Davis Instruments Vantage VUE Installation Manual

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Appendix A: Specifications
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Integrated Sensor Suite (ISS) Specifications
Operating Temperature...................................-40° to +150°F (-40° to +65°C)
Non-operating (Storage) Temperature ............-40° to +158°F (-40° to +70°C)
Current Draw (ISS SIM only)...........................0.20 mA (average), 30 mA (peak) at 3.3
VDC
Solar Power Panel (ISS SIM) ..........................0.5 Watts
Battery (ISS SIM)............................................CR-123 3-Volt Lithium cell
Battery Life (3-Volt Lithium cell) ......................8 months without sunlight - greater than
2 years depending on solar charging
Wind Speed Sensor .......................................Wind cups with magnetic detection
Wind Direction Sensor ...................................Wind vane with magnetic encoder
Rain Collector Type .......................................Tipping spoon, 0.01" per tip (0.2 mm
with metric rain cartridge, Part No.
7345.319), 18.0 in
2
(116 cm
2
) collection
area
Temperature Sensor Type ..............................PN Junction Silicon Diode
Relative Humidity Sensor Type .......................Film capacitor element
Housing Material.............................................UV-resistant ABS & ASA plastic
Update Interval by Sensor
BAR
Barometric Pressure 1 min.
HUMIDITY
Inside Humidity 1 min.
Outside Humidity 50 sec.
Dew Point 10 sec.
RAIN
Rainfall Amount 20 sec.
Rain Storm Amount 20 sec.
Rain Rate 20 sec.
TEMPERATURE
Inside Temperature 1 min.
Outside Temperature 10 sec.
Heat Index 10 sec.
Wind Chill 10 sec.
WIND
Wind Speed 2.5 sec.
Wind Direction 2.5 sec.
Direction of High Speed 2.5 sec.

Davis Instruments Vantage VUE Specifications

General

Console Display Type	LCD
Wind Direction Range	0 to 360°
Wind Direction Accuracy	±3°
Temperature Accuracy	±1°F (±0.5°C)
Humidity Accuracy	±3%
Solar Radiation Range	0 to 1800 W/m²
Solar Radiation Accuracy	±5%
UV Index Range	0 to 16
Wireless Transmission Range	1000 feet (300 meters)
Update Interval	2.5 seconds
Temperature Range	-40°F to +150°F (-40°C to +65°C)
Humidity Range	0 to 100% RH
Rain Collector Resolution	0.01 inches (0.2 mm)
Wind Direction Resolution	1°
Power Source (Integrated Sensor Suite)	Solar panel with battery backup
Power Source (Console)	AC adapter or 3 C batteries
Wind Speed Accuracy	±2 mph (±3 kph) or ±5%, whichever is greater
Rainfall Accuracy	±4%
Operating Temperature	-40°F to +140°F (-40°C to +60°C)
Wind Speed Range	0 to 150 mph (0 to 241 km/h, 0 to 67 m/s)