USER
USER
MANUAL
MANUAL
Integrated
Sensor Suite
For Vantage Pro2 , Vantage Pro2 GroWeather
and Vantage Pro2 Plus
Davis Instruments, 3465 Diablo Avenue, Hayward, CA 94545-2778 U.S.A. • 510-732-9229 • www.davisinstruments.com
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Contents
Introduction........................................................................................... 1
Included Components and Hardware.................................................... 2
Prepare the Sensor Suite for Installation...............................................5
Cabled Sensor Suite Assembly ........................................................... 11
Wireless Sensor Suite Assembly......................................................... 14
Plan the Sensor Suite Installation........................................................ 19
Install the Sensor Suite........................................................................ 24
Maintenance and Troubleshooting......................................................33
Contacting Technical Support ............................................................. 42
Appendix: Specifications ....................................................................43
Introduction
Note: Translated Vantage Pro2 manuals are available in the support section of
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The Integrated Sensor Suite collects outside weather data and sends the data to a
Vantage Pro2 console. The wireless sensor suite can also transmit data to
WeatherLink Live, a Vantage Vue console, or other Davis wireless receiver. The
wireless sensor suite is solar-powered and sends data via radio. The cabled sensor
suite sends data via cable to one cabled Vantage Pro2 console, cabled Weather
Envoy, or cabled Vantage Connect and receives power via the console.
Tip: One wireless sensor suite can transmit to any number of receivers within its range,
so you can add additional receivers or consoles to use in different rooms.
All Vantage Pro2 sensor suites include a rain collector, temperature sensor, humidity
sensor, and anemometer. Temperature and humidity sensors are mounted in a passive
or fan-aspirated radiation shield to minimize the impact of solar radiation on sensor
readings. The anemometer measures wind speed and direction and can be installed
adjacent to the sensor suite or apart from it. See “Locating the Sensor Suite and
Anemometer” on page 19 for siting guidelines.
The transmitter shelter contains the “brain” of the sensor suite: the sensor interface
and the transmitter. It collects outside weather data from the sensor suite sensors and
then transmits the data to your Vantage Pro2 console, Vantage Vue console (wireless
only), WeatherLink Live (wireless only), Weather Envoy, or Vantage Connect.
Other versions of the sensor suite have additional features:
• Wireless Vantage Pro2 with Fan (product number 6153): Includes a 24-Hour
Fan-Aspirated Radiation Shield.
• Wireless and cabled Vantage Pro2 Plus (product numbers 6162 & 6162C):
Includes a pre-installed Solar Radiation Sensor and a UV Sensor.
• Wireless Vantage Pro2 Plus with Fan (product number 6163): Includes UV
and Solar Radiation Sensors, and a 24-Hour Fan-Aspirated Radiation Shield.
• Wireless and Cabled GroWeather (product numbers 6820 & 6820C) include a
a Solar Radiation Sensor.
• Wireless and Cabled GroWeather with 24-Hour Fan-Aspirated Radiation
Shield (product number 6825 & 6825C) and Solar Radiation Sensor.
Suite de Capteurs
Conjunto de Sensores
Sensor-Suite
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Tip: Separate Solar Sensor (prod. no. 6450), UV Sensor (prod. no. 6490), Sensor
Mounting Shelf (prod. no. 6673), and Daytime Fan-Aspirated Radiation Shield (prod.
no. 7747) are available to upgrade a standard sensor suite.
Included Components and Hardware
The sensor suite comes with all the components and hardware shown in the
following illustrations. If you purchased your sensor suite as part of a weather
station package containing the Vantage Pro2 console, additional components may be
included in the package that are not shown here.
Components
VANTAGE PRO2 SENSOR SUITE
Debris Screen
(place inside cone
after installation)
Antenna
(wireless
sensor suites
only)
Solar Panel
(wireless
sensor suites
only)
Transmitter
Shelter
Standard
Passive
Radiation
Shield
with standard radiation shield
Bird Spike
Socket
Rain Collector
Protective
Cap
Anemometer
Rain
Collector
Base
Console Cable 100' (30 m)
(Cabled ISS Only)
Anemometer Cable
40' (12.2 m)
Arm
Anemometer
Vane
Control
Wind Cups
Anemometer
Base
Head
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Other versions of the sensor suite have additional features and parts:
VANTAGE PRO2
VANTAGE PRO2 PLUS or GroWeather
with Standard Radiation Shield
with 24-Hour Fan-Aspirated Shield
Solar Radiation
Sensor
UV Sensor
(Vantage Pro2 Plus only)
Antenna
(wireless only)
Transmitter
Solar Panel
(wireless only)
(wireless only)
Transmitter
Solar Panel
(wireless only)
Fan
Solar Panel
Fan-Aspirated
Radiation Shield
VANTAGE PRO2 PLUS or GroWeather
with 24-Hour Fan-Aspirated Shield
Solar Radiation
Sensor
UV Sensor
(Vantage Pro2 Plus
only)
Antenna
(wireless only)
Transmitter
Solar Panel
(wireless only)
Fan
Solar Panel
Antenna
24-Hour
Fan
Battery
Pull Tab
Fan
24-Hour
Fan-Aspirated
Radiation Shield
Battery
Pull Tab
Note: If the sensor suite has UV and solar radiation sensors, do not touch the small white
diffusers on top of the sensors. Oil from skin reduces their sensitivity. If you are
concerned that you have touched the diffuser at any time during the installation, clean
the diffuser with a soft cloth.
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Hardware (Included)
Bird Spikes (15)
1/4" Flat Washers
1/4" Lock Washers
1/4" Hex Nuts
Backing Plate
Cable Ties
U-Bolts
.05" Allen
Wrench
1/4" x 3" Lag Screws
#4 x 1-1/8"
Machine Screw
#4 Tooth
Lock Washer
#4-40 Hex Nut
Some of the hardware is optional based on how the sensor suite is assembled and
installed.
Note: If any of the hardware components are missing or not included, contact Customer
Service toll free at 1-800-678-3669 about receiving replacements.
Tools for Setup
• Wire cutter
• Small Phillips-head screwdriver (electric if possible)
• Adjustable wrench or 7/16" wrench
• Compass or local area map
• Ballpoint pen or paper clip (or other small pointed object)
• Drill and 3/16" (5 mm) drill bit (if using lag bolts)
• Small hammer (if installing optional bird spikes)
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Prepare the Sensor Suite for Installation
Follow the steps in order as each builds on tasks completed in previous steps. These
steps apply to all versions of the sensor suite, unless otherwise noted.
Tip: Use a well-lit work table or work area to prepare the sensor suite for installation.
Assemble the Anemometer
The anemometer measures wind direction and speed. The anemometer arm comes
partially assembled with the wind vane attached.
Note: Do not remove the vane.
Please locate the following parts to prepare the anemometer:
• Anemometer arm (wind vane and cable already attached)
• Anemometer base
• Wind cups
• Allen wrench (0.05")
• #4 machine screw, #4 tooth-lock washer, #4 hex nut
Attach the Anemometer Arm to Base
1. Insert the anemometer arm into the base, sliding the cable through the notch in the
base as shown in the illustration below.
2. Line up the small hole in the arm with the holes in the base.
3. Insert the machine screw through the holes in the base and arm. It may be helpful
to use a screwdriver to insert the screw.
Insert
anemometer arm
into base
Slide cable
through notch
Hex Nut
#4 Tooth
Lock Washer
#4 x 1-1/8”
Machine Screw
IMPORTANT:
Make sure cable
is secure in channel
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4. Slide the tooth-lock washer and hex nut onto the machine screw. Tighten the hex
nut while holding the screw with a Phillips-head screwdriver to prevent it from
turning.
5. Press the sensor cable firmly and completely into the zig-zagging channel in the
base, starting from the arm and progressing downward to the bottom of the base.
This provides strain relief for the cable.
Attach the Wind Cups
1. Push the wind cups up onto the anemometer’s stainless steel shaft, sliding them
up the shaft as far as possible.
Push cups
onto stainless
steel shaft
Tighten
set screw
with Allen
wrench
Attaching the Wind Cups
2. Use the Allen wrench provided to firmly tighten the set screw on the side of the
wind cups.
The wind cups should drop slightly when you let go.
3. Spin the wind cups. If they spin freely, the anemometer is ready and can be set
aside while you prepare the rest of the sensor suite for installation.
Note: If the wind cups don’t spin freely, take them off and repeat the wind cup installation
process.
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Check Sensor Interface Connections and Connect the
Anemometer Cable
The sensor interface is located in the transmitter shelter on the front of the sensor
suite station. It contains the connections for all the sensors of the sensor suite.
Follow the steps below to check the sensor interface and ensure that all sensors are
connected properly.
Open the Transmitter Shelter
1. Locate the white box with the solar panel containing the sensor interface on the
front of the sensor suite unit. (The cabled model does not have a solar panel.)
2. Locate the white tab at the bottom center of the shelter cover.
3. Pull the tab away from the box while sliding the cover up.
4. Look on the side of the shelter. The box cover can be easily removed from the box
when the alignment indicator on the cover is lined up with the alignment indicator
on the box
5. Pull the cover off the box, being careful not to stress the solar panel cable when
removing the cover.
6. The sensor interface is visible once the cover has been removed.
Note: See “Sensor Interface” on page 45 for information on locating the components and
points of interest on the sensor interface.
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Optional:
Disconnect the solar panel connection wire (wireless versions) and the fan cable (fan
versions).
The solar panel on the box cover is connected to the sensor interface by a wire. If
your sensor suite has a fan, the fan cable will also connect the cover to the sensor
interface. If the cover cannot be set aside while still connected to the sensor interface
safely, those cables can be disconnected.
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Check the Factory-Installed Sensor Connections
1. Verify that the rain collector and temperature/humidity sensor cables are plugged
into the receptacles labeled RAIN and TEMP/HUM on the sensor interface.
2. If your sensor suite includes UV and/or solar radiation sensors, verify that the
sensor cables are plugged into the receptacles labeled UV and SUN on the sensor
interface.
Connect the Anemometer Cable to the Sensor Interface
Note: The anemometer comes with 40 feet (12 meters) of cable to allow for mounting the
anemometer separately from the rain collector and other sensors. The cable is coiled
and secured at the factory with enough cable unwound from the coil to allow you to
work with it and to allow the anemometer to be mounted on the same pole as the rain
collector.
1. Remove the protective cap from the RJ jack on the anemometer cable.
2. Pull the foam insert
out of cable access
port and set the foam
insert aside.
3. Insert the anemometer
cable end into the
cable access port from
Sensor
Interface
beneath the box.
4. Slide the cable
through the cable
access port with the
connector lever down.
5. Firmly insert the end
of the anemometer
cable into the
connector labeled
WIND. The lever
Foam
Insert
clicks into place.
6. Firmly insert the foam
in between the cables
Note: Only Plus models have UV and
solar cables already attached.
and at the top of the
cable access port,
taking care to ensure
that the foam seals the
access port entirely, leaving no holes or gaps large enough for weather or insects.
You may have to stack the cables to allow the foam to fit.
Note: If you are assembling a cabled station, wait to reinsert the foam until cable assembly is
complete. See “Cabled Sensor Suite Assembly” on page 11.
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Prepare the Rain Collector
1. Remove the rain collector cone
from the sensor suite base by
rotating the cone counterclockwise. When the cone’s
latches line up with openings
in the base, lift the cone off the
sensor suite base.
Twist off the rain collector cone
Tip: When new, the cone fits tightly in the base and may require extra pressure to
remove. Steady the sensor suite base between your knees when removing the cone.
2. Carefully cut and
remove the
plastic tie that
holds the tipping
spoon in place
during shipping
(usually yellow
or white in
color).
3. Temporarily
reinstall the rain
collector cone
until you are
ready to mount
the sensor suite.
Cable
Tie
Sensor
Cable
1
+ -
2
1
%
2
Next Steps
• See “Cabled Sensor Suite Assembly” on page 11 for assembling a cabled
Vantage Pro2 system
• See “Wireless Sensor Suite Assembly” on page 14 for assembling a wireless
Vantage Pro2 system.
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Cabled Sensor Suite Assembly
Apply Power and Verify Communication with the
Console
The 100' (30 m) console cable provides power to the sensor suite and is used to send
data from the sensor suite to the console. The console cable can be extended up to
1000' (305 m) in length with extension cables purchased from Davis Instruments.
With the console powered, plugging the cable into the console powers the sensor
suite and establishes communication between the sensor suite and the console.
1. Locate the 100' console cable included with your system.
2. Pull the foam insert out of cable access port, if it has been reinserted. Insert the
console connector cable end into the cable access port from beneath the sensor
interface box. Slide the cable through the cable access port with the connector tab
down.
3. On the sensor interface, firmly insert either end of the 4-conductor cable into the
modular receptacle labeled COMM.
Comm
Sensor
Interface
4. If you haven’t powered up the console yet, refer to the installation instructions in
the Vantage Pro2 Console User Manual and apply power to the console.
5. On the bottom of your console, insert the other end of the console cable into the
modular receptacle labeled “ISS.”
6. Firmly insert the foam in between the cables and at the top of the cable access
port, taking care to ensure that the foam seals the access port entirely, leaving no
holes or gaps for weather or insects. See the graphic on page 9 for more
information on inserting the foam insert.
7. If the console is in Setup Mode, press and hold DONE until the Current Weather
screen displays. A flashing "X" in the lower left hand corner indicates that the
console is receiving data. Sensor readings from the sensor suite should display on
the screen.
From Cabled
Vantage Pro2
Console
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