
MSO Weather Station
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Columbia Weather Systems, Inc.
Table of Contents
WELCOME! ..................................................................................................................................3
IMPORTANT NOTICE: SHIPPING DAMAGE .......................................................................5
ESD
P
ROTECTION
......................................................................................................................................................6
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................9
T
HE
MSO
W
EATHER
S
TATION
...................................................................................................................................9
S
PECIFICATIONS
.........................................................................................................................................................9
Operating Conditions ............................................................................................................................................9
Wind Speed ............................................................................................................................................................9
Wind Direction ......................................................................................................................................................9
Relative Humidity ..................................................................................................................................................9
Temperature.........................................................................................................................................................10
Barometric Pressure............................................................................................................................................10
Precipitation (optional) .......................................................................................................................................10
Input Voltage .......................................................................................................................................................10
SECTION 2: PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION...............................................................................11
MSO
S
ENSOR
T
RANSMITTER
...................................................................................................................................11
Sensor Transmitter Components..........................................................................................................................11
Wind Speed and Wind Direction..........................................................................................................................11
Temperature and Humidity..................................................................................................................................11
Barometric Pressure............................................................................................................................................11
I
NTERFACE
M
ODULE
................................................................................................................................................12
S
URGE
/L
IGHTNING
P
ROTECTORS
(O
PTIONAL
)..........................................................................................................13
W
EATHER
M
ASTER
S
OFTWARE
(O
PTIONAL
) .........................................................................................................14
W
EATHER
D
ISPLAY
C
ONSOLE
(O
PTIONAL
) ..............................................................................................................15
W
EATHER
M
ICRO
S
ERVER
........................................................................................................................................16
SECTION 3: INSTALLATION..................................................................................................17
S
YSTEM
D
IAGRAM
...................................................................................................................................................17
U
NPACKING THE
U
NIT
..............................................................................................................................................18
I
NSTALLING THE
10-F
OOT
S
ENSOR
M
AST
................................................................................................................19
Roof/Ground Mounting........................................................................................................................................19
I
NSTALLING THE
MSO
S
ENSOR
T
RANSMITTER
.........................................................................................................20
Direction alignment .............................................................................................................................................20
I
NSTALLING THE PANEL TEMPERATURE SENSOR
.......................................................................................................21
I
NSTALLING THE SOLAR RADIATION SENSOR
............................................................................................................21
C
ONNECTING SENSORS TO THE
I
NTERFACE
M
ODULE AND
M
ICRO
S
ERVER
...............................................................22
Connecting the MSO sensor transmitter to Interface Module .............................................................................22
Connecting sensors to the MicroServer...............................................................................................................22
Connecting to MicroServer to RS-485.................................................................................................................23
SECTION 4: USER SUPPORT INFORMATION ...................................................................24
L
IMITED
W
ARRANTY
...............................................................................................................................................24
EXCLUSIONS......................................................................................................................................................24
R
ETURN FOR
R
EPAIR
P
ROCEDURE
............................................................................................................................24
REFERENCE ...............................................................................................................................26
G
LOSSARY
................................................................................................................................................................26
Aspirating Radiation Shield.................................................................................................................................26
Barometric Pressure............................................................................................................................................26
Celsius Temperature Scale ..................................................................................................................................26
Dew Point ............................................................................................................................................................26
Density Altitude ...................................................................................................................................................26
Fahrenheit Temperature Scale ............................................................................................................................26
Global Radiation .................................................................................................................................................26