Spectrum Technologies 3315WD2, Product Manual

Page 1: ...1 2000 Series Weather Stations PRODUCT MANUAL Model s 2900ET 2800 2700 2550 ...

Page 2: ...n Pg 13 17 4 Keypad Operations Setting date time display units degree day counter chill hour counter Pg 18 22 5 Daily Archive Accessing the daily data Pg 25 6 Battery Replacement Pg 26 7 Clearing the Logger s Memory Pg 27 8 LCD Display Descriptions Pg 28 29 Note The station is shipped with a pull tab that extends out of the top of the battery plate Removing this tab allows the clock crystal to rec...

Page 3: ...e Weather Station with the Keypad 14 Setting the Logging Interval 14 Setting the Sensor Type 15 Setting Geographic Data for the ET Report 16 Setting the Degree Day Calculation Method 17 Other Keypad Operations 18 Setting the Date and Time 19 Setting the Display Units 20 Setting the Degree Day Counter 21 Setting the Chill Hour Counter 22 Configuring the Wireless Radio Address 23 Calibrating the Win...

Page 4: ...tentials The arrow keys can be used to pro gram the station s logging interval and assign sensors to the ex ternal sensor ports You can also scroll through the sensor readings Degree Day Chill Hour calculations and set your tem perature ranges General overview Model 2800 Stations The model 2800 station is equipped with 9 external sensor ports It can be connected to any WatchDog external sensor Thi...

Page 5: ...rvals For example for a 30 min interval the sta tion will run for 183 days before wrapping data Size 2900ET 2700 12 in 30 cm x 8 5 in 21 5 cm x 12 in 30 cm 2550 2800 10 in 26 cm x 8 5 in 21 5 cm x 3 5 in 8 5 cm Weight with rain collector and anemometer 6 4 lbs 2 9 kg Power Source 4 AA batteries Battery Life 10 months with alkaline batteries 12 months with Lithium Available External Sensor ports 6 ...

Page 6: ... 5 2900ET Operating Temperature Range 22 to 130 F 30 to 55 C Weather Station Firmware Version Number of Sensors Available Channels 2550 2700 6 9 2 A D 2800 3 2 2 A D 2900ET 6 9 1 A For a Weather Station to be compatible with the SMEC300 sensor SpecWare software version 9 04 or later is required See the following table for the earliest compatible firmware and number of sensors that can be used per ...

Page 7: ...y for the respective logger port until the sensor is connected Item Sensor Description 3666 Leaf Wetness 3667 6ft 3667 20 20ft External Soil Temperature 3670i Silicon Pyranometer 3668i 3668i3 3668i6 Quantum Light 3669 Soil Moisture Transducer 6470 6 6ft 6470 20 20ft WaterScout SMEC 300 Soil Moisture EC Temp Sensor 6460 6ft 6460 20 20ft WaterScout SM 100 Soil Moisture Sensor 6450WD 6ft 6450WD20 20f...

Page 8: ...ositioned the self tapping screw should be screwed into the arm through the hole drilled in the clamp These parts improve resistance to electrostatic discharge Push the wind cups onto the bottom of the shaft flush with the bottom of the assembly and tighten the set screw When released the cups should drop slightly If the cups do not spin freely loosen the set screw and lower the cups slightly The ...

Page 9: ... item 3396TP open it and place it where the weather station is to be located The tripod feet can also serve as mounting brackets if the unit is located on a solid surface Slide the 3 post through both center screw clamps adjust the height as desired and tighten the screws such that the post is perpendicular to the ground Finally attach the weather station to the post with the u bolts Weather Stati...

Page 10: ...the AUX port 3 Short Range Modem Pair The weather station can be hard wired up to 4000 feet from a PC with a twisted pair cable and a short range modem pair Powered with an A C adapter and connected to the station through the AUX port Caution Extended lengths of cable can attract lightning It is rec ommended that these cables always be connected to surge pro tectors This provides upgraded protecti...

Page 11: ...from a battery It is common for this battery to be charged by solar panels so that station does not need to be visited on a frequent basis Contact Spectrum Technologies for additional details on these options DataScout Modem Cellular or WiFi The DataScout modem sends data to the SpecConnect Web Util ity No pre deployment configuration is necessary for the Watch Dog Weather Stations Note that the W...

Page 12: ...ns sold after January 2012 include a built in clock with an independent battery These stations are set to USA Central time and need to be reset for other locations The clock will continue to keep time when the AA batteries are removed One notable feature of the WatchDog 2000 Series weather sta tions is that they do not need to be re launched after being down loaded This allows greater flexibility ...

Page 13: ...see SpecWare9 User s Guide for details Click new station Configu ration through the software is necessary to change the station name enable disable Disease Models or set parameters for the Alarm Output Module Remember to identify the WatchDog type as 2000 series Configuring the Weather Station with SpecWare ...

Page 14: ...sease Models or set parameters for the Alarm Output Module The keypad sequences to set each parameter are as follows Setting the Logging Interval If set for a 30 minute logging interval the station can hold 183 days of data Changing the logging interval will also change the frequency that the station s memory wraps around and writes over older data 5 Use the arrow keys to scroll to the desired por...

Page 15: ...YPE Press SET 5 Use the arrow keys to scroll to the desired port Select Port Now Port B Press Set Setting the Sensor Type Although the keypad can be used to assign a sensor to an exter nal port this should only be done when initially starting the sta tion re starting a station whose memory has been cleared or for adding a sensor to a previously unused port If a port s sensor assignation is changed...

Page 16: ...et 4 Press Set Set LATITUDE Now Select LAT 3 Use the arrow keys to scroll to the ET Values option SET ET VALUES Press SET 5 Use the arrow keys to scroll to the desired latitude Take care that N precedes the latitude angle if the station is in the north ern hemisphere Set LATITUDE Now LAT N45o Hit Set 6 Press Set to set the latitude angle Set ALTITUDE Now Select ALT 8 Press Set to set the altitude ...

Page 17: ... method is selected as follows 1 Press Display 2 Press Set Select Parameter To Be Set 3 Use the arrow keys to scroll to the DD Calc Method option SET DD CALC METHOD Press SET 7 Press Set to select the method LCD will return to the Current Values screen 4 The current calculation will be displayed DD TYPE ACTUAL Press SET 5 Press Set to make this option modifiable DD TYPE 6 Use the arrow keys to sel...

Page 18: ...ord data when the display is not active To conserve battery power the display goes off after 2 minutes of inactivity The weather station only records the measurements from the sensors Parameters calculated and displayed on the LCD by the firmware such as Growing Degree Days are only retained in the Daily Archive see Daily Archive p 25 In addition to being able to configure parameters needed by Spe...

Page 19: ...ress Set 10 Enter the minutes Press Set 11 Enter AM or PM Press Set 12 LCD will return to the Current Values screen Setting the Date and Time It is necessary to use the keypad to set the date and time for the data being stored in the long term memory This is the only key pad function that is reflected in the logged data that can t be han dled via a software connection Stations sold after January 2...

Page 20: ...4 Press Set UNITS English Press Set 5 Press Set UNITS Press Set Note The unit system used by the 2000 Series Weather Station can be modified by both the keypad and by SpecWare Although it is advisable to have both the software and firmware using the same unit system it is not required SpecWare is equipped to handle situations where it receives data in a different unit system However if you use Spe...

Page 21: ... This will start the degree day counter The other option is DISABLED 7 Press Set 8 Choose the base temperature using the arrow keys 9 Press Set 10 Choose the upper temperature limit using the arrow keys 11 Press Set LCD will return to the Current Values screen 5 Press Set Counter BASE 55 UPPER 55 Caution Be careful when entering a parameter update screen for the degree day counter when the counter...

Page 22: ...HOURS Press SET 4 Press Set Counter DISABLED BASE 55 1 Press Display 2 Press Set Select Parameter To Be Set 6 Use arrow keys to scroll to StartNow option This will start the chill hour counter The other option is DISABLED 7 Press Set 8 Choose base temperature using the arrow keys 9 Press Set LCD will return to the Current Values screen 5 Press Set Counter BASE 55 Setting the Chill Hour Counter The...

Page 23: ...e weather station can set the address to be the same as the station s serial number 1 Press Display 2 Press Set Select Parameter To Be Set 3 Scroll to the Set North screen SET NORTH Press SET 5 Press Set again to complete calibration 6 When finished the screen will briefly display DONE then go back to Current Values 4 Press Set to bring up the calibration screen The pointer of the weather vane sho...

Page 24: ...creens p 28 rain since midnight and total accumulated rain fall The second counter can be reset to zero at any time For ex ample to track weekly rainfall accumulations the counter could be zeroed every Monday morning 4 Press Set to reset the disease model 5 The screen will go back to Current Values and the disease model will be reset 1 Press Display 2 Press Set Select Parameter To Be Set 3 Scroll ...

Page 25: ...ved day of interest Once a day is selected the LCD will cycle through all the information stored for that day This includes high low tem perature high low relative humidity total rainfall the degree day and chill hour counters if enabled and a summary of any active disease models If the Degree Day Chill Hour Counter was not active on a particular day the screen will display No Data for that day No...

Page 26: ...tioning If this is the first time you are replacing the batteries be sure the pull tab has been removed see p 2 This allows the clock crystal to receive power from the back up battery Note Current units have an internal clock crystal that maintains station time even when the batteries are removed For older units whenever the battery is replaced the time and date must be re set immediately so the d...

Page 27: ...nce the command is sent from SpecWare to clear the memory the data erasure is carried out automatically by the logger itself The PC interface cable can then be disconnected without affect ing the process A data erasure will take several minutes to com plete and the station cannot be contacted in the interim Once the memory is cleared it is impossible to recover SpecWare pro vides warning messages ...

Page 28: ...date is 09 08 12 and the time is 07 09 PM The battery is at 90 Rain This screen shows the current status of both rainfall counters The top counter is the amount of rain since midnight The lower counter is the amount of rain since the counter was last reset See Resetting Rain Counter p 24 Wind This top line shows the current wind speed and direction The second line shows the high wind speed for the...

Page 29: ... or reset on July 3 Degree Days calculated by the station are not saved in downloadable memory Note SpecWare uses stored temperature data to produce its own Degree Day reports Evapotranspiration This screen is only available with mod el 2900ET It displays two reference evapotranspiration ET values The top line is the total reference ET from the previous calendar day The bottom line is a value whic...

Page 30: ...t smaller time steps Degree Day subtotals are calculated at 15 minute intervals to produce Degree Quarter Hours DQH which are then summed over a full day DQH are calculated as follows DQH Tavg Tbase Where Tavg is the average temperature over the 15 minute interval and Tbase is the base temperature If the average temperature is greater than the upper limit of the temperature range the upper tempera...

Page 31: ...witch or that the sensor cable is bad There are 2 cams on the base of the rain collector that can be rotated to move the tipping spoon closer to or further away from the read switch Make this adjust ment and check if the LCD shows that the logger can detect manual tips of the spoon If so proceed to step 5 If not the sensor may need to be sent in for service 5 If all the tips are being counted repl...

Page 32: ... Spectrum is not responsible for any package that is returned without a valid RMA number or for the loss of the package by any shipping company DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Spectrum Technologies Inc 3600 Thayer Court Aurora IL 60504 USA Model Numbers 3350WD2 3345WD2 3340WD2 3330WD2 3320WD2 3315WD2 Description WatchDog Weather Station Type Electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory us...