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8000060 Rev 3 19-Feb-19

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Solar Powered Wireless Wi-Fi Weather Station

TP3000WC Operation Manual

Contents

Glossary of Common Terms ...................................................................... 2

OVERVIEW ............................................................................................... 4

Display console .................................................................................. 4

Features ............................................................................................. 4

ProWeatherStation™ Setup ...................................................................... 5

1. Sensor Array Components ............................................................. 6

1.2. Install wind vane (If required) ............................................... 8

1.3. Install wind speed sensor (Anemometer) (if required) ........ 9

1.4. Install Batteries .................................................................... 9

1.5. Mount outdoor sensor ........................................................ 10

1.5 Reset Button and Transmitter LED ..................................... 10

2. Best Practices for Wireless Communication ................................ 11

3. Display Unit Set up ....................................................................... 13

3.1. Display Console Layout ..................................................... 13

3.2. Initial Display Console Set Up ........................................... 14

Console Operation ................................................................................... 16

Program mode .................................................................................. 16

1. Quick Display Mode (Update every 5 Seconds) .......................... 16

2. Setting Mode ................................................................................ 21

3. ALARM MODE ............................................................................. 24

4. Max/Min Mode .............................................................................. 26

5. History mode ................................................................................ 26

Other Console Functions ......................................................................... 27

Weather Tendency indicators ........................................................... 27

Moon Phases ................................................................................... 27

Beaufort Scales (Wind Speed) ......................................................... 28

Specification............................................................................................. 29

Summary of Contents for TP3000WC

Page 1: ...r if required 9 1 4 Install Batteries 9 1 5 Mount outdoor sensor 10 1 5 Reset Button and Transmitter LED 10 2 Best Practices for Wireless Communication 11 3 Display Unit Set up 13 3 1 Display Console Layout 13 3 2 Initial Display Console Set Up 14 Console Operation 16 Program mode 16 1 Quick Display Mode Update every 5 Seconds 16 2 Setting Mode 21 3 ALARM MODE 24 4 Max Min Mode 26 5 History mode 2...

Page 2: ...ther conditions This manual will guide you step by step through setting up your device Use this manual to become familiar with your ProWeatherStation Please save it for future reference Glossary of Common Terms NIST This is an internet based time service The display time is updated daily to keep the time accurate on the display LCD LCD is an acronym for Liquid Crystal Display This is a common type...

Page 3: ...roWeatherStation TP3000WC comes fully assembled for ease of use The Outdoor Sensor array runs mainly on solar power which charges a supercapacitor located inside the unit but has 2 AA batteries for backup power when needed i e solar panel shaded or covered with snow The outdoor sensor array communicates with the display console over a 433Mhz RF signal which sends the data to the display console ab...

Page 4: ... Required for Wi Fi communications and always on display 1 User Manual Note An AC adaptor is included Please try to place this adapter at least 0 5m 20 from the display console to avoid radio interference OVERVIEW Display console Features Time and date Moon phase Indoor temperature and humidity Outdoor temperature and humidity Wind chill gust wind direction Rainfall Displays rain level and rainfal...

Page 5: ...nting pole Never install the weather station during a storm Warning 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 preferably inside a building or home Only install the weather station on a clear dry day Note Before placing and installing all components of the weather station at their destination p...

Page 6: ...ion update period 1 1 Install U bolts and metal plate Installation of the U bolts which are in turn used to mount the sensor package on a pole pole not included requires the installation of an included metal plate to receive the U bolt ends The metal plate visible in Figure 3 has four holes through which the ends of the two U Bolts will fit The plate itself is inserted in a groove on the bottom of...

Page 7: ...he nuts on the ends of the U bolts You will tighten these later during final mounting Final assembly is shown in Figure 4 Figure 4 U Bolts and nuts installed The plate and U Bolts are not yet needed at this stage but doing this now may help avoid damaging wind vane and wind speed cups later Handling of the sensor package with wind vane and speed cups installed is more difficult and more likely to ...

Page 8: ...This damping effect is helpful in keeping wind direction measurement steady Figure 5 Figure 6 There are four letters N E S and W around the wind direction sensor representing direction North East South and West The Wind direction sensor must be adjusted so that the directions on the sensor are matching the real location A wind direction error will be introduced if the wind direction sensor is not ...

Page 9: ...ith as shown in figure 8 Make sure the wind speed cups spin freely Figure 7 Figure 8 1 4 Install Batteries Make sure the solar panel is covered then insert 2XAA batteries in the battery compartment The LED indicator on the back of the transmitter will turn on for four seconds and normally flash once every 16 seconds the sensor transmission update period Figure 9 Figure 10 ...

Page 10: ...oderate climates Rechargeable batteries should never be used because they have lower voltages 1 5 Mount outdoor sensor Reference Figure 11 12 The mounting assembly includes two U Bolts and a bracket that tightens around a 1 to 2 diameter pole pole not included using the four U Bolt nuts Note Use the bubble level beside the rain sensor as a guide to verify that sensors are level 1 5 Reset Button an...

Page 11: ...obstacles such as buildings trees vehicles high voltage lines etc In normal use the display console is indoors and the sensor 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...

Page 12: ...ittent communication 3 Line of Sight Rating This device is rated at 300 feet line of sight no interference barriers or walls but typically you will get 100 feet maximum under most real world installations which include passing through barriers or walls 4 Metal Barriers Radio frequency will not pass through metal barriers such as aluminum siding or tinted windows If you have metal siding align the ...

Page 13: ...ity 4 Barometric Pressure 5 Barometric Pressure graph 6 Weather Forecast icon 7 Dynamic information display area 8 RF signal 9 Alarm icon 10 Memory status 11 Wind direction 12 Rainfall 13 Wind speed Gust speed 14 Wind chill Dew point Heat index 15 Outdoor Humidity 16 Outdoor Temperature 17 UV index 18 Light 19 Date 20 Wi Fi Signal icon ...

Page 14: ...Systems com 14 3 2 Initial Display Console Set Up 3 2 1 The unit will turn on all segments of the LCD for 3 seconds after power Then the unit will start to register the outdoor sensor array which takes 3 minutes 3 2 2 Full display ...

Page 15: ...n off the alarm HISTORY Display history records return to normal mode MAX MIN Display the MAX MIN value Move to the previous information normal mode or programming mode Move to next information normal mode or programming mode Move to previous segment move to the main menu during setting Move to next segment move to submenu during setting ...

Page 16: ...x program modes normal setting mode history mode alarm mode max min mode and calibration mode All the modes can be exited at any time by pressing the HISTORY key or waiting for a 30 second timeout to take effect Normally if the segment selected has multi parts press the SET key to choose different part Example the current section is RAIN you can press the SET key to alternate the display of RAIN R...

Page 17: ...will appear on the message board a Year Weekday b Alarm time and status of the alarm on off c Moon phase Reference Section Other Console Functions Moon phase for detail d If connected with Wi Fi the device time will synchronize with the internet time UTC Time you need to set the time zone for local time Light and UV If the arrow symbol is in this segment following information with time stamp will ...

Page 18: ...the current day 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 the 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 las...

Page 19: ...t day b Min relatively barometric pressure of the current day c Max relatively barometric pressure since the last reset d Min relatively barometric pressure since the last reset 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 Wi...

Page 20: ...wing information with time stamp will appear on the message board a Min wind chill temperature of the current day b Min wind chill temperature since the last reset c Max dew point temperature of the current day d Min dew point temperature of the current day e Max dew point temperature since the last reset f Min dew point temperature since the last reset g Max heat index of the day of the current d...

Page 21: ...IN SEASON SETTING BAROMETRIC SETTING KEY BEEP SETTING CALIBRATION SETTING TRANSMITTER ID When the desired setting function is displayed press the key to start the associated setting menu Change a setting with the key Hold the key for 2 seconds will increase decrease digits in great steps Press HISTORY key or wait for 30 seconds at any time the device will return to normal mode TIME SETTING After e...

Page 22: ... mph knots m s bft e Rainfall unit select mm inch RECORD SAVE INTERVAL to set the interval of data recording Under setting mode the first setting function appearing on the message board is TIME SETTING Press key repeatedly to switch to RECORD SAVE INTERVAL display Use the key to start setting of recording interval Use the keys to select the desired recording interval for measured values RAIN SEASO...

Page 23: ... 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 appearing on the message board is TIME SETTING Press button repeatedly to switch to KEY BEEP SETTING display Use the button to start setting button beep Press buttons to switch on off the button beep Calibration setting a IN TEMP OFFSET Of...

Page 24: ...bration for total rainfall of 1 year Range is 0 9999mm n RAIN TOTAL CALIBRATION Calibration for total rainfall since the last reset Range is 0 9999mm Transmitter ID Display the transmitter ID 3 ALARM MODE In normal mode press ALARM key you will enter high alarm mode and press ALARM key again you will switch to low alarm mode HIGH ALARM SETTING Press key to transfer among the different segments and...

Page 25: ...O 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 off the alarm Press the ALARM button to switch between high alarm and low alarm setting Press the HISTORY button or wait for 30 seconds at any time to return to normal mode When the alarm is activated the al...

Page 26: ...tton for 2 seconds during this mode Press the HISTORY button or wait for 30 seconds to return to Normal Mode 5 History mode In normal mode press the history button to switch to history In this mode you can view individual history data records in internal memory The base station can log 3552 records in total If there s no historical data it will show HISTORY NONE RECORD on the message board Otherwi...

Page 27: ...ather trend Tendency indicators Humidity Temperature Rising Rising rate 10 within 30 minutes Rising 1 within 30 minutes Steady Change rate 10 within 30 minutes Change rate 1 within 30 minutes Falling Falling rate 10 within 30 minutes Falling 1 within 30 minutes Moon Phases Make sure to program your console s North South Hemisphere setting Page 21 22 Icon Northern Hemisphere Moon Phase Description ...

Page 28: ... 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 Gentle 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 Strong breeze 31 38mph 49 9 61 2kph 7 Near gale 38 46mph 61 2 74 1kph 8 Gale 46 54mph 74 1 86 9kph 9 Strong gale 55 63mph 88 5 101 4kph 10 Storm 64 73mph 103 117 5kph 11 Violent storm 74mph or abov...

Page 29: ... show if outside range Accuracy 10 Resolution 0 3mm if rain volume 1000mm 1mm if rain volume 1000mm Wind speed 0 50m s 0 100mph show if outside range Accuracy 1m s wind speed 5m s 10 wind speed 5m s UVI range 0 to 15 index Light 0 200k Lux Accuracy 15 Measuring interval outdoor sensor 16 sec Indoor data Measuring interval pressure temperature 48 sec Indoor temperature range 0 C 50 C 14 to 140 show...

Page 30: ...ies should not be used if the outdoor temperature is lower than 20 C the battery s discharging capability is greatly reduced and the ProWeatherStation performance will be affected Live Internet Publishing This weather station can send data to the following free hosting services Hosting Service Website Description Weather Underground WeatherUndeground com Weather Underground is a free weather hosti...

Page 31: ...p with the outdoor sensor package nearby and indoor you may want to consider connecting to Wi Fi but not yet configuring any of the weather services The reason is that while indoor the temperatures and humidity recorded by the outdoor sensor and as reported to the weather service s will reflect indoor conditions and not outdoor conditions Therefore they will be incorrect Furthermore the rainfall b...

Page 32: ... by side Configure Device Note If you own a dual band router 2 4 GHz and 5 0 GHz make sure you connect to the 2 4 GHz band otherwise the Weather Station will fail connecting to Wi Fi 1 Select the device you have from the device list then press Next 2 Operate as per the information tick the box to confirm completed operation press Next 3 The app would then search for the ProWeatherStation console T...

Page 33: ...Station to work If you choose not to upload data right now press the Back button 5 The app will then connect your ProWeatherStation to your Wi Fi If configured successfully it will jump to Upload Setting screen automatically If the configuration fails make sure the Wi Fi icon and Mode B is flashing and you are putting in the correct SSID and password 4 Press Scan and select the Wi Fi network you w...

Page 34: ...rcloud net If you don t have a Wunderground Station ID and Key press Register at Wunderground com to Register with Wunderground 2 Register at Wunderground com Enter your valid e mail address and password to obtain the Station ID Station Key from Wunderground com Enter the Station Name you want Press Current GPS Location to get the device current location of Latitude and Longitude Then press Regist...

Page 35: ... Station password key automatically Press Save Your station ID will be added on the WU StationID Upload to Wunderground com Setting finish Press Next Jump to the screen about Upload your weather data to Weathercloud net Press Back if you don t want to upload the data to another website ...

Page 36: ...hercloud net and enter a Username Email and Password to sign up Respond to the validation email from Weathercloud it may take a few minutes 3 You will then be prompted to add a device Select Create device and enter your station s information Select Fine Offset as the manufacturer and WH Series as the Model Select WS Tool as the Link Type Fill in other information as needed After registering your s...

Page 37: ...ou don t have WOW ID and Key press Register at WeatherObservationsWebsi te 2 Register at WeatherObservationsW ebsite Choose New Account you will be presented with a form to fill out 3 The actual form is longer but all questions should be self explanatory Complete and submit the form You will shortly receive an email with instructions on how to log in Now wait for the email to arrive and click the ...

Page 38: ...ite on the site information page for example 6a571450 df53 e611 9401 0003ff5987fd Authentication Key This is a 6 digit number that is used to ensure data is coming from you and not another user Begin setting up a new site by clicking Enter a Site You will be presented with a form where you detail your station s location and a bunch of other settings related to how you wish the site to operate Afte...

Page 39: ...OW for You will then be shown the wunderground com configuration Please ignore and tap Next to see the Weathercloud configuration Please press Next one more time and you will now be on the screen where you will configure WOW On this screen you will fill out Station ID with the WOW Site ID value and Station Key with the WOW Authentication Key you created Press Save to finalize the configuration Mob...

Page 40: ...Check WU weather data and graph In the mobile application tap Menu choose WU Dashboard and you will be presented with a page listing current conditions for that station If you have added multiple WU IDs tap on the WU Station ID to switch to view data from other IDs ...

Page 41: ...e from WU Station ID list and will not have the data information on the APP But the data will upload to Wunderground com as usual If you want to add a new weather station to view its data on the APP and this device is registered in Wunderground com select Add WU Station ID and input the WU station ID of this new device Mobile application Set Units You may want to change the units in which sensor v...

Page 42: ...iguring any of the weather services The reason is that while indoor the temperatures and humidity recorded by the outdoor sensor and as reported to the weather service s will reflect indoor conditions and not outdoor conditions Therefore they will be incorrect Furthermore the rainfall bucket may be tripped during handling causing rain to register while it may not actually have been raining One way...

Page 43: ...ion from the Apple App Store Activate the application you have downloaded on your mobile device The main screen will indicate your station is off line because it is not yet connected to Wi Fi Configure Device Note If you own a dual band router 2 4 GHz and 5 0 GHz make sure you connect to the 2 4 GHz band otherwise it will fail to connect the weather station to Wi Fi ...

Page 44: ... 2 Select the device you have from the device list then press Next 3 Operate as per the information tick the box to confirm completed operation press Next 4 Enter your Wi Fi SSID and password and press Next You may also go to your Wi Fi settings and connect to your Wi Fi network then return to WS View App ...

Page 45: ...ese steps are optional you don t have 5 Follow the instructions as stated on the screen 6 Select device Wi Fi The device named EasyWeather WIFxx xxI and return to WS View App 7 If the console successfully connects the page will jump to Upload Setting screen automatically If you see the mesage Please connect your mobile Wi Fi to Wi Fi Network name and return to WS View App Go back to your Wi Fi set...

Page 46: ...o the screen about Upload your weather data to Weathercloud net If you don t have Wunderground Station ID and Key press Register at Wunderground com to sign up for an account 2 Register at Wunderground com Enter your valid e mail address and password to obtain the Station ID Station Key from Wunderground com Enter the Station Name you want Press Current GPS Location to get the device current locat...

Page 47: ...pted to add a device Select Create device and enter your station s information Select Fine Offset as the manufacturer and WH Series as the Model Select WS Tool as the Link Type Fill in other information as needed After registering your station take note of the Weathercloud ID and Key presented to you Go back to the app and input your Weathercloud press Save Then press Next c Upload your weather da...

Page 48: ...two items you will need to allow uploading of data Site ID This is an arbitrary number that is used to distinguish your site from another This number appears in brackets next to or underneath the name of your site on the site information page for example 6a571450 df53 e611 9401 0003ff5987fd Authentication Key This is a 6 digit number that is used to ensure data is coming from you and not another u...

Page 49: ...also need to establish a unique 6 digits PIN code that you should keep secret It is the Authentication Key Set up this number by clicking on Edit Site Error Reference source not found and filling out the with a 6 digit number of your choice You will need both Site ID and Authentication Key to set up the upload configuration for WOW in the Weather Server In your mobile application navigate to the D...

Page 50: ... You can see your console through the Device List menu option Tapping on your console s entry in the device list will bring you to the page where you can change WU registration information If you want to stop your console upload data to Wunderground delete your Station ID and select Save Mobile application Check WU weather data and graph In the mobile application tap Menu choose WU Dashboard and y...

Page 51: ...tapping on the settings icon select Delete your console from the list and confirm you wish to delete the station The Station ID will delete from WU Station ID list and will not have the data information on the APP But the data will upload to Wunderground com as usual If you want to add a new weather station to view its data on the APP and this device is registered in Wunderground com select Add WU...

Page 52: ...ion Set Units You may want to change the units in which sensor values are reported To do so click on the Configure Units menu after tapping on the settings icon Next tap on the sensor type you wish to change the reporting units for and set the units as desired ...

Page 53: ... Wunderground com and select the Join link at the top of the page Select the Free sign up option 2 Select More Register Your PWS 3 Click Send Validation Email Respond to the validation email from Wunderground it may take a few minutes 4 Select More Register Your PWS again and enter all the information requested ...

Page 54: ...o the WS View Next image is an example Your station ID and password will be different Note Your station ID will have the form KSSCCCC where K is for USA station I for international SS is your state CCCC is your city and is the station number in that city In the example above KAZPHOEN424 is in the USA K State of Arizona AZ City of Phoenix PHOEN and 424 Viewing your Data on Wunderground com ...

Page 55: ...d Web Browser Visit http www wunderground com personal weather station dashboard ID STATIONID where STATIONID is your personal station ID example KAZSEDON12 Mobile Apps Download the mobile app and sign in Visit https www wunderground com download for a complete list of Mobile apps for iOS and Android ...

Page 56: ... on WeatherCloud net through a PC or Mac 1 Visit WeatherCloud net and enter a Username Email and Password 2 Verify your account by clicking on the link contained in the email from WeatherCloud it may take a few minutes 3 Sign in to your account https app weathercloud net signin ...

Page 57: ...View app PC Software Operation The ProWeatherStation includes a PC software to adjust the settings and monitor the readings Connect the display console with the PC software 1 Download and install the PC software from http download ecowitt net down softwave n WeatherSmartIP 2 Make sure your PC is in the same network connected via Wi Fi or Ethernet as the Weather Station console Connect your console...

Page 58: ... of the Wi Fi network on your computer to find the IP address and click OK 4 Under System column click Select Device and choose weather station device IP address weather station display IP address can be found on Device List from your WS View app Click OK ...

Page 59: ...60 Rev 3 19 Feb 19 TyconSystems com 59 5 PC will try to connect to weather station now 6 When connected successfully the weather data from the console will show Basic Functions of the WeatherSmartIP Software ...

Page 60: ...8000060 Rev 3 19 Feb 19 TyconSystems com 60 System Setting Alarm ...

Page 61: ...8000060 Rev 3 19 Feb 19 TyconSystems com 61 Max Min Day Max Min History ...

Page 62: ...8000060 Rev 3 19 Feb 19 TyconSystems com 62 Calibration ...

Page 63: ...8000060 Rev 3 19 Feb 19 TyconSystems com 63 Record History ...

Page 64: ...ce 1 Clean the rain gauge once every 3 months Rotate the funnel counter clockwise and lift to expose the rain gauge mechanism and clean with a damp cloth Remove any dirt debris and insects If bug infestation is an issue spray the array lightly with insecticide ...

Page 65: ...tteries may leak due to environmental challenges In harsh environments inspect the batteries every 3 months when cleaning the solar panel 4 When replacing the batteries apply a corrosion preventive compound on the battery terminals available at Amazon and most hardware stores 5 In snowy environments spray the top of the weather station with anti icing silicon spray to prevent snow build up ...

Page 66: ...he outside outdoor sensor array If the batteries were recently replaced check the polarity If the sensor is flashing every 16 seconds proceed to the next step There may be a temporary loss of communication due to reception loss related to interference or other location factors or the batteries may have been changed in the remote and the console has not been reset The solution may be as simple as p...

Page 67: ...up proceed to the next step How to prevent intermittent wireless communication How to prevent intermittent wireless communication issues 1 Install a fresh set of batteries in the remote sensor array and console For cold weather environments install lithium batteries 2 The maximum line of sight communication range is 300 but most users will get 100 or less due to environmental conditions Move the s...

Page 68: ...o not agree 1 Allow up to one hour for the sensors to stabilize due to signal filtering The indoor and outdoor temperature sensors should agree within 4 F the sensor accuracy is 2 F 2 Perform a temperature calibration reference Section 2 1 Indoor and Outdoor Humidity do not agree 1 Allow up to one hour for the sensors to stabilize due to signal filtering The indoor and outdoor humidity sensors sho...

Page 69: ... generalization of weather changes 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 Moon phase is not correct Check your calendar date and make sure it is correct Display console contrast is weak Replace console batteries with a fresh set of bat...

Page 70: ...eal 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 firewall settings The console sends data via Port 80 No Wi Fi connection 1 Check for Wi Fi symbol on the display If wireless connectivity is successful the Wi Fi icon will be displayed in the time field 2 Make sure your modem Wi Fi settings are correct network ...

Page 71: ...rference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Statement according to FCC part 15 21 Any changes or Modifications not expressly approved by this company could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Statement according to FCC part 15 105 NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 o...

Page 72: ...to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment and it also complies with Part 15 of the FCC RF Rules This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions and the antenn...

Page 73: ...begins on the original date of purchase is valid only on products purchased and only to the original purchaser of this product To receive warranty service the purchaser must contact us for problem determination and service procedures This warranty covers only actual defects within the product itself and does not cover the cost of installation or removal from a fixed installation normal set up or a...

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