Wireless Professional Weather Station With Pc Software

Ultra-precision Professional Weather System (WMR300)This professional weather station gathers and automatically uploads accurate and detailed weather data for ease of access in tracking long-term weather patterns. Customizable recording interval settings allow users to capture and store information via the data logger at selected intervals for improved usability in research and study.

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Powered by the sun and capable of wirelessly transmitting data three times as far as the Professional Weather Centre WMR200, the system makes it easy to monitor micro-climates for land and crop management, gather and analyse weather data in difficult terrain, and more. Made for professional and industrial use, this superior weather system can help you take your research to the next level. Weather and foul, even when you're miles from home! Features. Large backlit LCD touch screen display unit. Forecast based on Barometric Pressure. Graphical display of up to 24 months of detailed weather data at a time.

300m (1000 ft) sensor transmission range. Customizable recording level allows user to specify how frequently data is generated. Data logger stores gathered data from three weeks to three years depending on the selected recording level. USB connection for uploading weather data to PC.

Today and monthly min/max. High/low alert.

Radio-controlled clock. Optional NIST sensor certification for US residents. Hardware Requirements:CPU requirement (Intel Platinum 4 or above)Main memory 512 MB RAM (Minimum)Display memory 256 MB RAM (Minimum), Support DirectX 9 HALDisplay resolution: minimum resolution 1024x768 and 32-bit colorHard disk space 200 MB (Minimum) for main program installationUSB 2.0 port for console connectionSoftware Requirements:Operation system: Windows XP SP3 (32 or 64bit) or later versionDirectX 9.0 or aboveInternet browser: IE 7 or latest (for online help, firmware update and software download process). High Precision for Higher StandardsThis high grade system is specially designed to meet professional and industrial use of quality. It’s so accurate; Oregon Scientific even offers optional NIST sensor certification for US residents.Strong Wireless Transmission for More OptionsPut your station wherever you need it. Founded in the United States and part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides consistent and accurate measurement standards for industries, scientists and citizens.As a service to professional and industrial customers, Oregon Scientific offers an optional service to certify the sensors are accurate within stated specifications.

The certificate is valid for up to a year. This certification is applicable primarily to business operating within the U.S. International users should confirm beforehand the NIST certification will be applicable in their region.

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WH3081 Weather Station Review - WH3080, WS3081 Solar Wireless ProfessionalThe WH3080 series was released in late 2010, and at the time of release, was the top of the range weather station made by Fine Offset.Models & Differences from previous modelsSimilar to the WH1080 and 1090, the kit contains a base station receiver (console) and a suite of outdoor sensors. However the main differences are the console layout and the addition of light sensors and solar power.The WH3080 is mainly sold throughout Europe.

It includes a RCC (Radio Controlled Clock) in the outdoor transmitter, which takes advantage of the DCF77 time signal. The outdoor transmitter sends the received time to the console, negating the need to manually set the clock.The WH3081 is sold in other regions, such as the Americas and Oceania. This model does not have RCC.A very similar model, the WS3081, is also available.

In the boxThe WH3081 comes in a large cardboard box, with an carton insert holding all the components. The following items are included:. LCD Base Station. Thermo/Hygro unit & pole mount. Stevenson shield (with captive cable attached to Solar Pod). Anenometer.

Wind Vane. Anenometer & Vane pole bracket. Rain Gauge & pole mount. Stainless Steel pole (supplied in two pieces). Zip / cable ties. Metal band clamp.

2 x AA rechargeable alkaline cells. User Manual & Easy Weather CD. USB cableAssembly of the weather station is required. Assembly instructions are provided in the user manual. Owners can mount everything on the supplied poles, although for best performance, each of the sensors can be separated and mounted in their respective optimal positions.Each sensor comes with its own connecting cable.

Many of the cables are ridiculously long, and the included cable zip ties are required to keep everything in a neat bundle if all the sensors are to be mounted close together on the supplied mounting poles. FeaturesA deep green backlight comes on for 10 seconds whenever a button is pressed. Four LEDs illuminate the LCD, albeit unevenly. It is quite evident by the two bright spots on either side of the screen.

The plastic light disperser seems rudimentary, as each dimple can be faintly seen behind the LCD panel.Like its older cousins, the WH3081 can be connected to a PC (running Windows) to display and log weather data. The official bundled software is Easy Weather - it is clunky and not user friendly. A third party weather station application such as Cumulus can be used instead. Base Station (Console)Unlike older models, WH308x console is free standing, although the base can be removed for wall hanging if desired. The non-touch screen display is also a departure from its predecessor, which had a hard-to-read (and often unreliable) touch screen interface.

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The layout is much cleaner, and packs more detail into the display area.An unlabelled button sits in the centre of a row of control buttons. This blank button is electrically unconnected, and serves no purpose. The contact membrane is present, which can become a handy spare should one of the others fail.The console is powered by 3 x AA cells. The user manual and promotional literature states the batteries in the console should last at least 12 months. When plugged into a computer, it will take its power from the Universal Serial Bus.

It can also be powered soley by USB (without batteries), although this is not recommended because it will lose all settings and memories if USB power is lost. Battery life should become more or less equal to their shelf life if the unit is constantly powered by USB.The console has a volatile circular memory that can store 4096 entries. The period of time that can be logged depends on the interval. 30 minutes is the default, and equates to just over 12 weeks. The interval can be changed using the Easy Weather software. As long as battery and/or USB power is maintained, the memory will maintain its data.

Therefore, to prevent loss of saved data and settings, the USB cable should be plugged in before the batteries are replaced.When plugged into a computer running Easy Weather (or Cumulus), weather conditions can be displayed and logged on the computer in real time - at least for indoor temperature - but is limited to the 48-second transmission interval for outdoor data. Operation & Outdoor SensorsAs with its predecessors, the outdoor Thermo/Hygro transmitter sends a packet of data to the base station every 48 seconds. This transmission contains data from the outdoor sensors, which are: temperature, humidity, wind speed, direction and rain.

The transmission is on 433.9 Mhz.The new 'solar pod', which sits above the radiation shield, is connected to the 'Rain' input of the thermo-hygro unit. The centre two pins on the RJ12 connection remain assigned to the rain sensor, whilst the outer four pins carry power and light data. The connection from the rain sensor is subsequently connected to a pass-through 'Rain' socket on the bottom of the solar pod. In essense, it is a daisy chain arrangement. It retains backwards compatibility with rain gauges used with older weather stations.As the standard temp/humidity/wind/rain transmission protocol probably doesn't allow additional information to be added, the solar pod initiates separate transmissions for the light and UV data.

These occur every 60 seconds, and makes use of the transmitter in the Thermo-Hygro unit.The outdoor sensor suite has remained fairly constant over the past few years. The parts are molded from UV resistant ABS plastic. One needs to be careful when handling the anenometer as the cups can easily break off if roughly handled.

ProblemsOne of the major (and well known) issues with the earlier releases of the WH3080 stations is the problematic Lux/UV solar sensor module (pod). In the UK, it is known to crash and then excessively drain the batteries. In other places (such as Australia), the solar pod is known to crash under high light and/or UV conditions. Some have speculated the microcontroller suffers from numerical overload when the unit is exposed to extreme UV or very bright sunlight. SuccessorThe WH3080 has been superseded by the weather station.