ChiliTec 22515 User manual

22515 ChiliTec GmbH

PROFESSIONAL WEATHER STATION

Operation Manual

Table of Contents

1. Introduction .......................................................................................... 3

2. Warnings and Cautions ....................................................................... 3

3. Quick Start Guide ................................................................................ 3

4. Pre-Installation Checkout and Site Survey.......................................... 4

4.1 Pre Installation Checkout ................................................................. 4

4.2 Site Survey....................................................................................... 4

5. Setting Started ..................................................................................... 5

5.1 Contents........................................................................................... 5

5.2 Sensor Set Up.................................................................................. 5

5.2.1 Install U-bolts and mounting pole.............................................. 6

5.2.2 Install wind vane........................................................................ 7

5.2.3 Install wind speed...................................................................... 7

5.2.4 Install Rain Gauge..................................................................... 8

5.2.5 Install Batteries.......................................................................... 8

5.2.6 Mount assembled outdoor sensor package .............................. 9

5.2.6.1 Before you mount ......................................................... 9

5.2.6.2 Mounting....................................................................... 9

5.2.7 Reset Button and Transmitter LED ......................................... 10

5.3 Best Practices for Wireless Communication..................................10

5.4 Display console.............................................................................. 11

5.4.1 Vertical Desk Stand................................................................. 13

6. Display Console Operation................................................................ 14

6.1 Screen Display............................................................................... 14

6.2 Initial Display Console Set Up........................................................ 15

6.3 Key function ................................................................................... 16

6.4 Setting mode.................................................................................. 17

6.4.1 BEEP:...................................................................................... 17

6.4.2 MAX/MIN Daily: ....................................................................... 17

6.4.3 Time / Date .............................................................................. 17

6.4.4 Pressure .................................................................................. 18

6.4.5 Light......................................................................................... 19

6.4.6 Temperature ............................................................................ 20

6.4.7 Wind speed ............................................................................. 20

6.4.8 Rain ......................................................................................... 20

6.4.9 Moon phase............................................................................. 21

6.5 Alarm mode.................................................................................... 21

6.5.1 Display of Alarm value............................................................. 21

6.5.2 Alarm mode setting: ................................................................ 22

6.5.3 Alarm Setting Order:................................................................ 22

6.6 Max/min mode ............................................................................... 22

6.6.1 Press and release MAX/MIN key to display MAX data ........... 22

6.7 Calibration mode ............................................................................ 23

6.8 Other Features............................................................................... 24

6.8.1 Factory Reset/Clear Memory .................................................. 24

6.8.2 Register New Transmitter........................................................ 24

6.8.3 Backlight Operation................................................................. 24

6.8.4 Tendency indicators ................................................................ 25

6.8.5 Wireless Signal Strength Indicator.......................................... 25

6.8.6 Weather forecast..................................................................... 25

6.8.7 Snooze .................................................................................... 27

6.8.8 MAC address display .............................................................. 27

7. Specification: ..................................................................................... 28

8. Live Internet Publishing ..................................................................... 29

8.1 Connecting the Weather Station Console to WiFi ......................... 30

8.1.1 Download mobile application .................................................. 31

8.1.2 Connect the console to Wi-Fi .................................................. 31

8.1.2.1 Configure device ........................................................ 31

8.2 Adding weather services ................................................................ 33

8.2.1 Ecowitt Weather ...................................................................... 34

8.2.2 Viewing data on ecowitt.net ....................................................36

8.3 Weather Underground ................................................................... 38

8.4 Viewing data on wunderground.com.............................................. 43

8.5 Device list.......................................................................................45

8.6 Settings .......................................................................................... 46

9. Maintenance ...................................................................................... 46

10. Troubleshooting Guide .................................................................... 48

1. Introduction

Thank you for your purchase of the Solar Powered Wireless WiFi

Weather Station. The following user guide provides step by step

instructions for installation, operation and troubleshooting.

2. Warnings and Cautions

Warning: Any metal object may attract a lightning strike,including

your weather station mounting pole. Never install the weather station

in a storm.

Warning: Installing your weather station in a high location may

result in injury or death. Perform as much of the initial check and

operation on the ground and inside a building or home. Only install the

weather station on a clear, dry day.

3. Quick Start Guide

Although the manual is comprehensive, much of the information

contained may be intuitive. In addition, the manual does not flow

properly because the sections are organized by components.

The following Quick Start Guide provides only the necessary steps to

install, operate the weather station, and upload to the internet, along

with references to the pertinent sections.

Required

Step

Description

Section

1 Assemble and power up the Y shape sensor 5.2.1–5.2.3

2 Power up the display console and synchronize

with Y shape sensor

5.4

5 Mount the sensor array 5.2.4

3 Set date and time on console 6.4.5

4 Calibrate the relative pressure to sea-level

conditions (local airport) on console

6.4.3

6 Reset the rain to zero on console 6.4.8

Optional

7 Configure WiFi 8.1

8 Register and upload to Weather Server 9

4. Pre-Installation Checkout and Site Survey

4.1 Pre Installation Checkout

Before installing your weather station in the permanent location, we

recommend operating the weather station for one week in a temporary

location with easy access. This will allow you to check out all of the

functions, insure proper operation, and familiarize you with the weather

station and calibration procedures. This will also allow you to test the

wireless range of the weather station.

4.2 Site Survey

Perform a site survey before installing the weather station. Consider

the following:

1. You must clean the rain gauge every few months and change

the batteries every 2-3 years. Provide easy access to the

weather station.

2. Avoid radiant heat transfer from buildings and structures. In

general, install the sensor array at least 5’ from any building,

structure, ground, or roof top.

3. Avoid wind and rain obstructions. The rule of thumb is to install

the sensor array at least four times the distance of the height of

the tallest obstruction. For example, if the building is 20’ tall,

and the mounting pole is 6’ tall, install 4 x (20 – 6)’ = 56’ away.

4. Wireless Range. The radio communication between receiver

and transmitter in an open field can reach a distance of up to

100 meters, providing there are no interfering obstacles such

as buildings, trees, vehicles, high voltage lines. Wireless

signals will not penetrate metal buildings. Under most

conditions, the maximum wireless range is 100’.

5. Radio interference such as PCs, radios or TV sets can, in the

worst case, entirely cut off radio communication. Please take

this into consideration when choosing console or mounting

locations. Make sure your display console is at least five feet

away from any electronic device to avoid interference.

5. Setting Started

5.1 Contents

QTY

Item

1 Display Console

1 Y shape outdoor sensor(Thermo-hygrometer / Rain Gauge /

Wind Speed Sensor /Transmitter)

1 Wind Vane

1 5V DC Adapter

1 U-bolt with mounting clamps

1 User manual

1 Zip bag for 1pc 10mm single-head wrench

5.2 Sensor Set Up

1. Wind Vane

2. Wind Speed Sensor

3. UV sensor/ Light sensor

4. Thermo-hygro sensor

5. Rain collector

6. Bubble level

7. Solar panel

8. U-Bolt

9. Battery compartment

10. Reset button

11. LED Indicator: light on for 4s if the unit power up. Then the LED will

flash once every 16 seconds (the sensor transmission update period).

5.2.1 Install U-bolts and mounting pole

Installation of the U-bolts, which are in turn used to mount the sensor

package on a pole, requires installation of an included metal plate to

receive the U-bolt ends. The metal plate, visible in

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1, has four

holes through which the ends of the two U-Bolts will fit. The plate itself

is inserted in a groove on the bottom of the unit (opposite side of solar

panel). Note that one side of the plate has a straight edge (which goes

into the groove), the other side is bent at a 90-degree angle and has a

curved profile (which will end up “hugging” the mounting pole). Once

the metal plate is inserted, remove nuts from the U-Bolts and insert

both U-bolts through the respective holes of the metal plate as shown

in Figure 8.

Figure 1

Loosely screw on the nuts on the ends of the U-bolts. You will tighten

these later during final mounting. Final assembly is shown in Figure 9.

Figure 2

The plate and U-Bolts are not yet needed at this stage but doing this

now may help avoid damaging wind vane and wind speed cups later

on.

5.2.2 Install wind vane

Push the wind vane onto the shaft on the top of the sensor, until it stop

moving further, as shown in figure 3.

Tighten the set screw, with a Philips screw driver(size PH0), until the

wind van cannot be removed from the axle, as shown in figure 4. Make

sure the wind vane spin freely. The wind vane’s movement has a small

amount of friction, which is helpful in providing steady wind direction

measurements.

Figure 3 Figure 4

There are four alphabet letter of “N”, ”E”, ”S”and “W” around the wind

direction, representing for the direction of North, East, South and West.

Wind direction sensor has to be adjusted so that the directions on the

sensor are matching with your real location. Permanent wind direction

error will be installation. when the wind direction sensor is not

positioned correctly during installation.

5.2.3 Install wind speed

Push the wind speed into the shaft as shown in figure 5.

Tighten the set screw with as shown in figure 5. Make sure the wind

speed can spin freely.

Figure 5 Figure 6

5.2.4 Install Rain Gauge

Keep the Indication mark in straight line. As show below photo.

5.2.5 Install Batteries

Insert 2XAA batteries in the battery compartment. The LED indicator on

the back of the transmitter will turn on for four seconds and normally

flash once every 16 seconds (the sensor transmission update period).

Figure 7 Figure 8

Note: If no LED light up or is permanently on, make sure the batteries

are inserted the correct way or a proper reset has happened. Do not

install the batteries backwards. You can permanently damage the

outdoor sensor

Note: We recommend 1.5V lithium batteries for cold weather

climates, but alkaline batteries are enough for most climates. We do

not recommend rechargeable batteries. They have lower voltages,

they

do not operate well at wide temperature ranges, and do not last as

long, resulting in poorer reception.

5.2.6 Mount assembled outdoor sensor package

5.2.6.1 Before you mount

Before proceeding with the outdoor mounting detailed in this section,

you may want to skip to setup instructions in section

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first, while you keep the assembled outdoor sensor package nearby

(although preferably not closer than 5 ft. from the console). This will

make any troubleshooting and adjustments easier and avoids any

distance or interference related issues from the setup.

After setup is complete and everything is working, return here for

outdoor mounting. If issues show up after outdoor mounting they are

almost certainly related to distance, obstacles etc.

5.2.6.2 Mounting

You can

attach a pipe to a permanent structure and then attach the

sensor package to it (see Figure 9). The U-

Bolts will accommodate a

pipe diameter of 1-2 inches (pipe not included).

Finally, place the sensor package on top of the prepared

e.The U-Bolts should be loose enough to allow this but

loosen

s as necessary. Once placed, hand tightens all four

nuts,

to do so evenly.

Now you will need to align the whole package in the

proper

y rotating it on top of the mounting pipe as

needed.Locate

labeled “North” that you will find on top of the sensor

package

xtto the light sensor. You must rotate the whole sensor

package

his arrow points due north. To achieve proper alignment,

usea compass (many cell phones have a compass

application).

Once rotated in the correct orientation, lightly tighten the

Figure 10

Figure 9

Before proceeding with the outdoor mounting detailed in this section,

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and onwards

first, while you keep the assembled outdoor sensor package nearby

(although preferably not closer than 5 ft. from the console). This will

make any troubleshooting and adjustments easier and avoids any

After setup is complete and everything is working, return here for

outdoor mounting. If issues show up after outdoor mounting they are

attach a pipe to a permanent structure and then attach the

Bolts will accommodate a

mounting pip

loosen

the nut

nuts,

taking care

proper

direction b

needed.Locate

the arrow

package

right ne

package

until t

it is helpful to

application).

bolts a little

more (use a wrench) to prevent further rotation.

Note: Use the bubble level next to the rain sensor to make sure sensor

array is completely level. If the sensor is not level, the rain gauge, UV

and solar radiation sensors will not measure properly.

5.2.7 Reset Button and Transmitter LED

In the event that the sensor array is not transmitting, reset the sensor

array.

With an open ended paperclip, press and hold the RESET BUTTON for

three seconds to completely discharge the voltage.

Take out the batteries and wait one minute, while covering the solar

panel to drain the voltage.

Put batteries back in and resynchronize with console by powering

down and up the console with the sensor array about 3 meter away.

Figure 11

5.3 Best Practices for Wireless Communication

Note: To insure proper communication, mount the remote sensor(s)

upright on a vertical surface, such as a wall. Do not lay the sensor

flat.

Wireless communication is susceptible to interference, distance, walls

and metal barriers. We recommend the following best practices for

trouble free wireless communication.

Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI). Keep the console several feet

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