User`s guide

Chapter 3 ________________________________________________________________ Operation
VAISALA_______________________________________________________________________ 79
Quick Start Instructions
The quick start instructions in Table 7 on page 79 are based on the
following assumptions:
- You will use a default setup already loaded in MAWS.
- You have already assembled the MAWS system.
When taking MAWS into use for the first time or after connecting the
battery, make sure that the station dependent settings are correct, see
section Using MAWS Terminal Software on page 81. For more
information about the commands, see Table 18 on page 123.
Establishing Terminal Connection
To connect your computer to a MAWS serial port, proceed as follows:
1. Connect the provided terminal cable (QMZ101) to the
Maintenance terminal connector on the bottom flange of the
enclosure and to an available COM port on your PC. See Figure 72
on page 80.
Table 7 Quick Start Instructions
Step Action Detailed Instruction
1. Connect power to MAWS. You can use the AC (mains) power
supply or the solar panel.
2. Establish terminal
connection with MAWS.
See section Establishing Terminal
Connection on page 79.
3. Start the MAWS Terminal
software.
See section Using MAWS Terminal
Software on page 81.
4. Set up station-dependent
settings for MAWS.
See section Modifying Station
Settings on page 92.
5. Test the setup. With the chosen setup loaded into
MAWS (see section MAWS
Configuration File on page 102),
check that you start receiving reports
and that logging begins.
NOTE
Make sure that the battery is fully charged, if not, charge the battery
before taking MAWS into use.