A WeatherHawk personal weather station gives you the microclimate information you need for study, decision making, home irrigation system management or environmental control. The WeatherHawk wireless personal weather station combines high reliability weather sensors, powerful spread spectrum radios, and display software options to create a family of easy-to-use weather stations.
WeatherHawk is a fully integrated outdoor sensor compliment to an automated home. Leading manufacturers of automated home control systems such as AMX, Crestron, Control4, CorAccess, Elan' Motorola, and RTI have partnered with WeatherHawk to seamlessly integrate weather data into their whole house control systems. You can even apply scientific ET (evapotranspiration) water management methods to save significant amounts of landscape irrigation water through a unique partnership between WeatherHawk and AccuWater, a leading consumer ET control service provider.
Communications
WeatherHawk offers you personal weather stations in two primary configurations to suit your needs directly connected to your computer , or wireless. A directly connected WeatherHawk weather station communicates using the RS-232 protocol. For cable lengths over 100 feet (34 meters), and up to 5000 feet (1534 meters) an RS-485 communications interface kit is available. A Wireless WeatherHawk personal weather station can support one of three different radio frequencies: 916 MHz, 922 MHz, or 2.4 GHz.
Components and features
Measurements
Air Temperature
Wind Speed
Solar Radiation
Relative Humidity
Wind Direction
Barometric Pressure
Rainfall
Pre-calibrated sensor set
Pre-assembled and tested weather station module
Integral bubble level device
RS-232 communications port
Integral 32K data logger that will store up to 60 days of data (assumes hourly sample interval for all seven parameters and ETo)
Calculates and stores daily ETo (evapotranspiration) based on the industry standard Penman-Montieth formula adjusted for turf grass
Weatherproof external connectors for data I/O and power input
Stainless Steel, or powder coated external hardware
Integral sealed GelCell type rechargeable lead-acid battery pack
Weatherproof Power Switch and 2 keys
Re-configured station suitable for industrial, agricultural or home automation use
Optional radio transmission - line of sight up to 800m
Internet capable
Wireless WeatherHawk additional components and features
Automatic Spread Spectrum Radio Transceiver with wave antenna integrated with the weather station module
Base Station components/features:
Automatic Spread Spectrum Radio Base Station with RS-232 I/O for host PC
Base Station Multi-frequency dipole antenna with a 12 foot (3.4 Meter) cable
Base Station wall outlet type power supply with a 6 foot (1.7 meter) cable
Weather Station wireless performance:
916 & 922 MHz system with standard radio range of ½ mile (810 meters), LOS (Line-Of-Sight)
2.4 GHz system standard radio range is 405 meters, LOS (Line-Of-Sight)
With our optional high-gain antennas, your WeatherHawk can transmit weather information up to six miles (9656 meters) - frequency and terrain dependent
Computer Systems
For any Weather Hawk system that uses display software (Virtual Weather Station, or WeatherHawk-XP/X), you'll need a host computer with these specifications:
PC with Windows 95/98/200/NT/ME or XP Operating System, or any Mac running OS X 10.2.8 or later.
An available USB or Serial Port (NOTE: USB-to-Serial converter is user supplied or an optional item if a serial port is unavailable)
The WeatherHawk-IP module does not require a host computer as it functions as a weather data server directly to an ethernet.
