Columbia Capricorn FLX [8158-A-1VM] Vehicle-Mount Weather Station

The Capricorn FLX System
Designed around a Control Module that is housed in a compact, utilitygrade enclosure. The Capricorn FLX offers serial communication over RS-232 or RS-485 to various monitoring options.

Weather Display Console.
The Weather Display Console uses “intelligent” touch-screen technology. With its programmable microprocessor and abundant memory, the console displays weather information, performs complex computations, and stores data. The Weather Display Console features a seven-inch, TFT color LCD panel with 800 x 480 pixels resolution. It can connect directly to the weather station with a serial port or to the Weather MicroServer utilizing existing Ethernet.

The display console is flexible and can be factory-programmed to suit specific market and industry requirements. It is available in three mounting options:

• Desktop/Wall-Mount
• Panel Mount/Flush Mount
• 19'' Rack Mount

WeatherMaster™ Software.
This professional-grade software is designed to optimize the capabilities of CWS Weather Stations. Providing real-time computer weather monitoring, WeatherMaster offers:

• Display and automatic logging of all measured and calculated parameters
• Downwind vector wind and wind character-plotting screens
• An open Microsoft Access® database for archival with easy retrieval and compatibility with other

     Windows® programs

• On-the-fly graphing and trend display of all parameters
• Alarm notification via computer, email, pager or cell phone
• Multi-station monitoring and data acquisition
• Quick-North orientation
• Interface with CAMEO/ALOHA software for plume modeling and evacuation corridor predictions

WeatherMaster™ Software Weather Display Console™ The Weather Display Console uses “intelligent” touch-screen technology. 

Weather MicroServer.
The Weather MicroServer is a self-contained, proprietary computer utilizing an embedded Linux operating system. It creates an “Internet-ready” weather monitoring system by automatically providing FTP output, XML web service, and Internet browser user interface. SNMP and Modbus/OPC communication protocols are standard for Industrial Management applications. The Weather MicroServer has datalogging capability. It connects to your network with an included Ethernet cable.

Two serial ports offer interface to both the Weather Display Console and additional peripheral devices or sensors such as visibility, solar radiation, and the Orion LT wind sensor. The Weather MicroServer can provide real-time weather data to WeatherMaster Software over the network. This allows users to simultaneously monitor the weather using WeatherMaster on any network computer.

4-20 mA Signal Output
For industrial PLC interface, the Capricorn FLX 420 offers 4-20mA signal output to interface to PLC, DCS, and SCADA systems.

Features:

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• Modular design for sensor selection and optimal sensor location
• Proven, reliable mechanical wind sensors
• Temperature and/or humidity in self-aspirating radiation shield
• Many other meteorological sensor options
• Two additional general-purpose analog channels
• Low power consumption
• One-year warranty
  

What's In The Box:

• (1) Control Module
• (12) 3-position terminal blocks
• (1)  Power Supply
• (1) Temperature Sensor with 50ft cable
• (1) Relative Humidity Sensor with 50ft cable
• (1) Self-Aspirating Radiation Shield for Temp & RH Sensors
• (1) Wind Speed and Direction Sensor with 50ft cable
• (1) 6-foot RS-232 cable + additional cable length if ordered
• (1) User Manual
• Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge (Optional)
• Solar Radiation Sensor (Optional)
• WeatherMaster software and user manual (Optional)
• Weather MicroServer (Optional)

Brochure/Datasheet

Instruction manual

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