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Tropospheric Airborne Meteorological Data Reporting (TAMDAR)

  • Manufacturer: Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Formerly AirDat)
  • Contract Person: Daniel Mulally
  • Model Number: 6000 C
  • Serial Number: 000848
  • Weight: 1.8 lbs
  • Probe Power: 28 VDC, 0.28 Amps (7.8 Watts) no heaters, 13 Amps with de-icing heaters. Source May 6, 2015 email from Daniel Mulally to David Delene.
  • Transceiver Power: 2 Watts Peak (Normally much Less), 28 VDC, 100 mA.

Specifications

Based on the Interface Control Document - D0027-001 (tamdar_specs.doc)

Measured Parameter Accuracy
Pressure 3 hPa
Temperature +/- 1.0 C
Humidity +/- 5 %
Winds Aloft 4-6 knots Vector Magnitude

Web Site Data Access

Data from the TAMDAR instrument on board the UND citation can be accessed via the AirDat portal at http://portal.airdat.com/portal/display/und/AirMap.

Laptop Data Access Instructions

Instrument Log

July 2012

* July 24, 2012: Removed S/N 000503. Installed Tamdar 6000C, S/N 000848, Part Number A6000-005 (received from Dan Mulally- Airdat on July 20th)

September 2011

  • Changed out Tamdar sample head S/N 000848 Dan Mulally at Airdat sent w/ S/N 000503. Model # MPXA4115AC6U. Tested and all working.

March 3, 2011

  • Recieved new updated TAMDAR. The pressure transducer has been changed out, R9 & R11 have been change also. The firmware 022 has been loaded and the tubing was configured. Changed out new TAMDAR for old exsisting probe and will ship back old unit.

October 1, 2010

  • Removed null modem from head data line, switched pins 2 and 3. Tested that the TAMDAR is still getting heading information using the AirDat Data Manager software.

September 2010

  • The firm ware was updated to the latest version.
  • The heading wiring was changed so the transmit pin (3) from the M300 is connect read pin (2) on the TAMDAR.
  • The output format from the M300 was change to be in the collect format.
atmos/citation/instruments/tamdar/home.txt · Last modified: 2020/01/29 17:25 by 127.0.0.1