Chapter 10 __________________________________________________________  Troubleshooting
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CHAPTER 10
TROUBLESHOOTING
This chapter describes common problems, their probable causes and 
remedies, and includes contact information for technical support.
Table 9 Data Validation
Problem Interpretation Action
Wind measurement failure. Both 
the speed and direction units are 
replaced by a # sign or the data 
values are irrelevant.
Blockage (trash, leaves, 
branches, bird, snow, ice) 
between the wind transducers.
Incorrect <cr><lf> settings in the 
terminal program.
Remove the blockage, and 
check that the wind transducers 
are not damaged.
If the blockage is ice or snow, it 
will melt after some time if 
heating is enabled. Time for 
clearance depends on the 
severity of the weather event. If 
birds are causing the blockage, 
consider using the bird spike kit.
In ASCII and NMEA protocols 
both <cr> and <lf> are required 
after each command. Check that 
your terminal program sends 
both when pressing enter.
Note: The direction unit is # for 
the wind speeds less than 0.05 
m/s.