To start the WindView software on the computer in Met Trailer and begin logging data follow these steps:
Double-click on the Gill WindView icon on the Desktop
Select Menus →File→Connect
A window will pop up.
Enter MetTrailer-YYYY in the 'Name' field box, where YYYY is current year, for example 2021.
Select 'GILL_POLAR_TWO_AXIS' in 'Output Format' Pull down menu
Select COM11 in the 'Port' Pull Down menu
Select 9600 in the 'Baud Rate' Pull Down menu
Select NONE in the 'Parity' Pull Down menu
Click 'Connect' Button
Should see data coming in on left side of window (with 'Data' tab selected), if not, reset power on Sonic Anemometer.
Select Menus →Settings→Logging
The 'Log Settings' window will pop up.
Check 'Enable' under 'Segmented Logging'
Select 6 mins in 'Create new log file every' field.
Check 'Append Time Stamp' field.
The 'Directory' field should Dropbox folder c:\Users\Students\Dropbox\Surface\MetTrailer\data\WindSonic\raw
The 'File Name (prefix) field should be Wind.txt
Click 'Apply' Button
Click 'OK' Button in pop up Window.
Select Menus →Log→Start