VAISALA WMT700 200
5.24.1.2 Wx — Start Measurement
This command starts wind measurement based on averaging time and fetches the data
automatically when the measurement has finished. You must specify the averaging time in
the command.
The averaging time supplied in the command (x) sets the averaging time for WMT700.
When you change the averaging time, it applies to the next new wind value.
Wx
x
Time for averaging wind speed and wind direction. The range is from 1 to 9
WMT700 responds to the Wx command with a 19-character fixed-length data message.
Character
Description
1 ┐02H (<STX>, start of transmission)
2 W
3 Averaging in seconds
4 Status: P = Pass F = Fail
5 Wind direction (most significant digit)
6 Wind direction (middle digit)
7 Wind direction (least significant digit)
8 Wind speed (most significant digit)
9 Wind speed (next digit)
10 Wind speed (next digit)
11 Wind speed (least significant digit)
12 . (dot character)
13 Wind speed (tenth digit)
14 Wind speed unit:
M = Miles per hour
K = Knots
L = Kilometers per hour
T = Meters per second
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