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INSTRUCTION MANUAL ET106 W eather S tation Revision: 9/02 Copyright (c) 1993-2002 Campbell Scientific, Inc..
Warranty and Assistance The ET106 WEA THER STA TION is w arranted by CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC, INC. to be f ree from defects in materials an d workm anship un der normal use and se r vice fo r twelve ( 12 ) months fro m date o f shipment unle ss specified othe rwise.
i ET 106 Weather Station Table of Contents PDF viewers note: These page numbers refer to the printed version of this document. Use the Adobe Acrobat® bookmarks tab for links to specific sections. 1. Preparat ion and Siting ...........................
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1-1 Section 1. Preparation and Siting These guidelines apply to several different Campbell Scientific weather stations. 1.1 Installation Tasks 1.1.1 I ndoor s • Imm ediately u pon receipt of you r shipmen t… ⇒ Open shippin g cartons. ⇒ Check con tents against in voice.
Section 1. Preparation and Siting 1-2 • UT30 (1 0 meter tow er) tower stations: ⇒ Install 3 to 10 meter level sensors (Section 4) ⇒ Raise tower (Section 2) ⇒ Install instrum entation enclosure.
Section 1. Preparation and Siting 1-3 ET Tow e r Tape measu re (12’ to 20’) Cl aw h amme r Leve l (24” to 36”) Hand saw Materials for concrete f orm: (4) 1" x 2" x 12" stakes (2.
Section 1. Preparation and Siting 1-4 Step ladder (6') Datalog ger prompt s heet (Section 6) Statio n manuals Station log and pen Open end w renches : 3/8", 7/16", ½", (2) 9/16&qu.
Section 1. Preparation and Siting 1-5 1.3 Siting and Exposure If any part of the weather station comes in contact with power lines, you could be killed. Contac t local utilities for the location of bur ied utility lines before digging or driv ing ground rods.
Section 1. Preparation and Siting 1-6 Standard m easurement h eights: 1.5 m ± 1.0 m (AA SC) 1.25 - 2.0 m (WMO) 2.0 m tem perature (EPA) 2.0 m an d 10.0 m for tem perature dif ference (EPA) 1.3.3 Precipitation A rain gag e should b e sited on level ground that is covered with shor t grass o r gravel.
Section 1. Preparation and Siting 1-7 REGCOMENDED FeedSENSORS PortlandOr USA Serial 27115 REGCOMENDED FeedSENSORS PortlandOr USA Serial 27115 REGCOMENDED FeedSENSORS PortlandOr USA Serial2711527115 H 10H 10T Height of tree (T) FIGURE 1.3-1. Effec t of Structure on Wind Flow 1.
Section 1. Preparation and Siting 1-8 Subtract declination f rom 360 ° Add declination to 0 ° 22 E 18 E 16 E 14 E 12 E 10 E 8 E 6 E 4 E 2 E 0 2 W 4 W 6 W 8 W 10 W 14 W 12 W 16 W 18 W 20 W 20 E FIGURE 1.4-1. Magnetic Declination for the Contiguous United States 1.
Section 1. Preparation and Siting 1-9 Geographic Alt. CGM IGRF Magnetic Field Dipole Lat. Lo ng. (km) Lat. Lo ng. H(nT ) D(deg) Z(nt) Lat. Lo ng. 42.03 248.15 0. 49.80 311.06 20608. 14.417 50505. 49.68 312.14 Magnetic declination is bold in this exam ple to show its location in the table.
Section 1. Preparation and Siting 1-10 References 1 EPA, (1987). On -Site Meteorolog ical Program Guidance for Reg ulatory Modeling A pplications, EPA-450/4- 87-013. Office of Air Quality P lanning and Stan dards, Research Triang le Park, North C arolina 27711.
2-1 Section 2. ET Tower Installation DANGER: Do not install near power lines. If any part of the tower comes in contact with power lines you could be KILLED . Contact local utilities for the location of buried utility lines before digging or driving grounding rods.
Section 2. ET Tower Installation 2-2 2.1.2 Installation 1. The ET T o wer attaches to a u ser supplied concrete fou ndation constructed as sh own in Figure 2.1- 2. 2. Cons truct the con crete form w ith 2" x 4" lu mber and 16p nai ls. 3. Assem ble the template and anchor bolts.
Section 2. ET Tower Installation 2-3 SIDE VIEW TOP VIEW ANCHOR BOLT FORM FORM WIRE CEMENT PAD SMALL CAVITY 24" 24" 24" TEMPLATE 2" NORTH FORM WIRE FIGURE 2.
Section 2. ET Tower Installation 2-4 4. Cut an d save a 9 inch piece of 12 AWG ground w ire from the 12 foot length p rovi d ed . Thr ead the re maining 11 foo t gr ound wire thro ugh the tower. Secure all w iring so it does not slip back into the tow er o r conduit.
Section 2. ET Tower Installation 2-5 2.3.2 Gr oundi ng Pr ocedur e Ground t he tower as shown in Figu re 2.2-1. 1. Place the groun d rod clamp on the rod. Secu re it about 3 inches from the top. Do this before the rod is driven into the ground. Be careful not to damag e the clamp w ith the ham mer 2.
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3-1 Section 3. ET Instrumentation Installation The weather station datalogger, power supply, sensor connection panel, communications devices, and data retrieval peripherals are mounted in the ET enclosure at the locations shown in Figure 3-1.
Section 3. ET Instr umentation Installation 3-2 3.1 Enclosure, Datalogger, Power Supply 3.1.1 Battery Option Installation a) Alkalin e Op tio n: The BPALK houses 8 "D" cell batteries. Install it as show n in Figure 3.1-1. Remove the ex ternal circuit board with w ire and connector by loosening the 2 Phillips head screws.
Section 3. ET Instr umentation Installation 3-3 3.1.2 Solar Panel Installation FIGURE 3.1-3. Solar Panel Mounting a) Mount the solar panel to the tower u sing the moun ting brackets as shown in Figure 3.1- 3. Mount the solar panel to th e tower so it faces s outh (northern hem isphere).
Section 3. ET Instr umentation Installation 3-4 b) Shut off 110 VAC power at the m ain breaker. C onnect the prim ary leads of th e transform er to 110 VAC f ollowin g instru ctions provi ded with the transform er. Connect a tw o-conductor cable to th e secondary term inals of the transf ormer.
Section 3. ET Instr umentation Installation 3-5 e) Strip 1 inch of insulation f rom each end of the 9-inch piece of 12 AWG ground w ire. Insert on e end into the brass g round lug located at the top back of th e enclosure. Curl th e other end and place un der the head of one of the light ning rod clamp bolts.
Section 3. ET Instr umentation Installation 3-6 Open 604 Ohm 100 Ohm (LI1200X) (LI190SB) (LI200S) Open 1 K Open (CS500, HMP45C) (CS500, HMP45C) (HMP35C) Open SW 12V 5V (HMP35C) FIGURE 3.2-2. Default Sens or Switch Settings 3.3 Communication and Data Storage Peripherals One com munication s kit can be mou nted to the ET Enclosure back plate.
Section 3. ET Instr umentation Installation 3-7 3.3.1.1 Internal Installation For installation inside the ET Enclosure, the follow ing components are provided in the phone m odem ki t: (1) COM200 or C.
Section 3. ET Instr umentation Installation 3-8 3.3.2.1 Internal Installation For installation inside the ET Enclosure, the follow ing components are provided in the cell phone modem kit: (1) COM100 T.
Section 3. ET Instr umentation Installation 3-9 FIGURE 3.3-2. Cellular Phone Mounting and Connec tion Green Modem Gro und Wi re to Modem “GND” Term i nal Cellular Power Connector RJ11C Patc h Cord.
Section 3. ET Instr umentation Installation 3-10 3.3.2.2 External Installation The followi ng cellular kit com ponents are used to m ake the external connections : (1) Cellular Anten na (1) 9 foot C oaxial An tenna Cabl e (1) Antenna M o unting B racke t FIGURE 3.
Section 3. ET Instr umentation Installation 3-11 3.3.3.1 Internal Installation For installation inside the ET Enclosure, the follow ing components are provided in the short-haul modem kit: (1) SC932C .
Section 3. ET Instr umentation Installation 3-12 3) Connect th e 5-foot patch cord to the Rad Modem . Fasten the cable to th e strain relief tab w ith a cable tie. Connect the Rad to the PC's serial port either dir ectly (2 5 p i n por t) o r thr o ugh a 9 t o 25 pin se rial c onver ter.
Section 3. ET Instr umentation Installation 3-13 DO NOT EAT UNITED DESICCANTS-GATES 101CHRISTINE, BELEN, NEW M EXICO 87002 DESI PAK SPECIFICATION M IL-D-3464 TYPE I & II REACTIVATION TIME IN-BAG 1.
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4-1 Section 4. ET106 Sensor Arm Installation 4.1 Components (1) ET106 Sensor A rm (1) Met One 034A Wind Sens or (1) 034A Mou nting S haft (1) Radiation Shield 4.2 Installation Install the ET106 Sensor Arm after th e ET Enclosu re is moun ted low on t he ET To wer.
Section 4. ET106 Sensor Arm Installation 4-2 4.4 034A Wind Sensor Installation Instal l the 034A Win d Sensor as sh own i n Figure 4.4- 1 after the se nsor arm is securely installed. T he wi nd vane is oriented after the datalogger has been program med (Secti on 5), and the location of True North has been determi ned (Section 1.
Section 4. ET106 Sensor Arm Installation 4-3 4.5 RH and Temperature Radiation Shield Mount the radiation shield to the sen sor arm as shown in Figure 4.4-1. Place the RH and temperature assem bly inside the shield shaft. A ttach the shield to the sensor arm with the tw o screws.
Section 4. ET106 Sensor Arm Installation 4-4 Input Loca tion Parameter Norm al Range 1 Battery (Volt) 9.6 to 14 . 0 Vo lts 2 Enclosure Tem perature (°C) Close to air tem perature 3 Air Tem p erature (°C) -40° to +50° 4 Air Tem perature (°F) -40° to +122° 5 RH (%) 0 to 100% 6 Solar Radi ation(kW m -2 ) 0 to 1.
Section 4. ET106 Sensor Arm Installation 4-5 Logan, Utah MADE IN USA ET101 to ET106 FIGURE 4.9-1. Upgrading the ET 101 to an ET106 FIGURE 4.9-2. Modify ing the Pyranometer Plate.
Section 4. ET106 Sensor Arm Installation 4-6 FIGURE 4.9-3. Ins talling Leveling Screws 4.10 Sensor Schematics Schem atics of ET 106 sens ors and associated con nectors are provided in Figu res 4.10-1, 4.10-2, 4.10- 3, and 4.10-4 for h elp in troubles hooting.
Section 4. ET106 Sensor Arm Installation 4-7 3 Connector Pin Magnetically Activated Reed Switch Wind Speed and Wind Direction Ground Pulse Wind Speed Analog Ground Wind Direction Signal Return Excitation 10K OHM 10K OHM P otentiometer 1K OHM Datalogger Shield 1 2 4 P1 AG 2H E2 G G 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 FIGURE 4.
Section 4. ET106 Sensor Arm Installation 4-8 1 Not Used Connector Pin Magnetically Activated Reed Switch Tipping Rain Buck et Not Used Not Used Ground Pulse Datalogger Shield 2 4 3 P2 G G 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 FIGURE 4.
5-1 Section 5. ET Software Installation The ET Evapotranspiration Stations are supported by PC120 "ETPro" for MS-DOS. ETPro is used to write and download the station program, and to retrieve and report data. ETPro works in conjunction with PC208 Datalogger Support Software.
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6-1 Section 6. Maintenance and Troubleshooting These guidelines apply to several different Campbell Scientific weather stations. 6.1 Maintenance Proper maintenance of w eather station components is essen tial to o btain accurate data. Equipm ent m ust be in good operating condition, wh ich requires a program of regular inspection and mainten ance.
Section 6. Maintenance and Tr oubleshooting 6-2 6.1.3 Desiccant Enclosure h umidity is monitored in th e ET Enclosure and MetData1 s ystem s by an RH ch ip incorporated into the connector board. C hange the des iccant packs w hen the enclosu re RH exceeds 35%.
Section 6. Maintenance and Tr oubleshooting 6-3 1 year • Replace anem ometer bearing s. • Calibrate the rain gage. • Cali brate the HMP45C/H MP35C probe. • Check calibration of CS500 RH Probe; replace RH ch ip if necessary . • Check internal RH chip (MetData1 and ET101/106 only ).
Section 6. Maintenance and Tr oubleshooting 6-4 C. Make sure the datalogger is connected to the m odem, and the m od em is properly con figured and cabled (Section 9). At the com puter: D. Make su re the Station File is conf igured correctly (PC208 Manual).
Section 6. Maintenance and Tr oubleshooting 6-5 6.2.5 6999 or 99999 Stored in Final Storage (or Storage Module) A. Final St orage format lim itations exceeded (any num ber larger than 6999 in low resolution, or 99999 i n high- resolution format is stored as the maximum numbe r).
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