Monitoring Meteorological Data Using a dataTaker


Intelligent Data Logger Connects to Every Weather Sensor Required



CHESTERLAND OH — CAS DataLoggers has provided the dataTaker environmental monitoring solution for a construction company which required an onsite weather station for their study of weather damage upon building materials such as roofing tile. Long-term monitoring is required to determine how rapidly and in what exact ways this degradation occurs. The company requested a single device to connect with many different types of environmental sensors and which will be durable enough to log unattended in harsh winter weather.



The company's field engineer assembled a fully-functioning weather station using a Series 3 dataTaker DT85 data logger as the brain of the system. Using the logger's 16 to 48 universal analog sensor channels, the field engineer connected several weather and environmental sensors measuring Solar Radiation; Ultraviolet Radiation; Temperature; Humidity; Wind Speed Direction; and Rainfall. The DT85 data logger records the analog signals from all these sensors and automatically scales the data into engineering units.



The datataker is housed in a weatherproofed Pelican enclosure secured to a metal panel on the roof of a building. External ports in the enclosure enable the dataTaker to connect to the extensive sensor cabling. For additional protection, the rugged DT85 data logger boasts a high-quality design that can stand up to extreme weather, hazardous industrial environments and rough handling.



The weather station now collects data on solar radiation, ultraviolet radiation, surface temperatures over a gradient from blackbody to white-body surfaces, humidity, period of wetness, wind speed and direction, and rainfall. The datataker records and stores a reading from each of these sensors once every 15 minutes.



For extended logging the DT85 can store up to 10 million data points in its internal memory so that users can log as much as needed by controlling the schedule size. Users can also choose to overwrite or stop logging once memory is full. In this application the dataTaker stores the data directly onto a USB flash drive. The field engineer plans to visit the site twice a month to transfer the data by simply removing the USB drive and carrying it to the office. There he can easily download the data to his PC for later analysis. Using the saved data files, the engineer can create tables, charts and graphs illustrating the historical data.



The dataTaker's built-in graphical interface dEX software enables quick setup and configuration. Users can directly view the software locally or remotely over the Internet from a web browser, and view dEX through any of the DT85's communications ports including Ethernet, USB and RS-232.



The intelligent dataTaker DT85 is a flexible and reliable solution for recording and storing the station's necessary meteorological data at a cost-effective price. The field engineer doesn't have to waste time learning two or more incompatible software applications thanks to the included dEX software. Easy to use and learn, the system is rugged enough to keep logging within its enclosure no matter the weather.



To learn more about the Series 3 dataTaker DT85 Intelligent Data Logger, more models in the dataTaker product family, or to find the ideal solution for your application-specific needs, contact a CAS Data Logger Applications Specialist at (800) 956-4437 or visit the website at www.DataLoggerInc.com.



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CAS DataLoggers, Inc.

12628 Chillicothe Road

Chesterland, Ohio 44026

(440) 729-2570

(800) 956-4437

sales@dataloggerinc.com

www.dataloggerinc.com

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