Ecowitt GW2001 Wittboy Station, Includes GW2000 Wi-Fi Gateway and WS90 7-in-1 Outdoor Solar Powered Weather Sensor

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ecowitt GW2001 Wittboy Weather Station, Includes GW2000 Wi-Fi Gateway and WS90 7-in-1 Outdoor Solar Powered Weather Sensor

(Installation video)

 

Test and evaluate from Youtuber “Make It Work”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz2TipTphbc&t=201s

 

(This video shows how the GW2001 installs, works, and accesses the home assistant)

 

 

Your private weather station will pick up data of temperature, humidity, wind direction and speed, light and UV levels, as well as rainfall, and report it to you through the ecowitt app or the ecowitt.net website.

All-in-1 Weather Station: Temperature, humidity, wind direction/speed, light and UV levels.

Near-Zero Maintenance: All-in-1 weather station with no moving parts.

Dual-Power Supply: Solar power autonomy & Backup battery

Haptic Rainfall Sensor: More accuracy Anti-vibration design

Get Live Data Instantly: View live data on Ecowitt app

Get Alert E-mails: on your own defined alert condition, mails can be triggered to notify you the alert.

Support A Bundle of Sensors: Ecowitt developed or to be developed sensors are all supported.

Light, Compact Yet Robust: Install it outdoors and let it do its weather station magic.

Easy integration Third Party: With its unique data exchange protocol, it can be integrated easily with third party systems.

Long Transmission Range: Data can be picked up and received throungh hub GW2000 in 150 meters.

WS90 Outdoor Weather Sensor Array :

Temperature, humidity, wind direction/speed, light and UV levels and Haptic Rainfall Sensor(More accuracy Anti-vibration design).

 

Haptic Rainfall Sensor

 

 

 

Slope Design

The top of haptic rain gauge has been added a slope.

 

Accumulated water at the top of the piezoelectric sensor can be influenced by wind, leading to potential misjudgments regarding rainfall.

 

 

 

Attention

 

1.About daily rain deviation

 

 

then WS90 is just fine: After all the device works well after a longer run time.

(Daily rain deviation for WH40 and WS90)

 

2. How to calibrate WS90

The WS90 is equipped with a haptic rain sensor, and the system offered a way that users can calibrate the rain sensor accuracy by themselves. To carry out a proper calibration, please check the following:

 

1. A reference will be needed to record the rainfall value, and also it is quite important to have the ability to record the rain rate. For this, our WH40 rain sensor can be used for this purpose.

 

2. There are five rain gain parameters you can set: Piezo Rain1: Rain5. So usually, we leave Rain1 as it is unless you can confirm it made constantly same result, and then you can adjust this.

 

 

(Rainfall values recorded for WH40 and WS90)

 

(Set five rain gain parameters)

 

Dual-Power Supply & Auto-Heater Function

 

Sensor solar panel (built-in): 6.5V/4mA

Sensor (backup): 2 x AA 1.5V battery (not included)

 

Equipped with a built-in solar panel on the top to charge super CAP to ensure night use, your very own weather station has the advantage of being a solar-powered device, Wherever you place it outdoors, you don’t need to charge it or even worry about it. Its solar panel will take care of keeping WittBoy running at full power— and, in case of prolonged rainy days, its backup batteries will kick in to maintain its functionality.

 

 

 

 

 

The external power cord () can both heat and act as a power supply, but please note the following points:

 

1. We recommend our customers use a 12V power supply because there is a heating plate inside the battery compartment of WS90, the purpose of the heating plate is to melt the snow covering the battery compartment (snow will affect the wind speed measurement).

 

Moreover, with a 12V power supply, the power cable can be stretched longer.

 

2. If you don’t need to supply power from a distance, you can also use a 5V power supply, but it will cause the heating plate to be inefficient and melt the snow slower.

 

3. Be sure to pay attention!!! The supply voltage range can only be 5~20V, more than that will be very dangerous and will cause damage to the WS90.

About the Snowpack

 

For the topmost snow ①, it can’t be heated and melted by the heating plate(cause there’s no heating plate on the top), which can only be swept away manually, otherwise, it will affect the solar power supply and rainfall measurement.

 

For the snow in the middle②, snow will affect the wind speed measurement, there is a heating plate here, so you need to connect the heating cable ③ to heat and melt the snow.

 

 

About Mounting

 

You can attach a pole(not included) to a permanent structure and then attach the sensor package to it.

 

The install hole will accommodate a pole diameter of 1.0 inch(pole not included)

 

Waterproof IPX5 Standards

 

 

 

While compact, the entire structure of WS90 is built to be robust and designed to withstand the test of time. The Temperature and Humidity Sensor Kit can be replaced whenever required.

 

Bird Spike Installation Instructions

 

Explore the environment around you

 

Whether you’re a weather enthusiast or simply someone who needs to know what weather it is now, WittBoy(GW2001) can be a new and unique weather station for you to protect your family and your property with the instant alerts alarm.

 

Publish to Internet Weather Services

 

✔ WOW : A UK based weather observation website.

✔ Weather Cloud : A large network of weather stations reporting data in real time from all over the world.

✔ Ecowitt Weather : Ecowitt’s new weather server that can host a bunch of sensors that other services don’t support at this time.

✔ Custom sites （using either Wunderground or Ecowitt protocol.）

Three Methods of Wi-Fi Configuration

Method A :

Step 1 : connect your phone with the wi-fi hub once it is powered on;

Step 2 : enter ‘ 192.168.4.1 ‘ on your browser to open embeded web page;

Step 3 : Log in ( no password required ) and then enter your SSID and WI-Fi password to finish the Wi-Fi configuration.

Method B :

Step 1 : Plug in the ethernet cable to connect this hub to the Wi-Fi router, find its assigned IP address via DHCP;

Step 2 : Enter the IP address on the phone’s browser to open the embeded web page;

Step 3 : Log in ( no password required ) and then enter your SSID and Wi-Fi password to finish the Wi-Fi configuration.

Method C :

Step 1 : Download Ecowitt APP on your phone;

Step 2 : Follow the instruction as the APP will walk you through the setting process.

Please NOTE : Method C are highly recommended way to configure Wi-Fi because it is very handy to operate.

 

Specifications:
 

WS90 Outdoor Sensor

Wind Speed

0m/s to 40m/s ( Accuracy : <10m/s, ±0.5m/s; ≥10m/s, ±5%; Resolution : 0.1m/s ) Wind Direction   0° to 359° ( Accuracy: <2m/s, ±10°; ≥2m/s, ±7°; Resolution: 1° ) Temperature -40°C to 60°C (Accuracy : ±0.3°C (± 0.6°F); Resolution : 0.1°C (± 0.1°F) ) Humidity 1% to 99% ( Accuracy: ±3.5%; Resolution : 0.01 ) Light   UVI 1~15 ( Accuracy : ±2; Resolution : 1 ) Rain 0~9999 ( Accuracy: TBA; Resolution : 0.1mm ) Sensor Solar Panel (built-in) 6.5V/4mA Sensor (backup) 2 x AA 1.5V battery (not included)   GW2000 Gateway Barometric 300 to 1100 hPa (8.85 to 32.5 inHg) ( Accuracy : ± 5hPa; Resolution : 0.1hPa (0.01 inHg) ) Temperature (Indoor)  -10°C to 60°C (-14°F to 140°F) ( Accuracy : ± 0.3°C (± 0.6°F); Resolution : 0.1°C (0.1°F) ) Humidity (Indoor) 1% to 99% ( Accuracy : ± 3.5%; Resolution : 1% ) Transmission between gateway and Wi-Fi router 50 m (165 ft.) depending on router and environment WLAN and Ethernet 802.11 b/g/n (802.11n, Max 150 Mbps) Updates on the Internet Customize 1-5 minutes (recommend 1 minute) RF frequency North American:915MHz; Europe:868MHz; Other areas:433MHz USB to 2.5*0.7mm DC 5V power plug connector cable 5V⎓ 1.0A 5.0W   Coming with Bird Spike Accessory     weather station. Say Goodbye to birds interference. This Detachable Metal Bird Spikes Set for outdoor sensor is designed to discourage birds from landing on the outdoor sensor.                     Package List: 1 × Weather Sensor(WS90) 1 × Wi-Fi Hub(GW2000) 1 × Ethernet Cable 1 × Bird Spike 1 × Quick Start Manual   FAQ: Q1: What does the automatic heating function do?   A: Traditional weather stations are often affected by snow and ice, which affects wind measurement accuracy significantly.       Q2: How many ways are the products powered?   A: There are two ways. Solar powered autonomy and backup battery.