Ecowitt WS68 Wireless Solar Anemometer with Light & UV Sensor
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Add the WS68 solar powered anemometer to the Ecowitt WiFi gateway to obtain wind, UV and light readings on your system.
Features
- Measures wind direction, wind speed, wind gust, UV & light data
- No display, requires an Ecowitt WIFI gateway or console
- After the WIFI configuration, the live wind, UV & light data can be viewed directly on the WS View App
- Supports uploads to WeatherUndergorund, WeatherCloud
- Wind history graph of your WU station ID can be viewed on the WU Dashboard on the WS View App
- Wind and UV & light sensor calibration available on the WS View App.
- Works with HP3501 or HP2551-C Weather Station display console (sold separately)
- All the history records can be view and downloaded after uploading data to our own weather server
Included
- WS68A Wireless Anemometer with Solar & UV Sensor
- One pair of U-bolts for installation on 25-50mm (1" to 2") pole (pole not supplied as standard)
- User Manual via electronic delivery
Technical & Manual
- Transmission distance in open field: 100m (300 feet)
- 868MHz UK and European frequency
- Wind speed range: 0 – 50 m/s (0 ~ 100 mph)
- Wind speed accuracy: ± 1 m/s (speed < 5 m/s);± 10% (speed ≥ 5 m/s), or ± 0.1 mph (speed < 11 mph); ± 10% (speed ≥ 11 mph)
- UV-Index range: 0 - 15
- Light range: 0 – 120 kLux
- Light accuracy: ± 15%
- Sensor reporting interval: 16.5 seconds
- Power consumption
- Solar panel (built-in): 6.5V/4mA
- Backup Power: 1 x AA 1.5V LR6 Alkaline or 1 x AA 1.5V Lithium battery (not included)
A copy of the Ecowitt WS68 Wind, UV & Light sensor manual can be viewed by clicking here.
To check which products this item can be used with click here to view the latest Ecowitt sensor matrix. All Ecowitt products we supply are 868MHz and suitable for use with others using the same frequency.
At first I wasn't sure about the accuracy of the WS68, but after a couple of weeks I can see that it is more accurate or sensitive than my Davis anomometer. It works very well and I use it for readings more than my Davis. All in all I am pleased with it.
I attached the WS68 to a 50mm pole at 3.5mtrs high,and the readings are fairly accurate compared to my Davis station, and it will suffice for my amature needs. Connectivity is pretty good to my Ecowitt console.
i replaced a 5-in-1 weather station that was accurate enough but had RF reliability issues - it would drop TX for no obvious reason. the ecowitt products are superb - accurate AND reliable. in addition, the tech support is awesome as well! Have used this as part of my weather station and sensor setup.
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At first I wasn't sure about the accuracy of the WS68, but after a couple of weeks I can see that it is more accurate or sensitive than my Davis anomometer. It works very well and I use it for readings more than my Davis. All in all I am pleased with it.
I attached the WS68 to a 50mm pole at 3.5mtrs high,and the readings are fairly accurate compared to my Davis station, and it will suffice for my amature needs. Connectivity is pretty good to my Ecowitt console.
i replaced a 5-in-1 weather station that was accurate enough but had RF reliability issues - it would drop TX for no obvious reason. the ecowitt products are superb - accurate AND reliable. in addition, the tech support is awesome as well! Have used this as part of my weather station and sensor setup.
Is this compatible with the WS3910_C console
Yes this is compatible with the WS3910 console as per page 29 of the product manual and the sensor matrix.
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Will this pair with a GW2000 gateway.
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Yes, this will pair with an 868MHz GW2000 gateway. Only one anemometer can be used with a gateway or console. You will find a link on the GW2000 page which has a table of supported sensors.
Does the solar component charge the backup battery? If not, what is the likely battery life?
The WS68 has a built in rechargeable unit as well as the AA standard battery. The internal unit is charged by the solar cell meaning that the AA battery will last over a year in favourable conditions.