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WMS-16 Weather Station Operator’ s Manual 1 INT RODUC TION Congrat ulation s on you r purchas e of a WMS- 16 Weather Station, and welcome to the world of modular, user friendly weather data collection.
WMS-16 Weather Station Operator’ s Manual 2 Barometric Pressure Barometric pres sure is sensed us ing a piezoresist ive sensing element. This element responds to chan ges in baro metric pressure w ith a correspondin g change in res istance.
WMS-16 Weather Station Operator’ s Manual 3 INSTALLATION Instal lation of the WMS-16 i s sim p le and straig ht forward, thanks t o its m odular design and termin al-strip conn ections. Figure 1 shows the control module’s rear pan el and the locations of the various connections.
WMS-16 Weather Station Operator’ s Manual 4 Tripod T ower The fiv e foot tripod tow er provided for th e WMS-16 is constructed o f steel tubing for durability and strengt h. Horizont al bracing is a f eature of the tripod t owe r. The tower’s foot brackets can be bolted on to a concrete foundat ion or a w ooden platf orm.
WMS-16 Weather Station Operator’ s Manual 5 Sensor Installation Install the sensors in their chosen locatio ns, bearing in mind the installation consideratio ns noted earlier. Run cables fro m the sensors to the control module location, with no cab le exceeding the maximum allow able length listed in Table 1.
WMS-16 Weather Station Operator’ s Manual 6 To set barometric pressure offset, for sea level, you must first obtain a reliable barometric pressure for your location. The barome tric pressu re range is 28.25 to 30. 75. This can be foun d by contacting the n earest airport or w eather service facility.
WMS-16 Weather Station Operator’ s Manual 7 OPERATION The WMS-16 Weather Station collects and logs data automatically, requiring little user input. Ultimate control, however, is prov ided by the int.
WMS-16 Weather Station Operator’ s Manual 8 averaging period is les s than the logging period the averag e logged will be for a period of time at the end of the logging period equal to th e averaging period.
WMS-16 Weather Station Operator’ s Manual 9 Figure 7 Row an d Column Pr esentati on of Cur rent Dat a Weather Tr ends The curr ent ob ser vatio ns te xt sc ree n disp lays se ver al weat her features in addition to the current sensor readings.
WMS-16 Weather Station Operator’ s Manual 10 not, hover, return to a previous screen, you must return to the main menu and begin the retrieval procedure anew . If you want to fu rther manipu late or obtain a printe d copy follow the procedure described in the Data Download section below.
11 If you want to fu rther manipu late or obtain a printe d copy follow the procedure described in the Data Download section below. Data Download Selection “5” on the main menu “D ata download” – allows you to s ave a perm anent record of th e WMS-16’s stored data.
WMS-16 Weather Station Operator’ s Manual 12 ALARMS There are six us er programmable alarm s on the WMS-16. They can be ass igned to either of tw o alar m switches. (ALARM 1 an d ALARM 2) w hich provide a sw itched connection to ground. Electrical con nection is made to the terminal strip at the positions labeled ALARM 1 and ALARM 2.
13 to always have DCD on . The modem is then plugg ed into a telephone line and it is ready to be called from a remote location. In order to call the WMS-16 f rom a remote computer the computer n eeds to have a com munications program su ch as HyperTermin al or Procom .
WMS-16 Weather Station Operator’ s Manual 14 Sensor type Model Input Calibration Wind Speed WS-01/02 P1 If you intend to add another sensor select A. If you do not want to add another sensor select Q. You will be asked if you ar e sure that you want to er ase memory.
15 From the Station Set Up menu press number 6. ADD OR R EMOVE SENSORS. Then press Y , then ENTER . From the Sensor Type Menu select number 4. Temperatu re. Then press ENTER. From the Temperature Sensors Menu s elect number 1. (WMS-16T). Then press ENT ER .
WMS-16 Weather Station Operator’ s Manual 16 From the Station Set Up menu press number 6. ADD OR R EMOVE SENSORS. Then press Y , then ENTER . From the Sensor Type menu select number 6. (Pressure). Then pr ess ENTER . From the Pressure Sensors menu select number 1.
17 The auxiliary temperature sensor is a thermistor attach ed to a two conductor c able. Connect one conductor to A5 terminal and the other conductor to a GROUND t erminal. INITIALIZATION OF THE AUXILIARY TEMPERATURE SENSOR. Press EXC to get the MAIN MENU.
WMS-16 Weather Station Operator’ s Manual 18 Then select Chann el A2. The Sensor Configura tion menu appears and it will show: SPECIFICA TION S DATA ACQUIS ITION M ODULE Reporting Units : English or.
19 Options : WMS- 16SR Solar Ra diatio n Sensor , i nclud es mount in g arm and 40' cable WMS-16T Auxiliary Air Temperature Sensor , 40’ Cable WMS-16TWS Water or Soil Temperature Sensor , 40’.
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W ARRANTY / DISCLAIMER OMEGA ENGINEERING, INC. warrants this unit to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 13 months from date of purchase. OMEGA ’ s W ARRANTY adds an additional one (1) month grace period to the normal one (1) year product warranty to cover handling and shipping time.
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