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Introduction
The WS-GP2 Weather Station measures wind speed and direction, air temperature,
relative humidity, solar radiation, rainfall and soil temperature.
This guide explains how to choose a site, install the mast, mount and align the
sensors. Then, using a PC we show how to change the weather station program,
check the sensor readings, then acquire and display readings.
Description
The weather station has a 2m high by 48 mm diameter anodised aluminium mast.
Cross arm, connectors and fittings are provided for sensors and a GP2 data logger.
The mast attaches to the ground via the standard base. This may be pinned to the
ground by the stakes provided or bolted down on to concrete or rock.
The M2-BASE is an optional extra suitable for fixing into concrete
A levelling mechanism fits on the top of the mast for mounting a type ES2
solar radiation sensor.
The cross arm is installed near the top of the mast and has adapter to take
a combined wind direction and speed sensor.
Below this can fit a bracket holding the combined air temperature and
humidity sensor in a radiation shield.
The RG2-BP rain gauge has a base-plate to be staked level on the ground.
1 Unpacking
Check your contents against your order - you should have:-
M2
mast with cross arm, steel guy ropes, baseplate, stakes, logger canopy, U-
bolts, and GP2 Logger and a logger canopy
See Figure 1 and the
Parts Index
on page
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Wind speed and direction sensor
AN-WD2-03
RH and air temperature sensor
RHT2nl-03
Solar energy flux sensor
ES2-05
Rain gauge
RG2+BP-06
Soil Temperature sensor
ST1-05
GP2
Logger, with
GP2-USB
cable and
GP2 User Manual
Delta-T Software and Manuals CD
including DeltaLINK3
You may need a pickaxe and shovel to prepare the site.
You will need a PC running DeltaLINK3 (supplied with the GP2 logger).
Standard
base
M2-BASE
