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TLX106 WEA THER STA TION INSTRUCTIO N M A NUA L 3/01 COPYRIGH T (c) 1993-2001 CA MPBELL SC IENTIFIC, INC..
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Warranty and Assistance The TLX 106 WEATHE R STAT ION is warranted by C AMPBELL SCIENTIFIC , INC. to be free from defects in material s and workmanship under normal use and servi ce for twelve (12) months from date of s hipment unless s pecified otherwise.
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i TLX106 Weather Station Table of Contents 1. Preparation and Siting 1.1 Installation Tasks .................................................................................. 1-1 1.1.1 Indoors...........................................................
TLX106 Weather Station Table of Contents ii 4.6 Pyranometer .......................................................................................... 4-3 4.7 Sensor Verification and Clock Set.........................................................4-3 4.
TLX106 Weather Station Table of Contents iii 5.3-1 ProLine software provides an easy-to-use message editor ................ 5-7 5.3-2 The available options provided by the source menu are shown .
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1-1 Section 1. Preparation and Siting These guidelines apply to several Campbell Scientific weather stations. 1.1 Installation tasks 1.1.1 I ndoor s • Immediately upon receipt of your shipment… ⇒ Open shipping cart ons. ⇒ Check contents agai nst invoice.
Section 1. Preparation and Siting 1-2 1.2.1 Tools for Tower Installati on All Towers Shovel Rake Open end wrenches: 3/8", 7/ 16", ½", (2) 9/16" Magnetic compass 6' Step ladde.
Section 1. Preparation and Siting 1-3 1.2.3 Suppl i es for Power and Communications Options AC Power Wire, conduit, and j unction boxes as needed Phone Modem Hayes compatib le calling modem f o r PC P.
Section 1. Preparation and Siting 1-4 Situati ons to avoid include: • large indust rial heat sources • rooftops • steep slop es • sheltered ho llows • high vegetati on • shaded areas • swamps • areas where snow drifts occur • low places holding standing water after rains eight of tree ogan Uta MADE IN USA FIGURE 1.
Section 1. Preparation and Siting 1-5 (Section 1.4.1). A general map showing magnetic decli nation for the contiguous United St ates is shown i n Figure 1.4-1. Declination angles east of True North are considered negative, and are s ubtracted from 0 degrees to get True North as shown Figure 1.
Section 1. Preparation and Siting 1-6 Telephone numbers: Phone Number Baud Rat es 303-273-8672 2400 303-273-8673 1200 303-273-8678 1200 Upon carrier-signal det ection, press Ret urn once or twice. If you are using one of the commercial numbers, the following prompts will appear.
Section 1. Preparation and Siting 1-7 Exiting: Press "Cntrl-Z" to exit GEOMAG. When the main menu reappears eit her select another option or type "X " to log out. If you used one of the commercial numbers , the GLDSV1> prompt wil l reappear.
Section 1. Preparation and Siting 1-8 FIGURE 1.4-3. Dec lination Angles West of True North Are Added to 0 to Get True North.
2- 1 Section 2. TLX106 Tower Installation Do not install near power lines. If any part o f the to wer comes in contact with power lines you could be KILLED. Contact local utilities for t he location of buried utility lines before digging or driving grounding rods.
Section 2. TLX106 Tower Installation 2-2 2.1 Base Installation 2.1.1 Suppl i e d Components (3) ½ inch L-Bolts (9) ½ inch Nuts (1) Anchor Template Refer to Sect ion 1 for components suppli ed by installer. 2.1.2 Installation 1. The TLX106 Tower attaches to a user supplied concrete foundation constructed as shown in Figure 2.
Section 2. TLX106 Tower Installation 2-3 D TO O OLT O O T D LL T TLT OT O FIGURE 2.1-2. TLX106 T ower Base Installation 2.2 Tower Installation 2.2.1 Suppl i e d Components (1) Upper Tower Section (Tap.
Section 2. TLX106 Tower Installation 2-4 4. Cut and save a 9 inch piece of 12 AW G ground wire from the 12 foot length provided. Thread t he remaining 11 foot ground wire through the tower. Secure all w iring so it does not slip back into the tower or conduit .
Section 2. TLX106 Tower Installation 2-5 2.3.2 Gr oundi ng Pr ocedure Ground the tower as shown in Figure 2.2-1. 1. Place the ground rod clamp on the rod. Secure it about 3 inches from the top. Do this before t he rod is driven into the ground. Be careful not to damage the clamp with the hammer 2.
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3-1 Section 3. TLX106 Instrumentation Installation The weather station datalogger, power supply, sensor connection panel, communications devices, and data retrieval peripherals are mounted in the TLX106 enclosure at the locations shown in Figure 3-1.
Section 3. TLX106 Instr umentation Installation 3-2 3.1 Enclosure, Datalogger, Power Supply 3.1.1 Battery Option Installation S FIGURE 3.1-1. Rec hargeable Power Mounting and Connections a) Sealed Rechargeable Battery Option: Install the kit as shown in Figure 3.
Section 3. TLX106 Instr umentation Installation 3-3 The solar panel should be oriented to receive maximum insolation over the course of the year. Suggested tilt angles (referenced to the horizontal plane) are listed below.
Section 3. TLX106 Instr umentation Installation 3-4 O R T H FIGURE 3.1-3. Mounting and G rounding the TLX106 Enclosure c) Slide the enclosure to the top of the TLX106 tower.
Section 3. TLX106 Instr umentation Installation 3-5 Earth Ground Stand off Connector #4 Sensors TEMP CS615 TEMP RAIN (PRECIP) TEMP / RH SOLAR RADIATION COMM WS/WD SDI 12 GYP BLOCK #2 #6 #7 #5 #1 #3 #8 CS I/O POWER CABLE PORT STAND OFF COAXIAL CONNECTION FIGURE 3.
Section 3. TLX106 Instr umentation Installation 3-6 If you received a telecommunications kit separate from the TLX106 Enclosure, follow the "In ternal Installation" pr o cedures outlined b elow.
Section 3. TLX106 Instr umentation Installation 3-7 3.3.1.2 External Installation The following modem kit components are used to make the external connections: (1) Direct Burial Splice Kit (1) 20 foot.
Section 3. TLX106 Instr umentation Installation 3-8 3. Connect the SC932C 9-pi n port to the internal TLX106 Enclos ure 9-pin port with the bl ue ribbon cable provided.
Section 3. TLX106 Instr umentation Installation 3-9 - RCV (white) - RCV (black) + RCV (green) + RCV (red) + XMT (red) + XMT (green) - XMT (black) - XMT (white) - RCV + RCV + XMT - XMT BLACK RED GREEN .
Section 3. TLX106 Instr umentation Installation 3-10 D O N O T E A T U N IT E D D E S IC C A N T S -G A T E S 101CHRISTINE, BELEN, NEW MEXICO 87002 DESI PAK SPECIFICATION MIL-D-3464 TYPE I &II REA.
4-1 Section 4. TLX106 Sensor Arm Installation 4.1 Components (1) TLX106 Sensor A rm (1) Met One 034A Wi nd Sensor (1) 034A Mounting Shaft (1) Radiatio n Shield 4.2 Installation Install t he TLX106 Sensor Arm after the Encl osure is mounted low on the Tower.
Section 4. TLX106 Sensor Arm Installation 4-2 4.3 Sensor Connection Refer to Sect ion 3 for sensor connection det ails. 4.4 034A Wind Sensor Installation Install t he 034A Wind Sensor as shown in Figure 4.4-1 afte r the sensor arm is securely instal led.
Section 4. TLX106 Sensor Arm Installation 4-3 4.5 RH and Temperature Radiation Shield Mount the radiation s hield to the sens or arm as shown in Figure 4.4-1. Remove yellow cap. Place the RH and temperature ass embly inside the shield shaft. Attach the sh ield to the sensor arm with th e two screws.
Section 4. TLX106 Sensor Arm Installation 4-4 Input Location Parameter Normal Range 1 Enclosure Close to air Temperature (°C) temperature 3 Solar Radi ation 0 to 1.2 kW m -2 (kW m -2 ) 4 Air Temperature (°C ) -40° to +50° 5 RH (%) 0 t o 100% 6 Wind Speed (mph) 0 to 110 mph 7 Rain Fal l (inches) 0 to .
Section 4. TLX106 Sensor Arm Installation 4-5 1 2 3 4 5 6 Air T emperature and Relative Humidity Sensor Connector Pin Datalogger Relative Humidity (0-1VDC) Air T emperature (0-1VDC) 12V Switched Supply Not Used Analog Ground Shield 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 H 1 L 12VDC Switched Supply AG G FIGURE 4.
Section 4. TLX106 Sensor Arm Installation 4-6 Solar Radiation Sensor 40.2 - 90.2 OHM Connector Pin Datalogger 1 3 2 Not Used Not Used Not Used 3 H 3 L G Shield 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 FIGURE 4.
5-1 Section 5. Software Installation and Settings 5.1 Measure Sensors and Process Dat a A pre-written d atalogger program (PN 14079) comes in stalled in the TLX106. This program sets the scan rat e, measures the sens ors, processes inter n ally and stores the data.
Section 5 . Software Ins tallation and Settings 5-2 Here again the Comm unications Ena bled button must be selected. Then select the proper M odem Type and zer o out the Extra R esponse Time. Then press Apply and continue to the next s tep. Here again the Communications Ena bled must be selected.
Section 5 . Software Ins tallation and Settings 5-3 The final terminati on must be t o a CR10X-TD logge r. The Proline wil l default to wor k with a logger named ‘lgr1’, but yo u can change thi s default if you w ant to name you r logger somethin g else.
Section 5 . Software Ins tallation and Settings 5-4 If not already s tarted, start t he LoggerNet s erver by double clic king the blue icon. Then start the Cont rol Panel. It should automati cally connect to the server. Then select the appropriate logger an d click on the Connectio n bar.
Section 5 . Software Ins tallation and Settings 5-5 “ Keep Logger On Line” This is used to force LoggerN et to stay connected to the statio n the entire time the LoggerNet serve r is open. This is desirable when there are short collection intervals.
Section 5 . Software Ins tallation and Settings 5-6 Now reopen Net Admin and go to the l ogger previ ously set up. Now we will check to see if the Table Definitions have updated correctly by going to the Data Co llectio n tab. It could look like the following picture.
Section 5 . Software Ins tallation and Settings 5-7 5.3 Create Mes sage Perform the fol lowing steps us ing the Mess age Editor provi ded in ProLine So f tware: 1. Type the message in t he area indicated in F igure 5.3-1. 2. Move cursor t o where you want dat a inserted.
Section 5 . Software Ins tallation and Settings 5-8 FIGURE 5. 3-2. The avai lable options provided by the source menu are shown. FIGURE 5 .3-3. When the w eather stat ion sourc e has been chos en, several meteorologic al conditio ns reported i n various un its are provid ed under the field menu.
6-1 Section 6. Maintenance and Troubleshooting These guidelines apply to several Campbell Scientific weather stations. 6.1 Maintenance Proper maintenance of weather s tation components is essential to obtain accurate data. Equipment must be in good operating condition, which requires a program of regular inspection and mai ntenance.
Section 6. Maintenance and Tr oubleshooting 6-2 6.1.4 Sensor Mai ntenance Sensor maint enance should be performed at regular interval s, depending on the desired accuracy and the conditions of use. A s uggested maintenance schedule is outlined below. 1 w eek • Check the py ranometer f or level and contamination.
Section 6. Maintenance and Tr oubleshooting 6-3 2. Punch a very small hole in the bottom of the can. 3. Place the can in the top funnel of the rain gage and pour 16 fluid ounces (1 pint) o f water in to the can. (A 16 oz. so f t drink bottle filled to with in 2.
Section 6. Maintenance and Tr oubleshooting 6-4 At the computer: D. Mak e sure the Station File is con f ig ured correctly. E. Check the cable(s) between the serial port and the modem.
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