OTT WAD 200 - Weighing Rain Gauge
Weighing rain gauge with automatic drain
The OTT WAD 200, a weighing technology combined with a self-emptying weighing rain sensor, is specially designed for the use in subtropical and tropical climates. The highly sensitive measuring principle of the precipitation meter meets the requirements of the WMO guidelines and delivers accurate measured values in real time for both quantity and intensity of liquid precipitation in the range of 0.001 to 720 mm/h.
The rain gauge has a low power consumption and is an accurate measuring instrument even under extreme weather conditions. A usually prescribed annual calibration can be carried out with the aid of a reference weight and is therefore more accurate than the usual calibration procedure using water volume.
- Percipitation intensity and amount in real-time from 0.001 to 720 mm/h
- Weighing principle with Tipping Bucket
- Continuous and consistent rain monitoring technology with cumulative data output according WMO guide line No 8
- SDI-12 / RS-485, pulse, analog output
- Small size - installation on 2" tube.
- Available with 200 or 314 cm² collection opening.
- Intensity and total data output according to WMO guideline no. 8 with measuring range from 0.001 to 720 mm/h.
- Compensation of temperature and wind errors by internal filter algorithm.
- Various data interfaces (SDI-12, RS-485, pulse output) for easy system integration.
- Configurable via USB port.
- Solid design for high MTBF.
- Self-emptying measuring system allows unattended long-term use.
- Low power consumption enables operation with solar power supply.
For precipitation measurement networks:
- In urban areas
- Of Scientific Research Programmes
- Of Flood warning systems
- For the calibration of weather radar data
- As replacement for manual control precipitation measurement methods
| Ambient relative humidity | 0 ... 100 % RH |
| Protection class | Load cell: IP 67 / instrument: IP 64 |
| Wind Speed Survival | 60 m/s |
| General Data | |
| Recordable percipitation | Liquid |
| Collecting area | 200 cm² |
| Capacity | 0.2 mm bucket, self-emptying |
| Sensor type | Weighing precipitation gauge |
| Sensor element | Hermetic sealed load cell |
| Measurging range | |
| EMC/EMI and Norms | |
| EMC/EMI | EN 61000-4-3, CE conform |
| RoHS | 2011/65/EU |
| Norms | WMO-No 8, VDI 3786 Bl. 7 |
| Percipitation | 0.001 to 720 mm/h (28 inches/h) |
| Resolution | 0.001 mm / 0.001 mm/h (0.00004 inches) |
| Accuracy | ± 0.1 mm or ± 3% ± 0.1 mm / min ±6mm/h or ±3 % |
| Electrical parameters | |
| Electronics | 9.8 to 32 VDC / 160 mW (SDI-12 & pulse output) |
| Interfaces | |
| USB | Configuration / Service-Mode |
| Serial interface | SDI-12 / RS-485 2-wire |
| Baud rate | 1200 (SDI-12) / 2400 to 19200 baud (RS485) |
| Pulse output | 0.01 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.5 / 1.0 mm |
| Status output | Rain yes/no |
| Analogue output | 0/4 ... 20 mA or 0 ... 2/5 V |
| Data output | |
| Real time (RT) | Intensity & cumulative precipitation |
| Status | Operational mode, hardware |
| Output interval | 1 min (intensity) / 1 to 60 minutes |
| Output formats | SDI-12 V1.3 : metric & imperial units / RS-485 (galvanic isolated): ASCII.TXT and MODBUS |
| Mechanical parameters | |
| Dimension (Ø x h) | 292 mm x 190 mm |
| Weight | 2.5 kg |
| Material | |
| ring, funnel, plate | Aluminum alloy |
| Load cell | Stainless steel |
| Bucket | Monolithic |
| Mounting/Installation Ø | 2"/ 60mm |
| Environmental conditions | |
| Operating temperature | 0 ... +70 °C |
| Storing temperature | -50 ... +70 °C |