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1. l 512 4 gg BHR MN E 256 4 pee 0 2725 2750 2775 2800 2825 2850 2875 Print Save Pause Continue New Scale End Graph e The Jumpers pull down menu shows jumper positions for the selected signal conditioner boards and the main board duplicating information in this manual DC Signal Conditioner Jumpers 1 Excitation 2 Excitation 3 Signal In 4 Signal In DC Signal Conditioner Voltage Notes 1 Click on Jumpers Power Supply to select jumpers for 5 10 or 24V Excitation 2 Upper case letter positions require 5mm _2in jumpers lower case 2 5mm 0 1in jumpers 3 Store spare jumpers on single unused jumper posts NOT associated with upper case letters zs Print 18 9 OPENING YOUR TRANSMITTER CASE WHEN TO CHANGE JUMPERS Your transmitter case does not need to be opened if jumpers have already been set by your distributor Otherwise you will need to open the case and either set jumpers or verify that the factory default jumpers positions will meet your needs Note that while Instrument Setup Software senses the circuit board type it does not sense jumper settings and the correspond ing information has to be entered manually Jumpers are used for the following 1 On the signal conditioner board to set the signal type e g voltage or2. and Half Duplex RS485 only Baud Rate 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 selectable with Instrument Setup software Word length 8 data bits Stop bit 1 The Custom ASCII protocol is simpler than the Modbus protocol This 5 page manual section provides some of its key programmable features Our detailed Serial Communications manual can be downloaded from http www laurels com downloadfiles serialcom2 pdf 2 0 MEASUREMENT DATA FORMAT The basic measurement data format consists of 8 ASCII characters for analog input DPM transmitters such as 999 99 lt CR gt where CR is the carriage return character The first character is always a plus or minus sign A decimal point is always furnished even when it follows the last digit Adding a Line Feed Character to the Basic Format Printers and other devices that receive the data may require a line feed character LF following the CR The line feed character LF may be selected using Instrument Setup software Adding a Coded Data Character to the Basic Format A coded character from A to H may be added to the data string according to the table below to indicate the alarm and overload status of the device If used this character precedes the CR so that it is the last printable character in the string With the optional LF and coded character selected the data string will consist of 10 characters for an
3. 0 If is selected entering an offset of 0273 2 will change the display to Kelvin If F is selected entering an offset of 0459 7 will change the display to Rankin PNP transistor Board Revision A Thermocouple Type E4 Jumper J K E Open Indication E3 Jumper Upscale Downscale 1 Use 2 5 mm 0 1 jumpers 2 Store spare jumpers on an unused jumper post 26 Example Transmit temperature control a chiller and provide an over temperature alarm Application Transmit temperature of a fermentation tank as a 4 20 mA signal from 15 C to 35 C Turn on a chiller when the temperature reaches 28 C Turn off the chiller when the tem perature is below 24 Alarm temperatures over 30 The sensor is a Type K thermocouple Custom Curve Disabled y Solution Jumper signal conditioner for Type K thermocouple Under Input Display tab set Mode to Thermocouple range to deg C Resolution to 0 1 deg and 50 60 Hz Line Freq to 60 Hz to reject 60 Hz noise Under Relay Alarms tab select Span Hysteresis with a setpoint of 28 0 C and a devia tion of 4 C for Alarm 1 which will control the chiller Select a setpoint of 30 0 C for Alarm 2 which will be used to alarm over temperatures Under Analog Out tab set Range to 4 20mA Current Lo Range Reading to 15 0 C and Hi Range Reading to 35 0 C Sa 14 RTD amp OHMS SIGNAL CONDITIO
4. 1300 C 0 10 C 410 to 2370 F 0 17 F 46 to 68 C 0 12 C 51 to 213 F 0 22 F 45 to 1768 C 0 17 C 49 to 3214 F 0 31 F Resistance Input ume s eis 0 20 000 O 0 200 00 O 0 2000 0 0 0196 of range 0 20000 2 counts 0 200 00 0 2 0000 MO Factory special fixed range 2 3 or 4 wire Span ia o CY PEL Qn tee ia E Pee eut dt CTS PEE 0 003 of reading C Over voltage protection scie o oxi sesh otto a PD Ft v eod 125 Vac Open sensor indication 0 mA or 20 mA output jumper selectable 47 22 WARRANTY Laurel Electronics Inc warrants its products against defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase In the event of a defect during the warranty period the defective unit may be returned to the seller which may be Laurel or a Laurel distributor The seller may then repair or replace the defective unit at its option In the event of such a return freight charges from the buyer shall be paid by the buyer and freight charges from the seller shall be paid by the seller LIMITATION OF WARRANTY The foregoing warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from 1 Improper installation or miswiring 2 Improper or inadequate maintenance 3 Unauthorized modification or misuse 4 Operation outside the environmental specific
5. For example 20 mV can be transmitted as 20 000 mV or 20000 uV The decimal point is set separately For load cell applications three scaling methods can be selected in Instrument Setup Software 1 Scale and offset 2 Coordinates of 2 points and 3 Reading coordinates of 2 points which uses actual signals Only menu items applicable to the selected scaling method will be presented Load Cell amp Microvolt Ranges 20 000 mV 50 000 mV 50000 100 00 mV 10000 TT 250 00 mV 25000 500 00 mV 50000 il 1 Use 2 5 mm 0 1 jumpers 2 Store spare jumpers on an unused jumper post 24 Example Transmit weight in decimal tons and as 4 20 mA with overweight alarming Application Digitally transmit weight in metric tons with 3 decimal places using a 3 mV V load cell Also output weight from 0 to 5 000 tons as a 0 10V signal Apply 10V excitation At a load of 5 000 tons the load cell output will be 30 mV Alarm weight over 4 000 tons but wait for 8 readings over this limit or 15 msec so as not to alarm on a noise spike Custom Curve Disabled 5 Offset gt or 16667 400 000 Low In Low Read 00 000 00 000 00 000 LIN 30 000 05 000 03 000 Scaling Filter Relay Alarms Communicati Analog Out Analog Out com 0 000 gt 000 o 10vvorage ooo Solution e Jumper signal conditioner for 50 000 mV range Set power supp
6. are separated by a silent interval of at least 3 5 character times If a silent interval of more than 1 5 character times occurs between two characters of the message frame the message frame is considered incomplete and is discarded Frame Check 16 bit CRC of the complete message excluding CRC characters Modbus ASCII The message begins immediately following a colon and ends just before a Carriage Return Line Feed CRLF All message characters are hexadecimal 0 9 A F ASCII coded The system allowable time interval between characters may be set to 1 3 5 or 10 seconds Frame Check 1 byte 2 hexadecimal characters LRC of the message excluding the initial colon and trailing LRC and CRLF characters 3 0 COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Parameters selectable via Instrument Setup software downloadable and distributed on CD ROM Serial 1 Custom ASCII Modbus RTU Modbus ASCII Modbus ASCII Gap Timeout 1 sec 3 sec 5 sec 10 sec Baud 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 bo reete itr No parity odd parity even parity Device Address 0 to 247 34 4 0 SUPPORTED FUNCTION CODES FC03 Read Holding Registers Reads internal registers containing setup parameters Scale Offset Setpoints etc FC10 Write Multiple Registers FC10 16 dec Writes internal registers containing setup parameters S
7. current and the range For details please see the next five sections of this manual Note that all ranges of all signal conditioner boards are factory calibrated with calibration factors stored in EPROM on the board 2 On the main board to set the analog output signal current or voltage and sensor excita tion output 5V 10V or 24V Default factory settings are current analog output and 10V excitation HOW TO OPEN amp CLOSE THE CASE The two clamshell halves of the case are held together with a bolt and a nut at each of the four corners Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the four bolts The nut will then drop off and the clamshell halves will separate When closing the case make sure that the ventilation grills are properly aligned Caution The nuts at each corner are not captive and are black Take precautions so that the nuts do not get lost 19 10 DC SIGNAL CONDITIONER BOARD The DC volts DC amps and process transmitters utilize the DC signal conditioner board which needs to be configured via jumpers for the desired voltage or current range All signal ranges are factory calibrated with calibration factors stored in EEPROM on the signal conditioner board Instrument Setup Software recognizes the board and brings up the appropriate menu items for it however it does not recognize the jumper settings Ranges also have to be selected manually The excitation output can be set to 5V 100 mA 10V 1
8. documents Earth ground terminal Caution risk of electric shock Both direct and alternating current Ei Equipment protected throughout by double ETL Mark Indicates that product insulation or reinforced insulation I conforms to UL Std 61010 1 and is CE Mark Indicates that the product meets 7 certified to CAN USA Std C22 2 No EU safety health and environmental requi tetek 61010 1 Mark pending as of Oct 4006497 rements 2013 c Operating environment Transmitter Class II double insulated equipment designed for use in Pollution degree 2 E 7 LTE TRANSMITTER MAIN BOARD JUMPERS amp FIELD WIRING Ethernet P4 Analog Ana out 1 output standard Ana out 2 Alarm 2 1 P3 Solid state Alarm 2 2 relays normally Aalrm 1 3 open standard Alarm 1 4 3 Earth GND 2 neut or DC 1 AC high or DC P1 Power input An RJ45 Ethernet connector allows the transmitter to be connected directly to a computer router switch or hub via an Ethernet cable An isolated analog output and dual relays are also standard Jumpers on the main board allow selection of the following e Analog output current or voltage e Power over Ethernet PoE Only available for main boards with the 10 48 Vdc power option Jumpers are preset if PoE is specified at the time of purchase e Excitation output Note that attempting to draw more than the rated transducer excitation output curr
9. steps Output 0 02 of full span for DC inputs 0 196 for AC RMS inputs Ethernet 1 0 standard Serial PROTO COIS oo ie ox io Y diea unless Modbus TCP RTU or ASCII and Custom ASCII Serial COPING LO usd UR RR ka ete ek Ure vede aad RJ45 D T T 300 to 9600 baud Transducer Excitation Output standard for DC process strain load cell inputs Output OFT OL atn nat dap Carita a Cb an 50 Vdc to meter ground Selectable levels 5 Vdc 5 100 mA 10 5 120 mA 24 5 50 mA Dual Relay Output standard Relay Two solid state relays SPST normally open Form A letta eate 120 mA at 140 Vac or 180 Vdc Input Signal Noise Rejection OOO qud Guns ander aab 250V RMS TO BB EZ odia pae Fd ele tetas 130 dB NMR at 50 60 Fe Ze uo ier oti a REPE Ba 90 dB with no digital filtering L puit Programmable digital time constants from 80 ms to 9 6 s Overvoltage Protection Voltage input ranges of 2V and above or DO 600 Vrms Voltage input ranges of 200 mV AC or DC load cell thermocouple RTD 100 Vrms DC
10. the Signal Input Mode and Function selected under the Input Display tab the alarm can be assigned to any of up to three Items for example to Item 1 A rate B rate Item 2 A rate or Item 3 B rate Alarm State If Active High is selected the Active Alarm State is defined as being above the setpoint If Active Low is selected the Active Alarm State is defined as being below the setpoint If Disabled is selected the Alarm State is always inactive Relay State A setting with ties the Relay State to the Alarm State If Active On is selected the relay will be closed when the Alarm State is 1 If Active Off is selected the relay will be open when the Alarm State is 1 Deviation Type Three choices are offered Band Deviation Split Hysteresis and Span Hysteresis These define how Setpoint and Deviation are to be combined to set Alarm State Heater OFF OFF OFF ON Setpoint 1000 Setpoint 1000 Deviation 50 Deviation 50 Hysteresis band 100 Pass band 100 Split Hysteresis for heater control Band Deviation for component testing In Band Deviation the relay opens or closes when the reading falls within the deviation band and closes or opens when the reading falls outside Two deviation limits lie symmetric ally around the setpoint to create the deviation band Passbands around a setpoint are often used for go no go component testing In Split Hysteresis the relay opens or closes when th
11. voltage This mode is selected at the input connector and by setting the Signal Input Mode to Ratio Example Transmit the digital reading in amps and as 4 20 mA from a 500 100 current shunt Application Use a 500 100 500A 100 mV current shunt Digitally transmit the DC current reading in amps with 0 1A resolution Also transmit a 4 20 mA signal corresponding to 0 200A Custom Curve Disabled M Scale Offset 50000 0000 0 00000 0000 0 10000 0500 0 InputeDisplay Scaling Filter Relay Alarms Communication Scaling InputeDisplay Scaling Filter Relay Alarms Communication Relay Alarms Communicati Analog Out Analog Out w 5 ues gt 0000 0 0 zoma 9299 5 0 Solution e Jumper signal conditioner for 200 00 mV range e Under Input Display tab set Option Board to DC Mode to DC V Range to 0 2V Decimal Point to dddd d and 50 60 Hz Line Freq to 60 Hz to reject 60 Hz noise e Under Scaling tab if Coordinates is selected set High In to 0 1V and High Read to 500 0A For this application Coordinates is the easiest most intuitive scaling method e Under Scaling tab if Scale Offset method is selected set Scale to 0 5 The reason is that a 200 mV full scale input corresponds to 20 000 input counts where each input count is 10 uV as for the 200 mV scale of a 4 digit meter These 20 000 input counts ne
12. 0 mV 2 2 0000 RMV3 20 000 V 200 00 5 600 0 V 300 0 RMS Volts 200 00 mV 2 2 0000 V 20 000 V RMV4 200 00 V RMV5 600 0 V RMV6 300 0 V RMS Amperes RMM 2 0000 mA RM 20 000 mA RMAS 200 00 mA RMM 5 000 A Range ETL certified to 300V Process amp Ratio Signals 4 20 mA 0 10V etc P 4 20 mA in 4 20 mA out Lg REN Custom Scaling Specify min input and output max input and output Load Cell amp Strain Gauge 4 or 6 wire ratio Full scale ranges from 20 to 500 mV WMf 99 999 to 99 999 Specify min input and output max input amp output RTD Temperature Pt100 P385C 202 to 850 C Pt100 P385F 331 to 1562 F Pt100 P392C 202 to 850 C Pt100 P392F 331 to 1562 F 120 672C 80 to 260 C 120 672F 112 to 500 F Cu10 427C 97 to 260 C Cu10 427F 143 to 500 F Thermocouple Temperature JU ocasion 210 to 760 C 347 to 1400 F 244 to 1372 C KE odisti 408 to 250
13. 1 F I Loa 257 to 400 C TE 430 to 752 F 240 to 1000 C 400 to 1830 F 245 to 1300 C 410 to 2370 F S 46 to 1768 C 51 to 3214 F 45 to 1768 C 49 to 3213 F Resistance t PR 0 20 ohms Bd Asti dead eee 0 200 ohms 0 2 kohms HT soutenue 0 20 kohms 5 0 200 kohms R6 0 2 Mohms fixed range 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS t ORDERING GUIDE dva a iit imum teret at ode des uude 2 2 TABISE OF cese d M vase cat 3 3 GOMPEEMENTARY MANUALS toca teta Pu 4 4 PRODUC OVERVIEW us dani ua etn meat dut meo o pe pao ct AR i 5 9 RECEIVING amp UNPACKING YOUR TRANSMITTER nnn 6 6 DARE PY CONSIDERATIONS do n uma ues 6 7 LTE TRANSMITTER MAIN BOARD JUMPERS amp FIELD 7 8 PROGRAMMING YOUR TRANSMITTER pr ee ne dp ene 10 9 OPENING YOUR TRANSMITTER aarti ene ee edad 19 10 DC SIGNAL CONDITIONER BOARD reda titt onte p n e n reti etra 20 11 RMS SIGNAL CONDITIONER BOARD ioter osent entere ea 22 12 LOAD CELL SIGNAL CONDITIONER BOARD root eost eraot eor 24 13 THERMO
14. 20 mA or 24V 50 mA via main board jumper settings Please see Section 14 of this manual Board Revisions Q and R Voltage Ranges Jumpers Sms e e 200 00 mV 2 0000 V 20 000 V 200 00 V 300V UL 600V not ETL on o Current Ranges Jumpers e 0 b 2 0000 mA A 20 000 mA 200 00 mA 5 000 A 1 Use 5 mm 0 2 jumpers for locations E1 designated by a capital letter 2 Use 2 5 mm 0 1 jumpers for locations E2 and designated by a lower case letter 3 Store spare jumpers on an unused jumper post not associated with a capital letter For DC voltage and DC current transmitters a scale factor of 1 and an offset of 0 are used for readings in volts or amperes Decimal point selection is independent of the transmitted units For example 20 000 mA or 20000 are both transmitted as 20000 counts For process transmitters three scaling methods can be selected in Instrument Setup Software 1 Scale and offset 2 Coordinates of 2 points and 3 Reading coordinates of 2 points which uses actual signals Only menu items applicable to the selected method are presented Note that full scale ranges are 20000 counts For resolution purposes the 300V and 600V ranges are 2000V 100 mV count and the 5A range is 20A 1 mA count 20 DC ratio operation is available for use with bridge and potentiometer type sensors and is un affected by variations in the power supply
15. COUPLE SIGNAL CONDITIONER BOARD 26 14 RID amp OHMS SIGNAL CONDITIONER BOARD een 28 15 OPERATION iusta odictor roc A 30 165 32 17 TRANSMITTER CALIBRATION E o ceps tal dedicar vcn ced 33 18 CUSTOM CURBVELINFARIZATION iiid regt i oerte tee 33 19 MODBUS PROTOCOL TRANSMITTER 34 20 CUSTOM ASCII PROTOCOL TRANSMITTER COMMUNICATIONS 39 21 SPECIFICATIONS LTE SERIES ANALOG INPUT 44 228 hate eset enis 48 3 COMPLEMENTARY MANUALS This manual covers LTE Series DIN rail transmitters with isolated Ethernet and 4 20 mA outputs dual relays and an analog input signal conditioner It covers hardware aspects such a pinout and on board jumpers and transmitter setup such as scaling and relay setpoints It also presents the main commands and text strings to be used with the Modbus and Custom ASCII communications protocols It is intended to be used with the following separate manuals e Ethernet Manual Covers Ethernet Node discovery and setup using Node Manager PC Software or the Web Server Software built into each Node Required for use of Ethernet transmitte
16. LTE SERIES TRANSMITTERS Analog Input Ethernet amp Isolated 4 20 mA Outputs USER MANUAL Buyess 2317 amoa SAWRULNIWALS amp 4 euas LO EL P92Z S98 A Sow XA DX Tae s D e LAUREL Electronics Inc 3183 G Airway Ave Costa Mesa 92626 USA Tel 714 434 6131 Fax 714 434 3766 Website www laurels com 1 ORDERING GUIDE Configure a model number in this format LTE20DCV1 Transmitter Type LTE Ethernet isolated 4 20 mA outputs two 120 mA solid state relays and isolated transducer excitation output Main Board adco dd ut Standard main board CNN RN Extended main board Note Extended main board adds rate of change and custom curve linearization Not applic able to temperature E Power 0 85 264 Vac or 90 300 Telus 12 32 Vac or 10 48 Vdc I ouis Power over Ethernet Input Type DC Volts 200 00 mV DUM acie 2 0000 V 0 3 20 000 V a 200 00 V DEVI assess 600 0 V DCV O oce 300 0 V DC Amperes 2 0000 mA 0 2 20 000 mA 200 00 mA 0 4 5 000 RMS Volts RMV1 200 0
17. NER BOARD The same signal conditioner board can be configured via jumpers for four RTD types DIN 1000 platinum ANSI 1000 platinum 1200 nickel 100 copper or for five resistance ranges from 20 000On to 200 00 A single fixed 2 resistance range R6 ordering option is provided by a factory modified signal conditioner board All ranges are factory calibrated with calibration factors stored in EEPROM on the signal condi tioner board Instrument Setup Software recognizes the board and will bring up the appropriate menu items for it however it does not recognize the jumper settings Items to be entered in Instrument Setup Software for the input side include Mode RTD or Ohms Range RTD type or ohms range and Scale and Offset a calibration correction applied to resistance Standard Board Modified Board E1 Jumper Pt100 Ni120 N A Cu10 20 000n N A 0 200 000 N A 0 2 0000 kO N A 0 20 000 kQ N A 0 200 00 0 2 0000 MO Connection for RTD or Resistance E2 Jumper 2 or 4 wire none 3 wire g 1 Use 2 5 mm 0 1 jumpers 2 Store spare jumpers on an unused jumper post RTD and resistance measurement allow 2 3 or 4 wire hookup to compensate for lead wire resistance Please see Section 6 for hookup diagrams e In 2 wire hookup the transmitter senses the voltage drop across the load and both lead wires The effect of the lead wires can be measured and subtracted by shorting out the load during trans
18. Volts DC Amps Process and DC Ratio Input 200 00 mV 2 0000 V 0 01 of full scale 20 000 V 2 counts 200 00 V 300 0 V amp 600 0 V 10 MO 2 0000 mA 420 000 mA a 200 00 mA True AC RMS Volts amp Amps 200 00 mV 2 0000 V 0 1 of full scale 20 000 V 2 counts 200 00 V 2 0000 mA 0 000 mA 200 00 mA 0 196 of full scale 2 counts uersa bic dt uli AC or AC DC jumper selectable AC Frequency Range 10 Hz to 10 kHz crest factor to 3 0 600V ranges are only ETL certified to 300V 45 Load Cell Strain Gauge amp Microvolt Input 20 000 mV 250 000 mV 100 00 mV 160 d AR 4250 00 mV 500 00 mV RTD Input 1 0 1 0 01 resolution Type Conformity Error Platinum Pt100 MERO 202 to 850 C 0 03 C a 00385 DIN H 331 to 1562 F 0 05 F Platinum Pt100 D 202 to 631 C 0 04 C a 003925 ANSI H 331 to 1168 F 0 07 F Nickel Ni120 ao 80 C to 260 C 0 05 C a 00672 H 112 F to 4500 F 0 09 F Copper Cu10 50 mA 97 C to 260 C 0 05 C a 00427 1439 to 500 F 0 09 F SAADEN LECA OII datei ee ut disti Te d 2 3 or 4 wire band ple Er aD he aa n 0 00396 of reading C Zero tel DEO tds Dedi aide tasted betes Lack tco 0 03 deg deg Sensor lead resistance tempco per conductor 2 wire 10 udeg deg up
19. alog input DPM transmitters such as 999 99A lt CR gt lt LF gt Neither Alarm set Alarm 1 set only Alarm 2 set only Both Alarms set For example a coded character G indicates that Alarm 2 only is set and that the transmitter is in the overload condition This information is useful when data is supplied to a computer for 39 listing and analysis or when data is supplied to a Remote Display in a Master Slave confi guration Values are transmitted in a continuous string with no intervening spaces If the 5th digit in is set to 1 using Instrument Setup software the termination characters of CR and optional lt LF gt appear after each value If the 5th digit is et to 0 the termination characters appear only once at the end of the string In either case if included the coded character appears at the end of the last value only 3 0 NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS Using the Custom ASCII protocol TM Series transmitters can operate in a point to point mode using RS232 or RS485 or in a multi point mode using 5485 The point to point mode is a direct connection between a computer or other digital device and the transmitter Any device address can be selected however it is suggested that address 1 be selected as a standard for the point to point mode The multi point mode is a connection from a host computer to a multiplicity of transmitters bused together with their inputs and outputs connected in parallel For long
20. ata points are entered numerically and 3 Reading Coor dinates of 2 points method which captures actual readings Input Display Scaling Filter Relay Alarms Analog Out Filter Time Constant Threshold Peak Valley Value Automatic Low Adaptive Filtered Click on the Filtertab to set to set up filtering for your readings The filter time constant can be automatic be specified in seconds or be turned off The adaptive threshold modifies the time constant in response to noise A low adaptive threshold is recommended for normal low noise A high adaptive threshold is recommended for high noise environments 15 Input Display Scaling Filter Relay Alarms Click on the Relay Alarms tab to set up your transmitter s two solid state relays which are standard Press the F1 key for help with any highlighted item Input Display Scaling Filter Relay Alarms Analog Out Analog Output Source Lo Range Reading Range Hi Range Reading s sem T ma cave Enter Decimal alue p op Click on the Analog Outtab to scale your analog output which is standard Under Range select 0 20 mA Current 0 10V Voltage or 4 20 mA Type in your Lo Range Reading and Hi Range reading These will create the two endpoints of your analog output range Press the F1 key for help with any highlighted item 16 PULL DOWN MENU FEATURES e The File pull down menu allows you to save setup files to disk by
21. ates is the easiest most intuitive scaling method Under Scaling tab if Scale Offset method is selected set Scale to 0 4 The reason is that a 5A full scale input corresponds to 5 000 input counts where each input count is 1 mA as for the 5A scale of a 4 digit meter These 5 000 input counts need to correspond to 2 000 output counts where each output count is 0 1A Under Analog Out tab set Range to 4 20 mA current Lo Range Reading to 0 0A and Hi Range Reading to 100 0A 205 c 12 LOAD CELL SIGNAL CONDITIONER BOARD The load cell signal conditioner board offers sensitivity to 20 mV full scale and 4 or 6 wire load cell connection This board needs to be configured via jumpers for the desired full scale voltage range All ranges are factory calibrated with calibration factors stored in EEPROM Instrument Setup Software recognizes the board and will bring up the appropriate menu items for it however it does not recognize the jumper settings The ranges also have to be selected in Instrument Setup software The excitation output can be set to 5V 100 mA 10V 120 mA or 24V Q 50 mA via main board jumper settings Please see Section 14 of this manual Operation is ratiometric with automatic compensation for changes in excitation voltage For DC microvolt applications a scale factor of 1 and an offset of 0 are used for direct read ings in microvolts or millivolts Decimal point selection does not affect the displayed digits
22. ations 5 Mishandling or abuse The warranty set forth above is exclusive and no other warranty whether written or oral is expressed or implied Laurel specifically disclaims implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Any electronic product may fail or malfunction over time To minimize risks associated with reliance on Laurel products users are expected to provide adequate system level design and Operating safeguards Laurel s products are intended for general purpose industrial or laboratory use They are not intended nor certified for use in life critical medical nuclear or aerospace applications or for use in hazardous locations EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES The remedies provided herein are Buyer s sole and exclusive remedies In no event shall Laurel be liable for direct indirect incidental or consequential damages including loss of profits whether based on contract tort or any other legal theory Copyright 2009 2015 Laurel Electronics Inc 15 December 2015 48
23. c jumpers and specific known signals for each range Press Repeat to take more readings When you have decided on which reading to accept press on the number 1 through 10 of that reading The RTD Ohms signal conditioner board cannot be calibrated using the Calibration screen of Instrument Setup Software Instead use the Scaling tab under Setup Here you can enter values for Scale and Offset for a specific range These corrections apply to resistance not to RTD temperature To calibrate RTD temperature refer to the published resistance table for your RTD type and calibrate resistance For example if your measured resistances are 0 1 low apply a scale factor of 1 01 18 CUSTOM CURVE LINEARIZATION Curve exe is a DOS based executable PC program used to set up an Extended transmitter so that the internal digital readings have a user defined non linear relationship with the input signal For example it allows a transmitter to correct for transducer nonlinearity Calculated linearizing parameters are downloaded from a PC into non volatile memory of the transmitter The curve fitting algorithm uses quadratic segments of varying length and curvature and includes diagnostics to estimate curve fitting errors The program is self prompting avoiding the need for detailed printed instructions To get started download curve exe from our website into the directory that will also contain your data files such as cAcurves Connect your transmitter to th
24. cable runs the last device should have a termination resistor installed It is necessary to set up each device on the bus with a different address from 1 to 31 To command a particular device its address is used in conjunction with the command and only that device responds The outputs of all of the devices on the bus are set to a high impedance state except the device being addressed The device addresses range from 1 to 31 with 0 being a special address to which a meter responds only internally e g Reset but does not transmit any response on the output lines devices may be commanded simultaneously with a 0 address and there will not be any output response contention Addressing of transmitters can be set with Instrument Setup software 4 0 COMMAND MODE OVERVIEW Using the Custom ASCII protocol TM Series transmitters operate in the Command Mode only In this mode the device does not send data automatically but responds to commands received from a host computer These commands can be e transmit the latest or peak measurement e Toreset the meter completely or just the peak value and or latched alarms e To display a value sent from the computer e To transmit present setup parameters e receive new setup parameters e monitor or alter data in selected memory locations of the meter 5 0 COMMAND MODE FORMAT CHAR 1 Command Identifier 40 All commands begin with followed by the meter address then a
25. cale Offset Setpoints etc FC04 Read Input Registers Reads measurement values and alarm status Returns values in 2 s Complement Binary Hex format without a decimal point The displayed system decimal point can be read with at address 0057 Use only odd Register Addresses and an even number of Registers Register Address TM Transmitter Response Returns Hi word of Alarm status Returns Lo word of Alarm status Returns Hi word of Measurement value Returns Lo word of Measurement value Returns Hi word of Peak value Returns Lo word of Peak value Returns Hi word of Valley value Returns Lo word of Valley value FC05 Write Single Coil Action command to meter Output Address Output Value Action Command FF 00 Transmitter Reset No Response FF 00 Function Reset Peak Valley FF 00 Latched Alarm Reset FF 00 Peak Reset FF 00 Valley Reset FF 00 Tare Command Weight Transmitter 00 00 resets Tare FC08 Diagnostics Checks communications between the Master and Slave and returns the count in the Modbus Slave counters which are reset when the meter is reset 235 2 Function As IIE Description Send Data Code 00 00 Same Returns Query Data N x 2 bytes Echo Request as sent 00 01 Restarts Communications If in the Listen Only mode no response occurs Takes Slave out of the Listen Only mode and one of the following FF 00 Clears communications event counters 00 00 Does not clear communicati
26. command letter followed by a sub command number or letter Additional characters may be append ed All commands terminate with CR lt LF gt ignored War emm Command Identifier Recognition Character Device Address 0 addresses all devices 1 V specific devices Command Function Sub command Number of Bytes of RAM or Words 2 Bytes of non volatile memory data being transferred CHAR 2 Address Codes A Serial Communications Address Code from 1 to V follows the to indicate the device address number from 1 to 31 Address Address 5 Address BE 1 2 3 4 9 6 7 8 9 eme BF _ CO CHARS 3 amp 4 Commands and Subcommands The examples below use a default address of 1 following the Substitute the desired address from the above table of Serial Comm Address Codes All command sequences shown must terminate with CR followed by an optional lt LF gt Request DPM Values Get 1B1 Peak reading 1B2 Valley reading 1B3 The meter transmits the value or values selected with Instrument Setup software 41 Reset Functions DPM Transmitter Cold reset 100 Reads NVMEM into RAM locations after RAM is zeroed Latched alarms reset 1C2 Peak value reset 1C3 Remote display reset 1C4 Valley reset 109 Tare function 1CA Tare reset 1CB 6 0 READING AND WRITING TO RAM AND NONVOLATILE MEMORY CHAR 1 2 The Recognition characte
27. connectors Environmental Operating temperature Ue yd eie i i EQ Ern 0 C to 55 C Storage temperature ress sgh ca asco udin rd pel aisi P M e ti bri cru Ped 40 C to 85 C BelatiV diUtMUIby os oco o aen b entes 95 from 0 C to 40 C non condensing Power amp Electrical Power to Transmitter 85 264 Vac or 90 300 DC range is not ETL certified 12 32 Vac or 10 48 Vdc low voltage power option Power Isolation 250 Vrms between power signal input analog output relays and serial 1 0 Transmitter Setup Selection of signal ranges amp temperature sensors Jumpers on signal conditioner board Selection of excitation output amp analog Jumpers on main board Via PC using Instrument Setup software and Ethernet cable Analog to Digital Conversion Conversion Fale soon coo ti eis 60 sec at 60 Hz power 50 sec at 50 Hz power cioe pk etri medie Vene ae 16 bits 65 536 steps Analog Output standard Output THEM 4 20 mA 0 20 mA or 0 10V Compliance 20 A auci ied rer e dni eR riti tcc cue Saec eunte 10V 0 to 5000 load Compliance 2 mA 5 load or higher Output resolution 16 bits 65 536
28. d should be connected to signal low at the rms board as illustrated below If signal low is close to earth ground such as within 2V signal low can further be connected to earth ground TUR ee Sig RMS signal uu _ SigLow Board Shield around twisted pair Earth Ground Shielding for AC noise reduction 222 Example Transmit the digital reading in amps and as 4 20 mA from an AC current transformer Application Use a 200 5 200A in 5A out AC current transformer Digitally transmit the AC current reading in amps with 0 1A resolution Also transmit a 4 20 mA signal corresponding to Relay Alarms Communication Analog Out Signal Input Mode Range Custom Curve Rate 50 60 Hz Line Freq RMSA 5 0 Disabled Disabled 60 Hz Relay Alarms Communicati Low In Low Read 00 000 000 0000 0 05 000 9200 0 Scaling Filter Analog Out lca Z 0 zm 0 Solution Jumper signal conditioner for 5 000 A current range and AC coupling Under Input Display tab set Option Board to True RMS Mode to RMS A Range to 5 0A Decimal Point to dddd d and 50 60 Hz Line Freq to 60 Hz to reject 60 Hz noise Under Scaling tab if Coordinates is selected set High In to 5 000A and High Read to 200 0A For this application Coordin
29. e PC and double click on curve exe which is an executable file Follow the computer prompts and extensive help information Pressing R Enter returns to the main menu You will be given the choice of four data entry modes which are explained in detail 1 Text file entry mode 2 2 coordinate keyboard entry mode 3 2 coordinate file entry mode and 4 Equation entry mode 33 19 MODBUS PROTOCOL TRANSMITTER COMMUNICATIONS 1 0 GENERAL The Modbus capability conforms to the Modbus over Serial Line Specification amp Implemen tation guide V1 0 Both the Modbus RTU and Modbus ASCII protocols are implemented This 5 page manual section presents key programmable Modbus features Our detailed Modbus manual can be downloaded from http www laurels com downloadfiles modbus pdf Modbus RTU Baud Rate 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 or 19200 Data Format 1 start bit 8 data bits 1 parity bit 1 stop bit 11 bits total None Odd Even if None then 2 Stop bits for 11 total Address 0 for broadcast 1 247 for individual meters Modbus ASCII Baud Rate 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 or 19200 Data Format 1 Start bit 7 Data bits 1 Parity bit 1 Stop bit 10 bits total None Odd Even if None then 2 Stop bits for 10 total Address 0 for broadcast 1 247 for individual meters 2 0 FRAMING Modbus RTU Message frames
30. e reading goes above the Setpoint plus one Deviation and closes or opens when the reading falls below the Setpoint less one Deviation Two Deviation limits lie symmetrically around the Setpoint to create a deviation band A narrow hysteresis band is often used to minimize relay chatter A wide band can be used for on off control In Span Hysteresis operation is as for Split Hysteresis except that the Setpoint is always on the high side and a single Deviation lies below the Setpoint to create the hysteresis band Span Hysteresis is considered by some to be more intuitive than Split Hysteresis 31 e Alarm Type Selections are Non Latching and Latching Under Non Latching the relay is only closed or open while the Alarm State is Active Under Latching the activated relay remains closed or opens until reset regardless of the Alarm State Resetting is normally achieved by temporarily grounding one of the transmitter s control inputs which has been set to Function Reset under the Input Display tab e Alarms 1 2 No Rdgs to Alarm Selections are binary steps from 1 to 128 This is the number of consecutive alarm readings that must occur to create an Active alarm Numbers higher than 2 provide some Alarm filtering so that 1 or 2 noisy readings do not cause an Active Alarm The Alarm becomes Inactive if one of the consecutive readings fails to be an Alarm reading The Alarm readings counter then resets to 0 16 INPUT SIGNAL FILTERING T
31. ection of Low Adaptive or High Adaptive for the Adaptive filter selection Normally select Low Select High if the signal has large spurious transients which should not be considered as an actual change in signal Peak Valley Filter allows the peak maximum or valley minimum functions to be based on Unfiltered or Filtered readings Normally select Unfiltered Select Filtered if you expect spurious readings which you do not wish to capture 29 17 TRANSMITTER CALIBRATION All analog input and analog output ranges of the transmitter have been digitally calibrated at the factory prior to shipment using calibration equipment certified to NIST standards Calibration constants are stored digitally in non volatile memory in EEPROM on the signal conditioner board and main board This allows signal conditioner boards to be changed without requiring transmitter recalibration If periodic recalibration is required the transmitter may be returned to the factory or to any authorized distributor A modest fee will apply which also covers a Calibration Certificate DC load cell AC RMS and thermocouple signal conditioner boards can be calibrated using Instrument Setup Software running on a host PC which is connected to the transmitter via Ethernet The Calibration screen of Instrument Setup Software is accessed by clicking on Calibration at the top of the DPM Main Menu screen The PC first recognizes the type of board then prompts you to apply specifi
32. ed to correspond to 10 000 output counts where each output count is 0 1A e Under Analog Out tab set Range to 4 20 mA current Lo Range Reading to 0 0A and Hi Range Reading to 200 0A 21 11 RMS SIGNAL CONDITIONER BOARD Five RMS voltage and four RMS current ranges are jumper selectable as is AC or DC coupling All signal ranges are factory calibrated with calibration factors stored in EEPROM on the signal condi tioner board Instrument Setup Software recognizes the board and brings up the appropriate menu items for it however it does not recognize the jumper settings Ranges also have to be entered manually Board Revision S Voltage Ranges 200 00 mV 2 0000 V 20 000 V 200 00 300 0 V amp 600 0 V E E Current Ranges im Ji h g wmjm m 2 0000 mA Au 20 000 mA NC 200 00 mA eee 5 000 A d e E EE ER z Signal Coupling Jumpers riam DC The flexible noise shield may be removed for AC only jumper setting but must then be reinstalled Use 2 5 mm 0 1 jumpers 2 Store spare jumpers an unused jumper post 3 OKto remove the plug in shield for jumper setting but reinstall before closing the case To minimize noise pickup the input signal wiring should utilize a shielded twisted pair and the shiel
33. ent will shut down the output Jumpers on analog signal conditioner boards are described in later manual sections Normal operation as opposed to factory test requires that the E6 jumper be installed as shown To reset the transmitter same as power up press the Reset button To reset communications to 9600 baud command mode Custom ASCII protocol and Address 1 place a jumper at E1 and power up the transmitter Current 0 20 mA 5V 100 mA E3 a c E4a Voltage 0 10V 10V 120 mA E3 a c E4 b Power over Ethernet Jumpers 24V 50 mA E3 b E4 none P6 SIGNAL INPUT DETAIL DC amp Externally Powered Process Excitation 1 Excitation 2 H Signal input 3 Signal input 4 2 Wire Process Transmitter Excitation 1 Excitation 2 Signal input 4 DC Ratio Load Cell Excitation Sense Signal Signal Excitation Sense For 4 wire load cell connection jumper Pin1 to Pin 2 and Pin 5 to Pin 6 RTD or Resistance 2 Wire Excitation 1 Bridge Potentiometer Excitation 2 Excitation 1 Excitation 2 Signal input 3 Signal input 4 AC amp AC DC True RMS B 20 200 600V Voltage Signal In 1 NC 2 Signal Return 3 AC neutral Current or Low 4 2 20 200 mA Voltage Signal In 5A 0 2VA Thermocouple NC 1 NC 2 Signal input 3 Signal input 4 P4 ANALOG OUTPUT DETAIL Driving a Load with 4 20 mA 2 p 500 Ohm
34. f 99 0 F and a deviation of 0 5 F for Alarm 1 which will control the heater Select a setpoint of 102 0 F for Alarm 2 which will be used to alarm over temperatures Under Analog Out tab set Range to 0 10V Voltage Lo Range Reading to 95 0 F and Hi Range Reading to 105 0 F 29 15 DUAL RELAY OPERATION Dual AC DC solid state relays rated 120 mA are standard for alarm or setpoint control and are independently set up via the Relay Alarms tab of Instrument Setup Software For online help with any data entry field press the F1 key d Analog Out Input Display Scaling Filter Relay Alarms Communication Alarms 1 2 No Rdgs to Alarm 4 Readings hd e Setpoint The number to which the current reading is compared if deviation is set to zero The reading is the count in engineering units that is transmitted digitally and is also used for analog output For example if the transmitted reading is in gallons minute the setpoint will be referenced to that reading not to the raw pulse rate sent from a turbine flow meter c a x s 2 D a a Active High On Off setpoint control Active Low On Off setpoint control with deviation 0 with deviation 0 30 Deviation A positive number that can be added or subtracted from the setpoint depending on the Deviation Type to determine when an alarm becomes Active or Inactive Alarm Source Depending on
35. he Filter tab provides selections to minimize the effect time jitter and electrical noise which can affect trigger points In most cases filtering is only available for Item 1 and is grayed out for totalizing and stopwatch functions Input Display Scaling Filter Relay Alarms Communication Analog Out Filter Item 1 Time Constant Type Threshold Peak Valley Filter 1 6 Sec Adaptive Low Adaptive Filtered e Time Constant provides moving average filter with the following eight equivalent RC time constants no filter 0 1 sec 0 2 sec 0 4 sec 0 8 sec 1 6 sec 3 2 sec and 6 4 sec The longer time constants provide superior noise filtering at the expense of fast response time Note that filtering can also be accomplished by lengthening the Gate time under the Input Display tab e Type allows selection of Adaptive or Conventional filtering With Adaptive the time constant is changed dynamically so that the transmitter can respond rapidly to actual changes in signal while filtering out random noise The moving average filter is reset to the latest reading when the accumulated difference between individual readings and the filtered reading exceeds a Threshold The accumulated difference is also reset to zero when the latest reading has a different polarity than the filtered reading With Conventional filtering the adaptive feature is disabled and the Time Constant does not change e Threshold allows sel
36. hich tracks an internal linearized digital reading Isolated Ethernet communications are standard via an RJ45 connector for a 10 100BaseT interface Four serial communication protocols are understood by our transmitters Modbus TCP Modbus RTU Modbus ASCII and Custom ASCII a simpler protocol than Modbus An isolated transducer excitation output is standard Three output levels are jumper selectable 5V at 100 mA 10V at 120 mA or 24V at 50 mA The factory default setting is 10V and can power up to four 350 ohm load cells in parallel Two isolated solid state relays are standard These are rated 120 mA at 140 Vac or 180 Vdc Power over Ethernet PoE operation is jumper selectable with the DC power option 10 48 Vdc Isolation to 250V rms is provided for power signal input analog output relay outputs and com munications Isolation adds safety and avoids possible ground loops The transducer excitation output is isolated to 50V from signal ground Internal jumpers are used to select the signal range and excitation level The transmitter configuration is specified by the model number on the transmitter label A user can reconfigure the transmitter by opening the case and moving jumpers Transmitter scaling is via serial connection to a PC using MS Windows based Instrument Setup Software which can be downloaded at no charge 5 RECEIVING amp UNPACKING YOUR TRANSMITTER Your transmitter was carefully tested and inspected prior to shi
37. ignal conditioner set the Signal Input Mode to Ratio In this mode the transmitter tracks a ratio of the applied excitation voltage and is unaffected by changes in the excitation voltage This capability is used for resistive bridge sensors and voltage dividers such as potentiometers which track wiper position Clicking on the Control Inputs field opens a pull down menu which allows selection of the roles of Control Input 1 Control Input 2 and simultaneous Control Inputs 1 and 2 For example with a DC signal conditioner and the highlighted selection grounding Control Input 1 places the transmitter on Hold grounding Control Input 2 causes the Peak reading to be transmitted and grounding both Control Inputs 1 and 2 causes a Function Reset which resets Peak Valley and latched alarms Note that the roles of the Control Inputs vary with the type of signal conditioner Only the applicable roles will be displayed 14 Input Display Scaling Scaling Scale Offset Ostet gt Coordinates gt Low In Low Read High In High Read esito 70505 025 5 C Start Low In C Start High In C Capture Low In C Capture High In Relay Alarms Enter Dec Yalue o jo jo lo o Click on the Scaling tab to scale your transmitter You will be given the choice of three scaling methods 1 Scale and Offset method 2 Coordinates of 2 points method where Low In Low Read and High In High Read d
38. legal Function Code for this Slave Only hex Function Codes 03 04 05 08 10 dec 16 are allowed 02 Illegal Data Address Illegal Register Address for this Slave 03 Illegal Data Value Illegal data value or data length for the Modbus protocol 04 Slave Device Failure Slave device failure eg Transmitter set for external gate 6 0 MESSAGE FORMATTING Meter Address DD Data Hex CL CRC Lo Byte FC Function Code WW Data On Off CH CRC Hi Byte RA Register Address SF Sub Function CR Carriage Return NR Number of Registers EC Error Code LF Line Feed NB Number of bytes ASCII Checksum Modbus RTU Format gt 3 5 Byte Number 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 03 Request NoTx EE 2 EE RA NR NR CL CH 03 Response NoTx MA FC NB DD DD CL CH 04 Request NoTx FC NR CL CH 04 Response NoTx MA FC NB DD DD CL CH 05 Request NoTx FC WW WW CL CH 05 Response NoTx FC WW WW CL CH 08 Request NoTx FC SF SF WW WW CL CH 08 Response NoTx MA FC SF SF DD DD CL CH 10 Request NoTx FC RA RA NB DD DD CL CH 10 Response NoTx FC RA RA CL CH Exception NoTx FC EC CL CH Response 80 DD DD times NR Number of Registers Modbus ASCII Format Byte s 03 Request ERES ES RA NR LRC CR LF 03 Respon
39. ly to 10V excitation e Under Input Display tab set Mode to Strain range to 50 0mV decimal point to 3 places and 50 60 Hz Line Freq to 60 Hz to reject 60 Hz noise e Under Scaling tab if Scale Offset method is selected set Scale to 0 16667 The reason is that we want 30000 input counts to correspond to 5000 output counts e Under Scaling tab if Coordinates is selected set High In to 30 000 mV and High Read to 5 000 tons e Under Relay Alarms tab enter 4 000 tons for Setpoint 1 and 8 readings to alarm e Under Analog Out tab set Range to 0 10V Voltage Lo Range Reading to 0 000 tons and Hi Range Reading to 5 000 tons 25 13 THERMOCOUPLE SIGNAL CONDITIONER BOARD The thermocouple signal conditioner board can be configured via jumpers for 7 thermo couple types each in a single range J K T E N S R Instrument Setup Software recognizes the board and will bring up the appropriate menu items for it however it does not recognize jumper settings so the thermocouple type also has to be selected in Instrument Setup Software A large number of additional items are selectable in Instrument Setup Software For help with any item highlight that item and press the F1 key Note that Decimal Point choices are offered for 1 0 1 or 0 01 resolution The 0 01 choice is not recommended for thermocouples Offset adjustment is available under the Scaling tab and is normally set to 0000
40. mitter setup as prompted by Instrument Setup software The short should be as close as possible to the load Ambient temperature changes will still cause some error in the readings the higher the lead resistance the greater the error e In 3 wire hookup the transmitter automatically compensates for lead resistance by mea suring the voltage drop in one current carrying lead and assuming that the voltage drop in the other current carrying lead is the same e In 4 wire hookup there is no lead wire resistance error as different pairs of wires are used for excitation and sensing The sense wires only carry a few picoamperes and hence can measure the voltage across the RTD without error 28 Example Control incubator temperature alarm over temperatures record on chart recorder Application Using an ANSI Platinum RTD as the sensor control a heater to maintain the tem perature of an incubator at 99 0 0 5 F Use 4 wire connection Output temperature to an analog chart recorder so that OV 95 F and 10V 105 F Alarm temperatures of 102 F or higher Custom Curve Disabled 7 Z 0099 0 iation 1 0000 5 Solution Jumper signal conditioner for Pt100 and 2 or 4 wire connection Under Input Display tab set Mode to RTD Range to ANSI deg F Resolution to 0 1 deg and 50 60 Hz Line Freq to 60 Hz to reject 60 Hz noise Under Relay Alarms tab select Split Hysteresis with a setpoint o
41. ons event counters 00 04 00 00 Forces Listen Only All addressed and broadcast Messages are monitored and counters are incremented but no action is taken or response sent Only Sub Function 00 01 causes removal of this Listen Only state 00 0B 00 00 Total Returns total number of messages detected on the bus Message j including those not addressed to this Slave Excludes bad Count LRC CRC parity error or length lt 3 00 0C 0000 Checksum Returns total number of messages with bad LRC CRC Error parity or length lt 3 errors detected on the bus including Count those not addressed to the Slave 00 00 0000 Exception Returns total number of Exception responses returned by Error the Addressed Slave or that would have been returned if Count nota broadcast message or if the Slave was not in a Listen Only mode 00 OE 00 00 Slave Returns total number of messages either broadcast or Message j addressed to the Slave Excludes bad LRC CRC parity or Count length 3 errors 00 OF 00 00 No Returns total number of messages either broadcast or Response addressed to the Slave for which Slave has returned No Count Response neither a normal response nor an exception response Excludes bad LRC CRC parity or length 3 errors 00 11 00 00 Slave Returns total number of Exception Code 6 Slave Busy Busy responses 9 0 SUPPORTED EXCEPTION RESPONSE CODES Code Name Error Description 01 Illegal Function Il
42. pment Should the transmitter be damaged in shipment notify the freight carrier immediately In the event the transmitter is not configured as ordered or is inoperable return it to the place of purchase for repair or replacement Please include a detailed description of the problem 6 SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS A Warning Use of this transmitter in a manner other than specified may impair the protection of the device and subject the user to a hazard Do not attempt to operate if the unit shows visible damage Cautions e his unit may be powered from 85 264 Vac or with the worldwide voltage power supply option or from 12 32 Vac or 10 48 Vdc with the low voltage power supply option Verify that the proper power option is installed for the power to be used e The 85 264 Vac power connector P1 Pins 1 3 is colored Green to differentiate it from other input and output connectors The 12 32 Vac or 10 48 Vdc power connector is colored Black This transmitter has no power switch It will be in operation as soon as power is applied e avoid dangers of electrocution and or short circuit do not attempt to open the case while the unit is under power e o prevent an electrical or fire hazard do not expose the transmitter to excessive moisture Do not operate the transmitter in the presence of flammable gases or fumes as such an environment constitutes an explosion hazard Symbols applicable to this product N Caution refer to accompanying
43. pressing on Save Setup and to open setup files from disk by pressing on Open Setup Opened setup files can then be edited on the PC be saved to disk and be downloaded into Devices by using DPM gt Put Setup e The Commands pull down menu allows you to execute certain functions by using your computer mouse This menu will be grayed out unless a Get Setup has been executed e The Readings pull down menu provides three formats to display input data on your PC monitor Use the Pause and Continue buttons to control the timing of data collection then press Print for a hardcopy on your PC printer List presents the latest internal readings in a 20 row by 10 column table Press Pause at any time to freeze the display Press Print for a hardcopy Plot generates a plot of internal readings vs time in seconds It effectively turns the transmitter PC combination into a printing digital oscilloscope Graph generates a histogram where the horizontal axis is the internal reading and the vertical axis is the number of occurrences of readings The display continually resizes itself as the number of readings increases 2900 2875 2850 2825 2800 2775 2750 2725 2700 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Print Save Pause Continue New Scale End Plot 217 1200 L 22 2222222 22222222m 22222 69 226meeemmemuseeemmm muera sees 1 24 n e 768 4
44. r and Meter Address Code are the same as shown in previous table CHAR 3 Command character Read bytes from RAM Memory Write bytes to RAM Memory DPM and Scale meter only Read bytes from Upper RAM Memory Write bytes to Upper RAM Memory Read words from Non Volatile Memory Write words to Non Volatile Memory CHAR 4 Command character Sub command Number of Bytes of RAM or Words 2 Bytes of non volatile memory data being transferred gt lt 1 1 2 2 3 3 D 4 4 E 9 9 F 6 6 G 7 7 H 8 8 9 9 J 10 CHAR 5 6 See tables for the RAM MEMORY ADDRESSES and NONVOLATILE MEMORY ADDRESSES with their respective data definitions 42 General Reading and Writing Ram Memory Data RAM memory data is read and written as a continuous string of bytes consisting of 2 hex characters 0 9 A F per byte Included in the command are the total number of bytes to be transferred and the most significant address in RAM of the continuous string of bytes The format is Read lower RAM data 1Gnaa Write lower RAM data 1Fnaa lt data gt Read upper RAM data 1 Write upper RAM data 1 naa data where n is the number of bytes to be read or written aa is the most significant address in RAM of the bytes to be read or written data is n bytes of 2 hex characters per byte in order from the most to the least significant byte The number of bytes n consists of a single code character
45. rectly to a PC with an Ethernet cable and then running Instrument Setup Software on the PC This MS Windows based software allows Node and Device discovery uploading editing downloading and saving of setup data execution of commands under computer control listing plotting and graphing of data and computer prompted calibration INSTALLING INSTRUMENT SETUP SOFTWARE Set User Account Control UAC to Never notifiy so that Datalogging Software can create directories The UAC change slider illustrated to the right can be reached as follows d e Under Windows 7 click on the Windows Start button in the lower left of the desktop and enter UAC in the search field e Under Windows 8 navigate to Control Panel then to the User Accounts and Family Safety section and click on Change User Account Control SE Settings gt e Under Windows 10 click on the Windows Start button in the lower left of the desktop then on Settings and enter UAC in the search field Reboot your computer for the changed UAC setting to take effect Download the file Sx_x_x exe from our website and double click on the file t nety Click on nstall Instrument Setup and follow the prompts 9 8 PROGRAMMING YOUR TRANSMITTER LAUNCHING INSTRUMENT SETUP SOFTWARE Connect your LTE transmitter to your PC via an Ethernet cable or connect the transmitter to the same LAN as the PC To launch IS software press on Start g
46. rent port values can be entered into our Nodes You or your company s IT department will then also need to set up the remote router to forward these different port values 13 Input Display Scaling Filter Relay Alarms Analog Out BASIC 4 Sig Cond Option Option CEXTENDED Boards E 1 Control Inputs Control Input 1 Control Input 2 Meter Reset Meter Hold Meter Reset Control Input Commands Click True Click True To reach the above Input Display tab screen follow this procedure 1 Highlight your device under the Device Discovery tab 2 Click on the Main Menu button A new DPM Main Menu window will open with a help screen 3 Click on DPM in the top menu bar Our analog input transmitters and DPMs use the same software While a scaled digital reading is not displayed by transmitters it is used internally 4 Click on Get Setup to retrieve the setup data currently in the transmitter 5 Click on View gt Setup to reach the above setup window with five tabs The Input Display tab is used to set up Signal Input Display and Control Inputs Note that IS Software reads the signal conditioner type but not the range which is set by jumpers The 50 60 Hz Line Freq selection is used for best noise rejection at AC line frequency Click on Read to display the current reading Press the F1 key for help with any highlighted item For ratiometric operation with a DC s
47. representing values from 1 to 30 as shown above under CHARACTER 4 The most significant address aa consists of 2 hex charac ters as shown below under RAM MEMORY ADDRESSES AND DATA DEFINITIONS General Reading and Writing Nonvolatile Memory Data Nonvolatile data is read and written as a continuous string of words consisting of 2 bytes or 4 hex characters 0 9 A F per word Included in the command is the total number of words to be transferred and the most significant address in nonvolatile memory of the continuous string of words The format is Read nonvolatile memory data 1Xnaa followed by Meter reset Write non volatile memory data 1Wnaa data followed by Meter reset where n is the number of words to be read or written aa is the most significant address in nonvolatile memory of the words to be read or written data is n words of 2 bytes or 4 hex characters per word in order from the most to the least significant address The coded number of words n consists of a single character representing values from 1 to 30 as shown under CHARACTER 4 The most significant address aa consists of 2 hex characters as shown under NONVOLATILE MEMORY ADDRESSES 43 21 SPECIFICATIONS LTE SERIES ANALOG INPUT TRANSMITTERS Mechanical Case tcu era RE tue n eb pe EE edd 120 x 101 x 22 5 mm 35 DIN rail per EN 50022 Electrical connections e d scuta tac ta ue o olv die Detachable screw plug
48. rs and normally shipped with this manual e Modbus Communications Manual Covers strings and commands to be used with the Modbus protocol if selected Intended for programmers e Serial Communications Manual Covers strings and commands to be used with Custom ASCII protocol if selected Intended for programmers LT Series DIN rail transmitters with isolated 4 20 mA and RS232 RS485 outputs dual relays and a pulse input signal conditioner are covered in a separate manual 4 PRODUCT OVERVIEW LTE Series transmitters duplicate the signal conditioning and signal processing features of their 1 8 DIN panel mounted digital panel meter counterparts for exceptional accuracy at high read rates A wide range of analog signal sources are accommodated by five analog signal conditioners which are the same as for our panel meters e DC input for volts amps process signals 0 4 20 mA and strain gauges Most sensitive full scale input range of 200 mV Built in 5A current shunt e AC rms input for volts and amps Can be AC or DC coupled Built in 5A current shunt e Load cell or microvolt input with selectable full scale input ranges from 20 mV to 500 mV e Thermocouple temperature input for seven thermocouple types e RTD temperature or Ohms input for Pt100 Ni120 or Cu10 RTDs or 200 200 kCn resistance An isolated 4 20 mA 0 20 mA or 0 10V output is standard This output is generated by an ultra linear 16 bit digital to analog converter w
49. s max Driving a Load with 0 10V ve 2 E 0 10V output 2 5 kOhms min Analog return 1 4 20 mA output 2 Signal input 3 Signal input 4 RTD or Resistance 3 Wire Excitation 1 Excitation 2 Signal input 3 Signal input 4 RTD or Resistance 4 Wire Excitation 1 Excitation 2 Signal input 3 Signal input 4 MOUNTING FOR COOLING Mount transmitters with ventilation holes at and bottom Leave minimum of 6 mm 1 4 between transmitters or force air with a fan The Ethernet connector for all of our Ethernet Nodes is provided by an RJ45 jack Green and amber LEDs on the jack indicate network operation 1 Following power up the green and amber LEDs are on 8 Amber LED steady until an IP address has been assigned to the Node 7 wm RX 6mm 2 Oncean IP address has been assigned to the Node the 5 amber LED is turned off It will light up whenever the Node Ju RX 3 mm detects data packet activity TX 2 3 When the Node has made a TCP connection the green LED TX eem Green LED alternates on 1 sec and off 1 sec while the amber LED is Ethernet Indicators on steady Ethernet cables CAT5 or better can be straight through or crossover Our Ethernet Nodes automatically adapt for either 8 INSTALLING INSTRUMENT SETUP SOFTWARE OVERVIEW LTE transmitters are easily programmed by connecting them to the same LAN as a PC or by connecting them di
50. se FC NB DD DD LRC CR LF Request MA FC NR NR LRC CR LF y Response FC NB DD DD LRC CR LF 05 Request RA WW WW LRC CR LF 05 Response RA WW WW LRC CR LF 08 Request FC SF SF WW WW LRC CR LF 08 Response FC SF SF DD DD LRC CR LF 10 Request MA FC RA RA NB DD DD LRC CR LF 10 Response MA FC RA RA LRC CR LF Exception MA FC EC LRC CR LF Response 80 DD DD times NR Number of Registers 1 0 MESSAGE EXAMPLES All examples are for Transmitter Address 01 and No Parity Modbus RTU Modbus ASCII Ser 4 gt 010 020 Addr gt 001 001 munications Response 010800010000B1CB 010800010000F6crlf Response None None esi Response 010404000009D67C4A 010404000009D618crif 1 37 00 Response 01030400000E74FE74 011000010002ECcrif 1 37 00 Response 01030400000E74FE74 01030400000 7476 Suggested as first message after power up If transmitter is in Listen Only mode no response is returned Example while reading 425 18 Decimal point is ignored 8 0 INTERNAL REGISTERS Please refer to the full Modbus Protocol Communications Manual which is downloadable from our website 38 20 CUSTOM ASCII PROTOCOL TRANSMITTER COMMUNICATIONS 1 0 SERIAL COMMUNICATION FORMAT Mode Full Duplex Separate transmit and receive lines
51. t Programs gt 152 gt Instrument Setup or on the desktop icon that you may have created Following a brief splash screen the Communications Setup screen will appear Communications Setup Communications Help Custom ASCII None C Modbus RTU C Modbus ASCII C Unknown Protocol Parity r Device Type Panel Meter L LW Display Transmitter LT No Display Transmitter LTE No Display Communications Type In the Communications Setup screen select Transmitter LTE as the Device Type Ethernet as the Communication Type any of the protocols listed Upon clicking on Ethernet for the first time you may be presented with the Windows Security Alert shown below Click on Unblock and S software will be launched If you ever click on Keep Blocking 15 software will not be able to establish Ethernet communications You will then need to restore Windows Firewall defaults by clicking on Control Panel gt Windows Firewall gt Advanced Restore Defaults 10 Windows Security Alert To help protect your computer Windows Firewall has blocked some features of this program Do you want to keep blocking this program Name Instrument Setup Publisher ACTIONCRAFT Windows Firewall has blocked this program from accepting connections from the Intemet or a network you recognize the program or trust the publisher you can unblock it When should unblock a program The Node Disco
52. the only Device listed With a device server Node there can be to 30 Devices meters and transmitters on an RS485 bus Please see our Ethernet manual Highlight your Node and you can assign a descriptive name to it such as Tank Farm The default name is the Node s unique MAC address You can also use this tab to change your Node s communication settings Press Get to retrieve settings from the Node to the PC Press Putto write settings from the PC to the Node Highlight your Device and you can assign a descriptive name to it such as Tank Level Press Getto retrieve settings from the Device to the PC Press Putto write settings from the PC to the Device 12 Node Setup Node 0020C525D0EC Connected TCP Port 502 UDP Port 2 63179 Name Node 0020525 DOEC __0020C525D0EC Node Connection Status IP Address Node Type LNET Node Rev Help Quit Click on the Advanced Settings tab and you will be given the opportunity to change the Node s TCP and UDP Port settings Press Get to retrieve settings from the Node to the PC Press Put to write settings from the PC to the Node If a browser is to access our Nodes on a remote LAN over the Internet port forwarding must first be set up for the router that controls the remote LAN The default port numbers pro grammed into our Nodes are UDP port 63179 for Node discovery and TCP port 502 for Modbus TCP If these ports are blocked by the router or by a firewall diffe
53. to 10 Q Sensor lead resistance tempco per conductor amp 4 wire 10 udeg deg up to 100 Q Open sensor 1 0 mA or 20 mA output jumper selectable Thermocouple Input 1 or 0 1 resolution Selection of signal ranges amp temperature sensors Via jumpers and software Selection of serial format excitation output analog output Via jumpers on main board Via PC using Instrument Setup software and serial cable 160 CR MM 100 pA Overall input accuracy uta dicta acd ecu ce oclo V edd 0 01 of full span 2 counts lead resistance ateriesen fort eta be iapet dee Pu set Edna pub Sctn inde attesa 1 max for rated accuracy Span PEUTIC olt eas entro sv aes cai te EO ce ea eaa i endo eb aa 0 00396 of reading C Reference junction LOM PCO seco e ste pel 0 02 deg deg Open sensor indication 0 mA or 20 mA output jumper selectable Conformity Error 210 to 760 C 0 09 C 347to 1400 F 0 16 F 244 to 1372 C 0 10 C 408to 2501 F 0 17 F 0 to 400 C 0 03 C 257 to 0 C 0 20 C 32 to 752 F 0 05 F 430 to 32 F 0 36 F E 240 to 1000 C 0 18 C 400 to 1830 F 0 32 F 245 to
54. very tab under Node Setup will open once you have passed the Windows Firewall With a direct cable connection to the PC only one Ethernet Node will be listed With a LAN connection multiple Ethernet Nodes may be discovered on the same LAN Select the Node which is integral with your transmitter Device Node Setup Node 0020C525DOEC Connected Node Discovery Advanced Settings Dual Port Node Discovery UDP Port 1 UDP Port 2 7 Network Type LAN C WAN Repeat Node Discovery NODE NAME MAC NUMBER Node 00 20 5 25 00 0020C525D0EC Selected Node located by Amber LED on steady Green LED blinking on Ethernet connector Name MAC 0020 52500 Node Connection Status IP Address Node Type LNET Node Rev Help Quit ll Node Setup Node 0020C525D0 Node Discovery Advanced Settings Node s Settings Get Put Protocol Custom ASCII Select Device for Main Menu 3500 zi Select a Device or Node to edit name Saye Parity None 2 Name Name Force discovered devices to Node s Settings en re y Node 00 20 C5 25 D0 EC Node Device 001 1 DPM 57 DCV Custom ASC 9600 None Reading Name Node 00 20 5 2500 __0020C525D0EC Node Connection Status IP Address Node Type LNET Node Rev Help Quit Click on the Device Discovery tab and all Devices attached to your Node will be listed With an LTE transmitter the transmitter will be
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