Froggit DP300 User manual

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DP300 WIRELESS SOLAR
POWERED ANEMOMETER
WITH UV&LIGHT SENSOR
Thank you for purchasing this Wireless Solar Powered Anemometer with
UV & Light Sensor! This unit measures wind direction wind speed wind
gust UV & light . The data can be received by the froggit DP1500 Wi-Fi
Gateway(sold separately) and can be viewed using the WS View mobile
application (after Wi-Fi configuration on the gateway has been completed).
To ensure the best product performance please read this manual and retain it
for future reference.
Note: The stainless steel pole is not included.

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1 Table of Content
1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................ 2
2 UNPACKING ................................................................................................. 3
3 FEATURES .................................................................................................... 4
4 SET UP GUIDE .............................................................................................. 5
4.1 P RE I NSTALLATION C HECKOUT .................................................................... 5
4.2 S ITE S URVEY ............................................................................................. 5
4.3 S ENSOR P ACKAGE A SSEMBLY ...................................................................... 6
4.3.2 Install U-bolts and metal plate ............................................................. 6
4.3.3 Install wind vane ................................................................................. 8
4.3.4 Install wind speed cups ........................................................................ 8
4.3.5 Install Batteries in sensor package ....................................................... 9
4.3.6 Mount assembled outdoor sensor package ............................................ 10
4.3.7 Reset Button and Transmitter LED ....................................................... 12
5 SETUP GUIDE USING WI-FI GATEWAY .................................................... 13
5.1 R EPLACING AN EXISTING SENSOR UNIT .......................................................... 13
6 VIEW ONLINE DATA ON WS VIEW ........................................................... 14
7 SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................... 16

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2 Unpacking
Open your outdoor sensor box and inspect that the contents are intact (nothing
broken) and complete (nothing missing). Inside you should find the
following:
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Item De cription
1 Outdoor Sensor Body with built-in: Wind Speed Sensor/ Wind
Direction Sensor Light and UV sensor Solar panel
1
Wind speed cups (to be attached to outdoor sensor body)
1
Wind vane (to be at
tached to outdoor sensor body)
2
U
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Bolts for mounting on a pole
4
Threaded nuts for U
-
Bolts (M5 size)
1
Metal mounting plate to be used with U
-
Bolts
1
Wrench for M5 bolts
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User manual (this manual)
Table 1: Package content
If components are missing from the package or broken please contact
customer service to resolve the issue.
Note: Battery for the outdoor sensor package is not included. You will
need 1 AA size batteries alkaline or Lithium batteries (Lithium
recommended for colder climates).

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3 Feature
 Measures wind direction wind speed wind gust UV & light data.
 No display need to work with the froggit DP1500 WIFI gateway to
complete the WIFI configuration on our WS View App.
 After the WIFI configuration the live wind UV & light data can be
viewed directly on the WS View App.
 Supports uploads to WU/WeatherCloud/WOW. The history graph of
your WU station ID can be viewed on the WU Dashboard on the WS
View App.
 Wind and UV & light sensor calibration functions available on the WS
View App.

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4 Set up Guide
4.1 Pre In tallation Checkout
To complete assembly you will need a Philips screwdriver (size PH0) and a
wrench (size M5; included in package).
Attention:
 Ensure battery is installed with correct polarity (+/-)
 Do not use rechargeable batteries
 If outdoor temperature may go below 32F or 0C for prolonged periods
Lithium based batteries are suggested over alkaline type batteries for the
outdoor sensor array
4.2 Site Survey
Perform a site survey before installing the weather station. Consider the
following:
 Ideally mounted at 32.8 feet (10 meters) above ground level.
 Try to make the anemometer the highest object around. 7 feet(2.76
meters) or more above the surrounding obstructions is best.
 Wireless Range. Radio communication between receiver and
transmitter in an open field can reach a distance of up to 300 feet or
100 meter providing there are no interfering obstacles such as
buildings trees vehicles and high voltage lines. Wireless signals
will not penetrate metal buildings. Under most conditions the
maximum wireless range is 100’ or 30m.
 Radio Interference. Computers radios televisions and other sources
can interfere with radio communications between the sensor array
and console. Please take this into consideration when choosing
console or mounting locations. Make sure your display console is at
least five feet or 1.52 meter away from any electronic device to avoid
interference.

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4.3 Sen or Package A embly
See Figure to locate and understand all the parts of the outdoor sensor
package once fully assembled.
Figure 1: Sen or a embly component
1 Wind speed cups 6 LED (red) to indicate data transmission
2 Wind vane 7 Light sensor and UV sensor
3 Connection tube 8 NORTH arrow
4 U-Bolts 9 Solar panel
5 Mounting Pole(not
included)
10 Reset button
Table 2: Sen or a embly detailed item
4.3.2 In tall U-bolt and metal plate
Installation of the U-bolts which are in turn used to mount the sensor package
on a pole requires installation of an included metal plate to receive the U-bolt
ends. The metal plate visible in Figure has four holes through which the

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ends of the two U-Bolts will fit. The plate itself is inserted in a groove on the
right bottom of the unit. Note that one side of the plate has a straight edge
(which goes into the groove) the other side is bent at a 90-degree angle and
has a curved profile (which will end up “hugging” the mounting pole). Once
the metal plate is inserted remove nuts from the U-Bolts and insert both
U-bolts through the respective holes of the metal plate as shown in Figure .
Figure 2: U-Bolt in tallation
Loosely screw on the nuts on the ends of the U-bolts. You will tighten these
later during final mounting. Final assembly is shown in Figure .
Figure 3: U-Bolt and nut in talled

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The plate and U-Bolts are not yet needed at this stage but doing this now may
help avoid damaging wind vane and wind speed cups later on. Handling of the
sensor package with wind vane and speed cups installed to install these bolts
is more difficult and more likely to lead to damage.
4.3.3 In tall wind vane
Push the wind vane onto the shaft on the bottom side of the sensor package
until it goes no further as shown on the left side in Figure . Next tighten the
set screw with a Philips screwdriver (size PH0) as shown on the right side
until the wind vane cannot be removed from the axle. Make sure the wind
vane can rotate freely. The wind vane’s movement has a small amount of
friction which is helpful in providing steady wind direction measurements.
Figure 4: Wind vane in tallation diagram
4.3.4 In tall wind peed cup
Push the wind speed cup assembly onto the shaft on the opposite side of the
wind vane as shown in Figure on the top side. Tighten the set screw with a
Philips screwdriver (size PH0) as shown on the right side. Make sure the cup
assembly can rotate freely. There should be no noticeable friction when it is
turning.

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Figure 5: Wind peed cup in tallation diagram
4.3.5 In tall Batterie in en or package
Open the battery compartment with a screwdriver and insert 1 AA battery in
the battery compartment. The LED indicator on the back of the sensor
package (item 6) will turn on for 3 seconds and then flash once every 16.5
seconds indicating sensor data transmission. If you did not pay attention you
may have missed the initial indication. You can always remove the batteries
and start over but if you see the flash once every 16.5 seconds everything
should be OK.

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Figure 6: Battery in tallation diagram
Note: If LED does not light up or is on permanently make sure the battery
is inserted the correct way and inserted fully starting over if
necessary. Do not install the battery backwards as it may permanently
damage the outdoor sensor.
Note: We recommend Lithium batteries for cold weather climates but
alkaline batteries are sufficient for most climates. Rechargeable
batteries have lower voltages and should never be used.
4.3.6 Mount a embled outdoor en or package
4.3.6.1 Before you mount
Before proceeding with the outdoor mounting detailed in this section you
may want to skip to setup instructions in section 5-6 and onwards first while
you keep the assembled outdoor sensor package nearby (although preferably
not closer than 5 ft. or 1.53m from the froggit DP1500 gateway(sold
separately)). This will make any troubleshooting and adjustments easier and
avoids any distance or interference related issues from the setup.
After setup is complete and everything is working return here for outdoor
mounting. If issues show up after outdoor mounting they are almost certainly
related to distance obstacles etc.