Vaisala PTB210 SERIES, User Manual

Page 1: ...M210669EN E User Guide Digital Barometers with Serial Output PTB210 Series...

Page 2: ...al English versions In ambiguous cases the English versions are applicable not the translations The contents of this document are subject to change without prior notice Local rules and regulations may...

Page 3: ...1 6 AVRG defining averaging 16 4 2 Operating commands 16 4 2 1 P outputting single message 16 4 2 2 BP continuous output 17 4 2 3 UNIT selecting pressure unit 17 4 2 4 FORM output with or without uni...

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Page 5: ...List of figures Figure 1 PTB210 with standard accessories 7 Figure 2 BAROCAP pressure sensor 7 Figure 3 PTB210 mounting options 9 Figure 4 PTB210 dimensions 28 List of figures 3...

Page 6: ...with RS 485 RS 232C interface 12 Table 4 PTB210 with RS 232C TTL interface 12 Table 5 PTB210 measurement performance 25 Table 6 PTB210 operating environment 26 Table 7 PTB210 inputs and outputs 26 Ta...

Page 7: ...erious hazard If you do not read and follow instructions carefully at this point there is a risk of injury or even death WARNING Caution warns you of a potential hazard If you do not read and follow i...

Page 8: ...l size facilitates easy installation and a long lifetime for the barometer PTB210 is ideal for use in applications such as weather stations data buoys ships airports and agrology It is also an excelle...

Page 9: ...veloped by Vaisala for barometric pressure applications The Vaisala BAROCAP sensor provides excellent hysteresis and repeatability characteristics and outstanding temperature and long term stability P...

Page 10: ...carefully matched together to minimize the temperature dependence and to maximize the long term stability The BAROCAP pressure sensor is designed to achieve zero temperature dependence at 1000 hPa and...

Page 11: ...aded screws the O ring sealing the attachment A Fix the supplied attachment plate to a desired place and attach the barometer on the plate with the supplied screws supplied B Attach PTB210 to a standa...

Page 12: ...itting You can also use a static pressure head SPH10 20 to protect the pressure channel from rain and minimize the effect of wind 3 1 1 Static pressure head The pressure fitting supplied with the tran...

Page 13: ...ferent serial output interfaces available for PTB210 digital barometers RS 232C RS 485 232C RS 232C TTL The connections depend on the output protocol in use Vaisala recommends isolating the free wire...

Page 14: ...TX with RS 232C Blue Ground Pink Supply voltage 8 18 V DC Brown RS 485 White RS 485 Yellow Power down mode TTL level 0 V off 5 V on The 2 output protocols cannot be used simultaneously Connect either...

Page 15: ...The 2 output protocols cannot be used simultaneously Connect either RX TX or RXD TXD wires More information RON ROFF setting RS 485 terminating resistor on off page 18 Chapter 3 Installation 13...

Page 16: ...he code directs the command to that specific instrument This prevents any inconsistency between the barometers and the host system A barometer reacts only to a command with its ID or the one without t...

Page 17: ...ode is 0 When several barometers are on the same line use the ID code to direct the command to a specific instrument separately The barometer handles the ID code as characters for example 0001 01 and...

Page 18: ...RG is 0 The command sets the number of measurement points that are used for the calculating an average pressure reading This is not a moving average Example If the number of measurements per minute is...

Page 19: ...r command invisible 997 99 998 01 998 01 998 02 cr command invisible 4 2 3 UNIT selecting pressure unit UNIT x x 0 hPa 1 mbar 2 inHg 3 psia 4 torr 10 bar 5 mmHg 6 kPa 7 Pa 8 mm H2O 9 in H2O 10 bar The...

Page 20: ...activates the multi point corrections MPCOFF The command deactivates the multi point corrections 4 2 7 CALD setting calibration date CALD stores the last calibration date in the memory of the baromete...

Page 21: ...t the end of the serial bus there must be PTB210 a dynamic line adapter or a line master RON The RON command sets the terminating resistor on ROFF The ROFF command sets the terminating resistor off 4...

Page 22: ...ATE 1999 06 10 ID CODE 10 SERIAL NUMBER T00100004 MULTIPOINTCORR ON MEAS PER MINUTE 60 AVERAGING 0 PRESSURE UNIT hPa Pressure Min Max 500 1100 50 1100 for model 50 1100 LOW CURRENT MODE RS485 RESISTOR...

Page 23: ...adjustments By comparing the output to a reference you can define the corrections required for readjustment Write down the previous multi point corrections To make the corrections use the Wizard soft...

Page 24: ...ires See Table 2 page 12 1 Go to http www vaisala com PTB210Wizard PTB210_calibration_wizard zip downloads 2 Extract the zip file and doubleclick the exe file 3 Select Run Next Next Next Install Finis...

Page 25: ...ons according to the following equation You can also change the settings on the left corr Preference Pmeasured The values are in hPa The reference value is as whole number and the correction with 2 de...

Page 26: ...here is no password You can protect the new corrections with a password To enter a password select the Change 9 Type a new password and type it again when prompted Make sure you set the multi points c...

Page 27: ...range 500 1100 50 1100 Class A Class B Non linearity 1 0 10 0 15 0 20 Hysteresis 1 0 05 0 05 0 10 Repeatability 1 0 05 0 05 0 10 Calibration uncertainty 2 0 07 0 15 0 20 Accuracy at 20 C 68 F 3 0 15 0...

Page 28: ...f end point non linearity hysteresis error repeatability error and calibration uncertainty at room temperature 4 Defined as 2 standard deviation limits of temperature dependence over the operating tem...

Page 29: ...rrent consumption shutdown mode 0 2 mA All models Max pressure 5 000 hPa absolute Pressure connector M5 10 32 internal thread Pressure fitting Barbed fitting for 1 8 in I D tubing Supply voltage rever...

Page 30: ...4 30 EU RoHS Directive 2011 65 EU EMC compatibility EN IEC 61326 1 Electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use EMC requirement Basic environment CISPR 32 EN 55032 Class B Complianc...

Page 31: ...turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation...

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Page 33: ...of the warranty for each product Technical support Contact Vaisala technical support at helpdesk vaisala com Provide at least the following supporting information as applicable Product name model and...

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