FlexiMet Wind 3 System

A high quality wind monitoring system that is easy to install for immediate accurate wind measurement. Complete with display to view the data locally and Wi-Fi connectivity for remote access to data via the internet and/or locally on PC.

Features

  • High Quality Wind Monitoring System
  • Wi-Fi Connectivity
  • Easy to install for immediate accurate wind measurement
  • Measures wind speed and direction
  • No moving parts, requires virtually no maintenance
  • Complete 0 to 360° operation with no dead band
  • Requires no calibration and is drop tested from 1m height
  • 2 year warranty as standard

What's In The Box?

PLEASE NOTE: For cable lengths over 20m a WindSonic Option 2 sensor with RS422/485 output is required - please contact us for a quotation.

Product Overview

The sensor is linked with the RS232 cable to our IP65 rated WS-15A Display Unit providing a clear digital readout of wind speed and direction plus a wind direction arrow with cardinal points. The display enables set-up of an optional wind speed alarm and provides an RS232 data output that connects to a SpaceLogger W8 Wireless data logger.

The SpaceLogger W8 Wireless data logger date and time stamps the data storing it locally on the SD card from which it can be transmitted over the local Wi-Fi network onto our Weather-File website or to PC. This gives the flexibility of being able to view the data locally on the WS-15A Display and/or remotely through the Weather-File website. If no local Wi-Fi network is available the data can be transferred manually to PC using the SD card.

The Weather File website displays the data onto a compass rose and wind speed display that is updated in real time every 5 seconds.

Long term data, including 10 minute averaged data, is stored on the SD card in a .CSV file that can be easily downloaded into Excel for later analysis and reporting.

The system comes complete with a 0.9m anodised aluminium mounting mast and mains plug power supply. 5V UK or World plug options are available.

Lightning Protection

All FlexiMet systems are supplied without lightning protection as standard. Should you require additional protection for your installation, please contact us for a quotation.


WINDSONIC OPTION 1 SENSOR Physical Dimensions 142mm diameter x 160mm
Weight 0.5 kg
Mounting Pipe mounting 1.75 in (44.45mm) diameter
Material LURAN UV stabilised black thermoplastic
Performance Wind speed Range 0 to 60 m/s (116 knots, 134 mph)
Accuracy ±2 % @ 12m/s
Wind direction Range 0 to 359° (no dead band)
Accuracy ±3° @12 m/s
Outputs Communication RS232
Output rate 1 output per second (1 Hz)
Parameters output Polar wind speed and direction, anemometer status
Units m/s
Serial output format Polar (speed and direction)
Serial output baud rate 9600
Power Power requirements From 5.5 mA @ 12 V
Environmental Temperature Operating range: -35°C to +70°C
Humidity Operating range: <5% to 100% RH
Protection Class IP65
Miscellaneous MTBF 15 years
Warranty 2 years
Quality system Manufactured within ISO9001 quality system
SENSOR MOUNTING MAST Physical Dimensions Diameter: 44.45 mm OD
Length:  895 mm
Weight 0.25 kg
Material Anodised aluminium alloy
RS232 CABLE Physical Dimensions Diameter: 4.8mm
Length:  15m
Weight 0.65 kg approx
Construction 5 core, tinned copper conductor 24(7) AWG, 0.22mm2, PVC insulation, Cores laid up, overall aluminium/polyester foil screen, tinned copper drain wire (24AWG), PVC sheath
WS-15A DISPLAY UNIT Physical Dimensions Width: 140mm (including mounting feet)
Depth: 100mm (including cable glands)
Height: 65mm (including mounting feet)
Panel Dimensions 120mm x 80mm
Weight 0.35 kg
Mounting Surface mounted
Material Light Grey ABS Polycarbonate Blend
Cable access 4 waterproof glands
Power Power requirements 9 to 30 Vdc
Current at 12 Vdc 20mA  to 35mA (backlight on)
Supply Input protection Polarity reversal protected. Internal fuse 500mA slo-blo (Littelfuse 0454500 or equivalent)
Connection Internal lever action terminals for AWG 28 to 22 conductors (0.32 to 0.65mm diameter)
Environmental Temperature Operating range: -10°C to +70°C
Sealing IP65
Display Operation Display Two line 20 character dot matrix super-twist LCD with backlight
Operation 5 keys on front of unit for menu navigation, data entry and control functions
Functions Wind speed
Wind direction
Wind speed high/low alarm with hold on and hold off period
Sensor alignment adjustment
Wind speed measurement units selection
Contrast
Backlight
Wind direction display Digital 3 digits with wind arrow and cardinal points
Wind speed display Digital display with units selection from kts, mph, km/h, fpm, m/s
Sensor status Error code displayed for sensor/communications diagnostics
Connectivity Alarm output Volt free relay output. Max 24Vdc at switching current of 0.5 amperes. Contact resistance 0.150 ohm maximum
Data output RS232 for connection to a SpaceLogger.W10 (WindLogger) or other data logger, computer, communications equipment or additional WS-15A display units
DATA LOGGER Physical Enclosure dimensions Width: 67 mm
Depth: 92 mm
Height: 28 mm (excluding optional rubber feet)
Weight 100g
Enclosure material GP ABS (UL94-HB) plastic and acrylic
RS232 Input Sensor type Gill WindSonic Option 1
Transmission standard RS232 compatible, 8 bits and no parity
Sensor output format Continuous mode: ASCII UV (or UVW), Polar or Tunnel from all sensors
Transmission speed 9600 Baud
Connection 9-way D-type connector
Wireless Connectivity Wireless module Wi-Fi Certified 2.4GHz IEEE 802.11b/g 802.11i Security WPA2-PSK, WPA, WEP
Aerial Circuit board mounted
Data Storage Data storage card Removable SD or SDHC card
Data capacity 4 GB (standard) or as per memory card capacity
File system FAT16 or FAT32 with 8.3 file names
Sector size 512 Bytes
Data logging interval 1 Hz
Audible / Visual
Indicators
LED indicators SD card status: Green: Ready to record data | Red: Writing data to SD card
Wireless Connectivity Status: Green: Connected to wireless network
Audio bleeper Status alert
Real Time Clock Accuracy ±40 ppm at 25°C
Backup battery CR2032
Power Power requirement 5 V DC ±10%
Current at 12 VDC 200 mA typical
Connection Micro USB connector
Environmental Temperature range Operating: -25°C to +70°C [or dependent on card conditions]
Storage: -40°C to +70°C
Enclosure protection IP203
EMC CE marked - EMC Directive 2004/108/EC
POWER SUPPLY UNITS Spec Plug Type UK or World Adaptor
Dimensions Supplied with 3m cable to connect to WS-15A Display / 1.8m cable to connect to the SpaceLogger
Voltage 12V & 5V DC supply (suitable for mains 240 / 110 V AC input)

The manufacturer reserves the right to amend the specification and therefore the information in this document may be subject to change.