Sainlogic WS-0835 Plus Professional WiFi Weather Station with Outdoor Sensor User Manual

Sainlogic WS-0835 Plus Professional WiFi Weather Station with Outdoor

Sensor

Product Information

Specifications:

• Model: WS-0835 Plus
• Wireless Weather Station
• Display Console Dimensions: 5.3 x 1 x 3.7 inches
• Integrated Outdoor Transmitter Dimensions: 13 x 6 x 11 inches

Product Usage Instructions

1. Warnings:

Warning: Any metal object may attract a lightning strike, including your weather station mounting pole. Never install the weather station in a storm.

Warning: Installing your weather station in an elevated location may result in injury or death. Safety goes first. Make sure your setup and preparation are secure, and take no risks.

2. Getting Started:

The WS-0835 Plus weather station consists of a display console (receiver), a sensor array with Integrated Outdoor Transmitter, and mounting hardware.

Parts List:

• Display Console
• Integrated Outdoor Transmitter
• Foot Mounting (with pole insert)
• Mounting Bracket Back Plate
• 4 Tapping Screws
• 1 Manual
• 1 Power Adapter

3. Sensor Assembly Set Up:

Recommend Tools:

• Precision screwdriver (for small Phillips screws)
• Compass or GPS (for wind direction calibration)
• Adjustable Wrench
• Hammer and nail for Foot Mounting

Inserting Batteries into the Transmitter:

1. Locate the battery door on the transmitter and insert 3xAA batteries.
2. Ensure the battery cover is closed properly and tighten the set screw.
3. If the sensor does not power up, press the reset button.

4. Display Console:

Display Console Layout:

The display console layout includes various indicators such as indoor humidity, temperature, time alarm, wind direction, and more.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: Can I use rechargeable batteries with the weather station sensors?
  • A: No, rechargeable batteries are not recommended for use with the sensors as they can cause permanent damage.
• Q: What should I do if the sensor does not power up after inserting the batteries?
  • A: Press the reset button located on the sensor to troubleshoot power issues.
• Q: Is it necessary to use Lithium AA batteries for the sensors?
  • A: While not mandatory, it is recommended to use Lithium AA batteries for optimal performance of the sensors.

Introduction

Thank you for your purchase of the WS-0835 Plus Professional WIFI Wireless Weather station. The following user guide provides step by step instructions for installation, operation and troubleshooting.

Warnings

Warning: Any metal object may attract a lightning strike, including your weather station mounting pole. Never install the weather station in a storm. Warning: Installing your weather station in an elevated location may result in injury or death. Safety goes first. Make sure your setup and preparation is secure, and take no risks.

Getting Started

The WS-0835 Plus weather station consists of a display console (receiver), a sensor array with Integrated Outdoor Transmitter and mounting hardware

Parts List

The weather station consists of the following parts (as referenced in Figure 1 ).

Recommend Tools

• Precision screwdriver (for small Phillips screws)
• Compass or GPS (for wind direction calibration)
• Adjustable Wrench
• Hammer and nail for Foot Mounting

Insert batteries into the transmitter. Locate the battery door on the transmitter, push and open the battery compartment, as show in Figure 3 .

Remove the battery door on the back of the sensor by removing the set screw, as shown in Figure 4

Inserting 3xAA batteries in the battery compartment, as show in Figure 5.

Close the battery cover. Make sure the gasket (around the battery compartment) is properly seated in its place prior to closing the door. Tighten the set screw.
Note: Do not install the batteries backwards. You can permanently damage the sensors. The solar panel does not charge the batteries, so rechargeable batteries are not needed or recommended.
Note: We recommend installing Lithium AA batteries for sensors. The sensor LED indicator will light for 3 seconds, and then flash once per 16 seconds thereafter. Each time it flashes, the sensor is transmitting data. Place the battery cover and push it to close the compartment.
Note: If the sensor does not power up after inserting the batteries, press the reset button shown in Figure 6.

Display Console

Display Console Layout

The display console layout is shown in Figure 7

Note: The following illustration shows the full segment LCD display for description purposes only and will not appear like this during normal operation.

1. Indoor humidity change indication
2. Indoor humidity HI/LO alarm icon
3. Indoor temperature change indication
4. Temperature units (°F or °C)
5. Indoor temperature HI/LO alarm icon
6. Outdoor humidity HI/LO alarm icon
7. Battery low voltage prompt
8. Moon phase
9. Reception icon
10. Outdoor temperature mode
11. Daylight Saving Time
12. Time
13. Weather tendency indicator
14. Time Alarm 1
15. Time Alarm 2
16. Time SYNC
17. DATE
18. Wind direction
19. Wind speed units of measure
20. Wind speed Gust display
21. Wind speed average display
22. Wind speed average HI alarm icon
23. Rainfall display (1h, 24h, week, month, total)
24. Pressure (REL and ABS) display
25. Rainfall units of measure
26. Pressure units of measure
27. WIFI network
28. 24hour for clear
29. Indoor humidity display

Display Console Set Up

It is recommended to plug in the power supply to reduce the battery consumption and extend the service life.
Note: The sensor array must be powered and updating before powering up the console, or the console will time out searching for the sensors. Power the console last. Make certain the weather station sensor array is at least 10’ away from the console and within 100’ of the console. If the weather station is too close or too far away, it may not receive a proper signal. Remove the battery door on the back of the display, as shown in Figure 8. Insert three AAA (alkaline or lithium) batteries in the back of the display console. The display will beep once and all of the LCD segments will light up for a few seconds to verify all segments are operating properly.
Note: The character contrast is best from a slightly elevated viewing angle .

Replace the battery door, and fold out the desk stand and place the console in the upright position.

The unit will instantly display indoor temperature, humidity, pressure, tendency, moon phase, and time. The wind speed, wind gust, wind direction, rain, outdoor temperature and humidity will update on the display within a few minutes. Do not Press any menu buttons until the outside transmitter report in, otherwise the outdoor sensor search mode will be terminated. When the outdoor transmitter data has been received, the console will automatically switch to the normal mode from which all further settings can be performed. While in the search mode, the remote search icon will be constantly displayed.
Note: The power adapter is intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or floor mounted position. The prongs are not designed to hold the plug in place if it is plugged into a ceiling, under-the-table or cabinet outlet .

1. 1: Fold out the desk stand and see DC jack on the left ; as shown in Figure 10
2. Insert the DC plug correctly ; as shown in Figure 11
3. If you want to put it on a table or cabinet, opened the desk stand and turn the DC plug up until 90 degrees; as shown in Figure 12
4. If you want to hang on the wall, turn the DC plug down until 0 degrees and closed the desk stand; as shown in Figure 13

Note: If the power adapter is plugged in, BL ON will display in the time area for three seconds when powered up. Conversely, if the power adapter is not plugged in, BL OFF will be displayed.

Sensor Operation Verification

The following steps verify proper operation of the sensors prior to installing the sensor array.

1. Verify proper operation of the rain gauge. Tip the sensor array back and forth several times. You should hear a “clicking”sound within the rain gauge. Verify the rain reading on the display console is not reading 0.00. Each “click”represents 0.01in of rainfall.
2. Verify proper operating of the wind speed. Rotate the wind cups manually or with a constant speed fan. Verify the wind speed is not reading 0.0.
3. Verify proper operation of the indoor and outdoor temperature. Verify the indoor and outdoor temperature match closely with the console and sensor array in the same location (about 9.8 ft apart). The sensors should be within 4°F(the accuracy is ±2°F). Allow about 30 minutes for both sensors to stabilize.
4. Verify proper operation of the indoor and outdoor humidity. Verify the indoor and outdoor humidity match closely with the console and sensor array in the same location (about 9.8 ft apart). The sensors should be within 10% (the accuracy is ± 5%). Allow about 30 minutes for both sensors to stabilize

Weather Station Installation

Pre Installation Check. Before installing your weather station

in the permanent location, we recommend operating the weather station for one week in a temporary location with easy access. This will allow you to check out all of the functions, insure proper operation, and familiarize you with the weather station and calibration procedures. This will also allow you to test the wireless range of the weather station.

Location Survey

Perform a site survey before installing the weather station. Consider the following:

1. You must clean the rain gauge once per year and change the batteries every year. Provide easy access to the weather station.
2. Avoid radiant heat transfer from buildings and structures. In general, install the sensor array at least 5’ from any building, structure, ground, or roof top.
3. Avoid wind and rain obstructions. The rule of thumb is to install the sensor array at least four times the distance of the height of the tallest obstruction. For example, if the building is 20’ tall, install 4 x (20 – 6)’ =56’ away. Use common sense. If the weather station is installed next to a tall building, the wind and rain will not be accurate.
4. Wireless Range. The radio communication between receiver and transmitter in an open field can reach a distance of up to 300 ft, providing there are no interfering obstacles such as buildings, trees, vehicles, high voltage lines. Wireless signals will not penetrate metal buildings. Most applications will only reach 100 ft due to building obstructions, walls and interference.
5. Radio interference such as PCs, radios or TV sets can, in the worst case, entirely cut off radio communication. Please take this into consideration when choosing console or mounting locations

Best Practices for Wireless Communication

Wireless communication is susceptible to interference, distance, walls and metal barriers. We recommend the following best practices for trouble free wireless communication.

1. Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI). Keep the console several feet away from computer monitors and TVs.
2. Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). If you have other 433 MHz devices and communication is intermittent, try turning off these other devices for troubleshooting purposes. You may need to relocate the transmitters or receivers to avoid intermittent communication.
3. Line of Sight Rating. This device is rated at 300 ft line of sight (no interference, barriers or walls) but typically you will get 100 ft maximum under most real-world installations, which include passing through barriers or walls.

Metal Barriers. Radio frequency will not pass through metal barriers such as aluminum siding. If you have metal siding, align the remote and console through a window to get a clear line of sight. The following is a table of reception loss vs. the transmission medium. Each “wall”or obstruction decreases the transmission range by the factor shown below.

Final Installation of Sensor

Integrated outdoor transmitter installation. Professional Wireless Weather Station can be used in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Prior to installation, you will need to calibrate the wind direction

Northern Hemispheres (NOR).

The cardinal directions (N, S, E, W) molded on the body of the outdoor sensor are indicators for the Northern Hemisphere only.

• Step 1:There is a “S” indicator on the wind vane that indicates South, as shown in Figure 14. Align this “S” marker in the direction of South.
• Step 2: Console operation is set to Northern Hemispheres ( NORin the time area) in Location division.
• Note: There are four alphabet letter of “N”,”E”,”S”and “W” around the wind direction, representing for the direction of North, East, South and West. Wind direction sensor has to be adjusted so that the directions on the sensor are matching with your real location. Permanent wind direction error will be introduced when the wind direction sensor is not positioned correctly during installation

Southern Hemispheres (SOU).

For Southern Hemisphere installations, ignore these(N, S, E, W) and face the solar panel to the North (and in a sunny position) when installing the Integrated outdoor transmitter.

• Step 1: Install the Integrated outdoor transmitter and face the solar panel North.
• Step 2: Console operation is set to Southern Hemispheres ( SOU in the time area) in Location division

Note: Console has to be location division setting so that the directions on the sensor are matching with your real location. Permanent wind direction error（read approximately 180º）will be introduced when the wind direction sensor is not positioned correctly during installation.

Fasten the integrated transmitter to mounting pole brackets with footmounting, two ￠3 bolts and M3 nuts , as shown in Figure 15

Tighten the mounting pole to your mounting pole(purchased separately) with the four￠5 Bolts and M5 Nuts assembly, or fix on the wall with four tapping screw, as shown in Figure16

Low Battery Icon

A low battery indicator icon is shown in the display window for Integrated outdoor transmitter. When the low battery icon appears (the battery voltage is lower than 3.6V), replace the batteries in the sensor with fresh batteries. Be sure to never mix old and new batteries, and never mix battery types such as alkaline and lithium together.

Console Operation

Note:The console has five keys for easy operation: SET key and

ALARM key on the right side, MIN/MAX/-key, SNOOZE/LIGHT and CHANNEL/+ key on the top.

Quick Display Mode

Note: To exit the Quick Display Mode at any time, press the

SNOOZE button of the display console. While in Normal Mode, press (do not hold) the SET key to enter the

Quick Display Mode as follows:

• once for time/second/date, time/week/date and time/week/year
• twice for rainfall.
• three for pressure
• four for outdoor dew point temperature

1. Time, Time/Week and Date. Press the CHANNEL/+ or MIN/MAX/- key to toggle between time/second/date, time/week/date and time/week/year.
2. Rainfall. Press the CHANNEL/+ or MIN/MAX/- key to toggle between 1h, 24h, week, month and total. To clear the total rain, press the CHANNEL/+ or MIN/MAX/- button until total rain is displayed. The total rain will flash. Press and hold the SET button for three seconds until total rain reads 0.0.
3. Absolute Pressure and Relative Pressure. Press the CHANNEL/+ or MIN/MAX/- key to toggle between absolute pressure and relative pressure.
4. Outdoor dew point .Press the CHANNEL/+ or MIN/MAX/- key to toggle between temperature, dew point and feels like

Set (Program) Mode

While in Normal Mode, Press and hold the SET key for at least three seconds to enter the Set Mode. The first setting will begin flashing. You can press the SET key again to skip any step, as defined below.

Note: In the Set mode, press the [+] key or [-] key to change or scroll the value. Hold the [+] key or [-] key for three seconds to increase/decrease rapidly.

Note: To exit the Set mode at any time, press the SNOOZE button of the display console.

1. 12/24 Hour Format (default: 12h):.Press the SET key again to adjust the 12/24 hour format setting (FMT). Press the [+] key or [-] key to change between 12 hour and 24 hour format.
2. Change Hour. press the SET key again to set the hour. Press the [+] key or [-]key to adjust the hour up or down. Note the PM icon is present during afternoon hours.
3. Change Minute. Press the SET key again to set the minute. Press the [+] key or [-] key to adjust the minute up or down.
4. Date Format (default: MM-DD): Press the SET key again to enter the day/month format mode. Press the [+] key to switch between MD, D-M.
5. Change Month. Press the SET key again to set the calendar month. Press the [+] key or [-] key to adjust the calendar month.
6. Change Day. Press the SET key again to set the calendar day. Press the [+] key or [-] key to adjust the calendar day.
7. Change Year. Press the SET key again to set the calendar year. Press the [+] key or [-] key to adjust the calendar year.
8. Max/Min Clearing (default: ON). Press the SET key again to set the max/min clearing mode (CLR). The Max/Min can be programmed to clear daily (at midnight) or manually. Press the [+] key or [-] key to switch between “Clears 24h” and Clears Manually.
9. Temperature Units of Measure (default: °F):. Press the SET key again to change the temperature units of measure (the UNITSET icon will be displayed). Press the [+] key or [-] key to switch between °F and °C units of measure.
10. Wind Speed Units of Measure (default: mph). Touch the SET key again to change the wind speed units of measure . Touch the [+] key or [-] key to toggle the wind speed units between m/s,bft,knots,mph or bft.
11. Rainfall Units of Measure (default: in). Touch the SET key again to change the Rainfall units of measure. Touch [+] key or [-] key to toggle the rainfall units between mm and in.
12. Barometric Pressure Display Units(default: inHg). Press the SETkey again to change the pressure units of measure. Press the [+] key or [-] key to toggle the pressure units between mmHg, inHg or hPa.
13. Pressure Threshold Setting (default level 2). Press the SET key again adjust the Pressure threshold setting. Press [+] key or [-] key to adjust the pressure threshold setting up or down.
14. Weather Forecast Icon Setting (default: partly cloudy). Press the SET key again to set the weather forecast icon initial conditions (based on the current weather conditions). Press the [+] key or [-] key to toggle weather icons between sunny, partly cloudy, cloudy, or rainy.
15. Time SYNC(default:ON).Press the SET key again to set the network time sync. Press the [+] key or [-] key to switch between SYNCtime ON and SYNCtime OFF of measure.
16. Location division.(default: Northern Hemisphere) Press the SET key again to change the location division. Press the [+] key or [-] key to toggle the sunlight units Northern Hemisphere (NOR)or Southern Hemisphere(SOU).(refer to 5.0 Final Installation of Integrated outdoor transmitter)

Sensor Search Mode

If Outdoor sensor loses communication, dashes (–.-) will be displayed. To reacquire the lost signal, press and hold the CH/+ button for 3 seconds to enter the sensor search mode.

Reset Min/Max record

Note: The minimum and maximum value of all channels will be cleared in the reset mode. In normal mode, Press (do not hold) the MIN/MAX/-key, and the MAX icon will be displayed. Press the SET key to view rainfall (1h, 24h, week or month) , pressure (ABS or REL) max value ,outdoor temperature (temperature, dew point or feels like). Next, press and hold the MIN/MAX/- key for three seconds(and the CLR character is flashing in time area) to clear the rainfall, wind speed, wind gust, pressure, temperature and humidity maximum values. The maximum values will now display the current values. Press the MIN/MAX/- key again (do not hold), and the MIN icon will be displayed. Press the SET key to view pressure (ABS or REL) min value, pressure (ABS or REL) min value ,outdoor temperature (temperature, dew point or feels like). Next, Press and hold the MIN/MAX/- key for three seconds(and the CLR character is flashing in time area) to clear the pressure, temperature and humidity minimum values. The minimum values will now display the current values. Press the SNOOZE key to exit the min/max checking and cleaning mode, return to normal display mode.

Snooze Mode

If the alarm sounds, and you wish to silence the alarm, press the SNOOZE key, the backlight will turn on. The alarm icon will continue to flash and the alarm will silence for five minute. press any key (MIN/MAX/+ ,SET, ALARM,CHANNEL/+) to permanently exit the Snooze mode.

Back light Mode

If the LED is off, Press the SNOOZE button once. The backlight will turn on for five seconds, and if no operation is performed for three seconds, the backlight will turn off. The backlight operation is different when operating on batteries to save power.

ADJUSTABLE BACKLIGHT BRIGHTNESS

There are 3 levels of brightness of backlight. When the backlight is on press SNOOZE key to switch between the 3 levels.

Press and hold the LIGHT key for two seconds, and the backlight will turn on permanently, and display BL ON icon will be displayed for three seconds in the time field. To turn off the backlight at any time, Press and hold the SNOOZE/LIGHT key for two seconds, and BL OFF icon will be displayed for three seconds in the date field.
Note: If plugged into AC power, the backlight will remain on. It is not recommended leaving the backlight on for a long period of time when operating on batteries only, or the batteries will run down quickly.

Alarm Mode

The weather station includes the following alarms:

• Time(Alarm1 and Alarm2)
• Wind Gust
• Wind Average
• Outdoor Temperature
• Outdoor Humidity
• Outdoor Feels Like Temperature
• Outdoor Dew Point
• Hourly Rainfall
• 24 Hour Rainfall
• Absolute Pressure
• Relative Pressure
• Indoor Temperature
• Indoor Humidity

Alarm Operation

When an alarm condition is exceeded, the alarm icon will flash (visual) and the alarm beeper will sound (audible). To silence the beeper, press any key.

Viewing the High and Low Alarms

To view the current alarm settings, press the ALARM key to enter the alarm mode. HI will be displayed in the time area. At the same time Alarm time parameters of out/indoor temperature/humidity, rain, feels like, wind gust, wind average, and dew point are displayed

Viewing the High and Low Alarms

To view the current alarm settings, press the ALARM key to enter the alarm mode. HI will be displayed in the time area. At the same time Alarm time parameters of out/indoor temperature/humidity, rain, feels like, wind gust, wind average, and dew point are displayed. Press ALARM key again to view the LOW alarms along with the alarm clock time the same way HI alarms. Press the SNOOZE key at any time to return to the normal mode. 8.3. Setting the Alarms Press ALARM key to enter the alarm mode. Next, Press and hold the SET key for three seconds. The first alarm parameter will begin flashing (alarm hour). To save the alarm setting and proceed to the next alarm parameter, press(do not hold) the SET key. To adjust the alarm parameter, Touch the [+] or [-] key to increase or decrease the alarm settings, or Touch and hold the [+] or [-] key for three seconds to increase or decrease the alarm settings rapidly. Press the ALARM key to turn on (the alarm icon will appear ) and off the alarm. Press the SNOOZE key once at any time to return to the normal mode. After 30 seconds of inactivity, the alarm mode will time out and return to normal mode. The following is a list of the individual alarm parameters that are set (in order):

1. Alarm hour(alarm 1)
2. Alarm minute(alarm 1)
3. Alarm hour(alarm 2)
4. Alarm minute(alarm 2)
5. Wind Gust high alarm
6. Wind Average high alarm
7. Outdoor temperature high alarm
8. Outdoor temperature low alarm
9. Outdoor humidity high alarm
10. Outdoor humidity low alarm
11. Outdoor feels like high alarm
12. Outdoor feels like low alarm
13. Outdoor dew point high alarm
14. Outdoor dew point low alarm
15. Rainfall (1h) high alarm
16. Rainfall (24h) high alarm
17. Absolute pressure high alarm(ABS)
18. Absolute pressure low alarm(ABS)
19. Absolute pressure high alarm(REL)
20. Absolute pressure low alarm(REL)
21. Indoor temperature high alarm
22. Indoor temperature low alarm
23. Indoor humidity high alarm
24. Indoor humidity low alarm

Note : To prevent repetitive alarming of humidity, there is a 4% tolerance band. For example, if you set the high alarm to 60% and silence the alarm, the alarm icon will continue to flash until the humidity falls below 56%, at which point, the alarm will reset and must increase above 60% to activate again.

Alarm and Command Key Beeper ON/OFF Mode

The beeper can be silenced for both alarms and key strokes. In normal mode, press and hold the ALARM key for three seconds to toggle the beeper on or off (depending on the current setting). The BZ ON (beeper on) or BZ OFF (beeper off) icon will appear in the time area for three seconds. Press and hold the ALARM key again for three seconds to toggle the BZ ON or BZ OFF command.

WiFi Connection Status

When the console successfully connects to your Wi-Fi router, the Wi-Fi signal icon will appear on the LCD display(In front of the Indoor Temperature). If the Wi-Fi signal is not stable or the console is trying to connect to the router, the icon will flash. If the icon disappears, it means the console is not connected to the Wi-Fi router.
Note: 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.

Time Server Sync Status

After the console has connected to the internet, it will attempt to connect to the internet time server to obtain the time. Once the connection succeeds and the console’s time has updated, the SYNC icon will appear on the LCD. The time will automatically synchronize to the internet per an hour.
Note: Time synchronize method: Synchronized through internet UTC time server.

Register with WeatherCloud.net

Note: This is best done on a computer desktop or laptop.

• Visit : https://weathercloud.net

and enter a Username, Email and Password(It is your Login password of the website, It not your email password. So no privacy will be exposed).

Sign Up

1. Click Sign up as below
2. As shown below, enter a Username, Email and Password then Click Sign up
3. As shown below, an email will be received in your registered mailbox .
4. As shown below, open your mail and log in to the Web address in the mail.
5. As shown below, click “here” to enter the homepage of the weathercloud website.
6. As shown below, enter the email address and password you just registered to enter the weathercloud website

Add a weather station device (it may take a few minutes).

1. After sign up you will be prompted to add a device/ Select “Create device” and enter your station’s information: Blanks with red * must be filled in.
   Note: You can select any Model number and Link type in the above blanks.

2. As shown below, click Get coordinates to identify your location of on the map, then click Done to confirm..

3. As shown below, click Create

4. As shown below, after registering successfully, please record the Weathercloud ID and Key information for later use. (Refer to 13.6)

Register at Wunderground.com (Weather Underground)

Note: The Weather Underground website is subject to change.

Visit: https://Wunderground.com , and select the Join link in the upper right and corner and create a Free Account.

1. as shown below，Click Join

2. As shown below, enter a Username, Email and Password(It is your Login password of the website, It not your email password.So no privacy will be exposed). Click Sign up for free.

3. As shown below, registration is done successfully.

4. As shown below, click Log in and enter the email address and password you just registered

5. As shown in the below, click My Profile. Then enter Member Settings.

6. As shown below, click Update home location.

7. As shown below, you will then be prompted to add a device/ Select “Add New Device

8. As shown below, click Personal Weather Station.

9. As shown below, select Address by inputting an address or select Manual to position your address automatically. Then click Next:

10. As shown below, you will then be prompted to add a device/ Select “Create device” , then click I Accept and Next: Blanks with red (Required) must be filled in.
    Note: You can select any wifi weather station model in Device Hardware blank

11. As shown below, after registering the host successfully, please record Station ID and Station Key information for later use (refer to 13.6)

12. As shown below, registration is done successfully

WiFi Setup(Connect your Device to the Console’s WiFi)

Note:WIFI connection must use adapter When you first power up(AC) the console, or press and hold the MIN/MAX/- button for three seconds in normal mode, the console icon(In front of the Indoor Temperature) will flash to signify that it has entered WAP (wireless access point) mode, and is ready to enter for WIFI settings. You can use your desktop, laptop, tablet, or smart phone to connect to the console’s WiFi. The console’s network name begins with WeatherHome, followed by a unique code.
Note that when the console programming is complete, you will resume your default WiFi connection.
Note that you cannot connect two or more devices at the same time when WAP mode.

Example 1: Connect to the console WiFi server with a PC.

Choose WiFi network settings from Windows (or search “Change Wi-Fi Settings” from Windows), and Connect to the WeatherHome WiFi network, as shown in Figure 40 (your WiFi network name may be slightly different, but will always begin with WeatherHome)..

Example 2. Connect to the console WiFi server with a Mac.

Choose the Settings icon Network . Connect to the WeatherHome WiFi network, as shown in Figure 41 (your WiFi network name may be slightly different, but will always begin with WeatherHome).

Example 3. Connect to the console WiFi server with an iPhone or iPad.

Choose the Settings icon and Wi-Fi. Connect to the WeatherHome WiFi network, as shown in Figure 42 (your WiFi network name may be slightly different, but will always begin with WeatherHome).

Example 4. Connect to the console WiFi server with an Android device.

From the Apps icon, choose the Settings icon and Wi-Fi. Connect to the WeatherHome WiFi network, as shown in Figure 43 (your WiFi network name may be slightly different, but will always begin with WeatherHome).

Once connected, enter the following IP address into any browser’s address bar:http://192.168.5.1to access the console’s web interface.
Note: Some browsers will treat 192.168.5.1 as a search, so make sure you include the header http://,or: http://192.168.5.1 not 192.168.5.1

Enter the following information into the web interface (Figure 44). Make sure all of the information is entered prior to selecting Save. If you choose not to upload Wunderground.com, or upload weathercloud.net, leave the check boxes unchecked.

Note: Hidden SSIDs. If you have a hidden SSID, enter the SSID manually.

Time Zone Settings(default: 0h). based on the number of hours from Coordinated Universal Time, or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The following table provides times zones throughout the world. Locations in the eastern hemisphere are positive, and locations in the western hemisphere are negative.

HST: Hawaii Standard

| Honolulu, HI
-9| YST: Yukon Standard| Yukon Territory
-8| PST: Pacific Standard| Los Angeles, CA, USA
-7| MST: Mountain Standard| Denver, CO, USA
-6| CST: Central Standard| Chicago, IL, USA
-5| EST: Eastern Standard| New York, NY, USA
-4| AST: Atlantic Standard| Caracas
-3| —| São Paulo, Brazil
-2| AT: Azores| Azores, Cape Verde Islands
-1| WAT: West Africa| —
0| GMT: Greenwich Mean WET: Western European| London, England
1| CET: Central European| Paris, France
2| EET: Eastern European| Athens, Greece
3| BT: Baghdad| Moscow, Russia
4| —| Abu Dhabi, UAE
5| —| Tashkent
Hours from GMT| Time Zone| Cities
---|---|---
6| —| Astana
7| —| Bangkok
8| CCT: China Coast| Bejing
9| JST: Japan Standard| Tokyo
10| GST: Guam Standard| Sydney
11| —| Magadan
12| IDLE: International Date Line East NZST: New Zealand Standard| Wellington, New Zealand

If all of the information you entered is correct press save to confirm(Figure 45). If it does not, check your web interface information again.
Once the setup is completed, disconnect your device from the console WiFi. Otherwise, the console will automatically exit WAP mode. (Figure 46 )

If the connection is successful, the Wi-Fi console’s status Wi-Fi icon will stop flashing and remain on.
NOTE: When the console successfully connects to your any website of weather servers, the data signal icon will appear on the LCD display(In front of the Indoor Temperature). If the data signal icon is flashing, the console is currently uploading to the server. If the icon disappears, the console is not connected to the weather server for more than 30 minutes.

Viewing your Data on Weather Underground

Visit:http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weatherstation/ dashboard?ID=STATIONID where STATIONID is your personal station ID (example, KCALOSAN782).

Note: The current temperature and humidity data is the Integrated Outdoor Transmitter.

View your data on Weathercloud.

Visit the website www.weathercloud.net and sign in with your e-mail address and password. Then you will go to the weather data of your weather station automatically.

Upgrade firmware

You may get the latest firmware of the console as below

• When you first power up(AC) the console, or press and hold the MIN/MAX/-(WiFi) button for three seconds in normal mode, the console icon(behind the In/Outdoor humidity) will flash to signify that it has entered WAP (wireless access point) mode, and is ready to enter for WIFI settings.  Use your smart phone, tablet, or computer to connect to the console through WiFi(reference: Example 1-4 of WiFi Setting ).
• Once connected, enter the following IP address into the browser’s address bar: http://192.168.5.1/upgrade.html
• Once connection succeeds, it will jump to “Upload Setting” screen automatically.
• Press Select File key to select the upgraded firmware as figure 50.
• If update successfully when press Upgrade key. Then you will see the following.

Note: In this upgrade only Wifi firmware is updated. The console does not reset.

Once the upgrade is completed, the console will automatically exit WAP mode.

Features

Other Console Features

The following section describes additional features and display icons.

Weather Forecasting

Note: The weather forecast or pressure tendency is based on the rate of change of barometric pressure. In general, when the pressure increases, the weather improves (sunny to partly cloudy) and when the pressure decreases, the weather degrades (cloudy to rain).
The weather forecast is an estimation or generalization of weather changes in the next 24 to 48 hours, and varies from location to location.
The tendency is simply a tool for projecting weather conditions and is never to be relied upon as an accurate method to predict the weather.

Weather Icons

Sunny

| |

Pressure is rising and the previous condition is partly cloudy.

Partly Cloudy

| |

Pressure is falling and the previous condition is sunny or Pressure is rising and the previous condition is cloudy.

Cloudy

| |

Pressure is falling and the previous condition is partly cloudy or Pressure is rising and the previous condition is rainy.

Rainy

| |

Pressure is falling and the previous condition is cloudy.

Moon Phase

The following moon phases are displayed based on the calendar date

Pressure Threshold Setting

The pressure threshold (the negative or positive rate of change of pressure signifying a change in the weather) can be adjusted from 2 mbar/hour to 4 mbar/hour (default level 2 mbar/hour). The lower the level pressure threshold setting, the higher sensitivity for weather forecast changes. Locations that experience frequent changes in air pressure require a higher setting compared to locations where the air pressure is typically stagnant.

Feels Like Temperature

Feels like temperature is a combination of Heat Index and Wind Chill. At temperatures less than 40°F, the wind chill is displayed, as shown in the National Weather Service Wind Chill Table below

At temperatures greater than 80°F, the heat index is displayed, as shown in the National Weather Service Heat Index Table below

When the temperature is between 40°F and 80°F, the OUT temperature is displayed (Feels Like temperature is the same as OUT temperature).

Specifications

Wireless Specifications

• Line of sight wireless transmission (in open air): 300 ft.
• Frequency: 433 MHz
• Integrated Outdoor transmitter interval: 16 seconds

Measurement Specifications

The following table provides specifications for the measured parameters

140 °F

| ± 2 °F| 0.1 °F
Outdoor Temperature| -40 to

140 °F

| ± 2°F| 0.1 °F

Indoor Humidity

| 10 to

99 %

| ± 5% (only guaranteed between 20 to 90%)|

1 %

Outdoor Humidity|

10 to 99%

| ± 5% (only guaranteed between 20 to 90%)|

1 %

Rain

|

0 to 396in

| <0.6in : ±0.04in,

0.6in to 396in : ±7%

| <39.4in (0.012in)

39.4in (0.04in)

Wind Direction| 0 – 360 º| ± 10º (16 point compass)| ± 1º (16 point compass)

Wind Speed

|

0 to 112mph

| 4.5 mph ~22.4mph :

±6.7mph, 22.4mph

~112mph : ±10% (whichever is greater)

|

0.1mph

Barometric Pressure:| 8.85 to

32.50

inHg

|

± 0.08 inHg

|

0.01 inHg

Power Consumption

• Base station (display console) : 3 x AAA 1.5V Alkaline or Lithium batteries (not included)
• Adaptor: 6V~ 500mA (included)
• Integrated Outdoor Transmitter: 3xAA alkaline batteries or

Lithium batteries (not included)

Minimum 12 months for Integrated Outdoor Transmitter. The primary power source is the solar panel. The batteries provide backup power when there is limited solar energy

WiFi Specifications

1. WIFI Standard: 802.11 b/g/n
2. WiFi Console RF Frequency: 2.4 GHz
3. Setup User Interface (UI) support setup device: Build-in WiFi with WAP mode smart device, including laptops, computers, smart phones and smart pads.
4. Recommend web browser for setup UI: Web browser support of HTML 5, such as the latest versions of Chrome, Safari, IE, Edge, Firefox or Opera.
5. Line of sight WiFi RF transmission (in open air): 80 feet

Maintenance

1.Clean the rain gauge and wind transmitter once every 3 months.

• Unscrew the rain collector funnel by turning it 30°counter clockwise.
• Gently remove the rain collector funnel.
• Clean and remove any debris or insects.
• Install the collector funnel after it has been cleaned and  completely dried.

A: Remove the rain collector funnel.

B: Install the collector funnel.

Replace the wind, rain and thermo-hygrometer transmitter batteries once every 1-2 years

Troubleshooting

communication is lost, dashes (–.-) will be displayed on the screen. To reacquire the signal, press and hold the CHANNEL/+ button

for 3 seconds, and the remote search icon  will be  constantly  displayed. Once  the  signal  is

There are dashes (–.-) on the display console.| reacquired, the remote search icon  will turn off, and the current values will be displayed.

The maximum line of sight communication range is 300 ft and 100ft under most conditions. Move the sensor assembly closer to the display console.

| If the sensor assembly is too close (less than 4.9ft), move the sensor assembly away from the display console.
| Make sure the remote sensor LCD display is working and the transmitter light is flashing once per 60 seconds.

Install a fresh set of batteries in the remote thermo-hygrometer. For cold weather environments, install lithium batteries.

Make sure the remote sensors are not transmitting through solid metal (acts as an RF shield), or earth barrier (down a hill).

Move the display console around electrical noise generating devices, such as computers, TVs and other wireless transmitters or receivers.

Move the remote sensor to a higher location. Move the remote sensor to a closer location.

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Indoor and Outdoor Temperature do not agree| Allow up to one hour for the sensors to stabilize due to signal filtering. The indoor and outdoor temperature sensors should agree within 4 °F (the sensor accuracy is ± 2 °F).

Use the calibration feature to match the indoor and outdoor temperature to a known source.

Indoor and Outdoor Humidity do not agree| Allow up to one hour for the sensors to stabilize due to signal filtering. The indoor and outdoor humidity sensors should agree within 10 % (the sensor accuracy is ± 5 %).

Use the calibration feature to match the indoor and outdoor humidity to a known source.

Display console contrast is weak| Replace console batteries with a fresh set of batteries.
WiFi does not display on console.| Check your router for problems.

1.   Check WiFi symbol on the display. If wireless connectivity is successful the WiFi icon  will be displayed in the time field.

2.   Make sure your modem WiFi settings are correct (network name, and password).

3.   Make sure the console is plugged into AC power. The console will not connect to WiFi when powered by batteries only.

4.   The console only supports and connects to 2.4 GHz routers. If you own a 5 GHz router, and it is a dual band router, you will need to disable the 5 GHz band, and enable the 2.4 GHz band.

The console does not support guest networks.

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Data not reporting to www.wundergr ound.

com or

www.weathercl oud.net

| 1.   Confirm your password or key is correct. It is the password you registered onWunderground.com. Your Wunderground.com password cannot begin with a non- alphanumeric character (a limitation of Wundeground.com, not the station). Example, $worknet is not a valid password, but worknet$ is valid.

2.   Confirm your station ID is correct.

3.   Make sure the date and time is correct on the console. If incorrect, you may be reporting old data, not real time data.

4.   Make sure your time zone is set properly. If incorrect, you may be reporting old data, not real time data.

Check your router firewall settings. The console sends data via Port 80.

Manufacturer

• Sainlogic High Tech Innovation Co.,LTD
• F9,De Zhong Industrial Park,
• Li Pu Street,Shenzhen,China
• Post:518001
• www.sainlogic.com
• Email:[email protected]
• FCC ID :2ALHJ-WS0835

References

• Najarian Music - oud (ud)(lute) builders since 1975
• Weathercloud | Global network of weather stations
• Wundeground.com
• Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions | Weather Underground
• Sainlogic High Tech Innovation Co.,LTD
• Weathercloud | Global network of weather stations
• Weathercloud | Global network of weather stations
• Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions | Weather Underground

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