Raddy L7, User Manual

Page 1: ...sole 9 3 4 2 Setup the Display Console 11 3 4 3 Connect Sensors with Display Console 12 3 5 Sensor Operation Verification 13 3 6 WiFi Setup Guide 14 4 Sensors Pre Installation 14 4 1 Test the Sensors Before Installation 14 4 2 Site Survey Before Installation 14 4 3 Best Practices for Wireless Communication 15 5 Final Installation of Sensors 16 5 1 Integrated outdoor Sensor Installation 16 6 Low Ba...

Page 2: ... ON OFF 33 9 Optional Calibration Mode 33 9 1 Calibration of Temperature Mode 34 9 2 Calibration of Humidity Mode 35 9 3 Calibration of Sensors Mode 36 10 Other Features of Display Console 40 10 1 Weather Forecasting 40 10 2 Weather Icons 41 10 3 Moon Phase 42 10 4 Feels Like and AT Temperature 42 10 5 Pressure Threshold Setting 44 10 6 Restore Factory Default 45 11 Maintenance 45 12 Trouble Shoot...

Page 3: ...ng pole Never install the weather station in a storm Warning Installing your weather station in a high location may result in injury or death Perform as much of the initial check out and operation on the ground and inside a building or home Only install the weather station on a clear dry day 3 Getting Started The weather station consists of a display console a sensor array with Integrated Outdoor ...

Page 4: ... LxW 6 3x 3 7inch 160X93mm 1 Integrated Outdoor Transmitter Dimensions 13x11x5 9 inch 330x280x150mm 1 Foot Mounting with pole insert Dimensions 4x3x1 5inch 101x76x37mm 1 Mounting Bracket Back Plate pole mount Dimensions 3x2 96x0 79inch 76x75x20mm 1 Mounting Pole Dimensions 11 8x1 18x0 79inch 300x30x20mm ...

Page 5: ... 5 QTY Item Image 2 Pole mounting nuts M3 bolts Ø3 4 Pole mounting nuts M5 bolts Ø5 4 Tapping screws 1 Manual 1 Power Adapter Figure 1 ...

Page 6: ...The outdoor sensor array must be powered and updating before powering up the console or the console will stop scanning and connecting with the sensors The following illustration shows the full segment of integrated outdoor sensor including Thermo Hygrometer Wind Rain UV and Sunlight sensor as shown in Figure 2 3 3 1 Install Integrated Outdoor Sensor Battery Figure 2 ...

Page 7: ...ot install the batteries backwards You can permanently damage the outdoor sensors The solar panel does not charge the batteries so rechargeable batteries are not recommended Figure 3 Remove the battery door on the back of the sensor by removing the set screw as show in Figure 4 Figure 4 ...

Page 8: ...set screw Note We recommend installing Lithium AA batteries for outdoor sensors in cold weather environments The Integrated outdoor sensor LED indicator White button will light for 3 seconds and then flash once per 16 seconds thereafter Each time it flashes the sensor is transmitting data Figure 5 Note If the sensor does not power up after inserting the batteries press the reset button as shown in...

Page 9: ...4 Display Console 3 4 1 Layout of Display Console The following illustration shows the full segment LCD display for feature description purposes only in Figure 7 and will not appear like this during normal operation ...

Page 10: ...low icon 14 Reception signal Icon 15 Min Max reset for 24h icon 16 WiFi network signal icon 17 Wind direction N W S E 18 Wind direction value display 19 Integrated outdoor sensor Low power indicator 20 Temperature units F or C 21 Humidity units of measure 22 Pressure REL and ABS display 23 Pressure units of measure 24 Pressure Hi Lo Alarm icon 25 Wind gust and average display 26 Wind speed units o...

Page 11: ...battery consumption and extend the service life The console will instantly display indoor temperature humidity dew point air pressure weather forecast moon phase time and date 2 Display Console Batteries Installation Remove the battery door on the back of the display as shown in Figure 8 Install three AAA alkaline or lithium batteries The display will beep once and layout of display will light up ...

Page 12: ...ay console is powered up it will automatically scan all the nearby Integrated Outdoor sensors Note Do not press any button until all the remote sensors report in the display screen otherwise the display console will terminate to connect with remote sensors Note While in the search mode the remote search icon will be constantly displayed until all the measured values received The console will autom...

Page 13: ...utdoor sensor back and forth several times You will heard a ticking sound within the rain gauge Verify the rain reading on the display console is not reading 0 00 Each ticking represents 0 1 inch of rainfall 2 Verify proper operating of the wind speed Rotate the wind cups manually or with a constant speed fan Verify the wind speed is not reading 0 0 3 Verify proper operation of in outdoor temperat...

Page 14: ... the permanent location In this period you can check out all of the functions ensure proper operation and familiarize with the professional weather station and calibration procedures This will also allow you to test the wireless range of the weather station 4 2 Site Survey Before Before Installation Do a site survey before installing the weather station Take the following points into Consider 1 Cl...

Page 15: ... reach up to 656ft 200m due to building obstructions walls and interference 5 Radio interference such as PCs radios or TV sets can in the worst case entirely cut off radio communication Please take this into consideration when choosing display console or mounting locations 4 3 Best Practices for Wireless Communication Wireless communication is susceptible to other interference such as distance wal...

Page 16: ...tal barriers such as aluminum siding If you have metal siding align the remote and console through a window to get a clear line of sight The following is a table of reception loss vs the transmission medium 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...

Page 17: ...irection N is North E is East S is South W is West Northern Hemispheres Southern Hemispheres 5 1 1 Northern Hemispheres NOR References The cardinal directions N S E W molded on the body of the outdoor sensor are indicators for the Northern Hemisphere only Step 1 There is a S indicator on the wind vane that indicates South as shown in Figure 9 Check the wind directions with compass and Align this S...

Page 18: ...rt 17 of Chapter 7 2 5 1 2 Southern Hemispheres NOR References For Southern Hemisphere installations ignore the direction N S E W and face the solar panel to the North and in a sunny position when it comes to install the Integrated outdoor sensor as show in figure 10 Step 1 Install the Integrated outdoor transmitter and face the solar panel to the North South North ...

Page 19: ... or SOU on the Display Console and the directions of the sensor have to be adjusted to match with your real location If the wind direction sensor is not positioned correctly during installation permanent wind direction error will be introduced 5 1 3 Mounting Fixing the Sensor Horizontally Fasten the integrated outdoor sensor to the mounting pole brackets with two foot mounting screws Ø3 bolts and ...

Page 20: ... 20 Then tighten the mounting pole to your existing mounting pole with the four bolts Ø5 and nuts M5 or fix it on the flat surface with four tapping screws as show in Figure 11 Figure 11 ...

Page 21: ...door sensor to the mounting pole brackets with two foot mounting screws Ø3 bolts and M3 nuts Then tighten the mounting pole to your existing mounting pole with the four bolts Ø5 and nuts M5 or fix it on the flat surface with four tapping screws as show in Figure 12 Figure 12 ...

Page 22: ...ry types such as alkaline and lithium together 7 Display Console Operation 7 1 Quick Display Mode Note The display console has five keys for easy operation MAX MIN key ALARM key SET key CHANNEL and SNOOZE LIGHT key Note To exit the Quick Display Mode at any time press the SNOOZE key of the display console While in Normal Mode press do not hold the SET key to enter the Quick Display Mode as follows...

Page 23: ...ss the CHANNEL or MAX MIN key to toggle between AT Apparent Temperature and dew point 5 Wind Average Press the CHANNEL or MAX MIN key to toggle between current 2mins and 10 minutes 6 Absolute Pressure and Relative Pressure Press the CHANNEL or MAX MIN key to toggle between absolute pressure and relative pressure 7 2 Set Program Mode While in Normal Mode press and hold the SET key for at least thre...

Page 24: ...ss the SET key again to set the hour Press the CHANNEL key or MAX MIN key to adjust the hour up or down During afternoon hours the PM icon will display 4 Change Minute Press the SET key again to set the minute Press the CHANNEL key or MAX MIN key key to adjust the minute up or down 5 Date Format default MM DD Press the SET key again to enter the Day Month format mode Press the CHANNEL or MAX MIN k...

Page 25: ...h Press the SET key again to change the wind speed units of measure Press the CHANNEL key or MAX MIN key to toggle the wind speed units between m s km h mph knots bft or ft s 12 Rainfall Units of Measure default Inch Press the SET key again to change the Rainfall units of measure Press CHANNEL key or MAX MIN key to toggle the rainfall units between mm and inch 13 Barometric Pressure Display Units ...

Page 26: ...T key again to change the location division Press the CHANNEL key or MAX MIN key to toggle the position of the earth Northern Hemisphere NOR or Southern Hemisphere SOU Refer to 5 0 Final Installation of Sensors 7 3 Sensors Search Mode To reacquire the lost signal press and hold the CHANNEL button for 3 seconds to enter the sensor search mode The icon AIO will appear in the time area You can synchr...

Page 27: ...lay in date area from the new LORA outdoor transmitter ID number is on the transmitter body Press the do not hold ALARM key again to return to the last ID number 7 4 Max Min Viewing and Reset Mode 7 4 1 Max Record Viewing and Reset In normal mode press do not hold the MAX MIN key the MAX icon will be displayed in date area Press the SET key to view Max values of rainfall rate 24h week or month win...

Page 28: ...e indoor temperature and humidity Dew Point Press the MAX MIN key for three seconds to clear all Min values pressure temperature and humidity minimum values Press the SNOOZE or MAX MIN key to exit the min max checking and reset mode return to normal display mode Note The Minimum values will display the current values after reset 7 5 Snooze Mode If the alarm sounds and you wish to silence the alarm...

Page 29: ...conds BL OFF icon will be displayed for three seconds in the date area Note If the display console plugged into AC adapter power the time area will display AC ON and the backlight will remain on It is not recommended leaving the display backlight on for a long period of time when operating on batteries only or the batteries will run out quickly Note The backlight operation is different when operat...

Page 30: ...ate area At the same time Alarm 1 time and HI alarm parameters of indoor dew point temperature and humidity outdoor temperature and humidity rain rate AT feels like wind gust wind average absolute pressure UV index Sunlight Press SET key to view Alarm 2 time and HI alarm parameters of 24h rainfall outdoor dew point relative pressure Press ALARM key again to view the LOW alarms along with the alarm...

Page 31: ...the CHANNEL key or MAX MIN key to increase or decrease the alarm settings or press and hold the CHANNEL key or MAX MIN key for three seconds to increase or decrease the alarm settings rapidly Press the ALARM key to turn on the alarm icon will appear and off the alarm Time Alarm 1 and Alarm 2 Outdoor Temperature Outdoor Humidity Outdoor AT Apparent Temperature Outdoor Dew Point Outdoor Feels Like T...

Page 32: ...m hour alarm 1 2 Alarm minute alarm 1 3 Alarm hour alarm 2 4 Alarm minute alarm 2 5 Outdoor temp HI alarm 6 Outdoor temp low alarm 7 Outdoor humidity HI alarm 8 Outdoor humidity low alarm 9 Outdoor AT high alarm 10 Outdoor AT low alarm 11 Outdoor dew point HI alarm 12 Outdoor dew point low alarm 13 Outdoor feels like HI alarm 14 Outdoor feels like low alarm 15 Wind Gust HI alarm 16 Wind Average HI...

Page 33: ...e BZ ON beeper on or BZ OFF beeper off depending on the current setting Display console return to normal mode without any operation in three seconds 9 Optional Calibration Mode Note The calibrated value can only be adjusted on the display console The outdoor remote sensor s always displays the un calibrated or measured value Note The measured humidity range is between 10 and 99 Humidity cannot be ...

Page 34: ...pically update once per hour The purpose of your weather station is to measure conditions of your surroundings which vary significantly from location to location 9 1 Calibration of Temperature Mode In normal mode press and hold the SET and CHANNEL keys at the same time for five seconds to enter the temp calibration mode The indoor temperature will begin flashing Press the CHANNEL key or MAX MIN ke...

Page 35: ...idity reading in increments of 1 Press and hold the CHANNEL key or MAX MIN key for three seconds to increase or decrease rapidly Press the ALARM key to reset current value Press the SET key switch to outdoor humidity To exit the humidity calibration mode at any time press the SNOOZE LIGHT button of the display console If no operation is performed the calibration mode will timeout in 30 seconds Not...

Page 36: ... value will flash The default value is 0 00 inHg Press the CHANNEL key or MAX MIN key to increase or decrease the absolute pressure value in increments of 0 01 inHg Press and hold the CHANNEL or MAX MIN key for three seconds to increase or decrease rapidly Press the ALARM key to reset current value Example The calibrated pressure sources measure 28 37 inHg The display console pressure reads 28 75 ...

Page 37: ...o sea level To compare pressure conditions from one location to another meteorologists correct the pressure to sea level conditions Because the air pressure decreases as you rise in altitude the sea level corrected pressure the pressure your location would be at if located at sea level is generally higher than your measured pressure Thus your absolute pressure may read 28 62 inHg 969 mb at an alti...

Page 38: ...e SET button again and the wind speed value will flash the default is 1 00 Press the CHANNEL key or MAX MIN key to adjust the wind speed calibration factor from 0 75 to 1 25 where Calibrated Wind Speed Calibration factor x Measured Wind Speed Press and hold the CHANNEL or MAX MIN key for three seconds to increase or decrease rapidly Press the ALARM key to reset current value Note The wind gust is ...

Page 39: ...ted source wind speed is a difficult parameter to measure We recommend using a calibrated wind meter and constant high speed fan Rain Calibration In the calibration mode press the SET again three times and the rain value will flash the default is 1 00 Press the CHANNEL key or MAX MIN key to adjust the rain calibration factor from 0 75 to 1 25 where Calibrated Rain Calibration factor x Measured Rai...

Page 40: ... again and the sunlight value will flash the default is 1 00 Press the CHANNEL key or MAX MIN key to adjust the sunlight calibration factor from 0 75 to 1 25 where Calibrated Sunlight Calibration factor x Measured Sunlight Press and hold the CHANNEL or MAX MIN key for three seconds to increase or decrease rapidly Press the ALARM key to reset current value 10 Other Features of Display Console 10 1 ...

Page 41: ...n to location The tendency is simply a tool for projecting weather changing conditions and is never to be relied upon as an accurate method to predict the weather 10 2 Weather Icons Condition Icon Description Sunny Pressure is rising and the previous condition is partly cloudy Partly Cloudy Pressure is falling and the previous condition is sunny or Pressure is rising and the previous condition is ...

Page 42: ...n is partly cloudy or Pressure is rising and the previous condition is rainy Rainy Pressure is falling and the previous condition is cloudy 10 3 Moon Phase The following moon phases are displayed based on the calendar date 10 4 Feels Like and AT Temperature ...

Page 43: ...t Index and Wind Chill 1 Temperatures less than 4 4 C 40 F the wind chill is displayed as shown in the National Weather Service Wind Chill Table below 2 Temperatures greater than 26 7 C 80 F the heat index is displayed as shown in the National Weather Service Heat Index Table below ...

Page 44: ...ditions Regression equations of this universal scale are formulated for indoors outdoors in shade but exposed to wind and outdoors exposed to wind and solar radiation Of these outdoors in shade but exposed to wind has been chosen as most informative 10 5 Pressure Threshold Setting The pressure threshold the negative or positive rate of change of pressure signifying a change in the weather can be a...

Page 45: ...console to factory default WiFi network Weather server and display press the MAX MIN key while plugging in power adaptor at the same time Take out batteries before starting the reset operation 11 Maintenance Clean the rain gauge of Integrated Outdoor Transmitter once every 3 months Unscrew the rain collector funnel by turning it 30 counter clockwise Gently remove the rain collector funnel Clean an...

Page 46: ... 46 A Remove the rain collector funnel B Install the collector funnel ...

Page 47: ...g in to console There are dashes on the display console If any of the sensor communication is lost dashes will be displayed on the screen To reacquire the signal press and hold the CHANNEL button for 3 seconds choose the lost sensor and the remote search icon will be constantly displayed Once the signal is reacquired the remote search ...

Page 48: ...transmitting through solid metal acts as an RF shield or earth barrier down a hill Move the display console around electrical noise generating devices such as computers TVs and other wireless transmitters or receivers Move the remote sensor to a higher location Move the remote sensor to a closer location Indoor and Outdoor Temperature do not agree Allow up to one hour for the sensors to stabilize ...

Page 49: ...e to match the indoor and outdoor humidity to a known source Display console contrast is weak Replace console batteries with a fresh set of batteries 13 Specification 13 1 Measurement Specifications The following table provides specifications for the measured parameters Measurement Range Accuracy Resolution Indoor Temperature 0 to 60 C 32 to 140 F 1 C 2 F 0 1 C F Outdoor Temperature 40 to 60 C 40 ...

Page 50: ...nlight 0 to 200klux 15 15 Rain 0 to 9999mm 15mm 1 mm 15mm to 9999mm 7 1000mm 0 3mm 1000mm 1mm Wind Direction 0 360º 10º 16 point compass 1º 16 point compass Wind Speed 0 to 50 m s 2 m s 10 m s 0 3m s 10m s 50 m s 10 whichever is greater 0 1 m s Barometric Pressure 300 to 1100 hpa 3 hpa 0 1 hpa ...

Page 51: ...ncluded Integrated Outdoor Sensor 3xAA alkaline batteries or Lithium batteries not included the batteries provide backup power when there is limited solar energy Note Solar panel doesn t charge the battery and it is an auxiliary power supply Adapter 5 9V 500mA included Battery life Minimum 12 months for base station with excellent reception Intermittent reception may reduce the battery life Minimu...