Device management capabilities let you to add new devices, check your devices, check device status, restart or remove devices remotely, set device location and adjust linear correction for gas and particle air quality measurements.
This article includes the following topics:
Registering devices
If your device is not visible in the portal, it means that the device has not been registered to your account. Register the device manually.
For registration, you need:
Credentials to your Vaisala Xweather Insight account (see the email sent to you when ordering your device or station with Vaisala Xweather Insight)
Device serial number
Installation location
Select + Add > Device.
Fill in the following information:
- Device type: Choose from the list of options.
- Serial number: The serial number is printed on the device, for example A1234567. For BWS500, use the serial number of EGW501. For AWS810 Solar Edition, use the serial number of DMU801.
- Display name (Optional): Choose a unique name that helps you identify the device.
- Device Location: Add the latitude, longitude, and altitude from the mean sea level of the device or select the location on the map.Select Save.
Check that the device is displayed in the devices list and data from the device is available on the map and measurements pages.
Checking my devices
The devices page shows the devices that are part of your subscription.
The following information is included:
Devices: List of devices registered to your account shown with the device name and serial number.
Last reported: Time when data was last received from the device.
Status: Device status. See Checking device status below.
Device: Device to which other devices and sensors are connected or a standalone device, for example, Vaisala Data Management Unit DMU801, providing the communication to the cloud service.
Components: Devices and sensors that are connected to one common device providing the communication to the cloud service, for example, Vaisala Weather Transmitter WXT530 connected to Vaisala Data Management Unit DMU801.
Location: Device latitude and longitude.
Last connected: Exact date and time when data was last received from the device.
Checking device status
Select Devices from the top navigation menu (hamburger icon), to see your devices.
The device status is indicated with an icon in column Status. The status values are:
Device is online and sending data as expected.
Measurements are rejected due to suspicious values. See Measurement data quality control in Viewing and downloading measurements.
Device is registered, but measurements have not been received for the past 2 hours. See Troubleshooting and FAQs.
Device has not been registered or activated. See Registering devices above.
For the components, the following values are possible:
Measurements as rejected due to suspicious values. See Measurement data quality control in Viewing and downloading measurements.
Device is registered, but measurements have not been received for the past 2 hours. See Troubleshooting and FAQs.
Restarting or removing device
Only admin users can restart or remove devices.
A restart may be needed after updating the device or when there are issues with the device.
Select Devices from the top navigation menu (hamburger icon)
Select the device.
Select Restart at the top right.
The restart interrupts the measurement and observation data flow. After the restart, check the status of the device or devices and that data is flowing.
Device may need to be removed when changing the device location or alias name.
Select Devices from the top navigation menu (hamburger icon)
Select the device.
Select Delete at the top right.
Setting device location
If you move a device, update the location information to reflect the new location. For this,
Select Devices from the top navigation menu (hamburger icon)
Select the device.
Select Edit at the top right.
Fill in the following information:
- Device Location: Add the latitude, longitude, and altitude from the mean sea level of the device or select the location on the map.Select Save.
Adjusting linear correction
Note: Linear correction adjustments of Vaisala Air Quality Transmitters are available in Xweather Observe.
You can adjust the linear correction of each gas and particle measurement parameter separately in Xweather Observe. The settings are device-specific for each Vaisala Air Quality Transmitter AQT530 or AQT560.
The linear correction settings are applied to the data displayed in Xweather Observe and to data fetched through the API.
Before you start adjusting the values, carry out a colocation test where you place supplementary air quality devices at a reference station. Use the results to determine the appropriate linear correction. By applying a correction, the device output is tuned to match the typical conditions in the area.
Select Devices at the top navigation.
Select the device from the left. The device must have AQT530 or AQT560 as a component.
For a AQT530 or AQT560 component, enable Linear correction.
Set the new gain and/or offset values.
You can select the applied units in User preferences > Units.Select Save linear corrections settings.
The gain (span) multiplies the measurement value.
The offset (zero) is added to the measurement value.
Note that if you apply the linear correction values in the device, do not use the linear correction settings in Xweather Observe.