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Capricorn 2000EX Vehicle Mount Weather Station

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Capricorn Fixed Mount Weather Station

Features

Exterior sensors temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and direction each with 15-feet of cable to connector plate
Self-Aspirating radiation shield for temperature and humidity sensors
Connector plate mounts on truck for exterior sensor input cables to interior control module cable
Control module with internal barometric pressure sensor and 50-feet of cable to connector plate
Interior wall mount power supply
Telescoping mast (9-foot) and mounting brackets
RS-232 computer cable, 6 feet
Two-year Warranty

Call for a quote toll free 1.866.625.8620 or email

The Capricorn 2000EX Vehicle-Mount Weather System provides weather monitoring for mobile Command Post operations. Internal system components are permanently mounted in the vehicle. The telescoping sensor mast and affixed sensors are detachable for transportation storage, then simply clicks into place once on-scene – ready for immediate operations. The entire system is operational within minutes to provide critical weather information where and when it is needed.

The Capricorn 2000EX features a durable aluminum/stainless steel wind direction and speed sensor. This sensor offers two-degree compass-point wind direction resolution and superior accuracy.

Weather Parameters Monitored • Temperature • Barometric pressure • Wind direction • Wind speed with gust and average wind • Relative humidity • Heat index • Wind chill • Daily max/min • Rainfall (optional)

The 9-ft telescoping sensor mast is made of rugged anodized aluminum, with heavy-duty powdered-coated steel mounting brackets which are permanently installed on the vehicle. An alternate collapsible roof mount mast is available.

Standard Capricorn 2000EX Vehicle Mount Weather Station includes the Control Module with internal barometric pressure sensor, wind speed and direction, temperature and humidity sensor housed in a solar radiation shield. Each sensor includes a 15-foot sensor cable that connects to a connector plate on the exterior of the vehicle. A custom sensor package can be built using any of the sensors elow including up to four temperature sensors.

Control Module

Features:

Clock (date and time of day)
Dual on-board RS-232 interfaces; connect to modem and direct to computer at the same time
Uninterruptible modem access
Sensor high/low data memory
Data Logger (stores up to 511 records at user-defined intervals) sample data log
Powered by +12 VDC (800 mAmp max) transformer suitable for battery or solar power
Calculated parameters and alarm functions through optional weather software and/or the Weather Display

Barometric Pressure

Housed in the Control Module, the barometric pressure sensor is a silicon shear stress strain gauge. This state-of-the-art sensor integrates on-chip, bipolar op amp circuitry and thin film resistor networks to provide a high level analog output signal and true temperature compensation. The on-chip integration also results in high reliability and accuracy.

Accuracy: ± 0.03 in. Hg over range (at sea level, with temperature between 32° and 182°F (0°- 85°C)

Range: 4.4 to 33.96 in. Hg

Resolution: 0.01 in. Hg

Temperature: Ambient, Soil/Water, and/or Panel Temperature Sensors

Standard with one ambient temperature sensor. Up to four temperature sensors can be connected with a maximum of 400 feet combined cable length. These digital, semiconductor-type probes all connect to a single port, reducing susceptibility to noise interference, reducing cost, and increasing accuracy. The sensors are calibrated at the factory.

Options include: Soil/Water Temperature, Panel Temperature, and Ambient Temperature Sensors

Accuracy: ± 0.9°F from +14° to 185°F (±0.5°C from -10° to 85°C), ± 3.6°F from -67° to 257°F (±2.0°C from -55° to 125°C)

Resolution: 0.01°F

Wind Direction and Speed

The Capricorn 2000EX features a durable aluminum/stainless steel wind direction and speed sensor. The sensor offers 360-degree wind direction resolution and high accuracy.

Features:

Wind direction in 2-degree resolution
Wind speed displays as low as 1 mph
Quick-disconnect cable connector for easy sensor removal

Wind Speed:

Accuracy: ± 1% from 24 to 160 mph, ± 1% from 24 to 160 mph
Range: 0 to 160 mph
Resolution:1 mph
Starting threshold: 0.9 mph
Type: Sealed read switch

Wind Direction:

Resolution: 2 degrees
Accuracy: ± 4 degrees
Type: Precision Potentiometer

For installations subject to extreme weather conditions, a heavy-duty EX wind sensor is available with a heater option.

Relative Humidity

This capacitive relative humidity sensor is compact and easy to use. It can be easily installed in a self-aspirating radiation shield for protection from the sun and rain. This sensor offers long-term stability with minimal drift. Because the sensor is a capacitive device, it will not be affected by surface contamination in unclean environments. Since the sensor element is socketed and laser trimmed it can be easily replaced in the field without any additional calibration.

Type: Capacitance

Accuracy: ± 3% (or better) from 10 to 90% RH at 68° F

Temperature Effect: less than <±1.5% RH from 14° F to 140° F

Stability: ±2% RH over 2 years

Reporting Resolution: 1% RH

Range: 0 to 100%

Rainfall

The optional tipping bucket electric rain gauge is composed of a complex spun collector funnel with a knife edge that diverts the water to a tipping bucket mechanism. For each tip, a magnet causes an electronic pulse that is recorded. The rainfall sensor is completely automatic - spent water drains out of the bottom of the housing, hence, the instrument requires no servicing.

Accuracy: ±1% at 2 in./hr or less

Resolution: 0.01 inch

Heated rain gauge is available. Please call 1-866-625-8620 for details.

Solar Radiation

The optional pyranometer or solar radiation sensor is calibrated to measure the shortwave radiation reaching the Earth's surface, measured in Watts m-2.

Self-cleaning dome-shaped head prevents water accumulation.

Sensor head is potted solid to prevent internal condensation in humid environments.

Requires the Capricorn 2000MP or 2000EX version of the Control Module.

Cosine Response: 45° zenith angle ± 1%, 75° zenith angle ± 5%

Absolute Accuracy: ± 5%

Uniformity: ± 3%

Repeatability: ± 1%

Output Responsivity: 0.200 mV per W m-2

In full sunlight: 220 mV (1,100 W m-2)

Linear Range: 0 - 350 mV (0 - 1,750 W m-2)

Sensitivity: Custom calibrated to exactly 5.00 W m-2 per mV

Input Power: None, self-powered

Operating Environment: - 40 to 55 °C; 0 to 100% relative humidity. Designed for continuous outdoor use. Can be submerged under water (with or without mounting screw).

Materials: Anodized aluminum with acrylic lens

Dimensions: 2.4 cm diameter, 2.75 cm high

System Specifications Summary

Control Module Dimensions: 10" L x 7.5" W x 3" H Weight: 3 lbs Power Requirement: +12 volt DC, 400mA (Supplied via a wall mount power supply)	Barometric Pressure Accuracy: ± 0.03 in. Hg over range (at sea level, with temperature between 32° and 182°F (0°- 85°C) Range: 27 to 33.96 in. Hg Resolution: 0.01 in. Hg
Temperature Accuracy: ± 0.9°F from +14° to 185°F (±0.5°C from -10° to 85°C) ± 3.6°F from -67° to 257°F (±2.0°C from -55° to 125°C) Resolution: 0.01°F	Rainfall Accuracy: ±1% at 2 in./hr. or less Resolution: 0.01 inch
Relative Humidity Type: Capacitance Accuracy: ± 3% (or better) from 10 to 90% RH at 68° F Temperature Effect: less than <±1.5% RH from 14° F to 140° F Stability: : ±2% RH over 2 years Reporting Resolution: 1% RH Range: 0 to 100%	Solar Radiation Cosine Response: 45° zenith angle ± 1%, 75° zenith angle ± 5% Absolute Accuracy: ± 5% Uniformity: ± 3% Repeatability: ± 1% Sensitivity: Custom calibrated to exactly 5.00 W m-2 per mV Operating Environment: -40 to 55°C, 0 to 100% relative humidity
Wind Direction Resolution: 2 degrees Range: 0 to 360 degrees Accuracy: ± 4 degrees	Wind Speed Accuracy: ± 0.25 mph from 0 to 23 mph ± 1% from 24 to 160 mph Range: 0 to 160 mph Resolution:1 mph

Select your desired method of data viewing and monitoring.

Color Weather Display Console

Industrial grade WVGA touchscreen displays current weather data, trends, min/max.

Computes and displays wind chill, heat index and other calculated parameters.

Seven-inch color LCD panel with 800 x 480 pixel resolution.

Available in desktop/wall-mount chassis, 19" rack mount, or panel mount.

Internet-Ready Weather Monitoring and Industrial Automation Protocols

FTP output (XML and CSV) • XML web service • Internet browser user interface

SNMP, Modbus/OPC and RTU communication protocols are standard for Industrial Management applications.

Compatible with CWOP (Citizen Weather Observer Program) and Weather Underground, the MicroServer can automatically post data from your weather station to these network websites.

Read more here.

Weather Microserver

Connection between sensors and monitoring device.

Standard RS-232 Serial Communication Cable

The Capricorn 2000EX Vehicle-Mount Weather Station includes 15-feet cable lengths for each sensor to the connector plate. Inside the vehicle, additional 50-foot sensor cables connect to the Control Module.

A standard 7-foot serial communication cable connects the Control Module to the monitoring device whether a computer, MicroServer or Display Console. Extra length RS-232 cable is available up to 200 feet, catalog number 8233.

VM Modular Weather Station Connection

Wireless Transceivers – 2.4 GHz and 900 MHz

Wireless transceivers offer a cable-free means to remotely monitor weather information when hardwire installations are not feasible or practical.

Wireless transceiver options 2.4 GHz and 900 MHz offer outdoor line-of-site range at one mile and 20 miles, respectively.

For Capricorn Capricorn 2000EX weather stations, weather sensors are connected to the Control Module which is housed with a transceiver in a weatherproof enclosure. One or two transceivers are also connected at the data viewing point(s) — the Weather Display Console and/or computer.

These stations require power at the site of the weatherproof enclosure. This power can be AC, battery or solar.

A wireless weather station system configuration would include the weather station itself with display or software, plus a weatherproof enclosure and transceivers.

2.4 GHz: FCC (USA), IC (Canada) and ETSI (Europe).
900 MHz: FCC and IC

2.4 GHz Model, Catalog Number 8245
900 MHz Model, Catalog Number 8255

2.4 GHz Wireless Transceiver

Ethernet – Serial to Ethernet Converter

This device connects the weather station to a Local Area Network (LAN). At the monitoring computer a driver creates a virtual serial port and converts the data to be read by the available terminal program or weather software such as WeatherMaster or WeatherView 32.

For weather monitoring applications situated in a large facility such as an industrial plant or hospital, instead of running miles of cable from the weather station on the roof to a computer on the first floor, users can take advantage of existing LAN cables to hook up.

This device provides for the flexibility of placing the weather station any where close to an Ethernet connection.

Catalog Number: 8250

Includes a power supply, driver and Ethernet cable.

Included with the Capricorn 2000EX Vehicle-Mount Weather Station

Vehicle-Mount Mast

A 9-foot telescoping mast and brackets are standard. The mast mounts permanently to the side of the vehicle. The sensors should be stored securely unless in use.

Alternate Collapsible Roof Mount Mast

This collapsible mast assembly is designed to be permanently mounted on a flat surface and folded away into the stored position. The sensor head should be stored securely unless in use.

Collapsed Mast for Weather Station

Specifications

Footprint: 7.5" x 42"
Collapsed height: 5.5"
Extended height: 70"

Order Catalog Number: 88018

When ordering a vehicle-mount weather station, please specify Collapsible Roof Mount Mast with your order. It will replace the standard side mount mast system at no extra cost.