Connect third-party sensor using virtual AUX

If you bought your monitor after October 2019, you can easily connect the following third-party sensors using virtual AUX.

MSO weather station from Met One

WXT536 weather station from Vaisala

Windsonic from Gill Instruments

200WX and 300WX from AirMar

However, the following third-party sensors need to be manually wired to the AUX module.

MK427 noise meter from Cirrus

LI-200 Pyranometer from Li-Cor

Thread the sensor's cable through a free cable gland on the outside of the monitor. The gland could be on a side wall or the underside of the monitor. It depends on the model.

To check the operation of the third-party sensor in your office or laboratory prior to site installation, this step isn't mandatory.

For V1 PDI with Cover: Remove the cover from the power and data interface (PDI).

Find the communication ports for third-party sensors:

For V1 PDI (Rectangular board located centrally): on the left-hand side of the PDI board. These 4-way communication ports are labelled COM3 Sensor and COM2 Sensor (green).

For PDICore (Square board on right-hand side): on the left-hand side of the PDICore the 4-way communication port is labelled RS232.

Using the colour coded chart to guide you, wire the sensor into one of the communication ports.

The Cirrus MK427 noise meter and Li-Cor LI-200 Pyranometer need to be connected using a separate auxiliary (AUX) module.

When you're happy with the wiring, turn on the monitor.

Wait a few minutes and log in to Aeroqual Connect.

Go to the Configure app and click Settings from the side menu.

In the External Sensors column, choose the driver for your third-party sensor.

More selection fields appear in the External Sensors column, and the sensor appears in the Active Sensors list in the Sensors column.

Choose the communication port the sensor is connected to from the drop-down list in External Sensors.

Click Save.