Lufft WS601 Smart Weather Sensor

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Lufft WS601 Smart Weather Sensor

Product Number: 8376.1

Compact all‑in‑one weather sensor from the WS‑Series, measuring temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, precipitation, wind direction, and wind speed.

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Overview

The WS601-UMB is a compact all-in-one weather sensor with measurement of temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, precipitation, wind direction and wind speed. It is part of the WS product family of professional intelligent measuring sensors with a digital interface and an integrated design with ventilated radiation protection for various environmental applications. One external temperature sensor is connectable.

Benefits

All-in-one housing concept & easy installation

All-in-one housing concept of a compact weather sensor combining several measurement parameters in one housing with only a single cable connection.

Low power consumption

Tipping bucket rain sensors' yields enables low power operation mode.

Flexible interfaces and telegrams

SDI-12 and RS485 with supported protocols UMB-Binary, UMB-ASCII, Modbus-RTU, Modbus-ASCII, and XDR.

Aspirated radiation shield

Specifications

Technical Attributes

Air Pressure	Accuracy: ±0.5 hPa (0 - +104 °F) or ±0.5 hPa (0 - +40 °C) Measuring range: 300 - 1200 hPa Measurement technology: MEMS capacitive
Air Temperature	Accuracy: ±0.4 °F (-4 - +122 °F) or ±0.2 °C (-20 - +50 °C), otherwise ±0.9 °F (˃ -22 °F) or ±0.5 °C (˃ -30 °C) Measuring range: -58 - +140 °F (-50 - +60 °C) Measurement technology: NTC Resolution: 0.1 °C (-20 - +50 °C), otherwise 0.2 °C
Analogue inputs	1
Battery?	No
Cable Connection	Open wires
Cable Length	33 ft (10 m)
Casing IP Rating	IP66
Communication	SDI-12 and RS485 with supported protocols UMB-Binary, UMB-ASCII, Modbus-RTU, Modbus-ASCII, XDR
Dimensions (free text)	Ø164 (6.46 in) x 445 mm (17.52 in)
Interface	RS485 2 wire Baud rate: 1200 - 38400 bit/s (Standard: 19200) or SDI-12
Material enclosures	Plastics (PC)
Operating humidity	0 - 100 %
Operating temp range 1	-50 - +60 °C
Power supply	12 - 24 VDC
Precipitation	Accuracy: 2.0 % Measuring range: 0 - 200 mm/h Measurement techology: Rain Gauge Tipping bucket
Relative humidity	Accuracy: ±2 % RH Measuring range: 0 - 100 % RH Measurement technology: Capacitive
Weight EU	3.3 lb (˂ 1.5 kg)
Wind Direction	Accuracy: ˂ 3° RMSE ˃ 1.0 m/s Measuring range: 0 - 359.9 ° Measurement technology: Ultrasonic
Wind Speed	Accuracy: ±0.3 m/s or ±3 % (0 - 30 m/s) Measuring range: 0 - 60 m/s Measurement technology: Ultrasonic