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Section 1. Preparation and Siting
These guidelines apply to several different Campbell Scientific weather stations.
1.1 Installation Tasks
1.1.1 Indoors
• 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
1.1.2 Outdoors
• 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)