Froggit WH3000SE User manual

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WH3000SE
Manual
WH3000SE WI-FI Internet wireless
weather station

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PROFESSIONAL WEATHER STATION
Operation Manual
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................................................... 5
2. Warnings and Cautions .................................................................... 5
3. Quick Start Guide ............................................................................. 6
. Pre-Installation Checkout and Site Survey ...................................... 7
.1 Pre Installation Checkout ............................................................. 7
.2 Site Survey ................................................................................... 8
5. Setting Started.................................................................................. 9
5.1 Contents ....................................................................................... 9
5.2 Sensor Set Up ............................................................................ 10
5.2.1. Install U-bolts and mounting pole ........................................ 11
5.2.2. Install wind vane ................................................................. 12
5.2.3. Install wind speed ............................................................... 13
5.2.5. Mount assembled outdoor sensor package ....................... 15
5.2.5.1 Before you mount ............................................ 15
5.2.5.2 Mounting .......................................................... 15
5.2.6 Reset Button and Transmitter LED ...................................... 17

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5.3 Best Practices for Wireless Communication .............................. 18
5. Display console .......................................................................... 19
5. .1 Vertical Desk Stand.............................................................. 21
6. Display Console Operation ............................................................ 23
6.1. Screen Display .......................................................................... 23
6.2. Initial Display Console Set Up ................................................... 2
6.3 Key function ................................................................................ 25
6. Setting mode............................................................................... 26
6. .1 BEEP: ................................................................................... 27
6. .2 MAX/MIN Daily: .................................................................... 27
6. .3 DST(daylight saving time): ................................................... 27
6. . Time zone............................................................................. 28
6. .5 Time / Date ........................................................................... 28
6. .6 Pressure ............................................................................... 29
6. .7 Light ..................................................................................... 31
6. .8 Temperature ......................................................................... 31
6. .9 Wind speed .......................................................................... 32
6. .10 Rain .................................................................................... 32
6. .11 Moon phase........................................................................ 33
6.5 Alarm mode ................................................................................. 3
6.5.1 Display of Alarm value ......................................................... 3

6.5.2 Alarm mode setting: ............................................................. 3
6.5.3 Alarm Setting Order: ............................................................ 35
6.6 Max/min mode ............................................................................ 36
6.6.1 Press and release MAX/MIN key to display MAX data ....... 36
6.7 Calibration mode ........................................................................ 37
6.8 Other Features............................................................................ 38
6.8.1 Factory Reset/Clear Memory ............................................... 38
6.8.2 Register New Transmitter .................................................... 39
6.8.3 Backlight Operation.............................................................. 39
6.8. Tendency indicators ............................................................. 0
6.8.5 Wireless Signal Strength Indicator ...................................... 0
6.8.6 Weather forecast .................................................................. 1
6.8.7 Snooze ................................................................................. 3
7. Specification: .................................................................................. 3
8. Live Internet Publishing .................................................................. 5
8.1 Connecting the Weather Station Console to WiFi ...................... 6
8.1.1 Download mobile application ............................................... 7
8.1.2 Connect the console to Wi-Fi............................................... 7
8.1.2.1 Android user: ................................................... 7
8.1.2.2 iOs user: .......................................................... 59
8.2 Mobile application – Device list .................................................. 67

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8.3 Mobile application – Check WU weather data and graph .......... 69
8. Mobile application – Remove or Add WU ID .............................. 70
8.5 Mobile application – Set Units .................................................... 72
9. Registering WeatherUnderground.com through the PC or Mac .... 7
10. Maintenance ................................................................................. 80
11. Troubleshooting Guide .............................................................. ...59
. Introduction
Thank you for your purchase of the Solar Powered Wireless WiFi
Weather Station. The following user guide provides step by step
instructions for installation, operation and troubleshooting.
2. Warnings and Cautions
Warning: Any metal object may attract a lightning strike, including
your weather station mounting pole. Never install the weather station
in a storm.
Warning: Installing your weather station in a high location may
result in injury or death. Perform as much of the initial check out and
operation on the ground and inside a building or home. Only install the

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weather station on a clear, dry day.
3. Quick Start Guide
Although the manual is comprehensive, much of the information
contained may be intuitive. In addition, the manual does not flow
properly because the sections are organized by components.
The following Quick Start Guide provides only the necessary steps to
install, operate the weather station, and upload to the internet, along
with references to the pertinent sections.

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Required
Step Description Section
1 Assemble and power up the Y shape sensor 5.2.1–5.2.3
2 Power up the display console and synchronize
with Y shape sensor
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5 Mount the sensor array 5.2.
3 Set date and time on console 6. .5
Calibrate the relative pressure to sea-level
conditions (local airport) on console
6.7.1
6 Reset the rain to zero on console 6. .10
Optional
7 Configure WiFi 8.1
8 Register and upload to Weather Server 9
4. Pre-Installation Checkout and Site Survey
4. Pre Installation Checkout
Before installing your weather station in the permanent location, we
recommend operating the weather station for one week in a temporary
location with easy access. This will allow you to check out all of the
functions, insure proper operation, and familiarize you with the weather
station and calibration procedures. This will also allow you to test the
wireless range of the weather station.

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4.2 Site Survey
Perform a site survey before installing the weather station. Consider the
following:
1. You must clean the rain gauge every few months and change
the rechargeable batteries every 2-3 years. Provide easy
access to the weather station.
2. Avoid radiant heat transfer from buildings and structures. In
general, install the sensor array at least 5’ from any building,
structure, ground, or roof top.
3. Avoid wind and rain obstructions. The rule of thumb is to install
the sensor array at least four times the distance of the height of
the tallest obstruction. For example, if the building is 20’ tall, and
the mounting pole is 6’ tall, install x (20 – 6)’ = 56’ away.
. Wireless Range. The radio communication between receiver
and transmitter in an open field can reach a distance of up to
100meter, providing there are no interfering obstacles such as
buildings, trees, vehicles, high voltage lines. Wireless signals
will not penetrate metal buildings. Under most conditions, the
maximum wireless range is 100’.
5. Radio interference such as PCs, radios or TV sets can, in the
worst case, entirely cut off radio communication. Please take
this into consideration when choosing console or mounting
locations. Make sure your display console is at least five feet
away from any electronic device to avoid interference.

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5. Setting Started
5. Contents
QTY Item
1 Display Console
1 Y shape outdoor sensor(Thermo-hygrometer / Rain Gauge /
Wind Speed Sensor /Transmitter)
1 Wind Vane
1 5V DC Adapter
1 U-bolt with mounting clamps
1 User manual
1 Zip bag for 1pc 10mm single-head wrench

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5.2 Sensor Set Up
1. Wind Vane
2. Wind Speed Sensor
3. UV sensor/ Light sensor
. Thermo-hygro sensor
5. Rain collector
6. Bubble level
7. Solar panel
8. U-Bolt
9. Battery compartment
10. Reset button
11. LED Indicator: light on for s if the unit power up. Then the LED will

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flash onceevery 16 seconds (the sensor transmission update period).
5.2. . Install U-bolts and mounting pole
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 Fehler!
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holes through which the ends of the two U-Bolts will fit. The plate itself is
inserted in a groove on the bottom of the unit (opposite side of solar
panel). 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 8.
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 9.
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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.
5.2.2. Install wind vane
Push the wind vane onto the shaft on the top of the sensor, unitl it goes
further, as shown in figure 3.
Tighten the set screw, with a Philips screwdriver(size PH0), until the
wind van cannot be removed from the axle, as shown in figure . Make
sure the wind vane spin freely. The wind vane’s movement has a small
amount of friction, which is helpful in providing steady wind direction
measurements.
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Figure 3 Figure 4
There are four alphabet letter of “N”,”E”,”S”and “W” around the wind
direction, representing for the direction of North, East, South and West.
Wind direction sensor has to be adjusted so that the directions on the
sensor are matching with your real location. Permanent wind direction
error will be introduced when the wind direction sensor is not positioned
correctly during installation.
5.2.3. Install wind speed
Push the wind speed into the shaft. as shown in figure 5.
Tighten the set screw with as shown in figure 5. Make sure the wind
speed spin freely.

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Figure 5 Figure 6
5.2.4. Install Batteries
Insert 2XAA batteries in the battery compartment. The LED indicator on
the back of the transmitter will turn on for four seconds and normally
flash once every 16 seconds (the sensor transmission update period).
Figure 7 Figure 8

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Note: If no LED light up or is lighted permanently, make sure the battery
is inserted the correct way or a proper reset is happened. Do not install
the batteries backwards. You can permanently damage the outdoor
sensor
Note: We recommend lithium batteries for cold weather climates, but
alkaline batteries are sufficient for most climates. We do not
recommend rechargeable batteries. They have lower voltages, do not
operate well at wide temperature ranges, and do not last as long,
resulting in poorer reception.
5.2.5. Mount assembled outdoor sensor package
5.2.5.1 Before you mount
Before proceeding with the outdoor mounting detailed in this section,
you may want to skip to setup instructions in section Fehler!
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first, while you keep the assembled outdoor sensor package nearby
(although preferably not closer than 5 ft. from the console). 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.
5.2.5.2 Mounting
You can attach a pipe to a permanent structure and then attach the
sensor package to it (see Figure 9). The U-Bolts will accommodate a
pipe diameter of 1-2 inches (pipe not included).

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Finally, place the sensor package on top of the prepared mounting pipe.
The U-
Bolts should be loose enough to allow this but loosen the nuts as
necessary. Once placed, hand tightens all four nuts, taking care to do
so evenly.
Now you will need to align the
whole package in the proper direction by
rotating it on top of the mounting pipe as needed.
Locate the arrow
labeled “North
” that you will find on top of the sensor package right
next to the light sensor. You must rotate the whole sensor package
until this arrow points due north
. To achieve proper alignment, it is
helpful to use a compass (many cell phones have a compass
application). Once rotated in the correct orientation, lightly tighten the
bolts a little more (use a wrench) to prevent further rotation
Figure 0
Finally, place the sensor package on top of the prepared mounting pipe.
Bolts should be loose enough to allow this but loosen the nuts as
necessary. Once placed, hand tightens all four nuts, taking care to do
whole package in the proper direction by
Locate the arrow
” that you will find on top of the sensor package right
next to the light sensor. You must rotate the whole sensor package
. To achieve proper alignment, it is
helpful to use a compass (many cell phones have a compass
application). Once rotated in the correct orientation, lightly tighten the
bolts a little more (use a wrench) to prevent further rotation
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Note: Use the bubble level next to the rain sensor to make sure sensor
array is completely level.If the sensor is not level,the rain gauge,UV and
solar radiation sensors will not measure properly.
5.2.6 Reset Button and Transmitter LED
In the event the sensor array is not transmitting, reset the sensor array.
With an open ended paperclip, press and hold the RESET BUTTON for
three seconds to completely discharge the voltage.
Take out the batteries and wait one minute, while covering the solar
panel to drain the voltage.
Put batteries back in and resynchronize with console by powering down
and up the console with the sensor array about 3 meter away.
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5.3 Best Practices for Wireless Communication
Note: To insure proper communication, mount the remote sensor(s)
upright on a vertical surface, such as a wall. Do not lay the sensor flat.
Wireless communication is susceptible to interference, distance, walls
and metal barriers. We recommend the following best practices for
trouble free wireless communication.
Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI). Keep the console several feet
away from computer monitors and TVs.
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). If you have other 33 MHz
devices and communication is intermittent, try turning off these other
devices for troubleshooting purposes. You may need to relocate the
transmitters or receivers to avoid intermittent communication.
1. Line of Sight Rating. This device is rated at 300 feet line of
sight (no interference, barriers or walls) but typically you will get
100 feet maximum under most real-world installations, which
include passing through barriers or walls.
2. Metal Barriers. Radio frequency will not pass through metal
barriers such as aluminum siding. If you have metal siding, align
the remote and console through a window to get a clear line of
sight.
The following is a table of reception loss vs. the transmission
medium. Each “wall” or obstruction decreases the transmission
range by the factor shown below.
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Glass (untreated) 5-15%
Plastics 10-15%
Wood 10- 0%
Brick 10- 0%
Concrete 0-80%
Metal 90-100%
5.4 Display console
1. Insert the 5V AC adaptor into the back of the display console
Note: Place the outdoor sensor array about 5 to 10 feet from the display
console and wait several minutes for the remote sensors to synchronize
with the display console.
2. Insert 3 AAA batteries into the display console。Please insert the
battery as blew figure 12:

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Figure 2
Note: The batteries are intended for back-up power only. The
backlight will remain on for 5 seconds when on back up battery
power only. Only when you use power adapter it will the back-light
be continuously on.
3. Keep both sensor and the display console together for 15 minutes
to lock in the sensor signals.
. Spin the wind cups to simulate wind speed. Take the sensor to the
sink and slowly drip water into the rain bucket to simulate rain.
5. After 15miuntes, follow the mounting instructions for proper
placement of sensors.