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Setting up the Young 3d Sonic Anemometer

Method 1

1. You will need to install cutecom

2. You will need to wire up the Sonic Anenometer as seen in the pictures below and in the manual linked below.

3. Once its wired up you should be able to go to cutecom and follow the below link to an unlisted youtube video showing how to setup the custom format to include all of the 2d and 3d data.

Method 2

Manual: Young 3D Anemometer Manual

Parts

Setting up the Probe

By now, you should have your Raspberry Pi computer completely set up, with a DAQ HAT. To continue, you will need:

Optionally:

  1. Wire the Anemometer's Electrical Box
    1. Red to +PWR
    2. Blue to EARTH GND
    3. Grey to V1
    4. Yellow to V2
    5. Green to V3
    6. White to V4
    7. Brown to VREF
  2. Connect the DC Power Jack to power
    1. Connect the red wire to the positive connection
    2. connect the blue wire to the negative connection
  3. Optional: If you would like to test the probe prior to connecting it, follow this step. You will need the optional materials. If you do not want to test the probe, skip to step 3.
    1. For each wire labeled V1, V2, etc., place the red probe onto the labeled pin V1,2, etc., and the black probe to VREF (Brown wire)
    2. You should see some voltage coming through on the voltmeter.
  4. Wire the probe into the DAQ HAT
    1. Grey to CH0
    2. Yellow to CH1
    3. Green to CH2
    4. White to CH3
    5. Brown to GND
  5. If you have properly set up the ADPAA and DAQ HAT, you can now run the python program that coincides with your instrument and observe the data.

NOTE: Remember, Wire Colors in this page are arbitrary.