3.4.1 CLEANING THE PRECIPITATION METER
1.
Turn the funnel counterclockwise.
2.
Lift the funnel.
3.
Clean the rain meter with a soft, damp cloth. If
insects need to be removed, it is recommended to
use an insecticide before cleaning.
4.
Insert the funnel in its original position and tighten it
clockwise.
SAFE REMOVAL OF BATTERIES AND RECHARGEABLE
BATTERIES
1.5V AAA batteries are installed in the devices. Remove
used batteries from the device using the same procedure
by which you installed them. Recycle batteries with the
appropriate organisation or company.
4. NOTE: WIFI firmware version 1.4.4 and above support
Global Time synchronization. Time zone, DST and date will
be automatically updated from the internet when the base
station is connected to the internet.
4. 1. LIVE ONLINE PUBLISHING
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Your console is capable of sending your sensor data to select
internet-based weather services. The supported services are
shown in the table below:
Hosting
Service
Website Description
Ecowitt
https://
Ecowitt is a new weather
Weather
www.ecow-
server that can host
itt.net
multiple sensors that
other servers don't
support.
Weather
https://
Weather Underground
Undergound
www.wun-
is a free weather hosting
derground.
service that allows you
com
to send and view your
weather station data
real-time, view graphs
and gauges, import text
data for more detailed
analysis and use iPhone,
iPad and Android
applications available
at Wunderground.com.
Weather Underground
is a subsidiary of The
Weather Channel and
IBM.
Weather
https://
Weathercloud is a
Cloud
weather-
real-time weather social
cloud.net
network formed by
observers from around
the world.
Weather
http://wow.
WOW is a UK based
Observation
metoffice.
weather observation
Website
gov.uk/
website. WOW allows
(WOW)
anyone to submit their
own weather data, any-
where in the world.
Customized
Supports uploading
Website
to your customised
website, if the website
has the same protocol
as Wunderground or
Ecowitt
4.2. CONNECTING THE WEATHER STATION CONSOLE TO
WIFI
To send weather data to these services you must connect
your console to the internet via WiFi. The console can
only operate using WiFi when the external power adapter
is connected and plugged in. Note: If you are testing the
setup of the outdoor sensor package indoor, you may want
to consider connecting to WiFi, but not yet configuring
any of the weather services. The reason is that indoor
temperatures and humidity recorded by the outdoor sensors
will be reported to the weather service(s) and they will reflect
indoor conditions, and not outdoor conditions. Therefore,
they will be incorrect. Furthermore, the udometer may be
tripped during handling, causing rain to register when it may
not actually have been raining. The configuration of the WiFi
connection of the weather station should be done after the
sensors are installed outdoors!
4.2.1. DOWNLOAD MOBILE APPLICATION
WiFi configuration is done using your mobile device,
either iOS or Android. Start by downloading the "WS View"
application from the Apple App Store or Google Play store,
as appropriate for your device.
4.2.2. CONNECT THE CONSOLE TO WIFI
4.2.2.1. ANDROID USER:
Activate the application you have downloaded on your
mobile device. The following instructions will generally show
screens for the Android application side by side.
Configure Device
1)
Select your device from the device list, then press
Next.
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2)
Follow the instructions, tick the box to confirm
"completed operation", press Next.
3)
Start searching for your device. If the device is in your
WiFi list, it will jump to the view as in Figure 4. The
device has the name "EasyWeather-WIFI" followed
by four characters.
4)
Press Scan and select your SSID from the list, then
enter your WiFi password and press Next. If you own
a dual band router (2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz), make sure
you connect to the 2.4 GHz band, otherwise it will fail
to connect the weather station to WiFi.
5)
Connect your phone to the weather station
"EasyWeather-WIFI" and your router. After successful
configuration, the "Upload Setting" screen will
appear automatically.
Upload Setting
Your console is capable of sending your sensor data to
selected internet-based weather services: ecowitt.net,
Wunderground.com, weathercloud.net, wow.metoffice.gov.
uk and your customised website. Users need to register at
the selected website to get the station ID (or MAC address)
and password.
A. UPLOAD YOUR WEATHER DATA TO THE ECOWITT
WEBSITE
We recommend using the Ecowitt Weather server to monitor
and record your sensors data. The Ecowitt Weather server
supports uploading all the sensor's data. For other weather
services, only server-supported data will be uploaded.
1)
On the ecowitt.net uploading page, enable the
ON button (displayed blue) and set the uploading
interval time. Press Save. Copy the MAC address
(will be used to add the device on the server later)
Press "Register at Ecowitt.net" to open web browser
in order to activate the "Register with Ecowitt.net"
option. If you successfully added the device and
sent the data, but the data is not displayed, click
"Response Time" to reset and check the status of the
response.
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