ECOWITT GW1001, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...ta will be available on your local Wi Fi network and the Internet This manual will guide you step by step through setting up your weather station and gateway and understanding the operation of your weather station Use this manual to become familiar with your professional weather station and save it for future reference Note The stainless steel pole is not included in the package ...

Page 2: ... and Transmitter LED 14 4 2 BEST PRACTICES FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION 15 4 3 WI FI GATEWAY INTRODUCTION 17 4 3 1 LED Indicators 17 4 3 2 Button functions 18 5 PUBLISH TO INTERNET WEATHER SERVICES 19 5 1 GATEWAY WI FI CONFIGURATION 19 5 2 ADDING WEATHER SERVICES 23 5 3 ECOWITT WEATHER 27 5 3 1 Viewing data on ecowitt net 28 5 4 WEATHER UNDERGROUND 31 5 4 1 WU Dashboard vs Live Data 32 5 5 CALIBRATI...

Page 3: ...E LIST 40 5 10 MANAGE WUNDERGROUND 40 5 11 UNIT SETTINGS 41 5 12 MANAGE ECOWITT 41 5 13 VIEWING DATA ON WUNDERGROUND COM 43 6 MAINTENANCE 47 7 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 49 8 SPECIFICATIONS 54 9 WARRANTY INFORMATION 56 ...

Page 4: ...dy 2 U Bolts for mounting on a pole 4 Threaded nuts for U Bolts M6 size 1 Metal mounting plate to be used with U Bolts 1 Wrench for M6 bolts 1 User manual this manual Table 1 Package content If components are missing from the package or broken or any problem during the operation please contact customer service to resolve the issue Note The gateway must be plugged into a USB 2 0 or later port for i...

Page 5: ...multi channel temperature and humidity sensors Up to 8 WH51 soil moisture sensors Up to 4 WH41 WH43 PM2 5 air quality sensors One WH45 PM2 5 PM10 CO2 temperature and humidity all in 1 sensor Up to 4 WH55 Water leak sensors One WH57 Lightning sensor Up to 8 WN34 Temp Sensors Up to 8 WN30 multi channel temp probe sensors Up to 8 WN35 leaf wetness sensors Calculates dew point for outdoor sensor cloud...

Page 6: ...sure to select the model of the units with the same RF frequency as your gateway the frequency is different for various countries because of regulations Note Only sensor data supported by each specific service will be uploaded For example the Wunderground only accepts outdoor sensor data therefore it will not display the following sensor data on their website Indoor temperature and humidity from t...

Page 7: ...ata remotely we recommend you to use the Ecowitt server Outdoor Sensor Package Outdoor temperature and humidity Wind speed gust speed and wind direction Rainfall rate and totals for day week month and year Solar light intensity and UV index ...

Page 8: ...best if you do not connect the gateway to any Internet services until you have reset these false readings using the gateway The errant values may be hard to remove from Internet services if you do not reset first Attention Ensure batteries are installed with correct polarity Do not mix old and new batteries Do not use rechargeable batteries If outdoor temperature may go below 32F or 0C for prolong...

Page 9: ...le in Figure 3 on the right side has four holes through which the ends of the two U Bolts will fit The plate itself is inserted in a groove on the bottom of the unit opposite side of solar panel Note that one side of the plate has a straight edge which goes into the groove the other side is bent at a 90 degree angle and has a curved profile which will end up hugging the mounting pole Once the meta...

Page 10: ...o damage 4 1 2 Install wind vane Push the wind vane onto the shaft on the bottom side of the sensor package until it goes no further as shown on the left side in Figure 5 Next tighten the set screw with a Philips screwdriver size PH0 as shown on the right side until the wind vane cannot be removed from the axle Make sure the wind vane can rotate freely The wind vane s movement has a small amount o...

Page 11: ...ed cup installation diagram 4 1 4 Install Batteries in sensor package Open the battery compartment with a screwdriver and insert 2 AA batteries in the battery compartment The LED indicator on the back of the sensor package item 9 will turn on for four seconds and then flash once every 16 seconds indicating sensor data transmission If you did not pay attention you may have missed the initial indica...

Page 12: ...section you may want to skip to setup instructions in section 4 3 and onwards first while you keep the assembled outdoor sensor package nearby although preferably not closer than 5 ft from the gateway This will make any troubleshooting and adjustments easier and avoids any distance or interference related issues from the setup After setup is complete and everything is working return here for outdo...

Page 13: ...ightens all four nuts taking care to do so evenly Do not use a wrench yet Now you will need to align the whole package in the proper direction by rotating it on top of the mounting pipe as needed Locate the arrow labeled WEST that you will find on top of the sensor package right next to the light sensor on the opposite side of the solar panel You must rotate the whole sensor package until this arr...

Page 14: ...g pipe as necessary If the bubble is close but not quite inside the circle and you cannot adjust the mounting pipe you may have to experiment with small wooden or heavy cardboard shims between the sensor package and the top of the mounting pole to achieve the desired result this will require loosening the bolts and some experimentation Make sure you check and correct if necessary the westerly orie...

Page 15: ...monitors and TVs Radio Frequency Interference RFI If you have other devices operating on the same frequency band as your indoor and or outdoor sensors and experience intermittent communication between sensor package and gateway try turning off these other devices for troubleshooting purposes You may need to relocate the transmitters or receivers to avoid the interference and establish reliable com...

Page 16: ...st change the placement of sensor package and or gateway The following table shows different transmission media and expected signal strength reductions Each wall or obstruction decreases the transmission range by the factor shown below Medium RF Signal Strength Reduction Glass untreated 5 15 Plastics 10 15 Wood 10 40 Brick 10 40 Concrete 40 80 Metal 90 100 Table 3 RF Signal Strength reduction ...

Page 17: ...emperature humidity and barometric 3 in 1 sensor Table 4 gateway parts identification Before configuring the gateway with your mobile application please read the description of the LED indicators 2 and 3 and button function for better understanding 4 3 1 LED Indicators RF Blue Indicates RF data receiving status Flash each indicates one packet of RF data from a sensor was received Off steady indica...

Page 18: ...ut 5 seconds until the Wi Fi status LED is fast flashing indicating the gateway is ready for Wi Fi configuration Reset Mode Hold the black button for about 10 seconds till the red light and blue light flash simultaneously for three times will reset the gateway to factory settings The history data Wi Fi settings calibration etc are all lost and need to be setup again via WS View app Note 1 When pow...

Page 19: ...g data in real time from all over the world Ecowitt Weather Site https www ecowitt net Ecowitt s new weather server that can host a bunch of sensors that other services don t support at this time Table 5 Supported weather services 5 1 Gateway Wi Fi Configuration The gateway can function as an independent Wi Fi access point during Wi Fi configuration This will be used to allow your mobile applicati...

Page 20: ...plication and make sure the location permission function is granted on when you are running the app for the first time In case you disabled the location access function for this application please go to your mobile device settings page and configure it as on The application needs your location to configure weather services 4 Press Configure New Device This may be automatic on the very first use of...

Page 21: ... some numbers Wait until connected You may see a message such as Unsecured Network and No Internet connection this is normal and can be ignored Return to the mobile application Enter your preferred Wi Fi SSID network name and security password You can set the uploading to weather servers Ecowitt Weather Weather Underground Weather Cloud WOW Customized Website on this page or do that after the Wi F...

Page 22: ...of the Live Data screen please check the following Wait for 1 2 minutes and check whether the device will appear and go to the Live Data screen If the Device List still shows blank check whether your mobile device has been returned to your normal Wi Fi network setting If not change it manually ...

Page 23: ...most the same on both Android version and iOS version 10 Check the data quality and make sure sensor s are properly detected by the gateway 11 With your obtained sensor ID or MAC address register your device on the dedicated weather service you submitted 12 If you register with WU the current day history data can be viewed on WS View app 5 2 Adding weather services You may have configured weather ...

Page 24: ...24 Figure 13 Device List screen On the Live Data screen press the More button in the upper right and select Weather Services from the menu ...

Page 25: ...25 Figure 14 Live Data screen with settings menu Navigate to the weather service you wish to configure by pressing Next and enter the appropriate data ...

Page 26: ...26 Figure 14 Weather Services uploading setting screen ...

Page 27: ...N button displayed blue and set the uploading interval time Copy the MAC address will be used to add the device on the server later Press Save on the page Press Register at ecowitt net and finish the registration on the page Press the button and select enter your email address Set a password for your ecowitt account Press Submit Enter the captcha you received from your email box and press submit ...

Page 28: ...View app To use the full settings please visit the ecowitt website on your browser or on a computer If you could not register on the WS View app please go to the website to register and add the device Any question please contact us at support ecowitt com 5 3 1 Viewing data on ecowitt net You can observe your sensor s data by using the ecowitt net web site You will use a URL like this one where you...

Page 29: ...TATIONID Note If you want to share your station data with other users you may use the Share option under the Menu to create a share link It will show a page such as this where you can look at today s data and historical data as well Dashboard ...

Page 30: ...30 Graph display List display ...

Page 31: ...l Alerts 5 4 Weather Underground If you are planning to use wunderground com you must have an account and register a new personal weather station You may do so on the Wunderground uploading page in the WS View application ...

Page 32: ... 4 1 WU Dashboard vs Live Data You should be aware that the sensor information presented here represents the latest as seen by WU from the last successful upload and may not be identical what is on your live data screen Here is a short explanation showing data difference Live Data is obtained by the mobile app by connecting directly to the gateway This can only happen when your mobile device and g...

Page 33: ...strument that measures pressure at the same location In practice sometimes small adjustments of a few hPa may be needed The relative pressure represents what the air pressure would indicate if your station was at sea level and depends on the altitude of your gateway and cannot be known in advance This is why it needs an adjustment There are different manners in which to handle this adjustment We w...

Page 34: ...a ground floor and have the gateway on a desk you ll have to add something like 3 4 ft If you are using a GPS system that tells you elevation make sure it is right next to the gateway and you ll be able to read the correct elevation right from the GPS results without further adjustment 4 With the correct altitude elevation in hand you will need to determine the correct offset To be added to the ab...

Page 35: ...he METAR information For the example we would enter KNUQ and find a result output like 30 09 inches Hg 1019 0 mb Sea level pressure 1019 1 mb 8 Go to the calibration settings page and observe the REL Barometer value this is the value we just adjusted in step 4 above Compare the REL value with the value from the airport IN our example the REL display was 1022 9 where we expected 1019 1 This then te...

Page 36: ...l free to change the pressure units to whatever you like Note Airport METAR data is often only updated every 10 15 or even 30 minutes If you use the information in the procedure above you may be looking at pressure data that is out of date by as much as the update interval To get best results observe several times and figure out the update interval and then use two values for the procedure one tak...

Page 37: ...37 1 Visit Wunderground com and click Join as the right top arrow indicates and select the Sign up for free option 2 Click More and select Add Weather Station to register your station ...

Page 38: ...38 3 Click verify location and fill out the form After submitting the form you will see the following ...

Page 39: ...lect sensor type Set time zone Reboot Device Reset to Factory Settings 5 8 Sensor ID On Live Data page press More and select Sensor ID to set the following View sensor ID signal bar and battery power condition Register the sensor when offline Enable or disable the sensor Input the Sensor ID when offline ...

Page 40: ...select Device List to view all your devices You can press your device to view or modify the settings Note This function requires that your phone and the console is using the same network 5 10 Manage Wunderground You can add or delete WU Station ID by selecting Manage Wunderground on the submenu ...

Page 41: ...n set your desired display units by selecting Unit Settings on the submenu 5 12 Manage Ecowitt Once you created your ecowitt account successful on the WS View app you may select Manage Ecowitt on the submenu to manage your device ...

Page 42: ...42 You may view your weather station data by pressing your device on this screen ...

Page 43: ... dashboard ID ST ATIONID It will show a page such as this where you can look at today s data and historical data as well There are also some very useful mobile apps The URLs provided here go to the Web version of the application pages You can also find them directly from the iOS or Google Play stores WunderStation iPad application for viewing your station s data and graphs https itunes apple com u...

Page 44: ...44 WU Storm iPad and iPhone application for viewing radar images animated wind cloud coverage and detailed forecast and PWS station data https itunes apple com us app wu storm id955957721 ...

Page 45: ...nes apple com us app weather underground forecast id486154 808 https play google com store apps details id com wunderground androi d weather hl en PWS Weather Station Monitor View weather conditions in your nei ghborhood or even right in your own backyard Connects to wundergr ound com ...

Page 46: ...46 https itunes apple com us app pws weather station monitor id713705929 ...

Page 47: ...it up Clean the funnel and bucket with a damp cloth to remove any dirt debris and insects Spray the array lightly with insecticide if there s a bug infestation Figure Rain gauge installation maintenance Clean Solar Radiation Sensor and Solar Panel The solar radiation sensor and solar panel of the outdoor sensor array need to be cleaned with a non abrasive slightly damp cloth every 3 months ...

Page 48: ... for environmental friendly In serious environments check the batteries every 3 months and apply a corrosion preventing compound not included on the battery terminals for protection To Prevent Snow build up In snowy days use anti icing silicon spray on the top of the weather station to prevent snow build up ...

Page 49: ...ou may have a defective unit Make sure the gateway has been powered with 5V 1A power supply or above If the batteries power supply may have been changed in the remote and or the gateway and the gateway has not been reset the solution may be as simple as powering cycling the gateway plug off the gateway for about 10 seconds and reconnect If you still have problems bring the outdoor sensor to a loca...

Page 50: ...ural barriers you may also have to move the outdoor sensor higher and or closer Relative pressure does not agree with official reporting station Relative pressure refers to sea level equivalent temperature and should generally agree closely with the official station If there is a disagreement make sure you are not looking at absolute pressure in particular if your station is not near sea level Als...

Page 51: ...g it up under My PWS If there s a number 1 on the station key try to input the lower case of letter L to replace it on the app Make sure the date time and time zone is correct on the WS View app If it is not incorrect you may be reporting data for a point in the past or future and you may not see it where you expect it Check your router firewall settings The gateway sends data via port 80 If you c...

Page 52: ...nd wait for several minutes 5 Power on the gateway and hold the black button for 5s till the red LED flash fast 6 Open the Wi Fi network on your phone and connect to the hotspot of GW1000 WIFIXXXX 7 Open the WS View app and click Configure New Device select GW1000 click Next 8 Follow the instructions on the app Method 2 9 On a PC go to our website 10 go to Support and click MANUAL SOFTWARE 11 sear...

Page 53: ...our router password to none and then do the configuration again If successfully you may set your router password back and configure the gateway again Method 5 Try the configuration using a different mobile device If still unsuccessfully please contact our Customer Service Department via email support ecowitt com or ecowittweather outlook com ...

Page 54: ...ange 10 99 Humidity accuracy 5 Humidity resolution 1 Rain volume display range 0 9999 mm or 0 199 99 in Rain volume accuracy 10 Rain volume resolution 0 3 mm for volume 1 000 mm 1 mm for volume 1 000 mm or 0 01 in for volume 100 in 1 mm for volume 100 in Wind speed range 0 50 m s 0 100 mph Wind speed accuracy 1 m s speed 5 m s 10 speed 5 m s or 0 1 mph speed 11 mph 10 speed 11 mph UV Index range 0...

Page 55: ...ower Specification USB gateway 5V DC Outdoor sensor Solar panel built in Outdoor sensor backup 2 x AA 1 5V LR6 Alkaline not included or 2 x AA 1 5V Lithium battery not included Table 8 Power specification The primary power source for the outdoor sensor is the solar panel When available solar power light over recent period is insufficient the batteries will be used In outdoor climates that frequent...

Page 56: ...riginal date of purchase is valid only on products purchased and only to the original purchaser of this product To receive warranty service the purchaser must contact us for problem determination and service procedures This limited warranty covers only actual defects within the product itself and does not cover the cost of installation or removal from a fixed installation normal set up or adjustme...