Gill WindSonic User Manual

WindSonic Doc No 1405 PS 0019 Issue 28 November 2019
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5 SPECIFICATION
This Specification relates to WindSonic Option 1, 2 and 3 WindSonic Sensors fitted
with a Red Tab and WindSonic 75 Option 1, 2 and 3 fitted with an Orange tab (fitted
adjacent to the North Marker arrow).
Output
Units of measure
Metres/second (m/s), Knots, Miles per hour (mph),
Kilometres per hour (kph), Feet per minute (fpm)
Output frequency
0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, or 4 outputs per second
Digital
Analogue
Parameters
Polar - Speed and Direction
UV - 2 axis, signed Speed
NMEA Speed and Direction
Tunnel - U speed & U Polarity
Polar - Speed and Direction
UV - U Speed and U Polarity
NMEA – Speed and Direction
Tunnel - U Speed & U Polarity
Wind Speed
0 – 5m/s, 0 – 10m/s, 0 – 20m/s,
Range
0 – 60m/s WindSonic
0 - 75m/s WindSonic 75
0 – 30m/s, 0-40m/s, 0 – 50m/s,
0 – 60m/s, 0-80m/s.
Accuracy
 2% (at 12m/s)
 2% (at 12m/s)
Resolution
0.01 m/s
10 bits
Wind Direction
Range
0 - 359
0 - 359 
Or 0 - 539 (Wraparound mode)
Accuracy
 2 (at 12m/s)
2 (at 12m/s)
Resolution
1
1
Analogue output
formats (not
Windsonic 75)
0-5V
4-20mA
0-20mA
 1% of full scale N.B. Analogue output impedance = 1KΩ (V out)
Load resistance between the Analogue outputs (Pins 8 & 9) and Signal
Ground (Pin 1) must be <= 300 ohms, including cable resistance.
Digital output
formats
Gill
Continuous or Polled (output on request by host system)
Polar (Speed and Direction) or UV (2 axis, signed Speed)
Marine – NMEA
NMEA 0183 version 3
Communication
formats
WindSonic Option 1
RS232
WindSonic Option 2
RS232, RS422, RS485 (2 wire Point to Point)
WindSonic Option 3
Baud Rate
RS232, RS422, RS485 (2 wire Point to Point), and Analogue
2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400 Baud Rates
Anemometer status
Status OK and Error codes included in output message

Gill WindSonic Specifications

General

Brand	Gill
Model	WindSonic
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English