Vaisala AWS330 User Guide(1)
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1. Reset Grid A Horizontal grid a Vertical grid Element Position Led OM 20 w 84 H 37 Reset 1012 055 Layout Designer Administrator s Guide The main real time display layout can be changed by the administrator To activate layout editing select File Layout Designer from the main menu When the Layout Designer dialog is open several new functions become available Existing display elements can be moved and resized New display elements can be added to the screen Elements can be grouped using the group box Existing display elements can be deleted All text fonts can be modified When you close the Layout Designer the changes made to the layout are saved and replace the existing layout settings Alternatively undo the changes by clicking the Reset button at the bottom of the dialog eT User s Guide 32 Editing Existing Layout When the Layout Designer is open you can select any screen element for editing by clicking The selected element is shown with small handles around it as shown in Figure 14 below SL pn z Temperature C 2 D a epee eee i Relative Humidity 6 Dew Point C 1012 056 Figure 14 Editing Existing Layout Move the selected element anywhere on the screen by dragging it with the mouse Resize the element by clicking on any of the handles and dragging the mouse Select a group box to move all the contained element2. Start up actions can be used reduce manual work when launching the application Selecting the Log in as administrator automatically option gives all users the possibility to change settings If the Open connection automatically option is selected the user does not need to use terminal dialog to start receiving data If Aws time synchronization is Enabled the application synchronizes AWS clock with PC clock at the given time once per day Select the Distribute data to TCP clients option to enable automatic AWS data forwarding to client applications on other PCs This option allows the possibility to use the Observation Display PC as a server master into which the clients connect instead of having several clients connecting to the AWS Client applications may be Observation Display setups or other TCP IP clients such as Telnet and terminal application M211326EN A Chapter 5 Administrator s Guide Clients must connect to the Observation Display PC at the port indicated in the text box For instance to test a client Observation Display connection from a client PC to a master PC 1 Make sure that the master Observation Display is running connected to the AWS and receiving data Select Distribute data to TCP clients on the master PC 3 On the client PC open Observation Display and configure master PC IP address into the Settings Data Acquisition Ip Address Enter master data distribution port by default 42222 in the port
3. In case that the module is missing the latest version can be set up from the installation CD Check that the operating system uses the settings described in section Recommended Operating System Settings on page 9 Software Setup Insert then Observation Display installation CD into the PC Using Windows Explorer navigate into the setup directory Double click file SetUp msi to initiate the setup procedure The setup wizard guides you during the installation Follow the instructions of the wizard to complete the setup User s Guide Verification Select All Programs Vaisala Observation Display from the Start menu The main application window should open on the screen You should also see the startup icon on the desktop Vaisala Background Service should be visible in the Control Panel Administrative Tools Services pane After Installation Receiving Data from AWS The software is shipped with a default configuration that corresponds to the generic weather station settings However the default configuration may require setting the station dependent parameters Below is a proposed task list of minimum post installation configuration Steps 1 Log in as administrator From the main menu select System Log In as Administrator See Chapter 5 Administrator s Guide on page 27 2 From the main menu select View Settings A configuration dialog opens Select the Application tab and select sub item Communications f
4. by the system match to the names included in the incoming message If necessary add new variables by clicking the Add button Application Settings Communications Settings SET Genera Applicatior Enter PC Ip address if Tcp lp Server is selected Enter AWS Ip address if Tcp lp Client is selected Enter serial parameters if serial protocol is used Teplip CON Pari None gt IP Address 172 25 100 1 ij 9600 Stop bits f1 Observation Iw Connection timeout hh mm ss 00 05 00 message format lf connection timeout is enabled the line will close smsaws and reconnect automatically if the line is idle for the specified time 1012 058 Figure 16 Application Settings Communications Line Protocol The communications dialog can be used to select the data input type and related parameters First select the communications type TCP IP client TCP IP server or serial communications If Tep Ip client is selected Observation Display uses a TCP IP client to connect to a TCP IP server running at the weather station Enter the weather station IP address in the text box If Tep Ip server is selected Observation Display starts a TCP IP server to which the weather station connects Enter the IP address of the PC in the text box You can click the Detect IP button to find out the primary address M211326EN A Chapter 5 Administrator s Guide If Serial port is selected Observation Display connects t
5. how elements are positioned and sized by adjusting the grid size When the grid is active the elements snap to the nearest grid position Fonts When the Layout Designer is active the pop up menu of each element allows the user to define the type of font to use with the element You can define common fonts for all label and text box elements using the middle section of the Layout Designer 33 User s Guide Configuration Settings CAUTION You can access all important configuration settings can be accessed from the menu by selecting View Settings The configuration screen consists of two main parts General settings Application settings To configure a general setting Select the General tab on the left side of the screen Select the category such as station or variables 3 Select the setting item from the list on the right side of the screen Enter the new value in the box Note that all settings are taken into use when you close the dialog However the settings are saved permanently only if you click the Save button The default settings have been tested at factory to match the AWS configuration Use caution when changing the settings 34 General Settings Station These parameters are related to the details of AWS name and location Station Name Unique identifier of the station in the AWS message Altitude Station altitude This parameter is needed only if Observation Display is calcula
6. left empty Technical Support User has been logged in Log in as administrator as observer select System Login as Administrator Communications failure Communications failure or AWS configuration failure Error in Observation Display communications settings or invalid AWS message format TextBox configuration error AWS clock has different time from PC time 1 Check that IP address and TCP port have been correctly configured 2 Close the application and try to connect to the AWS using a terminal program that uses the same TCP IP settings 3 Check that PC firewall is not blocking the connection Check connection to AWS and AWS configuration Check communications settings check AWS message Select text box variable from the pop up menu Synchronize AWS and PC clocks If AWS is Supposed to use different time zone than PC adjust the graphs using Time Settings from the graph pop up menu For technical questions contact the Vaisala technical support E mail Fax helpdesk vaisala com 358 9 8949 2790 M211326EN A Appendix A AWS330 Configuration APPENDIX A AWS330 CONFIGURATION Vaisala Automatic Weather Station AWS330 is preconfigured and there is no need to make any configuration changes to take Observation Display software into use Report Format The report format used for communication between Observation Display and the weather station is called SMSAWS Lizard
7. text box 4 Save the client settings and select Connect from the terminal window Data should appear on the client immediately after it has been received on the server PC VAISALA 41 User s Guide 42 This page intentionally left blank M211326EN A Chapter 6 Troubleshooting CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter describes common problems their probable causes and remedies and contact information for technical support Troubleshooting Procedure When troubleshooting the product write a problem report consisting of the following issues What failed what worked did not work Where did it fail location and environment When did it fail date immediately after a while periodically randomly What was connected to the product and to which connectors What was done when the failure was noticed VAISALA 43 Problem Situations Table 5 Some Problem Situations and Their Remedies Probable Cause User cannot open Settings menu Application cannot connect to the AWS Data does not appear in Vaisala Observation Display or the external terminal AWS data messages can be seen in external terminal for example HyperTerminal but no data is visible in Observation Display AWS data can be seen in Observation Display Terminal window but some text boxes in the main screen are left empty AWS data is being received by the Observation Display but graphs in the main screen are
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9. Administrator When the application is started the user 1s automatically given the observer role From the System menu select Log in as administrator Enter the password in the dialog that opens Once the password has been verified you can access the configuration dialog View Settings NOTE After the setup the administrator password is empty To always start the application under the administrator role select Log in as administrator automatically from View Settings Application Miscellaneous Changing Administrator Password Only an administrator can alter the password Enter a new password can be entered from the System Set Password menu item If you forget the password the application has to be reinstalled for you to regain access as administrator VAISALA 27 User s Guide Automatic Functionality While the background service handles most of the automatic functionality of the application the user interface contains some automatic functions as well Background Service The background service carries out following automated tasks Opening a connection to the AWS Polling or listening to the incoming data Parsing of AWS data messages detection if valid message format Usage of a correct AWS message parser Monitoring of communications timeouts Logging of AWS data into ASCII files Transfer of data files to FTP SFTP servers Synchronization of AWS clock Passing of AWS data to the main user interfa
10. D hPa Joen 1150 6 Atmospheric pressure QNH 1 d average 1012 053 Figure 11 Creating History Report When the History command is selected a variable selection dialog is Shown Select one or more variables start and end time and click the Table or Graph button to generate a tabular or graphical report Air pressure at sea level QFF 1 h minimum 1012 054 Figure 12 Selecting Variables for History Report Note that very large reports more than 10 000 data points may take a long time to complete VAISALA 25 User s Guide Data Archive Data archive is made of ASCII log files Each log file contains AWS variables that have been selected for the logging Please see Chapter 5 Administrator s Guide on page 27 for data archive settings Event Log The event log window displays the following events Application start and stop AWS clock synchronization events System errors Note that some special non printing characters in the messages have been replaced in the log by visible characters ASCII 10 line feed new line is printed as r ASCII 13 carriage return is printed as wm The event log extends to one month backward in time Older events are overwritten 26 M211326EN A Chapter 5 Administrator s Guide CHAPTER 5 ADMINISTRATOR S GUIDE This chapter provides you with information that is intended to help you configure all the settings in the software Administrator Role Logging in as
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12. Setup Software provides automated tools for generating reports in the correct format On some Lizard versions you have to use the MetMan message template which is identical with SMSAWS format The following is an example of the SMSAWS report format S Station01 D 040607 T 182035 TA 61 12 0 RH 76 40 DP 21 12 PA 1 008 42 PAA1 1007 35 PAX1 1008 23 PAM1 1005 90 The format consists of elements having the following structure S STATIONID D Y YMMDD T HHMMSS TAG value TAG value TAG value Left parenthesis marks the first character in the message Right parenthesis marks the last character Message body consists of pairs of variable identifiers tags and values There is a semicolon between the tag value pairs There is no semicolon between the last tag value pair and the closing right parenthesis Colon separates tag and its value First three tag value pairs must contain station identifier date and time Remaining tag value pairs may contain any variables in any order Message may not contain the same tag twice Tag S is reserved for station identifier VAISALA se Ss es ee ws e User s Guide 46 Tag D is reserved for date which must be in format YYMMDD The first two characters identify the year the next two characters identify the month and the last two characters identify the day Tag T is reserved for time which must be in format HHMMSS First two character
13. UTC 11 20 56 Observer Line open 1012 052 Figure 10 Status Bar In the rightmost corner the communications line status is shown The status turns green if the communications line is open and red if the connection is closed Note that the line may be open the application has connected to a PC serial port but data may still be missing AWS cannot send data due to a power failure Line Protocol Meaning of Line Open TCP IP Client Application has connected to external TCP IP server TCP IP Server Application has started internal TCP IP server and is waiting for an external client to connect Application has connected to serial port To the left the status bar indicates the role of the user observer or administrator Next to the status bar current UTC time is shown VAISALA e SA User s Guide View Menu Commands Settings Opens a window for setting configuration Only available to an administrator Terminal The terminal window can be opened from the View menu The window shows the messages exchanged between the PC and the AWS In the bottom of the window the AWS communications parameters are shown Note that these values can only be changed by the administrator from the Settings General Settings Communications display If the communication link to the AWS is closed you can initiate it by clicking the Start button The connection should open within a few seconds The connection remains open as lo
14. VAISALA USER S GUIDE Vaisala Observation Display for AWS330 Status Time hh mm 10 41 Voltage V AWS run time min 147 Temperature C Soil water temperature C Relative Humidity Precipitation 1 day mm 360 0 Dew Point C 3 2 Rain Intensity mm h 360 0 Air Pressure hPa 1020 5 Gl Radiation 1 day W m2 N i H A Sea Level Pressure hPa 1020 5 Evapotransp 1 day mm 9 i A 21 us 191 Vapour Pressure hPa 4 6 Sunshine 1 day min min ae S max Air temperature 1 min average M211326EN A PUBLISHED BY Vaisala Oyj Phone int 358 9 8949 1 P O Box 26 Fax 358 9 8949 2227 FI 00421 Helsinki Finland Visit our Internet pages at www vaisala com Vaisala 201 1 No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying nor may its contents be communicated to a third party without prior written permission of the copyright holder The contents are subject to change without prior notice Please observe that this manual does not create any legally binding obligations for Vaisala towards the customer or end user All legally binding commitments and agreements are included exclusively in the applicable supply contract or Conditions of Sale Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INFORMATION seenen KEE KE KEREN KEN EE KE KEREN KE KE KEEN KE KN 3 About This Mapala steier eege eege 3 Contents 6f This
15. VAISALA 37 User s Guide 38 Application Settings Data Logging The application supports several ways to generate ASCII files from the received data Genera Applicatior Data Acquisition PC Data Logging Data Transfer i saree one or more variables Miscellaneous Log only messages of type bee ia Er If data sends data usi ee bai tle various messages e g Ger Separated Is C Aligned by header mm i g log group for each Log directory S Select C Observations LogGroups Latest values in logged data files Select C Observations LogGroups Naming convention SMSAWS v data Ee Tab month directory Iw Write latest data values into single file ran spencer oe eg per each variable These files will Write latest data values into separate files be overwritten when new AWS Select C Observations Latest SC i 1012 059 Figure 17 Application Settings Data Logging Log groups can be utilized to store received data in ASCII files A log group may contain one or more AWS variables The received variables automatically saved into log files under the log subdirectory Each group has its own set of files The application supports up to five different log groups As the AWS may be transmitting variables at different intervals for example wind message at 3 s intervals and general message at min interval it is recommended that each log group only contains variables that a
16. ated Manuals Table 2 Related Manuals Manual Code M211296EN Vaisala Automatic Weather Station AWS330 User s Guide Documentation Conventions Throughout the manual important safety considerations are highlighted as follows WARNING Warning alerts you to a serious hazard If you do not read and follow instructions very carefully at this point there is a risk of injury or even death CAUTION Caution warns you of a potential hazard If you do not read and follow instructions carefully at this point the product could be damaged or important data could be lost NOTE Note highlights important information on using the product 4 M211326EN A Chapter 1 General Information Recycling Recycle all applicable material Dispose of batteries and the unit according to statutory regulations Do not dispose of with regular household refuse Trademarks Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries License Agreement All rights to any software are held by Vaisala or third parties The customer 1s allowed to use the software only to the extent that is provided by the applicable supply contract or Software License Agreement Warranty For certain products Vaisala normally gives a limited one year warranty Please observe that any such warranty may not be valid in case of damage due to normal wear and tear exceptional operating conditions negligent handling or installati
17. ce Passing of AWS data to the TCP clients slave user interfaces Writing key events into application event log Alarm management recording alarms m the event log User Interface The user interface takes care of the following automated tasks 28 Display of data in real time Saving screenshots of main display Alarm display M211326EN A Chapter 5 Administrator s Guide Directory Structure Installation Directory By default the application is installed in C Program files Vaisala Observation Display The installation directory cannot be changed after the setup Under the installation directory there are some subdirectories which may be useful to the administrator Table 3 Installation Directory Subdirectory Description of Contents TimeSeries This directory contains original data received from the weather station Graphs and text boxes in the real time display use data from these files EventLog Monthly event log files Diagnostic event log files Transfer Directory of files waiting for transfer via FTP SFTP Observation Display configuration file Observations Directory The application can save observation data in various formats to be used by external applications By default these optional output files are generated under directory C Observations Table 4 Observations Directory Subdirectory Description of Contents History History subdirectory has subdirectories History Station named by stat
18. d to use different scales 20 M211326EN A Chapter 4 VAISALA Basic Features ir temperature 1 min average 1012 050 Figure 8 Example Y Axis Configuration X Axis Length Allows the user to manually set X axis length Time Settings Allows shifting of the measurement time X coordinate by a constant value This setting can be used to display graph in local time while having the AWS operate in UTC time The setting only affects the graph 21 User s Guide Wind Display Element The wind display module shows minimum maximum and average wind values The time span of the wind measurement 10 min 2 min instant 1s user selectable Wind display element may optionally contain a ship image maritime systems or a runway image airport heliport systems 1012 051 Figure 9 Wind Display The following numbers refer to Figure 9 above 1 2 3 22 Average wind speed and direction in the center Minimum and maximum speed on the top left and right corners Minimum and maximum directions in the bottom left and right corners Variations of 2 minute inner arc and 10 minute outer arc wind direction values Both variation arcs are always shown regardless of selected time span Wind direction arrow which indicates the direction from which the wind is blowing M211326EN A Chapter 4 Basic Features Status Bar The status bar is shown at the bottom of the main screen It contains various status indicators
19. e m r e e e e e r e e r colololololololololololeolo Rain amount 1 h sum 1012 057 Figure 15 General Settings Variables This section of parameters shows the data of the AWS variables For each variable following columns are listed Name Unique identifier for the variable in the AWS message Unit Indicates either the unit of the variable or the WMO code table for the variable if applicable Min value Minimum value for the AWS variable This parameter is used in the real time display Variables below this value can still be used in the message generation Max value Maximum value for the AWS variable This parameter is used in the real time display Variables above this value can still be used in the message generation Description Free description of the variable This text appears in the real time display screen 35 User s Guide 36 Timeout Time in seconds after which a user interface element text box wind display element indicates that variable is missing if no new value has been received from the AWS Note that the timeout should be at least as long as is the interval between two AWS messages For unit conversions see section Observation Time Series on page 16 If data messages are received into the terminal window but values do not show up in the main display there may be a conflict between the weather station and the application variable names Check that the variable names used
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21. installed using the Windows command prompt The following command installs the application without any dialogs MSIEXEC EXE A C setup SetUp msi QB LWAMOE C setup install log ALLUSERS 1 The software is installed into the default directory using default settings It is assumed that the installation package has been copied into directory C setup A log of the installation 1s generated into the same directory The following command uninstalls the application silently without any dialogs MSIEXEC EXE AO x 9516142 1 79E0 4997 B14F 021C9CSA5D26 The commands can be saved into a batch file reducing work in mass installations M211326EN A Chapter 4 Basic Features CHAPTER 4 BASIC FEATURES This chapter contains information for configuring the application User Roles General Vaisala Observation Display supports two separate user roles administrator and observer A user logged in as administrator can change all configuration settings and use all functions in the application The administrator role is password protected When the user is logged in as observer the configuration settings cannot be modified Normally users log in as observers because configuration settings do not need to be modified after the initial installation Current user role is shown on the status bar at the lower right corner of the main display Note that these user roles are internal to the Observation Display and are not in any way related
22. ion name and year and month History Station Y ear of observation Each monthly subdirectory History Station Year Month contains daily data files Daily data files contain all observations saved in table format The first row contains variable names and the first column contains the time stamp of the observation Latest This directory contains files with only latest data from the AWS LogGroups This directory contains copies of log group files VAISALA SEELEN User s Guide Setup Files 30 Observation Display uses a single setup file to load and save all of its operational parameters The setup file 1s located in the Conf subdirectory The administrator may reload the setup at any time by selecting File Load Setup from the main menu Loading the setup will undo any unsaved settings changes To save current settings into the setup file you can use any of the following Click the Save button in the View Settings dialog Select File Save or File Save As from the main menu Open the Layout Designer dialog Close the application M211326EN A Chapter 5 Layout Designer VAISALA Figure 13 Layout Designer Mikl Remove Al Add Font Name Anal Size 12 Units 3 GdiCharSet 0 GdiverticalFont False Reset Change TextBox Font Font Name Microsott Sans Sent Size 14 25 Units 3 Gdilharset 0 Change Gdi erticalF ont F alse Background Color R 176 G 196 B 222 Heset Change
23. ng as you manually close it by clicking the Stop button If the connection is temporarily broken for example the communications cable has been disconnected for a while it resumes automatically after a few seconds The administrator may configure the connection to open automatically whenever Observation Display is started Note that the terminal window does not allow direct user typed input from the keyboard The terminal menu settings are Connection Connect Opens a connection to the AWS Connection Disconnect Closes the AWS connection Connection Capture The submenu commands of Capture can be used to make a capture log of the terminal window These menu items only become visible when the connection has been opened Command Synchronize clocks Immediately synchronizes AWS clock with PC clock Command Synchronize parameters Sets the following AWS parameters station name station altitude and pressure sensor height Command Reset AWS Resets the AWS immediately 24 M211326EN A Chapter 4 Basic Features History Reports Use the History command to make reports of the observation data _ Select Name Timeout Description ees mm QFEMINID rs 950 Com me Los UC orauep pe 950 1150 T Joren hea oso 1150 Casen fhea foso on T orrmaxio ps oso 1150 M QFFmax iH hPa aen 1150 Congo me on SR oun hPa 950 1150 Air pressure at sea level QFF 1 h minimum SG QNHAVG1
24. o the selected serial port Note that virtual serial ports can also be used as long as the operating system treats them as serial interfaces If the weather station sends data automatically any of the three communications types can be used If data is to be polled TCP IP client or serial communications should be used Next you can fill in the details of each communication protocol Timeouts In the center of the screen you can activate two types of timeout procedures Measurement timeouts see General Settings Variables can be enabled to indicate missing variable values The default timeout is 60 seconds for all variables If Connection timeout is enabled the application automatically closes and re opens the connection if no data at all has been received from the AWS within the specified time This setting should be enabled at least in all TCP IP type connections Polling Observation Display supports polling with two separate polling commands These should only be used if the weather station has been configured to respond to commands by sending a data report back to the PC Select Enable to activate a polling command Type the poll command into the Command box Select the interval and the synchronization time from the numeric display controls Interval indicates the time period interval in seconds between successive polling commands Synchronization time indicates the time after midnight when the first command is sent
25. on or unauthorized modifications Please see the applicable supply contract or Conditions of Sale for details of the warranty for each product VAISALA 5 User s Guide This page intentionally left blank 6 M211326EN A Chapter 2 Product Overview CHAPTER 2 PRODUCT OVERVIEW This chapter gives an overview of the application Introduction Vaisala Observation Display is a PC software application intended for displaying and storing meteorological and environmental measurement data The software can be used as a weather station data display Software Components The software consists of two components Observation Display background service which starts automatically whenever the host PC is started User interface application which can be opened from the Windows Start menu or desktop icon The background service is transparent to the user It handles all automatic tasks communications to the AWS passing data to the user interface process validating and logging incoming data and so on The user interface provides possibilities to monitor and configure data processing Having a separate background service process guarantees that the user does not accidentally terminate data collection process by closing the user interface VAISALA 7 User s Guide System Requirements and Restrictions Vaisala Observation Display can be used with any of the following Windows operating systems XP 2003 Server 2008 Server Vis
26. onfigured If any of the conditions set in the alarm is fulfilled the alarm starts Once none of the conditions are met the alarm stops An alarm is indicated in real time display by sound or in writing in the event log VAISALA 19 User s Guide Text Label Settings You can configure text labels by using the following pop up menu Enter Text visible 1012 048 Figure 6 Text Label Settings Enter Text Changes the text shown in the label Visible Hides shows the text label Graphs The real time graph displays up to 48 hours of observation data Each graph can contain one to six time series You can access all graph settings by right clicking the mouse Note that some settings are available to administrator only variables Line Width Marker Size Vache 4 44 Length Time Settings 1012 049 Figure 7 Graph Settings Variables Selects the variables to display The graph supports up to six different variables Line Width Width of the line that connects the measurement points Marker Size Size of the marker dot on top of each measurement point Y Axis This setting allows you to adjust the Y axis settings The graph supports both automatic and manual scaling When automatic scaling is used the graph adjusts maximum and minimum values so that all data values within the graph are visible When manual scaling is used you can set maximum and minimum values The left and the right Y axis can be configure
27. re received in the same message To configure log groups first select Enabled Next add variables into a group by clicking Select in the group table From the dialog that opens select variables The log files are named according to the log group identifier and date time when the configuration settings were made The Interval setting defines how often variables are logged By default every time a new variable is received it is stored in the file Choosing another interval makes the application only store the variables after the specified time The interval setting uses 00 00 h as its synchronization time For instance using 6 h interval would store data from the first messages received after 00 00 06 00 12 00 and 18 00 The Span of log file setting indicates how often a new log file is started M211326EN A Chapter 5 Administrator s Guide Application Settings Data Transfer Geen FAA SECH 1012 060 Figure 18 Application Settings Data Transfer This dialog contains settings for sending the latest data files to another PC The user may select either FTP or SFTP protocol to transfer files It is possible to forward the files to one or two FTP SFTP servers To test the connection settings manually click the Test button VAISALA 39 User s Guide 40 Application Settings Miscellaneous 00 35 00 1012 061 Figure 19 Application Settings Miscellaneous This dialog contains miscellaneous settings
28. readings Instead they have been processed by the weather station By default all variables are stored and displayed using the same engineering unit that AWS uses However it 1s possible to define unit conversions on the user interface such as displaying wind speed in knots M211326EN A Chapter 4 Basic Features Main User Interface A sample of the main user interface displaying the real time data is shown in Figure 2 below zech 2 1012 044 Figure 2 Main User Interface The following numbers refer to Figure 2 above Menu bar which contains operating commands Text section which shows the latest measurement values Graph section which contains configurable graphs Wind display component Status bar which displays UTC time current user and status of the communications line nA BWN ra Il The display is highly configurable An administrator user may completely change the layout and all settings of display elements An observer user can modify some of the display settings VAISALA 17 User s Guide Text Boxes Text Labels and Groups A text box displays the latest value of an observation variable An empty text box indicates that no data has been received If AWS has been unable to measure or calculate the value a missing data symbol is shown If measurement timeouts are being used text boxes turn gray if no new data is received within the timeout period If an alarm is active the te
29. rom the left 3 Depending on your AWS set up select either TCP IP server TCP IP client or serial line protocol Make sure that the communications parameters match with the AWS settings If the AWS is sending data using TCP IP enable the TCP IP server option and enter the local IP address If AWS is operating as TCP IP server enter its IP address If serial communications are used select serial port and line parameters 4 Click the Save button to save the settings M211326EN A Chapter 3 Installation 1012 043 Figure 1 Communications Settings 5 From the left side list select item Miscellaneous In the screen that opens select option Open connection automatically Click Save and exit the dialog by clicking the Close button 6 AWS data values should now appear on the main display You should also see the incoming messages on the terminal window select View Terminal from the main menu If necessary adjust the communications parameters VAISALA e E User s Guide Miscellaneous Uninstallation Observation Display can be uninstalled using the Add or Remove Programs dialog in the Windows Control Panel Note that uninstallation does not delete observation data files or application configuration files These are left into the installation directory To make a full uninstallation you have to delete the files manually Command Prompt Setup Procedure Alternatively Observation Display can be uninstalled and
30. s at once Copying cutting and pasting can also be used These are available in the pop up menus and in keyboard shortcuts If you press CTRL C or CTRL X when an element has been selected it can be copied or cut respectively CTRL V pastes the element to a new location When pasting the element the element is placed in the center of the screen To paste an element into a group box select the target group box before pasting The pasted element appears in the center of the group box Elements within a group box cannot be dragged outside the group box You must cut or delete elements to move them out from a group box M211326EN A Chapter 5 VAISALA Administrator s Guide Adding and Deleting Display Elements There are two ways to add new display elements 1 You can copy and paste existing elements on the screen 2 You can select an element type from the Layout Designer and click the Add button There are two ways to delete existing display elements 1 Select the element and press the Delete button on the keyboard 2 Select the element right click and select Delete from the pop up menu You can also delete all elements on the screen by clicking the Remove All button on the Layout Designer Element Positions The position and size of the selected element is shown in the bottom section of the Layout Designer The positioning grid helps to align the elements to rows and columns It is possible to configure
31. s identify the hour 24 hour format next two characters the minute and last two characters the second There may be extra spaces tab or newline characters anywhere within the message M211326EN A www vaisala com M21173 2 e EN
32. sions at the time of the shipping However future operating system updates might conflict with the installed software version It is advisable to update the PC with the latest service packs before running the setup procedure If the computer is dedicated for data collection only it may be advisable to turn off automatic operating system updates User s Guide System Time It is recommended that you adjust the PC and the weather station clocks to the same time zone Usually universal coordinated time UTC time is used instead of local time in all meteorological reports In this case the PC is set to UTC time zone too If you wish to use local time in the PC and UTC time in the weather station please see section Graphs on page 20 for separate instructions on how to adjust real time graphs on the display Adjusting PC time zone 1 From Control Panel select Date and Time 2 From the Time Zone tab verify that the computer clock is set to UTC time and that the daylight savings option is not selected Power Options Power Options are under Control Panel Check that the PC never turns off hard disks never enters standby state and never goes to hibernation Firewall and Virus Checking Anti virus programs may interfere with the application If this happens you should adjust the anti virus programs so that the installation directory is not checked If data is received via TCP IP connection the PC firewall should be config
33. ta and Windows 7 The PC should have at least 512 MB of free memory a 2 0 GHz processor and a CD drive The PC should have at least 512 MB of free memory a 2 0 GHz processor and 10 MB of free hard disk space Hard disk space requirement depends on the amount of data to be stored in the system Vaisala Observation Display is designed to support data collection from one weather station only 8 M211326EN A Chapter 3 Installation CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION This chapter helps you to install and configure the software and provides a checklist for suggested operating system settings Recommended Operating System Settings VAISALA To guarantee the best operation check the following settings from the Control Panel before installing software Please note that these settings apply to the Window XP operating system In other operating systems the instructions may be different Windows User Accounts The application must be installed on a user account that has administrative rights on the computer Administrative rights are only required during initial setup After that the application can be operated by users who only have the default Windows user level rights User Account Control Windows Vista Windows 7 only should be set to the Never Notify setting Change the setting from User Accounts Change User Account Control Settings Operating System Updates The software has been tested with the latest operating system ver
34. ting atmospheric pressure reduced to sea level Pressure Sensor Height Vertical distance between the pressure sensor and the station altitude This parameter is needed only if Observation Display is calculating atmospheric pressure reduced to sea level Wmo Block Number WMO block number in the region where AWS is located This parameter is needed only if station has been registered to WMO use Wmo Station Number WMO identifier of the AWS This parameter is needed only if station has been registered to WMO use M211326EN A Chapter 5 VAISALA Administrator s Guide Standard Pressure Level Indicator Standard isobaric surface for which the geopotential is reported from WMO code table 0264 This parameter is needed only if station is generating WMO synoptic messages General Settings Variables Settings On mm S GenerallApplication Station Time Series Directory Select C Observations TimeSeries Viewladit variables x Cleer all edlections DPAVG1M EVAP1D EXTDC GIRRAVG1D GIRRAVG1H GIRRAVG1M HIAVG1M PRFSUM1H PRSUM10M PRSUM12H DPAVG1H G C Description Dew point 1 hour average Dew point 1 min average Evapotranspiration 1 d Battery voltage Global irradiation 1 day Global irradiation 1 hour Global irradiation 1 min Heat index 1 min Rain intensity 1 h Rain amount 10 min sum Rain amount 12 h sum PRSUM1D PRSUM1H Rain amount 1 day sum Select
35. to the operating system user accounts Logging in as Observer The observer role is activated by default at startup To switch back from administrator into the observer role without restarting the application select Logout as administrator from the System menu VAISALA pee 5 ee E User s Guide Data Collection Data collection is handled by a separate Windows background service Vaisala Observation Display Service The service starts automatically whenever the computer is restarted even if no one logs into Windows If the administrator has configured data collection to start automatically the background service opens the AWS connection and starts processing data When the Observation Display user interface is started the background service passes the AWS data to the user interface Observation Time Series Each data message from the AWS contains one or more observation variable values for example minute average air temperature reading Observation Display displays the latest variable values and stores them into ASCII files for later use The observation time is saved together with the value of the observation variable The observation time is set by the AWS The sequence of observation variable values forms an observation time series You can visualize the various time series using either the real time graph display or the View History dialog Note that the observation values shown are not necessarily direct sensor
36. ured to allow communications to and from the weather station Network Options Unless otherwise specified use the default settings 1 Select Network Connections 2i Select Internet Protocol 3 Click Properties 4 In the dialog that opens make sure that Obtain IP address automatically has been selected If your network administrator has provided the PC with a specific IP address subnet mask and default gateway make sure that they are configured correctly M211326EN A Chapter 3 Installation See also Chapter 5 Administrator s Guide on page 27 regarding the configuration and testing of communications with automatic weather station Keyboard If the computer keyboard contains special characters that do not appear on the screen select local keyboard from Control Panel Regional and Language Options Languages Details Installation Procedure VAISALA Preparing for Installation Before you install the software ensure that the AWS installation has been completed You should be able to connect to and receive data messages from the AWS with terminal software for example HyperTerminal Microsoft Net Framework v 3 5 should be installed on the computer Usually this module comes with the operating system If the module is missing for some reason installation of Vaisala Observation Display fails You can verify that the Net Framework has been installed from the Add Remove Programs dialog in the Control Panel
37. xt box background is shown in yellow Text label is a fixed string shown on the screen Text boxes and labels have been organized into groups to help navigation within the display 1012 045 Figure 3 Text Boxes 1 Labels 2 and Enclosing Group 3 Temperature C SE Rel Humidity Text Box Settings All text box configuration settings can be accessed by right clicking the mouse on the box Note that some settings are available to the administrator only Variable Unit Alarm visible Show Dake Time b 1012 046 Figure 4 Text Box Settings Variables Selects the variable to display in the text box Requires logging in as administrator Unit Configures automatic engineering unit conversion for the displayed variable Note that the conversion has only effect within the text box 18 M211326EN A Chapter 4 Basic Features Alarm Configures a visual and or audible alarm to take place whenever the variable value exceeds the reset limits Alarm configuration is described in detail in section Alarms below Visible Hides shows the text box Show Date Time Configures text box to display either PC time or observation time Alarms You can enter the alarm configuration dialog by right clicking a text box Alarm configuration dialog can be entered by right clicking a text box and selecting Alarm 1012 047 Figure 5 Alarms Configuration Up to three separate alarm conditions can be c
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