Precipitation ORG-815-DS

Summary

Type	Rain Gauge
Vendor	Optical Scientific Inc.
Model	unknown
S/N	1304382
ID Prefix	rain
CORIOLIX ID	precip304382
Class	Atmospheric
Location	Main Mast
Condition	good
Configuration
Native Sample Rate	0.0167 Hz
UDP Port(s)	53102 None
Enabled	True

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General Description

Optical Precipitation Gauge

Data Collection Specs

Native Data Feed

Signal Type

Communication Type

Serial Details

Baud Rate
Parity
Stop Bits
Byte Size
Timeout (s)	None
Polled Serial Commands

Ethernet Details

MAC Address
IP Address
Protocol

Source File Details

Path
Filename

Native Data Format

Native Data Description

Example data line: rain_org815ds 2023-02-12T00:03:01.7709Z R- .205 000.005 01*0 4999 0081 0040 +12 ***** Field Descriptions: LDS Logger ID LDS Time Stamp [UTC] NWS Present Weather Condition Code R- Light Rain R Moderate Rain R+ Heavy Rain S- Light Snow S Moderate Snow S+ Heavy Snow P- Light Precipitation P Moderate Precipitation P+ Heavy Precipitation No Code = No precipitation ER Error "P" is output when sensor cannot determine with certainty whether the precipitation is rain or snow. Precipitation Rate [mm/hr] Accumulation [mm] - resets at UTC 00:00 Not Used Channel Signal Strength [3000-4999] One minute averaged raw data Rain Channel adaptive baseline data Temperature probe value [degrees C]

Native Data Type

text

Start of Message Characters

End of Message Characters

Sample Data Message

R- .178 000.208 01*0 4999 0087 0076 +06

Message Parser Format

['^(?P<weather_code>[ERSP]{1,2}[-+]?)?\s+(?P<precip_rate>\d*\.\d+)\s+(?P<accumulation>\d+\.\d+)\s+\d+\*\d+\s+(?P<signal_strength>\d+)\s+(?P<one_min_avg>\d+)\s+(?P<baseline_data>\d+)\s+(?P<air_temp>[-+]\d+)$']

Data Processing

Data Processing Script

NoTransformation

Data Rates

Native Sample Rate

0.0167 Hz

Shipboard Network Packet Rate

0.0167 Hz

Ship to Shore Rate

0.0167 Hz

Data Storage & Access

Raw Data Ethernet Distribution

IP Address	10.3.0.255
Port	53102
Packet Size	None

Transformed Data Ethernet Distribution

IP Address
Port	None

Archive to Database

True

Transmit Real-time Data to Shore

False

Time Source

Source

local_time_server

Parameters

Quantity	Air Temperature (degrees_C)	Baseline ( )	Precip Accum (mm)	Precip Rate (mm/hour)	Raw 1 Min Avg ( )	Signal Strength ( )	Wx Code ( )
Plot Color
Parameter Full Name	Air Temperature	Rain Channel Adaptive Baseline	Precipitation Accumulation	Precipitation Rate	One Minute Averaged Raw Data	Signal Strength	Weather Code
Parameter Short Name	Air Temperature	Baseline	Precip Accum	Precip Rate	Raw 1 Min Avg	Signal Strength	Wx Code
Parameter Standard Name	XXXXXX	XXXXXX	XXXXXX	XXXXXX	XXXXXX	XXXXXX	XXXXXX
SAMOS Data Category			Precipitation Accumulation				Present Weather
Description	Temperature probe value (integer, degrees C).	Rain Channel adaptive baseline data	Precipitation Accumulation in mm. Resets daily at UTC 00:00.	Precipitation Rate	One minute averaged raw data	Signal strength (3000 - 4999).	NWS Present Weather Condition Code R- Light Rain R Moderate Rain R+ Heavy Rain S- Light Snow S Moderate Snow S+ Heavy Snow P- Light Precipitation P Moderate Precipitation P+ Heavy Precipitation No Code = No precipitation ER Error "P" is output when sensor cannot determine with certainty whether the precipitation is rain or snow.
Processing Status	raw	raw	raw	raw	internally derived	raw	raw
Processing Symbol	air_temp	baseline_data	accumulation	precip_rate	one_min_avg	signal_strength	weather_code
Diagnostic	True	True	False	False	True	True	False
IOOS Category	Temperature	Other	Meteorology	Meteorology	Meteorology	Other	Meteorology
Units	degrees_C		mm	mm/hour
Data Type	byte	ushort	float	float	ushort	ushort	String
Gross Minimum Value	None degrees_C	None	None mm	None mm/hour	None	3000.0	None
Gross Maximum Value	None degrees_C	None	None mm	None mm/hour	None	4999.0	None
Recommended Minimum Value	None degrees_C	None	None mm	None mm/hour	None	None	None
Recommended Maximum Value	None degrees_C	None	None mm	None mm/hour	None	None	None
Global Minimum Value	None degrees_C	None	None mm	None mm/hour	None	None	None
Global Maximum Value	None degrees_C	None	None mm	None mm/hour	None	None	None
Local Minimum Value	None degrees_C	None	None mm	None mm/hour	None	None	None
Local Maximum Value	None degrees_C	None	None mm	None mm/hour	None	None	None
Lower Detection Limit	None degrees_C	None	None mm	None mm/hour	None	None	None
Saturated Value	None degrees_C	None	None mm	None mm/hour	None	None	None
Bad Data Value	None degrees_C	None	None mm	None mm/hour	None	None	None
Resolution	None degrees_C	None	None mm	None mm/hour	None	None	None
Accuracy	+/- None degrees_C	+/- None	+/- None mm	+/- None mm/hour	+/- None	+/- None	+/- None
Precision	None degrees_C	None	None mm	None mm/hour	None	None	None
Binning Type	linear	linear	spot	linear	linear	linear	spot
Online Display Format	4.0f	4.0f	4.1f	4.1f	4.0f	4.0f	4.1f
Logging Modes

Physical Sensor Specs

Operating Limits
Input Power	None - None V AC
Ideal Power	None V AC
Operating Current	None - None mA @ None V AC
Analog Output	None - None
Operating Flow Rate	None - None ml s-1
Ideal Flow Rate	None ml s-1
Operating Depth	None - None m
Operating Temperature	None - None degree_C
Lamp Life	None days
Response Time	None seconds
Additional Time Offset	None seconds
Physical Status
Current Location	installed
Current Status	in use
Physical Condition	good Mounted on main mast, instrument platform, port quarter.
Physical Configuration
Software Version
Software Configuration
Data Acquisition Device ID
Data Acquisition Device Serial Port
Data Acquisition Device Analog/Digital Port(s)
Data Acquisition Device Modbus Unit	None
Sensor Use Level	primary
Enabled	True
Vessel Installation Location
Vessel	Sikuliaq
Vessel Location	Main Mast
Location Coordinates (meters)
Sensor Orientation	horizontal
Height Above Waterline (meters)	None
Zero Line Reference (degrees from bow)	None
Receives Filtered Water	False

Maintenance & Support

Sensor Log

Date (UTC)	Submitter	Event Type	Details
Feb 18 2024 01:08:23	Nahorniak, Jasmine	sensor specs update	text_regex_format changed from [['^(?P<weather_code> ... air_temp>[-+]\d+)$']] to [['^(?P<weather_code> ... air_temp>[-+]\d+)$']]
Feb 18 2024 00:33:27	Nahorniak, Jasmine	sensor specs update	transmit_rate_hz changed from [None] to [0.0167]
Feb 18 2024 00:33:27	Nahorniak, Jasmine	sensor specs update	packet_rate_hz changed from [None] to [0.0167]
Feb 18 2024 00:33:27	Nahorniak, Jasmine	sensor specs update	transmit_port changed from [None] to [53102]
Feb 18 2024 00:33:27	Nahorniak, Jasmine	sensor specs update	transmit_ip changed from [] to [10.3.0.255]
Feb 18 2024 00:33:27	Nahorniak, Jasmine	sensor specs update	processing_script changed from [] to [NoTransformation]
Feb 18 2024 00:33:27	Nahorniak, Jasmine	sensor specs update	model changed from [] to [unknown]
Nov 14 2023 20:51:10	Naber, Daniel	sensor specs update	text_regex_format changed from [['^\W(?P<weather_cod ... +(?P<air_temp>\w)$']] to [['^(?P<weather_code> ... g yet. DDN 11/14/23]
Nov 13 2023 19:39:06	Naber, Daniel	sensor specs update	native_data_description changed from [] to [Example data line: ... be value [degrees C]]
Feb 17 2023 00:39:24	Greto, Carmen	new sensor	Initial submission of sensor metadata.

Calibration & Maintenance

Frequency	Last Completed	Next Due
Maintenance A:

Maintenance B:

Maintenance C:

Calibration
	Mar 28 2022
Recommended Replacement

Warranty

Calibration Files

Date	Version	Author	Type	Document	Access
Mar 28 2022			cal_file	Precipitation ORG-815-DS_1304328 Cal PDF 28-Mar-22

User Guides & Documents

Date	Version	Author	Type	Document	Access
Aug 09 2019		OSI	user_manual	ORG815DS_User_Guide_190809.pdf

Ownership

Quantity	Value
Owner	UAF
Responsible Party	UAF Marine Technicians
Purchase Date	Jan 01 2013
Acquire Date
Acquire Condition
End/Lost Ownership Date

Vendor Support

Support Type	Details
Company	Optical Scientific Inc.
Website	https://www.opticalscientific.com
Phone	+01 301 963 3630
Email	service@opticalscientific.com
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