Recordable precipitation |
Liquid, solid, and mixed |
Recordable precipitation amount |
400 mm (approx. 8 l) |
Collecting area |
200 cm² |
Measurement method |
Weighing measurement method |
Sensor element |
Hermetically sealed load cell |
Measuring ranges |
|
Precipitation |
0 … 50 mm/min or 0 … 3000 mm/h |
Cumulative precipitation threshold at 60 min. collection time |
0.03 mm |
Precipitation intensity threshold |
0.1 mm/h or 6 mm/h |
Accuracy (at -25°C … +45°C) |
|
Amount |
± 0.1 mm or ±1% of measured value |
Intensity |
± 0.1 mm/min or ± 6 mm/h or ±1% of measured value |
Resolution |
|
SDI-12 and RS-485 |
Amount: 0.001 mm
Intensity: 0.001 mm/min or 0.01 mm/h |
Impulse output |
0.05/0.1/0.2 mm, adjustable |
Query interval |
|
Amount |
6 sec … 60 min |
Intensity |
1 min |
Output delay |
|
Real-time |
< 1 min |
Non-real-time (filterd values) |
5 min |
Measurement output |
|
Measured data |
Intensity RT, amount RT/NRT, amount NRT, amount total NRT, bucket content RT and NRT, temperature of load cell |
Status output |
Pluvio² S status, heating status (if present) |
Electrical data |
|
Serial interfaces |
SDI-12 V1.3, RS-485 (2- or 4-wire), SDI-12 protocol and command line mode (ASCII) |
Digital outputs (2/5 Hz) |
Impulse 0.05/0.1/0.2 mm (adjustable); status 0 … 120 impulses/min |
USB (2.0) |
For service mode |
Power supply |
5.5 … 28 V DC, secured against reverse polarity |
Current consumption (without heating) |
Typically 9.2 mA at 12 VDC |
Power consumption (without heating) |
< 110 mW |
Ring heating, optional |
|
Power supply |
12 … 28 VDC, typ. 12/24 VDC, secured against reverse polarity |
Heating capacity |
24 VDC / max. 50 W, temperature control range 45 K (wind speed 0 m/s);
12 VDC / max. 12.5 W, temperature control range 12 K (wind speed 0 m/s) |
Modes of operation of heater control system |
Disabled, continuously enabled, continuously enabled within a specified temperature range, US NWS standard (time-controlled), enabled in case of precipitation (adjustable after-run time) |
Operating range of orifice rim heater |
-40 °C … + 60 °C (ambient temperature) |
Mechanical data |
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Dimensions and weight |
|
Pluvio² S |
288 mm x 651 mm (Ø x h) |
Pedestal |
Ø 2″ / 50 … 60 mm |
Weight |
Approx. 7.8 kg (empty bucket) |
Material |
|
Base plate |
Stainless steel/aluminium |
Collecting bucket/bucket support/pipe housing |
ASA, UV resistant |
Environmental conditions |
|
Temperature, in operation |
-40 … +60 °C |
Temperature, storage |
-40 … +70 °C |
Relative humidity |
0 … 100 % rF (non-condensing) |
Protection and Standards |
|
Pipe housing closed |
IP65 |
Pipe housing open |
IP63 |
Load cell |
IP67 |
EMC |
2004/108/EG; EN 61326-1:2013 |
Salt resistance |
EN 60068-2-11 |