Section 1. Preparation and Siting
These guidelines apply to several different Campbell Scientific weather stations.
1.1Installation Tasks
1.1.1Indoors
•Immediately upon receipt of your shipment…
⇒Open shipping cartons.
⇒Check contents against invoice. Contact CSI immediately about any shortages.
•Several days prior to the planned installation date…
⇒Collect tools and site information (Section 1)
⇒Assemble datalogger, communications device, and power supply in enclosure (Section 3)
⇒Install datalogger support software on PC (Section 5)
⇒Establish communications between the datalogger and the PC (Section 5)
⇒Program datalogger, test sensors, and retrieve data (Section 5)
⇒Trial run the tower / tripod installation, assembling as much as possible (Section 2)
⇒Repackage equipment for transport to the field site
1.1.2Outdoors
•Locate suitable site (Section 1)
•Prepare tower or tripod base (Section 2)
•Tripod and UT10 (3 meter tower) tower stations:
⇒Raise tripod or tower (Section 2)
⇒Install instrumentation enclosure (Section 3)
⇒Install sensors (Section 4)