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MetPak/MetPak RG and MetPak Pro Base Stations
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Issue 1
Doc. No. 1723-PS-0023
October 2018
Hub Box Factory Connections
Hygroclip connections (6-way connector J1)
Wind Sensor 10 Metre cable connections (8-way connector J4)
Hub Box User Connections
Power and Communications (8-way connector, J5) all units
Connector J1
Wire Colour
Signal Name
1
-
No Connection
2
Blue
RXD from Hygroclip UART
3
Red
TXD to Hygroclip UART
4
Yellow
Analogue 0V (Not Used)
5
Grey
Supply/Signal 0V
6
Green
ve (+3.3V DC)
Connector J4
Wire Colour
Signal Name
1
Brown/White
Anemometer Output to Hub
2
Blue/White
RS422+ Hub Output to Anemometer
3
White/Brown
RSR422- Anemometer Output to Hub
4
White/Blue
RS422- Hub Output to Anemometer
5
Green/White
Signal Ground
6
White/Orange
Supply –ve
7
-
No Connection
8
Orange White
ve
Connector J5
Signal Name
1
SDI-12 TX/RX
2
Signal 0V
3
RS232 TX-
, (or RS422/RS485 TX-) HUB to user
4
RS232 RX-
, (or RS422 RX-) User to HUB
5
RS422 RX+, User to HUB
6
RS422/RS485 TX+, HUB to User
7
Supply 0v
8
ve (12v to 30v dc)