WeatherHawk 621 wireless heated weather station - Manual (Page 3)

WeatherHawk
®
815 W. 1800 N. Logan Utah 84321-1784, Email: [email protected] Copyright © 2004 - 2013
Toll free in USA: 866-670-5982, International: 435-227-9802, FAX: 435-227-9749 Printed November 2012
Figure 6: Radio connections. The serial
cable (left) connects to the port labeled
RS232 and the AC adapter connects to the
port labeled DC Pwr input.
Radio Setup
(For wireless Model 620 and 621 systems only)
1. Attach the antenna or cable to the radio connector labeled Antenna (Figures 4 and 5) on the RF4xx.
2. Connect the serial cable male connector to the radio connector labeled RS232 and the female connector to a
computer serial port.
3. Plug the RF4xx AC Adapter into a grounded AC wall outlet.
4. Connect the other end of the AC adapter to the RF4xx connector labeled DC Pwr input. The red Pwr/Tx
status light should illuminate.
5. Confirm that the WeatherHawk weather station has an antenna installed on the connector marked Antenna
on the bottom side of the weather station (Figure 3 above).
6. Start your application software.
7. Monitor the sensor displays. After a few minutes, numeric values should appear if the WeatherHawk and
radio are communicating. Also indicator lights on both the RF4xx radio and the WeatherHawk will
occasionally blink.
If the radio is not communicating properly, you may be
experiencing interference from nearby equipment such as
wireless phones, other spread spectrum radios, or another
WeatherHawk. Changing some settings on your radio and
WeatherHawk station should rectify this situation. The
procedure for changing these settings is provided in the WeatherHawk
Advanced Radio Settings.
8.
If your radio is working properly, close the software and turn
the key to the off position. You are now ready to install your
WeatherHawk station at the site (see Site Installation Guide).
Help and Support
For product support, specifications, and installation troubleshooting, refer to the WeatherHawk Site Installation
Guide or the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on our website (
www.WeatherHawk.com ). Customers may also
call us at 866-670-5982 (toll-free in US) or 435-227-9802 (international) or email us at [email protected] .
Note: WeatherHawk
® and WeatherHawk XP/X TM are trademarks of Campbell Scientific Inc.
Figure 5: RF4xx antenna connector
Figure 4: The WeatherHawk antenna
may be a flat surface mount antenna
(left), or a whip antenna(right) that
connects directly to the radio, or a tri-
band surface mount antenna (not shown).