La Crosse Technology WS-2315OAK Professional Wired/Wireless Weather Station with Atomic Clock

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The station keeps a record of minimum and maximum data for all readings, along with the time and date they occurred. These are available at the push of a button.

Both indoor and outdoor temperature indications are selectable for either °F or °C. Wind speed can be displayed in mph, knots, m/s, km/h, or Beaufort scale. Barometric pressure can be calibrated for altitude and displayed in either hPa (hecto Pascals) or inHg (inches of mercury).

The station's weather-forecasting feature senses barometric pressure over time and adjusts the indicator icons and tendency arrows to provide accurate forecasts based on pressure trends.

A programmable alarm option allows alarms to be set for certain weather conditions (such as danger of frost, possibility of storms, unfavorable air pressure and temperature tendencies, and the like). Up to 13 different alarm types, many with both high and low alarm thresholds, can be programmed and set.

The included software requires Windows^TM 98 or above and Pentium 166 MHz or higher. The PC must have 32M of RAM, 20M of hard drive space, and a CD-ROM drive to install. The included software can remove stored data from the Interface and place it in a file on the PC's hard drive. Selected data can be exported as an ASCII file for use in other programs (such as Excel). Also, graphs, charts, and data lists can be generated from the stored data (for example, wind speed and direction for January 2001).

Compact in size at approximately 6.3 inches high by 6.1 inches wide, the WS2315 base station features real wood accent columns finished in oak on both sides of the LCD display panel. The main unit has two foldout legs for use a freestanding unit on a table, shelf, or desk, or you can mount the unit on a wall. 

All cables use standard telephone wire and modular connectors. They can be extended up to an additional 32 feet, depending on the electrical interference present in the local environment.  

The three remote sensors supplied with the station include a rainfall sensor, a wind speed and direction sensor, and an outdoor temperature/humidity sensor. Both the rainfall sensor and the wind speed and direction sensor are wired to the thermo-hygro sensor (32-foot replaceable cables provided) to share power and the data uplink path. The uplink path can be either wireless (up to 100 feet in clear air) or wired via the included 32 foot-cable.

The sensors are powered by shared batteries in the thermo-hygro remote, or by power supplied by the base station when operating in the wired mode. Powering options are as follows:

• Base station and remotes can be battery-powered, in which case the base station uses 3 AA (1.5V) alkaline batteries and the thermo-hygro remote uses 2 AA alkaline batteries.
• Base station can be powered by the included ac adapter, and remotes can be battery-powered by 2 AA alkaline batteries in the thermo-hygro remote.

• Both base station and remotes can be powered by the included ac adapter if the data-link cable is connected from the base station to the thermo-hygro remote. In this case, you can still install batteries in the remote for power backup in case of ac power failure.

Specifications:

For additional information on the WS2315, please see heavyweather.info.

To download the instruction manual, click here.

This unit is compatible with Weather Display software.  Weather Display can use the data from your WS2315 to generate weather graphics on your PC, upload weather data to a web site, and send weather alarms to your E-mail address, your pager, or your SMS cell phone.  Weather Display software must be purchased separately.