WeatherHawk Inversion - Wireless - Manual (Page 10)

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2. Secure the sensor cables to the mast with the provided cable ties.
3. If your system is direct communications, attach the serial cable connector to the WeatherHawk 9-pin RS232
connector.
4. If your system is wireless, attach the antenna to the enclosure connector labeled ANTENNA (antenna is taped to
the inside of enclosure).
5.
Open the enclosure and install battery on battery mounting bracket using strap to secure battery to bracket.
Remove plastic protective caps from battery posts and attach battery cables making sure to connect the red cable
to the red battery post and the black cable to the black battery post.
6. Attach the AC power converter or solar panel cable to the enclosure connector labeled CHARGE (Red).
7.
Open the enclosure and turn the system power switch to the ON position, making sure the green light is
illuminated.
2.1.3. Grounding the System
If not already present, drive ground rod into ground within 1 foot of tower and attach ground cable to rod.
1. Insert the grounding cable into the ground lug on the bottom of the system enclosure, and tighten the lug (see
Figure 8).
a. If using a serial connection, ensure that the serial port on host computer is not already assigned to
an open program.
b. Connection to a computer’s USB port is possible via the USB-AD serial-to-USB converter cable.
The USB-AD (pn. 16878) can be purchased separately from WeatherHawk.
Figure 8: Ground Cable
connected to enclosure
ground lug (upper left).