User manual

Capricorn 2000EX Weather Station 7
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Columbia Weather Systems, Inc.
Table of Contents
WELCOME! ..................................................................................3
IMPORTANT NOTICE: SHIPPING DAMAGE .......................5
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................11
T HE C APRICORN 2000EX S YSTEM ................................................................. 11
S PECIFICATIONS .............................................................................................. 11
Temperature............................................................................................... 11
Barometric Pressure .................................................................................. 11
Wind Speed ................................................................................................ 11
Wind Direction (channel X2) ..................................................................... 12
Relative Humidity....................................................................................... 12
Rainfall....................................................................................................... 12
Leaf Wetness .............................................................................................. 12
Solar Radiation (Pyranometer) (Channel X1) ........................................... 13
Input Voltage.............................................................................................. 13
Control Module.......................................................................................... 13
SECTION 2: PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION...............................15
C ONTROL M ODULE ......................................................................................... 16
Back Panel ................................................................................................. 17
W IND SENSOR ................................................................................................. 18
Wind sensor components............................................................................ 19
T EMPERATURE SENSOR ................................................................................... 20
R ELATIVE H UMIDITY SENSOR ......................................................................... 21
R AIN GAUGE ( OPTIONAL )................................................................................ 22
L EAF WETNESS SENSOR ( OPTIONAL ) ............................................................... 23
S OLAR R ADIATION S ENSOR –P YRANOMETER (O PTIONAL ) ............................ 24
W EATHER M ASTER  S OFTWARE .................................................................... 25
W EATHER V IEW 32 S OFTWARE ................................................................... 26
W EATHER D ISPLAY C ONSOLE (O PTIONAL ) .................................................... 27
W EATHER M ICRO S ERVER .............................................................................. 28
SECTION 3: INSTALLATION..................................................29
W IRING AND C OLOR C ODE ............................................................................. 29
I NSTALLATION O VERVIEW .............................................................................. 30
T OOLS N EEDED .............................................................................................. 30
M ATERIALS N EEDED ...................................................................................... 30
U NPACKING THE U NIT .................................................................................... 31
Installing the Control Module.................................................................... 31
I NSTALLING THE B AROMETRIC P RESSURE S ENSOR ......................................... 32
I NSTALLING THE T EMPERATURE AND H UMIDITY S ENSORS ............................. 33