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IoT Weather Station
Featuring LoRaWAN®
WTS506
User Guide

Safety Precautions
Milesight will not shoulder responsibility for any loss or damage resulting from not following the instructions of this operating guide. The device must not be disassembled or remodeled in any way. In order to protect the security of the device, please change device password when first
configuration. The default password is 123456. The device is not intended to be used as a reference sensor, and Milesight will not should
responsibility for any damage which may result from inaccurate readings. Do not place the device close to objects with naked flames. Do not place the device where the temperature is below/above the operating range. Make sure electronic components do not drop out of the enclosure while opening. When installing the battery, please install it accurately, and do not install the reverse or
wrong model. Make sure both batteries are newest when install, or battery life will be reduced. The device must never be subjected to shocks or impacts.
Declaration of Conformity
WTS series is in conformity with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the CE, FCC, and RoHS.
Copyright © 2011-2024 Milesight. All rights reserved. All information in this guide is protected by copyright law. Whereby, no organization or individual shall copy or reproduce the whole or part of this user guide by any means without written authorization from Xiamen Milesight IoT Co., Ltd.
For assistance, please contact Milesight technical support: Email: iot.support@milesight.com Support Portal: support.milesight-iot.com Tel: 86-592-5085280 Fax: 86-592-5023065 Address: Building C09, Software Park III,
Xiamen 361024, China
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Revision History
Date Oct.10, 2022
Sept. 5, 2023

Doc Version V 1.0
V 1.1

Description Initial version 1. Add threshold alarm feature 2. Change rainfall related payload definition 3. Add maintenance note

Contents
1. Product Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................5 1.2 Features ................................................................................................................................... 5
2. Hardware Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 Packing List ..............................................................................................................................5 2.3 LED and Power Button ............................................................................................................ 7
3. Operation Guide .................................................................................................................................7 3.1 NFC Configuration ................................................................................................................... 7 3.2 LoRaWAN Settings .................................................................................................................. 9 3.3 Basic Settings ........................................................................................................................ 12 3.4 Advanced Settings ................................................................................................................ 12 3.4.1 Threshold Settings ..................................................................................................... 12 3.4.2 Data Storage ............................................................................................................... 13 3.4.3 Data Retransmission .................................................................................................. 14 3.5 Maintenance .......................................................................................................................... 15 3.5.1 Upgrade ....................................................................................................................... 15 3.5.2 Backup .........................................................................................................................16 3.5.3 Reset to Factory Default .............................................................................................18
4. Installation and Maintenance .........................................................................................................19 4.1 Installation Locations ............................................................................................................19 4.2 Solar Panel and WTS Hub Installation ................................................................................. 19 4.3 WTS506 Sensor Installation ................................................................................................. 21 4.4 Maintenance .......................................................................................................................... 22
5. Device Payload ................................................................................................................................ 22 5.1 Basic Information .................................................................................................................. 22 5.2 Sensor Data ........................................................................................................................... 23 5.3 Downlink Commands ............................................................................................................ 24 5.4 Historical Data Enquiry ..........................................................................................................27
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1. Product Introduction
1.1 Overview
IoT Weather Station (WTS Series) is an all-in-one LoRaWAN® weather monitoring system for various atmospheric conditions, such as temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, barometric pressure and rainfall. Consisting of 3 main parts, WTS sensors, WTS Hub and solar panel, IoT Weather Station is designed to withstand the most challenging weather conditions and is easy to install in different scenarios to be widely used in meteorology, smart agriculture, smart building, etc.
Sensor data is transmitted using LoRaWAN® technology. Compliant with Milesight LoRaWAN® gateway and Milesight IoT Cloud solution, users can manage all sensor data and trigger other sensors or appliances easily via webpage or mobile App remotely.
1.2 Features
Integrated with multiple sensors like humidity, temperature, barometric pressure, wind speed, wind direction, rainfall, etc.
Waterproof, UV-proof and salt spray resistant enclosure for outdoor harsh environment applications
High power solar powered with chargeable batteries backup Store locally more than 19,000 historical records and support retransmission to ensure no
data miss Easy to carry and install Ultra-wide-distance wireless transmission up to the line of sight of 15 km in rural areas Equipped with NFC for easy and quick configuration Compliant with standard LoRaWAN® gateways and network servers Quick and easy management with Milesight IoT Cloud
2. Hardware Introduction 2.1 Packing List

1 × WTS Sensor

1 × WTS Hub

1 × Solar Panel (With Bracket)

1 × Solar Panel Mounting Bracket

1 × Sensor Cable

1 × WTS Hub

5 × Fixing Screws

Mounting Bracket

4 × Solar Panel Screws Kits

2 × Hose Clamps

1 × Quick Start Guide

1 × Warranty Card

1 × Mounting Bracket

1 × Bent Pipe

3 × Hex Socket Cap Mounting Screws

2 × Hose Clamps

If any of the above items is missing or damaged, please contact your sales representative.

2.2 Dimensions(mm) WTS Hub

WTS506

2.3 LED and Power Button

The LED indicator and power button are inside the WTS Hub device. Switch on/off and reset can also be configured via NFC.

Function Turn On

Action Press and hold the button for more than 3 seconds.

LED Indication Off On

Turn Off

Press and hold the button for more than 3 seconds. On -> Off

Reset

Press and hold the button for more than 10 seconds. Blink 3 times.

Check

Light On: Device is on.

Quickly press the power button for within 3 seconds.

On/Off Status

Light Off: Device is off.

3. Operation Guide
3.1 NFC Configuration
WTS Hub can be configured via NFC. Before the configuration, please connect WTS Sensor to the right interface of WTS Hub via sensor cable to read and test. 1. Download and install "Milesight ToolBox" App from Google Play or Apple Store.

2. Enable NFC on the smartphone and open"Milesight ToolBox" App. 3. Attach the smartphone with NFC area to the device to read basic information.
4. Basic information and settings of WTS Hub will be shown on ToolBox if it's recognized successfully. You can read and configure the device by tapping the buttons on the App. In order to protect the security of devices, password validation is required when configuring via unused phone . Default password is 123456.
Note: 1) Ensure the location of smartphone NFC area and it's recommended to take off phone case. 2) If the smartphone fails to read/write configurations via NFC, keep the phone away and back to try again. 3) WTS Hub can also be configured by dedicated NFC reader provided by Milesight IoT. 4) You can configure it via Type-C USB port inside the device by these steps: release the back panel of WTS Hub and connect the device to computer via Type-C port, run ToolBox PC software, select serial port as USB port and type as "General", then type password to login ToolBox and configure the device. (Default password: 123456)
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3.2 LoRaWAN Settings
LoRaWAN settings is used for configuring the transmission parameters in LoRaWAN® network.
Basic LoRaWAN Settings:
Configure join type, App EUI, App Key and other basic information. You can also keep all settings by default.

Parameters Device EUI

Description Unique ID of the device which can also be found on the label.

App EUI

Default App EUI is 24E124C0002A0001.

Application Port The port used for sending and receiving data, default port is 85.

Join Type

OTAA and ABP mode are available.

Application Key Appkey for OTAA mode, default is 5572404C696E6B4C6F52613230313823.

Device Address DevAddr for ABP mode, default is the 5th to 12th digits of SN.

Network Session Nwkskey for ABP mode, default is 5572404C696E6B4C6F52613230313823.
Key

Application Session Key

Appskey for ABP mode, default is 5572404C696E6B4C6F52613230313823.

LoRaWAN Version V1.0.2, V1.0.3 are available.

RX2 Data Rate RX2 data rate to receive downlinks.

RX2 Frequency RX2 frequency to receive downlinks. Unit: Hz

Spread Factor If ADR is disabled, the device will send data via this spread factor.

If the device does not receive ACK packet from network server, it will resend Confirmed Mode
data once.

Reporting interval 35 mins: the device will send a specific number of

LinkCheckReq MAC packets to the network server every reporting interval or

every double reporting interval to validate connectivity; If there is no response,

Rejoin Mode

the device will re-join the network. Reporting interval > 35 mins: the device will send a specific number of

LinkCheckReq MAC packets to the network server every reporting interval to

validate connectivity; If there is no response, the device will re-join the

network.

Set the number of packets sent

When the rejoin mode is enabled, set the number of LinkCheckReq packets to send. Note: the actual sending number is Set the number of packet sent + 1.

ADR Mode

Allow network server to adjust datarate of the device.

Tx Power

Transmit power of device.

Note:

1) Please contact sales for device EUI list if there are many units.

2) Please contact sales if you need random App keys before purchase.

3) Select OTAA mode if you use Milesight IoT Cloud to manage devices.

4) Only OTAA mode supports rejoin mode.

LoRaWAN Frequency Settings:
Select supported frequency and select channels to send uplinks. Make sure the channels match the LoRaWAN® gateway.
If the frequency is one of CN470/AU915/US915, you can enter the index of the channel that you want to enable in the input box, making them separated by commas. Examples: 1, 40: Enabling Channel 1 and Channel 40 1-40: Enabling Channel 1 to Channel 40 1-40, 60: Enabling Channel 1 to Channel 40 and Channel 60 All: Enabling all channels Null: Indicates that all channels are disabled
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3.3 Basic Settings

Parameters Reporting Interval
Restoration of Power

Description Reporting interval of transmitting weather data and battery level to network server. Default: 10 mins, Range: 1-1080 mins. If the device loses power and returns to power supply, the device will be on or off according to this parameter. After the rainfall accumulates up to this time range or up to 1000 mm, it will clear and re-count the accumulated rainfall value. There are two parameters to set the time range, range: 0~48 h

Rainfall Accumulation
Phase (WTS506 Only)

Data Storage Data
Retransmission
Change Password

Disable or enable reporting data storage locally. Disable or enable data retransmission. Change the password for ToolBox App to write the device and ToolBox software to configure this device.

3.4 Advanced Settings
3.4.1 Threshold Settings
If the threshold is triggered, the device will upload the alarm packet once and collect the data at

the specified interval.
3.4.2 Data Storage
WTS series supports storing more than 19,000 data records locally and exports data via ToolBox App or ToolBox software. The device will record the data according to reporting interval even not joining to network. 1. Sync the time via ToolBox or downlink commands.
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2. Enable data storage feature. 3. Go to Maintenance > Basic of ToolBox software or Device > Maintenance of ToolBox App, click Export, then select the data time period and click Save to export data. Note: Toolbox App can only export last 14 days' data. If you need to export more data, please use ToolBox software. 4. Click Clear of ToolBox software or Data Cleaning of ToolBox App to clear all stored data if necessary.
3.4.3 Data Retransmission
WTS series supports data retransmission to ensure network sever can get all data even if network is down for some times. There are two ways to get the lost data: Network server sends downlink commands to enquire the historical data for specifying time
range, refer section Historical Data Enquiry; When network is down if no response from LinkCheckReq MAC packets for a period of time,
the device will record the network disconnected time and re-transmit the lost data after device re-connects the network. Here are the steps for data retransmission: 1. Enable data storage feature and data retransmission feature.
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2. Enable rejoin mode feature and set the number of packets sent. Take below as example, the device will send LinkCheckReq MAC packets to the network server regularly to check if the network is disconnected; if there is no response for 4+1 times, the join status will change to de-active and the device will record a data lost time point (the time to join the network).
3. After the network connected back, the device will send the lost data from the point in time when the data was lost according to the reporting interval. Note: 1) If the device is reboot or re-powered when data retransmission is not completed, the device will re-send all retransmission data again after device is reconnected to the network. 2) If the network is disconnected again during data retransmission, it will only send the latest disconnection data. 3) The retransmission data format is started with "20ce", please refer to section Historical Data Enquiry. 4) Data retransmission will increase the uplinks and shorten the battery life.
3.5 Maintenance
3.5.1 Upgrade ToolBox Software:
1. Download firmware from Milesight official website to your PC. 2. Click Browse to import the firmware and upgrade the firmware.
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ToolBox App:
1. Download firmware from Milesight official website to your smartphone. 2. Click Browse to import firmware and upgrade the device. Note: 1) It is not supported to do any operation on ToolBox during upgrading. 2) Only Android version ToolBox App supports upgrade feature.
3.5.2 Backup
WTS Hub supports configure backup for easy and quick device configuration in bulk. Backup is allowed only for devices with the same model and LoRaWAN® frequency band. Please select one of following methods to backup device:
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ToolBox Software:
1. Go to Maintenance > Backup and Reset, click Export to save current configuration as json format backup file. 2. Click Browse to select backup file, then click Import to import the configurations.
ToolBox App:
1. Go to Template page on the App and save current settings as a template. You can also edit the template file. 2. Select one template file which saved in the smartphone and click Write, then attach to another device to write configuration.
Note: Slide the template item left to edit or delete the template. Click the template to edit the configurations.
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3.5.3 Reset to Factory Default
Please select one of following methods to reset device: Via Hardware: Hold on power button (internal) of WTS Hub for more than 10s. Via ToolBox Software: Go to Maintenance > Backup and Reset to click Reset.
Via ToolBox App: Go to Device >Maintenance to click Reset, then attach smart phone with NFC area to WTS Hub to complete reset.
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4. Installation and Maintenance 4.1 Installation Locations
Within the communication range of LoRaWAN® gateway. No high buildings or barriers (trees, telegraph poles) around; the distance between the IoT
weather station and the nearest obstacle is preferably 10 times the height of the obstacle. Keep away from radars, transmitters and any other instruments which can generate
electrical interference; keep a distance of more than 2 meters between sensor and radar. Keep away from heat sources like chimney, vents, etc. No fence plants (higher than 1m) around weather station within 10m.
4.2 Solar Panel and WTS Hub Installation
1. Fix the hub mounting bracket to the solar panel bracket with 4 fixing screws, the put the WTS Hub to the bracket fix the bottom of hub to the bracket with a fixing screw.
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2. Adjust the angle of solar panel brackets (20°,40° or 60°is optional) according to the installation environment, then fix the two sides of bracket with screw kits.
3. Straighten the hose clamps and slide them through the rectangular rings in the solar panel's bracket, wrap the hose clamps around the pole. After that use a screwdriver to tighten the locking mechanism by turning it clockwise.
4. Connect the cable of solar panel to left interface of WTS Hub.
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4.3 WTS506 Sensor Installation
1. Connect the bent pipe to the mounting bracket, tighten the 2 hex socket cap screws with screwdriver and tighten the insurance screw by hand to ensure the two parts are fixed well.
2. Connect one side of sensor cable to WTS Sensor and tighten the cable, pass the cable through the bent pipe and bracket, then connect the pipe to the bottom of sensor and fix both parts with 3 hex socket cap mounting screws.
3. Straighten the hose clamps and slide them through the rings in the bracket, wrap the hose clamps around the pole. After that use a screwdriver to tighten the locking mechanism by turning it clockwise. When installing, ensure the arrow on the sensor facing north according to a compass.
4. Connect the other side of sensor cable to the right interface of WTS Hub. 21

4.4 Maintenance
To clean the device, wipe with a soft moistened cloth with soft detergents. When there is accumulated snow or ice on the surface of WTS sensor, wait for it to dissolve naturally and do not remove with tools forcibly. Do not destroy the surface of devices and solar panel.

5. Device Payload

All data are based on following format (HEX), the Data field should follow little-endian:

Channel1 Type1 Data1 Channel2 Type2 Data2 Channel 3 ...

1 Byte 1 Byte N Bytes 1 Byte 1 Byte M Bytes 1 Byte

...

For decoder examples please find files on https://github.com/Milesight-IoT/SensorDecoders.

5.1 Basic Information
WTS series sensors report basic information of sensor whenever joining the network.

Channel

Type

Description

0b (Power On)

Device is on

01(Protocol Version) 01=>V1

09 (Hardware Version) 01 40 => V1.4 ff
0a(Software Version) 01 14 => V1.14

0f(Device Type) 16(Device SN)

00: Class A, 01: Class B, 02: Class C 16 digits

Example:

ff0bff ff0101 ff166454c32424650043 ff090200 ff0a0101 ff0f00

Channel

Type

Value

Channel

Type

Value

ff Channel
ff Channel
ff

0b(Power on) Type
16(Device SN)
Type 0a
(Software version)

ff
Value
6454c3242 4650043
Value
0101 (V1.1)

ff Channel
ff Channel
ff

01 (Protocol Version) Type 09 (Hardware version) Type
0f (Device Type)

01=V1
Value
0200 (V2.0)
Value
00 (Class A)

5.2 Sensor Data
Item Battery Level Temperature
Humidity Wind Direction
Barometric Pressure Wind Speed

Channel 01 03 04 05
06
07

Rainfall

Temperature 83
Alarm Barometric
86 Pressure Alarm

Wind Speed Alarm

Rainfall Alarm

Type 75 67 68 84

Description UINT8, Unit: % INT16/10, Unit: °C UINT8/2, Unit: %RH UINT16/10, Unit: °

73 UINT16/10, Unit: hPa

92 UINT16/10, Unit: m/s

5 Bytes

Byte 1-4: Accumulated rainfall, UINT32/100,

Unit: mm

Byte 5: Frame counter, calculate the uplink

amounts of every phase, range: 0~255

Note:

1) When the rainfall is cleared and start a new

accumulation phase, the counter will be also

cleared to 0;

2) When frame counter reaches 255 and not

enter a new phase, it will always report 255.

Temperature (2 Bytes) + Alarm Status(1 Byte) 67
Alarm Status: 01=Threshold Alarm

Pressure (2 Bytes) + Alarm Status(1 Byte) 73
Alarm Status: 01=Threshold Alarm

Wind Speed (2 Bytes) + Alarm Status(1 Byte) 92
Alarm Status: 01=Threshold Alarm

Rainfall (4 Bytes) + Frame Counter (1 Byte) +

Alarm Status(1 Byte)

Alarm Status:01=Threshold Alarm

Example: 1. Periodic packet

017564 03671001 046871 05844605 0673aa27 07929201 08ecc413000025

Channel 01
Channel

Type
75 (Battery)
Type

Value 64 => 100%
Value

Channel 03
Channel

Type 67
(Temperatu re) Type

Value
10 01 => 01 10 = 272/10=27.2°C
Value

04 Channel
06 Channel
08

68 (Humidity)
Type 73
(Barometric Pressure)
Type
ec(Rainfall)

71=>113 Hum=113/2=56.
5% Value aa 27=>27 aa=10154/10=10 15.4 hPa Value c4130000=>000 013 c4 =5060/100=50.6 mm Counter=25=>37

05 Channel
07

84 (Wind Direction) Type
92(Wind Speed)

46 05=> 05 46 = 1350/10=135°
Value 92 01 => 01 92 =
402/10= 40.2 m/s

2. Threshold alarm: report when reaching the threshold.

83 67 0001 01

Channel

Type

Value

00 01 => 01 00 = 255*0.1=25.5°C

(Temperature)

01= Threshold Alarm

5.3 Downlink Commands
WTS series support downlink commands to configure the device. The application port is 85 by default.

Item

Channel

Type

Description

Reporting Interval

2 Bytes, unit: s

Reboot

ff(Reserved)

Device Time UTC Time Zone

4 Bytes, unix timestamp

INT16/10

Clear Data

01: Clear Historical Data 27
00: Clear Accumulated Rainfall

Restoration of Power Rainfall Accumulation
Phase Data Storage Data Retransmission Retransmission Interval
Threshold Alarm-Temperature
Threshold Alarm

00: Off

01: On

02: Return to Previous Working State

2 Bytes, unit: min

01: Enable, 00: Disable

3 Bytes

Byte 1: 00 6a
Bytes 2-3: interval time, unit: s

range: 30~1200s (600s by default)

9 Bytes,

Temperature: CTRL(1B)+Min(2B)+Max(2B)+

00000000(4B)

CTRL:

Bit0~Bit2:

001-below (minimum threshold) 06
010-over (maximum threshold)

011-within

100 -below or above

Bit3~Bit5: 001

Bit6: 1=enable, 0=disable

Bit7: 1

9 Bytes,

Wind Speed/Pressure:

CTRL(1B)+0000+Max(2B)+

00000000(4B)

Rainfall:

CTRL(1B)+0000+Max_Low(2B)+0000+Max_

High (2B)

CTRL:

Bit0~Bit2:

010-over (maximum threshold)

Bit3~Bit5:

Collecting Interval

010-wind speed 011-rainfall 100-pressure Bit6: 1=enable, 0=disable Bit7: 1 3 Bytes, Byte 1: 01-temperature, 02-wind speed, bb 03-rainfall, 04-pressure Byte 2-3: collecting interval, unit: s

Example: 1. Set reporting interval as 20 minutes.

ff03b004

Channel

Type

Value

03 (Set Reporting Interval) b0 04 => 04 b0 = 1200s= 20 minutes

2. Reboot the device.
Channel ff

Type 10 (Reboot)

ff10ff

Value ff(Reserved)

3. Set time zone to GMT-4.

ff17d8ff

Channel ff

Type 17 (Set Time Zone)

Value d8 ff => ffd8 = -40 = -4 * 10

4. Set the device time. Channel ff

ff 11 3d 1c de 5d

Type
11(Set Device Time)

Value 3d 1c de 5d=>5d de 1c 3d=1574837309(Unix timestamp) =>2019/11/17 14:48:29

5. Set temperature threshold alarm.

ff06 cc 9600 2c01 00000000

Channel

Type

Value

Ctrl: cc=>11 001 100

06 (Threshold Alarm) 100=below or above, 001=temperature, 1=enable

Min_value: 96 00=>00 96=15°C

Max_value: 2c 01=>01 2c=30°C

6. Set rainfall threshold alarm: rainfall is over 995.35 mm.

ff06 5a 0000 cf84 0000 0100

Channel

Type

Value

Ctrl: 5a=>01 011 010

06 (Threshold Alarm)

010=above, 011=rainfall, 1=enable Max_value: cf 84 01 00=>00 01 84

cf=99535*0.01=995.35 mm

5.4 Historical Data Enquiry

WTS series support sending downlink commands to enquire historical data for specified time

point or time range. Before that, ensure the device time is correct and data storage feature was

enabled to store the data.
Command format:

Channel

Type

Description

6b (Enquire data in time point) 4 Bytes, unix timestamp

Start time (4 bytes) + End time (4 bytes),

6c (Enquire data in time range)

Unix timestamp

6d (Stop query data report)

3 Bytes,

6a (Report Interval)

Byte 1: 01 Byte 2: interval time, unit: s,

range: 30~1200s (60s by default)

Reply format:

Channel

Type

Description

00: data enquiry success

6b/6c

01: time point or time range invalid

02: no data in this time or time range

Data time stamp (4 Bytes) + Temperature (2 Bytes) +

21 ce (Historical Data) Humidity (1 Byte) + Pressure (2 Bytes) + Wind Direction

(2 Bytes) + Wind Speed (2 Bytes) + Rainfall (4 Bytes)

Note:

1. The device only uploads no more than 300 data records per range enquiry.

2. When enquiring the data in time point, it will upload the data which is closest to the search

point within the reporting interval range. For example, if the device's reporting interval is 10

minutes and users send command to search for 17:00's data, if the device find there is data

stored in 17:00, it will upload these data. If no, it will search for data between 16:50 to 17:10 and

upload the data which is closest to 17:00.

Example:

1. Enquire historical data between 2022/10/10 14:45:00 to 2022-10-10 15:35:00.

fd6c c3291a63 b09a1a63

Channel

Type

6c (Enquire data in time fd
range)

Value Start time: 6cbf4363 => 6343bf6c = 1665384300 =2022/10/10 14:45:00 End time: 24cb4363 => 6343cb24 = 1665387300 =2022-10-10 15:35:00

Reply:

Channel fc

fc6c00 Type 6c (Enquire data in time range)

Value 00: data enquiry success

Channel 21

21ce 60c34363 0e01 64 8c27 c706 0400 10000000

Type

Time Stamp

ce (Historical Data)

56991a63 => 2022-10-10
15:31:52

Value Temperature: 0e 01=>01 0e=27°C
Humidity: 64=>100=50% Barometric pressure: 8c 27=>27
8c=1012.4 hPa Wind Direction: c7 06=> 06
c7=173.5° Wind Speed: 0400=>0004=0.4m/s
Rainfall: 10 00 00 00=>00 00 00 10=0.16 mm

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