beeper off icon will appear in the time area for three seconds press and hold the ALARM key again for three seconds to toggle the BZON or BZOFF command 9 WIFI Connection Status When the console successfully connects to your Wi Fi router the Wi Fi signal icon will appear on the LCD...

Page 22: ...ogin password of the website It is not your email password So no privacy will be exposed 11 1 Sign Up 1 Click Sign up as below Figure 17 2 As shown below enter a Username Email and Password then Click Sign up Figure 18 3 As shown below an email will be received in your registered mailbox Figure 19 4 As shown below open your mail and log in to the Web address in the mail ...

Page 23: ...nter the email address and password you just registered to enter the WeatherCloud website Figure 22 11 2 Add a weather station device it may take a few minutes Figure 23 1 After signing up you will be prompted to add a device Select Create device and enter your station s information Blanks with red must be filled in ...

Page 24: ...ion of on the map then click Done to confirm Figure 25 3 As shown below click Create Figure 26 4 As shown below after registering successfully please record the WeatherCloud ID and Key information for later use Refer to 13 6 Figure 27 12 Register at Wunderground com Weather Underground Note The Weather Underground website is subject to change ...

Page 25: ...te a Free Account 1 as shown below Click Join Figure 28 2 As shown below enter a Username Email and Password It is your Login password of the website It is not your email password So no privacy will be exposed Click Sign up for free Figure 29 3 As shown below registration is done successfully ...

Page 26: ...shown below click Log in and enter the email address and password you just registered Figure 31 5 As shown in the below click My Profile Then enter Member Settings Figure 32 6 As shown below click Update home location ...

Page 27: ...Figure 33 7 As shown below you will then be prompted to add a device Select Add New Device Figure 34 8 As shown below click Personal Weather Station ...

Page 28: ...osition your address automatically Then click Next Figure 36 10 As shown below you will then be prompted to add a device Select Create device then click I Accept and Next Blanks with red Required must be filled in Note You can select any WIFI weather station model in Device Hardware blank ...

Page 29: ...re 37 11 As shown below after registering the host successfully please record Station ID and Station Key information for later use refer to 13 6 Figure 38 12 As shown below registration is done successfully ...

Page 30: ...he console s network name begins with WeatherHome followed by a unique code Note that when the console programming is complete you will resume your default WIFI connection Note that you cannot connect two or more devices at the same time when WAP mode 13 1 Example 1 Connect to the console WIFI server with a PC Choose WIFI network settings from Windows or search Change Wi Fi Settings from Windows a...

Page 31: ...be slightly different but will always begin with WeatherHome Figure 41 13 3 Example 3 Connect to the console WIFI server with an iPhone or iPad Choose the Settings icon and Wi Fi Connect to the WeatherHome WIFI network as shown in Figure 42 your WIFI network name may be slightly different but will always begin with WeatherHome ...

Page 32: ...gs icon and Wi Fi Connect to the WeatherHome WIFI network as shown in Figure 43 your WIFI network name may be slightly different but will always begin with WeatherHome Figure 43 13 5 Once connected enter the following IP address into any browser s address bar http 192 168 5 1to access the console s web interface ...

Page 33: ...eader http or http 192 168 5 1 not 192 168 5 1 13 6 Enter the following information into the web interface Figure 44 Make sure all the information is entered prior to selecting Save If you choose not to upload Wunderground com or upload weathercloud net leave the check boxes unchecked ...

Page 34: ...lowing table provides times zones throughout the world Locations in the eastern hemisphere are positive and locations in the western hemisphere are negative Hours from GMT Time Zone Cities 12 IDLW International Date Line West 11 NT Nome Nome AK 10 AHST Alaska Hawaii Standard CAT Central Alaska HST Hawaii Standard Honolulu HI 9 YST Yukon Standard Yukon Territory 8 PST Pacific Standard Los Angeles C...

Page 35: ...uropean London England 1 CET Central European Paris France 2 EET Eastern European Athens Greece 3 BT Baghdad Moscow Russia 4 Abu Dhabi UAE 5 Tashkent 6 Astana 7 Bangkok 8 CCT China Coast Bejing 9 JST Japan Standard Tokyo 10 GST Guam Standard Sydney 11 Magadan 12 IDLE International Date Line East NZST New Zealand Standard Wellington New Zealand 13 7 If all of the information you entered is correct ...

Page 36: ... connects to your any website of weather servers the data signal icon will appear on the LCD display behind the Outdoor humidity If the data signal icon is flashing the console is currently uploading to the server If the icon disappears the console is not connected to the weather server for more than 30 minutes 13 9 Viewing your Data on Weather Underground Visit http www wunderground com personal ...

Page 37: ...are of the console as below 14 1 When you first power up AC the console or press and hold the MIN MAX WIFI button for three seconds in normal mode the console icon behind the Outdoor humidity will flash to signify that it has entered WAP wireless access point mode and is ready to enter for WIFI settings 14 2 Use your smart phone tablet or computer to connect to the console through WIFI reference E...

Page 38: ...mware as figure 50 Figure 50 14 6 If update successfully when press Upgrade key Then you will see Figure 51 NOTE In this upgrade only WIFI firmware is updated The console does not reset 14 7 Once the upgrade is completed the console will automatically exit WAP mode ...

Page 39: ...nges in the next 24 to 48 hours and varies from location to location The tendency is simply a tool for projecting weather conditions and is never to be relied upon as an accurate method to predict the weather 15 2 Weather Icons Condition Icon Description Sunny Pressure is rising and the previous condition is partly cloudy Partly Cloudy Pressure is falling and the previous condition is sunny or Pre...

Page 40: ...e temperature is a combination of Heat Index and Wind Chill At temperatures less than 4 4C 40 F the wind chill is displayed as shown in the National Weather Service Wind Chill Table below Figure 17 At temperatures greater than 26 7C 80 F the heat index is displayed as shown in the National Weather Service Heat Index Table below ...

Page 41: ... in shade but exposed to wind has been chosen as most informative 15 5 Pressure Threshold Setting The pressure threshold the negative or positive rate of change of pressure signifying a change in the weather can be adjusted from 2 mbar hour to 4 mbar hour default level 2 mbar hour The lower the level pressure threshold setting the higher sensitivity for weather forecast changes Locations that expe...

Page 42: ... 0 1 C Outdoor Temperature 40 to 60 C 1 C 0 1 C Indoor Humidity 10 to 99 5 only guaranteed between 20 to 90 1 Outdoor Humidity 10 to 99 5 only guaranteed between 20 to 90 1 Sensors 1 8 Temperature 40 to 60 C 1 C 0 1 C Sensors 1 8 Humidity 10 to 99 5 only guaranteed between 20 to 90 1 UV Index 1 to 15 1 1 Sunlight 0 to 200klux 15 15 Rain 0 to 9999mm 15mm 1 mm 15mm to 9999mm 7 1000mm 0 3mm 1000mm 1m...

Page 43: ...lar energy Minimum 12 months for sensors use lithium batteries in cold weather climates less than 20 C 16 4 WIFI Specifications 1 WIFI Standard 802 11 b g n 2 WIFI Console RF Frequency 2 4 GHz 3 Setup User Interface UI support setup device Build in WIFI with WAP mode smart device including laptops computers smart phones and smart pads 4 Recommend web browser for setup UI Web browser support of HTM...

Page 44: ... display is working and the transmitter light is flashing once per 60 seconds Install a fresh set of batteries in the remote thermo hygrometer For cold weather environments install lithium batteries Make sure the remote sensors are not transmitting through solid metal acts as an RF shield or earth barrier down a hill Move the display console around electrical noise generating devices such as compu...

Page 45: ...does not display on console Check your router for problems 1 Check WIFI symbol on the display If wireless 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 suppor...

Page 46: ...haracter a limitation of Wundeground com not the station Example worknet is not a valid password but worknet is valid 2 Confirm your station ID is correct 3 Make sure the date and time is correct on the console If incorrect you may be reporting old data not real time data 4 Make sure your time zone is set properly If incorrect you may be reporting old data not real time data 5 Check your router fi...

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