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Ws425 f/g asos commands – Vaisala WMT700 User Manual

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Chapter 5 ______________________________ Operating WMT700 with WS425 and SDI-12 profiles

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Table 11

Configurable Parameters for WS425 F/G ASOS Profile

Parameter Default

Value

Profile-specific Allowed
Values

Description

autoSend

0

0 = automatic messages
disabled

Automatic data message
number. Selects the data
message format for automatic
messages.

com1_protocol
com2_protocol
(depending on the port
used for operating
WMT700)

0

2 = WS425 F/G ASOS

Profile for serial ports COM1 and
COM2.

wndAvg

1

0.25 … 3600
Resolution: 0.25

Averaging time for wind
measurement in seconds.

wndGustTime

3

0.25 … 3600
Resolution: 0.25

Averaging time for wind minimum
and maximum in seconds.

wndOrientation

0

0 = array facing up
1 = array facing down

Orientation of the array of
WMT700.

wndUnit

0

0 = meters per second (m/s)
1 = miles per hour (mph)
2 = kilometers per hour (km/h)
3 = knots (knot)

Wind speed unit.

wndVector

1

0 = scalar averaging

Wind averaging method.

To start continuous measurement, use the START command. You can
stop the measurement with the STOP command. For instructions, refer to
Vaisala WINDCAP

®

Ultrasonic Wind Sensor Series WMT700 User's

Guide.

WS425 F/G ASOS Commands

WMT700 responds to each command with a fixed-length message. In
each of the command descriptions below, is an ASCII carriage
return control character and is an ASCII line feed control
character.

NOTE

When the WS425 F/G ASOS profile is selected, WMT700 only responds
to upper case characters.

Table 12 below lists the available commands for operating WMT700
with the WS425 F/G ASOS profile.

Table 12

List of WS425 F/G ASOS Commands

Command Description
WA

Requests average wind speed and direction message.

WS

Requests the verbose Built-In Test (BIT) results.