Description:

Coastal’s MacroWind monitors and records wind speed and direction with an RM Young Propellor Vane and Helicoil. 

Coastal MacroSeries Instrument 

Capacity:

200 K standard 

Optional (Compact Flash Cards):  8MB, 16 MB, etc.

Housing:

Diameter – 5.5 in.

Length – 15.5 in. (including handle)

Weight – 17 lbs. in air

Material – Stainless steel and UHMW plastic housing

Propellor vane is an external mounted sensor, measuring approx. 20” long by 12” high and weighing 4 lbs.

Power:

User replaceable standard alkaline D cells

     Interface:

Wizard IBM PC compatible software

ASCII data files in engineering units

User controlled sampling parameters and sensor functions

Clock:

Solid state real time, accuracy one minute per year  

RM Young Propellor Vane

Standard:

Wind Speed – RM Young Propellor Vane

Wind Direction – RM Young Helicoil

Temperature, Internal – YSI Thermister

Optional:

Orientation – FSI Ostar Compass

Orientation – KVH Fluxgate Compass

Relative Humidity– Vaisala HMP 35A

Sensor (*optional)

Range

Accuracy

Resolution

Units

RM Young Propellor Vane

0-60

2% of read

.015

m/s

RM Young Helicoil

0-360

+5<

.09°

deg. rel.

Internal YSI Thermister

-5° to 35°

0.1°

.02 typ

°C

*FSI Ostar Compass, magnetic

0°-360°

2°

.09°

deg. mag.

*KVH C100 Compass Engine, flux gate

0°-360°

0.5

0.24

degrees magnetic

Rel. Humidity

*Vaisala HMP 35

0-100

+2%

.012%

%