User ManualWeather station

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Last update: July 2012

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Table of Content

1. Electrical connection Thies model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2. Electrical connection Elsner model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

3. Software activation on the myGEKKO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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1. Electrical connection Thies model

Weather station Thisfor the connection via RS485 or analogue connection via 0-10V.

Technical data

Operating voltage 24 VAC/DC ± 25%

Current consumption <= 150 mA (with heating <= 650 mA)

Ambient temperature -40 … +60 °C

Connection cable 10 m; LiYCY 16x 0.14mm², UV resistant max. 100 m (when supplied with 24V nominal)

Mode of mounting Niro clamping piece for wall or pole mounting

Weight max. 1,5 kg

Art. nr. AT000100 (light, rain, wind)AT000101 (light, rain, wind, humidity)

Measurement data

light - rain - wind light - rain - wind - humidity

Sensor orientation: The precipitation window has to point to the north. Thus, the brightness sensors are cor-rectly aligned with the cardinal points.

!! Caution! Since the weather station is mounted outdoors, suitable overvoltage arrest-ers on the interconnections must be provided.

Connection via Interface

RS485

RIO-29

COM 1 with interface converter RS232 /

RS485

USB-COM 1-4with USB interface distributor and interface converter RS232 / RS485

analogue inputs 0-10V Analogeingänge 0-10V

Rain: Measurement value: yes/no Output: 0V=Rain, 10V=dryLight: Measurement range: 1-100 kLux / 0-250 lux Output: 3 x 0-10V Direction: East, South, West, Twilight Accuracy: +-5%Wind: Measurement range: 0,5 - 40 m/s Output: 0-10V Accuracy: +-5%Temperature: Measurement range: -20...+60°C Output: 0-10V Accuracy: +-0.5°CHumidity: Measurement range: 0-100% rel. humidity Output: 0-10V Accuracy: +-3%

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PWR+

PWR-

RX-

RX+

TRX-

TRX+

+24VDC

+24VDC

GND

GND

Optional voltage supply: 7-12VDC

Recommended cable type for RS485 bus connection line: Profibus L2FIP 1x2x0,65

Connection to myGEKKO via RS485.

(1/white)

(1/white)

(2/brown)

(2/brown)

(13/yellow white)

(13/yellow white)

(14/orange white)

(14/orange white)

Weather stationArt. AT000100 or AT000101

+24VDC

GND

Connection via analogue inputs 0-10V

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Weather stationArt. AT000100 or AT000101

+24VDC

GND

Precipitation (0/10V)

GND

Brightness West (1-100kLux)

Brightness Süd (1-100kLux)

Brightness East (1-100kLux)

Wind (0-40m/s)

Temperature (-20 .. +60°C)

Humidity (0-100%rF)

Twilight (0-250lux)

GND

Cable 10-pin screened

The weather station Thies has a 10 m long connection cable with colour and number codes on the connection wires.

white

yellow

Jumper SW1 (485-2W) must be in position ‘ON’!

Interface converter RS232/RS485Art. ACC-RS401

myGEKKO RIO 29Art. Rio-29

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2. Electrical connection Elsner modelWeather station Elsner P03-RS485for the connection via RS485.

Technical data

Operating voltage 24 VDC

Current consumption <= 105 mA

Ambient temperature -30 … +50 °C

Connection cable 10 m; LiYCY 16x 0.14mm², UV resistant max. 100 m (when supplied with 24V nominal)

Mode of mounting Niro clamping piece for wall or pole mounting

Weight 160g

Art. nr. EL000100 (light, rain, wind)

Rain: Measurement value: yes/no

Light: Measurement range: 0 - 99.000 lux Direction: East, South, West Accuracy: +-35%

Wind: Measurement range: 0 - 70 m/s Accuracy +-25% at 0..15m/s

Temperature: Measurement range: -40...+80°C Accuracy: +-1.5°C

Measurement data

light - rain - wind

!!Caution!

Since the weather station is mounted outdoors, suitable overvoltage arresters on the interconnections must be provided.

Point the antenna to the south. The weather station must be mounted on a vertical wall (or pole).The weather station must be mounted horizon-tally in transverse direction.

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myGEKKO RIO 29Art. Rio-29

PWR+

PWR-

RX-

RX+

TRX-

TRX+

+24VDC

+24VDC

GND

GND

Optional voltage supply: 7-12VDC

white

white

yellow

yellow

Recommended cable type for RS485 bus connection line: Profibus L2FIP 1x2x0,65

Connection to myGEKKO via RS485.

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Weather stationArt. EL000100

The weather station is connected to an RS485 interface. Therefore, either a RIO29 module or an RS232/RS485 interface converter may be used. This interface converter can either be connected di-rectly to the free interface on the myGEKKO Touch or to the interface distributor USB/quadruple RS232 (Art. Nr. ACC-RS201).

Jumper SW1 (485-2W) must be in position ‘ON’!

Interface converter RS232/RS485 Art. ACC-RS401

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Connection via Interface

RS485

RIO-29

COM 1with interface converter RS232 / RS485

USB-COM 1-4with USB interface distributor and interface converter RS232 / RS485

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3. Software activation on the myGEKKOWeather station Thies or Elsner models- connection via RS485

After the weather station is connected you can start with the configuration process

1. Change to the system menu -> Weather station

2. Under ‘Weather Station’ save the port to which the weather station is connected (e.g. directly on the Touch: System: COM port 1) and select in the next menu item

3. between ‘THIES’ and ‘ELSNER’ according to the weather station in use.

4. Done! The start screen is displaying the weather data.

Assignment of the ports Weather data appear on the start screen

Wind-dependent control of shutters Light-switching depending on twilight

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Thies model – Connection via 0-10V

After the weather station is connected you may start with the configuration process. Proper activation of the IO station is required. See the corresponding manual on www.my-gekko.com

1. Change to the system menu -> Weather station

2. Enter the corresponding analogue input, on which the sensor has been connected, in the individ-ual categories twilight, wind, etc. Furthermore, you need to enter the conversion, i.e. the values at 0V (min) and the values at 10V (max).

3. Done! The weather data are displayed on the site map as well as on the start screen of the weather station.

Overview of the weather station Setting example wind (0-40m/s)

Weather data appearing on the start screen Example Application Weather data in logics

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Notes

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