Calypso Instruments ULTRASONIC Portable User manual

ULTRASONIC Portable
WIND INSTRUMENT AND DATA LOGGER
User manual
CALYPSO
0809
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English version 1.8
27.01.2020
ULTRASONIC Portable
User manual

Our new Ultrasonic Portable Wind Instrument and data logger is an innovative product, bringing top-notch ultrasonic
wind measurement technology to the mobile world. Affordable, portable, with no moving parts, IPX8, easy to install,
accurate, and open to third-party apps.
The Calypso Ultrasonic Anemometer brings astonishing technology to a wider range of users, from the sailor to the
farmer. It can be used in leisure activities such as nautical, extreme sports, golf, ballistics, drones or in non-leisure
applications such as industry, scientific, meteorology, firefighting, energy, agriculture, aviation, infrastructure and
construction.
If you want to know more about our new ULTRASONIC PORTABLE wind meter, please keep reading or visit our
website.

0. Index
1. Product overview
2. Package content
3. Technical specifications
3.1. Dimensions
3.2. Weight
3.3. Warranty
4. Functions
5. Installation
5.1. Installing the unit
5.2. Installing the App and testing the unit
6. Compatible Apps
7. FAQ/troubleshooting
8. General information
8.1. General recommendations
8.2. Maintenance and repair
8.3. Warranty
1. Product overview
The ULTRASONIC Wind Instrument and Data Logger is a
wireless (BLE) and self-powered (solar) IPX8 pocket-sized
ultrasonic anemometer, easy to install, simple to use and
compatible with iOS and Android.
2. Package content
The package contains the following:
· Ultrasonic Portable Wind Instrument
· Serial number reference in the back of the packaging
· Quality control referece
(Both shown in the bottom image)
· User Quick guide on the back of the packaging and some
more useful information for the customer.
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3. Technical specications
Ultrasonic Portable incorporates the following technical
specifications:
The Ultrasonic Portable uses Bluetooth Low Energy
technology (BLE).
BLE is the first open wireless communication technology
that communicates between mobile devices or computers
and other smaller devices such as our new wind meter.
Compared to Classic Bluetooth, BLE provides considerably
reduced power consumption and cost while maintaining a
similar communication range.
Version
The BLE version is 5.1 which facilitates the reconnection
between devices when they leave and re-enter the bluetoo-
th range.
Compatible devices
You can use our product with the following devices:
· Compatible Bluetooth 4.0 Android devices or beyond
· iPhone 4S or beyond
· iPad 3rd generation or beyond
Range
The coverage range is 50 meters when it is an open space
free of electromagnetic noise.
3.1. Dimensions · Diameter: 70 mm
· Height: 57 mm
3.2. Weight ·135 grams
3.3. Bluetooth · Version: 5.1 or beyond
· Range: up to 50 m (open space
without electromagnetic noise)
57 mm
Ø70 mm
M16×2 mm
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3. Technical specications
(continuation)
This new product uses an innovative energy system which
integrates a solar panel that feeds an internal battery.
Solar panel/Internal battery
The design has a solar panel in the upper part. This solar
panel feeds a battery located in the interior of the product.
Thanks to the hermetic locking, it is isolated from any type
of external agent with an IPX8 protection grade rating.
The useful life of the battery is 2100 charge/dischage
cycles.
Battery life is 1 year in sleep mode without sunlight and
approximately 30 days while measuring.
ULTRASONIC PORTABLE has a solar panel that should
maintain the internal battery loaded.
See Chart: page 6.
3.4. Power · Solar panel
· Internal battery
· Advanced power
management
· Battery consumption
· Battery charge
Advanced Power management
The Ultrasonic device automatically manages power use,
power storage and solar production. The built-in energy
system sets operation to one of the followings modes,
depending on battery status:
OFF MODE
· Battery level: 0% - 2,5%
· Safety level to prevent battery damage.
· It does not provide any information.
· Needs to be recharged.
SLEEP MODE
· Battery voltage: 2,5% - 10%
· It just provide advertising information (BLE signal).
· Needs to be recharged.
LOW POWER MODE
· Battery voltage: 10% - 20%
NORMAL MODE
· Battery voltage: 20% - 100%
Every mode changes automatically depending on the
voltage of the battery.
NORMAL MODE
100% 10%20% 2,5% 0%
Autonomy
1Hz - 29 days
LOW POWER MODE
Autonomy
1Hz - 3 days
Autonomy
1Hz - 67 days
SLEEP MODE OFF MODE
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3.4. Power
SAFETY MODE
Battery damage prevention.
SLEEP MODE
Advertising information (BLE signal).
LOW POWER MODE
· Data rate:1Hz
NORMAL MODE
· Data rate: 1Hz
% load
battery
100%
50% battery charge = 250 mA
100% to load = 500 mA
20%
10%
2.5%
750
1000
Bright sunlight
Department store
Examples:
Grocery store
Meeting rooms
Office space
Warehouse
Overcast sky
Overcast sky
100
10
1
150
75
18.75
mA
1Hz
8Hz
OFF
W/m2
+22 mA/h
+10 mA/h
power input
+15 mA/h
-250 NA/h
-0.25 mA/h
power output
-250 NA/h
-0.25 mA/h
BATTERY STORAGE POWER OUTPUTPOWER INPUT
SOLAR PANEL
power input > power output
15 mA/h - 0.25 mA/h = 14.75 mA/H
500 mA / 14.75 mA/h = 34h for a full charge = ∞
autonomy
1Hz
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5. Installation
5.1. Installing the unit
The Ultrasonic Portable has to be oriented to the bow
taking as reference the mark that appears at the top (as
shows at the image below).
It comes with a threaded lower part (16 mm M16×2
female thread) that can be adapted to your available
accessories.

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3. Technical specications
(continuation)
This product is a wind sensor instrument and has been
engineered for the sole use of accurately measuring wind
speed and direction using ultrasonic transducers.
Ultrasonic transducers (4x)
The Ultrasonic Portable has been designed to avoid any
mechanical parts to maximize reliability and minimize
maintenance.
The transducers communicate between themselves two
by two by using ultrasonic range waves. Each pair of trans-
ductors calculate the signal delay and obtain information
about both, wind direction and wind speed.
Ultrasonic waves range above 20 kHz(20000 Hz), which is
above the audible range of humans. Some animals such
as dolphins, bats, frogs, etc...can actually hear waves
beyond 20 kHz. However, our low units use only 0,3
miliamps to run all electronics and excite the transducers
on "speaker" mode. This results in an ultra-low volume
sound, almost impossible to detect by any living being.
3.5. Sensors · Ultrasonic transducers (4x)
· Sample rate: 1 Hz
Wind speed
Range: 0 - 25 m/s
Resolution: ±0.1 m/s at 10m/s
Wind direction
Range: 0 - 360°
Resolution: ± 1°
*For more information about how to get each value, please
visit our website and download latest full manual of the
Anemotracker App.
The Ultrasonic Portable has been certified by an approved
independent laboratoty as IPX8. In order to get the IPX8
code certificacion, ULTRASONIC PORTABLE has success-
fully passed a 30 minutes water immersion test at a depth
of 10 meters (1bar) with no water ingress. We have also
run more severe tests in house with successfull results
(even though they are not certified).
However, reaching IPx8 30 min-10 m does not yield
warranty of being waterproof at 10 m. The same rationale
applies to swimming watches; a watch needs to be tested
at 30-50 meters depth to be considered water-resistant at
a swimming depth of around 1 meter. For going deeper
than (snorkeling, diving) watches are individually tested up
to 200-500 m!
Several factors might affect Ultrasonic watertightness:
rubber seals and plastics wear and tear, drastic temperatu-
re changes (hot air then cold water), previous impacts,
pressure increase rate (immersion velocity), water density
and temperature, under-water speed and acceleration, ...
This is why we do certify that our Ultrasonic is IPX8 30
min-10 m but we cannot guarantee that it is waterproof at
10 m.
3.6. Wind
information
· Wind speed
· Wind direction
3.7. Protection grade · IPX8 (10 meters)
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4. Functions
The Ultrasonic Portable will allow you to perform a great
diversity of operations adapting to your needs.
It will provide you information about everything that is
shown below through our applicationAnemotracker App,
but the most important aspects that facilitate the unit are
the following:
· The Apparent Wind and Apparent Wind Angle
· The Real Wind and the Real Wind Angle collected by the
anemometer and the crossing with the GPS of the connec-
ted device.
· All collected data can be stored in the memory of the
application, exported and shown on graphs.
*For more information on How to use
Anemotracker App, please visit our website and download
the latest version of the app user manual.
3. Technical specications
(continuation)
You can mount your Ultrasonic in a simple way as it
comes with a threaded lower part (16 mm M16×2 female
thread).
*Please, visit our website and check available accessories
and their possible combinations.
You can update the Ultrasonic Portable firmware via
Bluetooth.
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3.8. Easy mount · 16 mm (M16×2 female thread)
3.9. Firmware · Upgradable
How can I do that?
Follow the next steps:
1. To check the availability of the new firmware version,
please visit our webpage and download the file.
2. Download the Calypso Upgader App available in Google
Play or Apple Store.
3. Scan and connect to your device.
Open Calypso Upgrader App. Click on the "Scan and
connect" button. Identify and select your Ultrasonic device.
4. Upgrade.
Once it has been connected, click on the "Upgrade" button.
You can follow your upgrade status by looking at the bar
below the Upgrade button.
The app will automatically disconnect from your device,
and it is completely upgraded and ready to be used.
*Tutorial video available at our website and on our Youtu-
be channel.
A wide range of accessories can be used with the device
(Check availability of other sizes through our website).
CARBON FIBER POLE
· 33 cm.
· 100 cm.
ALUMINUM POLE
· 33 cm.
· 100 cm.
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MAST MOUNT (for Portable and Wired versions)

Battery level
Wind data
·Speed
·Direction
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5. Installation
5.1. Installing the unit
The Ultrasonic Portable has to be oriented to the bow
taking as reference the mark that appears at the top (as
shows at the image below).
It comes with a threaded lower part (16 mm M16×2
female thread) that can be adapted to your available
accessories.
Bow reference
*Please check our available accesories on our website.
Install the unit in an area where wind reaching the unit is
not obstructed by any other object. It should have an
unobstructed radius of 2-3 meters.
5.2. Installing the App and testing the unit
Follow the next steps:
1. Make sure your device is BLE compatible*.
· Ultrasonic Portable works with Android 4.3 or 4.4 or iOS
devices (4s, iPad2 or beyond).
2. Download and install Anemotracker App on your device
from Google Play or Apple Store.
3. Once the App is installed, start it and open the settings
menu by sliding the screen to the right.
4. Press the button “Scan” and all Ultrasonic Portable
devices within the range should show up at screen.
5. Select your device and connect.
If your device connects with the Ultrasonic Portable
correctly, continue with the normal installation.
If not, please read the following lines.
Your device is compatible but you can not connect?
1. Make sure BT (Bluetooth) mode is running on your
smartphone, Tablet or PC.
2. Make sure Ultrasonic Portable is not on Off mode. If the
device has not been exposed to any source of light for an
extended period of time it might be necessary to keep it
under direct sunlight for a few hours. A cloudy day will
work too.
4. Make sure no other device is linked to your Ultrasonic
Portable.
Each unit can only be connected to a single device at a
time. As soon as it gets disconnected, Ultrasonic Portable
is ready to link to any other device with the Anemotracker
app installed.
For further information please contact Calypso Technical
Support.

8. FAQ/troubleshooting
For FAQ’s and troubleshooting, please visit our website at
www.calypsoinstruments.com for further details.
7. Compatible Apps
We constantly work on making the product compatible
with a great diversity of applications.
The list below shows some apps that are compatible with
our products. We are not responsible for third party bugs,
updates, new releases, etc...Therefore, please check with
each app developer for current compatibility.
·Anemotracker App (our Own App)
·Sentinel Marine Solutions
·iRegatta
·eStela
·SailRacer
·SailGrib
·EDO sailing instruments
·Weather4D
·Among others...
*Please check current compatibility and features on their
websites.
Our hardware is open source.
We are a hardware firm but we developed and maintain
Anemotracker App to be used with our products. We
realize that our users' diverse needs require tailored
solutions beyond our imagination and that's why we
decided from teh beginning to open our hardware to the
world.
We encourage third party software and hardware firms to
integrate our hardware on their platforms at their will.
Please check the OEM section of our website for further
details.
We made communication as simple as possible; however,
if you need support, do not hesitate to contact us either by
email ([email protected])
or by phone [phone]).
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9. General information
9.1. General recommendations
The Ultrasonic Portable has been calibrated with accuracy,
following the same calibration standards for each unit.
Regarding how to mount the unit
As we described before, you have to prepare the mast
head for the mechanical installation. Align the North mark
of the Ultrasonic in order to have it heading to the bow.
Then install the sensor in a location free from wind pertur-
bation, usually on the mast head.
Other important aspects
·Do not attempt to access the transducer area with your
fingers.
·Solar panel comes with a protective film bulit-in. Do not
remove the film, as it will damage the cell.
·Do not attempt any modification to the unit.
·Never paint any part of the unit or alter its surface in any
way.
If you have any questions or doubts, please contact us
directly. We will be glad to assist you in any time.
C/ Alfonso Solans Serrano, 20
Local 12
50014 Zaragoza
Spain
Telephone number: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]
Calypso Instruments is a Trademark of
Prodeo Ingeniería y Consultoría
9. General information
(continuation)
9.2. Maintenance and repair
The ultrasonic does not require great maintenance thanks
to the lack of moving parts in this new design.
The only maintenance you have to do is to clean the solar
panel with a wet tissue a few days before using it and
place it in a light source / solar to get the battery full of
charge.
Before using it, make sure that the device has enough
battery to work without problems. You can get that infor-
mation directly through the application.
Transducers must be kept clean and aligned. Impacts or
incorrect impulsive handling may lead to transducers
misalignment.
The space around the transducers must be empty and
clean. Dust, frost, water, etc... will make the unit stop
working.
Rinse with freshwater and let dry.
9.3. Warranty
Warranty is void in case of not following the instructions of
use, repair or maintenance without written authorisation.
This product is for leisure purposes exclusively. Any wron-
gful use given by the user will not incur in any responsibility
on part of Calypso Instruments. As well, any harm caused
to ULTRASONIC PORTABLE by accident will not be covered
by the waranty. Using assembly elements different from
those delivered with the product will void the warranty.
Changes on transducers position/alignment will void any
warranty.
For further information please contact Calypso Technical
Support through [email protected]
or visit www.calypsoinstruments.com.
Calypso Instruments team thanks you for your condence in our
product.
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PRODEO I&C
Calle ALFONSO SOLANS SERRANO 20, Local 12
50014, Zaragoza, Spain
Telephone number: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]
Calypso Instruments is a Trademark of
Prodeo Ingeniería y Consultoría
Warranty
2 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
For Warranty service, please send your device
DIRECTLY to Calypso Instuments.
See details below.
NOTE: Warranty is void in case of not following
the instructions of use, repair or maintenance without written authorisation.
2 Years from the date of purchase against all
manufacturing defects.
Not Covered by any warranty is the glass, battery, strap, case,
crown and stem. Also not covered is damaged caused by
general wear and tear or any accidental damage.
2 Years on Water Resistance (Only for Waterproof watches
up to 5 ATM) from the date of purchase.
NOTE: We
recommend all Watches be serviced, resealed and tested for
being waterproof every 2 years as heat, salt and other elements
will diminish seals over time. Have this done at the Davis
Watch service Center. Cost for the service and resealing will
be given upon request.
All Warranty claims MUST be sent with a purchase receipt or
the warranty card delivered with the watch clearly showing the
purchase date.
9.3. Warranty
Warranty is void in case of lack of following the instructions of use, repair or maintenance without written authorisation.
This product is for leisure purposes exclusively. Any wrongful use given by the user will not incur in any responsibility on part of Calypso
Instruments. As well, any harm caused to ULTRASONIC PORTABLE by a mistaken use will not be covered by the warranty. Using assem-
bly elements different from those delivered with the product will void the warranty.
Changes on transducers position/alignment will void any warranty.
For further information please contact Calypso Technical Support through [email protected]
or visit www.calypsoinstruments.com.
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