Vaisala WXT531 User Manual

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List of Figures
Figure 1 Vaisala Weather Transmitter WXT530 Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Figure 2 WXT536 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 3 WXT535 and WXT534 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Figure 4 WXT533 and WXT532 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Figure 5 WXT531 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Figure 6 WXT536 Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 7 Cut-Away View of WXT536 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Figure 8 Bottom of WXT536. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Figure 9 USB Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Figure 10 Mounting Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Figure 11 Surge Protector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Figure 12 Bird Spike Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Figure 13 WXT536 with Bird Spike Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Figure 14 Recommended Mast Location in Open Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Figure 15 Recommended Mast Length on Top of Building . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Figure 16 Contents of Shipping Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Figure 17 Installing with Protective Packaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Figure 18 Removing Screw Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Figure 19 North Arrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Figure 20 Mounting WXT531 on Vertical Pole Mast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Figure 21 Mounting Transmitter with Mounting Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Figure 22 Removing Protective Cushion after Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Figure 23 Mounting Transmitter to Cross Arm (L-Profile) . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Figure 24 Mounting Bolt Location in Cross Arm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Figure 25 Grounding with Bushing and Grounding Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Figure 26 Sketch of Magnetic Declination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Figure 27 Wind Direction Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Figure 28 Average Operational Current Consumption (with 4Hz Wind
Sensor Sampling) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Figure 29 Heating Instant Current and Power vs Vh (WXT536,
WXT535, WXT533, and WXT532) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Figure 30 Heating Instant Current and Power vs Vh (WXT531) . . . . . . . 56
Figure 31 Pins of 8-pin M12 Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Figure 32 Internal Wiring for RS-232, SDI-12, and RS-485 . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Figure 33 Screw Terminal Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Figure 34 Data Communication Interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Figure 35 Termination Jumper Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Figure 36 Service Cable Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Figure 37 Analog Input Connector Pins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Figure 38 Analog Input Settings in Configuration Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Figure 39 Replacing PTU Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Figure 40 Type Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Figure 41 WXT536 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Figure 42 WXT535 and WXT534 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Figure 43 WXT533 and WXT532 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Vaisala WXT531 Specifications

General

Brand	Vaisala
Model	WXT531
Category	Transmitter
Language	English