Make and Model
of Weather Station: Davis Vantage Pro 2.
(Feb 2007)
Date first online:
Nov 14 2007
Physical
location of anemometer and sensors:
40 feet above ground on a
small radio tower, clear of
obstacles that would cause invalid data.
Location of Station:
Air
Liquide
-
Cleburne Facility
Reporting
Software: Custom
made software for the RISC CPU
OS and PC info:
Instead of a PC,
it is using a ARM9 RISC CPU by Moxa. This makes this site more dependable
then using Windows and better for an industrial application. This
box also takes about 1.5% of the power of a PC, the Moxa draws only
4.5 watts. Less heat and less
power means less operating cost. A PC running 24 hours at 300 watts is about $35
per month added to your electric bill based on power depending on
where you live. My nick name for this box is
"MyWxBox".
Note:
"MyWxBox" is made
by Moxa with special firmware pre-loaded and available
from Ambient Weather.