KINTECH ENGINEERING
ORBIT 360 | USER GUIDE
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model, a different number of sensors can be connected its frequency, analog or RS485
channels.
All the most common sensors (anemometers, wind vanes, etc.) used in wind & solar
resource assessment are compatible with the Orbit 360. Please refer to the
for an updated compatibility list.
6.6
Powering on the logger
Prior to power on the logger, do all connections and check that all the cables are
properly connected. Also check that the memory has been properly set up and inserted.
Notice that, like the computers do, the logger performs access to memory for both
reading and writing in the power on. If there is a power off during a write access, the
memory could get corrupted. To avoid memory corruption, connect the battery
terminals with the orange plug connector disconnected. After the battery is connected
and cable connectivity is checked, you can connect the orange plug. When plugging and
unplugging the orange connector, do it firmly, to avoid misconnection.
There is a two seconds timing after powering on the logger to ensure that the voltage
stabilizes in all logger circuits. The green light ‘
CPU activity
’ is on and the display is blank.
Afterwards, the logger performs a system auto checking and shows ‘Orbit 360’ and the
firmware version on display.
After the system auto-checking, the logger accesses the external storage memory to
load its configuration. In the memory access, the logger is seeking the last configuration
storage and loads it as its current configuration. Then it gets the date and time from the
internal RTC. If the RTC doesn’t work properly, the logger seeks the last input data
recording and then it loads the date and time from there. During this process, the logger
shows ‘
Loading
’, followed by the higher part of the memory address and the ‘
Site Name
’
loaded from the configuration. In the following line, it shows the estimated number of
days stored on memory. In the last line, it shows the status that the logger had before
being powered off.
If there is no memory connected to the logger when it is powered on, it will wait for a
while for the memory to be inserted, for going on with its logging tasks.
