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Section 1. preparation and siting, 1 installation tasks, 1 indoors – Campbell Scientific ET106 ETo Station User Manual

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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)