Datasheet
WindSonic 60 datasheet, issue 13
The general-purpose 2-axis ultrasonic anemometer: 0 to 60 m/s from an ASA/PC blend (LURAN S KR 2861/1C) head, highly resistant to water, rain, humidity and UV, with no moving parts, WMO-compliant gust measurement, and serial or analogue output.
Contents
What is in this document
- Product overview and where WindSonic 60 fits in the range
- Six key features, including WMO-compliant gust measurement and low power consumption
- Typical applications: remote weather stations, building controls, data buoys, marine vessels, small airports and helipads, road and rail tunnels
- Full technical specification: wind speed, wind direction, measurement, power and operational
- Output option table and dimensional drawing
Key figures
Key specification
| Wind speed range | 0 to 60 m/s (116 knots) |
|---|---|
| Wind speed accuracy | Less than 2% RMSE or 0.2 m/s RMSE, whichever is greater, 0 to 20 m/s. Less than 3% RMSE, 20 to 60 m/s |
| Wind speed resolution | 0.01 m/s (0.02 knots) |
| Response time | 0.25 seconds |
| Starting threshold | 0.01 m/s |
| Wind direction range | 0 to 360 degrees, no dead band |
| Wind direction accuracy | Less than 2 degrees RMSE, 0 to 60 m/s |
| Power requirement | 5 to 30 VDC on options 1 and 2, 7 to 30 VDC on option 3, 9 to 30 VDC on options 4 and 5 |
| Current drain | Depends on option, from under 2 mA at 12 V on SDI-12 to 44 mA at 12 V on 4-20 mA |
| Factory calibration | Traceable to national standards |
| Warranty | 24 months |
Figures are taken from issue 13 of the document itself. The document is the controlled source: where this page and the PDF differ, the PDF wins.
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