The HD2013 is a reliable and sturdy tipping bucket rain gauge, built entirely from corrosion resistant materials in order to guarantee reliability, accuracy and durability.and to withstand even extreme conditions. Depending on the environment where the rain gauge is placed, there is a choice between heated or non-heated version (HD2013R).
The principle of a tipping bucket rain gauge is simple: depending on the quantity of rainfall, the tipping bucket mechanism fills and empties. Every tipping action operates a reed contact: in this way counting the quantity of the rainfall. This means that the tipping bucket has one enormous advantage: it needs no power supply to operate. Power supply is only a necessity when circumstances demand heating because of low environmental temperatures.
Reading the number of counts, in other words reading the rainfall, can be done locally by using a local (battery operated) datalogger such as the HD2013-DB. But it is also possible to communicate directly the results through one of our dataloggers of the HD33 series. The built-in 4G/3G/GPRS modem makes it easy to upload the data directly to one of our cloud applications or to your own secured server.
HD2013 is available as well with optional analog output at choice between 4…20 mA or 0…10 Vdc (to be specified when placing the order) or with optional SDI-12 digital output. When ordering, the rain gauge is completely setup to be used.
Easy to install, adjustable feet and leveling device integrated. Bird spikes and accesories for raised mounting available.
| Principle |
Tipping Bucket |
| Precipitation type |
Liquid, mixed*, solid* |
| Collector area |
400 cm2 |
| Contact output |
Voltage free |
| Optional outputs |
Analog 4…20 mA
Analog 0…10 V
Digital SDI1-2 |
| Power supply |
12 or 24 Vdc for version with heating
7…30 Vdc for 4…20 mA or SDI-12 output
13…30 Vdc for 0…10 V output |
| Consumption |
165 W heating
≈26 mA for Iout @ 18 Vdc
≈4 mA for Vout @ 18 Vdc
≈100 μA for SDI-12 @ 18 Vdc |
| Resolution |
0.1 – 0.2 or 0.5 mm/tip |
| Accuracy |
<± 2 % (using correction curves) |
Maximum rainfall
rate |
600 mm/h (0.1 and 0.2 res. versions)
1000 mm/h (0.5 res. version) |
| Operating Temp. |
0 °C…+70 °C
-20 °C…+70 °C* |
Heating
intervention Temp.* |
+4 °C |
| Protection Degree |
IP64 |
Minimum section
of the wires of the
connecting cable |
0.5 mm2
2.5 mm2* |
- Water, snow or ice
- Accurate and reliable system
- Smart design
- Long stability performance
- Data where you need them
- WMO Compliant
