Campbell Met One 034A-L Manuel de l'opérateur

Entebbe August 2001 Installation, Operation and Maintenance of Automatic Meteorological StationsEstablished in The Nile BasinManualNILE B ASIN I NITI

10Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsAnnexesAnnexesAnnex 1: Installation and Operation of PCTourAnnex 2: W

11Manual1.1 GeneralThis manual presents detailed instructions for the installation, operation, and maintenance of the Automatic Weath-er Stations (AW

12Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsIntroductionFigure 1: Met StationThe main components of the Met Station

13ManualFigure 2: CR10X Data loggerFigure 3 presents the PS12LA Power Supply. It consists of a rechargeable battery, and an integrated regulator and c

14Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsIntroductionFigure 4 presents the portable keyboard display and the dat

15ManualCR10X Storage and Control Module2.1 GeneralThe CR10X is the actual datalogger. It is an electronic storage and control system that manages th

16Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsCR10X Storage and Control ModuleThe datalogger has two separate memorie

17ManualCR10X Storage and Control ModuleFigure 6: PS12-LA and CR10X in ENC12/14 Protective EnclosureFix the central grounding cable of the protective

18Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsCR10X Storage and Control ModuleUpon toggling the PS12-LA Power Supply

19ManualCR10X Storage and Control ModuleThe last step in the installation process is protecting the system against unauthorized user interventions. Fo

The designations employed and the presentation of material throughout this book do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of t

20Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsCR10X Storage and Control Moduleend, type in the following CR10KD keybo

21ManualCR10X Storage and Control ModuleThe reader is referred to Annex 5, for detailed instructions on how to check the daily program signature,. A c

22Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsCR10X Storage and Control Module“*8” (to activate Manual Data Dump usi

23ManualSensors3.1 Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge3.1.1 GeneralThe Met Station includes a TE525 tipping bucket rain gauge made by Texas Electronics, USA.

24Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsSensors3.1.2 InstallationThe rainfall recordings should be representat

25ManualSensors• Checkandre-leveltheraingagelid.In principle no factory calibration is needed. In the unlikely event that such calibr

26Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsSensorsWind speed is measured by the anemometer, which consists of thre

27ManualSensorsWhile orienting the cross arm and Nu-rail using a compass, please note that there is a difference between geo-graphic and magnetic nort

28Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsSensorsProblem 3: Recorded wind directions exceed 360 degrees.Remedy 3

29ManualSensorsThe LI200X should never be shaded by the tripod tower or other sensors.Attach the pyranometer cable to the wiring panel of the CR10X lo

3ManualAH Ampere HourAWS Automatic Weather StationCHG ChargeCSi Campbell ScientificDoD Depth of DischargeDSP Data Storage PointerFAO

30Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsThe CS500 is powered by the CR10X 12V peripheral power terminal and dra

31ManualSensors - jumper from terminal SW 12V CTRL to terminal C1.3.4.3 UseThe operation of the CS500 is fully automatic and no user action is requi

32Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsPower Supply4.1 GeneralThe Met Station is equipped with electronic sen

33ManualPower Supply4.2.2 Installing/Changing the BatteryThe PS12-LA power supply housing forms the battery holder. It is shown on figure 12, togethe

34Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsPower Supply4.2.3 State of the BatteryTo avoid either deep discharge o

35ManualPower SupplyGiven this individual SoC-OCV relation, the user can now assess the SoC of a known lead acid battery. To this end, follow the belo

36Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsPower Supplydamaging the plates. The user is therefore advised to only

37ManualPower Supply4.3 Solar Panel4.3.1 GeneralThe solar panel is a photovoltaic (PV) power source used for charging the sealed lead-acid battery o

38Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsPower Supply4.3.4 MaintenanceThe MSX10 Solar Panel requires a minimum

39ManualPower Supply4.4.4 MaintenanceApart from checking periodically if all contacts are firmly connected and not corroded, no maintenance is neces-

4Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological Stations1 Introduction 111.1 General 111.

40Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsTripod5.1 GeneralSensors, protective enclosure ENC12/14 (containing da

41ManualTripodNo.123456789101112ItemLightning rod. SuppliedLightning rod clamp. SuppliedCross arm support: length = 0.44 m; diameter = ¾ inch; galvani

42Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsTripodConstruction of the tripod is a straightforward process. Foundati

43ManualProtective Enclosure ENC12/146.1 GeneralThe fiberglass-reinforced polyester enclosure ENC12/14 serves as housing for datalogger and power uni

44Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsMet Station Compound7.1 GeneralThe datalogger housing, sensors, and so

45ManualAnnex 1: Installation and Operation Instructions for PCTour1. GeneralPCTour is a DOS based software package provided by Campbell Scientifi

46Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsAnnexesG G H4 L4 AG H5 L5 AG H6 L6 AG E3 AG G G 5V 5V GSW 12V CTRLSW 12

47ManualAnnexesAnnex 3.1: METSTAT Structure DiagramStructure Diagram for METSTAT, a Datalogger Program for the Meteorological Stations established by

48Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsAnnexesStructure Diagram (continuation1) inp 20 AUX_OHS = OH_SOLAR

49ManualAnnexesStructure Diagram (continuation 2) OUTPUT inp 22 CREATE SIGNA TURE “SIGN1440” inp 23 MEASURE BATT_VOLT “b

5Manual 3.3.4 Maintenance 3.3.5 Trouble Shooting3.4 CS500 Temperature and Relative Humidity Sensor 29 3.4.1 General 3.4.2 Installation

50Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsAnnex 3.2: METSTAT Datalogger ProgramMETSTAT is a data logger program f

51Manual4: Do (P86) 1: 41 Set Port 1 High;CONTROL PORT1 IS CONNECTED WITH A JUMPER TO SW12CTRL;(SWITCHED 12 VOLT CONTROL)5: Excitation with

52Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological Stations;RADIATION AT THE EQUATOR IS AROUND 1000 W/M2. HENCE, 7.5 mV, COVERING

53Manual4: 30 Then Do14: Z=F (P30)1: 100 F 2: 00 Exponent of 10 3: 2 Z Loc [ RH ]15: End (P95);IF RH>100

54Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological Stations 3: 3 Z Loc [ SOLAR_RAD ]23: End (P95);SOLAR RADIATION IS

55Manual 2: 17 Z Loc [ OH_AIRT ]31: Z=X (P31) 1: 8 X Loc [ VP ] 2: 18 Z Loc [ OH_VP ]32: Z=X (P31) 1: 10

56Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological Stations 4: 30 Then Do 39: If time is (P92) 1: 0 Minut

57Manual 1: 1 Reps 2: 24 Loc [ LOGGER_ID ]49: Real Time (P77) 1: 1220 Year,Day,Hour/Minute (midnight = 2400)50: Average (P71)

58Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological Stations;============= CONTINUE WITH DAILY OUTPUT ===================58: If ti

59Manual;”OD_SOLAR” IN [MJ/M2]70: Wind Vector (P69) 1: 1 Reps 2: 0000 Samples per Sub-Interval 3: 00 S, é1, & å(é1) Polar

6Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological Stations5 Tripod 405.1 General 405.2 In

60Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsAnnex 4: Input Storage Locations Used by METSTATSee METSTAT Structure D

61ManualAnnex 5: Guidelines for Assessing Station Performance Using Daily Signature and Battery Voltage Recordings5-A GeneralMETSTAT includes routin

62Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsDouble click the REPORT icon to start the REPORT module (a.k.a. S

63ManualNext, the appropriate data file, containing the complete Met Station recordings, should be selected. Click “Browse” and navigate to the approp

64Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsAfter selecting the right input file, execute SPLIT by clickin

65ManualAfter running the METPERF.PAR file in SPLIT with the appropriate data file, the following station information appears on the sc

66Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsColumn 1 contains the datalogger-ID; column 2 and 3 contain year, month

67ManualAnnex 6: Batterry Log Book SpecimenNumber:Main Office:Date of Purchase:Make: Type:Capacity:Battery SpecificationsDateInitial Voltage [V]Initial

68Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsAnnex 7: Design of Met Station Compound 6.0m B B

69Manual Galvanized Pipe Post 0.45m0.23m0.23m 3x 3/16” holes 0.45m Angle Iron 2”x2”x1/4”x5’ for supporting cor

7ManualList of FiguresList of FiguresFigure 1: Met Station 12Figure 2: CR10X Datalogger 13Figure 3: Power Supply PS

70Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsAnnex 8: Guidelines for Loading METSTAT Datalogger Program into Progra

71ManualDouble click the Stg Module icon. In the window that appears, first click the “SM4M/SM16M” tab at the right most corner of the screen, and sub

72Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsClicking the “Programs” tab brings up the Program Control Option screen

73ManualTo load METSTAT in program location 8, check the box in front of “Prog 8” and click “Store”. A navigation screen appears as presented below.Na

74Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsDisconnect the SM4M by clicking the Disconnect button. METSTAT

8Installation, Operation and Maintainance of Automatic Meteorological StationsList of TablesTable 1: Wiring Schedule 17Table 2: SoC

9ManualList of BoxesList of BoxesBox 1: Permanent Storage of METSTAT in Program Location 8 17Box 2: Loading METSTAT into CR10X Storage and