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Vaisala Maritime Observation System AWS430
Overview
- Designed specially for critical maritime weather applications
- High-quality anti-corrosive design and EMC characteristics that comply with Lloyd’s Register and IEC 60945 requirements
- High data availability
- Built in test procedures and data validation
- Accurate true wind calculation even from multiple sensors
- Meets NMEA 0183 and IEC 1162-1 requirements for data communication
- Complies with CAP 437 requirements
Technical Specifications
| Temperature | |
| operating | -50 ... +60 °C (-58 ... 140 °F) |
| storage | -50 ... +70 °C (-58 ... 158 °F) |
| In compliance with Lloyd’s Register (LR) Type Approval System, Test Specification Number 1; 2002, Performance and Environmental Test Specification for the Environmentally Tested Products used in Marine and Offshore Applications, and IEC 60945 International Standard, 4th edition, 2002-08, Maritime Navigation and Radio communication Equipment and Systems - General Requirements Methods of Testing and Required Test Results, as follows: | |
| Vibration | |
| Shock | IEC 60068-2-6/IEC 60945 |
| Dry heat | MIL-STD-202G, Method 213B, cond. J |
| Damp Heat Cyclic | IEC 60068-2-2/IEC 60068-2-48 |
| Extreme conditions | IEC 60068-2-30 |
| Low temperature | IEC 60068-2-3, Test Ca |
| Rain & spray | IEC 60068-2-1 Test Ab/Ad |
| Corrosion & Salt mist | IEC 60529/IEC 60945 |
| Conducted LF immunity | IEC60068-2-52, test Kb/VDA 621-415 |
| Conducted RF immunity | IEC 61000-4-16 |
| EFT immunity | IEC 61000-4-6 |
| Surge immunity | IEC 61000-4-4 |
| ESD immunity | IEC 61000-4-5 |
| Dielectric tests | IEC 61000-4-2 |
| Conducted emissions | IEC 60947-2 |
| Radiated emissions | CISPR 22 **) |
| RF field immunity | CISPR 22 **) |
| Insulation resistance | IEC 61000-4-3 |
| Power supply short term variation immunity | IEC 60092-504 |
| Power supply failure immunity | |
| Materials | IEC 61000-4-11 |
| IEC 61000-4-11/IEC 60092-504 | |
| Acid-proof stainless steel | |
| Anodized sea aluminum | |
| Size | |
| outdoor enclosure | UV resistant plastic |
| 19" rack enclosure | |
| Weight, outdoor enclosure | 600 (H) x 500 (W) x 200 (D) mm |
| Powering | 177 (H) x 433 (W) x 555 (D) mm |
| approx 40kg | |
| Internal battery | 90 ... 264 VAC, 45 ... 65 Hz |
| Battery regulator | 24 VDC (30 VDC max.) |
| Temperature compensation | 2.6 Ah/12 V |
| Deep discharge protection | Charge/recharge control |
| Standard sensor options | |
| Wind speed & direction | WMT52, WMT700 |
| Atmospheric pressure | BARO-1, PTB330 |
| Air temperature, relative humidity & dew point | HMP155 |
| Rain/precipitation | Model 50202, DRD11A |
| Water temperature | DTS12W |
| Vaisala weather transmitter | WXT520 |
| GPS Satellite | Compass Vector G2 |
| Visibility sensors | PWD10/20/50 |
| Present weather sensors | PWD12/22/52 |
| Ceilometer | CL31 |
| Wave and tide sensor | WGS167 |
| Water Current sensor | 4830 Z-pulse DCS |
| Water salinity sensor | 3919 |
| Water level sensor | PAA-36XW |
| Ship motion sensor | DMS-525 |
| Solar radiation/sun duration | |
| Additional sensor options | |
| RS485/RS232 sensors | |
| SDI-12 sensors | |
| Ethernet devices | |
| Analog sensors, with differential measurement up to 10 sensors total | |
| Digital sensors, two counter/frequency inputs | |
| Software controlled power outputs | |
| Data validation, calculations and reports | |
| Data Quality Control | |
| Upper/lower climatological limits Step change validation | |
| Statistical calculations averaging over user set periods | |
| True & relative wind, wind selection (upwind) | |
| Message inputs/outputs | |
| NMEA 0183 MVW/XDR/MTW message output | |
| NMEA 0183 HDT/RMC/VTG/GLL message input | |
| Vaisala SMSAWS message output | |
| Standard communication options | |
| Satellite communication Iridium, Inmarsat-C | |
| Wireless communication UHF, VHF, GSM, GPRS | |
| Landline communication RS232, RS485 bus, LAN | |
| Data displays, Vaisala Panel displays | |
| Pocket/Laptop/Tabletop PC | |
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