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Weather Station - Model “PRO
Nov., 2001 Page 54
Model “PRO”- Weather Station
Cozz GT27145B
Start-Up the Weather Software and
set the configuration up for the
proper communication port.
Be sure a direct connect weather
station has been configured.
Enter a capital [W] from the main
menu.
Enter the security code [6275].
Choose a direct connect Weather
Station to monitor and the screen
will go “BLANK”.
Press the [ENTER] key until you see
an (*).
Enter [7240L].
Enter [7H].
Enter [*6].
[ENTER] [ENTER] - Continue to
[ENTER] and this will give you all
the data locations and the current
readings or each.
Enter [* ] to put the datalogger in a
low energy mode.
CHECKING THE
COMMUNICATIONS
WIRE PATH:
Before initially connecting a direct
connect or phone line weather station,
or when troubleshooting the weather
station and the communication wiring is
suspect, check the communication wires
for their integrity.
LOOP RESISTANCE
Connect the pair of wires, you will be
checking, together at the far end. Using
a volt/ohm meter, measure across the
wire loop. A “GOOD” wire path has
less than 600 OHMS resistance across
the loop.
GROUND RESISTANCE
Disconnect the communication wires at
the MSP-1 pipe surge arrestor, located
at the Weather Station. Using a
volt/ohm meter, set the dial to R x 1K
and measure from each wire to earth
ground. A “GOOD” wire path has a
high resistance to earth ground, of at
least 750,000 OHMS or greater.
A “WS-PRO-SH” DIRECT
CONNECT WEATHER STATION
Weather Station will not answer.
Test the wire path using a known
“Good” RAD SRM-5A Short Haul
Modem.

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