Quick-Deploy Rainfall Station

Ordering Guide

Sutrons customizable Quick-Deploy Rainfall Station,

a stand-alone unit designed to operate remotely in
the field, easily mounts onto a 1 pipe.

Main Components of the Rainfall Station

1)
1 Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge

2) Datalogger
2

3)
3 Solar Panel
4)
4 Station Mount

Step 1: Select Your Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge Option

Option A: Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge with Siphon

(#5600-0625-x)

Part Number

Description

5600-0625-2

205 mm Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge with Siphon,

0.2 mm

5600-0625-5

5600-0625-x
Tipping Bucket
Interior

205 mm Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge with Siphon,

0.5 mm

5600-0625-6

205 mm Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge with Siphon,

0.01 inch

Option B: Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge with Siphon & SDI-12 Output

(#5600-0725-x)

5600-0725-2

5600-0725-x
Tipping Bucket
Interior w/ SDI-12
Interface

205 mm Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge with Siphon

& SDI-12 Output, 0.2 mm

5600-0725-5

205 mm Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge with Siphon

& SDI-12 Output, 0.5 mm

5600-0725-6

205 mm Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge with Siphon

& SDI-12 Output, 0.01 inch

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Step 1: Select Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge Option (contd)

Option C: Stainless Steel Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge

(5600-0425-x)

Part Number

Description

5600-0425-1

Rain Gauge, Stainless Steel, Tipping Bucket

0.1mm/tip (includes 50ft/15m cable)

5600-0425-2

Rain Gauge, Stainless Steel, Tipping Bucket

0.3mm/tip (includes 50ft/15m cable)

5600-0425-3

Rain Gauge, Stainless Steel, Tipping Bucket 0.01

inch/tip (includes 50ft/15m cable)

5600-0425-4

Rain Gauge, Stainless Steel, Tipping Bucket

0.5mm/tip (includes 50ft/15m cable)

5600-0425-5

Rain Gauge, Stainless Steel, Tipping Bucket 0.01

inch/tip (includes 50ft/15m cable)

Option D: Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge

(5600-0525-x)
Part Number

Description

5600-0525-2

Rain Gauge, Tipping Bucket, Stainless Steel Outer

Housing 0.2mm/tip (includes 50ft/15m cable)

5600-0525-5

Rain Gauge, Tipping Bucket, Stainless Steel Outer

Housing 0.5mm/tip (includes 50ft/15m cable)

5600-0525-6

Rain Gauge, Tipping Bucket, Stainless Steel Outer

Housing 0.01 inches/tip (includes 50ft/15m cable)

5600-0425-x
Stainless Steel Tipping
Bucket Rain Gauge
(Mechanism also
pictured)

5600-0525-x
Tipping Bucket
Rain Gauge
(Mechanism also
pictured)

Option E: Another Manufacturers Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge

Although we recommend using Sutron rain gauges, the
2271-1197 Rainfall Station Mounting accommodates any
tipping bucket rain gauge with the following footprint
dimensions (shown in inches):

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Step 2: Select Telemetry & Data Logger

Option A: X-Link Two-Way Logging Transmitter

Part Number

Description

GPRSLink-1E

GPRSLink w/Enclosure, Internal Antenna, Wall

Mounting Ears, 7AH Battery

GPRSLink-1C

GPRSLink w/Enclosure, External Antenna

Connector, Wall Mounting Ears, 7AH Battery
(Antenna not included)

HSPALink-1E

HSPALink w/ Internal Antenna & Mounting Ears

for Wall. Includes 7AH Battery.

HSPALink-1C

HSPALink w/ External Antenna Connector &

Mounting Ears for Wall. Includes 7AH Battery
(Antenna not included.)

CDMALink-1E

CDMALink w/Internal Antenna & Mounting Ears

for Wall includes 7AH Battery

CDMALink-1C

CDMALink w/External Antenna Connector &

Mounting Ears for Wall includes 7AH Battery
(Antenna not included)

IRIDIUMLink-1E

IRIDIUMLink w/Internal Antenna & Mounting Ears

for Wall includes 7AH Battery

IRIDIUMLink-1C

IRIDIUMLink w/External Antenna Connector &

Mounting Ears for Wall includes 7AH Battery
(Antenna not included)

X-Link-1E

X-Link (logger without transmitter) with NEMA

enclosure & Mounting Ears for Wall includes 7AH
Battery

5100-0600-1

Ground Kit w/8 ft. ground rod, copper wire,

clamps & plate

Option B: ModbusLink Plus

Wireless node for self-healing ad-hoc mesh network.

Does not log data without additional equipment.

Part Number

Description

MBLINKPLUS-1E Wireless network node with I/O (transceiver with

built-in SDI-12, Analog & Digital Inputs) With
NEMA Enclosure & internal battery
6661-1325-1

External antenna Kit (3dBi antenna, 20 low loss

cable, mounting kit)

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Step 3: Select Solar Panel

Part Number

Description

3911-1050

5 Watt Solar Panel 9.75x 9.38 (248mm x

238mm) 15 ft. cable included

3911-1037

10 Watt solar panel 16.5x 10.7 (419mm x

271mm) 15 ft. cable included. (Requires adapter
mounting plate, see step 4).

Step 4: Mounting Hardware

Part Number

Description

2271-1197

Rainfall Station Base Mount (mounting hardware

only). Includes adjustable bracket for 5W solar
panels (part # 3911-1050), mounting bracket
for dataloggers, and mounting plate for tipping
buckets

2271-1199

Adapter plate for mounting 10W solar panels

(part # 3911-1037) onto rainfall stations

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