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The ULTIMETER 2100 features a stunning platinum-tone housing with brilliant bluedisplay backlighting, and an illuminated keypad provides exceptional visibilityin darkness or low-light conditions. The ULTIMETER 2100 utilizes Peet Bros.'patented and proven weather sensor technology, including a unique all-digitalwind sensor. Its microprocessor is 8 TIMES FASTER and has 4 TIMES THE MEMORYof earlier weather stations.
The ULTIMETER 2100 includes BAROMETRIC PRESSURE and numeric pressure change overa 3 hour period plus a preset barometric STORM ALERT, WIND SPEED, WIND DIRECTION,OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE, INDOOR TEMPERATURE, WIND CHILL, TIME, DATE, and (with optionalsensors), INDOOR HUMIDITY, DEW POINT and RAINFALL.
The ULTIMETER 2100 features not one, but two VERSATILE 4-MODE SERIAL PORTS that can accept remote commands, making it easy to communicate with external devicesto transmit the data or collect it remotely by phone, modem, or radio link. The5 minute packet mode is perfect for economical radio beacon transmission.The 2100 comes APRS-Ready, requiring only direct cable connectionto a TNC.
A second Serial Data Port is provided in the 2100's sensor junction box, deliveringgreater flexibility in the location and connection of THE WEATHER PICTURE, PCWeather Data Logger, or other peripheral weather accessory.
The system has an exclusive TRIPLE-BANK MEMORY SYSTEM for highest and lowestreadings: today's, yesterdays, and long-term. Say you had a major storm two weeksago. You can save all the interesting extreme values to show friends weeks later,yet still display all of today's highest and lowest readings as well as all ofyesterday's highs and lows. You'll also see the exact time and date every highand low occurred. You can reset each long term high and low memory individuallyor you can use a MASTER RESET to clear all long term high and low memories simultaneously.This feature makes it particularly easy to keep monthly records or to monitorthe highs and lows while you are away for a week or two.
The system also features a unique RAIN RATE ALARM, which serves as an adjustableflash flood alert, and is compatible with all of our rain gauge models. A predictivebattery test circuit warns you when the battery is getting weak. The ULTIMETER2100 has a full array of adjustable ALARMS and an optional electrical EXTERNALALARM OUTPUT. Optional sensors include Humidity Sensors and Rain Gauges (severalmodels to choose from). The ULTIMETER 2100 TRACKS OVER 100 WEATHER VALUES.