Features
- Fully compatible with Neon Internet Telemetry data loggers
- SDI-12 communications
- Measures the 6 most essential weather parameters
- Low power consumption - works also with solar panels
- Compact, light-weight
- Easy to install and integrate
- No moving parts
- Right parameter combination
- Weather parameter hub
- Analog sensors can be added
- DNV GL Type ExaminationConfiguration Tool for PC
- USB connection
- Housing with mounting kit IP66
- Applications: weather stations, dense networks, harbors, marinas, industrial
- Bird spike kit available
Overview
The WXT530 is a cost efficient series of all-in-one weather instruments. It provides six of the most important weather parameters: air pressure, temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind speed and wind direction. With 6 versions available, you can choose the measurement parameter combination that fits your application. WXT530 is a simple system that utilizes solid state technologies to minimize operating and maintenance costs. Integration is easy and flexible through the digital and analog interface. You can also connect third party sensors to WXT530 to create your own weather parameter hub.
Flexibility
The WXT530 is a series of weather instruments that provides six of the most important weather parameters, which are air pressure, temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind speed and direction through various combinations. You can select the transmitter with the needed parameter(s) into your weather application, with a large variety of digital communication modes and wide range of voltages.
Integration
The series offers analog input options for additional third party analog sensors. With the help of the built in analog to digital converters, you can turn the Weather Transmitter WXT530 into a small, cost effective weather parameter hub. Additional parameters include the solar radiation, tipping bucket rain gauge, ultrasonic level sensor and external temperature sensor. Further, the analog mA output for wind speed and direction enables wide variety of industrial applications.
Solid performance
The WXT530 Series has a unique Vaisala solid state sensor technology - it uses HUMICAP, BAROCAP, THERMOCAP, RAINCAP and WINDCAP technologies. To measure wind the ultrasonic Vaisala WINDCAP Sensors are applied to determine horizontal wind speed and direction. Barometric pressure, temperature, and humidity measurements are combined in the PTU module using capacitive measurement for each parameter. Liquid precipitation are measured with acoustic RAINCAP sensor.
Technical
| Wind | |
| Speed | |
| range | 0 ... 60 m/s |
| response time | 250 ms |
| accuracy | ±3% at 10m/s |
| output resolutions | 0.1 m/s, 0.1km/h, |
| units | 0.1 mph, 0.1 knots |
| Direction | |
| azimuth | 0 ... 360° |
| response time | 250 ms |
| accuracy | ±3° |
| output resolution | 1° |
| Air Temperature | |
| Range | -52 ... +60 °C (-60 ... +140 °F) |
| Accuracy for sensor at +20 °C | ±0.3 °C (±0.5 °F) |
| Output resolutions | 0.1 °C, 0.1 °F |
| Barometric Pressure | |
| Range | 600 ... 1100 hPa |
| Accuracy | ±0.5 hPa at 0-30 °C |
| Output resolution | 0.1 hPa, 10 Pa, 0.0001 bar, |
| 0.1 mmHg, 0.01 inHg | 0.1 mmHg, 0.01 inHg |
| Relative Humidity | |
| Range | 0 ... 100 %RH |
| Accuracy | ±3 %RH |
| Output resolution | 0.1 %RH |
| General | |
| Operating temperature | -52 to +60 °C |
| Storage temperature | -60 to +70 °C |
| Operating voltage | 6 ... 24 VDC |
| Typical power consumption | Minimum: 0.1mA at 12V (SDI-12standby) |
| Typical: 3.5mA at 12V with typical measuring intervals | |
| Maximum: 15mA at 6V (with constant measurement of all parameters) | |
| Heating Voltage | Options: DC, AC, full-wave rectified AC |
| 12 - 24 VDC (-10 ... +30 %) | |
| 12 - 17 VAC (-10 - +30 %) | |
| Typical Heating Current | 12 VDC: 0.8 A |
| 24 VDC: 0.4 A | |
| Serial data interface | SDI-12, RS-232, RS-485, RS-422 |
| Communication protocols | SDI-12 v1.3 |
| ASCII automatic and polled | |
| NMEA 0183 v3.0 with query option | |
| Housing | IP65 |
| Housing with mounting kit | IP66 |
| Precipitation | |
| RAINFALL | cumulative accumulation |
| Collecting area | 60cm2 (9.3in2) |
| output resolution | 0.01 mm |
| accuracy | 5%* |
| RAINFALL DURATION | counting each ten-second increment whenever water droplet is detected |
| output resolution and unit | 10 s |
| RAIN INTENSITY | one-minute running average in ten-second steps |
| range | 0 ... 200 mm/h |
| output resolution | 0.1 mm/h, 0.01 inches/h |
| HAIL | cumulative amount of hits against the collecting surface |
| output resolution | 0.1 hits/cm2, 0.01 hits/in2, 1 hits |
| HAIL DURATION | counting each ten-second increment whenever hailstone is detected |
| output resolution | 10 s |
| HAIL INTENSITY | one-minute running average in ten-second steps |
| output resolution | 0.1 hits/cm2h, 1 hits/in2h, 1 hits/h |
| Analog Input Options | |
| Solar radiation | Kipp & Zonen CMP3 |
| Level measurement | IRU-9429 |
| Tipping bucket rain gauge | Vaisala Rain Gauge RG13 |
| Temperature | PT1000 |
| Analog mA Output Options | |
| Wind speed | 0 … 20 mA or 4 … 20 mA |
| Wind direction | 0 … 20 mA or 4 … 20 mA |
| Load impedance | Max. 200 Ω |
| Compliance | |
| EMC compliance | IEC 61326-1 |
| IEC 60945 | |
| IEC 55022:2010 Class B | |
| Environmental | IEC 60068-2-1, 2, 6, 14, 30, 31, 52, 78 |
| IEC60529 | |
| VDA 621-415 | |
| Maritime | DNVGL-CG-0339 |
| IEC 60945 |
* Due to the nature of the phenomenon, deviations caused by spatial variations may exist in precipitation readings, especially in a short time scale. The accuracy specification does not include possible wind induced errors.
Documents
Brochures
WXT530 Series Weather Station
WXT532-Datasheet
Manual
WXT530-Users-Guide