Columbia Weather Systems Weather Display, User Manual

Page 1: ... 1 __________________________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Weather Display User Manual Version 4 09 All specifications subject to change without notice Printed in U S A ...

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Page 3: ...a Weather Stations are trademarks of Columbia Weather Systems Inc The information and drawings contained herein are the sole property of Columbia Weather Systems Inc Use of this publication is reserved exclusively for customers of Columbia Weather Systems Inc and their personnel Reproduction of this material is forbidden without the express written consent of Columbia Weather Systems Inc Company A...

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Page 5: ...TION 20 ETHERNET CONNECTION 20 RS 232 CONNECTION 20 Capricorn 2000 2000EX Direct RS 232 Connection 20 Capricorn FLX Direct RS 232 Connection 21 Orion Weather Station Direct RS 232 Connection 21 Magellan Weather Station Direct RS 232 Connection 22 Vela Weather Station Direct RS 232 Connection 22 Magellan MX Weather Station Direct RS 232 Connection 23 Wireless Weather Stations 23 Pulsar Weather Stat...

Page 6: ... 32 Rainfall Rate 32 Density Altitude 32 Solar Radiation 32 Visibility 32 TREND SCREEN 33 MIN MAX SCREEN 34 CONFIGURATION SCREEN 35 Shutdown 35 Reboot 35 OFFSETS 36 UNITS 37 MEASUREMENTS 37 NETWORK 38 ALARMS 39 DATE TIME 41 ABOUT 41 BACKLIGHT 42 SECTION 5 MAINTENANCE 43 SECTION 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 45 Communication 45 Recovery Mode 45 Update Firmware 46 Update Firmware from USB 46 Restore Factory Set...

Page 7: ...Aspirating Radiation Shield 53 Barometric Pressure 53 Celsius Temperature Scale 53 Dew Point 53 Density Altitude 53 Fahrenheit Temperature Scale 53 Global Radiation 53 Heat Index 54 Pyranometer 54 Relative Humidity 54 Sea Level Pressure 54 Solar Radiation 54 Wind Chill 54 UNIT CONVERSION 55 Speed 55 Temperature 55 Distance 55 Pressure 55 Solar Radiation 55 Wind Chill Chart 56 Wind Chill Equation 5...

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Page 9: ...ather Systems Inc Welcome Welcome to the Columbia Weather Systems family of users and congratulations on your purchase of the Weather Display console The Weather Display is a precision monitoring device that requires proper installation and handling Please read this manual completely prior to installation ...

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Page 11: ...uest will jeopardize your claim 1 Open the container and inspect the contents Do not throw away the container or any damaged parts Try to keep items in the same condition as originally received 2 Notify the transport company immediately in writing preferably by facsimile about the shipping damage 3 Wait for the transport company s representative to inspect the shipment personally 4 After inspectio...

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Page 13: ...bia Weather Systems weather station depending on the factory set software configuration Calculates wind chill dew point heat index density altitude and rain rate Displays the rain for the day the week the month and the year Displays wind averages and gusts Displays min max values and time for all parameters for the current day Displays a daily trend graph for all the parameters Displays weather da...

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Page 15: ...Weather Display 15 __________________________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc SECTION 2 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Desktop Chassis ...

Page 16: ..._________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc The Weather Display desktop chassis configuration includes the following 1 Weather Display chassis and base 2 Wall mount power supply 3 RS 232 cable to the weather station for Serial Interface 4 Ethernet cable for Ethernet Interface 5 User manual ...

Page 17: ...________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc 19 Rack Mount Chassis The Weather Display in the 19 rack mount configuration comes with the following 1 Weather Display mounted on a 4U 19 rack mount panel 2 Wall mount power supply 3 RS 232 cable to the Weather Station 4 User manual ...

Page 18: ..._____________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Panel Mount Chassis The Weather Display in the panel mount configuration comes with the following 1 Wall mount power supply 2 RS 232 cable to the Weather Station 3 User manual ...

Page 19: ...se Installation The Weather Display base has four holes for permanent installation on a desktop or any other flat surface at various tilt angles The base also has four mounting holes to secure it to other surfaces including a wall To secure the base 1 Remove the chassis from the base by removing both side knobs Do not discard the white shoulder washers 2 Mark the location of the screw holes on the...

Page 20: ...isplay is shipped with a wall mount switching power supply Input 100V to 240V AC 50 60 Hz 0 6 Amp Output 12V DC 1 25 Amp Ethernet Connection The Weather Display is shipped with a standard 7 foot Ethernet cable for network connection RS 232 Connection The Weather Display is shipped with a standard 7 foot RS 232 cable This cable can be factory configured with additional length and has two RJ 11 conn...

Page 21: ...ther Display 21 __________________________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Capricorn FLX Direct RS 232 Connection Orion Weather Station Direct RS 232 Connection ...

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Page 23: ...______________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Magellan MX Weather Station Direct RS 232 Connection Wireless Weather Stations For all wireless and portable Orion Capricorn Pegasus Capricorn FLX Magellan and Magellan MX weather stations ...

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Page 25: ..._________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Ethernet Connection The Weather Display Console can also be connected to the weather station over a network connection through the Weather MicroServer ...

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Page 27: ...ather Display Be sure to use the power supply provided with the unit The Weather Display will boot up and load the Main monitoring screen First time power up 1 The screen will not display any measurements until it receives the first transmission from the weather station This process can take up to 25 seconds 2 In the Configure screen select Date Time Using the up and down arrow buttons change the ...

Page 28: ...he Main screen and all other data screens This is the date and time of the last received data set Alarm Indicator The green dot indicates that an alarm can be enabled for the weather station For more information see the Alarms section Temperature Displays the temperature reading from the main temperature probe connected to the weather station The value can be displayed in degrees Fahrenheit or Cel...

Page 29: ...nfall reading is reset to zero at midnight Wind Speed Displays wind speed reading The value can be displayed in Miles per Hour mph Kilometers per Hour kph Knots or Meters per Seconds m s The wind speed is updated every second Wind Direction Displays the wind direction reading graphically on a compass rosette and in degrees The wind direction is updated every second 2 Minute Wind Average Displays t...

Page 30: ...m the temperature and the relative humidity sensors The value can be displayed in degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius Heat Index Displays the heat index temperature derived from the temperature and the relative humidity sensors The value can be displayed in degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius Heat Index temperature equals real air temperature when real air temperature is less than 70 F ...

Page 31: ...d and fourth temperature probes connected to the Capricorn Pegasus Capricorn FLX or the 8 Channel MicroServer The values can be displayed in degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius The temperature sensor channels can be used for indoor air soil solar panel cell or outdoor air temperatures at various elevations Rain Today Displays the rainfall reading for the day The value can be displayed in inches or milli...

Page 32: ...ning of the year 00 00 January 1 Rain for the year is displayed in inches or millimeters Rainfall Rate Displays the rainfall rate based on the rainfall for the last 5 minutes This value can be displayed in inches per hour or millimeter per hour Density Altitude Displays the density altitude The value can be displayed in feet or meters The density altitude calculation is based on temperature relati...

Page 33: ...d Screen To display the trend of a parameter select the desired parameter by touching the Select Measurement button Use the up and down arrows to scroll through the list and touch the OK button to select the measurement Cancel will close the dialog without any selection The trend graph displays the data for yesterday and today ...

Page 34: ...mbia Weather Systems Inc Min Max Screen The Min Max screen displays the daily minimum and maximum values and time of occurrence for the main parameters Touch the Yesterday button to display the minimum and maximum values for yesterday The values are displayed in the units defined in the Units screen ...

Page 35: ...t the Input Type For a serial connection select the type of weather station Orion Capricorn Capricorn FLX Magellan Magellan MX Vela or Pulsar For an Ethernet connection select MicroServer and enter the IP address of the MicroServer Touch the numerical entry pad icon to enter or edit the IP address Apply changes when done Shutdown To shut down the Weather Display console touch the Shutdown button a...

Page 36: ... connections Enter an altitude offset in feet to adjust the barometric pressure reading to sea level Enter a pressure offset in inches Hg to adjust the barometric pressure calibration Enter a temperature offset in F to adjust the temperature calibration Enter a wind direction offset to adjust the wind direction calibration When done touch Apply Changes for the offsets to take effect ...

Page 37: ... Units The parameter units can be changed per user requirements Unit change applies to all of the data screens Measurements The Weather Display console is configured at the factory to match the weather station configuration To change the selected parameters check or uncheck the desired parameter and apply changes when done ...

Page 38: ...creen measurement list Network The Weather Display console is configured at the factory with the following network settings IP Address 192 168 0 40 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 0 1 DNS Server 192 168 0 1 To change the network settings touch Network and use the keypad icon to edit the settings Apply changes when done The Weather Display can also be browsed using any Internet browser fo...

Page 39: ...ase note Only one alarm per measurement can be enabled To enable an alarm please follow the procedure below 1 Press the Add button and choose a measurement from the Measurement drop down menu 2 In the Alarm Type drop down menu determine whether the alarm will activate when parameters are above Upper or below Lower a set value 3 Press the keypad image to choose the appropriate value to Trigger the ...

Page 40: ...5 Press Apply Changes to save the alarm When an alarm is triggered the green dot on the Main display screen will change to red and a tone will sound A message will be displayed indicating a parameter has been surpassed To clear the alarm message on the screen and tone press the Dismiss button To remove an alarm select the unwanted measurement on the Alarms screen press the Remove button and then p...

Page 41: ...________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Date Time To change the date and time use the up and down arrow buttons Press Apply Changes when done About The About screen displays the model number serial number and firmware version ...

Page 42: ...mware button on the About screen To upgrade firmware for the Weather Display Console a firmware upgrade file is needed To request a firmware upgrade file please send an email to support columbiaweather com Backlight To preserve the life of the backlight turn it off by touching the Backlight button The Weather Display will still be fully operational To restore the backlight touch any part of the sc...

Page 43: ...__________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc SECTION 5 MAINTENANCE The Weather Display requires no maintenance other than cleaning the chassis and the LCD touch screen To clean the LCD touch screen turn the unit off wipe the screen with an LCD screen cleaner ...

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Page 45: ...e the Interface Module The green power LED should be solid and the red signal LED should be blinking once every second For Capricorn 2000EX or Capricorn FLX stations the Control Module power LED should be on 6 Check the RS 232 cable between the Weather Display and the weather station for proper connection and configuration Use the original cable supplied with the console Recovery Mode Recovery Mod...

Page 46: ...age If you require further assistance please contact Columbia Weather Systems Update Firmware See the Update Firmware section for more information Update Firmware from USB The firmware can also be upgraded through a USB flash drive Contact Columbia Weather Systems for more information Restore Factory Settings In the event a problem occurs with the Display Console the user can enter Recovery Mode a...

Page 47: ...s tar file finally click Restore Settings Safe Shutdown Click Safe Shutdown to properly shut down the Display Console before disconnecting power Boot back to Recovery Mode If a firmware upgrade is required and the unit has been in recovery mode longer than five minutes the unit will need to be rebooted by clicking Boot back to Recovery Mode Boot to Run Mode To boot the unit back into the main user...

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Page 49: ...parts Exclusions Certain parts are not manufactured by CWS i e certain purchased options etc and are therefore not covered by this warranty These parts may be covered by warranties issued by their respective manufacturers and although CWS will not warrant these parts CWS will act as agent for the administration of any such independent warranties during the term of this warranty This warranty does ...

Page 50: ...riginal shipping carton or a sturdy oversized carton Use plenty of packing material B Include A brief description of the problem with all known symptoms Your phone number Your return street shipping address UPS will not deliver to a P O box Write the RMA number on the outside of the box C Shipping Send freight prepaid UPS recommended Insurance is recommended The factory can provide the current rep...

Page 51: ...If your unit is not under warranty we will call you with an estimate of the charges If approved your repaired unit will be returned after all charges including parts labor and return shipping and handling have been paid If not approved your unit will be returned as is via UPS COD for the amount of the UPS COD freight charges ...

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Page 53: ...ion to occur When this temperature is below 0 C it is sometimes called the frost point Density Altitude Density altitude is a meteorological variable that is important to pilots especially during the summer The density altitude is the altitude in a standard atmosphere where the density is the same as the given atmospheric density During a hot muggy summer day a pilot begins take off from an airpor...

Page 54: ...ation vapor pressure Sea Level Pressure The atmospheric pressure at mean sea level either directly measured or most commonly empirically determined from the observed station pressure In regions where the earth s surface pressure is above sea level it is standard observational practice to reduce the observed surface pressure to the value that would exist at a point at sea level directly below Solar...

Page 55: ...Temperature Temperature in C 5 9 temperature in F 32 Temperature in F 1 8 x temperature in C 32 Distance Millimeters 25 4 x inches Pressure Millibars 33 86 x inches of mercury Kilopascals 3 386 x inches of mercury Pounds per square inch 0 49 x inches of mercury Standard atmospheres 0 0334 x inches of mercury Solar Radiation BTU foot2 minutes 0 00529 x watts meter2 Joules centimeter2 minutes 0 006 ...

Page 56: ...rmed a group consisting of several Federal agencies MSC the academic community Indiana University Purdue University in Indianapolis IUPUI University of Delaware and University of Missouri and the International Society of Biometeorology to evaluate and improve the windchill formula The group chaired by the NWS is called the Joint Action Group for temperature Indices JAG TI JAG TI s goal is to upgra...

Page 57: ...__ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Wind Chill Equation WC 35 74 0 6215 T 35 75 V0 16 0 4275 T V0 16 Where WC wind chill temperature in F V wind velocity in mph T air temperature in F Note Wind chill Temperature is only defined for temperatures at or below 50 degrees F and wind speeds above 3 mph ...

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Page 59: ...______________________________________________________________ Columbia Weather Systems Inc Dew Point B ln RH 100 17 2694 T 238 3 T 17 2694 Dew Point in C 238 3 B 1 B Where RH Relative Humidity T Temperature in C Ln Natural logarithm ...

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