WeatherHawk 500 Series User manual
WeatherHawk
TM
Quick Start Guide Series 500 - Models 510/511/520/521
Computer Requirements
•Available Serial Port or USB Port (Serial-to-USB Converter Cable required)
WeatherHawk Setup Procedure
1. Remove the top foam packing from the WeatherHawk box and verify you have all ordered equipment.
Your system may have a wireless receiver (Model 520/521), and/or a solar panel (P/N 16851). Figure 1
below shows a wireless Model 520 with solar panel. Unpack all equipment and check for physical damage.
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a. Lift the WeatherHawk by the main body of the weather
station. Removing the station by lifting on the
sensors may damage the sensors (see Figure 1).
b. Avoid resting the WeatherHawk on the wind speed
and wind direction sensor prongs located on top of the
weather station.
c. Report missing or damaged equipment to
WeatherHawk Customer Service before installing
your system.
d. A black rubber mast shim is inside the WeatherHawk
Integral mast mount. This shim reduces the diameter
to accommodate a 1 ¼ inch OD mast. Discard the shim
if using a 1 ¾ inch mast. Fully seat the shim on the mast,
with the flange down, before sliding the WeatherHawk over the shim/mast.
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2. Install your application software on your computer.
3. Connect the serial cable male connector to the WeatherHawk RS-232 port and the serial cable female
connector to a computer serial port (Figure 2).
Figure 2: Serial cable (left) and the
WeatherHawk serial port in which the serial
cable male connector connects. A dust cover
must be removed from the WeatherHawk
RS-232 port before connecting the cable.
If you’re connecting the cable to a USB port, a serial-to-USB converter cable is required and optionally
available from WeatherHawk (P/N 16878, USB-AD).
4. On the underside of the WeatherHawk, turn the on/off switch to the on position (Figure 3), and observe
thathe circular red Scan light will briefly flash.
Figure 3: The power switch and
Scan/Receive light is located on
the bottom of the WeatherHawk
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5. Start the application software and monitor the sensor displays. Within a couple of minutes, numerical
values should appear confirming that the WeatherHawk is functioning. The light labeled Scan on the underside of
the weather station should also blink every ten seconds.
If the WeatherHawk does not function properly, contact WeatherHawk Customer Service to solve the
problem before continuing to the next steps.
6. Using your PC and weather station software, enter the setup parameters for the station. If you are using
Virtual Weather Station software, see the section in this document labeled “Station Setup using Virtual
Weather Station Software”. If you are using the WeatherHawk XP/X software, please refer to the software
manual in the WeatherHawk folder that was created on your computer when the software was installed.
7. Disconnect the serial cable from the WeatherHawk and place the dust cover back on the serial port.
8. If your WeatherHawk is wireless (Model 520/521), setup the radio (see “Radio Setup” section below).
9. Install the WeatherHawk weather station at the site. Refer to the Installation Guide provided on the CD
shipped with your station for siting information and installation procedures.
Station Setup Using Virtual Weather Station Software
1. Click on the Settings menu and choose WeatherHawk Settings from the drop down menu (Figure 4).
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2. If your WeatherHawk is wireless, change the Logger
Address to your WeatherHawk station’s serial number
(1 of Figure 5). The serial number of your WeatherHawk
is located on the underside of the station.
3. Enter the interval timer (2 of Figure 5). This value
determines how often the WeatherHawk stores the
measurements. The default is 60 minutes.
4. Click on Get Date and Time to see the date and time
stored in the WeatherHawk station (3 of Figure 5). If
the WeatherHawk’s date or time is incorrect, click on
Synchronize to Computer Time Now to set the
WeatherHawk’s date and time to the computer’s date
and time (3 of Figure 5).
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Figure 4: The settings menu of Virtual
Weather Station Software. Select
WeatherHawk Settings (circled in red).
Figure 5: The Settings Screen of
Virtual Weather Station Software.
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5. Enter the Longitude, Latitude, and Altitude
(1 of Figure 6).
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Longitude, Latitude, and Altitude can be
determined with a GPS Receiver, a Good
Topographical Map, or found at:
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/ccus.html
(Figure 7).
The latitude and longitude must be entered as
decimal numbers. To convert the values to
decimal, ignore the seconds, divide the minutes by
60, then add that value to the degrees.
Example:
Latitude in Figure 6 is 41 degrees, 46 minutes,
58 seconds.
Decimal value = 41 + (46/60) = 41.78
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41-46-58N 111-51-14W 1355M
Latitude Longitude Altitude
Pressure
Figure 7: NOAA Website. To find the
information for your site, select your state
then the nearest location to the site.
6. Enter the Barometric Pressure Offset (2 of Figure 6). To calculate, use the following equation:
Barometric Pressure Offset = _________ - ___________=________
Current VWS
WHERE:
Current—the current barometric pressure (in Hg)
obtained from a Radio or Television Weather
Program or from the Web site:
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/ccus.html
(Figure 7).
VWS—the barometric pressure (in Hg) found in
the Virtual Weather Station Software on the
Broadcast Display screen (Figure 8).
Zero, negative numbers, and very small
numbers are possible and acceptable as the
Barometric Pressure Offset.
Figure 8: Virtual Weather Station
(VWS) Broadcast Display screen.
The VWS Barometric pressure
value is circled in red.
Figure 6: The Settings Screen of Virtual
Weather Station Software. Circled are the
settings for the longitude, latitude, altitude,
and barometric pressure offset.
7. Close the WeatherHawk Settings Window and exit the Virtual Weather Station Software.
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Radio Setup
1. Attach the antenna or cable to the radio connector labeled Antenna (Figures 9 and 10) on the RF401.
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Figure 9: The WeatherHawk antenna may
be a 900 MHz surface mount antenna (left),
or a whip antenna(right) that connects directly
to the radio, or a tri-band surface mount
antenna
(
not shown
)
.
Figure 10: The connector labeled
Antenna on an RF401-series radio is
where the antennas attach.
2. Connect the serial cable male connector to the radio
connector labeled RS232 and the female connector to a
computer serial port (Figure 11).
3. Plug the RF401 AC Adapter into a grounded AC wall
outlet.
4. Connect the other end of the AC adapter to the RF401
connector labeled DC Pwr input (Figure 11). The red
Pwr/Tx status light should illuminate.
5. Confirm that the WeatherHawk weather station has an
antenna installed on the connector marked Antenna on the
bottom side of the weather station (Figure 3 above).
Figure 11: Radio connections. The serial
cable (left) connects to the port labeled
RS232 and the AC adapter connects to the
port labeled DC Pwr input.
6. Start your applications software.
7. Monitor the sensor displays. After a few minutes, numeric values should appear if the WeatherHawk and
radio are communicating. Also indicator lights on both the RF401 radio and the WeatherHawk will blink.
If the radio is not communicating properly, you may be experiencing interference from nearby
equipment such as wireless phones, other spread spectrum radios, or another WeatherHawk. Changing
some settings on your radio and WeatherHawk station should rectify this situation. The procedure for
changing these settings is provided in the WeatherHawk Advanced Radio Settings.
8. If your radio is working properly, close the software and turn the key to the off position. You are now
ready to install your WeatherHawk station at the site (see Site Installation Guide).
Help and Support
For product support, specifications, and installation troubleshooting, refer to the WeatherHawk Site Installation
Guide or the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on our website (www.WeatherHawk.com). Customers may also
call us at 435-866-670-5982 (toll-fee in US) or 435-750-1802 (international) or email us at
service@weatherhawk.com.
Notes
1. WeatherHawk®and WeatherHawk XP/X TM are trademarks of Campbell Scientific Inc.
2. Virtual Weather Station Software® is a trademark of Ambient L.L.C., used by permission.
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