sandusky — Maintenance Reports
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: Station Maintenance [1125]
- routine site maintenance, including:
- checked battery (13.72 V)
- checked leaf wetness sensor [standard] (good)*
- checked soil sensor cables (good)
- checked solar panel (19.56 V)
- checked tipping-bucket rain gauge (adjusted level)
- cleaned solar panel
- replaced atmp/relh sensor [1.5m]**
- replaced atmp/relh sensor [3.0m]
* no canopy sensor at this site
** faulty since 11/27/2022
: Station Maintenance [1050]
- routine site maintenance, including:
- checked anemometer (replaced bearings)
- checked battery (good: 13.61V)
- checked pyranometer (good condition / level)
- checked soil sensor cables (good)
- checked tipping-bucket rain gauge (level)
- cleaned batter box
- cleaned grounding rod (sprayed with contact cleaner)
- cleaned radiation shield (hmp155a)
- cleaned relative humidity sensor (hmp155a)
- cleaned / checked solar panel (good: 18.88V)
- tested leaf wetness [standard] (good)*
- weed removal (site well-maintained by host)
* site does not make use of a canopy leaf wetness sensor
: Station / Logger Maintenence [1010]
- routine site maintenance, including:
- cleaned all three HMP155 (atmp/relh [1.5m, 3.0m, 45cm])
- cleaned solar panels
- cleaned / leveled tipping-bucket rain gauge
- replaced battery (35Ahr)
- cleaned / tested leaf wetness sensor
- no weed removal needed (site is bare ground)
: Logger Maintenance [1202]
- loaded logger program: sdk-bbcdS.cr1*
- no canopy leaf wetness sensor
* supports "maintenance mode"
: Station Maintenance [1250]
- routine site maintenance
: Logger / Station Maintenance [1200]
- replaced logger (CR1000 -> CR1000)
- replaced wiring panel
- replaced all soil temperature sensors (SOIL0, SOIL1)
- replaced all soil moisture sensors (MSTR0, MSTR1)
: Logger/ Station Maintenance [1420]
- routine site maintenance
- updated wireless modem
: Station Maintenance [1540]
- routine site maintenance
- reinstalled "mstr1" soil moisture sensor (30-60cm)
: Station Maintenance [0900]
- reinstalled "soil0" (5cm) soil temperature sensor
- corrected "soil1" (10cm) soil temperature sensor
: Logger / Station Maintenance [1105]
- replaced logger (CR1000 -> CR1000)
- added PakBus modem
- loaded logger program: sdk-bbcdS
: Station Maintenace [1420]
- replaced soil moisture sensors (CS615 -> CS616)
: Logger Maintenance [1820]
- replaced modem / serial cables
: Logger Maintenance [1200]
- replaced faulty solid-state relay (which was causing
communication issues)
: Station Maintenance [1200]
- repair sensor mount used to soybean inversion study
: Station Maintenance [1600]
- Soybean Inversion Study Upgrade, including:
- logger upgrade (CR10X -> CR1000)
- install new ATMP/RELH sensor @ 45cm
- install new ATMP/RELH sensor @ 3m
- replace leaf wetness sensors (237 -> LWS-L)
- load new logger program "sdk-bbcdS"
* NOTE: soil moisture sensors still need to be replaced
: Station Maintenance [1135]
- annual station / site maintenance
: Station Maintenance [1000]
- routine maintenance
: Station Maintenance [1115]
- annual maintenance
: Station Maintenance [1150]
- replaced logger battery
: Station Maintenance [1105]
- annual maintenance and weed removal
- replaced 2" soil temperature sensor
- replaced 4" soil temperature sensor
: Station Maintenance [0003]
- loaded logger program "mawn_aacf" (hourly collection cycle)
: System Maintenance [0003]
- loaded logger program "mawn_aacw"
: System Maintenance [1506]
- moved data-collection to new LoggerNet server
- loaded logger program "mawn_aacf"
: Station Maintenance [1015]
- obstruction removed from tipping bucket rain gauge.
- due to blockage, there is no precipitation data for
the following period:
09/01/2014 (d=244) 0005 - 09/09/2014 (d=525) 1015
: Station Maintenance [1645]
- routine maintenance, including:
- cleaned air temp / rh sensor
- cleaned solar radiation sensor
- unclogged tipping-bucket rain gauge
: Station Maintenance [0920]
- Rain gauge unplugged. Due to blockage, precipiation
data has been marked as "missing" for the following
time period:
07/25/2012 (d=207) 00:05 - 08/15/2012 (d=229) 09:20
: Station Maintenance [1500]
- Routine maintence
: Station Maintenance
- General station maintenance and system checks.
- Work was done approx: 1145 - 1215 (Day=223)
: Database Modification
- Added hourly battery voltage (logging of the hourly
voltage data actually started at 5:00pm on April 04,
2008 (d=095).
: Station Maintenace (sm)
- Installed wireless broadband modem. This was done
to correct recent troubles with old analog cell
modem. [16:00]
- Established communication to wireless broadband
modem using LoggerNet. [16:20]
- Loaded MAWN Program: AACF (hourly schedule) [16:20]
: Station Maintenance (jaa)
- Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge Repaired
: Telecommunication Trouble Corrected (crn, sm)
- Faulty COM100 Cell Phone Modem Replaced. Station
returned to regular 6:35am/6:35pm data collection
schedule.
: Telecommunication Trouble
- Currently unable to connect to cell modem installed
at the Sandusky MAWN station. Data will likely be
unavailable until we are able to service the trouble (jtb).
: Station Online
- Data Collection and Data Archive for new station begins and
now made available via the MAWN website:
First data report: Jan 01, 2004 - 00:05 (Day=001)
: Communications Troubleshooting
- PC208W Communication software now properly configured
thanks to suggestions provided by Campbell Scientific.
The following modem string was needed to properly
handshake with COM200 installed in the field:
&B1V1X3S7=60&M0&N2
: Cellular Package Troubleshooting
- Thumb Cellular replaced Motorola Transceiver and
communication to/from station appears to be OK.
- PC208W still needs to be configured
: New Station Installed
Notes:
- station includes following communication package:
COM100 Cellular Phone Package
COM200 Data Modem
ASP962 Directional Antenna
- leaf wetness B (canopy) - still needs to be installed.
- Data Logger Program Loaded: MAWN??
Additional Station Needs: