Tipping bucket rain gage simulation, Water level pressure transducer simulation – Campbell Scientific SS100 Sensor Simulator User Manual

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SS100 Sensor Simulator

4. Tipping Bucket Rain Gage Simulation

Sensor: Tipping Bucket Rain Gage

Signal Output: Momentary switch closure activated by tipping bucket

mechanism.


Rainfall per tip: 0.01 in.

Wiring

SS100

CR1000

P P2
G

CR1000 Tipping Bucket Rain Gage Simulation Example

'CR1000
'Declare Variables and Units

Public rain_fall

Units rain_fall=inch

'Define Data Tables
DataTable (rain_fall,True,-1)
DataInterval

(0,1,Min,0)

Totalize

(1,rain_fall,FP2,0)

EndTable

'Main Program
BeginProg
Scan

(1,Sec,1,0)

'Tipping bucket 0.01" per tip.

PulseCount

(rain_fall,1,2,2,0,0.01,0)

CallTable

(rain_fall)

NextScan
EndProg

5. Water Level Pressure Transducer Simulation

Sensor: Submersible pressure transducer

Input: Precise excitation voltage 2.5 VDC

Output: Full bridge differential voltage, linear output, maximum negative

voltage equivalent to zero pressure, maximum positive output equivalent
to maximum pressure. Must calibrate in field to determine offset and
maximum and minimum pressures.

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