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TLX106 WEATHER STATION
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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COPYRIGHT (c) 1993-2001 CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC, INC.
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Warranty and Assistance The TLX106 WEATHER STATION is warranted by CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC, INC. to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for twelve (12) months from date of shipment unless specified otherwise. Batteries have no warranty. CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC, INC.'s obligation under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing (at CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC, INC.'s option) defective products. The customer shall assume all costs of removing, reinstalling, and
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TLX106 Weather Station Table of Contents 1. Preparation and Siting 1.1 Installation Tasks ..................................................................................1-1 1.1.1 Indoors.........................................................................................1-1 1.1.2 Outdoors......................................................................................1-1 1.2 Tools Required......................................................................................1-1 1
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TLX106 Weather Station Table of Contents 4.6 Pyranometer ..........................................................................................4-3 4.7 Sensor Verification and Clock Set.........................................................4-3 4.8 Sensor Schematics.................................................................................4-4 5. Software Installation and Settings 5.1 Measure Sensors and Process Data .......................................................5-1 5.2 S
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TLX106 Weather Station Table of Contents 5.3-1 ProLine software provides an easy-to-use message editor ................5-7 5.3-2 The available options provided by the source menu are shown ........5-8 5.3-3 When the weather station source has been chosen, several meteorological conditions reported in various units are provided under the field menu ......................................................5-8 iii
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Section 1. Preparation and Siting These guidelines apply to several Campbell Scientific weather stations. 1.1 Installation tasks 1.1.1 Indoors • Immediately upon receipt of your shipment… ⇒ Open shipping cartons. ⇒ Check contents against invoice. Contact CSI immediately about any shortages. • Several days prior to the planned installation date… ⇒ Collect tools and site information (Section 1) ⇒ Trial run the tower, assembling as much as possible (Section 2) ⇒ Repackage equipment for transpor
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Section 1. Preparation and Siting 1.2.1 Tools for Tower Installation All Towers Shovel Rake Open end wrenches: 3/8", 7/16", ½", (2) 9/16" Magnetic compass 6' Step ladder TLX106 Tower Tape measure (12’ to 20’) Claw hammer Level (24” to 36” ) Hand saw Materials for concrete form: (4) 1" x 2" x 12" stakes (2) 2" x 4" x 96" lumber (12) 8p double-head nails (8) 16p double-head nails 20 ft form wire ½ Yard concrete Concrete trowel, edger Electrical Fish tape or 20 feet of small diameter rope Wheel
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Section 1. Preparation and Siting 1.2.3 Supplies for Power and Communications Options AC Power Wire, conduit, and junction boxes as needed Phone Modem Hayes compatible calling modem for PC Phone line to weather station or junction box Short-Haul Modem 4 Conductor communications cable from PC to weather station or junction box 6' copper ground rod and clamp for PC surge protection (optional) 1.3 Siting and Exposure CAUTION If any part of the weather station comes in contact with power lines, y
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Section 1. Preparation and Siting Situations to avoid include: • large industrial heat sources • rooftops • steep slopes • sheltered hollows • high vegetation • shaded areas • swamps • areas where snow drifts occur • low places holding standing water after rains ogan Uta MADE IN USA FIGURE 1.3-1. Effect of Structure on Wind Flow 1.4 Determining True North for Wind Vane Orientation Magnetic declination, or other methods to find True North, should be determined prior to installing the weather s
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Section 1. Preparation and Siting (Section 1.4.1). A general map showing magnetic declination for the contiguous United States is shown in Figure 1.4-1. Declination angles east of True North are considered negative, and are subtracted from 0 degrees to get True North as shown Figure 1.4-2. Declination angles west of True North are con-sidered positive, and are added to 0 degrees to get True North as shown in Figure 1.4-3. For example, the declination for Logan, Utah is 16° East. True North
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Section 1. Preparation and Siting Telephone numbers: Phone Number Baud Rates 303-273-8672 2400 303-273-8673 1200 303-273-8678 1200 Upon carrier-signal detection, press Return once or twice. If you are using one of the commercial numbers, the following prompts will appear. Type the responses shown (followed by pressing RETURN): GLDSV1> c neis [RETURN] Username: QED [RETURN] MAIN MENU Type Q for Quick Epicenter Determinations (QED) L for Earthquake Lists (EQLIST) M for Geomagnetic Field Values (G
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Section 1. Preparation and Siting Exiting: Press "Cntrl-Z" to exit GEOMAG. When the main menu reappears either select another option or type "X" to log out. If you used one of the commercial numbers, the GLDSV1> prompt will reappear. Type "LO" to disconnect. Use of GEOMAG is free (except for telephone charges). If possible, please avoid using GEOMAG between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., mountain time, Monday through Friday. The declination in the example above is listed as 15 degrees and 59.6 minutes. Ex
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Section 1. Preparation and Siting FIGURE 1.4-3. Declination Angles West of True North Are Added to 0 to Get True North 1-8
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Section 2. TLX106 Tower Installation DANGER Do not install near power lines. If any part of the tower comes in contact with power lines you could be KILLED. Contact local utilities for the location of buried utility lines before digging or driving grounding rods. CAUTION Do not fit the 3 meter TLX106 Tower sections together until the appropriate time. Once attached, they cannot be detached. The TLX106 Tower provides a support structure for mounting the TLX106 weather station components. Fig
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Section 2. TLX106 Tower Installation 2.1 Base Installation 2.1.1 Supplied Components (3) ½ inch L-Bolts (9) ½ inch Nuts (1) Anchor Template Refer to Section 1 for components supplied by installer. 2.1.2 Installation 1. The TLX106 Tower attaches to a user supplied concrete foundation constructed as shown in Figure 2.1-2. 2. Construct the concrete form with 2" x 4" lumber and 16p nails. 3. Assemble the template and anchor bolts. There should be two nuts below and one nut above the template on
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Section 2. TLX106 Tower Installation D O TO O OT O OLT LL T T D O TLT FIGURE 2.1-2. TLX106 Tower Base Installation 2.2 Tower Installation 2.2.1 Supplied Components (1) Upper Tower Section (Tapered) (1) Lower Tower Section (6) ½ inch Washers (1) 12 foot 12 AWG Ground Cable (1) Tower Cap (1) 20' communications cable (1) 20' power cable Refer to Section 1 for components supplied by installer. 2.2.2 Installation Attach the tower to the base as shown in Figure 2.2-1. 1. Dig a hole close to t
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Section 2. TLX106 Tower Installation 4. Cut and save a 9 inch piece of 12 AWG ground wire from the 12 foot length provided. Thread the remaining 11 foot ground wire through the tower. Secure all wiring so it does not slip back into the tower or conduit. 5. Place the tower cap over the tower end. 6. Raise the tower on a still day. Place a washer on top of the two nuts on each foundation bolt. Taking great care not to damage cables between the tower and conduit, raise the tower and lower it o
