The principle of a tipping bucket rain gauge is simple: depending on the quantity of rainfall, the tipping bucket mechanism fills and empties. Every tipping action operates a reed contact: in this way counting the quantity of the rainfall. This means that the tipping bucket has one enormous advantage: it needs no power supply to operate. Power supply is only a necessity when circumstances demand heating because of low environmental temperatures.

Reading the number of counts, in other words reading the rainfall, can be done locally by using a local (battery operated) datalogger such as the HD2013-DB. But it is also possible to communicate directly the results through one of our dataloggers of the HD33 series. The built-in 4G/3G/GPRS modem makes it easy to upload the data directly to one of our cloud applications or to your own secured server.

HD2013 is available as well with optional analog output at choice between 4…20 mA or 0…10 Vdc (to be specified when  placing the order) or with optional SDI-12 digital output. When ordering, the rain gauge is completely setup to be used.

Easy to install, adjustable feet and leveling device integrated. Bird spikes and accesories for raised mounting available.

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• Wind speed
• Wind direction
• Temperature
• Relative Humidity
• Barometric Pressure
• Solar Radiation

HDMCS-200 is a self-supporting system complete with solar panel, back up battery and built in GSM. This makes the AWS completly independent from any external power as well as from any local structure.

Easy to use: as soon as set up the Meteo Compact Station starts working by sending all measured data to your FTP server or to the Senseca Cloud.

The stable mechanical design alongside the ultrasonic sensor with no moving parts makes the weather station completely maintenance free.

Cables with connectors, solar panel, back up battery, tripod and logger with GSM communication are all included in the set.

For option with precipitation measurement see HDMCS-100.

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• Wind speed
• Wind direction
• Temperature
• Relative Humidity
• Barometric Pressure
• Rainfall

HDMCS-100 is a self-supporting system complete with solar panel, back up battery and built in GSM. This makes the AWS completly independent from any external power as well as from any local structure.

Easy to use: as soon as set up the Meteo Compact Station starts working by sending all measured data to your FTP server or to the Senseca Cloud.

The stable mechanical design alongside the ultrasonic sensor with no moving parts makes the weather station completely maintenance free.

Cables with connectors, solar panel, back up battery, tripod and logger with GSM communication are all included in the set.

For option with solar radiation measurement see HDMCS-200.

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HD2013.3 detects all type of precipitations.

Quick  and simple to  integrate in any outdoor installation or configuration thanks to the enhanced connection possibilities: we supply this version in Modbus-RTU or 4-20mA or 0-10V or contact output.

Our standard features:

• capacitive element is shielded from wind by the protecting dome construction: no false indications
• capacitive element is heated to be able to detect any form of precipitation, including snow and hail
• can be standard equipped with bird-spikes
• supplied with heavy duty mounting bracket, universal for surface or pole mounting
• standard cable lengths 5 or 10 meter

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Various outputs are available:

• RS485 with Modbus-RTU or proprietary ASCII protocol
• SDI-12
• Voltage-free pulse contact output

The rain gauge is able to provide the total rainfall, the partial rainfall (from the last reset command or from the last reading command), the average rainfall rate in the last minute and in the last hour. The measured rainfall is regularly saved into a non-volatile memory, which retains the information even in case of power failure.

The automatic discharge of the rainfall collected allows using a compact and lightweight structure for the installation of the rain gauge.

So as to ensure accurate measurement even with low temperature climatic conditions, a version with heating which is automatically activated below +4 °C has been developed (HD2016R) so that snow deposits and ice formations are prevented.

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To ensure accurate measurements even with low temperature climatic conditions or during and after precipitations of snow, a version with heating system (HD2015R), automatically activated around +4 °C, has been developed to prevent snow deposits and ice formations.

The quantity of rainfall measured is based on the count of the number of times the bucket is emptied: the reed contacts, normally closed, open at the moment of the rotation between one bucket’s section and the other. The number of impulses can be detected and recorded by a data logger such as the HD2013-DB or by a pulse counter. But it is also possible to communicate directly the results through one of our dataloggers of the HD33 series. The built-in 4G/3G/GPRS modem makes it easy to upload the data directly to one of our cloud applications or to your own secured server.

When ordering, the rain gauge is completely setup to be used. Easy to install, adjustable feet and leveling device integrated. Bird spikes and accesories for raised mounting available.

A removable filter for periodic cleaning and maintenance is inserted in the water collector cone so as to prevent leaves or other elements blocking the end of the hole.

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