Java程序辅导

Using LabVIEW to 
Monitor and Control a 
Weather Station
Rafael Arnette
South Carolina State University
NASA PAIR 2002
Science Team
Rafael Arnette
Computer Science
Kenneth Brown
Electrical Engineering
Marcelite Jenkins
Electrical Engineering
Armogan Raju
Industrial Engineering
Dr. J. Payne
Faculty Mentor
Project Components
1. LabVIEW Weather Station Virtual 
Instrument (VI)
2. Lightning Detection System
3. LabVIEW Spectrometer VI
4. Research of RS CVn Binary Stars
Project Goal and Purpose
• Create a LabVIEW VI that will 
monitor and control a commercial 
weather station
• To provide meteorological 
information needed for operation of 
the radio telescopes and allow for 
alarms for specific weather conditions 
at the Pisgah Astronomical Research 
Institute (PARI).  
Weather Station Overview
Rainwise WS 2000
• 418 MHz wireless weather station
• Solar powered
• Range of 400 feet
CC-2000 Computer 
Interface
• Records and 
stores weather data
• Connects to 
computer through 
serial port
Weather Station Overview
Weather View 32
Displays:
Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Temperature, Barometric Pressure, Rainfall, 
Relative Humidity 
Weather Station Overview
Weather View JAVA 
Viewer
• allows visitors to view 
your Weather Station in real 
time  
• viewable from most web 
browsers in any operating 
system
• gives you the option of 
viewing in English or Metric 
measurement.
http://physics.scsu.edu/weather/
What is LabVIEW?
• a graphical development environment with built-
in functionality for data acquisition, instrument 
control, measurement analysis, and data 
presentation
• gives you the flexibility of a powerful 
programming language 
• delivers extensive acquisition, analysis, and 
presentation capabilities in a single environment
Weather Station LabVIEW VI
• a serial port on the 
computer reads the 
data received in the 
computer interface 
• data received is 
displayed using a 
series of dials, 
gauges, and digital 
indicators
Functions of Weather Station
LabVIEW VI
• A non-restricted viewing of the 
meteorological data received
• A password protected login for 
administrator use only
Front Panel
• Allows you drag and drop pre-built objects to quickly and 
simply create user interfaces for your application
Block Diagram
• Allows you specify system functionality by assembling the 
components of the front panel
Sub VI’s
Block Diagram
Current Status
• We have completed the LabVIEW
package for the weather station that is 
being tested at PARI.
• Modifications will be made as requested 
by PARI after testing.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank NASA for its support 
of this work through the MURED PAIR 
award to SCSU, NCC 5-454, through a 
subcontract to SCSU from Tennessee State 
under their NASA URC award, NCCW-
0085, and to the staff at PARI for allowing 
us to use their facilities.