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Campbell

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ic, Inc

TLX106 WEATHER STATION

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

REVfSIONi

9lO2

COPYRIGHT

(c)

1993-2002

CAMPBELL

SCIENTIFIC, lNC.

Warranty

and

Assrs tance

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 shipping

defective

products

to CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC,

INC.

CAMPBELL

SCIENTIFIC, INC. will

return

such

products

by surface canier

prepaid.

This warranty

shall

not apply

to any

CAMPBELL

SCIENTIFIC,

INC.

products

which have

been subjected

to

modification, misuse, neglect, accidents

of

nature, or shipping

damage.

This

warranty

is in lieu of all other

warranties,

expressed or implied, including

warranties

of merchantability

or

fitness for a

particular purpose.

CAMPBELL

SCIENTIFIC, INC.

is not liable

for special,

indirect, incidental,

or

consequential damages.

Products may not be returned

without prior

authorization.

To

obtain

a Returned

Materials

Authorization

(RMA),

contact CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC,

INC.,

phone

(435)

753-2342.

After an

applications

engineer determines

the

nature of

the

problem,

an

RMA number will

be

issued. Please write this

number clearly

on the

outside

of the shipping container.

CAMPBELL

SCIENTIFIC's

shipping

address

is:

CAMPBELL

SCIENTIFIC.

INC.

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815 West

1800

North

Logan, Utah

84321-1784

CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC,

INC.

does

not accept collect calls.

Non-warranty

products

returned

for repair should be accompanied

by

a

purchase

order to cover

the repair.

EAMPEIELL

SiGIENTIFIC,

INc.

815

W. laOO

N.

Logan, UT

84321

-1

784

USA

Phone

(435)

753-2342

FAX

(435)

75O-954O

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TLXI

06

Weather

Station

Table

of Contents

1. Preparation and Siting

1.1 Installation Tasks

...................

1-1

1.1.1 Indoors

.....1-l

1.1.2 Outdoors.................

......1-l

1.2 Tools Required......

................. l-l

1.2.1 Tools for Tower Installation...

...........l-2

1.2.2 Tools for Instrumentation

and

Maintenance

...........l-2

1.2.3

Supplies for Power and Communications

Options

...................... 1-3

1.3 Siting and Exposure

............... 1-3

1.3.1 Wind Speed and Direction...... ........... 1-3

1.3.2 Temperature and Relative Humidity......

.................

l-3

1.4

Determining True North for Wind Vane Orientation

.......l-4

1.4.1 Prompts from GEOMAG

..................

1-5

2. TLXl06 Tower Installation

3.

TLX1

06

3.1

3.2

al

3.4

4.

TLX106

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

Instrumentation

I nstal lation

Enclosure, Datalogger, Power

SuppIy.........

.....................3-2

3.1.1 Battery Option Installation

................3-2

3.1.2 Solar

Panel

Installation..............

........3-2

3.1.3 AC Power Installation............

...........3-3

3.1.4 Enclosure Installation..................

......3-3

Sensor Connection...

...............3-4

Communication

and Data Storage Peripherals

.................

3-5

3.3.1 Phone Modems......

.......3-6

3.3.2 Short-Haul Modem..

.....3-7

Sealing and Desiccating the Enclosure.....

........................3-9

Sensor

Arm Installation

Components.

......4-l

Installation...

......4-l

Sensor Connection...

...............4-2

034,4. Wind Sensor Installation...

.................4-2

RH

and Temperature Radiation

Shield...........

..................4-3

TLX|06

Weather

Station

Table

of Contents

5.

4.6

Pyranometer..............

.............4-3

4.7

Sensor

Verification

and Clock

Set................

....................4-3

4.8

Sensor Schematics...

...............4-4

Software

Installation

and

Settings

5.1 Measure

Sensors

and Process Data.............

......................5-l

5.2 Software Install

and

Settings

.......................5-l

5.3 Create Message.......

................5-7

Maintenance

and

Troubleshooting

6.1 Maintenance...............

............6-1

6. L I Instrumentation

Maintenance

.............

6-

1

6.1.2 8atteies.................

.......6-l

6.1.3 Desiccant...............

.......6-1

6.1.4 Sensor Maintenance

......6-2

6.2 Troubleshooting.........

.............6-3

6.2.1NoResponseUsingtheKeypad.........

.....................6-3

6.2.2

No Response from Datalogger

through SC32A

or

Modem Peripheral....

....................6-3

6.2.3

-99999

Displayed in

an Input Location...... .............6-4

6.2.4 Unreasonable Results Displayed

in an Input Location.................6-4

6.

Figures

1.3-1.

Effect of

Structure on Wind F1ow............ ....................1-4

1.4-1 Magnetic Declination

for the Contiguous United States .................... l-5

1.4-2 Declination Angles

East of True North Are Subtracted from

0 to Get True North... .....1-'7

1.4-3 Declination

Angles West of True North Are Added to 0

to

Get

True

North........... .....................1-8

2.1-1

TLXI06 Tower Installation...

...................2-l

2.1-2 TLXIO6

Tower Base Installation............... ...................2-3

2.2-1

Raising and

Grounding the

TLX106 Tower.......

...........2-4

3-

I

TLXI06 Instrumentation Mounted

on

the ET Tower............................ 3- I

3.1-1 Rechargeable

Power Mounting Connections.............. ........................3-2

3.1-2 Solar

Panel

Mountin9................ ...............3-2

3.1-3 Mounting and

Grounding the

TLXI06 Enclosure .........3-4

3.2-1PositionofSensorBulkheadConnectors... ....................3-5

3.3-1 Phone Modem Mounting and

Connections...............

.....3-6

3.3-2 Short-Haul Modem Mounting

and Connection..................................3-7

3.3-3 ShorrHaul Modem Wiring Diagram....... ......................3-9

3.4-1 Desiccant Installation..................

....-...-..3-10

4.2-l

TLX106 Sensor Arm Mounting.................. ..................4-1

4.4-l Wind

and RFVTemperature Sensor Installation... ..........4-2

4.6-1 Pyranometer

Leveling.................. ............4-3

4.8-l

Schematic of HMP45C-LC RH Temperature Probe and

Connector #l ................ .......................4-5

4.8-2

Schematic of 034A-LC Wind Speed and Direction

Probe and

Connector

#2

................ ...-........-.-.-.-....4-5

4.8-3

Schematic of LI200X-LC Solar Radiation Sensor and

Connector #3 ................ .......................4-6

4.8-4

Schematic of T8525-LC Rain Sensor and Connector

#5

..............

.....4-6

TLX|06 Weather Station

Table

of Contents

Proline software

provides

an

easy-to-use

message editor........... ......

5-7

The available options

provided

by

the source menu are shown .........5-8

When the weather

station source has been chosen. several

meteorological

conditions reported in

various units are

provided under the field

menu 5-8

III

TLX|06

Weather

Station

Table

of Contents

Section

7. Preparation and Siting

These

guidelines

apply to

several

Campbell Scientific

weather

stations.

1.1

Installation tasks

1.1.1

lndoors

r

Immediately upon receipt

of

your

shipment...

=

Open

shipping

cartons.

-

Check

contents

against invoice. Contact CSI

immediately

about

any

shortages.

o

Several days

prior

to the

planned

installation date...

+ Collect tools and

site

information

(Section

l)

-

Repackage

equipment for transport to the field site

1,1.2

Outdoors

o

Locate

suitable

site

(Section

1)

o

Prepare

tower

(Section

2)

r

TLX106

Stations:

=

Place

instrumentation enclosure

low

on the TLX106 Tower

(Section

3)

+ Install sensor option

(Section

4)

(Section

3)

1.2

Tools Required

Tools required

to

install and

maintain a

weather

station are

listed

below.

1-1

Section 1.

Preparation

and

1.2.1

Tools

for

1.2.2 Tools

for

Tower

Installation

All

Towers

Shovel

Rake

Open

end wrenches:

3/8,7116,y2",

(2)

9116"

Magnetic

compass

6' Step

ladder

TLX106

Tower

Tape

measure

(12'

to 20')

Claw

hammer

Level

(24"

ro

36"

)

Hand

saw

Materials

for concrete form:

(4)

l" x 2" x 12"

stakes

(2)

2" x4" x96" lumber

(12)

8p double-head nails

(8)

16p

double-head nails

20 ft form

wire

YzYard

concrete

Concrete

trowel, edger

Electrical

Fish tape or 20 feet of small

diameter

rope

Wheelbarrow

Instrumentation

and Maintenance

All

Towers

Lock and key for enclosure

Magnetic

declination angle

(Section

4)

Magnetic compass

Straight bit screwdrivers

(small,

medium,

large)

Phillips-head

screwdrivers

(small,

medium)

Small

diagonal

side-cuts

Needle-nose

pliers

Wire

strippers

Pocket

knife

Calculator

Volt/

Ohm Meter

Electrical Tape

Step ladder

(6')

Datalogger

prompt

sheet

Station

manuals

Station log and pen

Open

end wrenches: 318,7116",y2",

(2)

9/16

Socket wrench andTll6" deep

well

socket

Adjustable wrench

Pliers

Conduit and

associated tools

(as

required)

Felt-tipped

marking

pen

Claw

hammer

Pipe

wrench

(12")

1-2

Section 1. Preparation and

Siting

1.2)g

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

iunction

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

lf

any

part

of the

weather

station comes in contact with

power

lines,

you

could be killed.

Contact

local

utilities for

the location

of buried utility

lines

before

digging

or

driving

ground

rods.

Selecting an

appropriate site

for the weather station is critical in

order

to

obtain

accurate

meteorological

data.

In

general,

the site

should

be representative

of

the general

area ofinterest, and away from the influence ofobstructions

such

as

buildings and trees.

The

weather

station

should not be

located

where

sprinkler

inigation water will

strike

sensors or

insffument

enclosure.

Some

general guidelines

for site

selection are listed

below, which were

condensed from

EPA

(1988)',

WMO

(

1983F, and AASC

(1985)3

publications.

1.3.1 Wind

Speed and

Direction

Wind sensors should be located over

open

level terrain, and

at

a

distance of at

least

ten

times

(EPA)

the height of any nearby building, tree

or other

obstruction,

as illustrated in

Figure 1.3-1.

1.3.2 Temperature and Relative

Humidity

Sensors

should

be

located

over

an open level area

at

least

9 m

(EPA)

in

diameter.

The

surface

should be covered

by

short grass, or where

grass

does

not

grow,

the natural earth surface.

Sensors

should

be

located

at

a distance

of

at

least

four times the height of any nearby obstruction

and

at least

30

m

(EPA)

from large

paved

areas. Sensors

should

be

protected

from

thermal

radiation,

and adequately ventilated.

1-3

Section 1.

Situations

to avoid

include:

o

large industrial

heat

sources

.

rooftops

r

steep slopes

r

sheltered hollows

.

high vegetation

r

shaded areas

.

swamps

.

areas

where

snow drifts occur

o

low

places

holding

standing

water

after

rains

l|]

I

-H,

II

ru# pt

H-./

#

-'-

fl

tH

FIGURE 1.3-1. Effect of

Structure on Wind

Flow

-l

@

v

1.4 Determining

True

North for Wind Vane

Orientatio

Magnetic declination,

or other methods to find True North, should be

determ

prior

to installing the weather

station.

True North is usually found

by

reading

a

magnetic compass

and

applying the correction for magnetic declination*;

whe

magnetic

declination is the number of

degrees

between True North and

North.

Magnetic declination for a specific

site

can be

obtained

from

a

USFA

F

o

-

'o

r

1-4

local

airport, or through a computer service offered by the USFS called

GEO

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 ofTrue North are considered negative, and are subtracted

from 0 degrees to

get True

North as shown Figure 1.4-2.

Declination

angles west

ofTrue

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

is 360'

-

76", or 344" as read on a

compass.

*

Other methods employ

observations

using the North Star

or

the sun, and

are discussed in the

Quality

Assurance Handbook for

Air

Pollution

Measurement Systems, Volume IV

-

Meteorological

Measurements4.

Subtract declination

from

360o

FIGURE

1.4-1. Magnetic

Declination

for

the Contiguous United Sfafes

1.4.1 Prompts from GEOMAG

GEOMAG is accessed by

phone

with a PC

and

telephone

modem, and

a

communications

program

such as GraphTerm

(PC208

Software).

GEOMAG

prompts

the

caller

for site latitude, longitude,

and elevation, which it uses to

determine

the

magnetic declination

and

annual

change. The following

information, menu, and

prompts

are

from

GEOMAG:

GEOMAG is a user-friendly

program

that

provides

estimates

of the

geomagnetic

field elements, including declination

and total field intensity,

based upon

Magnetic

Models.

The

program

is accessible by modem.

Modem Access:

Modem settings:

No

parity,

8 data bits,

and

I stop bit

(i.e.,

N81)

1-5

Section 1.

Telephone

numbers:

Phone Number Baud

Rates

303-273-8612 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):

MAIN MENU

Type

a

for

Quick

Epicenter

Determinations

(QED)

L for

Earthquake Lists

(EQLIST)

M for

Geomagnetic Field

Values

(GEOMAG)

X

to log

out

Enter

program

option: M

Would

you

like

information on how to run

GEOMAG

(Yn\D?

N

Options:

I

=

Field

Values

(D,I,

H,

X,Z,F)

2

=

Magnetic

Pole Positions

3

=

Dipole

Axis and Magnitude

4

=

Magnetic

Center

[1]

: I

Display values

twice

[N]:

press return

Name

of field

model

[USCON9O]:

press

return

GLDSVI> c

neis

Username:

QED

Date

Latitude

Longitude

Elevation

Model:

USCON90

Date:7/27/93

D

deg

min

15

59.6

Annual change:

0

-6.1

Example of report

generated

by GEOMAG:

IRETURN]

[current

date]:

press

return

:4212N

: llll5l/2W

: 4454

ft

Latitude:4212N

Longitude: lll/51/2W

Elevation: 4454.0 tt

1-6

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 GLDSVI>

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.

Expressed in degrees,

this

would

be 15.99

degrees. As shown in Figure 1.4-1,

the

declination for Utah

is east,

so

True North for this site

is

360

-

15.99, or 344

degrees"

The

annual change is

-6.1 minutes.

NEEDLE

POINTS

TO

MAGNETIC

NORTH

FIGURE

1.4-2.

Declination Angles East

of

True North Are Subtracted

From

0 to Get

True

North

TRUE

NORTH

1-7

Section 1.

TRUE

NORTH

NEEDLE

POINTS

TO

MAGNETIC

NORTH

FIGURE

1.4-3. Declination

Angles West

of

True North Are

Added to

to Get

True North

1-8

Section

2, TLXI

06

Tower Installation

DANGER

CAUTION

Transformer

Do not install

near

power

lines.

lf 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.

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. Figure 2.1-1

shows a

typical

TLX106

Tower

installation

option.

The tower is

designed to withstand

winds

of 100

mph.

The

lightning

rod

assembly

is attached after the instrumentation

enclosure

is

installed

(Section

3.

1).

User

Supplied

Junction Box

16

VAC

Power

Valve

Box

ET Tower

110 VAC

Giound

noo

/

;;**;;i""ii*e

'Llfle.,.'."""

'':

"

"'

/.

/

a

Concieib

...,:.BaSe,

FIGURE 2.1-1. TLX|06

Tower lnstallation

2-1

Section 2. TLX|06

Tower

lnstallation

2.1

Base

Installation

2.1.1

Supplied

Gomponents

2.1.2

Installation

l.

(3)

r/z

inch

L-Bolts

(9)

/z inch

Nuts

(l)

Anchor

Template

Refer to

Section I

for

components

supplied

by

installer.

The

TLX106 Tower

attaches to a user

supplied

concrete

foundation

constructed

as shown in Fisure 2.1-2.

Construct

the

concrete

form

with

2" x 4" lumber and 16p nails.

Assemble

the

template

and

anchor bolts. There should be two

nuts

below

and

one nut

above

the

template on each

bolt.

Clear an

area

large

enough

to

set the form

at

the desired

elevation.

4.

3.

5.

Dig a hole

2feetx2feetx

2

feet. Lighter

soils

may require a deeper

About

20 inches below

the top

of the hole,

gouge

a

small cavity

in

one

wall

ofthe hole. The

cavity

should

be about

4 inches

deep

andjust

large

enough in

diameter

to insert one

end of the conduit. Make certain the

cavity

"points"

in

the direction

from

which

power

and

communications

cables will come.

6.

Center

the form over the hole. Adjacent

to the

form, drive four stakes in

the

soil. Secure the leveled

form

to the

stakes

with the

8p

nails.

7 . Cap the ends of the conduit

with

duct

tape. Position

the

conduit

and wire

into

place

by securing the wire to nails in the

form.

8. Fill the hole

and

form

with approximately

r/z

yard

of concrete. Screed the

concrete level with the

top of

the form.

Center

the template assembly

the

conduit and

press

into

the

concrete. Put 2

x

4 spacers between the

template

and the top of the form. The

bottom

of the bolt threads should

aboutVz

inch

above

the concrete. The template must be level

in

two

dimensions.

Use a trowel

and

edser to finish.

9.

Wait24

hours before removing the concrete form. Wait 7 days before

mountinq

the

TLX106

Tower.

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