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Vaisala weather station
Description
The Vaisala WXT520 is a multi-sensor weather station with no moving parts.
Measurements of wind speed, direction, humidity, temperature, pressure and
rainfall can be reported and logged. For more information refer to the Vaisala
website and WXT520 documentation.
Electrical connection
• The WXT520 is an RS485 serial communications device
• When supplied buy Observant (VIK) the WXT520 comes pre-wired with
the Observant 4-way device connector
• For an existing WXT520 Table 19 show the required internal wiring
connections
• The standard C3 device cable (DTC) is 6 m in length, this may be
shortened if desired by re-wiring the terminal block end
• If a longer cable run is needed the 10 m device extension cable (DTE) can
be used
• Either RS485 port on the C3 may be used
• Figure 27 shows connection of the WXT520 to a C3 using Observant’s
standard 4-way device cables
WXT520
Label
WXT520
Terminal
C3
Connection
Wire
Colour
VIN+ 20 Red
TX+ AND RX+ 2 AND 4
A
Blue
TX- AND RX- 1 AND 3
B
Yellow
VIN- 19
Green
Table 19. Vaisala WXT520 internal electrical connections
4. Appendix
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