INTEGRATION GUIDE
Prop and Vane Wind with 9210 Datalogger Series
Wind Speed / Wind Direction
Prop and Vane
with 9210 Datalogger Series
Prepared by:
Sutron ISD
October, 2013
Sutron Corporation
22400 Davis Drive
Sterling, Virginia 20164
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Contents
Introduction
Wind Sensor Options
Part Number (Non-Marine Applications, using the 9210/Xpert Datalogger)
Part Number (Non-Marine Applications, using the 8310/7310 Datalogger)
Part Number (Marine Applications)
Mounting Solutions
Tripod Mount
Tower Mount (Steel Rohn)
Tripod Mount (Aluminum)
Wiring Diagram
Non-Marine Wind Sensor Wiring
Marine Wind Sensor Wiring
Common Configurations
Summary
Introduction
The Wind Speed/Wind Direction Prop and Vane is one of Sutron’s most commonly used sensors. This guide will describe the proper method of connecting the sensor with the 9210 datalogger. This will apply to all dataloggers in the 9210 series. The configuration of the software will be the same for the Xpert datalogger series, but the wiring diagrams will be different.
Wind SensorOptions
There are several types of prop and vane wind sensors that commonly integrate with Sutron dataloggers.Non-marine versions are designed to work for environments that are not by large bodies of salt water such as docks or coast lines.
Part Number (Non-Marine Applications, using the 9210/Xpert Datalogger)
5600-0200Wind Sensor, High Performance, Multi-Application with Rugged, Light Weight, 9210
5600-0204Wind Sensor, High resolution, Air Quality Applications, Without Amplifier, 9210
Part Number (Non-Marine Applications, using the 8310/7310 Datalogger)
5600-0202Wind Sensor, High resolution, Air Quality Applications, Includes Amplifier, 8310/7310
Part Number (Marine Applications)
18721Wind Sensor, Marine Grade, High Performance, Multi-Application with Rugged, 9210
Mounting Solutions
The wind sensor can be mounted in many ways for weather monitoring stations. The two most common mounting solutions are either a tower mount or a tripod mount. When using the tripod to mount the station, the wind sensor can be placed directly on the top. The tower mount utilizes either a steel Rohn tower or and aluminum tower. Both of these tower options require placing the wind sensor on a pipe and then moving it away from the tower with unistrut. Other mounting options are acceptable as long as the sensor is placed on a 1” diameter pipe and has room to spin around completely without obstruction.
Tripod Mount
6411-1151-1Cable Assembly for the wind sensor, 5 conductor, 30ft
Tower Mount (Steel Rohn)
6411-1151-1Cable Assembly for the wind sensor, 5 conductor, 30ft
Special1” by 3’ Aluminum Pipe [Quantity 1]
Special3’ Length Aluminum Slotted Unistrut [Quantity 2]
Special1” Unistrut Clamps [Quantity 2] (for Aluminum Pipe)
Special1” Unistrut Clamps [Quantity 4] (for 1” Rohn Tower)
Tripod Mount (Aluminum)
6411-1151-1Cable Assembly for the wind sensor, 5 conductor, 30ft
Special1” by 3’ Aluminum Pipe [Quantity 1]
Special3’ Length Aluminum Slotted Unistrut [Quantity 2]
Special1” Unistrut Clamps [Quantity 2] (for Aluminum Pipe)
Special3/4” Unistrut Clamps [Quantity 4] (for 3/4” Aluminum Tower)
Wiring Diagram
Non-Marine Wind Sensor Wiring
The diagram shown below depicts the connection of the non-marine version of the prop and vane wind speed and wind direction sensor. The senor has two components to it, the digital wind speed and the analog wind direction. The digital portion is connected to channel 7 of the digital IO terminal on the top terminal strip. This channel is specifically designed to handle the signal that the wind speed sensor outputs. Other digital channels on the 9210 will not monitor it as accurately. The analog portion of wind direction is connected to the lower analog terminal strip. There is also an excitation connection for the analog portion that is active from one of the analog channels. Any of the analog channels can be used, just make sure to keep note of your connections for the configuration. This example connects the wind direction signal to channel 3 and the excitation to channel 2.
Marine Wind Sensor Wiring
The marine version of the prop and vane wind sensor is wired differently than the non-marine model. The difference is that the excitation requires a pull-up connection to the VREF. For this connection place a jumper wire between VREF and the excitation channel. For the example below, the excitation channel is 2. The speed component of the sensor is still connected to channel 7 of the digital terminal strip.
Common Configurations
The 9210 utilizes a graphical setup in order to configure the sensors that are connected. The graphical setup is a series of blocks connected to depict a diagram showing how the data is managed. A typical series of blocks would be an Input, Display, Coms Tag, Measurement, and then a Log block. With this series the sensor would be measured based on the parameters of the input block, then the value would be visible on the front display of the logger, the data tab in the graphical setup would be updated, the measurement interval is defined, and then the value is logged in the log file. Alarms can also be added to the data management series by placing an alarm block before the Coms Tag block. For more detail on how to program a 9210, use the 9210 Operations and Maintenance Manual. The descriptions below will provide a concise description of common measurement setup for the windsensor measured every second for the last 10 minutes of every hour. This sensor has its own designated block as an input where only the connected channels need to be specified in the properties section. Also, this configuration shows a vector averaging block that allows for multiple calculations to be done, such as averages, max wind speed, and many others that are all expressly described in the 9210 users manual in the vector average block description.
Each block has a property configuration associated with it. The windows below show the property configuration for each block shown in the block diagram on the previous page. To access these values select a block and hit edit properties. The connection channels and modules shown here relate to the wiring diagram shown previously.
These blocks at the property configurations of the blocks located to the right of the vector average block. These values represent wind speed average, wind direction average, and wind speed max or gust.
Summary
This guide has described the detailed options of the prop and vane wind sensor as well as how to connect it to the 9210 datalogger. If you have any questions about this integration guide, or if additional guidance is needed getting started or troubleshooting then please contact Sutron’s Integrated Systems Division at 703-406-2800.