DAVIS Vantage Vue PRO+ Installation Manual
DAVIS VANTAGE VUE
wind station PRO+
installation guide
integrated sensor suite
installation manual
Model #6357
Table of content
Introduction
List of components
Preparing ISS for installation
Anemometer
Wind Vane
Debris screen
Wind speed sensor
Multicontrol
Installing of battery
Advanced installation
Short range and long range transmitters
Verication of data from ISS
Installing of ISS
Mounting thge ISS
Installing of ISS on the pole
Maintenance and troubleshooting
Guidelines for installation of PX4
Apendix A
Installation of battery pack
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FCC Part 15 Class B Registration Warning
is equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part
15 of the FCC Rules. ese limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in
a residential installation. is equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment on
and o, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to which the receiver is connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Changes or modication not expressly approved in writing by Davis Instruments may void the warranty and void
the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
FCC ID: IR2DWW6357IC: 3788A-6357
is product (models 6250EU, 6250UK, 6357OV complies with the essential protection requirements of the
Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU. e complete Declartion of Conformity is one our website at https://
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Integrated Sensor Suite Installation Manual
Rev. F, 8/1/17
Document Part Number: 07395.262
For Vantage Vue Weather Stations and Systems
System is ISO 9001 certied.out notice. Davis Instruments
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Introduction
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The Vantage Vue® wireless Integrated Sensor Suite (ISS) collects outside weather data
and sends the data wirelessly to a Vantage Vue console via a low-power radio. The ISS is
solar powered and includes a battery back-up.
The Vantage Vue ISS contains a rain collector, temperature/humidity sensor,
anemometer, and wind vane. The temperature/humidity sensor is mounted in a passive
radiation shield to minimize the impact of solar radiation on sensor readings. The
anemometer measures wind speed, and the wind vane measures wind direction.
The Sensor Interface Module (SIM) is housed within the ISS and comprises the “brains”
of the Vantage Vue system and the radio transmitter.
The SIM collects outside weather
data from the ISS sensors and transmits that data to your Vantage Vue console.
Note: Your Vantage Vue ISS can transmit to an unlimited number of consoles, so you can purchase addi-
tional consoles to use in different rooms. It can also transmit to Davis Vantage Pro2 consoles and
Davis Weather Envoys as well as Vantage Vue consoles.
Included Components and Hardware
Vantage Vue ISS Components
Rain collector
debris screen
Solar panel
Wind vane
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Wind cups
shield
Tipping spoon
(rain) assembly
Hardware
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Hardware included with the Vantage Vue ISS:
U-Bolt
Backing plate
1/4” lock washers
1/4” hex nuts
Servo
Battery cover with
thumbscrew
Debris screen
0.05”
Allen wrench
Remote align unit
Note: If any of the hardware components are missing or not included, contact Customer Service toll free at
1-800-678-3669 about receiving replacement hardware or other components.
00-86-579-8230-6111
Tools Needed
•A
djustable wrench or 7/16” (11 mm) wrench
•Compass or local area map
Full Windnder meteo station Pro+ include
- Davis Vantage Vue core unit
- Meteo Bridge Pro+
- APM 2.8 wind speed measurement control unit with power module and wind
speed sensor
- PX4 2.4.6 air quality measurement control unit with air quality sensor
- Pole xing mechanism with servo and Radiolink remote rotation controller
- Wind cups, rain collector, sun shield
- Data transmission unit RFD900 with CM921
- Battery pack LiPo battery with DC-DC 0.591, S-21AL and Ubec 5-7.5A
- Wind vane
- Assembly material
- Assembly tools
Find out more optional equipment or spare sensors on www.mfd-tools.com
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Preparing the ISS for Installation
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Note: Use a clean, well-lit work table or work area to prepare the ISS for installation.
Note: At this point, we recommend that you set up your console, and then come back to finish the installation of
Follow the steps in the order; each builds on tasks completed in previous steps.
1. Attach the wind cups to the anemometer
2. Attach the wind vane
3. Install the rain collector tipping spoon assembly
4. Install the debris screen in the rain collector
5. Install the ISS battery to apply power
the ISS. See your Vantage Vue Console Manual.
Additional steps for advanced set up:
•Verify transmitter ID
•Change the transmitter ID for wireless communication, if necessary
6. Verify data from the ISS
Attach the Wind Cups to the Anemometer
The Vantage Vue anemometer measures wind speed. The wind cups are mounted on the
anemometer shaft on the top of the ISS assembly.
1. Gently slide the wind cup assembly
down onto the anemometer’s
stainless steel shaft as far as it will
go, as shown.
2. Use the Allen wrench provided to
tighten the set screw near the top of
the “hub” section of the wind cups,
as shown. Ensure that the set screw
is screwed in fully and is tight.
3. Pull gently on the hub to ensure
that the anemometer is securely
fastened to the shaft.
4. Spin the wind cups to make sure
they spin freely.
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Note: If the wind cups don’t spin freely, loosen the set screw, remove them from the shaft, and repeat the wind
cup installation process.
Attach the Wind Vane
The Vantage Vue wind vane measures wind direction. The wind vane is mounted on a stainless
steel shaft on the opposite side of the ISS assembly from the wind cups.
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1. Hold the ISS assembly on its side with
the anemometer and radiation shields
on your left, the wind vane shaft on
your right and the wind cups away
from you.
2. When the ISS is held in this manner,
the wind vane shaft is horizontal, and
will orient itself so that its flat side will
be facing to the right, as shown.
3. Holding the ISS assembly with your
left hand, grasp the wind vane with
your right hand so that the “arrowhead” end is pointed down.
4. Gently slide the wind vane onto the wind vane shaft, rotating the wind vane slightly left and
right if necessary, until the end of the shaft is visible and protrudes slightly from the bottom
surface of the wind vane.
PX4 unit
5. Secure the wind vane to the shaft by firmly tightening the wind vane set screw with the
Allen wrench provided.
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