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Inspeed Vortex II Wind Sensor with Hall Sensor - dgunnell - 15-11-2016
Anyone using the Inspeed Vortex II Wind Sensor with Hall Sensor with TX v3.12? MPH on LCD panel is not even close could be 15mph winds and only seeing 1 - 3 MPH on the LCD. Also using the Inspeed E-Vane II and it seems to be working correctly. Do I need to install jumper on JP2 and adjust the trim pot?
RE: Inspeed Vortex II Wind Sensor with Hall Sensor - werk_ag - 16-11-2016
(15-11-2016, 21:33)dgunnell Wrote: Anyone using the Inspeed Vortex II Wind Sensor with Hall Sensor with TX v3.12? MPH on LCD panel is not even close could be 15mph winds and only seeing 1 - 3 MPH on the LCD. Also using the Inspeed E-Vane II and it seems to be working correctly. Do I need to install jumper on JP2 and adjust the trim pot?
Hi dgunnell,
The JP2 and trim pot are only used for the Fine Offset wind vanes, so you don't have to nothing with them.
The Inspeed Vortex II Wind Sensor with Hall Sensor requires to be powered by 5V. That voltage is available on the RJ12 connector PIN6. If you are sure that it is correctly powered, could you please post your wiring to the RJ12 connector?
The user configurable options on your config_TX.h file are correct.
Thanks.
RE: Inspeed Vortex II Wind Sensor with Hall Sensor - dgunnell - 16-11-2016
(16-11-2016, 01:56)Werk_AG Wrote:(15-11-2016, 21:33)dgunnell Wrote: Anyone using the Inspeed Vortex II Wind Sensor with Hall Sensor with TX v3.12? MPH on LCD panel is not even close could be 15mph winds and only seeing 1 - 3 MPH on the LCD. Also using the Inspeed E-Vane II and it seems to be working correctly. Do I need to install jumper on JP2 and adjust the trim pot?
Hi dgunnell,
The JP2 and trim pot are only used for the Fine Offset wind vanes, so you don't have to nothing with them.
The Inspeed Vortex II Wind Sensor with Hall Sensor requires to be powered by 5V. That voltage is available on the RJ12 connector PIN6. If you are sure that it is correctly powered, could you please post your wiring to the RJ12 connector?
The user configurable options on your config_TX.h file are correct.
Thanks.
PIN 6 goes to +5V on Vortex PIN 4 goes to green wire data on Vortex PIN 3 goes to ground on Vortex. I have confirmed voltage and signal all the way to the Vortex wind speed itself. On pin 4 at the Wind connector I have 4.97 volts that pulses low when I turn wind cups and also confirmed same on D3 signal on Nano. I have included my RX config in case there is something wrong there.
RE: Inspeed Vortex II Wind Sensor with Hall Sensor - werk_ag - 17-11-2016
Interesting info.
Could you please, trying this: In the TX software, replace the existing Routines.ini file by the new Routines.ini included in the attachment, and program the TX unit again. There is no need to change anything in the user configurable options.
Let me know if it solved the problem.
Thank you.
RE: Inspeed Vortex II Wind Sensor with Hall Sensor - dgunnell - 17-11-2016
(17-11-2016, 00:46)Werk_AG Wrote: Interesting info.
Could you please, trying this: In the TX software, replace the existing Routines.ini file by the new Routines.ini included in the attachment, and program the TX unit again. There is no need to change anything in the user configurable options.
Let me know if it solved the problem.
Thank you.
Looks like your change was not to set pull up to high on wind data pin. Didnt see much of a change had a top wind speed of 4 mph. I also turned on wind debug on TX board and I have attached it.
RE: Inspeed Vortex II Wind Sensor with Hall Sensor - werk_ag - 18-11-2016
In your winddebug.txt file I can see wind gusts of up to 31mph and a maximum average of 4mph (values in winddebug.txt are in m/s * 1000).
Please keep in mind that the LCD display only shows you the average speed, not the gust speed (To see the instant readings of wind speed you need to connected the RX unit to Cumulus, or have an Wireless Display unit)
Do you have the Wind Speed sensor installed outside the house?
If you are just testing it inside your house, keep an air blower pointing to the wind speed sensor. After some minutes the average speed should be equal to gust speed.
RE: Inspeed Vortex II Wind Sensor with Hall Sensor - dgunnell - 18-11-2016
(18-11-2016, 02:57)Werk_AG Wrote: In your winddebug.txt file I can see wind gusts of up to 31mph and a maximum average of 4mph (values in winddebug.txt are in m/s * 1000).
Please keep in mind that the LCD display only shows you the average speed, not the gust speed (To see the instant readings of wind speed you need to connected the RX unit to Cumulus, or have an Wireless Display unit)
Do you have the Wind Speed sensor installed outside the house?
If you are just testing it inside your house, keep an air blower pointing to the wind speed sensor. After some minutes the average speed should be equal to gust speed.
Thanks for the clarifications on the LCD being average speed. So Cumulus was having problems also when receiver further away so swapped out all antennas with ones tuned specifically for 433Mhz which is really crowded in my part of the US but that helped a great deal. Then discovered wind speed started working and moved some stuff around and it dropped out again. After several hours of further troubleshooting discovered that the Inspeed anemometer data signal had a cold solder joint at the screw terminals on the device itself. Resoldered all of them and that problem solved. Was doing all tests indoors with fan running. Last problem is I noticed on the RX board the 9V supply is dropping .45 volts every time there is a transmission to the wireless station and you can see the dropout of power in the LCD and LEDS on the Nano. Looks like the 7809 will have to be replaced. After this ready to deploy outside next to my Davis Vantage Pro 2 and then will run comparison tests for several months along with getting the solar and UV adjusted. This station will be out in a field and the Davis one will be moved further away to another field since I will get more range on 900Mhz in my area since its not crowded and pretty quiet.
I I put the data line back on resistor pullup and didnt seem to make a difference one way or the other.
Thanks for the help!
RE: Inspeed Vortex II Wind Sensor with Hall Sensor - markkkk42 - 24-05-2018
What was the difference between the Davis and Inspeed after some testing time?
RE: Inspeed Vortex II Wind Sensor with Hall Sensor - werk_ag - 24-05-2018
I've never had any Davis anemometer, so I can not tell which ones perform best, but I think they're both good instruments.
The Inspeed wind vane seems to have some problems with water infiltration, at least it's happened to me twice.
RE: Inspeed Vortex II Wind Sensor with Hall Sensor - markkkk42 - 24-05-2018
Hi Werk
I have crazy gust record problems with the davis and I have never been happy with the pot either in the windvane. I have replaced the pot already and it is expensive here. I found a guy in the USA who makes the electronics for the Inspeed gear and he sells either just the pcb or the whole thing. I have ordered a windspeed unit complete and also a windvane complete and also a spare pcb for each. Complete they are US$75 each so quite cheap enough and they do look good. I am sure I can make sure they are weatherproof although I think his latest CNC plastics versions are better. If push comes to shove I can make my own housings anyway as I have my own CNC machine.
Mark