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Davis Instruments introduces the all new Vantage Vue™ weather station, combining Davis’ legendary reliability and toughness into a station that’s easy to install and use. Vantage Vue is fully featured, highly accurate and affordably priced. It has frequency-hopping spread spectrum radio technology, wireless transmission up to 1,000 feet (300 m), weather updates every 2 ½ seconds, a glow-in-the-dark user friendly keypad, on-screen data graphing and numerous other useful features.
Made in the USA, the 6250 Davis Vantage Vue Wireless Weather Station includes a sleek, but tough, outdoor sensor array and a distinctive LCD console. Its unique Weather Center function provides additional information on each weather variable. In addition, Davis has made the Vantage Vue radio-compatible with their flagship Vantage Pro2 weather stations so you can mix-and-match most components!
Davis 6250 Features:
Displays indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity
Displays wind speed, wind direction, highest wind gust and wind chill
Displays heat index and dew point
Displays rainfall and rain rate
Displays time, sunrise and sunset and moon phase
Updates every 2.5 seconds (up to 10x faster than the competition)
Records wind speed as low as 2 mph (3 km/h) and as high as 150 mph (241 km/h)
Records indoor temperature from 32 to 140 degrees F
Solar-powered with stored energy backup
Sealed electronics in the integrated sensor suite provide protection against the elements
Glow-in-the-dark keypad for night viewing and domed buttons for better feel
Easy-to-read and use, backlit LCD screen at 3 x 4.38”
Frequency-hopping spread spectrum radio for reliable data transmission
50 on-screen graphs for comparing current and past weather
22 alarms to warn of dangers such as high winds, possible flooding and more
Optional WeatherLink software for extensive weather analysis and data storage.
1 Year Factory Warranty
US version. Proudly Made In The USA - Designed for use in the USA
Davis Vantage Vue 6250 gives you all the weather data you need. You'll see current weather conditions, including indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed and direction, dew point and rainfall. You'll also get weather forecast icons, moon phase, sunrise/sunset times, graphing of weather trends, alarms and more. Davis Instruments 6250 Vantage Vue also boasts the innovative Weather Center button that displays additional data on weather variables for today and over the last 25 days.
TIME & DATE
View the current time and date or time of sunrise/sunset.
MOON PHASE
See the eight phases of the moon from new to full.
FORECAST ICONS
Icons let you know to expect sun, part sun, clouds, rain, or snow.
TEMPERATURE & HUMIDITY
Console updates outside temperature every 10 seconds and inside temperature every minute. In addition, outside humidity Updates every 50 seconds and inside humidity every minute.
RETRANSMITS
Main console can extend range to additional consoles up to 1,000 ft. (300 m).
BAROMETER
Five-position trend arrow shows whether barometric pressure is rising, falling, or stable.
VARIABLE DISPLAY OPTIONS
See updated variables every 10 seconds for heat index and wind chill to get a better “feel” for the outside environment.
RAIN
Console updates rain totals and rain rate every 20 seconds for the last 25 hours, days, months.
“CHANGE IN WEATHER SINCE YESTERDAY” FEATURE
Allows comparisons of changes of temperature and barometric pressure from day to day.
WEATHER CENTER
Weather Center provides additional information for each weather variable, such as daily highs and lows, temperature changes by the hour and barometric value changes. Also displays astronomical data such as meteor showers.
USER-FRIENDLY KEYPAD
Domed buttons are easy to sense and press. Glow-in-the-dark keypad buttons give you access to weather information all day and all night. The Done key returns user to “current” screen from anywhere in the program.
GRAPHS
Graph the last 25 hours, days or months. View up to 50 graphs including temperature, rain, rain rate, wind and barometric pressure—all on the console.
“THIS TIME YESTER DAY” FEATURE
Data point on the graph indicates the weather during the same time yesterday to help compare and analyze day-to-day weather trends.
ALARMS
Set 22 simultaneous, different alarms to warn of dangers such as high winds, freezing temperatures, rain rate, flood warning, and more.
WIND SPEED
See windspeed updates every 2½ seconds. Displays windspeed in miles per hour, meters per second, kilometers per hour and knots. Provides the average and high wind speed for two-minute and ten-minute intervals.
Other Davis 6250 Specifications:
Updates every 2.5 seconds
Wireless transmission up to 1,000 ft. (300 m)
Frequency-hopping spread spectrum radio for continuous data transmission
Shows wind speed as low as 2 mph (3 km/h) and as high as 150 mph (241 km/h)
Glow-in-the-dark keypad
Optional WeatherLink data logger and software offer additional analyses
SKU 6250
- Integrated Sensor Suite (ISS)
- Operating Temperature ................................................ -40 to +150F (-40 to +65C)
- Non-operating (Storage) Temperature............................ -40 to +158F (-40 to +70C)
- Current Draw ............................................................. 0.20 mA (average), 30 mA (peak) at 3.3 VDC
- Solar Power Panel ....................................................... 0.5 Watts
- Battery ..................................................................... CR-123 3-Volt Lithium cell
- Battery Life (3-Volt Lithium cell) ................................... 8 months without sunlight- greater than 2 years depending on solar charging
- Wind Speed Sensor .................................................... Wind cups with magnetic switch
- Wind Direction Sensor ................................................ Wind vane with magnetic encoder
- Rain Collector Type .................................................... Tipping spoon, 0.01" per tip (0.2 mm with metric rain cartridge, Part
- No. 7345.319), 18.0 in2 (116 cm2) collection area
- Temperature Sensor Type ........................................... PN Junction Silicon Diode
- Relative Humidity Sensor Type .................................... Film capacitor element
- Housing Material ....................................................... UV-resistant ABS & ASA plastic
- ISS Dimensions ........................................................ 12.95" x 5.75" x 13.40"
- Package weight: ....................................................... 5.44 lbs (2.47 kg)
- Console Specifications
- Console Operating Temperature ................................. +32 to +140F (0 to +60C)
- Non-Operating (Storage) Temperature ........................ +14 to +158F (-10 or +70C)
- Console Current Draw ............................................... 0.9 mA average, 30 mA peak,
- (+120 mA for display lamps, +0.125 mA for each transmitter station received by console) @ 4.4 VDC
- Power Adapter ......................................................... 5 VDC, 300 mA
- Battery Backup ........................................................ 3 C-cells
- Battery Life (no AC power) ........................................ Up to 9 months (approximately)
- Housing Material ...................................................... UV-resistant ABS plastic
- Console Display Type ................................................ LCD Transflective
- Display Backlight ..................................................... LEDs
- Dimensions:
- Console (with antenna) ............................................ 7.5" x 5.75" x 4.5" (190 mm x 146 mm x 114 mm)
- Console (with antenna) mounted on wall .................... 7.5" x 7.0 " x 3.0" (190 mm x 178 mm x 76 mm)
- Display................................................................... 4.13" x 3.0" (105 mm x 76 mm)
- Weight (with batteries) ............................................ 1.48 lbs. (.67 kg)
- DS6250, 6357, 6351 (Rev. B, 8/5/09)
- Data Displayed on Console
- Data display categories are listed with General first, then in alphabetical order.
- General
- Historical Data: Includes the past 25 values plus the current value listed unless otherwise noted; all can be cleared and all totals reset
- Daily Data: Includes the earliest time of occurrence of highs and lows; period begins/ends at 12:00 am
- Monthly Data: Period begins/ends at 12:00 am on the first of the month
- Yearly Data: Period begins/ends at 12:00 am on the first of January unlessotherwise noted
- Current Data: Current data appears in the right most column in the console graphand represents the latest value within the last period on the graph;totals can be set or reset
- Graph Time Interval: 10 min., 1 hour, 1 day, 1 month, 1 year (user-selectable, availabilitydepends upon variable selected) (2.5 seconds for Last 25 Wind Speeds)
- Graph Time Span: 26 Intervals (Current Interval plus 25 past values included; see
- Graph Intervals to determine time span)
- Graph Variable Span (Vertical Scale): Automatic (varies depending upon data range); Maximum and
- Minimum value in range appear in Weather Center
- Alarm Indication: Alarms sound for only 2 minutes (except for time) if operating on battery power. Alarm message is displayed in Weather Center as long as threshold is met or exceeded. Alarms can be silenced (but not cleared) by pressing the DONE key.
- Transmission Interval: Varies with transmitter ID code from 2.25 seconds (#1=shortest), to 3 seconds (#8=longest)
- Update Interval: Varies with sensor - see individual sensor specs
- Barometric Pressure
- Resolution and Units .................................. 0.01" Hg, 0.1 mm Hg, 0.1 hPa/mb (user-selectable)
- Range....................................................... 16.00" to 32.50" Hg, 410 to 820 mm Hg, 540 to 1100.0 hPa/mb
- Elevation Range ........................................ -999 to +15,000 (-600 m to +4660 m). (Note that console screen limits entry of lower elelvation to -999� when using feet as elevation unit.)
- Uncorrected Reading Accuracy .................... 0.03" Hg (0.8 mm Hg, 1.0 hPa/mb) (at room temperature)
- Sea-Level Reduction Equations Used ........... United States Method employed prior to use of current "R Factor" method ("NOAA"), Altimeter Setting
- NOAA Equation Source............................... Smithsonian Meteorological Tables
- NOAA Equation Accuracy ........................... 0.01" Hg (0.3 mm Hg, 0.3 hPa/mb)
- NOAA Elevation Accuracy Required.............. 10(3m) to meet equation accuracy specification
- Overall Accuracy....................................... 0.03" Hg (0.8 mm Hg, 1.0 hPa/mb)
- Trend (change in 3 hours) ......................... Change 0.06" (2 hPa/mb, 1.5 mm Hg) = Rapidly
- Trend Indication ...................................... 5 position arrow: Rising, Steady, or Falling (rapidlyor slowly)
- Update Interval ....................................... 1 minute
- Current Data .......................................... Instant and Hourly Reading; Daily, Monthly, Yearly High and Low; Barometer change 24-hour
- Historical Data ....................................... 15-min. and Hourly Reading; Daily, Monthly Highs and Lows
- Alarms .................................................. High Threshold from Current Trend for Storm Clearing (Rising Trend Low Threshold from Current Trend for Storm Warning (Falling Trend)
- Range for Rising and Falling Trend Alarms .. 0.01 to 0.25" Hg (0.1 to 6.4 mm Hg, 0.1 to 8.5 hPa/mb )
- Clock
- Resolution ........................................................................ 1 minute
- Units ................................................................................ Time: 12 or 24 hour format (user-selectable)
- Date.................................................................................. US or International format (user-selectable)
- Accuracy............................................................................ 8 seconds/month
- Adjustments ...................................................................... Time: Automatic Daylight Savings Time (for users in North America and Europe that observe it in AUTO mode, MANUAL setting available for all other areas) Date: Automatic Leap Year
- Alarms .............................................................................. Once per day at set time when active
- Dewpoint (calculated)
- Resolution and Units ......................................................... 1F or 1C (user-selectable)
- Range ............................................................................... -105 to +130F (-76to +54C)
- Accuracy ........................................................................... ½F (1.5C) (typical)
- Update Interval.................................................................. 10 to 12 seconds
- Source .............................................................................. World Meteorlogical Organization (WMO)
- Equation Used ..................................................................WMO Equation with respect to saturation of moist air over water
- Variables Used.................................................................. Instant Outside Temperature and Instant Outside Relative Humidity
- Current Data ..................................................................... Instant Calculation; Daily, Monthly High and Low
- Historical Data .................................................................. Hourly Calculations; Daily, Monthly, Yearly Highs and Lows
- Alarms .............................................................................. High and Low Threshold from Instant Calculation
- Evapotranspiration (calculated, requires Vantage Pro2 ISS with solar radiation sensor)
- Resolution and Units ......................................................... 0.01" or 0.2 mm (user-selectable)
- Range ............................................................................... Daily to 32.67" (999.9 mm); Monthly & Yearly to 199.99" (1999.9 mm)
- Accuracy ........................................................................... Greater of 0.01" (0.25 mm) or �5%, Reference: side-by-side
- comparision against a CIMIS ET weather station
- Update Interval.................................................................. 1 hour
- Calculation and Source ..................................................... Modified Penman Equation as implemented by CIMIS (California
- Irrigation Management Information System) including Net Radiation
- calculation
- Current Data ..................................................................... Latest Hourly Total Calculation, Daily, Monthly, Yearly Total
- Historical Data .................................................................. Hourly, Daily, Monthly, Yearly Totals
- Alarm ................................................................................ High Threshold from Latest Daily Total Calculation
- Forecast
- Variables Used.................................................................. Barometric Reading & Trend, Wind Speed & Direction, Rainfall,
- Temperature, Humidity, Latitude & Longitude, Time of Year
- Update Interval.................................................................. 1 hour
- Display Format .................................................................. Icons on top center of display; displays weather condtions that may
- occur for the next 12 hours.
- Variables Predicted ........................................................... Sky Condition, Precipitation
- Heat Index (calculated)
- Resolution and Units ......................................................... 1F or 1C (user-selectable)
- Range ............................................................................... -40 to +165F (-40 to +74C)
- Accuracy ........................................................................... ½F (1.5C) (typical)
- Update Interval.................................................................. 10 to 12 seconds
- Source .............................................................................. United States National Weather Service(NWS)/NOAA
- Formulation Used..............................................................Steadman (1979) modified by US NWS/NOAA and Davis Instruments
- to increase range of use
- Variables Used.................................................................. Instant Outside Temperature and Instant Outside Relative Humidity
- Current Data ..................................................................... Instant Calculation; Daily, Monthly High
- Historical Data .................................................................. Hourly Calculations; Daily, Monthly, Yearly Highs
- Alarm ................................................................................ High Threshold from Instant Calculation
- Humidity
- Inside Relative Humidity (sensor located in console)
- Resolution and Units.................................................. 1%
- Range........................................................................ 0 to 100% RH
- Accuracy.................................................................... 3% (0 to 90% RH), 4% (90 to 100% RH)
- Update Interval .......................................................... 1 minute
- Current Data .............................................................. Instant (user adjustable) and Hourly Reading; Daily, Monthly High and
- Low
- Historical Data ........................................................... Hourly Readings; Daily, Monthly, Yearly Highs and Lows
- Alarms ....................................................................... High and Low Threshold from Instant Reading
- Outside Relative Humidity (sensor located in ISS)
- Resolution and Units.................................................. 1%
- Range........................................................................ 0 to 100% RH
- Accuracy.................................................................... 3% (0 to 90% RH), 4% (90 to 100% RH)
- Temperature Coefficient ............................................ 0.03% per ½F (0.05% per ½C), reference 68F (20C)
- Drift ........................................................................... 0.5% per year
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- Update Interval .......................................................... 50 seconds to 1 minute
- Current Data.............................................................. Instant (user adjustable) and Hourly Reading; Daily, Monthly, Yearly
- High and Low
- Historical Data........................................................... Hourly Readings; Daily, Monthly Highs and Lows
- Alarms....................................................................... High and Low Threshold from Instant Reading
- Moon Phase
- Console Resolution........................................................... 1/8 (12.5%) of a lunar cycle, 1/4 (25%) of lighted face on console
- WeatherLink Resolution .................................................... 0.09% of a lunar cycle, 0.18% of lighted face maximum (depends on
- screen resolution)
- Range............................................................................... New Moon, Waxing Cresent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full
- Moon, Wanning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Waning Cresent
- Accuracy........................................................................... 38 minutes
- Rainfall
- Resolution and Units ......................................................... 0.01" or 0.2 mm (user-selectable) (1 mm at totals 2000 mm)
- Range............................................................................... 0 to 199.99" (0 to 6553 mm)
- Rain Rate ......................................................................... 0 to 40"/hr (0 to 1016 mm)
- Accuracy........................................................................... Greater of 4% or 1 tip
- Storm Determination Method............................................. 0.02" (0.5 mm) begins a storm event, 24 hours without further
- accumlulation ends a storm event
- Current Data ..................................................................... Totals for Past 15-min, Past 24-hour, Daily, Monthly, Yearly (start
- date user-selectable) and Storm (with begin date); Umbrella is
- displayed when 15 minute total exceeds zero
- Historical Data .................................................................. Totals for 15-min, Daily, Monthly, Yearly (start date user-selectable)
- and Storm (with begin and end dates)
- Alarms .............................................................................. High Threshold from Latest Flash Flood (15-min. total, default is
- 0.50", 12.7 mm), 24-hour Total, Storm Total,
- Range for Rain Alarms...................................................... 0 to 99.99" (0 to 999.7 mm )
- Rain Rate
- Resolution and Units ......................................................... 0.01" or 0.2 mm (user-selectable) at typical rates (see Fig. 3 and 4)
- Range............................................................................... 0, 0.04"/hr (1 mm/hr) to 40"/hr (0 to 1016 mm/hr)
- Accuracy........................................................................... 5% when rate is under 5"/hr (127mm/hr)
- Update Interval ................................................................. 20 to 24 seconds
- Calculation Method ........................................................... Measures time between successive tips of rain collector. Elapsed
- time greater than 15 minutes or only one tip of the rain collector
- constitutes a rain rate of zero.
- Current Data ..................................................................... Instant and Hourly, Daily, Monthly and Yearly High
- Historical Data .................................................................. Hourly, Daily, Monthly and Yearly Highs
- Alarm ................................................................................ High Threshold from Instant Reading
- Solar Radiation (requires Vantage Pro2 ISS with solar radiation sensor)
- Resolution and Units ......................................................... 1 W/m2
- Range............................................................................... 0 to 1800 W/m2
- Accuracy........................................................................... 5% of full scale (Reference: Eppley PSP at 1000 W/m2)
- Drift .................................................................................. up to 2% per year
- Cosine Reponse ............................................................... 3% for angle of incidence from 0 to 75
- Temperature Coefficient.................................................... -0.067% per �F (-0.12% per ½C); reference temperature = 77F (25
- �C)
- Update Interval ................................................................. 50 seconds to 1 minute (5 minutes when dark)
- Current Data ..................................................................... Instant Reading and Hourly Average; Daily, Monthly High
- Sunrise and Sunset
- Resolution ........................................................................ 1 minute
- Accuracy........................................................................... 1 minute
- Reference ......................................................................... United States Naval Observatory
- Temperature
- Inside Temperature (sensor located in console)
- Resolution and Units ................................................. Current Data: 0.1�F or 1�F or 0.1�C or 1�C (user-selectable)
- Historical Data and Alarms: 1�F or 1�C (user-selectable)
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- Range........................................................................ +32 to +140F (0 to +60C)
- Sensor Accuracy........................................................ ½F (0.5C)
- Update Interval .......................................................... 1 minute
- Current Data .............................................................. Instant Reading (user adjustable); Daily, Monthly, Yearly High and
- Low
- Historical Data ........................................................... Hourly Readings; Daily and Monthly Highs and Lows; Highs and Lows
- for Last 25 Days; Temp change per hour, Temp chamge for last 24
- hours.
- Alarms ....................................................................... High and Low Thresholds from Instant Reading
- Outside Temperature (sensor located in ISS)
- Resolution and Units.................................................. Current Data: 0.1F or 1F or 0.1C or 1C (user-selectable) nominal
- (see Fig. 1) Historical Data and Alarms: 1�F or 1�C (user-selectable)
- Range........................................................................ -40to +150F (-40 to +65C)
- Sensor Accuracy........................................................ ½F (0.5C) above +20F (-7C); ½F (½C)under +20F (½C)
- (see Fig. 2)
- Radiation Induced Error (Passive Shield) ................... +4�F (2�C) at solar noon (insolation = 1040 W/m2, avg. wind speed
- 2 mph (1 m/s)) (reference: RM Young Model 43408 Fan-Aspirated
- Radiation Shield)
- Update Interval .......................................................... 10 to 12 seconds
- Current Data .............................................................. Instant Reading (user adjustable); Daily, Monthly, Yearly High and
- Low
- Historical Data ........................................................... Hourly Readings; Daily, Monthly, Yearly Highs and Lows
- Alarms ....................................................................... High and Low Thresholds from Instant Reading
- Ultra Violet (UV) Radiation Index (requires Vantage Pro2 ISS wi th UV sensor)
- Resolution and Units ......................................................... 0.1 Index
- Range ............................................................................... 0 to 16 Index
- Accuracy ........................................................................... 5% of full scale (Reference: Yankee UVB-1 at UV index of 10
- (Extremely High))
- Cosine Reponse................................................................ 4% (0� to 65� incident angle); 9% (65� to 85� incident angle)
- Update Interval.................................................................. 50 seconds to 1 minute (5 minutes when dark)
- Current Data ..................................................................... Instant Reading
- Wind
- Wind Chill (Calculated)
- Resolution and Units.................................................. 1�F or 1�C (user-selectable)
- Range........................................................................ -110� to +135�F (-79� to +57�C)
- Accuracy.................................................................... �2�F (�1�C) (typical)
- Update Interval .......................................................... 10 to 12 seconds
- Source ....................................................................... United States National Weather Service (NWS)/NOAA
- Equation Used ........................................................... Osczevski (1995) (adopted by US NWS in 2001)
- Variables Used .......................................................... Instant Outside Temperature and 10-min. Avg. Wind Speed
- Current Data .............................................................. Instant Calculation; Hourly, Daily, Monthly, Yearly Low
- Historical Data ........................................................... Hourly, Daily and Monthly Lows
- Alarm......................................................................... Low Threshold from Instant Calculation
- Wind Direction
- Display Resolution ..................................................... 16 points (22.5�) on compass rose, 1� in numeric display
- Range........................................................................ 0-360�
- Accuracy.................................................................... �3�
- Update Interval .......................................................... 2.5 to 3 seconds
- Current Data .............................................................. Instant Reading (user adjustable); 10-min. Dominant; Hourly, Daily,
- Monthly Dominant
- Historical Data ........................................................... Past 6 10-min. Dominants on compass rose only; Hourly, Daily,
- Monthly Dominants
- Wind Speed
- Resolution and Units.................................................. 1 mph, 1 km/h, 0.5 m/s, or 1 knot (user-selectable)
- Range........................................................................ 2 to 150 mph, 2 to 130 knots, 1 to 67 m/s, 3 to 241 km/h
- Update Interval .......................................................... Instant Reading: 2.5 to 3 seconds, 10-minute Average: 1 minute
- Accuracy.................................................................... �2 mph (2 kts, 3 km/h, 1 m/s) or �5%, whichever is greater
- Current Data .............................................................. Instant Reading; 10-minute and Hourly Average; 10-minute High Gust
- with Direction of Gust; 2-minute Average; Hourly High; Daily, Monthly
- and Yearly High with Direction of High; Beaufort Scale
- Historical Data ........................................................... 2.5 sec., 10 min. and Hourly Averages; Hourly Highs; Daily, Monthly
- and Yearly Highs with Direction of Highs
- Alarms ....................................................................... High Thresholds from Instant Reading and 10-minute
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