AWS810 Solar Edition Installation Guide - AWS810-SOLAR

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Document code: M212905EN
Revision: F
Language: English
Product: AWS810-SOLAR
Document type: User guide

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Related manuals
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Product overview
Vaisala Automatic Weather Station AWS810 Solar Edition
Data security
Standard installation
Delivery and maintenance
Product and part names
Safety
UL/CSA C22.2 regulatory caution and warning statements
Eye safety
ESD protection
Installation preparation
Pre-installation safety
Preparing for installation
Selecting location
Placing sensors
Placing wind sensor
Placing precipitation sensor
Preparing site
Power supply and communication lines
Grounding and lightning protection
Unpacking
Necessary tools and equipment
Overview of installation
Foundation
Overview of foundation works
Necessary tools and materials for foundation work
Concrete foundations
Frost damage prevention
Making concrete foundations
Preparing foundations for concrete pour
Casting concrete foundations
Using existing foundation
Drilling holes for foundation bolts
Installing foundation bolts
Installing screw pile foundation
Designing concrete foundation for rain gauges
Concrete reinforcing
Mast installation
Overview of mast installation
Installation safety
Protecting with grease
Installing mast with solid base plate
Installing mast on screw pile foundation
Installing grounding connector
Support arm installation
Overview of support arm installation
Mounting support arm for pyranometers
Mounting support arm for weather transmitter
Sensor installation
Overview of sensor installation
Installing WXT530
Unpacking WXT530
Mounting WXT530
Mounting WXT530 on support arm
Aligning WXT530
Aligning WXT530 with compass
Installing pyranometers
Installing tilt mounting bracket for pyranometers on support arm
Installing pyranometers on tilt mounting bracket
Installing albedometer mounting bracket on support arm
Remote albedometer kit
Installing isolated albedometer mounting bracket on support arm
Installing SPN1
Installing reference solar cell
Installing IMT temperature sensors
Installing DustIQ
Installing DustIQ on weather station solar panel frame
Installing ARG314
Installing RGSTAND
Mounting rain gauge on RGSTAND
Installing connection box
Communication device installation
Overview of communication device installation
Installing cellular antenna
Solar panel installation
Overview of solar panel installation
Attaching solar panel frame and cable
Mounting solar panel on pole mast
Adjusting solar panel tilt angle
Enclosure installation
Overview of enclosure installation
Installing ENC652
Mounting ENC652 on pole mast
Mounting ENC652 with mounting frame on wall or back panel
Mounting ENC652 without mounting frame on wall or back panel
Attaching radiation shield to ENC652
Electrical installation
Overview of electrical installation
Location of components in enclosure
Preparing integrated modem module
Inserting external memory card
Inserting DMU801 lithium battery
Connecting sensor and device cables
Standard cable lengths
Routing cables
Leading sensor cables to weather station enclosure (rubber flange)
Leading sensor cables to weather station enclosure (steel flange)
Cutting sensor cables
Adding wire-end ferrules
Grounding sensor cables (enclosure with rubber flange)
Grounding sensor cables (enclosure with steel flange)
Connecting sensor wires
Connecting sensor cables
Connecting communication cables
Connecting customer's fiber cable to fiber termination box
Connecting LC cable from DME801 to fiber termination box
Grounding enclosure
Grounding - backplate only
Grounding remote sensors
Connecting power
Overview of connecting power
Mounting and connecting backup battery
Installing disconnection device
Connecting AC (mains) power
Connecting DC power
Connecting solar panel cable
Powering up
Verification
Finalizing and checking installation
Sensor transportation
Disassembling sensors for transportation
Enclosure installation phases and weights
AWS810 Solar Edition sensor connection map
AWS810 wiring diagrams
DMU801 connectors and pins
DMU801 base unit connectors and indicators
DMU801 base unit pins
DMU801 plug‑in module pins
Warranty
Technical support
Recycling

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