Chapter 5 _________________________________________________________ Theory of Operation 
 
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 +12V: 11.4 -12V:-11.3 VB: 12.5 VR:  6.7 
Heater status: 
 Hood TX:  OFF, hood RX:  OFF, dew:  OFF 
 
Interface unit: OK 
Temperatures (unit C): 
 CPU:  27.1, external: ///// 
Humidity: //// 
Voltages: 
 +12V:   12.1 +12Vout:    0.0 PVin:   23.8 V5I: OFF 
 
Background luminance sensor: OK 
 Window cont:     10 
 Contamination compensation: ON 
 Backscatter:      0 
 CPU: 26.2 hood: 24.6 
 Heater status: hood:  OFF, dew:  OFF 
 V5iso:  ON 
 
PWD STATUS 
VAISALA PWD32 V 1.08  2009-10-30 SN:Z43107 ID STRING: 0 
 
SIGNAL    165.51 OFFSET    153.90 DRIFT      8.10 
REC. BACKSCATTER  1814  CHANGE    219 
TR. BACKSCATTER      -1.3  CHANGE    0.0 
LEDI   -5.6  AMBL    -1.1 
VBB    12.6  P12     11.5  M12     -11.3 
TS     19.9  FS TS   20.8 
 TB        20 
TDRD     17    17  DRD      830  DRY     832.0 
HARDWARE : 
 OK 
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Reduction in window transmittance in % 
Signal level from total blockage signal in % 
Receiver DC signal level of total saturation in 
% 
Scatter signal offset (raw AD conversion, unit 
is LSB) 
Reduction in window transmittance in % 
Signal level from total blockage signal in % 
Contamination 
compensation 
Status of visibility compensation