Contents
MetPak Base Station User Manual
©
Gill Instruments Ltd
Last Change
Page ii
22 April, 2013
4.
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................ 55
4.1
Fault-Finding ................................................................................................................. 55
4.2
Servicing ....................................................................................................................... 57
4.3
Bench Tests .................................................................................................................. 57
5.
Maintenance ...................................................................................................... 59
6.
Technical Information .......................................................................................... i
6.1
Specification .................................................................................................................... i
6.2
MetPak Base Station Hub PCB Connections .................................................................. iv
6.3
Electrical Conformity Certificate ...................................................................................... v
Figures
Figure 1
U and V Compass points 2 Axis Instruments
2
Figure 2 Position of Temperature and Relative Humidity Probe in the Radiation Shield
3
Figure 3
Internal view of the hub box (top circuit board removed).
14
Figure 4 Connection of Gill USB Cable (Part No. 1723-10-051)
15
Figure 5
RS232 connections
15
Figure 6
RS422 connections
16
Figure 7
RS485 Connections
17
Figure 8
SDI-12 connections
17
Figure 9
MetPak Base Station Example System Pictures
18
Figure 10
Mounting and Dimensions for MetPak Base Station
20
Figure 11
Opening MetView Screen
25
Figure 12
Scanning for MetPak Base Station Devices
26
Figure 13 The MetView Console
27
Figure 14
MetView Gauge Range
30
Figure 15
MetView Graph
31
Figure 16
Setting up data logging
32
Figure 17
Opening MetSet Screen
37
Tables
Table 1
Abbreviations
4
Table 2
Recommended Belden cable types
12
Table 3
Maximum cable lengths for supported communication and sensor network
12
Table 4
Connection status indicators
27
Table 5
MetView scale and unit options
29
Table 6
MetView averaging options
29
Table 7
Max/min markers
29
Table 8
MetView Screen Settings Options
29
Table 9
Default configuration settings
35
Table 10
MetPak Base Station Commands
45
Table 11
Common problems and their solution
55
Table 12
Status codes as output with the MetPak Base Station data string
56
Table 13
HygroClip connections (6-way connector J1)
iv
Table 14
Wind Sensor 10 Metre Cable connections (8-way connector J4)
iv
Table 15
PC communications (8-way connector, J5)
iv
