Orion 420 manuale d’uso

Orion 420 Weather Station 1 _________ _________ _________ ________ _________ _________ _________ ________ __ Columbia Weather S ystems, Inc. Orion 420 Weather Station™ User Manual Version 2. 01 Serial Num ber: ___________________ Date Purchas ed: __________________ All specific ations subj ect to change without notic e. Printed in U . S. A.[...]

2 Orion 420 Weather Station _________ _________ _________ ________ _________ _________ _________ ________ __ Columbia Weather S ystems, Inc. © Cop y right 200 5 - 2011 C olumbia W eather S y stem s, Inc. All Rig hts Reserved. Proprietar y Notice: Ori on, Orion 420, Or ion LX, Capr icor n 2000, Capricorn 2000MP and C apricor n 2000EX are tr adem ar[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 3 _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. W elc ome! Congratul ations on y o ur pu rchase of an Or ion 420 W eather Statio n. Please read t his manua l comp letely prior to inst allatio n.[...]

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Orion 420 Weather Station 5 _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Import ant No tice: Shi pping Damag e BEFORE YO U RE A D ANY FURT HER, please in spect all system compon ents for obv ious shipping damage. T he Orion is a h igh precision i nstrum ent and can be dam aged b y[...]

6 Orion 420 Weather Station _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. ESD Pr otection Electrost atic Discharge ( ESD) can c ause imm ediate or latent d amage to electronic c ircuits. Vais ala products are adequ ately protected against ESD for their intended us e. Ho wever, it i[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 7 _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Table of Conten ts WELCOME! ------------- ------- -------------- -------------- -------------- 3 IMPORTANT NOTI CE: SHIPPING DAMAGE ------- ------- --- 5 ESD P ROTECTI ON .....................................[...]

8 Orion 420 Weather Station _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Moun ting Method ... ......... ......... ......... .......... ......... ......... ......... ......... .......... . 29 Routin g Cable ...... ......... .......... ......... ......... ......... ......... .......[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 9 _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. SECTI ON 1: IN TRODUC TION The Orio n 420 W eather Stati on The O rion 420 weath er station prov ides ultras onic wind direct ion and speed m easurem ents, a highl y -ac curate im pact rain s ensor, capac iti[...]

10 Orion 420 Weather Station _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Specific ations Operating Conditions Tem perature Operat ion: -52 to +60° C (-6- to +140° F ) Relative humidit y : 0 to 100% Pressure: 60 0 to 1100 hPa W ind: 0 to 60 m/s Wind S peed Range: 0-1 35mph (0- 6[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 11 _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Tempera ture Range: -60 to 140° F (-52 to +60° C) Accurac y: ± 0.5° F ( +/-0.3° C) at 68° F (+ 20° C) Resolutio n: 0.1° F Units Avai lable: ° F, ° C Barometric Pressure Range: 1 7.50 to 32.50 In Hg[...]

12 Orion 420 Weather Station _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Sensor Housing Protection c lass: IP66 ( with m ounting adapter) Materials: Polycarbon ate + 20% glas s fiber, sta inless steel ( AISI 316) W eight: 650 g (1.43 lbs) Serial to A nal og Conv e rters Analog Ra[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 13 _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Principles of Me asurement s Wind Measur ement Both wind s peed and dir ection are m easured usi ng advance d ultrasonic technolog y. The sens or utilizes u ltrasound t o determ ine horizontal wind readings.[...]

14 Orion 420 Weather Station _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. direction re ported indica tes the direction that the wind c o m es from. North is represent ed as 0° , east as 90° , so uth as 180° , a nd west as 270° . The wind direction is n ot calculated when the w[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 15 _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Rainfall Measurement Rainfall is meas ured with an im pact sensor, which detec ts the size and impac t of individual ra in drops. T he signals result ing from the impac ts are proportion al to the volum e of[...]

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Orion 420 Weather Station 17 _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. SECTI ON 2: PHY SICA L DESCRI PTION Orion Sens or Tra nsmitter The O rion Sensor T ransmitter is an all-in-one s ensor unit co ntaining ultrasonic wind speed and directi on sensor, tem peratur e sensor, rela[...]

18 Orion 420 Weather Station _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Cut Awa y View 1: W ind Transducers ( 3 pcs) 2: Precipi tation Sensor 3: Pressure s ensor ins ide the Sens or Module 4: Hum idity and tem perature sensor inside the S ensor Modu le Bottom of the Transm itter[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 19 _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Mounting A dapter To f acilitate easy inst allation and nort h alignm ent, the Or ion Sensor Tr ansmitter com es standard with a m ounting ada pter. T he m ounting adapter is e asily connect ed to the e nd o[...]

20 Orion 420 Weather Station _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. The O rion sensor trans mitter has a standard i nternal RS-23 2 wiring as shown bel ow: Termin al Number Signal Color 3 TX- Orange 5 RXD Black 6 SGND Green 19 VIN- W hite 20 VIN+ Red For heated s ensor trans[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 21 _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Heating (Optiona l) Heating el ements located below the precipitati on sensor and inside the wind transd ucers k eeps the prec ipitation an d wind sen sors f ree from snow and ice . A heati ng tem perature s[...]

22 Orion 420 Weather Station _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Orion 420 E nclos ure The O rion 420 Enclosur e contains th e following: 1. AC po w er sup ply with +24 VDC output 2. AC po w er filter and suppre ssor 3. Two RS-2 32 to 4-20 m A converters 4. Sensor co nnec[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 23 _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Surge/Li ghtning P rotectors A nearb y lightning strik e may induc e a high vo ltage surge which the internal s uppressor of your weath er instrum ent ma y no t be able to withstand, ca using sig nificant da[...]

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Orion 420 Weather Station 25 _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. SECTI ON 3: IN ST ALL A TION Weather S tation System Co nfiguratio ns[...]

26 Orion 420 Weather Station _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Installatio n O v e rview Unpack ing the Unit Installing Sensor Tr ansmitter Installing t he Orion 420 W eatherpro of Enclosur e Connectin g the Sensor T ransm itter to the enclosur e Connectin g the enclosu[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 27 _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Installi ng the Orion Sensor Transmitter Site Sele ction Finding a s uitable site f or the sensor transm itter is important f or getting representa tive am bient measur ements. T he site shoul d represent th[...]

28 Orion 420 Weather Station _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. North A lignment To help with alignm ent, there is an arrow and t ext North on the bottom of the transm itter. T he transmitter shou ld be align ed in suc h a way that this arrow po ints to the nort h. W ind[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 29 _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Location Do not att ach the sensor transm itter to a radio tr ansm itti n g m ast or tower. Select a m ounting locat ion that will allow the sens or cable to be routed awa y f rom other da ta cables to avoid[...]

30 Orion 420 Weather Station _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. of 22-gau ge, stranded , seven conduc tor shielded cable with th e same color cod e. W hen cutting a nd splicing, insure goo d contacts, pr oper color coding of the term inal leads, and a g ood seal. (A good[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 31 _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Connecting the 420 Enclosure to the PLC[...]

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Orion 420 Weather Station 33 _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Sectio n 4: Option al Se nsor Mountin g Hardw are Optional S ensor Mounting Har dw are Tripod and Ti edown Kit The m eteorological tri pod is design ed to prov ide up to 10 f eet of s table, secure s upport [...]

34 Orion 420 Weather Station _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Constructed f rom we lded al uminum and powder coate d for appear ance and longe vity, the 15-p ound tripod can easil y s upport up to 60 pounds of equipm ent. An optiona l tie-down k it allows for additiona[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 35 _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. 5 Anchor Sc rew with Cha in 1 6 Clam p with Strap 1 7 Retainer Pin 1 Speci fications Capacit y : Supports up to 60 lbs. Shipping W eight: 17 lbs Shipping Box Dim ensions: 70" x 8" x 8" Tr ipod[...]

36 Orion 420 Weather Station _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Fiberglass and steel 1 0-foot m asts are available f or use wi t h either Roof Mounting H ardware K it (Cat. No. 880 02) or W all Mounting Ki t (Cat. No.88003). Roof Mounting The Roof Mounting Kit (Cat . No.[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 37 _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Tur nbuckles, 6" open x 4" closed 3 (not sho wn) 88100 Cable Na il Clips 20 8 88110 Cable Fe ed Through B ushings 4 10 88140[...]

38 Orion 420 Weather Station _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Wall Mounting The f igure and table be low illustrates and descr ibes the indi vidual parts in the W all Mounting Kit (Catalog N o. 88003) . Item s included in the k it are m arked with an aster isk (*). Ind[...]

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Orion 420 Weather Station 41 _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Sectio n 5: Operat ion The O rion 420 outputs the follo wing 8 param eters in 4- 20 mA cur rent signals: Channel 1: W ind Directio n Descr iption: Instantane ous wind dir ection. Range: 0 to 360 degre es Cha[...]

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Orion 420 Weather Station 43 _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. SECTI ON 6: MAINT ENA NCE This c hapter contains instructions f or the basic m aintenance of the sensor tr ansmitter. Cleaning To ens ure the accurac y of m easurem ent results, the sens or transm itter shou[...]

44 Orion 420 Weather Station _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. 3. Rem ove the base sect ion and dis connect the fla t ribbon c able. 4. Pull out the t op of the s ensor. 5. Release th e sm all white fla p and rem ove the PTU m odule. 6. Connect a n ew PT U m odule, repl[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 45 _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Sectio n 7: T rouble shooting This c hapter describes comm on problems , their probable caus es and rem edies. Problem Possible Cau se Action W ind measurem ent failure. Bot h the speed and direction sensors[...]

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Orion 420 Weather Station 47 _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. SECTI ON 8: USE R SU PPORT INFOR MA TI ON This s ection consists of the f ollowing item s: 1. One- Y e ar Limited W arr anty: Please re ad this doc ument car efully. 2. Return for R epair Proced ure: T his p[...]

48 Orion 420 Weather Station _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. This warrant y gives you specif ic legal rights, and you m ay also have other rights which var y from state to state. Return f or Repa ir Procedur e 1. In the even t of defects or dam age to your unit, first[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 49 _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. D. Send to: Colum bia W eather S y st ems, Inc. 2240 NE Gr iffin Oak s Street, Suite 100 Hillsboro, Oregon 97124 E. C.O.D. shi pments wil l not be accepte d. 3. If y our un it is under warranty, af ter repai[...]

50 Orion 420 Weather Station _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _ Columbia Weather S y stem s, Inc. Columb i a Weathe r Systems, Inc. 2240 NE Gri f fin Oaks Street , Suite 100 Hillsboro, OR 97124-6463 Telephone (503) 629- 0887 Fax (503) 629- 0898 Web Site http://www.c olumbia weather.com Email info@co lumb[...]