200WX WeatherStation® Instrument for Weather-Monitoring Applications

Airmar's WeatherStation 200WX is the best choice for mobile, land-based, weather-monitoring applications. Sensor-rich, in a durable, rugged, small housing that is IPX6† rated, makes the 200WX ideal for dynamic platforms such as agricultural tractors, weather chasing vehicles and military vehicles.

Being aware of the Dynamic True wind speed and direction is important and often mission-critical. The 200WX calculates the Dynamic True wind speed and direction based upon the Apparent wind,speed of the vehicle, and vehicle heading.Apparent wind is the wind you would feel on your hand if you held it out while moving. The 200WX has internal 10 Hz GPS and three-axis electronic compass that provide the heading, position, speed-over-ground, and course-over-ground functionality that is necessary for Dynamic True wind-data processing on a moving vehicle.

The 3D compass with dynamic stabilization provided by the three-axis rate gyro enhances compass accuracy in heavy pitch and roll conditions. The patented 200WX maintains dynamic compass performance in hilly and mountainous terrain—common in military situations.

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Applications

Mobile weather vehicles

Agricultural vehicle system integration

Construction site awareness

Autonomous vehicles navigation and data collection

Chemical and fertilizer sprayer monitoring

Features

Ultrasonic measurement of apparent and theoretical wind speed and direction

Barometric pressure

Air and wind chill temperature

Relative humidity (field serviceable option)

Speed over ground, GPS positionand course over ground

Three-axis and solid-state compass with dynamic stabilization

Three-axis accelerometer for top-rated pitch and roll information

Housing IPX6 rated for water-ingress protection

Estimated heat index and dew point

Three-axis rate gyro provides rate-of-turn data

Data output through a single cable (comes with various lengths)

NMEA 2000 protocol over CAN

NMEA 0183/ASCII serial data protocol over RS-232 interface

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Options

Relative humidity module

Allows dew-point and heat-index calculations

WeatherStation housing rated IPX4

Field serviceable

Specifications

Weight: 300 g (0.7 lb.)

Wind speed:

Accuracy: 5% at 10 m/s at four angles

Range: 0–40 m per second (0 to 89 MPH)

Resolution: 0.1 m per second

Calculations: User-configurable damping

Wind direction:

Accuracy: ±3° at 10m per second

Range: 0 to 359.9°

Resolution: 0.1°

Calculations: User-configurable damping

Air temperature:

Range: −40 to 80 °C (−40 to 176 °F)

Accuracy: ±1.1 °C at 20 °C

Resolution: 0.1°C

Barometric pressure:

Accuracy: ±0.5 hPa at 25 °C (or better)

Range: 300 to 1100 hPa

Resolution: 0.1 hPa

Three-axis compass:

Range: 0–359.9°

Resolution: 0.1°

Accuracy:

1° static heading accuracy

2° dynamic heading accuracy

Pitch and roll:

Accuracy: ±1° in range of ±30°

Measurement Type: MEMS

Range: 50°

Resolution: 0.1°

Operating Temperature Range: −25 to 55 °C (−13 to 131 °F)

GPS Position Accuracy: 3 m (10') CEP

Optional Relative Humidity:

Range: 0 to 100% RH

Accuracy: ±5% RH at 0 to 90% RH at 20 °C

Resolution: 0.1% RH

Power:

Supply Voltage: 9 to 40 VDC

Supply Current: <75 mA (<0.9 W) at 12 VDC

NMEA 2000^® Load Equivalency Number (LEN): 2

Communications:

Available interface: Serial RS-232, Serial RS-422, CAN

Serial output rate: 1 Hz typical, 10 Hz maximum recommended, user selectable

Available protocol: Comma delimited ASCII, NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000

Mounting-thread Size on base: Standard 1"–14 UNS (3/4" NPT optional)

Certifications and Standards: CE, IPX6 (IPX4 with optional Relative Humidity sensor), RoHS, IEC61000-4-2, IEC60945, IEC60950_1C, IEC60950_22A, EN55022, EN55024, EN15014982

Note: Cables are sold separately

Dimensional Drawing

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