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Contents
1 FOREWORD 5
2 INTRODUCTION 5
3 FAST TRACK SET-UP 5
4 PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION 6
5 SPECIFICATION 8
6 PRE-INSTALLATION 10
6.1 EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED 10
6.1.1 WindSonic Part Numbers 10
6.2 PACKAGING 11
6.3 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS 11
6.4 CABLE ASSEMBLY 12
7 INSTALLATION 16
7.1 INSTALLATION GUIDELINES 16
7.2 BENCH SYSTEM TEST 17
7.3 ELECTRICAL 17
7.3.1 Cable 17
7.3.2 Power supply 18
7.4 CONNECTING TO A PC USING RS232 (OPTION 1 SENSOR) 19
7.5 CONNECTING WINDSONIC OPTION 2 OR 3 SET FOR DEFAULT RS422 TO A PC USING
AN RS232 SAFE MODE CONNECTION. 20
7.6 CHANGING AN OPTION 2 OR 3 SENSOR SET FOR RS232 BACK TO RS422. 20
7.7 CONNECTING TO A GILL WINDDISPLAY 21
7.8 CONNECTING TO A PC USING RS422 (OPTION 2 OR 3) 22
7.9 USING RS485 (2 WIRE POINT TO POINT) WITH OPTION 2 OR 3 UNITS 23
7.10 USING THE ANALOGUE OUTPUT (OPTION 3) 24
8 Mechanical 25
8.1 ORIENTATION 25
8.1.1 Alignment 25
8.1.2 Mounting 25
9 MESSAGE FORMATS 27
9.1 GILL FORMAT– POLAR, CONTINUOUS (DEFAULT FORMAT) 27
9.2 GILL FORMAT – UV, CONTINUOUS 30
9.3 GILL FORMAT – POLLED (POLAR OR UV) 31
9.4 NMEA FORMAT (NMEA STATUS CODES) 32
9.5 NMEA FORMAT (GILL STATUS CODES) 33
9.6 GILL FORMAT – TUNNEL MODE (UU, CONTINUOUS) 33
9.7 ANALOGUE OUTPUTS AND OPTIONS 34
9.7.1 Voltage or Current output 34
9.7.2 Analogue Output Modes 34
9.7.3 Polar mode direction wraparound 34
9.7.4 Wind Speed scaling 35
9.7.5 Tunnel mode 35
9.7.6 Analogue Output Rate 35
9.7.7 Disabled outputs 35
9.7.8 Analogue Output Conditions 35
9.7.9 Low wind speeds (below 0.05 m/s). 36
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9.7.10 Error condition reporting 36
10 CONFIGURING 39
10.1 WIND 39
10.2 WINDVIEW 43
10.3 CONFIGURING USING HYPERTERMINAL 48
10.4 ENTERING CONFIGURATION MODE 48
10.5 RETURNING TO MEASUREMENT MODE 48
10.6 CHECKING THE CONFIGURATION 49
10.7 CHANGING A SETTING 49
10.7.1 Command List 50
Bx - Baud rate 51
Cx - Analogue settings 51
Dx - Diagnostic and Configuration Command (See Section 10.8) 51
Ex - Communications Protocol 51
Fx - Data and parity options 52
Gx - (To be allocated for future developments) 52
Hx - Power-up Message 52
Kxx to Kxxxx - Minimum Direction Velocity 53
Lx - Message Terminator 53
Mx to Mxx - Message Format 53
Nx - Node Address 53
Ox - ASCII Output Format 54
Px to Pxx - Output Rate 54
Q - Measurement Mode 54
Sx - Analogue Output Range 55
Tx - Analogue Output Type (Voltage or Current) 55
Ux - Output Units 55
Yx – Analogue Output, Error Status Condition 55
10.8 CONFIGURATION / DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION 56
11 MAINTENANCE & FAULT-FINDING 57
11.1 CLEANING 57
11.2 SERVICING 57
11.3 FAULT FINDING 57
11.4 RETURNING UNIT 58
11.5 STATUS 58
12 TESTS 58
12.1 BENCH TEST 58
12.2 SELF-TEST (STILL AIR) 59
12.3 CALIBRATION 59
13 APPENDICES 60
13.1 GLOSSARY & ABBREVIATIONS 60
13.2 GUARANTEE 60
13.3 WINDSONIC OPTIONS 1, 2, 3 AND 4 61
ELECTRICAL CONFORMITY 61
14 SDI-12 WindSonic 62
14.1 WINDSONIC OPTION 4 SPECIFICATION 62
14.2 CABLE TYPE 63
14.3 CABLE LENGTH 63
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