AWS830 System Description - AWS830

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Document code: M213224EN
Revision: B
Language: English
Product: AWS830
Document type: User guide

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Related manuals
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Product overview
Vaisala Maritime Automatic Weather Station AWS830
AWS830 observations
AWS830 for HMS (Helideck Monitoring Systems)
Cybersecurity features in AWS830 design
Delivery and maintenance
Product and part names
Safety
Eye safety
ESD protection
UL/CSA C22.2 regulatory caution and warning statements
Physical structure and components
Vaisala Weather Station Enclosure ENC652
Rack enclosure
Vaisala Data Management Unit DMU801
DMU801 plug-in modules
Serial Modules DMS801 and DMS802
Analog Measurement Modules DMA801 and DMA803
Ethernet Switch Module DME801
Barometer Module DMB801
Powering the station
AWS830 isolation
AC (mains) power
AC/DC power supply unit
EMC filter for DC power
Vaisala Power Junction Box PJB480
Backup battery
Vaisala Battery Management Unit BMU801
Transient protection
Vaisala Surge Protection Unit QSP431
Surge protector for AC (mains) power
Surge protection for sensor interfaces
Vaisala Termbox
Communication devices
Fiber termination box
Display devices
DEIF weather or wind display
User interfaces
Vaisala Elements
Kaiku Web User Interface
Kaiku Designer
Sensors
Default sensors used in AWS830 for HMS
Vaisala HUMICAP Humidity and Temperature Probe HMP155
Vaisala WINDCAP Ultrasonic Wind Sensor WMT700
WMT700 heating
Vaisala BAROCAP Digital Barometer PTB330
Vaisala BAROCAP Pressure Module BARO‑1
Vaisala Present Weather Detectors PWD12, PWD22, and PWD52 and Visibility Sensors PWD10, PWD20, and PWD50
Vaisala Ceilometer CL31
Ship Motion Control SMC-108 motion reference unit
Additional sensors
Vaisala Weather Transmitter WXT530 Series
Vaisala Ultrasonic Wind Sensor WM80
RADAC WaveGuide 5 series wave radars
ComNav G2 GPS satellite compass
Data reporting
Communication channels
Message formats
NMEA 0183 data message format
Wind speed and angle message ($MWV)
Weather transducer message ($WIXDR)
PSMCC message ($PSMCC)
SMSAWS data message format
Technical data
AWS830 system specifications
AWS830 operating power consumption
AWS830 heating power consumption
DMU801 specifications
DMS801 specifications
DMS802 specifications
DMA801 specifications
DMA803 specifications
DME801 specifications
SFP module specifications
DMB801 specifications
Powering specifications
AC (mains) power supply specifications
PJB480 specifications
12 V / 13 Ah backup battery specifications
BMU801 specifications
Transient protection specifications
QSP431 specifications
Termbox specifications
Display device specifications
DEIF XDi-N display specifications
Sensor specifications
HMP155 specifications
WMT700 specifications
WM80 specifications
PTB330 specifications
PWD series specifications
CL31 specifications
WXT530 specifications
SMC‑108 specifications
WaveGuide 5 series specifications
ComNav G2 specifications
Vaisala services
Service centers
Technical support
Warranty
AWS830 block diagram
Observations
Observations in SMSAWS data messages
WMO METAR codes for present weather
NWS codes for present weather
Air pressure tendency values
AWS830 Modbus register map
Calculation formulas
About calculation formulas
Dew point temperature calculation
Wet bulb temperature calculation
QFE pressure calculation
QFF pressure calculation
QNH pressure calculation (ICAO Doc 9837, second edition – 2011)
Wind calculations
Wind speed average calculation
Wind direction average calculation
Wind direction minimum and maximum calculation
True wind calculation
Regulatory statements
FCC/ISED regulatory notices
Recycling
Open-source software (OSS)

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