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)

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