EOAS Scientific Instruments

Tipping Bucket Gauges

Figure: Tipping Buckets and Logging system
Image Tipping_buckets

Official Description

The tipping bucket stations are simple pulse based rain gauges. They log to a cr310 data logger that is accessible on the network at decimal address 68 or hex address 0x044 from the LOVE building roof.

- The siphon bucket is of the model TE525WS-L and measures mm rainfall.

- The regular bucket is of the model TE525-L and measures in rainfall.

Placement

Panel should be south facing. Buckets unobstructed.

Specs

EOAS-ID = LOVEBUCKETS
Voltage = 12 VDC
Serial = USB
Protocol = TCP/IP
Website = inst.eoas.fsu.edu