HOBO Wind Monitoring Station with Ultrasonic Wind Speed/Direction Sensor (30 min logging/6 hr uploads)
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The new HOBO Wind Monitoring Station is an easy to deploy, low-cost cellular solution, allowing you to reliably monitor and alarm wind conditions. This configuration features RX2102 with 30 minutes logging/6 hour uploads with an ultrasonic windspeed/direction smart sensor and includes SIM plan for 12 months.
Regular price
$5,216.00 AUD
+ GST
$5,737.60 AUD Inc. GST
$5,737.60 AUD Inc. GST
The HOBO Wind Monitoring Station is an easy-to-deploy, low-cost cellular wind monitoring solution. The web-enabled HOBO MicroRX station, together with the Davis Wind Speed/Direction Smart Sensor offers long-term, reliable monitoring of wind conditions. Configurable station-side alarms provide immediate notification of critical conditions, allowing you to easily maintain OH&S compliance, and Onset's cloud-based HOBOlink platform makes it easy to view, access, and share your data.
Features:
- Integrated solar panel for easy long term deployment
- Remote access to data and current conditions with a customizable dashboard for analysis
- Alarm notifications via text/email when conditions reach user-set thresholds
- Inputs for five plug-and-play smart sensors
- Real-time monitoring with up to 10-minute connection rates via 4G cellular
Specifications
Hobo MicroRX Station:
- Operating range: -20 to 60 C
- Smart Sensor Connectors: 5
- Smart Sensor Network Cable Length: 100 m maximum
- Smart Sensor Data Channels: Maximum of 15 (some smart sensors use more than one data channel; see sensor manual for details)
- Logging Rate: 1 minute to 18 hours
- Time Accuracy: +/- 8 seconds per month in 0 to 40 C (32 F to 104 F) range; +/- 30 seconds per month in -40 to 60 C (-40 to 140 F) range
- Memory: 16 MB, 1 million measurements, continuous logging
- Alarm Notification Latency: Logging interval plus 2 to 4 minutes, typical
- Enclosure Access: Hinged door secured by two latches with eyelets for use with user-supplied padlocks
- LCD: LCD is visible from 0 to 50 C (32 to 122 F); the LCD may react slowly or go blank in temperatures outside this range
- Battery Life: 3 months
- Battery type/Power source: 1.7 watt solar panel and NiMH rechargeable battery pack
- Dimensions: 19.95 x 13.68 x 7.49 cm
- Weight: 678 g
- Mounting: Optional U-bolts are compatible with masts up to 4.14 cm (1.63 in.) mast diameter; can also be mounted with zip ties or mounted to a flat surface with screws
- Environmental Rating: Weatherproof enclosure, NEMA 4X and IP66 (requires proper installation of cable channel system)
Wind Sensor (S-WCG)
Wind Speed/Gust:
- Measurement Range: 0 to 41.16 m/s (0 to 92.07 mph)
- Accuracy: +/- 0.8 m/s (1.79 mph) or +/- 4% of reading, whichever is greater
- Resolution: 0.4 m/s (0.89 mph)
- Measurement Definition: Wind speed readings are taken every three seconds for the duration of the logging interval. Wind speed: Average speed for the entire logging interval. Gust speed: The highest three-second wind recorded during the logging interval
- Accuracy: +/- 0.8 m/s (1.79 mph) or +/- 4% of reading, whichever is greater
- Resolution: 0.4 m/s (0.89 mph)
- Measurement Definition: Wind speed readings are taken every three seconds for the duration of the logging interval. Wind speed: Average speed for the entire logging interval. Gust speed: The highest three-second wind recorded during the logging interval
Wind Direction:
- Measurement Range: 0 to 359 degrees
- Accuracy: 0.2 to 3 m/s (0.446.7 mph): +/- 4 degrees greater than 3 m/s (6.7 mph): +/- 2 degrees
- Resolution: 1 degrees (0 to 359 degrees)
- Measurement Definition : Unit vector averaging used; vector components for each wind measurement are calculated every three seconds for duration of logging interval (see Measurement Operation)
- Accuracy: 0.2 to 3 m/s (0.446.7 mph): +/- 4 degrees greater than 3 m/s (6.7 mph): +/- 2 degrees
- Resolution: 1 degrees (0 to 359 degrees)
- Measurement Definition : Unit vector averaging used; vector components for each wind measurement are calculated every three seconds for duration of logging interval (see Measurement Operation)
General:
- Operating Temperature Range Without Icing: -15 to 55 C
- Environmental Rating: Weatherproof
- Housing: Polyacetal
- Dimensions Sensor length: 380 mm (14.96 inches)/Sensor head diameter: 60 mm (2.36 inches)/
Sensor rod diameter: 16 mm (0.63 inches)
- Weight: 200 g (7 oz)
- Power Supply: Photovoltaic panel, LIFEP04 3.2 V -600 mAh battery
- Bits per Sample: 8 for each channel, 24 total
- Number of Data Channels: 3
- Measurement Averaging Option: Automatic averaging (see Measurement Operation)
Cable Length Available 3 m (16.4 ft)
Length of Smart Sensor Network Cable* 0.5 m (1.6 ft)
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