SEST Documentation plan

Weather Station

 
Features
  • Barometric pressure
  • Forecast
  • Inside & outside temperature
  • Inside & outside humidity
  • Heat index
  • Dew point
  • Moon phase
  • Rainfall for minutes, hours, days, month, year, and storm
  • Rainfall totals for last 24 storms
  • Rain rate for minutes, hours, days, and months
  • Wind direction & speed
  • Wind chill
  • Time & date
  • Time of sunrise & sunset
  • Additional Features
  • Anemometer is detachable for ultimate flexibility—mount with integrated sensor suite as shown, or mount separately using the included 40' (12 m) cable
  • Rain bucket is self-emptying for exceptionally accurate
  • Wireless integrated sensor suite runs on solar power. Provides enough power to run the station with as little as one hour of sunlight a day
  • Temperature and humidity sensors are located inside the radiation protective shield
  • Optional tripod makes installation even easier. Brackets at the base of legs tilt to mount on roof or uneven terrain
  • Frequent update interval—every 2.5 seconds, compared to the 3 to 15 minutes found on other stations
  • Sophisticated forecasting algorithm. Takes wind and temperature into account—not just barometric pressure
  • Greater range for wireless transmission—up to 800' (250 m)—even further with wireless repeaters
  • Over 80 graphs and over 35 alarms available on the console versus other stations
Hardware description.  

 

Last modified by Felipe Mac-Auliffe, October 27th 2001