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1. CUSTOMER SERVICE RainWiselnc 9 P O BOX 443 BAR HARBOR MAINE 04609 0448 207 288 5169 Service Department Ph 1 800 762 5723 Fax 207 288 3477 Email service rainwise com Visit the Rainwise web site WWW rainwiSe com for latest information and updates 12 21 03 07 V 1 1 RainLog Annual Rainfall Data Logger Instruction Manual RainWise Inc P O BOX 443 BAR HARBOR MAINE 04609 0448 207 288 5169 INTRODUCTION The RainLog in combination with the Rainwise Rain Collector con stitutes a stand alone rainfall measuring and recording system The RainLog has a large non volatile memory that is capable of recording one year of rainfall with a one minute resolution A sin gle CR2447N lithium battery powers the unit and in most cases will last one year Data stored in memory will not be lost during a battery change The RainLog continually monitors for rainfall events and at the end of each minute stores the minute rainfall to non volatile mem ory The RainLog makes efficient use of the available memory by only storing information when an event has occurred INSTALLING THE BATTERY One CR2477N lithium battery is supplied separately with each RainLog Please contact Rainwise for additional replacement batteries 1 Lift the RainLog s cover up from the serial port side as illus trated below and insert the battery as shown t t CR2477N 2 Close the cover and turn the2. by minute Minutes with zero rainfall will also be exported Depending on the selected time span this method can create a very large spreadsheet Excel is limited to 65535 rows which equates to approximately 45 days of one minute data Before exporting you will be prompted to first confirm that you wish to proceed Second you will be asked if you wish to remove inactive data If you elect to use this inactive data removal feature then all periods of 3 hours or more that had no rainfall will not be exported The first rainfall record after this inactive period will be flagged with a comment New rainfall event The advantage of using this feature is the elimination of large portions of data that contain no rainfall while still maintaining true one minute resolution for each rainfall event Report Events This method exports one minute rainfall events without any pad ding No zero rainfall records will be exported This makes the out put very compact and only contains relevant rainfall data The 9 Daily data in the Text window By default all of the data in the Daily text window is displayed The graph can be customized to show different ranges To graph a specific range of data select highlight the desired Daily data in the Text window Right click your mouse and select Graph from the pop up menu The graph will update showing only the select data The graph can be copied and pasted into other applications The graph is copied a
3. to use This is done by con necting it to a PC and running the RL Loader software provided with the unit A serial RS 232 cable is provided with the RainLog This cable must be used to connect the RainLog to the computer A USB to Serial adapter may be required if your PC is not equipped with a serial port These adapters can be purchased from Rainwise 1 Install the RL Loader software by inserting the RL Loader CD ROM The install should begin automatically If it does not run setup exe on the CD 2 Make sure the RainLog is correctly attached to the PC and then run the RL Loader application 3 From the Settings menu select the appropriate type of col lector The 0 25 mm tip setting is the metric equivalent of the 0 01 in tip collector standard 4 Connect to the RainLog by clicking the Auto Detect button gl or select Auto Detect from the Logger menu RL Loader will begin scanning available ports for the RainLog 5 Once connected the Device Info window will show the status of the RainLog Click the Set Logger Clock button L or select Set Clock from the Logger menu The RainLog s clock and calendar will be set to match the PC 6 You may assign the RainLog a text ID This ID helps manage ce data from multiple RainLog s Click the Set ID button or se lect Set ID from the Logger menu Enter a name ID when prompted The Device Info window will up
4. RainLog upside down You should see a red LED glow for 8 seconds After 8 seconds the LED will switch off it will then flash faintly once every 8 seconds This indicates that the logger is running 29 Date sequence error A date sequence error occurs when the RainLog has logged infor mation and then had its clock set to an earlier date To reduce the risk of this happening it is advised that you download the data from the RainLog save it to file set the clock and then clear it The RainLog is not recording rainfall Verify that the rain collector is clean and that the drain hole in the center is not blocked If you remove the screen make sure that you bend the cotter pin legs back up when you put it back Leav ing the legs down will stop the tipping bucket from tipping If the collector is not blocked verify that the RainLog can read the mechanism Set the RainLog s clock and clear its memory using the RL Loader application Connect the RainLog to the tipping bucket and tip it by hand 5 times Wait 1 minute and then download the data A new record should appear with 5 counts If no records appear disconnect the RainLog from the collector and short the two rainfall input terminals on the RainLog with a small screw driver several times Wait 1 minute and download again If you see new records then there is likely a fault with the collector A continued absence of records may indicate a RainLog failure Contact Rainwise Support fo
5. WARRANTY Rainwise Inc warrants this RainLog against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two years from the date of purchase and agrees to repair or replace any defective product without charge This warranty does not cover damage resulting from accident misuse or abuse lack of reasonable care the fixing of any attachment not provided with the product or damage due to a lightning strike Rainwise will not reimburse for take down or reinstallation charges Rainwise will not pay for any warranty service performed by a non authorized repair service and will not reimburse the consumer for damage resulting from warranty service performed by a non authorized repair service No responsibility is assumed for any special incidental or consequential damages No other warranty written or oral is authorized by Rainwise Inc This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which may vary from state to state Some states do not allow the exclu sion incidental or consequential damages so the above exclusions and limitations may not apply to you To return a unit under warranty call 1 800 762 5723 Rainwise will only pay for return shipping charges using the method of their choosing If expedited shipping is requested the excess cost must be paid by the customer Make sure that the equipment is properly packed preferably in the original box damage incurred in shipping is not covered by this warranty
6. at will allow you to copy select and graph selected portions of data The Graph Window The Graph window provides a graphical representation of the 7
7. date 7 Clear the RainLog s memory by clicking the Clear Ram but ton or select Clear Ram from the Logger menu 8 Close the RL Loader application and disconnect the RainLog The logger is now configured and can be connected to the rain collector INSTALLING THE RAINLOG The RainLog is now ready to be installed in the rain collector Make sure that the collector has already been securely mounted and is level Readings will not be accurate if the collector is not level 1 Loosen the 4 screws securing the top of the col lector to its base 2 Twist the collector top counter clockwise to free the tabs Lift the top off and set it aside 3 Remove the blue cap on the base and carefully pull the connector out of the tube 4 Connect the RainLog to the connector and place the RainLog in the tube Replace the blue cover Data and graphs can be exported to other Windows applications using the clipboard The new export feature in version 2 1 uses OLE to export data directly into Microsoft Excel Exporting Data Data may be exported directly into Microsoft Excel Excel must be installed for this feature to work Click the Export button or select Export from the File menu Data can be exported in three different ways Report by Day This will export daily rainfall totals into Excel The range of data can be specified using the begin and end date selectors Report by Minute Data will be exported
8. es 3 Remove the top of the collector by loosening the 4 secur ing screws To ensure accuracy the bubble level inside the collector should be used to level the gauge RETRIEVING DATA FROM THE RAINLOG The system is now ready to collect data After removing the RainLog from the collector connect it to a PC using the serial cable provided 1 Run the RL Loader application Click the Auto Detect button or select AutoDetect from the Logger menu 2 Click the Download button ff or select Download from the Logger menu The text and graph windows will update once the download is complete 3 The downloaded information should be saved to disk Select Save As from the file menu Select a meaningful file name and save the file This file can be opened again at a later time You also have the option of appending data to this file This means that you can maintain one file per RainLog RL LOADER SOFTWARE Overview RL Loader is a Windows based application that was designed to easily extract and manage rainfall data collected by the RainLog data logger Data can be viewed in a text or graphical format The basic methods for connecting and extracting data from the Rainlog are covered in previous sections of this manual Three primary windows are available in RL Loader The following sec tions explain each in detail The Device Info Window This window provides information about t
9. he status of the RainLog The information displayed is only valid when a RainLog is con nected The following information is presented Name ID string user configurable 6 Status Connection status Connected or Not Connected Time Device time Date Device date Version Device version Memory Device memory size in kilobytes Capacity Amount of memory used The Text Window The text window displays rainfall data in a sequential list There are two modes Event and Daily Event shows individual rainfall event records This is the format used by the RainLog When data is downloaded from the RainLog a final entry is added that contains the current PC time date with a 0 rainfall count This is used to set the end of logging for reports and graphing Daily shows rainfall by the day and includes days when there was no rainfall This data is computed from the event records All graphs are based on the daily data The first entry is based on the date when the unit was last cleared This is assumed to be the start of logging Error messages are appended to records when there is a calculated date time sequence error All or part of the text data can be copied using the Windows Clipboard Use the menu options under Edit to select and copy data Once the data is in the clipboard it can pasted into any Windows application that supports cutting and pasting Important Right click in the text window to get a pop up menu th
10. r further assistance downside to this method is that it makes graphing more difficult as the time interval is random Exporting Graphs Make sure that the graph window is the active window Copy the graph using the Copy button or click the right mouse button and select Copy The graph is copied as a Windows Meta File This offers the ad vantage over the Bitmap format in that the object may be scaled in the destination application The graph can now be pasted into any application that supports wmf cutting and pasting Microsoft Word TROUBLESHOOTING The computer won t detect the RainLog The RL Loader must connect to a free available serial port If you get the No devices found message within a couple of seconds after clicking the Auto detect button then chances are there are no free ports available The computer will scan all available ports looking for the RainLog The scanning window will indicate which ports is being scanned Check the following e Certain programs like Palm Hot Sync can hold serial ports open make sure they are not running e If you are using a USB to Serial adapter make sure that it is installed correctly Use the Windows Device Manger to verify that a com port has been created e Make sure that the LED on the RainLog is flashing every 8 seconds this indicates that the RainLog is running e Check the serial cable connections 10 CONFIGURING THE RAINLOG The RainLog must be configured prior
11. s a Windows Meta File image Working With Saved Data Data from the RainLog can be saved to disk The saved file can be loaded back into RL Loader at any time for analysis and for creating reports When saving data to file you can either create a new file or append the data to an existing file Appending data is useful for keeping track of rainfall from one particular logger for extended periods If you are working with multiple RainLog s it is recommended that you save data to files using the same name as the loggers ID This way it is easy to keep track of what data be longs to what logger If you are using two RainLog s with one col lector give the RainLog s unique ID s and save data to a common file For Example call the loggers City Hall 1 and City Hall 2 Save the data to a common file City Hall Important for Version 2 0 Users Version 2 0 saved data to files by default with the extension csv This has been changed to dat in version 2 1 You can still load version 2 0 files but you must change the file type in the window that prompts you for a file name Exporting Data 5 Re attach the collector top and tighten the four screws INSTALLING THE RAINLOGGER If Applicable The RainLogger package consists of a RainLog data logger rain collector and mounting post 1 The mounting post is shipped in two sections Screw the sections together by hand 2 The post should be buried to a depth of 16 inch
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