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Capricorn FLX Weather Station

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Columbia Weather Systems, Inc.

Welcome!

Congratulations on your purchase of the Capricorn FLX Weather Station.

The Capricorn FLX is a precision instrument that requires proper
installation and a certain amount of regular maintenance.

Please read this manual completely prior to installation.

Содержание Capricorn FLX 013A

Страница 1: ...________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Capricorn FLXTM Weather Station User Manual Version 1 26 Serial Number ___________________ Date Purchased __________________ All s...

Страница 2: ...n 2000EX Capricorn FLX Weather Display Console WeatherMaster and Weather MicroServer are trademarks of Columbia Weather Systems Inc The information and drawings contained herein are the sole property...

Страница 3: ..._________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of the Capricorn FLX Weather Station The Capricorn FLX is a precision instrument that requires proper installation and a...

Страница 4: ...E DO NOT RETURN THE INSTRUMENT TO COLUMBIA WEATHER SYSTEMS until the following steps are completed Failure to follow this request will jeopardize your claim 1 Open the container and inspect the conten...

Страница 5: ...N 2 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION 13 CONTROL MODULE 14 STANDARD WIND SENSOR 16 Wind sensor components 17 HEAVY DUTY WIND SENSOR 18 Wind Sensor components 18 R M YOUNG WIND MONITOR 20 TEMPERATURE SENSOR 21 RELA...

Страница 6: ...ARE 45 Sensor Mast 45 Roof Mounting 45 Wall Mounting 47 Telescoping Tripod and Tiedown Kit 48 Tripod Parts List 49 Specifications 49 SECTION 5 OPERATION 51 CONNECTING THE CONTROL MODULE TO A COMPUTER...

Страница 7: ...OR 84 CALIBRATING THE SOLAR RADIATION SENSOR 84 SECTION 10 MAINTENANCE 85 CONSOLE MAINTENANCE 85 BAROMETRIC PRESSURE SENSOR MAINTENANCE 85 TEMPERATURE SENSOR MAINTENANCE 85 STANDARD WIND SENSOR MAINTE...

Страница 8: ...__ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Dew Point 106 Fahrenheit Temperature Scale 106 Global Radiation 106 Heat Index 107 Pyranometer 107 Relative Humidity 107 Sea Level Pressure 107 Solar Radiation 107 Wind...

Страница 9: ...diation shield Many other meteorological sensor options Two additional general purpose analog channels Low power consumption One year warranty Technical Specifications Temperature Up to four temperatu...

Страница 10: ...mph 1 from 24 to 160 mph Range 0 to 160 mph 139 knots Resolution 1 mph Starting Threshold 0 9 mph Wind Direction Standard Type Precision Potentiometer Resolution 2 degrees Mechanical Range 0 to 360 d...

Страница 11: ...at zenith angle 75 Calibration Uncertainty 5 Measurement Repeatability 1 Non linearity 1 maximum radiation measurement is 1250 W m 2 Field of View 180 Sensitivity Custom calibrated to exactly 5 00 W...

Страница 12: ...12 Capricorn FLX Weather Station ________________________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc...

Страница 13: ...Capricorn FLX Weather Station 13 ________________________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc SECTION 2 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION...

Страница 14: ...or connections a serial communication port a grounding lug and a power input connection The System board includes a board mount Barometric Pressure Sensor During operation the Yellow LED next to the p...

Страница 15: ...Capricorn FLX Weather Station 15 ________________________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc...

Страница 16: ...r Note Please refer to the Met One 034B wind sensor user manual for detailed installation calibration and maintenance information The Model 034B Wind Sensor combines wind speed and direction measureme...

Страница 17: ...Wind speed and direction in a single sensor Long field life Durable aluminum and stainless steel construction Low starting threshold Stainless steel bearings Ultra low power operation Easy maintenance...

Страница 18: ...tallation calibration and maintenance information Model 023 Wind Direction Sensor and Model 013A Wind Speed Sensor are rugged sensors that accurately and reliably measure wind speed and direction unde...

Страница 19: ...er Assembly Technical Specifications 013 Wind Speed Sensor Range 0 150 mph 67 m s Starting Threshold 1 0 mph 0 45 m s Accuracy 0 25 mph 0 11 m s or 2 Operating Range 50 C to 70 C 58 F to 158 F Weight...

Страница 20: ...fer to the R M Young 05103 11 Wind Monitor user manual for detailed installation calibration and maintenance information The Wind Monitor requires a special modification to the Control Module and the...

Страница 21: ...______________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Temperature Sensor The Capricorn FLX includes one temperature sensor with 50 feet of cable and a quick disconnect connector pair Up...

Страница 22: ...a self aspirating radiation shield for protection from the sun and rain This sensor offers long term stability with minimal drift Because the sensor is a capacitive device it will not be affected by...

Страница 23: ...complex spun collector funnel with a knife edge that diverts the water to a tipping bucket mechanism Each tip causes a momentary closure of a switch to incrementally measure rainfall accumulation The...

Страница 24: ...____________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Rain Gauge Installation The rain gauge can be installed on a flat surface using three screws not provided It can also...

Страница 25: ...heaters are connected in series with a thermostat that is positioned near the tipping assembly When the outside temperature drops to approximately 45 F the thermostat will start to cycle The heater r...

Страница 26: ...e sensor has a rugged uni body design which houses a high performance silicon photodiode detector mounted beneath a conical shaped self cleaning diffuser Due to the unique diffuser design the sensitiv...

Страница 27: ...professional grade weather monitoring software designed for specialized markets that require robust weather calculations interoperability with computer models and data interfaces to other industrial...

Страница 28: ...ta logging The MicroServer has two RS 232 COM ports and an Ethernet port The Capricorn FLX can also be configured for RS 485 communication and connects to COM2 The MicroServer offers the following XML...

Страница 29: ...rameters 200MHz ARM9 CPU Serial or Ethernet connection Connects directly to weather station with serial port or connects to a Weather MicroServer over a network utilizing an existing Ethernet infrastr...

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Страница 31: ...rence Voltage 8 GREEN Ground 9 BROWN Wind Direction Signal Wind Speed same cable as wind direction 10 N C No Connection 11 BLACK Ground 12 RED Wind Speed Signal 22 BLUE Reference Voltage Wind Directio...

Страница 32: ...r 1 22 RED 3 3V 23 BARE Ground 24 BLACK Signal Analog Sensor 2 25 RED 3 3V 26 BARE Ground 27 BLACK Signal Temperature 2 28 RED 3 3V 29 BARE Ground 30 BLACK Temperature 2 Signal Temperature 3 31 RED 3...

Страница 33: ...em components for obvious shipping damage Refer to page 4 in case of damage Save the shipping carton and packing material in case the unit needs to be returned to the factory Note If items are missing...

Страница 34: ...Chassis Ground terminal to a good earth ground Note It is strongly recommended that you protect your unit from power line spikes caused by lightning or electrical discharge by installing a high qualit...

Страница 35: ...d metal mast or tower however does not insure protection from electrostatic discharge These items could become electrically charged resulting in damage to the sensors and or console This could damage...

Страница 36: ...red area preferably on the north side of a building Insert both humidity and temperature sensors in the radiation shield to the midway point and secure both cables to the plastic fastener on the mount...

Страница 37: ...Red Wire Terminal 4 Bare Wire Terminal 5 Black Wire Terminal 6 Installing Additional Temperature Sensors The standard model is supplied with only one temperature sensor However additional sensors can...

Страница 38: ...38 Capricorn FLX Weather Station ________________________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Mounting Adapter All dimensions are in inches...

Страница 39: ...4 Allen wrench tighten set screw thru top of hub Sensor Installation 1 Install the mounting adapter onto the sensor base and tighten the socket head cap screw using the provided 7 32 Allen wrench 2 Pl...

Страница 40: ...ollows Wind Direction White Wire Terminal 7 Green Wire Terminal 8 Brown Wire Terminal 9 Wind Speed same cable as wind direction No Connection Terminal 10 Black Wire Terminal 11 Red Wire Terminal 12 Co...

Страница 41: ...Direction RED Wire Terminal 7 Reference Voltage BLACK Wire Terminal 8 Ground CLEAR Wire Terminal 9 Wind Direction Signal Wind Speed same cable as wind direction No Connection Terminal 10 No Connection...

Страница 42: ...42 Capricorn FLX Weather Station ________________________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Installing the R M Young Wind Monitor...

Страница 43: ...ed hex key Once the Wind Monitor has been mounted route the cables back to the Control Module Using a small straight screw driver attach the wires from the end of the Wind Monitor cables to the Wind S...

Страница 44: ...and that one end of the bucket is down against the stop Replace the top gold funnel portion of the Rain Gauge Sensor Once the Rain Gauge Sensor has been placed route the cable back to the Control Mod...

Страница 45: ...Mast 10 foot steel mast available for use with Roof Mount Hardware Kit Part No 88002 or Wall Mount Kit Part No 88003 Roof Mounting The Roof Mounting Kit Part No 88002 is suitable for both a slanted an...

Страница 46: ..._____________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Lag Screw Roof Mast Mount 3 4 88030 1 4 x 2 1 4 for comp roofs Guy Wire Clamp 1 8 4 1 88070 Steel Guy Wire Galvanized 6 50ft 88080 Eye Bolt W...

Страница 47: ...________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Wall Mounting The figure and table below illustrates and describes the individual parts in the Wall Mounting Kit P...

Страница 48: ...ng Tripod and Tiedown Kit The tripod is designed to provide up to 10 feet of stable secure support for your meteorological sensors Constructed from welded anodized aluminum for appearance and longevit...

Страница 49: ...ainless steel retainer pins Extend the mast to the desired height insert another retainer pin and install the guy wires to complete the set up Tripod Parts List Description Ref Qty Body Mast Assembly...

Страница 50: ...icorn FLX Weather Station ________________________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Shipping Box Dimensions 71 x 9 x 9 Tripod and Tiedown Kit Catalog Number...

Страница 51: ...able and DB 9 connector to an available serial port on the computer A serial to USB converter may be required if the computer or laptop does not have a serial port installed Operating software Once an...

Страница 52: ...once every 10 seconds The following are examples of the weather data output 0Cap 0003 Dm 283D Sm 0 0S Ua 45P Pa 29 867I TA 70 7F TB 255 0F TC 255 0F TD 255 0F Rc 0 00I AA 0 244V AB 0 592V AC 0 591V AD...

Страница 53: ...he Control Module securing it with the attached screws Connect the other end of the cable and DB 9 connector male to COM 1 on the MicroServer securing it with the attached screws Connecting the Contro...

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Страница 55: ...____ Columbia Weather Systems Inc SECTION 6 OPTIONAL CONFIGURATIONS RS 485 Configuration For cable lengths longer than 200ft the Capricorn FLX is configured to output the weather data over an RS 485 c...

Страница 56: ...ule sensors sensor cables weatherproof enclosure power supply and an RS 485 to RS 232 Converter The RS 485 signal is converted to RS 232 in order to connect to a monitoring device An RS 232 Interface...

Страница 57: ...transceivers power supplies and a weatherproof enclosure The server transceiver is located near the weather station and is housed in the weatherproof enclosure A client transceiver is connected to a m...

Страница 58: ...ive LED OFF Signal Strength OFF Receiver 2 4GHz Red Power LED Blinks Twice Second Green TX Transmit LED OFF Yellow RX Receive LED Blinks Once Second Signal Strength All three LEDs should be lit depend...

Страница 59: ...the Control Module sensors sensor cables wireless transceiver one 12 Volt battery and a 10 Watt solar panel with regulator The system includes two weatherproof enclosures one to house the Control Modu...

Страница 60: ...humidity barometric pressure rainfall solar radiation and a reserved channel for an optional sensor This configuration includes the Control Module sensors sensor cables power supply surge arrestor an...

Страница 61: ...Capricorn FLX Weather Station 61 ________________________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc 420 Weatherproof Enclosure...

Страница 62: ...re Range 67 to 257 F Channel 4 Relative Humidity Description Instantaneous relative humidity Range 0 to 100 Channel 5 Barometric Pressure Description Instantaneous barometric pressure Range 14 8 to 32...

Страница 63: ...the Connector Plate Installing the telescoping mast and vehicle mount brackets Installing the vehicle mount connector and routing cable Unpacking the Unit Unpack the weather station and verify that al...

Страница 64: ...external sensor cable and male sensor connector plus additional cable lengths if ordered 50 ft internal Relative Humidity Sensor cable with vehicle mount female sensor connector plus additional cable...

Страница 65: ...splay Console Power supply 6 foot RS 232 cable plus additional cable lengths if ordered User Manual 3 WeatherMaster Software with User Manual Optional Save the shipping carton and packing material in...

Страница 66: ...station is not in use Connector Plate Dimensions 2 5 x 8 0 Installing the telescoping mast and vehicle mount brackets 1 Select a location on the vehicle where the mast will be installed 2 Three mounti...

Страница 67: ...easy extension and retraction without pinching crimping or cutting the sensor cable Users may tie wrap the cable to the lower portion of the mast The external sensor cable has a male connector that c...

Страница 68: ...68 Capricorn FLX Weather Station ________________________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc...

Страница 69: ...Capricorn FLX Weather Station 69 ________________________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc SECTION 8 PEGASUS FLX PORTABLE WEATHER STATION...

Страница 70: ...transmits weather data wirelessly via a pair of 2 4GHz transceivers to a monitoring option such as a Weather Display Console or a computer running WeatherMaster software An optional RS 232 Interface M...

Страница 71: ...ive LED OFF Signal Strength OFF Receiver 2 4GHz Red Power LED Blinks Twice Second Green TX Transmit LED OFF Yellow RX Receive LED Blinks Once Second Signal Strength All three LEDs should be lit depend...

Страница 72: ...nna and power A small transportation case contains two 12 VDC batteries and is designed to be located at the base of the tripod in order to power the Control Module and transceiver It is recommended t...

Страница 73: ...transceivers Temperature Sensor with 15ft sensor cable Relative Humidity Sensor with 15ft sensor cable Standard Wind Sensor with 15ft sensor cable Self Aspirating Radiation Shield for Temperature and...

Страница 74: ...your meteorological sensors Constructed from welded anodized aluminum for appearance and longevity the 15 pound tripod can easily support up to 60 pounds of equipment An optional tie down kit allows...

Страница 75: ...c Tripod Parts List Description Ref Qty Body Mast Assembly 1 1 Legs 2 3 Retainer Pins 3 4 Guy Wire Ring with 4 1 3 Wires and Turnbuckles Anchor Screw with Chain 5 1 Clamp with Strap 6 1 Specifications...

Страница 76: ...attached to the mast 2 Slide the guy wire collar over the sensor mast allowing the guy wires to hang 3 Install the radiation shield Do not tighten the nuts at this time 4 Install the wind sensor assem...

Страница 77: ...Weather Systems Inc 5 Remove and retain the shoulder screw from the vane hub Check to see that the vane assembly rotates freely 6 Connect the three legs of the tripod using the pins as shown below and...

Страница 78: ...corn FLX Weather Station ________________________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc 8 Be sure that the North marks on the sensor mast and the tripod body are...

Страница 79: ...________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc 9 Tighten the guy wire turnbuckles so that the sensor mast is aligned vertically 10 Position the radiation shield toward the lower...

Страница 80: ...low The tripod leg marked North should be pointing to North and the wind sensor should be aligned so that the vane is pointing to North when it is in the locked position 12 Secure the tripod using the...

Страница 81: ...Columbia Weather Systems Inc 14 Connect the sensor cables to the Control Module 15 Place the battery case at the base of the tripod Connect the power cable to the battery terminals first and then to...

Страница 82: ...82 Capricorn FLX Weather Station ________________________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc...

Страница 83: ...he Weather MicroServer and the Weather Display Console Note The barometric pressure sensor is sensitive to changes in elevation of as little as 10 ft 3 m Calibrating the Standard Wind Sensor General M...

Страница 84: ...tipping bucket mechanism is a simple and highly reliable device The transmitter must be located in a clear area away from trees buildings etc It must also be mounted level Accurate readings will not b...

Страница 85: ...upply Barometric Pressure Sensor Maintenance The barometric pressure sensor is located inside the enclosure and should not be serviced by the user Temperature Sensor Maintenance Check the temperature...

Страница 86: ...tion ________________________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Solar Radiation Sensor Maintenance Periodically clean the solar radiation sensor lens of any...

Страница 87: ...trol Module is defective and should be returned to the factory for repair 6 If the wind speed value does increase from zero the wind sensor or the cable is defective Check the cable for obvious damage...

Страница 88: ...vane rotates the voltage reading will vary from 0 to 3 3 volts DC If the vane is pointing south the voltage reading should be 1 65 volts 6 If the voltage reading is not changing when the vane is rota...

Страница 89: ...rol Module for any cuts or kinks Check the cable connection to the Control Module The initialization procedure should be performed when replacing or adding a sensor or when a sensor has lost its initi...

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Страница 91: ...defective parts EXCLUSIONS Certain parts are not manufactured by CWS i e certain purchased options etc and are therefore not covered by this warranty These parts may be covered by warranties issued b...

Страница 92: ...r Station ________________________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which v...

Страница 93: ...on Use plenty of packing material B Include A brief description of the problem with all known symptoms Your phone number Your return street shipping address UPS will not deliver to a P O Box Write the...

Страница 94: ...nc 4 If your unit is not under warranty we will call you with an estimate of the charges If approved your repaired unit will be returned after all charges including parts labor and return shipping and...

Страница 95: ...itions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution 3 Neither the name of the copyright holders nor the names of its contributors may be used...

Страница 96: ...ngel jason AT gmail com Improvements from Glenn Trewitt crc16 now works check_crc16 does all of calculation checking work Added read_bytes and write_bytes to reduce tedious loops Added ds2408 example...

Страница 97: ...much of that remains In any event that was copyleft 2006 by Derek Yerger Free to distribute freely The CRC code was excerpted and inspired by the Dallas Semiconductor sample code bearing this copyrig...

Страница 98: ...S PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUR...

Страница 99: ...and recompiling it And you must show them these terms so they know their rights We protect your rights with a two step method 1 we copyright the library and 2 we offer you this license which gives you...

Страница 100: ...erms of this Lesser General Public License also called this License Each licensee is addressed as you A library means a collection of software functions and or data prepared so as to be conveniently l...

Страница 101: ...e terms of this License whose permissions for other licensees extend to the entire whole and thus to each and every part regardless of who wrote it Thus it is not the intent of this section to claim r...

Страница 102: ...ng portions of the Library and distribute that work under terms of your choice provided that the terms permit modification of the work for the customer s own use and reverse engineering for debugging...

Страница 103: ...is void and will automatically terminate your rights under this License However parties who have received copies or rights from you under this License will not have their licenses terminated so long...

Страница 104: ...the terms and conditions either of that version or of any later version published by the Free Software Foundation If the Library does not specify a license version number you may choose any version e...

Страница 105: ...Capricorn FLX Weather Station 105 ________________________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc...

Страница 106: ...is important to pilots especially during the summer The density altitude is the altitude in a standard atmosphere where the density is the same as the given atmospheric density During a hot muggy sum...

Страница 107: ...pressure of the air to the saturation vapor pressure Sea Level Pressure The atmospheric pressure at mean sea level either directly measured or most commonly empirically determined from the observed s...

Страница 108: ...re in F 32 Temperature in F 1 8 x temperature in C 32 Distance Millimeters 25 4 x inches Pressure Millibars 33 86 x inches of mercury Kilopascals 3 386 x inches of mercury Pounds per square inch 0 49...

Страница 109: ..._______________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Columbia Weather Systems Inc 5285 NE Elam Young Parkway Suite C100 Hillsboro OR 97124 Telephone 503 629 0887 Fax 503 629 0898 Web Site http www columbiawea...

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