5. Using WeatherVox
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1. Output 9V DC 600mA 0 150 degrees F 17 66 degrees C RJ11 Connection to Ultimeter 2000 Serial Data Output Port RJ12 Connection to External Telephone Line NZ BT Connector Power LED Transmit LED Receive LED 3V CR2032 Battery A95 12 0464 NZ Telecom Approved PTC 212 95 026 FCC Statement Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable pro tection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guar antee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harm ful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the follow ing measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different to that which the receiver is connect ed Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help ULTIMETER is a registered trademark of Peet Bros Inc WeatherVox is a register2. report type selected the responses will contain some or all of the data that WeatherVox has available At the completion of the report the message Please press hash for more informa tion will be heard The user then has 4 seconds to enter the 4 digit default pin number which is 1234 and thus gain access to the soft settings mode Input of an incorrect pin number will end the call Once the user hears the door open sound the soft settings mode has been entered Features of WeatherVox can now be changed over the tele phone line on the user s command from the telephones keypad Some basic examples of these features include setting the time and date the number of rings before WeatherVox answers the pin number and the 12 or 24 hour clock mode A detailed list of DTMF codes and their applications are given in the section 7 IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING RAINFALL After you have connected up WeatherVox to the phone line and Ultimeter 2000 Weather Station it is important that you reset the rainfall values on the Ultimeter 2000 as well as in WeatherVox to ensure that valid values are obtained for the daily weekly monthly and yearly rainfall In performing this procedure you MUST reset the Ultimeter 2000 s rainfall values BEFORE you reset the rainfall values in WeatherVox with the code 903 in the soft set tings To reset the rainfall values on the Ultimeter 2000 please consult its user manual This ensures that Weathervox w
3. Index 1 Introduction 2 Physical Description 3 Installation 4 Additional User Selectable Features 5 Using WeatherVox 6 Starting WeatherVox for the first time 7 DIMF Commands 7 1 Detailed Explanation of DTMF Commands Reports Soft Settings Clearing Functions Appendix A Dip Switch Setting on the Main Board Appendix B Various Reports Available on WeatherVox Appendix C Specifications 1 Introduction Weather information is becoming an essential part of our daily lives This informa tion must be current accurate and easily accessible With the advent of microelectronics and smart software Sohere Communications is able to provide an easy to use low cost automatic weather reporting system This system enables the user to call a remote weath er station via telephone and listen to the current report in a digitally recorded voice WeatherVox is a complete turnkey solution for all users with a compatible weather sta tion such as the Peet Bros Ultimeter range of Weather Stations WeatherVox is able to provide the user with a detailed intermediate or brief report DTMF dial tone decoding on board allows for the user to send commands to WeatherVox which set parameters that allow user definable report lengths and thus the ability to set up WeatherVox to meet the customer s demands Some basic features of WeatherVox include outdoor temperature wind speed wind direction daily rainfall and historical data on maximum and mini
4. battery backup will be used to enable larger amounts of detailed historical data to be stored B Dip Switch Settings Eight user configurable dip switches are available on board These dip switches are used to set the spoken units of measurements for WeatherVox Units of temperature wind speed and rainfall can be changed to suit the application The factory default for tem perature is degrees celsius wind speed is kph a rain gauge is assumed to be installed and measured in inches A table with these settings is detailed in Appendix A C PTT Connection for 2 Way Radio This option can be set at the factory on the purchasers request It allows for connec tion to WeatherVox by mobile radio instead of by telephone The soft settings mode is still accessible 5 Using WeatherVox Firstly connect WeatherVox Ultimeter 2000 weather station and the telephone line as described in Section 3 Now from another telephone line call the number that the unit is connected to WeatherVox will answer after two rings by default and will start to speak a brief report over the telephone line The report is given once and WeatherVox will hang up at the end of the report unless the unit is given a DTMF command to stay on line A DTMF code is sent to the unit by pressing a sequence of keys on your telephones key pad 6 Starting WeatherVox for the first time When WeatherVox answers the sequence of responses are as given in Appendix B Depending on the
5. ch functions as the ring count to answer on etc It is important that once you enter the soft settings mode you prefix each code string that you enter with a star character and also include a after the code string has been entered This is to ensure that the unit remains in synchronisation with the code strings that you are entering If by accident an invalid code is entered then the unit will disregard it and inform you with a short error message After you have entered a code you should wait for at least 3 seconds for a response After Weathervox speaks For more information please press you should enter your pin number if you wish to use the soft settings mode Only a short period of time is allowed for you to enter this code to ensure that users who should not have access will have even less chance of gaining unauthorised access to the soft settings mode Due to this factor you must enter your pin number as quickly as possible directly after the afore mentioned statement is spoken A detailed explanation of the function of each of the codes is given after the following table 1nn Reports 1nn reports 100 Number of calls to date 101 Number of correct attempts at pin number 102 Number of incorrect attempts at pin number 103 Software version number 104n Report type brief n 0 intermediate n 1 detailed n 2 105 Historical start time and date on the station 2nn Soft Settings 200 Reserved 201 Reser
6. e 207nnnn Sets the pin number that is to be used to enter the soft settings mode The pin is set to 1234 as a factory default and should be changed by the user to whatev er code that they wish to use No response is given from WeatherVox after a value is set here 208 Speaks the four digit pin number that is currently set in WeatherVox 209 Speaks the time and date that are currently set in WeatherVox 9nn Clearing Functions 900 Clears all of the historical data that is stored in WeatherVox This involves clearing all of the following parameters Calls to date Incorrect pin numbers entered Correct pin numbers entered High temperature of today and the time that it occurred at Low temperature of today and the time that it occurred at High temperature of the month and the date that it occurred on Low temperature of the month and the date that it occurred on High temperature of the year and the date that it occurred on Low temperature of the year and the date that it occurred on Peak gust today and the time that it occurred at Peak gust yesterday and the time that it occurred at 901 Clears the number of correct attempts at the user defined password 902 Clears the number of incorrect attempts at the user defined password 903 Clears the weekly and monthly rainfall values that are stored in WeatherVox The daily value is calculated on a continuous basis and therefore is not cleared in this function The
7. ed trademark of Sohere Communications Pty Ltd WARRANTY Each WeatherVox carries a limited warranty against defect of material or workmanship for a peri od of 1 year from the date if initial purchase Our responsibility under this warranty is limited to the repair or replacement of units returned to us postage paid together with proof of purchase date This warranty shall not apply to units subjected to misuse abuse tampering or unauthorised ser vice Neither we nor our representatives distributors nor dealers shall be liable for any incidental or consequential damages Some statistics do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above exclusion or limitation may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state DISCLAIMER All drawings descriptions illustrations dimensions weights specifications performance data and capabilities and the like whether contained in this User s Manual or by way of representation have been provided by the manufacturer or its representatives in the belief that they are as accurate as reasonably possible but the manufacturer and its representatives do not warrant the accuracy or performance thereof The accuracy of the information provided by WeatherVox is subject to the information and or data received by this unit from a compatible meteorological weather station or meteorological serv
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9. ill sample the correct values from the Ultimeter Weather Station when you commence operation If you wish to leave WeatherVox on for extended periods of time greater than one year then it is necessary to clear the accumulated rainfall value on the Ultimeter 2000 Weather Station whenever a year is completed The internal value stored in WeatherVox will be cleared automatically when a year is completed To be sure that these two values remain synchronised you should perform the same process as you did when first starting the unit That is reset the rainfall values on the Ultimeter 2000 and then reset the rainfall values stored in WeatherVox with the code 903 in the soft settings It may be the case that the monthly rainfall is not always greater than the weekly rain fall This is because the weeks are defined as Sunday through to Saturday which may not correlate with the completion of a particular month WeatherVox compensates for leap years as well If WeatherVox is started in the middle of a week or month the first set of weekly and monthly rainfalls will be for the remainder of that week or month After the completion of that week or month the rainfall values will correspond to the totals of the week or month 7 DTMF Commands DTMF codes are used to change the soft settings stored in WeatherVox and to inter rogate WeatherVox for other information Soft settings simply refers to the settings that are stored in WeatherVox to control su
10. ion over the last minute Barometric Pressure Relative Humidity Today s rainfall This week s rainfall This month s rainfall This year s rainfall Peak gust yesterday and the time at which it occurred Wind chill Dew Point REPORT 2 Detailed Time Current outdoor temperature Overnight low temperature and the time at which it occurred Wind direction and speed Peak gust today and the time at which it occurred Average wind speed over the last ten minutes Average wind direction over the last minute Barometric Pressure Relative Humidity Today s rainfall This week s rainfall This month s rainfall This year s rainfall Peak gust yesterday and the time at which it occurred Wind chill Dew Point The highest temperature today and the time at which it occurred The lowest temperature today and the time at which it occurred The highest temperature this month and the date at which it occurred The lowest temperature this month and the date at which it occurred The highest temperature this year and the date at which it occurred The lowest temperature this year and the date at which it occurred APPENDIX C Specifications Size Weight Supply Voltage Power Supply Temperature Range External Connections Status Indicators Backup Mem Supply Austel Approved 200mm x 112mm x 30mm LxWxH 340 grams Idle 9V 85mA On Line 9V 1385mA Input 240V AC 50 Hz
11. mum values 2 Physical Description The IVRS 3 WeatherVox is supplied in a grey plastic housing with dimensions of 200mm x 112mm x 30mm A 9VDC plug pack rated at 600mA together with a telephone cable and a RS232 data cable are included The data cable is supplied with a RJ11 and RJ12 style connector the telephone cable is supplied with two RJ11 style connectors All electronic components are mounted on a multi layer printed circuit board PCB incor porating surface mount and plated through technologies thereby minimising electromag netic interference EMI The housing includes power socket RJ11 sockets and status LEDs 3 Installation Installation of WeatherVox is simple and straight forward Instructions A through C should be followed prior to use Two cables are provided with WeatherVox one for con nection to the telephone line and the other for connection to the RS232 output of the Weather Station The unit itself has terminals labelled RS232 Line In and 9VDC An approved 9VDC plug pack is also supplied with this unit for connection to the AC outlet This is plugged into the 9VDC socket of WeatherVox A Connect the 9VDC plugpack to the power supply socket of WeatherVox B Connect the Ultimeter 2000 serial data output terminal which is on the right hand edge of the keyboard display to WeatherVox serial RS232 data input terminal C Connect your dedicated phone line to the phone line connection on WeatherVox When power is a
12. ntered for n determines the report that is to be spoken No response is given from the WeatherVox after a value is set here 105 Speaks the time and date that WeatherVox was first switched on This date is set to the current date whenever 900 is entered in the soft settings 2nn Soft Settings 200 Reserved 201 Reserved 202n Sets the ring count that WeatherVox answers on This can be set from 1 to 9 by altering the value of n appropriately It is set to 2 by default and in most circum stances should be left at this setting No response is given from the WeatherVox after a value is set here 203yyyymmddn Sets the date on WeatherVox Where yyyy represents the year mm represents the month and dd represents the day of the month The value of n ranges from 1 7 and is used to denote the day of the week Sun Sat Refer to Section 7 for the values of n that correspond to the appropriate day No response is given from WeatherVox after a value is set here 204hhmmss Sets the time of day on WeatherVox The time must be set in a 24 hour format and the values to be input are in the order hour minutes and seconds No response is given from WeatherVox after a value is set here 205 Reserved 206nn Sets the format that WeatherVox speaks all times in Enter nn as 12 or 24 to change the unit to speak in 12 hour mode or 24 hour mode No response is given from WeatherVox after a value is set her
13. pplied to WeatherVox and the RS232 cable is connected data flow can be verified by viewing the RD LED receive data The TD LED transmit data will only come on when WeatherVox is interrogating the weather station On power up the STA TUS LED will flash three times and then remain on whilst power is applied to the unit When a call is received this STATUS LED will flash with each corresponding ring received from the calling party 4 Additional User Selected Features A Battery Backup Jumper WeatherVox has the ability to hold important information in memory through the use of battery backed RAM thus alleviating the problem of information loss due to power fail ure This feature is disabled at the factory and requires the installation of a battery jumper when commissioning on site The battery jumper J15 is a two pin header located to the right of the battery and below a three pin header J14 To enable battery backup place the jumper across the 2 pin header J15 In the event of the battery backup being dis abled historical data is still stored in a small amount of nonvolatile RAM contained in WeatherVox In this version of WeatherVox there is no need for the battery to be connected as all of the historical data that WeatherVox stores is maintained in a small amount of non volatile RAM inside WeatherVox For this reason it is not necessary to either insert the battery or enable the jumper J15 In future versions of WeatherVox the
14. ved 202n Ring count to answer default 2 1 lt n lt 9 203yyyymmddn Set date on the station See Note 1 204hhmmss Set time on the station 24hour 205 Reserved 206nn 12 or 24 hour time Default 12 207nnnn Set four digit pin number Default 1234 208 Speak pin number 209 Speak current time amp date on the station 9nn Clearing functions 900 Clear all historical data Excluding rainfall values 901 Clear the number of correct password attempts 902 Clear the number of incorrect password attempts 903 Clear all historical rainfall data Note 1 In setting the date n is used to denote the day of the week with the fol lowing syntax Sun 1 Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7 7 1 Detailed Explanation of DTMF Commands 1nn Reports 100 Speaks the number of calls that the unit has received after being switched on for the first time This value is cleared whenever 900 is entered in the soft settings 101 Speaks the number of correct attempts at entering the pin number This value is cleared when 900 is entered in the soft settings 102 As above except for the number of incorrect attempts at entering the pin number 103 Speaks the version number of the software running on WeatherVox 104n Sets the report type that you wish the unit to speak There are three levels of reports possible with WeatherVox These are detailed in Appendix B The value e
15. yearly rainfall is simply taken as the upper rain value displayed on the Ultimeter 2000 and as such does not need to be cleared in this function either NOTE If you happen to forget your pin number then please contact your supplier for fur ther information APPENDIX A Dip Switch Setting on the Main Board 1 Temp Wind Chill Dew Point OFF Fahrenheit ON Celsius 2 3 Wind Speed OFF OFF Meters per second OFF ON Knots per hour ON OFF Kilometres per hour ON ON Miles per hour 4 5 Rain Fall OFF OFF No Rain Gauge OFF ON Centimetres ON OFF Millimetres ON ON Inches 6 7 Barometric Pressure OFF OFF Millimetres of Mercury OFF ON Inches of Mercury ON OFF hPa hectopascals ON ON Millibars 8 Wind Direction OFF Degrees ON Cardinal points APPENDIX B Various Reports available on WeatherVox REPORT 0 Brief Time Current outdoor temperature Overnight low temperature and the time at which it occurred Wind direction and speed Peak gust today and the time at which it occurred Average wind speed over the last ten minutes Average wind direction over the last minute Barometric Pressure Relative Humidity Today s rainfall This week s rainfall REPORT 1 Intermediate Time Current outdoor temperature Overnight low temperature and the time at which it occurred Wind direction and speed Peak gust today and the time at which it occurred Average wind speed over the last ten minutes Average wind direct
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