Vaisala AviMet - Functional Description; System Components; Table 5 Vaisala Avimet LLWAS System Components

Chapter 3 ______________________________________________________ Functional Description
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CHAPTER 3
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
This chapter describes the typical hardware components of the AviMet
systems and the basic principles and components of the ROA software
architecture.
System Components
Vaisala AviMet® systems are configured individually for each airport.
Table 5 on page 27 lists the essential components included in Vaisala
AviMet® LLWAS systems and some of the optional components.
Table 5 Vaisala AviMet LLWAS System Components
Component Comment
Wind speed sensors Basic
Wind direction sensors Basic
Central data unit (CDU) Basic, one or two
LAN Basic
Data collector Basic or optional, in large systems
Workstations Optional, but usually one or more
Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) Optional
Log printer Optional
Data output to external systems Optional