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1. Entity to totalize available only if Mass Flow static YES available only if Mass Flow static YES Output measurement avalible only if Energy Option YES Output measurement avalible only if Energy Option YES Fi F2 F3 F4 F F2 Fi F2 F3 F4 Fi F2 Vet oLun com rom moor mass ver oLun com Erori Moor mass JU J MDOT amp y Konz ETS 3 F3 ra e e e F3 F4 Fi e F3 Slot x Alarms mass Power eng Cenre Diaa mass Power ENRG Cenao Due Ir Ir La L Figure A 3 I O Menu Map BASE BASE E FULL FULL Slot x Alarm X ERROR HANDLING FULL SCALE FREQUENCY Fi F2 F3 F4 ERROR HANDLING Corr Hen HIGH OTHER Ft F2 FS F4 Error Level in mA HoLo Low HIGH OTHER Hertz Error Level Failsafe F2 ves Slot x Analog Inputs Fi Slot x RTD Inputs A F1 Fi F2 F3 F4 Fl F2 stot roti mass mass Genra CENRG e S MASS GE CENRG available only if Mass Flow static YES UNITS PULSE Min Pulse ON Time Output measurement avalible only if Energy Optio
2. TRANSDUCER SPACING TRNFL TRANS LINING MATERIAL AXIAL LENGTH L Fi F2 F3 F4 Fi F2 F3 Fi TAR PYREx asees MORTA Russar TEFLN OTHER a inch J LINING SOUNDSPEED LINING THICKNESS TRANSDUCER ANGLE Initial Setup A 1 March 2008 E PROGRAM status Fi e actv J SETUP Site status sire LABEL Sec Figure A3 See Figure A 3 NOTE Plain text represents prompt area messages and gt SITE MESSAGE TRANSDUCER NUMBER boxed text represents option bar choices e ES F2 Fx represent function keys to select option bar choices TRANS TANFL n SYSTEM UNITS EC Fi F2 SPECIAL TRANSDUCER METRO WEDGE TYPE LA Fe TRNFL SHEAR WETTD Selections are LENG different depending on installed options TOTALIZER OFTI N FI F2 au fuNUAL MNURJ Trackin WINDOWS FREQUENCY es VOLUMETRIC UNITS F3 E Fo Fs Fa Fi FE FS TF emnz am um GAUH web fs im fam Mara SS A FLUID TYPE f F1 F2 F3 Fi F2 F3 F4 Fi F2 F3 5 we RAYLISHEAR Ta S Gu 3 T T rem ware MIXED THER UD us Am Am D ars Arm WEDGE ANGLE WATER eo OTHER WATER TEMPERATURE FLUID SOUNDSPEED FLUID SOUNDSPEED VOL DECIMAL D
3. Scaling MODBUS decimal Reg Description places Size in Bytes 1Clear Totalizers none 2 16 bit signed CH1 Velocity ft s or m s 4 32 bit integer CH1 Volumetric VOL_U 4 IEEE 32 bit CH1 Totals TOT_U Register 10 4 32 bit integer CH1 Totals TOT_U Register 10 4 32 bit integer CH1 HT Digits none 0 2 16 bit integer CH1 Totalizer Time sec 4 32 bit integer 2CH1 Error Value none 2 16 bit integer CH 1 SSUP none 4 32 bit integer CH 1 SSDN none 4 32 bit integer CH 1 SNDSP ft s or m s 4 32 bit integer CH 2 Velocity ft s or m s 4 32 bit integer CH2 Volumetric VOL U 4 IEEE 32 bit CH 2 Totals TOT_U Register 28 4 32 bit integer CH 2 Totals TOT_U Register 28 4 32 bit integer CH2 T Digits none 2 16 bit integer CH2 Totalizer Time sec 4 32 bit integer CH2 Error Value none 2 16 bit integer CH 2 SSUP none 4 32 bit integer CH 2 SSDN none 4 32 bit integer CH 2 SNDSP ft s or m s 4 32 bit integer 3AVG Velocity ft s or m s 4 32 bit integer 40 3AVG Volumetric VOL_U 4 IEEE 32 bit 42 3AVG Totals TOT_U Register 46 4 32 bit integer 44 3AVG Totals TOT_U Register 46 4 32 bit integer 46 AVG HT Digits none 0 2 16 bit integer 47 3AVG Totalizer Time sec 2 4 32 bit integer 49 4AVG Error Value none 0 2 16 bit integer 50 3AVG SSUP none 1 4 32 bit integer 52 3AVG SSDN none 1 4 32 bit integer 54 3AVG SNDSP ft s or m s 0 4 32 bit inte
4. Figure A 2 TRANSDUCER SPACING MASS TOTALS ENERGY DECIMAL DIGITS LR Lc FT FZ FT FZ inch feet B ke f TRNFL TRANS LINING MATERIAL DECIMAL DIGITS HEATING or COOLING AXIAL LENGTH L Fi F2 FS F4 Fi F2 F3 ui tar pyrex asses MorTA RUBBA TEFLN OTHER oy j E Tan Pyrex asees front Ruser rerin THER LINING SOUNDSPEED FLOW MEASUREMENT TRANSDUCER ANGLE gt Fi LINING THICKNESS an priv Initial Setup A 2 March 2008 Proc _ PROGRAM status Fi F2 F4 Fi F2 acnv sve seme cock vo F2 TN FTN TOTAL ERROR HANDLING vo ZERO CUTOFF TEMP INPUT SUPPLY 6 E2 F1 Fx Fi NO UP Fits vo ur SLoro som FixED sLoTx IL Slot 0 Analog Outputs s ERROR HANDLING er FIXED TEMP ALABEL B LABEL DELAY Slot x Analog Outputs Slot x Option Card F 2 Ce Slot x Freq Total Outputs Fa FLUID TEMP INPUT D Fi F2 i TEMP INPUT RETURN z FixeD SLoTx available for Slot x only e Slot O x Outp Slot x Pulse O A E FIXED TEMP ANALOG IN FIXED sor T bo F2 F1 F3 F1 F2 F3 3 2 FIXED TEMP ALABEL B LABEL OFF oa 20m Corr FREQ za Ar Be
5. Is LOG circular END TIME F2 F3 K Enr TIMED Plain text represents prompt area messages and boxed text represents option bar choices HOUR oe nd value logged Fx represent function keys to select option bar choices STARTTIME Fi F2 F3 F4 F1 F2 F1 F2 am P HR veL foum tor Tore mpor mass K Eor now F3 Fa Fi F2 F3 HOUR MINUTES Cuass Power ENRG Cenre Dias F1 F2 SECONDS AM PM END DATE rd value logged MINUTES F1 F2 F3 i F1 F2 F3 F4 F1 F2 K EDIT TODAY E AER S ptum i SECONDS J eor TODAY veL ovum com tor moot mass YEAR gt a START DATE MONTH F3 F4 F1 F2 F3 F1 F2 F3 S mass Power Genra CeNRG piac ic EDT fon YEAR totalized value non totalized value MONTH oices available only if Mass Flow static YES DAY Y RANGE avalible only if Energy Option YES un BE Jan DEC TIME INCREMENT 12 choices FA F1 7 choices DURATION F1 F2 hours pays Figure A 8 LOG and CLR Menu Map A 9 choices Initial Setup A 8 Appendix B Data Records Option Cards Installed ooo
6. HIGH Forces the outputs to the high setpoint OTHER Allows user to enter Hertz error level Programming Site Data 1 25 March 2008 Programming a Totalizer Output This type of output issues one pulse per selected volume of flow The meter produces a pulse each time the programmed amount of flow passes through the pipe 9 Press F1 F4 to select the parameter to be totalized See Table 1 15 below for a description of the available options Table 1 15 Output Measurement Options Option Bar Choice F1 TOTL Forward Totalized Volume Flow F2 TOTL Reverse Totalized Volume Flow F3 MASS Forward Totalized Mass Flow F4 MASS Reverse Totalized Mass Flow gt F1 ENRG Forward Energy Flow gt F2 ENRG Reverse Energy Flow Available only if Mass Flow static YES Available only if Energy Option YES Note The measurement units that appear in these prompts are those selected in the SYSTM menu earlier in this chapter 10 Enter a value from 50 to 4 000 000 usec for the Minimum ON Time of each totalizer pulse and press ENT Note A complete pulse consists of equal amounts of ON and OFF times Choose a value that is compatible with the frequency counter to be used 11 Enter a value for the number of measurement Units represented by each pulse and press ENT 12 Press F1 F4 to set up another totalizer frequency output or press EXIT to se
7. eee cece eee eee rc D 1 Configuration Utility Setup ccc cece eee cece eens D 2 Selecting the Desired Measurements uuuuuuslsu D 2 Selecting Units for Al Blocks ooooooooccoroommmmrroo D 4 Resetting Instrument TotalizerS oooooooooooommmooo D 5 Function Block Application ooooooooocoomorrrromo D 6 March 2008 Optional Measurements Foundation Fieldbus provides a means of communicating with the flowmeter The patent numbers which apply are 5 909 363 and 6 424 872 This Foundation Fieldbus device supports 2 Analog Input AI blocks which can be configured to supply the following measurements on the network see Table D 1 below Table D 1 Available Measurements Using a Foundation Fieldbus Device Channel 1 Units Channel 1 Units Channel 1 Units Ch1 Velocity ft s or m s Ch1 Mass Flow Ch1 SSUP none Ch1 Act Volumetric VOL_U Ch1 Fwd Mass Totals Ch1 SSDN none Ch1 Std Volumetric VOL_U Ch1 Rev Mass Totals Ch1 Sound Speed ft s or m s Ch1 Fwd Totals TOT_U Ch1 Mass Tot Digits Ch1 Density see note Ch1 Rev Totals TOT_U Ch1 Timer Ch1 Temperature Deg For C Ch1 Tot Digits none Ch1 Error Code Ch1 Pressure PRESS U Metric or English units are determined by the setup of the flowmeter Totalizer digits are available for informational purposes only Respective totals are automatically scaled by the Tot Digits value selected in
8. ccc cece ee ee eee C 2 Adding thie DF868 un an yada NA ed ete C 5 Editing Meter Properties rss e RE RR a C 7 Changing Meter Settings eee eee eee eee eee ee eens C 15 March 2008 o_o een Introduction The PanaView graphical user interface offers interactive communications between Windows based PCs and GE instruments compatible with the company s IDM protocol such as the DF868 ultrasonic gas flowmeter PanaView is compatible with 32 bit Windows operating systems such as Windows 98SE NT 4 0 with Service Pack 6 2000 XP and ME With PanaView you can load and save site file data create and save graph and log files display text output and graphs of live measurement data create custom templates for displaying text graph and log data interface with multiple GE instruments This document focuses on particular applications suitable for the DF868 For general PanaView applications such as creating graph and log files displaying live measurement data and creating custom templates please refer to the general PanaView User s Manual 910 211 Wiring the RS232 All IDM protocol instruments utilize an RS232 interface to Interface communicate with a PC For details on wiring your RS232 interface please refer to the Installation chapter of your instrument s User s Manual and to the document EIA RS Serial Communications 916 054 Wiring the Ethernet When modified the DF868 includes an Etherne
9. VOLUMETRIC UNITS WETTD RAYL SHEAR F2 F3 F4 Fi F2 LE Ho q WEDGE ANGLE water Norm sea LUBE Cruoe aus aaum enum men Wetted Type Clamp On Type WEDGE SOUNDSPEED TEMPERATURE FLUID SOUNDSPEED F4 Fi F2 F3 Mae seus Beum Bem F3 F4 Fi F2 aim AH PIPE MATERIAL Fi F3 F4 Fi F2 F3 F4 Fi FLUID TYPE Green u A Brass cu Glass Piste THER Fi F2 F3 F4 00 wee o OTHER MINIMUM SOUNDSPEED MAXIMUM SOUNDSPEED VOL DECIMAL DIGITS MASS FLOW A Fi PIPE SOUNDSPEED Fi F2 Y S CLEA Garen REYNOLDS CORRECTION B KLB Ji f d F2 TOTALIZER UNITS SS FLOW TIME 1oseNi M KINEMATIC VISCOSITY or El F2 TEMP KV table active GAL mear GAL MGAL L L y l CALIBRATION FACTOR FI F2 ACTIV SYSTM and PIPE Menu Map Energy OFF BBL MBBL Clamp on Transducers Wetted Transducers 3 PIPE OD TRANS TRNFL Fi F2 TOT DECIMAL DIGITS inch feet F2 3 Y Uno A DIER MASS TOTALS 4 gt NUMBER OF TRAVERSES s PIPE WALL zi Fi F2 PIPE WALL ME MASS FLOW OFF Ke PATH LENGTH P 2 Fi CLA MASS FLOW ON i YES DECIMAL DIGITS inch fe gt F2 DEPTH OF REFLECTOR Figure A 1
10. 1 To enter the SECUR submenu press gt twice and F3 at the initial User Program screen 2 At the Lock Out prompt press F1 UNIck to unlock the system and return to the initial User Program screen or press F2 LOCK to lock the system Note Jf the system was unlocked at the above prompt the following prompts do not appear 3 Enter the current Password 2719 is the default password and press ENT 4 Atthe Edit Password prompt press F1 NO to leave the password unchanged and proceed to step 6 on the next page or press F2 YES to enter a new password IMPORTANT Since the default password is printed in this manual a new password should be entered If the password is ever lost contact the factory for assistance Programming Site Data 1 57 March 2008 Activating Security cont Procedure Options 5 Enter the New Password and press ENT Any combination of letters and numbers up to a total of 21 characters may be used as a password Note Keep in mind that the password may have to be entered frequently from the keypad A long and or complex password may soon become annoying to use Verify the New Password by entering it again and press ENT Be sure to record the new password in a safe place At the Lockout Level prompt press F1 to lock only the PROG CAL CLR and LOG menus or press F2 to lock all the keys except PROG After completing the above steps the meter r
11. 1 4 Programming Site Data Key March 2008 Table 1 1 Model DF868 Key Functions Continued Unshifted Function Shifted Function One Key use to enter the number 1 Jse to enter the letter S Two Key use to enter the number 2 Jse to enter the letter T Three Key use to enter the number 3 Four Key use to enter the number 4 Jse to enter the letter U Jse to enter the letter L Five Key use to enter the number 5 Jse to enter the letter M Six Key use to enter the number 6 Jse to enter the letter N Seven Key use to enter the number 7 Eight Key use to enter the number 8 Jse to enter the letter E Jse to enter the letter F Nine Key use to enter the number 9 Jse to enter the letter G Audio Level Key press to increase the audio alarm volume Stopwatch Timer Key press to turn the stopwatch timer on Press to decrease the audio alarm vol ume Press to turn the stopwatch timer off Backlight Key press to turn the dis play backlight on or to increase its brightness Press to turn the display backlight off or to decrease its brightness Contrast Key press to increase the contrast of the display screen Press to decrease the contrast of the display screen Programming Site Data 1 5 March 2008 Obtaining On line Help A context sensitive on line help system is programmed into every
12. 6 Locate the switch assembly on the main board and move the switch in position 1 from ON to OFF The standard ON state for this switch is for point to point operation while the OFF state is needed for multi point operation See Table 6 2 on page 6 6 for the proper settings of all four switches on the switch assembly Serial Communications 6 5 March 2008 AA ees Reconfiguring a Serial Interface Converter cont Plastic Case y Mounting Screw Screwdriver DB9 Connector Figure 6 2 Opening the Converter Case Table 6 2 Switch Assembly Settings Point To Point Multi Point 7 Reassemble the serial interface converter and secure it to the mounting bracket with the two mounting screws 8 Reinstall the mounting bracket into the electronics enclosure and secure it with the standoff and the grounding screw 6 6 Serial Communications March 2008 Wiring the System After the serial interface converters have been configured for multi point operation the system can be wired 1 Using twisted wire pairs connect the XMT terminals of all the flowmeters together and connect the XMT terminals of all the flowmeters together IMPORTANT Make sure that the flowmeter with the non modified converter is wired as the last unit in the chain 2 Using a twisted wire pair connect the XMT terminal of the barrier strip to the T R terminal of the PC s RS485 adapter and connect the XMT termin
13. Cancel Figure C 5 New IDM Meter Screen Programming with PanaView C 5 March 2008 Adding the DF868 cont IMPORTANT The Network ID number must match the Network ID programmed in the meter s Communications menu If the initialization is successful the Meter Browser shows a listing similar to Figure C 6 below Fe Pana iew Meter Browser amp File Edit View Output Window Help Contents of Network My Cc 33 Network E a My Computer MELANCEL EH E PCLogs g7 Untitled IDM COM1 User Tables CE Model GX868 Ver GN3H Channel 1 Figure C 6 The Updated Network Tree Note The model number and version that appear will vary with your particular meter and software version However if the settings do not match or there is some other difficulty a screen appears similar to Figure C 7 below Communication Error COM 1 Maximum timeouts exceeded on instrument at ID 1 Try the operation again Figure C 7 Communication Error Screen The screen offers the options of trying again or of canceling the operation Click on the desired choice and then on OK to confirm the choice or on Exit Application to close PanaView Note fyou cannot resolve the problem contact the factory for help Programming with PanaView March 2008 Editing Meter Properties Through PanaView you can edit the properties of your DF868 You can Set the meter clock or synchro
14. F4 keys to select the desired Month c Enter the desired Day and press ENT The acceptable range is 1 to the number of days in the selected month 28 29 30 or 31 3 4 Logging Data March 2008 END TIME Prompt 12 Press F1 to accept the displayed End Time or press F2 to enter a different end time To select a specific time period for the log to run press F3 If OK was selected proceed to the END DATE prompt f TIMED was selected proceed to the LOG TIME prompt f EDIT was selected complete the steps below Note 7he log END TIME must exceed the log START TIME by at least five minutes Failure to observe this restriction will result in an error message a Press F1 for AM or press F2 for PM Then enter the desired Hour and press ENT The acceptable range is 1 to 12 b Enter the desired Minutes and press ENT The acceptable range is O to 59 c Enter the desired Seconds and press ENT The acceptable range is 0 to 59 END DATE Prompt 13 Press F1 to accept the displayed End Date or press F2 to enter a different end date To end the log today press F3 If OK or TODAY was selected proceed to the TIME INCREMENT prompt Otherwise complete the steps below a Enter the desired Year and press ENT The acceptable range is 0 to 99 b Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired Month c Enter the desired Day and press ENT The acceptable range is t
15. gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired option The meter returns to the Advanced Features prompt Programming Site Data 1 41 March 2008 eee Active Tw Measurement Use this option to actively compensate the transit time measurement in the fluid for widely varying transducer signal delays that result from large temperature deviations IMPORTANT 1 Consult the factory before activating this option At the ADVAN window press gt and F1 ActTw to select Active TW Measurement Press F1 NO to disable this option or F2 YES to enable Active TW Measurement If you select NO the DF868 returns to the Advanced Features prompt If you enable active Tw measurement the meter requires the Minimum Tw in usec The range is from 0 to 500 usec Use the numeric keys to enter the value and press ENT The meter also requires the Maximum Tw in usec The range is from 0 to 500 usec Use the numeric keys to enter the value and press ENT The meter returns to the Advanced Features prompt To exit the option press EXIT Table 1 18 below lists the default values and high and low limits for parameters in the SETUP menu Table 1 18 Default Values and Limits for SETUP Parameters Default Value Transit Time Parameters Signal Low Limit 40 Low Limit 20 High Limit 100 Cor Peak Limit 100 0 500 Soundspeed Limit 20 1 50 Velocity Low Lim
16. time and date of creation measurement value set error messages if any Upon choosing NUM at the FORMAT prompt the first record of the selected log file is displayed in a screen similar to the following PAGE 1 REC 80 Ma Use the lt gt and F1 F4 09 MAR 98 keys to view additional records 11 66 Ft s or to exit the log display The 1 32 KACF MI options are listed in Table 2 3 6 91 KACF below E5 Amplitude lt CURS eu lt PAGE PAGE gt In the numeric display screen the locator bar except for the inverse video pointer at the far right is replaced by a standard video display of the page number and record number The first line of the prompt area shows the time and date that the record was created and the next three lines list the values for the three logged parameters Finally any error condition that existed at the time the record was taken is indicated by an error code in the bottom line of the prompt area Table 2 3 Numeric Log Display Options Option Bar Choice Description F1 lt CURS display previous record on the current page display the next record on the current page display the previous page display the next page gt F1 START display the first record on the current page gt F2 2 END display the last record on the current age Leave the numeric LOG display and return to gt F3 EXIT the previous data format The EXIT key on the k
17. 2 Press F3 GRAPH 3 Press F1 F3 to graph the Flow Velocity Volumetric Flow or Mass Flow respectively 4 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired Time Increment 5 Enter a maximum value for the Y axis vertical scale that is larger than the maximum expected reading and press ENT 6 At the Y Range prompt press F1 to graph only positive Y values or press F2 to graph both positive and negative Y values After the Y RANGE is entered the Model DF868 automatically begins taking measurements and displays them in the specified graphical format Proceed to the next section for a discussion of manipulating the graphical display While viewing data in the GRAPH format the function keys are programmed to permit a variety of actions These options are described in detail below 1 23 Ft s 10 16 Use the gt and F1 F4 V keys to select the desired option E See Table 2 2 on the next page L for a listing of the available choices ST 08 MAR 09 50 20 3 mu Ez liit At any given time 120 data points will be shown on the GRAPH screen The cursor which is displayed as a vertical line that extends the full height of the graph window can be used to select any one of these data points 2 4 Displaying Data March 2008 Using the Graph Format The typical screen shown on page 2 4 is for a Velocity vs Time graph cont with only the positive y axis displa
18. F1 to abort the procedure or press F2 to Clear the specified site file If any site files remain in memory the Site Name prompt repeats When all of the stored site files have been cleared or the EXIT key has been pressed at the SITE NAME prompt the programming sequence resumes at this point 5 2 Clearing Data March 2008 Deleting Log Files Use the LOG submenu to clear log files from the Model DF868 s memory Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired pane of the data display screen and complete the following steps 1 To access the Clear Menu press the CLR key a If you have activated the security feature see Chapter 1 Programming Site Data page 1 57 for details enter the assigned password and press ENT 2 Press F3 LOG 3 At the Name prompt the option bar shows the names of all log files currently stored in memory Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select a site file for deletion To leave the LOG submenu press the EXIT key 4 Press F1 to abort the procedure or press F2 to Clear the specified log file If any log files remain in memory the Name prompt repeats When all of the stored log files have been cleared or the EXIT key has been pressed at the Name prompt the programming sequence resumes at this point Procedure Options Do one of the following e Press F1 F3 to enter one of the submenus Press the EXIT key to return to the da
19. M GRAPHICAL curs curs PAGE PAGE gt START END ymax Tinc ExT DISPLAY SCREEN DISPLAY SCREEN OT AVAILABLE FOR NUMERIC DISPLAY Fi F2 F3 F4 Fi F2 F3 Fi F2 F3 F4 Fi F2 F3 F4 Fi curs CURS gt START END J ymax Tinc EXIT lt CURS CURS gt PAGE PAGE gt START END J ymax TING EXIT y 3 3 J E gt gt S J J J NOTE Plain text represents prompt area messages and STANDARD DATA boxed text represents option bar choices Fx represent function keys to select option bar choices DISPLAY SCREEN A 6 Initial Setup March 2008 Initial Setup F1 F2 FORMAT F1 F2 FA num PLOT NUM Lor ce 2e E STOP PRINTING FA F2 F3 F4 Fi F2 F3 F2 veL Morum TOTL ort MDOT mass Lo 63 Lo YES F3 Fa Eb F2 F3 Y c V rn gt Cass Power kenao Cenno DIARI log gt 1 page log 1 page 1st page NUM option PLOT option pages a o NUM option PLOT option Fi F2 F3 F4 Al 2nd value printed Y AXIS MAX DP411 XTECH EPSON KODAK SP401 2 Fi F2 F3 F4 Fi F2 Y RANGE ver Worum rorL rotL wpor mass F2 5 F3 ra m re re amp mass POWER ENRG CENRG DIAG AE iN J L amp o g 3rd value printed Y AXIS
20. Programming Site Data A ot cach nui rate Se ee ee Sennen a TUM 1 1 US HOTKE Keypad ee AI eee ll de wie ett A ie tel 1 2 Obtaining OA Helpas sotto Ra ee add 1 6 Using the Console Control KeyS corea rare een ie 1 7 Adj sting the Alarm VOWME eek kauen ale 1 7 Using the St pWwatch Totaliz r e E EA 1 7 PVCS TIC the Briahtkessrn aA en ES 1 7 Adj sting the Cors sio e A ias tread od 1 7 The LISP a a es ii 1 8 Entering Programming Mode urn Ge aan dut e T eet C 1 8 Activating A CAMEL sE A AA IES 1 9 Entering System DATA e isse etes e aaa a ka A 1 10 A strata ES et eels 1 13 EMERGVAO DUOM es renee Oe rR ee ERIN SN EA ee eet 1 14 Enteritig PIpe DOtd oo cast on lea as alse dds Sem etl Ge le lds 1 15 Transducer NB da es eta ene eis 1 15 Pipe Material css tcten A E eA 1 16 Pe CIO a O A yy det Nts oe srk we adie ee oA AE 1 16 A METTE 1 17 A A perdu ge 1 17 Poth Grid Axial Lenceria oa pects rar UA AE S CA 1 17 TAS 2 ou vct once de ciet Peta a COM ae os eas ie an WSs ees 1 18 A LIU etek ERAN VG er N DA VP Ur tud EE 1 18 Reynolds Corera a ri Uli Sola Besen 1 19 COMO O e de dono en a i ane cu to at ia 1 20 Setting EP TR DOS Outputs aia dp ie o teca ad a dd Mo do 1 21 Selecting Error ROA IN ee ee nee ee 1 21 Setting Up Analog Outputs u a en se a ea 1 22 Setting Up the Analog Inputs nun res el 1 27 JUS ZERG Re M 1 28 Setting Up Emergy Iriptlts 5 eel A ten irre 1 29 Setting Up Temperature Inputs 0 0 cee een hear 1 30 Entering SOUP DO sS
21. available response time options are 1 2 5 10 30 60 seconds 15 min and STATS For best results select STATS statistics as this increases the response time under steady flow conditions while still allowing a rapid response to changes in flow rate The INIT Option Use this option to initialize reset all of the parameters within the SETUP menu to their default values Complete the following steps to reset all of the parameters 1 At the SETUP window press F3 to select Default Setup 2 Press F1 to keep the current values or press F2 to reset all values to their default settings Press F1 F4 to select the desired SETUP option or press EXIT to return to the initial User Program screen 1 38 Programming Site Data March 2008 Accessing Advanced The ADVAN option enables you to access the more advanced features Features of the DF868 In this option you can perform five functions calculate the kinematic viscosity KV based on signal strength SS or activate temperature compensation by applying a temperature vs viscosity table see below enter a table of K factors based on velocity or Reynolds number that compensates for non linear flow rates see the next page enable mass flow calculated for static fluid density page 1 41 select the size of the transducer transmission signal page 1 41 actively compensate for widely varying signal delays page 1 42 1 At the SETUP window press F4
22. for each pair MODBUS Option OFF Fi F2 F3 F4 MODBUS s tei SITE2 s res SITES LOCK OUT Option ON F2 Lock ENTER PASSWORD EDIT PASSWORD F2 ves ENTER NEW PASSWORD MODBUS Parity VERIFY NEW PASSWORD MINUTES MODBUS Baud Rate SECONDS F2 F3 F4 5 a 00 9600 19200 F2 FS LOCKOUT LEVEL NE ODD EVEN F2 ALL J Figure A 5 CLOCK COMM SAVE RECALL KV SS TmpKV SECUR Menu Map MODBUS Stop Bits F2 2 MODBUS Address 1 247 Initial Setup A 5 March 2008 DISPLAY FORMAT Fl F2 F3 F4 F2 NAME F1 F2 F3 Backlight timeout Lost Loe2 toes Lo GRAPH VARIABLE FORMAT F1 F2 F3 available only if F1 F2 lof N Mass Flow static YES f gt VEL VOLUM MDOT NUM PLOT JR 2 Q J Y AXIS MAX TIME INCREMENT RANGE F1 F2 F3 F4 F1 F2 F3 S ec 10sec 30sec 1min 3min 6min 12min E Y AXIS MAX a Y RANGE 8 Ei B NUMERIC LOG GRAPHICAL LOG C IBERIA DISPLAY SCREEN DISPLAY SCREEN lt L only J g P El o 2 F1 F2 F3 F4 F1 F2 F3 F4 F1 GRAPHICAL P y
23. or F2 to enable mass flow If you select NO the DF868 returns to the Advanced Features option 3 If you enable mass flow the meter requires the fluid density 0 062 to 624 220 Ib ft Use the numeric keys to enter the density and press ENT The meter returns to the Advanced Features prompt To leave the User Program press EXIT The CODEL Option Use this option to select the size of the transducer transmission signal The option is helpful when measuring flow on small pipes Three selections are available AUTO The meter will determine the code length short or long automatically based on pipe size and transducer type e 1 bit special use only consult the factory before using 2 bit special use only consult the factory before using 4 bit The 4 bit option consists of only a few pulses with no built in code pattern This option aids in cases where a small pipe diameter does not give each transducer the time necessary to send a series of signals before receiving a series of signals It is also a good selection for pipes made of materials which tend to blur the signal pattern such as Teflon e 11 bit The 11 bit option consists of a series of approximately one dozen pulses with a distinctive binary pattern that the meter can easily recognize during auto correlation Complete the following steps to select the code length 1 At the ADVAN window press F4 CODEL to select Code Length 2 Use the
24. proceed to the appropriate section Otherwise press EXIT to return to the main I O menu prompt Programming Site Data 1 27 March 2008 O Option Card RTD Inputs Option cards with RTD inputs have a temperature range of 100 to 350 C 148 to 662 F Complete the following steps to set up the two RTD inputs of an option card installed in Slot x 1 Use the lt and gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired slot number 2 Press F1 to set up RTD input A or F2 to set up RTD input B Note The setup of RTD input A is used as an example Identical procedures would be used to set up RTD input B 3 Enter a Label of up to eight characters for input A and press ENT 4 Press F1 to disable RTD input A and return to the previous prompt or press F2 to enable RTD input A as a Temperature Measurement 5 Enter a value for the Base low end of the chosen input range and press ENT 6 Enter a value for the Full Scale high end of the chosen input range and press ENT 7 Press F1 F2 to set up another input or press EXIT to select another slot for set up For instructions on setting up additional inputs and or outputs proceed to the appropriate section Otherwise press EXIT to return to the main I O menu prompt The ZERO Option Near zero flow the Model DF868 s readings may fluctuate due to small offsets caused by thermal drift or similar factors To force a zero reading when there is m
25. to complete data entry IMPORTANT Jf you are using Ethernet communications be sure the DF868 is set up with the default communications parameters 9600 baud no parity no handshaking 8 data bits and 1 stop bit The port number must match the Enable Raw TCP access using TCP Port assignment shown under the Device Discovery TCP Server Settings menu Configuration Serial Ports gt Port C 4 Programming with PanaView March 2008 Adding the DF868 To add the DF868 on the IDM configured communications port complete the following steps 1 Highlight the communication port to which the meter will be added by clicking on it and then open the Edit menu on the menu bar if the communication port is not highlighted first the New Meter option is not active in the Edit menu 2 Click on the New option in the Edit menu see Figure C 4 below Fe Panaview Meter Browser Ey File Edit View Output Window Help Cant Undo Meters on Comport Untitl Gut Ctrl Copy Ger FG Paste Gerl Properties Remove Figure C 4 New Option in the Edit Menu 3 After clicking on the New option the Meter menu option appears Click on this option to select it 4 The New IDM Meter screen shown in Figure C 5 below opens Enter the Network ID number for the meter and click OK New IDM Meter Enter Network ID fi V Auto connect at startup
26. EC des quipements sous pression pour les DN lt 25 Article 3 section 3 qui concerne les pratiques et les codes de bonne fabrication pour l ing nierie du son Shannon June 1 2002 pe P ER Mr James Gibson DIRECTEUR G N RAL ce e LS EN IS0 9002 Shannon T V ESSEN ISO 9001 U S CERT DOC H4 August 2004 Sensing KONFORMITATS ERKLARUNG Wir Panametrics Limited Shannon Industrial Estate Shannon County Clare Ireland erkl ren in alleiniger Verantwortung da die Produkte DF868 Liquid Ultrasonic Flowmeter GF868 Flare Gas Ultrasonic Flowmeter GM868 Multi Purpose Gas Ultrasonic Flowmeter GN868 Natural Gas Ultrasonic Flowmeter GS868 Steam Mass Ultrasonic Flowmeter folgende Normen erf llen e EN 61326 1998 Class A Annex A Continuous Unmonitored Operation e EN 61010 1 1993 A2 1995 Overvoltage Category Il Pollution Degree 2 gem den Europ ischen Richtlinien Niederspannungsrichtlinie Nr 73 23 EG und EMV Richtlinie Nr 89 336 EG Die oben aufgef hrten Ger te und zugeh rige mitgelieferte Schallwandler Messrohre werden in einer separaten Konformit tserkl rung behandelt tragen keine CE Kennzeichnung gem der Druckger te Richtlinie da sie in bereinstimmung mit Artikel 3 Absatz 3 gute Ingenieurpraxis der Druckger te Richtlinie 97 23 EG f r DN lt 25 geliefert werden Shannon June 1 2002 p LAS Mr James Gibson GENERALDIREKTOR ce e LS EN 1809002 T V ESSEN Sha
27. ES Special Exit Page Figure C 21 Pipe Parameters Option in the Site Edit Menu c Do one of the following Click on Next Item to proceed to the next menu item or Click on Previous Item to return back through the menu to a previous item Note Jf you click on either Next Item or Previous Item without changing the settings the current settings remain unchanged As you step through the menu the bottom panel lists the current settings modified or left unchanged as shown in Figure C 22 on page C 18 If you modify or step through more than five items a scroll bar at the right of the panel lets you review the earlier settings Programming with PanaView C 17 March 2008 Changing Meter Settings cont xl PROGRAM Static Density No Previous Item Next Item FLUID TYPE Air AXIAL LENGTH L 12 inches PATH LENGTH P 16 971 inches PIPE WALL 2 inches PIPE OD 12 feet Exit Page Figure C 22 Site Edit Menu with Current Settings 7 When you have completed entering parameters in a given option click Exit Page to close the option You can then double click on another option or click Close to close the window You can double click on another menu to modify its settings or return to the New Meter Browser For additional PanaView functions refer to the PanaView User s Manual C 18 Programming with PanaView Appendix D Foundation Fieldbus Communications Optional Measurements
28. Errors value or enter a new value 0 to 16 and press ENT Use this prompt to enter the number of errors the DF868 can record before it displays an error message The default value is 6 13 Press ENT to accept the current Minimum Peak Limit or enter a new value and press ENT Use this prompt to enter the minimum percent of peak that the DF868 can use to measure transit time The DF868 accepts values from 100 to 100 14 Press ENT to accept the current Maximum Percent of Peak value or enter a new value and press ENT Use this prompt to enter the maximum percent of peak that the DF868 can use to measure transit time The DF868 accepts values from 100 to 100 15 Press ENT to accept the current T Window cycles value or enter a new value and press ENT Normally the Model DF868 calculates the size of the transmit window based on pipe size and fluid sound speed However for special diagnostic purposes it may sometimes be necessary to reset the window size The default value for this parameter is O and values from 0 to 1000 are acceptable 16 Press ENT to accept the current R Window cycles value or enter a new value and press ENT Normally the Model DF868 calculates the size of the receive window based on pipe size and fluid sound speed However for special diagnostic purposes it may sometimes be necessary to reset the window size The default value for this parameter is 10 and values from 10 to 128 are ac
29. MAX a Fi F2 F3 F4 F2 SITE NAME omen cs S Nos Y RANGE veL forum om rom woor mass A r2 F3 Fa F3 F4 F1 F2 F3 only ars s re2 siTes E 7 dr LES ee J mass Power enra Cenrc Dias l ik a KO available only if Mass Flow static YES avalible only if Energy Option YES TIME INCREMENT F2 F3 F4 Fi F2 F3 10sec 30sec imin 3min 6min 12min NOTE Plain text represents prompt area messages and boxed text represents option bar choices STANDARD DATA Fx represent function keys to select option bar choices DISPLAY SCREEN A 7 March 2008 LOG _ LoGGiNG F2 Fi F3 MEM TOTAL SITE LOG X 120 Pages FREE CLEAR TOTALS SITE NAME NAME Y Pages PENDING F3 F1 F2 F1 F2 FS F4 F1 F2 F3 Locs Lo oj ves srre1 siTe2 sites siTe4 G1 Lo Locs Lo Stop Logging CLEAR SITE NAME CLEAR NAME F2 F2 F2 YES LN Yes J Yes NAME F3 LoG3 LOG4 if no more files if more files if no more files it more files LOG MESSAGE 1st value logged Fi F2 F3 F4 Fi F2 for ERROR log for STANDARD log veL polum TOTL TOTL MDOT MASS non circular log circular log F3 F4 F1 F2 F3 Mass Power Genre FEnre oiae NOTE 3 F
30. March 2008 Clearing a Site from the Meter Saving a Site in Text Form To clear a site from the meter 1 Highlight the site in the left pane See Figure C 14 on page C 12 2 Click Clear Site From Meter 3 The program asks for confirmation Click OK The meter deletes the designated file To store the data from a site file as a text file for display or printout 1 Highlight the site in the left pane See Figure C 14 on page C 12 2 Click Save Site Print to PC 3 The Site File Selection window Figure C 15 on page C 12 opens Enter the desired site name now with a prt suffix and click Save PanaView displays a text version of the site as shown in Figure C 17 below Site1 txt Notepad File Edit Format Help PROGRAM PARAMETERS of sitel Model GX868 Ver GN3H with 1K FIFO and 1113 receiver board At 01 09 00 PM on 17 JAN 03 ACTIVE PARAMETERS Site status Skan measure mode SYSTEM PARAMETERS no label No message system Units Pressure Units Totalizer option Equation super compress volumetric units volumetric Time VOL Decimal Digits Totalizer units TOT Decimal Digits Mass Flow Units Mass Flow Time MDOT Decimal Digits Mass Units Mass Decimal Digits PIPE PARAMETERS Burst Skan Meas ENGLISH PSIa Automatic Actual Flow only Yes Thousands ACF min 0 Actual cubic ft 0 Pounds sec 0 Pounds 0 Figure C 17 Printout of Site File 4 Click Clos
31. The five available responses are listed in Table 1 19 below Table 1 19 UART Bits Options Stop Bits 4 Enter a Network ID number between 1 and 254 and press ENT The default number is 1 A network ID number is only necessary for communication with the GE Instrument Data Manager IDM or PanaView software See the software User s Manual 910 185 for more information IMPORTANT Jf the network ID number is changed communication with the Instrument Data Manager or PanaView must be re established with the new ID number 1 46 Programming Site Data March 2008 O E oQ_QRPQQoRQQRQQQBRBB ee EI MODBUS RS485 If your DF868 does not include an option card for MODBUS Parameters communications you have completed programming the COMM submenu However if you have installed a MODBUS option card the following additional prompts appear 1 Press F1 F4 to select the desired MODBUS Baud Rate from four selections 2400 4800 9600 and 19 200 2 Press F1 F3 to set the MODBUS Parity as none odd or even 3 Press F1 to select one MODBUS Stop Bit or F2 to select two stop bits 4 Use the numeric keys to entera MODBUS Address from 1 to 247 and press ENT Programming of the COMM submenu has now been completed To leave the User Program press EXIT If changes have been made in any of the submenus the following screen appears At the User Program screen shown press F1 to return to me
32. access to a wide variety of diagnostics parameters See Chapter 3 Diagnostics of the Service Manual for a complete description of these options Note The measurement units that appear in these prompts are those selected in the SYSTM menu earlier in this chapter 5 Enter a value for the Base low end of the chosen output range and press ENT 6 Enter a value for the Full high end of the chosen output range and press ENT Programming Site Data 1 23 March 2008 Slot X Analog Outputs 7 Use the F1 F4 keys to select the desired Error Option the way cont the display responds during an error condition Available options are shown in Table 1 13 below Table 1 13 Error Response Options Display Response Holds the last good reading Forces the outputs to the low setpoint Forces the outputs to the high setpoint Allows user to enter 4 20 mA error level in mA 8 Press F1 F4 to set up another output or press EXIT to select another slot for setup Option Card Alarms Complete the following steps to set up the three alarm relays of an option card installed in Slot x 1 Use the and gt and the F1 F4 keys to select the desired slot number 2 Press F1 F3 to set up Alarm relays A B or C respectively Note 7he set up of alarm A is used as an example Identical procedures would be used to set up the other alarms 3 Press F1 to disable Alarm A and return to
33. be graphically displayed refer to Chapter 2 Displaying Data page 2 12 Logging Data 3 9 March 2008 eee Creating an ERROR Log cont Table 3 2 Measurement Parameter Options Option Bar Choice Description F1 VEL Flow Velocity F2 VOLUM Volumetric Flow F3 TOTL Forward Totalized Volume Flow F4 TOTL Reverse Totalized Volume Flow gt F1 MDOT Mass Flow gt F2 MASS Forward Totalized Mass Flow gt F3 MASS gt F4 POWER Reverse Totalized Mass Flow Energy Flow Power gt gt F1 ENRG Forward Energy Flow gt gt F2 ENRG Reverse Energy Flow gt gt F3 DIAG Diagnostic Available only if Mass Flow static YES Available only if Energy Option YES Refer to Chapter 3 Diagnostics pages 3 2 to 3 4 of the Service Manual for a discussion of the many parameters accessible using the DIAG option Note The units assigned to the parameters in Table 3 2 above are those selected in the User Program SYSTM submenu 6 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select the second parameter to be logged See Table 3 2 above for a list of the available options 7 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the third parameter to be logged See Table 3 2 above for a list of the available options If you selected a totaliz
34. if a new error condition occurs Error logs have a fixed length of 2 pages and contain sixty records per page Each record shows the time of the error the measurement parameter values at that time and the error code message The logged values of the chosen measurement parameters at the time of the error condition provide valuable troubleshooting information Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired pane of the display screen and complete the following steps 1 To access the Log Menu press LOG a If you have activated the security feature see Chapter 1 Programming Site Data page 1 57 for details enter the assigned password and press ENT 2 Press F4 ERROR 3 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to inspect a completed log or to change an active log or enter a new Name up to 5 characters and press ENT to create a new log file Note The option bar lists all error logs currently stored in memory Recall that a flashing asterisk appears at the far right of the locator bar if the Model DF 868 is currently logging data see Chapter 3 Operation page 3 4 of the Startup Guide 4 At the Log Message prompt enter a brief description up to 21 characters of the log and press ENT 5 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select the first parameter to be logged See Table 3 2 on page 3 10 for a list of the available options IMPORTANT Only the first parameter logged may
35. it does have a lining If you select YES complete the steps below a Use the F1 F4 and gt keys to select the Lining Material Options include Tar Pyrex Asbestos Mortar Rubber Teflon and Other If you choose OTHER the DF868 then asks you to enter the lining sound speed If you do not know the lining sound speed Sound Speeds and Pipe Size Data 914 004 lists some standard materials and their corresponding sound speeds b Enter the known Lining Thickness in the same units used for the pipe OD and press ENT Then proceed to step 9 7 Enter the Path Length of the ultrasonic signal Press F1 or F2 to select the desired units and press ENT Note The factory has calculated both the transducer signal path length P and the transducer signal axial length U based on the exact transducer configuration used for the application These values are engraved on the flowcell and or are included in the documentation supplied with the meter See Appendix D for an explanation as to how these values are calculated 8 The next prompt varies depending on whether you selected Transit Time or TransFlection in the ACTIV menu Ifyou selected Transit Time the DF868 asks for the Axial Length Enter the supplied value Press F1 or F2 to select the desired units and press ENT Ifyou have selected TransFlection enter the number of degrees for the Transducer Angle and press ENT Skip to step 10 Programming
36. number improves the flowmeter s response time it also reduces its sensitivity in poor signal conditions The default value is 5 000 Note To calculate the response time divide the XMITs Per Reading value by the number of transmissions per second To determine the number of transmissions per second divide 1 sec by the repetition period For example if the XMITs Per Reading value is 10 000 and the repetition value is 200 usec the number of transmissions per second is 5 000 1 200 and the response time is 2 sec 10 000 5 000 Other examples appear in Table I 17 on the next page 1 36 Programming Site Data March 2008 TransFlection SIGNL Options cont Table 1 17 Response Time vs XMITs Repetition Rates XMITs Per Reading 200 usec 800 usec 30 000 6 sec 5 000 1 sec 9 Press ENT to accept the current Weak Signal Threshold value or use the numeric keys to enter a value between 0 and 100 and press ENT This option lets you enter an acceptable value for the two phase threshold When the two phase signal falls below this value the E70 WEAK SIGNAL error message appears on the display The default value is 20 10 Press ENT to accept the current Code Length value or use the F1 F4 keys to enter a value between 1 and 16 Use this option to enter an acceptable value for the number of pulses per transmission The default value is 8 pulses 11 Press ENT to accept the current Filter Width
37. occu EAS A d deut A Rab EA he 1 31 Seting Sonal MES oe oeste a eti csse oto ds O ue iL te 1 31 Setting Response TIME to ie es te re eed re dd Sa the EN 1 38 THE IN EODOD ea ei ed PD cher UVP EA ee Cady Soden ee banda ino 1 38 Accessing Advanced Features tada CAN AR de peg aes anes anes COTES UU ANDES 1 39 Setting the Cock ee M age ds 1 44 Setting the Bote 2 cute hte aie dae Ev prada lieh 1 44 A oid tances iad iden A O artes Md 1 44 Setting Up Serial Gom AN BS otc oss Seeders ote ces o Seb e iode Cp 1 46 MOBDBUSIRSASSIPAramEIE See oct ceste t D v cM Ore eri 1 47 MODBUS TCP Paramete occ exeo po Lh ceo onte et eco dae vci ide es 1 47 MODBUS Register Map ana ee SATIRE Cad dep i end dhe eet 1 48 Saving Site Data ss iu ii Dei ied eagles 1 52 March 2008 Ra Table of Contents cont Chapter 1 Programming Site Data cont PO CONMIGO site pairs ear cals sak E wc as Se iced aie ane A 1 53 Entering KV Ve Ss TObl88 ic Leo esta nenne ell rn 1 54 Entering Temperature vs Viscosity Tables 3 9 A nie io ei toes 1 55 Entering the Fluid Label and NaMe 0 ccc cence seen 1 55 Entering the lable DOE cuan lr 2a un ERR Eee EUR e ea x ER D Ru tn aid 1 55 ACUVGtii g SECU et d o ste m A Mr es LO e cei grad Vie EEE 1 57 Chapter 2 Displaying Data o A quate elo metta be yas e Eo E EDU er ital te veu Eu bled cda st D t dotate 2 1 The BIS SUM era E IUD URN RAPTUM 2 2 The UA SUSI ti m oath ots icin tree hh tal e M Ea eL CE opta e nete c
38. or F2 to Activate Multiple K Factors If you select NO the DF868 returns to the Advanced Features prompt 3 At the Custom Type prompt press F1 to customize velocity values or F2 to customize Reynolds values 4 Press F1 to retain the current K factor table or F2 to Edit the K Factor Table If you select NO the DF868 returns to the Advanced Features prompt Note Ifthe necessary velocity Reynolds vs K factor data was not provided with the DF868 documentation the K factor table cannot be edited 5 Enter the Number of K factors to be entered into the table from 2 to 20 and press ENTI IMPORTANT When editing the K factor table the velocities must be entered in increasing order 6 Enter the Velocity or Reynolds Value for K factor number 1 and press ENT 7 Enter the K factor corresponding to the velocity or Reynolds number 1 and press ENT The VELOCITY or REYNOLDS and K FACTOR prompts repeat for each pair After you have entered all the pairs the meter returns to the Advanced Features prompt To leave the User Program press EXIT 1 40 Programming Site Data March 2008 ee nt Activating Mass Flow Use this option to calculate mass flow from a static fluid density Complete the following steps to enter the fluid density 1 At the ADVAN window press F3 MASS to select Mass from Static Density 2 Press F1 to disable the Mass from Static Density option
39. specify which transducer signal is displayed and to scale the resulting graph Table 2 8 on page 2 12 lists these functions Displaying Data 2 11 March 2008 Displaying Transducer Signals cont Table 2 8 Numeric Key Functions Function Scroll down the transducer signal list Scroll up the transducer signal list Expand the graph vertically Return expanded graph to previous size Compress graph horizontally Return compressed graph to previous size In summary three basic functions are performed with the numeric keys Signal Selection use the 1 and 2 keys to select a transducer signal for display by scrolling through the list of available signals Vertical Scaling The 4 and 5 keys are used to scale the graph vertically Each press of the 4 key doubles the height of the graph while each press of the 5 key halves the height of the graph The three available scale factors are 1x 2x and 4x Horizontal Scaling The 7 and 8 keys are used to scale the graph horizontally Each press of the 7 key doubles the T INC value 2x horizontal compression while each press of the 8 key halves the T INC value 2x horizontal expansion The four available compression ratios are 1x 2x 4x and 8x To return to the standard data screen either select EXIT from the option bar or press the EXIT key on the keypad 2 12 Displaying Data
40. the flowmeter setup If the meter is outputting Mole Weight the unit is mw otherwise it is the programmed pressure unit VOL U TOT U MASS U MTOT_U and PRESS U are determined by the units chosen for these measure ments in the flowmeter setup See the instrument User s Manual for the setup of these parameters Foundation Fieldbus Communications D 1 March 2008 Configuration Utility Setup Selecting the Desired Measurements The following is an example setup using National Instruments Configuration Utility v3 1 Figure D 1 below shows the Configuration Utility with a flowmeter on the network GE Flow XMT S NI FBUS Configurator er 3 1 FCP1 interface0 0 Function Block E File Edit Configure Zoom View Window Help we 5 jc A m Otal interFace0 0 m Network Parameters E Schedule f Function Block Application interface0 0 GEFlow XMT 000000003 p RESOURCE BLOCK 000000003 RB2 Ze FLOW 000000003 FLOW ig ANALOG_INPUT_1 000000003 41 HA ANALOG IMPLIT 2 000000003 AT Figure D 1 Configuration Utility Setup Example Note 7he following procedures assume that the device has been placed in the OOS out of service mode before executing To set the measurement unit for each AI 1 Double click on the FLOW Transducer Block in the tree under GEFlow XMT 2 Select the Others tab and open the drop down list for the PRIMARY SELECTOR and SECONDARY SELECTOR refer
41. the instructions in this section Upon power up a standard measurement mode display similar to the one shown below appears in BIG format Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired pane of the display screen and complete the following steps 1 To access the Display Menu press the DISP key 2 Press F2 DUAL The measurement mode display reappears and the display is now in the DUAL format 3 Use the F1 F4 and gt keys to select the desired display parameter option See Table 2 1 above for a complete description of the available options With the DUAL format display screen active when a measurement parameter is selected the top line of the prompt area will be changed to show that parameter The parameter previously displayed at the top of the display is moved to the bottom of the display and the previous bottom parameter is no longer shown Displaying Data 2 3 March 2008 The GRAPH Submenu Setting Up the GRAPH Format Using the GRAPH Format The GRAPH submenu permits the display of either the flow velocity mass flow or the volumetric flow on an XY bar graph with a specified time interval on the x axis This section describes the procedures for setting up and using the graph format Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired pane of the display screen and complete the following steps 1 To access the Display Menu press the DISP key
42. the previous prompt or press F2 F4 to specify Alarm A as High Low or Fault respectively 4 Press F1 for standard operation or F2 for Failsafe operation See Chapter 1 Installation of the Startup Guide for wiring instructions for each mode 5 The program now varies depending on your selection in step 2 e If you selected FAULT as the alarm type press F1 F3 to select the type of error flow non flow or both you wish to trigger the alarm Note Ifyou have enabled the Energy Option the DF866 treats the E6 and E9 errors supply and return temperature as flow errors If you selected HIGH or LOW a Use the lt and gt and F1 F4 keys to specify the desired Output Measurement parameter See Table 1 12 on page 1 23 for a description of the available options b Enter a value for the trigger point of the alarm and press ENT 6 Press F1 F3 to set up another alarm or press EXIT to select another slot for set up 1 24 Programming Site Data March 2008 Setting Up the Totalizer Frequency Outputs Programming a Frequency Output Complete the following steps to set up the four totalizer frequency outputs of an option card installed in Slot x 1 Use the lt and gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired slot number 2 Press F1 F4 to set up outputs A B C or D respectively Note The set up of output A is used as an example Identical procedures would be used to set
43. to Figure D 2 on page D 3 3 Choose the unit from the list see Figure D 2 on page D 3 This unit will correspond to the unit that is available in the AI block for network connection The PRIMARY SELECTOR unit will correspond to ANALOG INPUT 1 and the SECONDARY SELECTOR will correspond to ANALOG INPUT 2 D 2 Foundation Fieldbus Communications March 2008 Selecting the Desired 4 After the desired measurements have been selected for the Measurements cont PRIMARY and SECONDARY SELECTOR choose the unit system UNIT_SELECTOR above the PRIMARY_SELECTOR that has been programmed in the flowmeter English or SD GEFlow XMT 000000003 F Apply Values FLOw 000000003 i A 4 c 4s fq IV Periodic Updates 2 sec DOS Auto Process Alarms Diagnostics Trends Others Parameter Value VALLE m5 STATUS Esussra Good_NonCascade SUBSTATUS NonSpecific LIMITS NotLimited 9 SECONDARY_VALUE_UNIT 00001 UNIT SELECTOR SI metric PRIMARY SELECTOR SECONDARY SELECTOR CH1 PLUS TOTALS CH1 MINUS TOTALS CH1 T DIGITS CH1 VELOCITY wICH1 TOTALIZER TIME CH1 ERROR VALUE 9 CH1 VOLUMETRIC 9 CH1 PLUS TOTALS 9 CH1 MINUS TOTALS CH1 T DIGITS P CH2 MINUS TOTALS 9 CH1 TOTALIZER TIME CH2 TOTALIZER TIME CH2 ERROR VALUE 9 CH1 ERROR VALUE 9 CH1 SSUP 9 CH1 SSDN 9 CH1 SNDSP 9 CH2 VELOCITY 9 CH2 VOLUMETRIC Figure D 2 Primary Selector Drop Down List Found
44. to select Advanced Features 2 Use the F1 F4 and and gt keys to select the desired option Calculating Kinematic Use the KVTab option to calculate the kinematic viscosity KV Viscosity based on signal strength SS or temperature To use this option you must select either a static KV value entered at the Kinematic Viscosity prompt in the PIPE submenu a table of KV SS values entered in the KV SS submenu discussed on page 1 54 or a table of temperature vs viscosity values entered in the TmpKV submenu discussed on page 1 55 1 At the ADVAN window press F1 KVTab to select KV Input Selection 2 Press F1 to use a static KV value F2 to activate the table of KV SS values or F3 to activate a temperature vs viscosity table a If you select Tp KV the program asks for the specific Fluid Table Press F1 F3 to select the desired table In either case the DF868 returns to the Advanced Features prompt To leave the User Program press EXIT Programming Site Data 1 39 March 2008 ee Entering a K factor Table Use this option to enter a table of K factors K factors are used to create a curve for the flow range based on velocity or Reynolds number that compensates for non linear flow rates The DF868 accepts from 2 to 20 pairs Complete the following steps to enter multiple K factors 1 At the ADVAN window press F2 MultK to select Multi K Factors 2 Press F1 to disable this option
45. up the other outputs 3 In the Pulse Output window press F1 to disable output A and return to the previous prompt or press F2 F3 to designate output A as a frequency or a totalizer output respectively Proceed to step 4 below for instructions on programming a frequency output or to step 9 on the next page for instructions on programming a totalizer output If the selected output was disabled above skip both sections This choice produces a frequency pulse that is proportional to the output measurement 4 Use the lt and gt and F1 F4 keys to specify the desired output measurement parameter See Table 1 12 on page 1 23 for a description of the available options Note The measurement units that appear in these prompts are those selected in the SYSTM menu earlier in this chapter 5 Enter a value for the Base low end of the frequency output range and press ENT 6 Enter a value for the Full high end of the frequency output range and press ENT 7 Enter a value between 1 and 10 000 for the Full Scale Frequency and press ENT 8 Use the F1 F4 keys to select the desired Error Option the way the display responds during an error condition Available options are shown in Table 1 14 below Then skip to step 12 on the next page Table 1 14 Error Response Options for Frequency Output Display Response HOLD Holds the last good reading LOW Forces the outputs to the low setpoint
46. 1 Setting Up a PrIDEeES onera te es ee are 4 2 Print Live Daf r ee a ee AeIE 4 3 Printing LOOSE td 4 6 PENES File cou AA AS 4 8 Stop Printing A SG Ge eh eee ew ENS 4 9 March 2008 _QoJo o_ o oQrQoR e Introduction The Model DF868 flowmeter has the capability to print any of the data stored in its memory using the built in RS232 communications port In order to use the function the RS232 port must be connected to a printer with a serial port input A printer with a parallel port input may be used with a third party serial to parallel adapter Note See Chapter 1 Installation of the Startup Guide for instructions on wiring the RS232 port For additional information refer to Chapter 6 Serial Communications and the brochure EIA RS Serial Communications 916 054 After connecting the Model DF868 to a printer the Print Menu is used to print live or logged data in either numeric or graphical format In addition any site files stored in memory may be printed The Print Menu is divided into the following submenus PRNTR use to specify the printer currently connected DATA use to print live data in numeric or graphical format LOG use to print a log file in numeric or graphical format PROG use to print a site file STOP use to terminate any active print jobs For purposes of this discussion it is assumed that the left pane of the data display screen is active If the right pane of the data display screen is act
47. 2 11 Submenus 0 00002 1 1 SIGNL Option 000 1 31 Site Edit Mena od C 16 V pue ud Volumetric Units PONE a diet C 12 Abbreviations 0 0 00sec 0s 1 10 Operations 0 20008 C 12 Selecti electng na er 1 10 Recalling 0 0 0 eee eee eee 1 53 Table of Options cesses 1 10 SAVING ce teo obese e eae et 1 52 SITE Submenu 0 5 2 Slot 0 Z Analog Outputs esee 1 222 ZERO Output Measurement Options 1 23 Entering Cutoff Value 1 28 Setting Up anne euren 1 23 Submenu 0000 c ees 1 28 Slot Number 2 000 05 1 21 4 Index DECLARATION Sensing OF CONFORMITY We Panametrics Limited Shannon Industrial Estate Shannon County Clare Ireland declare under our sole responsibility that the DF868 Liquid Ultrasonic Flowmeter GF868 Flare Gas Ultrasonic Flowmeter GM868 Multi Purpose Gas Ultrasonic Flowmeter GN868 Natural Gas Ultrasonic Flowmeter GS868 Steam Mass Ultrasonic Flowmeter to which this declaration relates are in conformity with the following standards e EN 61326 1998 Class A Annex A Continuous Unmonitored Operation e EN 61010 1 1993 A2 1995 Overvoltage Category Il Pollution Degree 2 following the provisions of the 89 336 EEC EMC Directive and the 73 23 EEC Low Voltage Directive The units listed above and any transducers supplied with them spoolpieces are addressed under
48. 2 3 TheGRAPH SUMEN sn Sid 2 4 Setting O RAP ROMA tito N 2 4 Using the GRAPH EOM OT ar Lors e o E e a 2 4 Gia E Ue EP IULII 2 6 Entering the LOG SUDO Ls cu ate sar aote eite ud e et ex aae edid Ne Tea aeo nme date dia edis 2 6 Numeric Format x ret et o etie ives CE e RU RUP e Medie 2 7 GUIS EN COGAN He eof ra potet Etude lh nip imul cognitio ice 2 8 Displavingthe Transdgcer Signal mresa eiie C EP Seed iad beer ee ete bes 2 10 Seting the CD BOC MOIS s A oot Bi Seite bats 2 13 Chapter 3 Logging Data Inge Moa EE 3 1 Creating a Standard Log rn e sume tete 3 2 Kors iol PLE Ser te Be a a ln et de Yon 3 4 STARTTIME POP OS dc iac a ee a E 3 4 STAR DATE POT boda 3 4 ENDTIMEPFOMBE se a ea aa akt lea Da 3 5 ENDIDATE RFOFNPE a os soot e a oa a eM es 3 5 DURATION PrOTtTIDE 2 beer A aU E A 3 5 LOG TIMESPEOTEIDE u Git cote ere eee b PI Ate A PESO CU NO UN eU E 3 6 TMEINCREMENT Prompt eicit ae aC go COUR AH AD dome Chee acp tem nee Pu 3 6 Chigekibio tae Memory ps nues ditur e ee es a ats Lett a AC i o 3 7 5 0 6 ALC Ro Moro per CEDE a E 3 8 Creating AM ERROR Lg idee beber epe ber eee idee bb ene a 3 9 Log TVDe A QC A 4 SX IAN Heer ias 3 11 STARBEIME PEOITIDE i rere et oe HEC Ue dede ene em e a 3 11 START DATE PO MPa eite o re EP a ique td 3 11 vi March 2008 aa a a e EMI Table of Contents cont Chapter 4 Printing Data INEEOdUE ON RARI ss OS 4 1 Setting UB a Printer se a Rena CN osea rs lo ed seele 4 2 BRINELEIV
49. 4 SETUP Menu Map Custom Type Fi F2 estr XMIT SAMPLE SIZE FILTER E JE r2 Edit table Fi F2 3 3 o ves AVERAGING FACTOR OF ERRORS Enter of K Factors Velocity Reynolds X K Factor X These prompts repeat for each pair NOTE Plain text represents prompt area messages and boxed text represents option bar choices Fx represent function keys to select option bar choices Initial Setup A 4 March 2008 NOTE Plain text represents prompt area messages and boxed text represents option bar choices proc Fx represent function keys to select option bar choices l PROGRAM status Ft F2 rs Ira IF F2 F3 F4 F1 F2 F3 F4 aci sysm pipe vo sewe CLOCK COMM SAVE RECLL KV SS TmpKV SECUR F1 F2 F3 FL 01 FL 02 FL 03 BAUD RATE F1 F2 F4 F1 F2 F3 300 600 12 o0 4800 9600 19200 J FLUID LABEL FLUID NAME SITE NAME UART Bits of KV SS pairs n Fi F2 F3 FA Table Pairs GLAS SS sme s re2 sires Sites SIG STRENGTH O TEMPERATURE XX 8o 8odd seven 7 0dd Zeven I J KIN VISCOSITY XX KIN VISCOSITY XX Network 1 D These prompts repeat These prompts repeat 1 254 SITE NAME for each pair
50. 8 Table 1 10 Fluid Types for ENERGY ON Tracking Windows Additional Selections YES Additional Selections Enter the Water Temperature and No additional selections required press ENT Enter the Fluid Soundspeed and Enter the Percentage of Water and press ENT Then enter Percentage press ENT of Water and press ENT Enter the Fluid Soundspeed and Enter the Minimum Soundspeed and press ENT press ENT Then enter Maximum Soundspeed and press ENT Reynolds Correction 11 Press F1 to turn Reynolds Correction off or F2 to turn it on Note Reynolds Correction is a number based on the Kinematic Viscosity and flow rate of the fluid It should be enabled for most applications Also if you have enabled a temperature compensation table see page 1 55 a message indicates that the table is active 12 When you enable the Reynolds Correction Factor you must also enter the Kinematic Viscosity of your fluid as listed in Sound Speeds and Pipe Size Data Use the numeric keys to enter a value and press ENT Programming Site Data 1 19 March 2008 Calibration Factor 13 Enter a value for the flow Calibration Factor and press ENT The default value is 1 00 but values between 0 50 and 2 00 may be entered 14 The menu now varies depending on whether you have activated the TransFlection or Transit Time mode e If you activated the TransFlection mode the program asks for the Depth of Reflec
51. 868 flowmeter Specific parameters will vary with your particular meter C 8 Programming with PanaView March 2008 RE ET Setting the Meter Clock The meter s Time may be reset in three different ways manually enter the time and date in the text box or click on the Sync to PC option button to have PanaView set the time and date to the current PC setting or click on the Set option button to open the dialog box shown in Figure C 10 below Set the desired date and time as indicated and click on the OK option button m Select Date Time Figure C 10 Time and Date Selection Window Programming with PanaView C 9 March 2008 Reading Transducer Signals Plotting Transducer Signals To read a Signal from the meter 1 Click on the Read Signals button If the meter is a multi channel instrument open the Channel drop down menu and click on the desired channel After a moment the Properties window appears similar to Figure C 11 below Signal Read Signals Channel1 y Plat Raw Upstream EXHI EI Save Ed Clear Totalizers Site Files v Auto connect at startup Figure C 11 Active Signal Options in Properties Window 2 To select a different signal type open the signal menu at the right shown here with Raw Upstream highlighted and click on the desired signal To plot the selected signal click on Plot A graphical window opens as shown in Figure C 12 below w Signal
52. D Barrels per Day BBL D Barrels per Day MBBL D Millions of Barrels per Day Acre inch sec Acre inches per second MBBL D Millions of Barrels per Day Acre inch min Acre inches per minute Acre inch hr Acre inches per hour Acre inch day Acre inches per day Acre foot sec Acre feet per second Acre foot min Acre feet per minute Acre foot shr Acre feet per hour Acre foot day Acre feet per day Programming Site Data March 2008 Entering System Data cont 8 Press F1 F4 to select the Vol Decimal Digits the desired number of digits to the right of the decimal point in the volumetric flow rate display 9 Use the F1 F4 and gt keys to select the Totalizer Units The abbreviations and definitions of all the available totalizer units are shown in Table 1 3 below The choices shown on the option bar in the prompt screen above are determined by the selections made at the previous SYSTEM UNITS prompt screen Table 1 3 Totalizer Unit Options English Totalizer Units Metric Totalizer Units Gal U S Gallons L Liters MGAL Mega U S gallons ML Megaliters ft Cubic Feet m3 Cubic Meters Mft Mega Cubic Feet Mm Mega Cubic Meters BBL Barrels BBL Barrels MBBL Megabarrels MBBL Megabarrels Acre inches Acre feet 10 Press F1 F4 to select the Total Decimal Digits the digits to the right of the decimal point in the tot
53. ER DATO us ouo et scie e EET u UM t ipae he 4 3 Numeric Format e RTT cdta did 4 3 Graphical Ford Lasa ti Pr one li a pee neces PRU oe ted 4 5 BEINLINOR LOGOS tede ee ee pi i o eh 4 6 N irreriC Format se icono ISO de 4 7 Graphical Formato cT dci 4 7 Ps Econo M tet iE ol ilc ue 4 8 SLOD PribitinQrs i ze ote dd urd ara beoe Judes LI tee Pha LA ea stages 4 9 Chapter 5 Clearing Data RIERO CEEE a rS Pep a MENU E RINT 5 1 Clear TOtalized Dati acc c oc Dato tee ro as dauerte cd as Morale ed ca tae eL A 5 2 Deleting Site Files n 5 2 Deleting logRlesr PC 5 3 Chapter 6 Serial Communications A Et ea 6 1 Wiring the 89252 Ater ACS ac esse ee ie a ei 6 1 Checking the DF868 Baud Rate aa ts ne are rinnen 6 2 Setting Up the Terminal Software and Transferring Data 0 0 c cece cence eee eee 6 2 The Optional Bs485 setlalilhterf cer o do a e e IRE 6 3 interface Converter MOUNENG SL ee N less a 6 3 Point To RoINE WIRING s N Be a RE NN 6 4 M lti Pont WIIN A ee le ol aa 6 5 Setting Up an Ethernet Connection a Re 6 8 Setting Up a MODBUS TCP Connection coso recio iddad 6 9 Appendix A Menu Maps Appendix B Data Records Option caras eo et Qu re a E EE o ER Ra B 1 Illic Setup Date nee Ebrei Coburn DA En oisi Pie Dd iu bc Dd STE bs Se i orb gU B 2 vii March 2008 a q 0 o_o QRO O O CEC CE OOo aa Table of Contents cont Appendix C Programming with PanaView AAA a a rn ta Des deis dd Auer ed te nts C 1 Wiring T
54. GE Sensing amp Inspection Technologies DigitalFlow DF868 Panametrics Multipurpose Ultrasonic Liquid Flowmeter Programming Manual 1 Channel GE Sensing amp Inspection Technologies DigitalFlow DF868 Panametrics Multipurpose Ultrasonic Liquid Flowmeter Programming Manual 1 Channel 910 176P1D1 March 2008 The DigitalFlow DF868 is a GE Panametrics product GE Panametrics has joined other GE high technology businesses under a new name GE Sensing amp Inspection Technologies March 2008 Warranty Return Policy Each instrument manufactured by GE Sensing Inc is warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship Liability under this warranty is limited to restoring the instrument to normal operation or replacing the instrument at the sole discretion of GE Fuses and batteries are specifically excluded from any liability This warranty is effective from the date of delivery to the original purchaser If GE determines that the equipment was defective the warranty period is one year for general electronic failures of the instrument one year for mechanical failures of the sensor If GE determines that the equipment was damaged by misuse improper installation the use of unauthorized replacement parts or operating conditions outside the guidelines specified by GE the repairs are not covered under this warranty The warranties set forth herein are exclusive and are in lieu of al
55. Graph 3 Raw Upstream v Points 1024 Group 1 2 4 Show Points Clear Plot Close Figure C 12 Signal Graph Window C 10 Programming with PanaView March 2008 Saving Transducer Signals To save the raw signal click Save A window opens similar to Figure C 13 below Enter the desired name and click Save to save the signal as a text file Save as 1 63 Save in E Panavien E ex E3 Chart S Logs History ComErr TXT 2 3 E raw Ext f Site txt Desktop My Network Re File name Ste2 va Save as type Text Files txt v J ZA Figure C 13 Save As Window Clearing Totalizers To clear the meter totalizers click on the Clear Totalizers button in the Properties window The meter totalizers are reset to 0 Programming with PanaView C 11 March 2008 Handling Site Files To access site files click on the Site Files button in the Properties window The Site File Operations window shown in Figure C 14 below opens Site File Operations x Save Site To Meter Selected C New Save Site To PC Clear Site From Meter Save Site Print To PC Close Figure C 14 The Site File Operations Window Saving an Existing Site to To save an existing site to the meter the Meter 1 Select the radio button for Selected and highlight an existing site in the left pane 2 Then click on the Save Site to Meter button A screen opens similar to Figure C 15 b
56. HER S 25 2 hber OCR en i teat oo a a ie A IAN C 1 o ee c ES C 1 Setting Up the Communications Pot cocci ee ee EIC Eee C 2 Setting up Ethernet Communications site raras C 4 Adamo the DIS Ee CCN o Ye CEM LOR EMINENT E a A uL MEER Ex C 5 Editing Meter Properties Hunters C 7 Selling the Meter ClOCK nes en de cis rut C 9 Retele Male MNKs Iaio Cre aeoe e E dd dos ace C 10 Pl fting TransduserSign lssu na tirar ee oe a eet eda e ee i C 10 Saving Transducer SIandle Ae a c4 Cete A CEP CE Ses C 11 Clearing Totalizeis toro esse C 11 ao A a O C 12 Changing Mererserttigsu ee o ees Oe v RI s LITE eT IE C 15 Appendix D Foundation Fieldbus Communications Optional Measurements s d ua namen swe Ao OKT E ra eA dete kde D 1 CORE OUP epist Te e vette tg Ee ete curan hers c LA en ee LN PS LES D 2 Selecting the Desired Magsiremertstoci AA ur D 2 nee ds AAA dude OR rta I ne ER D 4 Resebtingdnstramept FOTOIIZGFS zu en ann ee edad pat uaa D 5 FURCHON BISCK ABBIIESHER um tato cu Cete eruta ep etes ae D 6 vill Chapter 1 Programming Site Data Introduction was a S di ey OE RC eens Seana RUE 1 1 Using the Keypad 5 65 vss ee a ru REX EUR 1 2 Obtaining On line Help cece cece eee eee cee eee eeee 1 6 Using the Console Control Keys cee cece e etter ee eee 1 7 The User Program an er ea AR 1 8 Activating a Channel nn 1 9 Entering System Data ice u he er ar n ONG Sao 1 10 Entering Pipe DOLO uu feces ta avc XR RR ude
57. IGITS Percentage of Water Wetted Type Clamp On Type WEDGE SOUNDSPEED PIPE MATERIAL FLUID TYPE TOTALIZER UNITS Fl F2 Fi F2 FS Fa Fl Fi F2 F3 El Led ES steeL Iron Brass cuni Glass Piste OTHER w260 Mixen OTHER GAL cat rs Mrs ser meer ac e Percentage of Water MINIMUM SOUNDSPEED PIPE SOUNDSPEED MAXIMUM SOUNDSPEED TOT DECIMAL DIGITS Fi F2 FS FT F4 Pyrex FLINT crow o 87 2 REYNOLDS CORRECTION F2 MASS FLOW ON MASS FLOW OFF Con Fi F2 F3 fos Amon forve forve KINEMATIC VISCOSITY or MASS FLOW POWER 4 Yee Jr CO TEMPIKV table active A F2 F4 A FZ Pen e epee 16 Ke Tons keru Mer Pvc cry CALIBRATION FACTOR ACTIV SYSTM and PIPE Menu Map Energy ON Clamp on Transducers Wetted Transducers MASS FLOW TIME POWER DECIMAL DIGITS TRANS TRNEL FT FZ Fi Le PIPE OD f PIPE OD DEPTH OF REFLECTOR sec miN 02 Sie FI ee F2 E inch te NUMBER OF TRAVERSES MDOT DECIMAL DIGITS ENERGY TOTAL Cien teet imer Fi r FT F2 FT F2 12 20 5 am eE xeTu damn fi PIPE WALL Se o 1 KBTU far DIED eru faery kw PATH LENGTH P l
58. LOG INPUT 2 000000003 AD PIN OUT P OUT CAS IN BKCAL OUT P gt Alarms B P BKCAL IN m Alarms B PTRK IN D Trends PTRK VAL P FF VAL GEFlow XMT 000000003 FLOW Apply Values FLow 000000003 Li P amp c Xa FQ 9 IV Periodic Updates 2 sec Figure D 5 Function Block Application D 6 Foundation Fieldbus Communications March 2008 Index A D Abbreviations Volumetric Units 1 10 DATA ACTIV Submenu u Gee eee ged es 4 3 M m Map cuida ts 1 9 Data Record Submenu sese eee 1 9 Initial Setup 004 B 2 Active Tw Measurement 1 42 Option Card 00000005 B 1 Alarms Card Setting Up 1 24 User Program ost nerean one tes B 2 Analog Inputs Card Setting Up 1 27 Diagnostic Parameters 1 23 Analog Outputs Slot 0 Setting Up 1 23 DISP Analog Outputs Units Options 1 23 Men EV pen Vds 2 1 AVRG Option 0 0 02 esses 1 38 Displaying Data BIG Format 005 2 2 B Display Menu 005 2 1 DUAL Format 22222222220 2 3 BACKL Graphical Format 2 2 2 4 Automatic Timeout 2 13 Log A aN ane ee See RNs 2 6 Submenu en I Mente Subs 2 1 2 13 Log File Display Options MES 2 7 2 9 Backlight Log File Graphical Format 2 8 See BACKL Log File Numeric Format 2 7 Basic Programming Numer
59. M ID 2 TOTL ID 1 SNDSP MM DD YY MM ACF HR FT S 09 09 97 2505 686 218 1039 147 09 09 97 290 666 220 1039 003 09 09 97 Suse 662 222 1039 511 09 09 97 sol 675 224 1039 509 09 09 97 51 669 226 1039 470 09 09 97 51 675 228 1039 137 09 09 97 251 670 230 1039 105 09 09 97 551 2 684 232 1039 082 09 09 97 52 680 234 1039 255 09 09 97 52 678 236 1038 860 Figure 4 3 A Typical Numeric Printout Graphical Format After the graphical format and starting page and number of pages if applicable is chosen the following additional prompts must be answered 7 Enter the desired maximum value for the Y vertical axis and press ENT Note Enter a Y AXIS MAX value that is larger than the largest logged measurement value 8 Atthe Y Range prompt press F1 to show only the positive Y axis or press F2 to display both the positive and negative y axis The Model DF868 returns to the standard data display screen and begins printing the log file The printout continues until the entire log has been printed or until a STOP command is issued see the instructions for the STOP submenu on page 4 9 A portion of a typical printout is shown in Figure 4 4 below LOG MESSAGE LOG NAME T T T T T Aal 0 0 l l l T START TIME X AXIS 50 seconds PER DIV END TIME 03 27 01 PM 03 28 46 PM 20 OCT 97 Y AXIS MAX 500 ACF M 20 OCT 97 Figure 4 4 A T
60. March 2008 _ a een Setting the LCD Backlight Use the BACKL submenu to specify the number of minutes the LCD display backlight remains on before it is automatically turned off Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired pane of the display screen then proceed as follows Note For this discussion it is assumed that the left pane of the display screen is active If the right pane is active replace the F1 F4 keys designations by the F51 F8 keys 1 To access the Display Menu press the DISP key 2 Press gt and F2 BACKL 3 Use the numeric keys to enter a value from 1 to 60 minutes and press ENT To keep the backlight on constantly enter a value of O and press ENT The Model DF868 will automatically return to the previous data display screen and the programmed backlight timeout interval will begin If no entries are made from the keypad before the backlight timeout interval expires the backlight will automatically be turned off At the next keypad entry the backlight will be turned on and the specified timeout interval will begin again Displaying Data 2 13 Chapter 3 Logging Data Introduction ge ek oe MWe tates Oe ay 3 1 Creating a Standard Log cece cece cence cece eee ee eee 3 2 Checking the Memory cece ccc cece eee e occ 3 7 Stopping a LOG u nn II Fu rud eb d ee al p Eee 3 8 Creating dm ERROR Log u een kee 3 9 March 2008 o o oRooo
61. Model DF868 flowmeter On line help which displays additional information related to the current task may be accessed at any time by pressing the HELP key on the keypad The help information will be shown on the currently selected pane of the display screen as shown in Figure 1 2 below ON LINE HELP Information may be displayed by selecting topics using the F1 F4 keys ess more MORE Figure 1 2 Typical On Line Help Screen After entering the on line help system the following functions are available on the option bar of the selected display pane MORE Press F1 or F5 to access this function and the next screen of text is displayed in the prompt area e EXIT Press F2 or F6 to access this function and the Model DF868 returns to measurement mode ERROR Press F3 or F7 to access this function and the various Model DF868 error codes are displayed Use the F1 F4 or F5 F8 function keys in conjunction with the lt and gt keys to obtain additional information on the desired error code or to exit the help system Note See the Service Manual Chapter 2 Error Codes and Screen Messages for a complete listing of all error codes and messages FLOW Press F4 or F8 to access this function and the various flow measurement parameters are displayed Use the F1 F4 or F5 F8 function keys in conjunction with the lt and gt keys to obtain additional infor
62. RDPQoQoo een Introduction This chapter explains how to use the Model DF868 s data logging capability The LOG menu which is accessed by pressing the LOG key on the keypad is divided into four submenus STD used to log up to three of the available measurement data parameters MEM used to check the data logger memory to determine if the specified log will exceed the available memory e STOP used to terminate current data logging activity ERROR used to log any generated error messages Up to twenty standard or error log files may be created and stored in battery backed memory Each log file contains up to three measurement parameters the log start time and date the log end time and date the time interval between updates and any error messages Error logs record data only when an error message is generated The Model DF868 allocates up to 120 pages of memory each of which can contain up to 120 records for data logging Each page is assigned a header to distinguish one page from another The header contains the log title start date and time end date and time and the time increment Each record contains the date and time of the measurement and the values for the three logged parameters Note Each log file uses at least one page of memory and the same page cannot be shared by two different logs Since a fixed amount of memory is allocated for data logging the number of active logs the log time increments and
63. Site Data March 2008 ee Tracking Windows Note This step only appears if you have selected Transit Time 9 Press F1 if you do not want Tracking Windows or F2 if you want to enable the windows Tracking windows are used to detect the receive signal when you are unsure of the fluid soundspeed Fluid Type 10 Use the F1 F4 and gt keys to select the Fluid Type The selections for the fluid type vary depending on whether the ENERGY OPTION is ON or OFF and e the TRACKING WINDOW is enabled or disabled Refer to Table 1 9 below if ENERGY OPTION is OFF or to Table 1 10 on page 1 19 if ENERGY OPTION is ON Note Some of the fluid types may require additional selections as shown in the following tables Table 1 9 Fluid Types for ENERGY OFF Tracking Windows Additional Selections Additional Selections Select NORML or SEA and press No additional selections required ENT If NORML is selected enter the Water Temperature and press ENT Select LUBE or CRUDE and press W260 No additional selections required ENT No additional selections required No additional selections required Enter the Fluid Soundspeed and Enter the Minimum Soundspeed and press ENT press ENT Then enter the Maxi mum Soundspeed and press ENT LN2 No additional selections required No additional selections required Enter the Fluid Soundspeed and press ENT 1 18 Programming Site Data March 200
64. T key on the keypad will also perform this function In the typical graphical display shown the first logged parameter VEL is shown to the left of the y axis and there is a message line below the graph that initially indicates the starting date and time of the current page Notice that most of the locator bar has been replaced by a status line in standard video that shows the value units and time of the record at the current cursor location However there is still an inverse video pointer at the far right of this line to indicate that additional option bar choices are available Note The date in the message line includes only the day and the month not the year and the times in the status line and the message line include only the hours and minutes Displaying Data 2 9 March 2008 Displaying the The SIGNL submenu permits the direct graphical display of several Transducer Signal transducer signals Specifically the signals listed in Table 2 5 and Table 2 6 below may be viewed in this format Table 2 5 Transit Time Transducer Signals Transducer Signal upstream signal downstream signal upstream correlation downstream correlation cross correlation Table 2 6 TransFlection Transducer Signals Transducer signal Corr correlated signal Sig receive signal Complete the following steps to display the transducer signals Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desir
65. TU Millions of British MCAL sec MegaCalories Thermal Units per Hour second kW kilowatts kW kilowatts Tons MW Megawatts 2 Use the F1 F4 keys to select the Power Decimal Digits the digits to the right of the decimal point for displaying power 3 Use the F1 F4 keys to select the Total Energy units shown in Table 1 6 below Table 1 6 Energy Unit Options English Energy Units Metric Energy Units kBTU Thousands of British kCAL Kilocalories Thermal Units MMBTU Millions of British MCAL MegaCalories Thermal Units kWHr Kilowatt Hours kW Kilowatt Hour Tons MW Megawatt Hour 4 Use the F1 F4 keys to select the Energy Decimal Digits the digits to the right of the decimal point for displaying total energy 5 Press F1 to make measurements in a Cooling system or F2 to make measurements in a Heating system 6 Press F1 to conduct Flow Measurement at the point of return where the liquid exits or F2 to measure flow at the point of supply where the liquid enters When the above selection has been made the meter exits the SYSTM submenu and returns to the initial User Program screen If changes have been made in any of the submenus the program will ask if you wish to save the changes Press F1 to return to measurement mode without saving the file or press F2 to enter the SAVE submenu Note See the SAVE submenu section on page 1 52 of this chapter for more
66. a separate declaration of conformity do not bear CE marking for the Pressure Equipment Directive as they are supplied in accordance with Article 3 Section 3 sound engineering practices and codes of good workmanship of the Pressure Equipment Directive 97 23 EC for DN lt 25 Shannon June 1 2002 p y Ar Te Mr James Gibson GENERAL MANAGER ce e IS ENISO9002 T V ESSEN Shannon ISO 9001 U S CERT DOC H4 August 2004 DECLARATION Sensing DE CONFORMITE Nous Panametrics Limited Shannon Industrial Estate Shannon County Clare Ireland d clarons sous notre propre responsabilit que les DF868 Liquid Ultrasonic Flowmeter GF868 Flare Gas Ultrasonic Flowmeter GM868 Multi Purpose Gas Ultrasonic Flowmeter GN868 Natural Gas Ultrasonic Flowmeter GS868 Steam Mass Ultrasonic Flowmeter r latif cette d claration sont en conformit avec les documents suivants e EN 61326 1998 Class A Annex A Continuous Unmonitored Operation e EN 61010 1 1993 A2 1995 Overvoltage Category Il Pollution Degree 2 suivant les r gles de la Directive de Compatibilit Electromagn tique 89 336 EEC et de la Directive Basse Tension 73 23 EEC Les mat riels list s ci dessus ainsi que les transducteurs pouvant tre livr s avec les manchettes faisant l objet d une d claration de conformit s par e ne portent pas le marquage CE de la directive des quipements sous pression car ils sont fournis en accord avec la directive 97 23
67. able 1 8 below Press ENT The meter will only accept values from 1 8 to 648 in Note The first two lines of text in the prompt area depend on the selection made at the TRANSDUCER NUMBER prompt The option bar choices may appear in English or Metric units Obtain the required information by measuring either the pipe outside diameter OD or circumference at the transducer installation site The data may also be obtained from standard pipe size tables Table 1 8 Available Pipe OD Units inch pipe OD in inches mm pipe OD in millimeters feet pipe OD in feet m pipe OD in meters in Pl pipe circumference mm PI pipe circumference in inches in millimeters ft Pl pipe circumference m PI pipe circumference in feet in meters Programming Site Data March 2008 Pipe Wall Pipe Lining Path and Axial Length 5 Enter the known thickness of the Pipe Wall in the same units used for the pipe OD and press ENT IMPORTANT Because the units can not be independently chosen for this parameter the value must be entered in the same units used for the pipe OD If the pipe wall thickness is not available look up the value in a table of standard pipe size data such as the GE brochure Sound Speeds and Pipe Size Data 914 004 or use the Model DF868 s on line Help Menu see the Programming Manual for details For wetted transducers skip to step 7 6 Press F1 if the pipe does not have a Lining or F2 if
68. able 6 1 GE Serial Cables Part Number PC Connector DF868 Connector 704 659 DB 25 Male Flying Leads 5 704 660 DB 9 Male Flying Leads 5 704 661 DB 25 Female Flying Leads 5 704 662 DB 9 Female Flying Leads 5 Each of the cables listed in Table 6 1 above is available in several standard lengths However a user supplied cable may be used if preferred In either case wire the DF868 end of the serial cable in accordance with the pin designations listed in Table 1 of the brochure EIA RS Serial Communications 916 054 Note For basic serial communications between a single DF868 and a personal computer no connections are required to pins 4 and 5 of the DF868 s serial connector However these pins should be jumpered together to ensure proper operation Serial Communications 6 1 March 2008 Checking the DF868 Baud Rate Setting Up the Terminal Software and Transferring Data For successful serial communications the DF868 and the personal computer must be set up to send receive data at the same speed To verify or change the baud rate setting of the DF868 proceed as follows Access the User Program by pressing the PROG key on the keypad The standard measurement mode screen will be replaced by the following initial programming mode screen SIGUI Press the lt and gt keys and the F3 key to select the COMM submenu To change the baud rate press the gt key until the desired baud rate a
69. al of the barrier strip to the T R terminal of the PC s 485 adapter see the documentation provided with the RS485 adapter for details Note The XMT terminal on the barrier strip is the screw opposite the red wire connection and the XMT terminal on the barrier strip is the screw opposite the green wire connection 3 Reinstall the clear plastic shroud close the cover to the electronics console and reconnect the main power The RS485 serial interface is now ready for multi point operation IMPORTANT The installed version of the Model DF 868 software must be Version F2Z or higher to support RS485 operation If necessary contact the factory for information about a software upgrade Serial Communications 6 7 March 2008 Setting Up an Ethernet Connection A modified DF868 can use the Ethernet interface to communicate with an internal network An optional Ethernet card with a unique MAC IP address installed only in slots 5 or 6 includes an RJ45 connector To connect the Ethernet enabled DF868 to the network insert the jack of an RJ45 cable into the RJ45 connector route the cable through the bottom of the DF868 and wire the other end of the cable to the LAN according to the manufacturer s instructions To establish Ethernet communications with the DF868 you must install the Ethernet Device Discovery software utility available with your modified DF868 on a PC connected to the LAN Once installed and running the sof
70. alized flow display Programming Site Data March 2008 Mass Flow If the Mass Flow prompt in the SETUP submenu is not enabled skip this sub section However the following programming sequence appears if Mass Flow is enabled 1 Use the F1 F4 keys to select the desired Mass Flow units listed in Table 1 4 below Table 1 4 Available Mass Flow Units LB Pounds KG Kilograms KLB Thousands of LB TONNE Metric Tons 1000 KG MMLB Millions of LB TONS Tons 2000 LB 2 Use the F1 F4 keys to select the desired Mass Flow Time units 3 Use the F1 F4 keys to select the MDOT Decimal Digits the digits to the right of the decimal point for displaying mass flow 2 c se the F1 F4 keys to select the Mass Totalizer units listed in able 1 4 above J 5 Use the F1 F4 keys to select the Mass Decimal Digits the digits to the right of the decimal point for displaying totalized mass flow Programming Site Data 1 13 March 2008 Energy Option If you did not select the Energy Option earlier the meter now returns to the initial User Program screen But if you selected the Energy Option several additional prompts appear 1 Use the F1 F4 keys to select the desired Power units listed in Table 1 5 below Table 1 5 Power Unit Options English Power Units Metric Power Units kBTU Thousands of British KCAL sec Kilocalories second Thermal Units per Hour MMB
71. alue may be used but most applications require a live temperature input 2 Do one of the following If you select FIXED enter the known fixed process Temperature and press ENT The meter only accepts values from 328 to 1 832 F 200 to 1 000 C e If you select SLOT X press F1 to F4 to select the desired temperature Input 3 Use the and gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired 1 0 option or press EXIT to return to the initial User Program screen You have completed entering data in the O option Table 1 16 below lists low and high limits for numeric I O parameters Table 1 16 Limits for I O Parameters Zero Cutoff 0 1 ft s 0 3 m s Temperature Input 328 F 200 C 1 83 2 F 1 000 C Full Scale Frequency 1 10 000 Min Pulse ON Time 50 usec 4 000 000 usec Programming Site Data March 2008 A o Ro o m Entering Setup Data The signal limits and response times for the Model DF868 are specified using the SETUP submenu While following the programming instructions refer to Figure A 4 on page A 4 The following four submenus are included in this section SIGNL set the parameters related to the transducer signal AVRG specify the response of the meter to step changes INIT initialize all parameters to default values e ADVAN activates options for KV SS temperature vs viscosity Multi K factors Mass Flow Code Length and Active Tw Measurement Enter t
72. asurement mode without saving the file or press F2 to Do you want to SAVE enter the SAVE submenu current selection appears here Note See the SAVE submenu section on page 1 52 of this chapter for more information on this function MODBUS TCP Parameters If your DF868 does not include an option card for MODBUS TCP communications you have completed programming the COMM submenu However if you have installed a MODBUS TCP option card you must complete the following steps 1 Press F3 to select the appropriate MODBUS Baud Rate of 9600 2 Press F1 F3 to set the MODBUS Parity as none odd or even 3 Press F1 to select one MODBUS Stop Bit or F2 to select two stop bits 4 Use the numeric keys to enter a MODBUS Address from 1 to 247 and press ENT Programming of the COMM submenu has now been completed To leave the User Program press EXIT If changes have been made in any of the submenus the SAVE screen shown above appears Press F1 to return to measurement mode without saving the file or press F2 to enter the SAVE submenu and save the file Programming Site Data 1 47 March 2008 a ____oeooo oo A MODBUS Register Map When equipped with the optional MODBUS output card the DF868 flow transmitter can send flow data and diagnostic information to a flow computer or SCADA serially using a Gould type RTU protocol In this case only the MODBUS function command 3 read multiple registers 6 write multipl
73. ata 222222seeeseesseeneeeeen nenne 5 2 Deleting Site Files ut ez oae oes vx EP eoe 5 2 Deleting Log Files sa ee REEL Y D e E eR 5 3 March 2008 Introduction This chapter explains how to purge the Model DF868 s memory of various measurement totals and or files The Clear Menu which is accessed by pressing the CLR key on the keypad is divided into three submenus TOTAL used to reset totalized measurement values SITE used to remove site parameter files from memory LOG used to clear log files from memory Note For detailed information on creating a log file see Chapter 3 Logging Data For detailed information on creating a site file and for setting up the stopwatch totalizer see Chapter 1 Programming Site Data For purposes of this discussion it is assumed that the left pane of the data display screen is active If the right pane of the data display screen is active all of the instructions remain the same except that any references to the F1 F4 keys should be replaced by the F5 F8 keys IMPORTANT None of the clearing procedures available using the Clear Menu can be undone Be very sure that the exact consequences of a selected option are thoroughly understood before proceeding Refer to Figure A 8 in Appendix A Menu Maps and proceed to the desired section for detailed instructions Each submenu may be followed in the sequence shown or the T and 4 keys may be used to scroll through the
74. ation Fieldbus Communications D 3 March 2008 Selecting Units for Al To select the units for the individual AI blocks Blocks 1 Double click on the AI block for which you wish to set the units ANALOG_INPUT_1 or ANALOG_INPUT_2 in the tree under GEFlow XMT see Figure D 1 on page D 2 2 Select the Scaling tab and set the unit for the measurement based on the flowmeter settings For example if the flowmeter was set to use the metric unit system and the PRIMARY_SELECTOR was set to use VELOCITY you would choose m s for the unit as shown in Figure D 3 below Apply Values AE Periodic Updates Re 3 Diagnostics Trends Others Process Scaling Tuning Options Alarms Value E 9 XD SCALE EU_100 42 EU 0 UNITS INDEX DECIMAL E OUT_SCALE UNITS_INDEX DECIMAL 9 L TYPE Write Changes Figure D 3 Units Index Drop Down List D 4 Foundation Fieldbus Communications Resetting Instrument Totalizers To reset the instrument totalizers 1 March 2008 Double click on the FLOW transducer block in the tree under GEFlow XMT see Figure D 1 on page D 2 listing After the totals have been reset select Normal from the drop down list box to resume total accumulation y GEFlow XMT 000000003 FLO Apply Values 1O x FLOW 000000003 Es 43 E v Periodic Updates DOS Auto 2 sec E Process Alarms Diagnostics Trends Others Parameter Val
75. ceptable The program returns to the initial SETUP window Remember to record all programmed data in Appendix B Data Records Programming Site Data March 2008 TransFlection SIGNL Options 1 Press ENT to accept the current Signal Low Limit value or enter a new value and press ENT The default value for this parameter is 40 and values from 20 to 100 are acceptable The E1 LOW SIGNAL error message appears when the signal strength falls below the programmed Signal Low Limit value See the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes 2 Press ENT to accept the current Velocity Low Limit value or enter a new value and press ENT The default value for this parameter is 40 0 ft sec 12 142 m sec and values from 100 to 100 ft sec 30 48 to 30 48 m sec are acceptable The E3 VELOCITY RANGE error message appears when the calculated fluid velocity is less than the programmed Velocity Low Limit value See the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes 3 Press ENT to accept the current Velocity High Limit value or enter a new value and press ENT The default value for this parameter is 40 0 ft sec 12 142 m sec and values from 100 to 100 ft sec 30 48 to 30 48 m sec are acceptable The E3 VELOCITY RANGE error message appears when the calculated fluid velocity exceeds the programmed Velocity High Limit value See the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes 4 Press ENT to accept t
76. characters and press ENT to create a new log file Note At the NAME prompt the option bar will show the names of all completed or active log files that are currently stored in memory Recall that a flashing asterisk appears at the far right of the locator bar if the Model DF868 is currently logging data see Chapter 3 Operation page 3 4 of the Startup Guide 4 At the Log Message prompt enter a brief description up to 21 characters of the log and press ENT 5 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select the first parameter to be logged See Table 3 1 on page 3 3 for a list of the available options IMPORTANT Only the first parameter logged may be graphically displayed in the LOG submenu of the Display Menu Keep this in mind when selecting a parameter See Chapter 2 Displaying Data for instructions 3 2 Logging Data March 2008 Creating a Standard Log cont Table 3 1 Measurement Parameter Options Option Bar Choice Description F1 VEL Flow Velocity F2 VOLUM Volumetric Flow F3 TOTL Forward Totalized Volume Flow F4 TOTL Reverse Totalized Volume Flow gt F1 MDOT Mass Flow gt F2 MASS Forward Totalized Mass Flow gt F3 MASS gt F4 POWER Reverse Totalized Mass Flow Energy Flow Power gt gt F1 ENRG Forward Energy Flow gt gt F2 ENRG Revers
77. chosen the Model DF868 returns to the standard data display screen and continues to take measurements The live data is printed at the specified time intervals until a STOP command is issued see the instructions for the STOP submenu on page 4 9 A portion of a typical printout is shown in Figure 4 1 below DATA_DUMP OF SITE NAME Site LABEL Site MESSAGE Start Date 20 OCT 97 Start Time 03 08 40 PM VOLUM TOTL SNDSP ACF HR ACF FT S 686 85 218 039 666 71 220 039 662 28 222 039 675 59 224 039 669 79 226 039 675 99 228 039 670 70 230 039 684 00 232 039 680 58 234 039 678 12 236 038 0 P 0 P 0 P 0 P 0 P 0 P 0 P 0 P 0 P 0 P 12 3 4 29 0 Figure 4 1 A Typical Numeric Printout 4 4 Printing Data March 2008 Oo My Graphical Format To print live data in graphical format continue as follows 8 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the first parameter to be printed See Table 4 2 on page 4 3 for a list of the available options 9 Enter the desired maximum value for the Y vertical axis and press ENT Note Enter a Y AXIS MAX value that is larger than the largest expected measurement value 10 Press F1 to show only the positive Y axis or press F2 to display both the positive and negative y axis 11 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired Time Increment the frequency at which measurements are taken The available optio
78. circuit breaker The disconnect device must be marked as such clearly visible directly accessible and located within 1 8 m 6 ft of the electronics console Interface Converter A special bracket containing the serial interface converter and a three Mounting terminal barrier strip is mounted inside the Model DF868 just below the RS232 terminal block see Figure 6 1 below The standard RS232 terminal block is wired to the input of the serial interface converter and the RS485 output of the serial interface converter is wired to the barrier strip G DC G NL2L1 AC RS232 Terminal Block l on Standoff Grounding Mounting Bracket Screw N Barrier Strip 4 Green XMT Red XMT LVD Shroud Figure 6 1 Interface Converter Mounting Serial Communications 6 3 March 2008 eee Point To Point Wiring Standard factory wiring of the RS485 serial interface is configured for point to point wiring That is a single Model DF868 may be wired directly to a single personal computer To connect the RS485 serial interface refer to Figure 6 1 on page 6 3 and complete the following steps Note For compliance with the European Union s Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC a transparent plastic shroud protects the electrical connections The shroud must remain in place except while wiring the unit Reinstall the shroud after the wiring has been completed 1 Disconnect the main power to the electronics console and open the cov
79. city F2 VOLUM Volumetric Flow F3 TOTL Forward Totalized Volume Flow F4 TOTL Reverse Totalized Volume Flow gt F1 MDOT Mass Flow gt F2 MASS Forward Totalized Mass Flow gt F3 MASS Reverse Totalized Mass Flow gt F4 POWER Energy Flow Power gt gt F1 2 ENRG Forward Energy Flow gt gt F2 ENRG Reverse Energy Flow gt gt F3 DIAG Diagnostic Available only if Mass Flow static YES Available only if Energy Option YES Printing Data 4 3 March 2008 eee Numeric Format cont Refer to Chapter 3 Diagnostics of the Service Manual for a discussion of the many parameters accessible using the DIAG option Note The units assigned to the parameters in Table 4 2 on page 4 3 are those selected in the User Program SYSTM submenu 5 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the second parameter to be printed See Table 4 2 on page 4 3 for a list of the available options 6 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the third parameter to be printed See Table 4 2 on page 4 3 for a list of the available options 7 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired Time Increment the frequency at which measurements are taken The available options at this prompt are 5sec 10sec 30sec 1min 3min 6min and 12min After the time increment is
80. d in the bottom line of the prompt area The Model DF868 flowmeter can take measurements in two different ways The Correlation Transit Time technique uses a pair of transducers either wetted or clamp on with each transducer alternately sending and receiving coded ultrasonic signals through the fluid When the fluid is flowing signal transit time in the downstream direction is shorter than in the upstream direction the difference between these transit times is proportional to the flow velocity The DF868 measures this very small time difference and using various digital signal processing techniques combined with programmed pipe parameters determines the flow rate and direction The TransFlection technique uses two transducers One transducer shoots thousands of grouped ultrasonic pulses in very rapid succession The pulses bounce off scatterers in the liquid bubbles solids or liquid droplets and are reflected back to the other transducer Each received pulse group receives a snapshot of the flow By comparing all snapshots and averaging out objects that do not appear to move with the flow the DF868 can determine flow rate and direction Note Ifa customer has not ordered the DF 868 with TransFlection mode the TRNFL option does not appear To leave the User Program and return to measurement mode press EXIT on the keypad If changes have been made in any of the submenus the program will ask if you wish to
81. discussion of the built in error codes 1 At the O screen press F1 to select the Error option 2 Press F1 if you want the DF868 to Hold the last good reading and continues to totalize based on that reading or press F2 No Up if you want the meter to stop totalizing 3 The program asks for the Error Handling Delay time the number of seconds before the meter reports than an error has occurred Use the numeric keys to enter the number of seconds and press ENT 4 Press EXIT to return to the main I O screen Programming Site Data 1 21 March 2008 EEE Setting Up Analog Outputs The Model DF868 has two built in analog outputs that are assigned to Slot 0 Also a variety of option cards may be installed in the six expansion slots See Chapter 1 Installation of the Startup Guide for a complete description of the available option cards This menu option is used to set up and or scale the analog inputs and outputs To accomplish this complete the following steps 1 At the O screen press F2 to select the Optn option 2 Use the and gt and the F1 F4 keys to select the desired slot number Only those slots which contain an option card will appear on the option bar Note Jf the number of a slot with an installed option card does not appear the card may not have been initialized or it may be defective Call the factory for assistance Proceed to the appropriate section for programming
82. e 1 52 Programming Site Data March 2008 O E Eo eo e c een Recalling a Site Any site file currently stored in the Model DF868 s non volatile memory may be recalled at any time While following the instructions refer to Figure A 5 in Appendix A Menu Maps Up to ten site file names consisting of up to five characters each may be stored at any given time Enter the RECLL submenu by pressing gt twice and F1 at the initial User Program screen shown on page 1 8 and complete the following steps 1 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select and recall an existing site file Note The option bar will show only as many choices as there are existing site files The files are listed in chronological order by creation date Upon recall the selected site file becomes active and all of its programmed parameters become current 2 Use the and gt and F1 F4 keys to select another menu or press EXIT to leave the User Program to return to measurement mode Programming Site Data 1 53 March 2008 Entering KV vs SS Tables The KV SS submenu enables you to enter a table of values of the kinematic viscosity KV based on signal strength SS You can then use this table to calculate KV as shown in the KV SS option in the ADVAN option of the SETUP submenu discussed on page 1 39 To use the option you must enter the KV vs SS pairs in descending order of KV and ascending order of SS For exam
83. e Rayl Shear Wettd Lining Thickness Frequency Hz Track Window Trans Tw Fluid Type Wedge Angle Other Sndspd Wedge Sndspd of Water All Clamp On and Wetted Transducers Reynolds Corr Pipe Material Kin Visc Pipe O D Cal Factor Pipe Wall Path Length P of Traverses Trans Spacing Axial Length L Depth of Reflect Trans Angle B 2 Data Records March 2008 ee EI Table B 2 Initial Setup Data Continued SETUP AVRG SETUP ADVAN KV SS KV Input Sel Table Static Sig Stren Kin Visc KV SS Pairs Sig Stren Kin Visc SETUP ADVAN MULTIK Custom Type CstV CstR K Factor Table K Factor Table K Factor Vel Reyn K Factor K Factor Vel Reyn K Factor 1 11 12 13 14 WO CO u BY W po 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 rm o SETUP ADVAN MASS Mass Flow No Yes Static Density SETUP ADVAN CODEL Code Length a SETUP ADVAN ActTw Active Tw No Yes Maximum Tw Minimum Tw Communications COMM Baud Rate MODBUS Parity UART Bits MODBUS Stop Bits Network ID MODBUS Address MODBUS Baud Rate Data Records B 3 Appendix C Programming with PanaView Introduction ana a ae t e RR e C 1 Wiring the RS232 Interface eee eee eee ee eee eens C 1 Setting Up the Communications Port
84. e once to close the Site File Operations window and a second time to close the Properties window and return to the Meter Browser C 14 Programming with PanaView March 2008 Changing Meter Settings Through PanaView DF868 users can handle remote programming of the meter They can Program and change a meter s operating parameters Set up start and stop logs e Calibrate and test inputs and outputs Clear various files To access meter programming 1 Enter the New Meter Browser option from the File menu 2 Expand the network tree until you reach the desired meter 3 Then expand the meter tree as shown in Figure C 18 below EA Panaview Meter Browser 5 gt File Edit View Output Window Help Contents of Network My Computer MELANCEL Untitled IDM a My Computer MELANCEL Meter Logs Logs Stored on Meter PC Logs Display Meter Display S F Untitled IDM COM1 User Tables User Interpolation Tables 2 23 Network E E Model GX868 Ver GH3H Channel 1 Meter Channel El Meter Logs Channel 1 Edit Functions Figure C 18 New Meter Browser with Meter Branch Programming with PanaView C 15 March 2008 Changing Meter Settings cont 4 From the meter tree expand the Edit Functions option The window now appears similar to Figure C 19 below with a list of available menus The menus listed are those available on the meter EAPanaYiew Meter Browser Ey File Ed
85. e Energy Flow gt gt F3 DIAG Diagnostic Available only if Mass Flow static YES Available only if Energy Option YES Refer to Chapter 3 Diagnostics of the Service Manual for a discussion of the many parameters accessible using the DIAG option Note The units assigned to the parameters in Table 3 1 above are those selected in the User Program SYSTM submenu 6 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the second parameter to be logged See Table 3 1 above for a list of the available options 7 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the third parameter to be logged See Table 3 1 above for a list of the available options If you selected a totalized value for display go to step 8 f you did not go to step 9 8 Atthe Set LOG Totals to 0 prompt press F1 to leave the log totals at their present value or press F2 to reset the log totals to Zero Note The Set LOG Totals to 0 prompt only appears if either TOTL or TOTL was selected as one of the three parameters to log Choosing VES at this prompt only resets the log totals to zero and has no effect on the meter totals Logging Data 3 3 March 2008 Log Type 9 Press F1 to create a non circular log or press F2 to create a circular log A non circular log automatically stops when the meter runs out of memory or the specified END TIME is reached A circular log runs continuously
86. e drop down menus and click on IDM 6 Open the COM Port Type menu and click on the desired type or on TCP IP if the DF868 is using an Ethernet connection Note f you select TCP IP the menu changes Proceed to the next page 7 Select any suitable available baud rate A baud rate of 19 200 is appropriate for almost all applications However if you experience periodic communication reliability problems you may wish to consider lowering the baud rate on your instrument and in PanaView IMPORTANT Be sure all the communications port settings match those made in setting up the meter s serial port 8 Click OK to complete data entry Programming with PanaView C 3 March 2008 Setting up Ethernet If you have selected TCP IP in step 6 on the previous page the Setup Communications Communications window appears similar to Figure C 3 below Setup Communications General Prototol D rj COM Port Type car y Name Untitled 0 Timeout ms pn IP Address 3112162183 Port Number nn Cancel Figure C 3 Setup Communications for TCP IP 7 Type in the desired Name and Timeout in milliseconds 8 In the P Address text box enter the IP address If the IP address is unknown run the Device Discovery software utility All units found will be identified by their MAC address and the assigned IP address In the Port Number box enter 2101 the default value 9 Click OK
87. e letter X Print Key use to print live measure ments log files and signal arrays See Chapter 4 Printing Data page 4 2 for details Clear Key use to reset totals and to delete site and log files from the Model DF868 memory See Chapter 5 Clear ing Data page 5 2 for details Use to enter the letter R Use to enter the letter H Calibration Key use to calibrate the analog inputs and outputs and to test the alarm relays and the totalizer fre quency outputs See Chapter 1 Cali bration page 1 1 in the Service Manual for details Use to enter the letter P Exit Key use to move up one level in the user program or to exit the user program Use to enter the letter J Enter Key use to confirm the most recent input information Use to enter the letter K Help Key use to access the Model DF868 s context sensitive on line help system See the next section for details Use to enter the letter I Screen Key press the left side to select the left display pane or press the right side to select the right display pane Decimal Point Key press to enter a decimal point during numeric entry Press the left side to enter the letter V or press the right side to enter the letter W Jse to enter the letter Z Minus Key use to enter a minus sign or a dash Jse to enter a space character Zero Key use to enter the number 0 Jse to enter the letter Y
88. e registers is valid The format for the data exchange is as follows The send command initiated by the host flow computer or controller comes in the form time delimiter lt Addr gt lt 3 gt lt First Register MSB gt lt First Register LSB gt lt Register Count MSB gt lt Register Count LSB gt lt CRC Low gt lt CRC High gt time delimiter The response initiated by the host flow computer or controller comes in the form time delimiter lt Addr gt lt 3 gt lt Byte count gt lt Data gt lt CRC Low gt lt CRC High gt time delimiter The format for the returned data types is as follows Integer 16 bit Integer lt MSB gt lt LSB gt 1 Register 16 bit integer Integer 32 bit Integer lt MSB gt lt LSB gt lt LSB gt lt LSB gt 2 Register 32 bit integer Floating Point FP lt EXP gt lt MAN gt lt MAN gt lt MAN gt 2 Registers 32 bit IEEE floating point number To request specific parameters from the DF868 using the MODBUS the control system must access the appropriate register number as shown in Table 1 20 on the next page Only registers 1 108 are available with the DF868 for MODBUS communications Registers 508 512 are used by the DF868 to store the MODBUS parameters Note Jf you request Ch2 or AVE data from a 1 Channel meter the values will all be zero 1 48 Programming Site Data March 2008 een Table 1 20 DF868 1 Channel MODBUS Registers
89. e size of the transducer signal received by the Model DF868 The default value for this parameter is 34 and values from 0 to 100 are acceptable The E5 AMPLITUDE error message appears when the amplitude discriminator exceeds the programmed Amp Discrim High value See the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes 9 Press ENT to accept the current Delta T Offset value or enter a new value and press ENT An offset between the upstream and downstream transit times is specified at this prompt The default value for this parameter is 0 usec and values from 1000 to 1000 usec are acceptable 10 Press ENT to accept the current of Peak value or enter a new value and press ENT The percentage of peak used to calculate the transit times and Delta T is specified at this prompt The default value for this parameter is 50 and values from 100 to 100 are acceptable Programming Site Data 1 33 March 2008 Transit Time SIGNL Options cont 11 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select one of the preset values for the XMIT Sample Size from the option bar Both the upstream and downstream transducers transmit ultrasonic pulses in bursts which consist of a series of transmit pulses XMIT SAMPLE SIZE determines how many bursts are sent in one direction before sending in the other direction The default value for this parameter is 8 and values of 2 4 8 16 and 32 are acceptable 12 Press ENT to accept the current of
90. eam and downstream transducers to ensure an accurate measurement If you have selected a special wetted transducer the meter now rejoins the standard programming sequence However if you have selected a special clamp on transducer two additional prompts appear e Use the numeric keys to enter the Wedge Angle the angle of the ultrasonic transmission in degrees and press ENT Note Jn TransFlection mode you must enter a separate wedge angle for both the transmit transducer and the receive transducer f Use the numeric keys to enter the Wedge Soundspeed in ft sec or m sec and press ENT Programming Site Data March 2008 Pipe Material Pipe OD 3 Use the F1 F4 and gt keys to select the Pipe Material as listed in Table 1 7 below Table 1 7 Pipe Materials Pipe Material Category Specific Material Carbon Steel or Stainless Steel Iron Ductile Iron or Cast Iron Cu Copper None Al Aluminum None Brass None CuNi Copper Nickel 70 Cu 30 Ni or 90 Cu 10 Ni Glass Pyrex Flint or Crown Plastic Nylon Polyester Polypropylene PVC CPVC Acrylic Other Any material Note Depending on the pipe material choice another window may appear asking you to specify the specific material If you have selected Other the DF868 prompts you to enter the sound speed 4 Enter the known Pipe OD or circumference and press F1 F4 to select the appropriate units as shown in T
91. easurement in large size text DUAL permits the simultaneous display of two measurements in the same screen pane in standard size text GRAPH displays a graph of either velocity or volumetric flow versus time OG displays the data stored in a log file either graphically or numerically SIGNL graphically displays any one of five transducer signals versus time BACKL sets the time that the LCD display backlight remains on before it is automatically turned off Refer to Figure A 6 in Appendix A Menu Maps and proceed to the appropriate section to set up the Model DF868 display screen s using one of the listed submenus Displaying Data 2 1 March 2008 The BIG Submenu The BIG format which is the Model DF868 s default power up format displays one measurement in large print To select the BIG format and the measurement to display in this format follow the instructions in this section Upon power up a standard measurement mode display similar to the one shown below appears Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired pane of the display screen and complete the following steps site file o 6 95 error codes appear here veL SUI ToTL Brei DISPLAY FEATURES DISPLAY FORMAT previous selection appears here TEM TUN ennt Diele site file o 6 95 error codes appear here veL SUI Pra TOTL The default power up screen is already in BIG mode If a dif
92. ed pane of the display screen then proceed as follows Note For this discussion it is assumed that the left pane of the display screen is active If the right pane is active it is only necessary to replace the F1 FA keys designations by the F5 F8 keys 1 To access the Display Menu press the DISP key 2 Press gt and F1 SIGNL The signal graph is a plot of signal amplitude y axis vs time in microseconds x axis When the SIGNL display screen first appears it may briefly remain blank As soon as the signal is acquired processed and loaded into the display memory the graph will appear A cursor which is displayed as a vertical line that extends the full height of the graph window is used to highlight any point in time along the x axis 3 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired option The options are listed in Table 2 7 on page 2 11 2 10 Displaying Data March 2008 Displaying Transducer The typical display screen shown has the Sup transducer signal listed Signals cont to the left of the y axis and there is a message line below the graph that initially indicates the starting date and time of the graphed signal Notice that most of the locator bar has been replaced by a status line in standard video that shows the signal amplitude and the time in microseconds of the measurement at the current cursor location However there is still an inverse video pointer at the far righ
93. ed value for display go to step 8 If you did not go to step 9 S Atthe Set Log Totals to 0 prompt press F1 to leave the log totals at their present value or press F2 to reset the log totals to zero Choosing YES at this prompt only resets the log totals to zero and has no effect on the meter totals 3 10 Logging Data March 2008 Log Type 9 Press F1 to create a non circular log or press F2 to create a circular log A non circular log automatically stops when the meter runs out of memory or the specified END TIME is reached A circular log runs continuously until manually stopped but only the data from the most recent log cycle is saved At the start of each cycle the oldest recorded data is overwritten by the new data from the current cycle Caution If data from one circular log cycle exceeds the meter s memory capacity the earliest logged data will be lost STARTTIME Prompt 10 Press F1 to accept the displayed Start Time or press F2 to enter a different start time To start logging immediately press F3 If OK was selected proceed to step 11 If NOW was selected you have finished setting up the error log Proceed to Procedure Options on the next page f EDIT was selected complete the steps listed below a Press F1 F2 to select AM or PM Then enter the desired Hour 1 12 and press ENT Entry of a start time earlier than the current time will generate an error message b Ent
94. edure Options 0 Program Continue as follows 500 usec After completing the above steps the meter returns to the User To continue programming the meter refer to the menu maps in Appendix A and navigate to the desired menu Then proceed to the appropriate section of this manual for instructions To leave the User Program and retain the previous settings press EXIT and then press F1 NO at the SAVE prompt Any programming changes will be discarded and you will be returned to the data display To leave the User Program and return to measurement mode press EXIT and then press F2 YES at the SAVE prompt Your programming changes will be entered into the meter s memory and you will be returned to the data display Programming Site Data 1 43 March 2008 Setting the Clock Use the CLOCK submenu to enter the current date and time While following the instructions refer to Figure A 5 in Appendix A Menu Maps 1 Enter the CLOCK submenu by pressing gt and F2 at the initial User Program Setting the Date 2 The first prompt displays the programmed Date Ifthe displayed date is correct press F1 and proceed to step 3 Ifthe displayed date is incorrect press F2 to change the date and complete the steps below a Enter the current Year and press ENT The allowable range is 0 to 99 b Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select the current Month c Enter the c
95. ee page 2 13 for setup instructions Use the bottom console key to adjust the display contrast Discrete presses will incrementally increase the display contrast Hold the key down for continuous increase Use the same key in shifted mode to decrease display contrast Programming Site Data 1 7 March 2008 U a The User Program Use the keypad as described in the previous section to navigate through the User Program The menu map may be followed in sequence or the T and Y keys may be used to scroll through the prompt screens The lt key may be used to delete the last alphanumeric character that was entered from the keypad The following discussion assumes that the left screen pane is active If the right screen pane is active only the function key designations change That is replace F1 F4 with F5 F8 Note Be sure to record all the programming data entered in this chapter in Appendix B Data Records Programming of the ACTIV SYSTM and PIPE submenus is necessary for operation of the Model DF868 Failure to accurately enter all of the required information will result in unreliable flow rate data Therefore be sure to complete at least the sections of this chapter pertaining to those three submenus Note Because it is so essential instructions for programming the ACTIV SYSTM and PIPE submenus are also included in the Startup Guide If that programming has already been completed those sections of this c
96. elow in Y Panaview y ct E3 al History Desktop My Documents My Computer A File name Site3 sit v My Network ER Files of type Site Files sit X Cancel A Figure C 15 Site File Selection 3 Highlight the desired site and click Open PanaView sends the site to the meter C 12 Programming with PanaView March 2008 NN Saving a New Site to the To save a new site to the meter Meter 1 Select the radio button for New and click on the Save Site to Meter button 2 A window opens similar to Figure C 16 below Enter the desired name and click OK Save Site To Meter Enter new site name 5 chars max Cancel Figure C 16 Site Name Entry Window 3 The Site File Selection window Figure C 15 on page C 12 opens Highlight a site with the desired settings and click Open PanaView saves the site in the meter with the new name and the desired settings Saving a Site to the PC To save a site to the PC 1 Highlight the desired site in the left pane See Figure C 14 on page C 12 2 Click Save Site to PC A window opens similar to Figure C 13 on page C 11 3 Enter the desired site name and click Save PanaView saves the site in the PanaView folder unless otherwise specified Note fyou have created a site on the meter after opening the Site File Operations window you must close and reopen the window to click on the new site Programming with PanaView C 13
97. er WARNING Dangerous voltages exist within the electronics console Do not perform any wiring operations until the main power to the unit has been disconnected 2 Remove the clear plastic shroud that covers the electrical connectors 3 Using a twisted wire pair connect the XMT terminal of the barrier strip to the T R terminal of the PC s RS485 adapter and connect the XMT terminal of the barrier strip to the T R terminal of the PC s RS485 adapter see the documentation provided with the RS485 adapter for details Note The XMT terminal on the barrier strip is the screw opposite the red wire connection and the XMT terminal on the barrier strip is the screw opposite the green wire connection 4 Reinstall the clear plastic shroud close the cover to the electronics console and reconnect the main power The RS485 serial interface is now ready for point to point operation IMPORTANT The installed version of the Model DF 868 software must be Version F2Z or higher to support RS485 operation If necessary contact the factory for information about a software upgrade 6 4 Serial Communications March 2008 Multi Point Wiring Reconfiguring a Serial Interface Converter The standard point to point wiring configuration for the serial interface converter may be modified to permit the use of a multi point wiring arrangement In a multi point RS485 system one flowmeter the master is connected to the personal compute
98. er the desired Minutes and press ENT The acceptable range is O to 59 c Enter the desired Seconds and press ENT The acceptable range is 0 to 59 START DATE Prompt 11 Press F1 to accept the displayed Start Date or press F2 to enter a different start date To start logging today press F3 e If OK or TODAY was selected you have finished setting up the error log Proceed to Procedure Options on the next page Otherwise continue with the next prompt to Edit the Start Date a Enter the desired Year and press ENT The acceptable range is 0 to 99 b Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired Month c Enter the desired Day and press ENT The acceptable range is 1 to the number of days in the selected month 28 29 30 or 31 Logging Data 3 11 March 2008 Dees Procedure Options You have completed setting up the error log Do one of the following e Use 1 and J to review the previous menu prompts Press F1 F4 to select one of the submenus To return to the data screen and begin logging data press the ENT key The on the locator bar indicates that the Model DF868 is now compiling the specified error log The error log will continue to run until it is manually stopped the meter runs out of memory for a non circular log or the entire 120 records 2 pages x 60 records page have been logged 3 12 Logging Data Chapter 4 Printing Data Introduction ae ed 4
99. eres 1 15 Setting Up Inputs Outputs cee eee eee nee 1 21 Entering Setup DOUG i sue 2er Bm re 1 31 Setting the Clock ia an a 1 44 Setting Up Serial Communications 2 ee eee ee eee eee 1 46 Saving Site DOT a e veh ci aes 1 52 Recalling ASS Deed we ag EEEE me a a e pie ret 1 53 Entering KV vs SS Tables u eu seine eee oe pees 1 54 Entering Temperature vs Viscosity Tables 1 55 Activating Security as es eer ae SET Ed 1 57 March 2008 O_o ee nt Introduction The Model DF868 flowmeter cannot provide accurate flow rate measurements until the instrument has been properly installed and the basic system and pipe parameters have been programmed into the meter See the Startup Guide for detailed instructions on performing these tasks After completing the installation and initial setup use this chapter to program the Model DF868 s advanced features Twelve submenus within the User Program provide access to the various programmable features of the Model DF868 Step by step programming instructions are presented in this chapter Refer to the appropriate section for a discussion of the following User Program submenus ACTIV select the desired measurement method e SYSTM enter the system data PIPE enter the pipe parameters O set up the inputs and outputs e SETUP set the signal limits and response times e CLOCK set the time and date COMM set the serial port
100. erface a serial to parallel adapter must be used Table 4 1 Available Printer Options Keyls Printer Type Description Seiko Model DPU 411 Type II Extech Mini Serial Printer 42 Epson or Epson compatible Kodak Diconix 150 Plus Syntest SP 401 After the desired printer type has been selected the meter returns to the standard data display screen and normal measurement taking 4 2 Printing Data March 2008 Print Live Data Use the DATA submenu to print live measurement data as it is collected The data may be printed in either numeric or graphical format with a user specified time increment IMPORTANT Make sure that a printer has been properly set up before proceeding with this section To print live measurement data refer to Figure A 7 in Appendix A Menu Maps and complete the following steps 1 To access the Print Menu press the PRNT key Note The Print Menu is not protected by the security feature and a password is never required to access this menu 2 Press F1 DATA 3 Press F1 to print the data in numeric format or press F2 to print the data in graphical format Ifyou press F1 go to step 4 Ifyou press F2 go to step 8 Numeric Format 4 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the first parameter to be printed See Table 4 2 below for a list of the available options Table 4 2 Measurement Parameter Options Option Bar Choice F1 VEL Flow Velo
101. ering the Table Data cont IMPORTANT At the next prompt the kinematic viscosity values entered must be in the range of 0 045 to 10000 10 6 ft 2 s or m 2 s The values will appear as ft 2 s if the meter is set for English units or m 2 s if the meter is set for metric units 7 Press ENT to accept the current Kin Viscosity value or enter a new value with up to three decimal places and press ENT The Temperature and Kin Viscosity prompts repeat until the number of pairs specified have all been entered After entering all the pairs the meter returns to the User Program menu If desired repeat the above sequence to enter additional tables for the other fluids up to 3 To activate a table refer to Calculating Kinematic Viscosity on page 1 39 Activating this feature causes three changes to the standard software Whenever the temperature compensation option is active the diagnostic parameter Fluid Temperature appears for display and data logging Note Ifyou are logging using PanaView the Fluid Temperature diagnostic parameter is available even if the temperature compensation option is deactivated However the units will be displayed as NOT ACTIVE Ifthe current fluid temperature is outside the range of the tabulated values then the last value that was within the tabulated range will be used instead Ifthe fluid temperature is in error due to an invalid analog input condition the DF868 will continue to use the last
102. eturns to the User Program Continue as follows To continue programming the meter refer to the menu maps in Appendix A and navigate to the desired menu Then proceed to the appropriate section of this manual for instructions To leave the User Program and retain the previous settings press EXIT and then press F1 NO at the SAVE prompt Any programming changes will be discarded and you will be returned to the data display To leave the User Program and return to measurement mode press EXIT and then press F2 YES at the SAVE prompt Your programming changes will be entered into the meter s memory and you will be returned to the data display Programming Site Data Chapter 2 Displaying Data Introduction ans ha Bele A 2 1 The BIG SUBMENU AA Meee ERR NC 2 2 The DUAL SUBMENU s A 2 3 The GRAPH SUDMONU a EE lid 2 4 The LOG SUDIBH ve ra a 2 6 Displaying the Transducer Signal cece eee eee eee 2 10 Setting the LCD Backlight 2 5 euo reor hus 2 13 March 2008 ora en Introduction This chapter explains how to display measurement data in various formats Each of the two display screen panes may be programmed independently Note The instructions in this chapter assume that the left display pane is active If the right display pane is active simply change all F1 F4 designations to F5 F8 The following submenus are included in the Display Menu BIG displays a single m
103. ever required to access this menu 3 Press F1 to print the log in numeric format or press F2 to print the log in graphical format 4 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select a log file to print Note At the NAME prompt the option bar shows the names of all completed or active log files currently stored in memory If an active log is selected for printing only the data already accumulated at the time of the print command will be printed 5 Enter the number of the first page of the log to print and press ENT This prompt does not appear if the log file is only one page long 6 Enter the total number of log pages to print and press ENT This prompt does not appear if the log file is only one page long f you pressed F1 at step 3 go to Numeric Format on the next page f you pressed F2 at step 3 go to Graphical Format on the next page 4 6 Printing Data March 2008 o_o My Numeric Format After the numeric format and starting page and number of pages if applicable is chosen the Model DF868 returns to the standard data display screen and begins printing the log file The printout continues until the entire log has been printed or until a STOP command is issued see the instructions for the STOP submenu on page 4 9 A portion of a typical printout is shown in Figure 4 3 below LOG TITLE LOG1 START 9 SEP 97 11 50 43 END 9 SEP 97 11 54 45 INTERVAL 10 seconds DATE TIME ID 1 VOLU
104. eypad will also perform this function Displaying Data 2 7 March 2008 RS _ ___ op QIRIEEEEAAAEEEAA ROO Graphical Format After choosing PLOT at the FORMAT prompt the programming sequence continues as follows 5 Enter a maximum value for the Y axis vertical scale that is larger than the maximum expected reading and press ENT 6 At the Y Range prompt press F1 to graph only positive Y values or press F2 to graph both positive and negative Y values After the Y RANGE is entered the Model DF868 automatically displays the chosen log file records in the specified graphical format 1 23 Fts 10 16 Use the gt and F1 F4 V keys to select the desired option E The options are listed in L Table 2 4 on page 2 9 ST 08 MAR 09 50 PU mu Ez EN At any given time the 120 records stored in one page of the log file will be graphed on the display screen The cursor which is shown as a vertical line that extends the full height of the graph window can be used to highlight any one of these records IMPORTANT Only the first of the three logged parameters is displayed in the graphical format of the LOG submenu Therefore when creating a log file be sure to specify the parameter to be graphed at the 1st Value Logged prompt See Chapter 3 Logging Data for details on creating a log file Because the times displayed in the LOG graph are in whole minutes only movement of the cursor ma
105. ferent display mode is active access the Display Menu by pressing the DISP key Press F1 to select the BIG option The measurement mode screen reappears with the display in the BIG format Use the F1 F4 lt and gt keys to select the desired display parameter option Refer to Table 2 1 on page 2 3 for a complete description of the available options Displaying Data March 2008 eee tt The BIG Submenu cont Table 2 1 Measurement Parameter Options Option Bar Choice F1 VEL Flow Velocity F2 VOLUM Volumetric Flow F3 TOTL Forward Totalized Volume Flow F4 TOTL Reverse Totalized Volume Flow gt F1 TIME Total Flow Measurement Time gt F2 MDOT Mass Flow gt F3 MASS Forward Totalized Mass Flow gt F4 MASS Reverse Totalized Mass Flow gt gt F1 POWER Energy Flow Power gt gt F2 ENRG Forward Energy Flow gt gt F3 ENRG Reverse Energy Flow gt gt F4 DIAG Diagnostic Available only if Mass Flow static YES Available only if Energy Option YES Note See Chapter 3 Operation of the Startup Guide for more details on selecting a measurement parameter to display The DUAL Submenu The DUAL format displays two measurements simultaneously in normal print To select the DUAL format and the measurements to display in this format follow
106. ger 56 CH 1 Power Power_u 4 IEEE 32 bit 58 CH 1 Energy Energy_u Register 62 4 32 bit integer 60 CH 1 Energy Energy_u Register 62 4 32 bit integer Programming Site Data 1 49 March 2008 u MODBUS Reg Table 1 20 DF868 1 Channel MODBUS Registers Continued Description CH 1 Energy Digits none Scaling decimal places Size in Bytes 2 16 bit integer CH 1 TempS F or C 4 32 bit integer CH 1 TempR F or C 4 32 bit integer CH 1 TS TR FOr C 4 32 bit integer CH 1 DELTH CH 2 Power Btu lb or J gm Power_u 4 32 bit integer 4 IEEE 32 bit CH 2 Energy Energy_u Register 77 4 32 bit integer CH 2 Energy Energy_u Register 77 4 32 bit integer CH 2 Energy Digits none 0 2 16 bit integer CH 2 TempS F or C 4 32 bit integer CH 2 TempR F or C 4 32 bit integer CH 2 TS TR FORG 4 32 bit integer CH 2 DELTH Btu lb or J gm 4 32 bit integer Slot 1 Input A slot 1 Input B 4 IEEE 32 bit EEE 32 bit EEE 32 bit EEE 32 bit EEE 32 bit EEE 32 bit EEE 32 bit Slot 5 Input A EEE 32 bit 4 IEEE 32 bit Slot 5 Input B 4 IEEE 32 bit Slot 6 Input A 4 IEEE 32 bit Slot 6 Input B 4 IEEE 32 bit SMODBUS baud rate 2 16 bit integer 7MODBUS parity 2 16 bit integer 8MODBUS sto
107. hapter may be skipped Except for the three submenus noted above it is not necessary to program the Model DF868 flowmeter in any particular order Therefore the sections of this chapter need not be completed in sequence Proceed immediately to any section of interest Note 70 enter calibration data please refer to Chapter 1 Calibration of the Service Manual Entering Programming To access the User Program press the PROG key on the keypad The Mode standard measurement mode screen is replaced by the following initial programming mode screen SIGUI Press the lt and gt keys and one of the function keys F1 F4 to select the desired submenu From this screen press EXIT to return to measurement mode Rana San E IS Note f the security feature is active enter the password and press the ENT key to enter the User Program See the SECUR submenu section of this chapter for more information on the security feature 1 8 Programming Site Data March 2008 Activating a Channel Procedure Options The ACTIV submenu permits selection of the desired measurement method While following the programming instructions refer to Figure A 1 and Figure A 2 in Appendix A Menu Maps 1 Enter the ACTIV submenu by pressing F1 at the User Program prompt 2 Press F1 to activate the channel in Transit Time mode or F2 to activate the channel in TransFlection mode Note The current status of the meter is displaye
108. he SETUP submenu by pressing gt and F1 at the initial User Program screen and complete the following steps Press F1 F4 to select the desired SETUP option last selection appears here Se ENTE TB EAN Proceed to the appropriate section to program the option selection made at the above prompt Remember to record all programmed data in Appendix B Data Records Setting Signal Limits Use this option to set the limits for the incoming signal and other parameters affecting the transducer signal For example the programmed signal strength low limit may be used to determine the trigger point for an alarm Caution The SIGNL default settings are suitable for most applications Before changing any of these parameters consult the factory The signal options are different depending on whether you have selected Transit Time or TransFlection in the ACTIV submenu Only after consulting the factory complete the following steps to enter the signal parameters For Transit Time mode refer to Transit Time SIGNL Options on the next page For TransFlection mode refer to TransFlection SIGNL Options on page 1 35 Programming Site Data 1 31 March 2008 Transit Time SIGNL Options 1 Press ENT to accept the current Signal Low Limit value or enter a new value and press ENT The default value for this parameter is 40 and values from 20 to 100 are acceptable The E1 LOW SIGNAL error message appears when the signal s
109. he current Gain Setting or press F1 to lower the received signal or F2 to boost the received signal The Gain Setting option lets you select either low or high default gain for the selected channel The gain setting either boosts or lowers the received signals Normally the gain setting is HIGH however if the signal is virtually noise free the gain setting can be switched to LOW 5 At the Flow Direction prompt press F1 to specify absolute flow velocity F2 UP for upstream if the transducers face against the flow or F3 DOWN for downstream if the transducers face into the flow Use this option to specify the direction in which the fluid is flowing While the DF868 normally measures the absolute value of the flow velocity you can specify in which direction the transducers face by selecting UP or DOWN Note Selecting UP or DOWN cuts the TransFlection measurement range in half from 1 to 30 ft s 0 3 to 9 m s to 15 to 15 ft s 4 6 to 4 6 m s Programming Site Data 1 35 March 2008 PECCATI q O OOOOOOOS gt gt 2 TransFlection SIGNL 6 Press ENT to accept the current Rep Period 1 value or use the Options cont F1 F4 keys and lt and gt keys to select the desired value from 100 to 3200 7 Press ENT to accept the current Rep Period 2 value or use the F1 F4 keys and and gt keys to select the desired value from 100 to 3200 Use these two opti
110. ic Key Functions 2 12 Minimum Requirements sss 1 8 Transducer Signals 2 10 Baud Rate Typical SIGNL Display Screen 2 11 Available Options 6 2 DUAL RS232Port eese 6 2 Screen Format eser nsns krena ks 2 3 BIG Submenu s eair E RE 2 1 2 3 Measurement Parameter Options 2 3 Screen Format 004 2 2 E Submenu 0 000004 2 1 2 2 Burst Mode 0 000000 00 0 1 34 EIN Option 04 1 29 Edit Functions Option C 16 C Edit Menu C 2 f Energy Option 200 1 29 Clear Site from Meter C 14 ERROR Clear Totalizers o ooooooo oo C 11 Response Options ocean 1 21 Clearing Data een erh 5 1 Submenu 1 21 3 1 3 9 CLOCK Error Type for alarms 1 24 Entering leere 1 44 Ethernet Menu Map 00 sees eens 1 44 Setting Dp tiva 6 8 SUDMENU dina 1 4 Setting up with PanaView C 3 CLOCK Submenu 05 1 4 WIDE eio rev te BRR C 1 CLR Menu Map 0004 5 1 Code Length sun riet 1 41 CODEL Option seen 1 41 COMM Exitillg a rat 1 47 Communications Port Setting Up C 2 C 3 Index March 2008 Index cont F FIN Option 74er ea 1 30 Fluid Viscosity Calculating 1 55 Foundation Fieldbus Available Measurements D 1 Co
111. in Kinematic Viscosity 2 10 000 E 6 ft s Path Length Axial Length Programming Site Data March 2008 _ o_o My Setting Up Inputs Set up the DF868 s inputs and outputs using the five options in the 1 0 Outputs submenu While following the programming instructions refer to Figure A 3 in Appendix A Menu Maps ERROR program the meter s response during an error condition e OPTN set up the Slot O analog outputs and any option cards ZERO set the meter s zero point cutoff value EIN set energy inputs e FIN set temperature inputs Note The EIN option appears only if you have enabled the Energy Option in the SYSTM submenu 1 To enter the I O submenu press F4 at the initial User Program screen 2 Use the F1 F4 and gt keys to select the desired O option Note Jn this section a slot s number will appear on the option bar only if an option card is installed in that slot The generic designations Slot x and Fx are used to indicate any one of the expansion slots and the function key used to select it Proceed to the appropriate section to program the option selection made at the above prompt Remember to record all programmed data in Appendix B Data Records Selecting Error Handling This menu option permits programming of the manner in which the Model DF868 s totalizers respond during an error condition See Chapter 2 Error Codes and Screen Messages of the Service Manual for a
112. information on this function Programming Site Data March 2008 Entering Pipe Data Transducer Number The PIPE submenu permits entry of the transducer and pipe specifications To program this menu complete the following steps 1 At the User Program screen press F3 to program the PIPE submenu 2 Enter the Transducer Number engraved on the head of the transducer and press ENT If there is no engraved number complete the steps below Otherwise proceed to step 3 on the next page for a clamp on transducer or to step 4 for a wetted transducer IMPORTANT Special transducers which have no engraved number on the head are rarely used Examine the transducer head carefully for a number a Assign a number between 91 and 99 to the Special Transducer and press ENT The meter will only accept values from 1 to 199 b Use the F1 F3 keys to select the Wedge Type Three choices are available Rayleigh or Shear wave for clamp on transducers or wetted transducers c Use the F1 F3 keys to select the Frequency of the special transducer IMPORTANT The frequency is required to transmit an excitation voltage at the transducer s natural frequency d Enter the special transducer Time Delay Tw value supplied by the factory and press ENT Note Tw is the time required for the transducer signal to travel through the transducer and its cable This time delay must be subtracted from the transit times of the upstr
113. inimal flow enter a zero cutoff value as described in the following steps 1 At the O screen press F3 to select the Zero option 2 Enter a value from 0 to 1 ft sec 0 to 0 30 m sec for the Zero Cutoff and press ENT The recommended setting is 0 1 ft sec 0 03 m sec 3 Use the and gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired 1 0 option or press EXIT to return to the initial User Program screen 1 28 Programming Site Data March 2008 Setting Up Energy Inputs Setting the Supply Temperature Input Setting the Return Temperature Input The EIN option appears only if you have chosen ENERGY OPTION ON in the SYSTEM submenu From the I O prompt press F4 to select E IN The option lets you specify either live or fixed supply and return temperature inputs for the energy flow calculation 1 2 At the V O screen press F4 to select the E IN option Press F1 to specify a constant Supply Temperature input or F2 to select the output in Slot X that will provide the live temperature input for the supply Note Jf Slot X contains an activated option card with an analog input assigned to TEMP or an RTD input Slot X appears as an option at the above prompt If the process temperature is stable a fixed value may be used but most applications require a live temperature input Do one of the following If you select FIXED enter the known fixed process Temperature and press ENT The meter onl
114. instructions specific to the type of input or output selected above 1 22 Programming Site Data March 2008 o _ _ _ O O e Slot X Analog Outputs Complete the following steps to set up the Slot X analog outputs 1 Use the lt and gt and the F1 F4 keys to select the desired slot number 2 Press F1 to set up output A or press F2 to set up output B Note The setup of output A is used as an example Identical procedures would be used to set up output B 3 Press F1 to disable output A and return to the previous prompt or press F2 F3 to specify the desired range for output A 4 Use the lt and gt and F1 F4 keys to specify the desired output measurement parameter See Table 1 12 below for a description of the available options Table 1 12 Output Measurement Options Option Bar Choice F1 VEL Flow Velocity F2 VOLUM Volumetric Flow F3 TOTL Forward Totalized Volume Flow F4 TOTL Reverse Totalized Volume Flow gt F1 MDOT Mass Flow gt F2 MASS Forward Totalized Mass Flow gt F3 MASS Reverse Totalized Mass Flow gt F4 POWER Energy Flow Power gt gt F1 ENRG Forward Energy Flow gt gt F2 ENRG Reverse Energy Flow gt gt F3 DIAG Diagnostic Available only if Mass Flow static YES Available only if Energy Option YES The DIAG option provides
115. isable then select 4 for Main Menu c At the Main Menu select 4 for Quit Power cycle the DF868 1 e turn the meter off and on to apply the changes Serial Communications 6 9 Appendix A Menu Maps ACTIV SYSTM and PIPE Menu Map Energy OFF A 1 ACTIV SYSTM and PIPE Menu Map Energy ON A 2 I O Menu MAD a sd E tete A 3 SETUR Menu MAD stg a deuce eee a e ee A 4 CLOCK COMM SAVE RECALL KV SS TmpKV SECUR Menu Map A 5 DSP Menu Map nen u A 6 PRNT M nif Map auos 0 RE ea eu A 7 LOG and CLR Menu Map 2 Reise A 8 March 2008 rs PROGRAM status NOTE Plain text represents prompt area messages and Fi F2 F3 F4 boxed text represents option bar choices r r 3 r Fx represent function keys to select option bar choices rem svsm pre vo E SITE LABEL L J See Figure A 3 SITE MESSAGE TRANSDUCER NUMBER Fi srec SPECIAL TRANSDUCER F2 Selections are WEDGE TYPE ES different depending SYSTEM U Fl F2 F3 ves stalled opti Fi on installed options RAYL HEAR WETTD o ENG CNE Cee D Site status Fr For ENERGY OPTION TRANS TRACKING WINDOWS TOTALIZER OPTION FREQUENCY F3 F4 Fi F2 F3 F3 TH ETH LN2 FREON OTHER F 2212 CEIBO 42 ee eae AUTO 500k emmz am L CS
116. it 40 0 ft sec 12 142 m sec 100 ft sec 30 48 m sec 100 ft sec 30 48 m sec Velocity High Limit 40 0 ft sec 12 142 m sec 100 ft sec 30 48 m sec 100 ft sec 30 48 m sec Acceleration Limit Amp Discrim Low 15 0 ft sec 4 6 m sec 100 ft sec 30 m sec 100 Amp Discrim High 100 Delta T Offset 1 000 usec 1 000 usec of Peak 100 100 XMIT Sample Size 2 32 Errors Allowed 0 16 1 42 Programming Site Data March 2008 Table 1 18 Default Values and Limits for SETUP Parameters Continued Default Value Minimum Peak Limit Low Limit High Limit Maximum Peak Limit T Window R Window TransFlection Signal Low Limit 40 20 100 40 0 ft sec 12 142 m sec Velocity Low Limit 100 ft sec 30 48 m sec 100 ft sec 30 48 m sec 40 0 ft sec 12 142 m sec Velocity High Limit 100 ft sec 30 48 m sec 100 ft sec 30 48 m sec Rep Period 1 Rep Period 2 800 usec 200 usec 100 usec 100 usec 3 200 usec 3 200 usec XMITS per Reading 5 000 1 024 30 000 Weak Signal Threshold 20 0 100 Code Length 8 16 Filter Width 48 64 Averaging Factor 16 Errors Allowed ADVAN Option 16 Fluid Density 0 062 Ib ft 624 22 Ib ft Minimum Tw 0 500 usec Maximum Tw Proc
117. it View Output Window Help 2 29 Network My Computer MELANCEL E B PCLogs E Untitled IDM COM1 gg Model GX868 Ver GN3H E Meter Logs E Channel 1 e 7 SITE EDIT MENU LOG EDIT MENU Calibrationitest ra AR MEH Figure C 19 Meter Tree with Edit Functions Option 5 To open a particular menu double click on that menu on the tree For example if you double click on the Site Edit Menu a window opens similar to Figure C 20 below is SITE EDIT MENU xj PROGRAM Previous Item Pipe parameters Input output EA Figure C 20 The Site Edit Menu Window Note The options listed in the left pane correspond to the options available in the GX868 Program menus For more information about the options in your instrument program and about appropriate parameters for the DF868 consult the previous chapters in this manual C 16 Programming with PanaView March 2008 Changing Meter Settings 6 To enter a particular option cont a Highlight and double click on the desired option in the left pane Figure C 21 below shows the first entry Transducer Number in the Pipe parameters option The title above the center pane lists the current entry while the center pane displays the available selections for that entry b Click on the desired choice if the entry requires a numeric value change the value displayed in the right pane x TRANSDUCER HUMBER VALUE Previous Item
118. ive all of the instructions remain the same except that any references to the F1 F4 keys should be replaced by the F5 F8 keys Refer to the flow diagram in Figure A 7 in Appendix A Menu Maps and proceed to the desired section for detailed instructions Any submenu may be followed in the sequence shown or the 1 and N keys may be used to scroll through the prompts Note fa printer has not yet been set up the instructions in the PRNTR submenu on page 4 2 must be completed before proceeding to any of the other submenus Printing Data 4 1 March 2008 Setting Up a Printer Use the PRNTR submenu to specify the type of printer connected to the Model DF868 To set up a printer refer to Figure A 7 in Appendix A Menu Maps and complete the following steps IMPORTANT A printer must be properly set up before proceeding to any of the other sections in this chapter 1 To access the Print Menu press the PRNT key Note The Print Menu is not protected by the security feature and a password is never required to access this menu 2 Press the or gt key to display the option bar shown and then press F1 to select the PRNTR submenu 3 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired Printer Type See Table 4 1 below for a complete list of the available options Note For compatibility with the Model DF868 the printer must have an RS232 serial interface To use a printer with a parallel int
119. kes the meter 12 seconds to read this value then both of the missed readings 12 00 05 and 12 00 10 will be filled in with the 8 ft sec value Procedure Options You have completed entering data for a standard log You can now do one of the following e Use 1 and J to review the previous menu prompts Press F1 F4 to select one of the submenus To return to the data screen and begin logging data press the ENT key Although each log is restricted to only three logged parameters it is still possible to log more than three parameters Simply re enter the STD submenu as many times as necessary to set up additional logs Select the other desired parameters and run these logs simultaneously with the first log 3 6 Logging Data March 2008 Checking the Memory Use the MEM submenu to verify that the available log memory is sufficient for the desired log If the expected amount of logged data will exceed the remaining memory capacity the Model DF868 suggests that some old logs be cleared to make room for the new log Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired pane of the display screen and complete the following steps 1 To access the Log Menu press LOG a If you have activated the security feature see Chapter 1 Programming Site Data page 1 57 for details enter the assigned password and press ENT 2 Press F2 MEM 3 After noting the information press ENT to return
120. l other warranties whether statutory express or implied including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and warranties arising from course of dealing or usage or trade If a GE Sensing Inc instrument malfunctions within the warranty period the following procedure must be completed 1 Notify GE giving full details of the problem and provide the model number and serial number of the instrument If the nature of the problem indicates the need for factory service GE will issue a RETURN AUTHORIZATION number RA and shipping instructions for the return of the instrument to a service center will be provided 2 If GE instructs you to send your instrument to a service center it must be shipped prepaid to the authorized repair station indicated in the shipping instructions 3 Upon receipt GE will evaluate the instrument to determine the cause of the malfunction Then one of the following courses of action will then be taken fthe damage is covered under the terms of the warranty the instrument will be repaired at no cost to the owner and returned f GE determines that the damage is not covered under the terms of the warranty or if the warranty has expired an estimate for the cost of the repairs at standard rates will be provided Upon receipt of the owner s approval to proceed the instrument will be repaired and returned lii March 2008 EES O1 eee Table of Contents Chapter 1
121. lect another slot for set up For instructions on setting up additional inputs and or outputs proceed to the appropriate section Otherwise press EXIT to return to the main I O menu prompt Programming Site Data March 2008 Setting Up the Analog Inputs Note To install an option card RTD input see the next page Complete the following steps to set up the two analog inputs of an option card installed in Slot x 1 Use the and gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired Slot Number 2 Press F1 to set up input A or F2 to set up input B Note The setup of input A is used as an example Identical procedures would be used to set up input B 3 Enter a Label of up to eight characters for input A and press ENT 4 Press F1 to disable input A and return to the previous prompt or press F2 F3 to designate the Input Measurement as a temperature or special input respectively f you select TEMP skip to step 7 below If you select OTHER complete the following steps 5 Enter an Input Name and press ENT 6 Enter a Unit of measurement for input A and press ENT 7 Enter a value for the Base low end of the chosen input range and press ENT 8 Enter a value for the Full Scale high end of the chosen input range and press ENT 9 Press F1 F2 to set up another input or press EXIT to select another slot for setup For instructions on setting up additional inputs and or outputs
122. mation on the desired measurement parameter or to exit the help system 1 6 Programming Site Data March 2008 Using the Console Control Keys Adjusting the Alarm Volume Using the Stopwatch Totalizer Adjusting the Brightness Adjusting the Contrast The Model DF868 has four console control keys which are located on the left side of the keypad Use these keys which are described and pictured in Table 1 1 on page 1 3 as follows Use the top console control key to adjust the audio alarm volume 9 Discrete presses will incrementally increase the volume of the audio alarm Hold the key down for continuous increase Use the key in shifted mode to decrease the volume of the audio alarm Use the second console control key for the stopwatch totalizer Press the key once to start the stopwatch totalizer Press the key once in shifted mode to stop the stopwatch totalizer Note Instructions on properly setting up the stopwatch totalizer are given on page 1 10 Also the Service Manual provides information on the error response of the stopwatch totalizer Use the third console control key to adjust the display backlight Discrete presses of this key will increase the backlight brightness through settings of Off Mid and Full Discrete presses of this key in shifted mode will decrease the backlight brightness through settings of Full Mid and Off Note The display backlight has an automatic time off feature S
123. mming 1 16 PIPE Submenu 04 1 15 Pipe Wall Programming 1 17 Plotting Signals 0 C 10 Printer Acceptable Models 4 2 Interfaces ann e 4 2 Setting UP wea wire 4 2 Printing Data Live Data Graphical Format 4 5 Live Data Numeric Format 4 3 Logged Data Graphical Format 4 7 Logged Data Numeric Format 4 7 Measurement Parameter Options 4 3 Serial Port 4 1 MN A a al e 4 8 PRNT lun E 4 1 PRNTR Menu Map 2 008 4 2 Submenl a u rein api se pans 4 2 PROG A stie od e toe per e se 1 8 Menu Map 048 4 8 A ei 4 8 Properties Option in Edit Menu C 7 R RECLL Enter cia od hoe ced 1 53 SS UDINE it a en 1 53 RS232 RS485 See Serial Interface RTD Inputs Card Setting Up 1 28 Index March 2008 Index cont S STD SubmenuU oooo o 3 1 3 2 STOP SAVE Menu Map e eee 4 9 EDITA 8 yon 5 a deers 1 52 Submenu m de eae das 3 1 3 8 4 9 Menu Map essen 1582 System Units 00 02 00 e eee 1 10 Submenu 0 0 0 ee eee ee 1 52 Save Site PrinttoPC C 14 Save Site to Meter C 12 T SS PC care C 13 Temperature Input for Supply and Return 1 29 SECUR Temperature Inputs for Temp vs Viscosity 1 30 AAA Remsen Reare haa 1 57 Tem
124. mmunications 00 D 1 Function Keys GRAPH Screen Format 2 4 G GRAPH Menu Map 0 0 00 ee 2 4 Screen Display Options 2 5 Screen Format 00 2 4 Setting Up s canica sau 2 4 SUbMENU edo 404er 2 1 2 4 Typical Display Sereen 2 5 Using Function Keys 2 4 H Help On Line 2222202000 1 6 IO Menu Map 002 eee eee 1 21 Submenus 0 0020 e ee eee 1 21 IDM Compatible Meters C 1 INIT Option esee 1 38 Initial Setup Data Record 0 00002 eee B 2 Instrument Data Manager IDM 1 46 K Keypad Description neuesten heres 1 2 Uses men ren ern 1 2 Keys Audio Alarm Volume 1 7 Console Control 00 1 7 Display Backlight 1 7 Display Contrast 222222222 1 7 Stopwatch Totalizer 1 7 Table of Functions 2 22 22 1 3 Kinematic Viscosity 0 1 39 L LOG Entering the Submenu 2 6 Menu Mapes obser gebe ep e eda 2 6 Submenu 2 1 2 6 4 6 5 3 Log File H ad tz ese ener ERR EDS 3 1 Pages of Memory 4 3 1 Records oreet ter Eas 3 1 Logging Data 0 2 eee 3 1 Calculating Number of Pages 3 7 Calculating Number of Records 3 7 Ctrl sse aida 3 4 Measurement Parameter Options 3 3 Men
125. n YES ri F2 rs F4 Ft F2 Input measurement veL 3 forum vom rom moor mass Fault Type gt Fi F2 INPUT NAME ol xe NOTE Plain text represents prompt area messages and AU NM aE ag S oa INPUT UNITS L J boxed text represents option bar choices mass Power ERG fenne Duc FLow THER ZERO Value Fx represent function keys to select option bar choices LABEL Input measurement LABEL Fi F2 F3 OFF TEMP OTHER er BASE Value FULL Value FULL Soale Value Initial Setup A 3 March 2008 E ro rs es ACTIV C SYSIM C PIPE vo See Figure A 1 or A 2 See Figure A 1 or A 2 See Figure A 1 or A 2 See Figure A 3 Fi F3 Fi SIGNL Cavaa iT ADVAN TRANS TRNFL RESPONSE TIME Press YES to Default Advanced Features F2 F1 F2 F3 ves kvrab MULTK mass Cope Xmit Code Length _ F2 F3 Fi F2 F3 F4 kviss Tek Auto bit 200 abit 11 VELOCITY LOW LIMIT Mass from Static Density Active TW Measurement l F2 F3 i 2 4 Fi F2 VELOCITY HIGH LIMIT li Furo2 FLsos Y f Y FL 02 J lo YES Minimum Tw FLUID DENSITY Maximum Tw ACCELERATION LIMIT AMP DISCRIM LOW Activate Multi K Factors F1 F2 lo YES Figure A
126. n the Model DF868 s non volatile memory by saving it as a site file Up to ten site file names consisting of up to five characters each may be stored at any given time While following the instructions refer to Figure A 5 in Appendix A Menu Maps Enter the SAVE submenu by pressing gt and F4 at the initial User Program screen and complete the following steps 1 Enter a new Site File Name and press ENT or use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select and overwrite an existing site file Note The option bar will show only as many choices as there are existing site files If ten site files are already stored in memory an existing site file must be deleted before a new site file name can be assigned See Chapter 5 Clearing Data for details When a site file is stored in memory it becomes the active site file until another site file is created or retrieved See the next section for instructions on retrieving a site file To verify that the site file has been saved use the T key to scroll back to the SITE NAME prompt and see if the name appears on the option bar use the lt and gt keys to scroll through the list if necessary Whenever a new site file name is saved it is automatically assigned to the next available function key Press EXIT to leave the SAVE submenu 2 Use the and gt and F1 F4 keys to select another menu or press EXIT to leave the User Program to return to measurement mod
127. nabled DF868 to the network insert the jack of an RJ45 cable into the RJ45 connector route the cable through the bottom of the DF868 and wire the other end of the cable to the LAN according to the manufacturer s instructions To establish MODBUS TCP communications with the DF868 you must install the Ruiping software utility available with your modified DF868 on a PC connected to the LAN Once installed and running the software displays all Ethernet devices currently connected to the subnet You can identify the DF868 by its MAC address supplied as part of customer documentation The default TCP Port is 502 The default IP addressing for the DF868 is DHCP dynamic If you need to assign a static IP address to the DF868 complete the following steps IMPORTANT To assign a static IP address the DF868 must be connected to an Ethernet network with a dynamic address assignment mechanism DHCP first 1 Run Ruiping software and identify the DF868 s current IP address Note Ruiping e will return the found IP addresses as well as the MAC address 2 From a DOS command prompt type telnet ip address 10000 3 The Welcome to Net Works Configuration Utility opens Type in the login name and password a Login type root b Password type Netsilicon 4 In the Main Menu a Select IP Parameters 1 Enter the desired IP changes and return to the Main Menu b Select Enable DHCP Client 3 Select N 2 to d
128. nize it with the PC clock Read plot and save transducer signals Clear totalizers Save site files to the meter or PC Clear sites from the meter Print site files to the PC To edit the properties of your DF868 1 Highlight the meter as shown in Figure C 5 on the previous page 2 Open the Edit menu and select the Properties option as shown in Figure C 8 below B PanaView Meter Browser 6 File Edit View Output Window Help Sane hel Contents of Network M Gut Chri Gopy Ctrl C Paste Chrl y New Properties Jer GH3H Channel 1 Remove Figure C 8 The Properties Option in the Edit Menu Programming with PanaView C 7 March 2008 Editing Meter Properties The window appears similar to Figure C 9 below To perform a cont specific task refer to the appropriate section on the following pages Setting the Meter Clock page C 9 Reading Transducer Signals page C 10 Plotting Transducer Signals page C 10 e Saving Transducer Signals page C 11 Clearing Totalizers page C 11 Handling Site Files page C 12 Model Gx868 Yer GN3H on Untitled IDM Clock 115 2003 2 22 36 PM Set Sync to PC Signal Read Signals Channeli Plot pr y Clear Totalizers IV Auto connect at startup Close Figure C 9 Properties Window for IDM Based Meter Note For illustration purposes the meter shown here is a one channel GX
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130. ns at this prompt are 5sec 10sec 30sec 1min 3min 6min and 12min After the time increment is chosen the Model DF868 returns to the standard data display screen and continues to take measurements The live data is printed at the specified time intervals until a STOP command is issued see the instructions for the STOP submenu on page 4 9 A portion of a typical printout is shown in Figure 4 2 below SITE NAME SITE LABEL SITE NAME 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 START TIME X AXIS 50 seconds PER DIV END TIME 03 27 01 PM 03 28 46 PM 20 OCT 97 Y AXIS MAX 500 ACF M 20 OCT 97 Figure 4 2 A Typical Graphical Printout Printing Data 4 5 March 2008 eee Printing Logs Use the LOG submenu to print logged measurement data from a log file in the meter s memory The data may be printed in either numeric or graphical format with a user specified time increment IMPORTANT Make sure that a printer has been properly set up before proceeding with this section To print logged measurement data refer to Figure A 7 in Appendix A Menu Maps and complete the following steps 1 To access the Print Menu press the PRNT key Note The Print Menu is not protected by the security feature and a password is never required to access this menu 2 Press F2 LOG Note The Print Menu is not protected by the security feature and a password is n
131. o the number of days in the selected month 28 29 30 or 31 The program proceeds to step 15 DURATION Prompt If a circular log was specified the programming sequence continues here after the log start time and or start date is entered 14 Press F1 and enter a log Duration in hours or press F2 and enter a log duration in days Press ENT and go to step 16 Logging Data 3 5 March 2008 A _ _ o LOG TIME Prompt If TIMED was selected at step 12 the programming sequence continues here 15 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired log duration The available options at this prompt are 10min 30min 60min 3 HR 6 HR 12 HR and 24 HR Proceed directly to the TIME INCREMENT prompt TIME INCREMENT Prompt Regardless of which of the various options were selected during the previous programming steps all of the paths converge at this point 16 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired Time Increment The available options at this prompt are 5sec 10sec 30sec 1min 3min 6min 12min 30min and 60 min The time increment is the frequency at which the Model DF868 takes and records data measurements If any reading takes longer than the programmed time increment the log is filled in with the next consecutive reading For example assume that a velocity value of 3 ft sec is recorded at 12 00 00 in a log with a time increment of five seconds If the next reading is 8 ft sec and it ta
132. ons to set the minimum and maximum time interval between transmissions Increasing the repetition period reduces the amount of background noise in the signal at the expense of reducing the maximum measurable flow rate Since the DF868 adjusts repetition periods to optimize the flow measurement taking flow rate transducer frequency and signal characteristics into consideration you must enter a range from 100 to 3 200 usecs Rep Period 1 specifies the shortest repetition period possible with a default of 200 usec Rep Period 2 specifies the longest repetition period the DF868 can use and defaults to a value of 800 usec Note Once the DF868 determines the appropriate repetition period within the limits of Rep Period 1 and Rep Period 2 it alternates between transmits at the determined repetition period and a period that is 20 longer For example if the DF868 selects a repetition period of 200 usecs it first transmits a series of bursts at 200 usecs followed by a series at 240 usecs The DF868 then compares the receive signals of the first series of bursts to those of the second series If the two series of signals are too dissimilar the DF868 displays an incoherent signal error 8 Press ENT to accept the current XMIT per Reading value or use the numeric keys to enter the desired value from 1 024 to 30 000 and press ENT This option specifies the number of transmissions used to obtain a flow rate measurement While reducing this
133. ooooooooooroorrrrmm Initial Setup Data March 2008 Option Cards Installed Whenever an option card is installed in one of the Model DF868 s expansion slots record the type of card and any additional setup information in the appropriate row of Table B 1 below Table B 1 Option Cards Installed Type of Option Card Additional Setup Information Analog Outputs A B Data Records B 1 March 2008 Initial Setup Data After the Model DF868 flowmeter has been installed some initial setup data must be entered using the User Program prior to operation Record that information in Table B 2 below Table B 2 Initial Setup Data General Information Model Software Vers Site Status Trans Traf fo Site Label Measurement Method ACTIV System Parameters SYSTM Mass Flow Time Serial Setup Date Site Message System Units English Metric MDOT Dec Dig Totalizer Option Energy Option Auto Manual Mass Totals Mass Dec Digits Power Vol Units Power Dec Dig Vol Dec Digits Energy Total Totalizer Units Energy Dec Dig Tot Dec Dig Heat or Cool Mass Flow Error Handling Flow Meas Input Output I O Temp Input Fixed Live Zero Cutoff If live Supply Return Trans Type Lining Transducer Lining Material Special Transducers Lining Sndspd Wedge Typ
134. p bits MODBUS meter addr 2 16 bit integer 2 16 bit integer RESERVED Programming Site Data March 2008 A o_o et MODBUS Register Map Notes cont 1 Clear Totalizers flag from the 8051 to clear totalizers in the 68332 memory 2 Error Value see Chapter 2 Error Codes and Screen Messages in the Service Manual for error codes 3 Average average of channel 1 and channel 2 if both channels out of error channel 1 value if channel 2 is in error channel 2 value if channel 1 is in error zero if both channels in error 4 Average Error Status 0 both in error 1 chan 2 in error 2 chan in error 3 both OK 5 Registers for Analog Inputs The values for the inputs apply only to special inputs supply and return temperature inputs are in other defined registers The DF868 can hold only up to 4 special inputs Input registers for slots and inputs that are not resident or not programmed as special will have an output value of 0 6 MODBUS baud rate 5 2400 6 4800 7 9600 8 19 200 7 MODBUS parity 0 none 1 odd 2 even 8 MODBUS stop bits 1 1 stop bit 2 2 stop bits 9 General Registers are written if corresponding functions are actuated by the user Registers for unactuated functions are initialized to zero at startup Programming Site Data 1 51 March 2008 PECORA I ____ ooo o_O 22 Saving Site Data The currently programmed site data may be stored i
135. parameters SAVE save site files RECLL recall stored site files KV SS enter a kinematic viscosity signal strength Tmp KV enter up to three temperature vs viscosity tables SECUR enter a passcode As an aid in following the programming instructions a complete menu map of the User Program is included in Appendix A Menu Maps Note n the menu map drawings plain text represents prompt area messages and boxed text represents option bar choices Fx represents a function key to select an option bar choice Programming Site Data 1 1 March 2008 lr oo o OEE Using the Keypad The Model DF868 keypad contains 39 keys that are labeled with their primary unshifted functions In addition pressing the red SHIFT key will access the secondary functions assigned to most of the keys The complete keypad is illustrated in Figure 1 1 below and a detailed description of both the unshifted and shifted functions for each of the 39 keys is listed in Table 1 1 on page 1 2 Note Only the SHIFT key and the eight Fx keys have no shifted function Figure 1 1 The Model DF868 Keypad Note Although the keypad is essentially the same the front panel layout of meters supplied in one of the optional enclosures is different See Appendix C Optional Enclosures of the Startup Guide for a picture of the applicable front panel 1 2 Programming Site Data Key March 2008 Table 1 1 Model DF868 Key F
136. perature vs Viscosity 1 39 Menu Maps 1 57 Temperature vs Viscosity Tables Entering 1 55 Submenus 0 2 0 0 e eee eee 1 57 Terminal Software Serial Communications Setting Up Windows 3 X 6 2 Network ID Number 1 46 TmpKV UART Bit Options nn 1 46 Setting Up Temperature Inputs 1 30 Serial Interface TmpKV Submenu 1 55 Configuring RS485 Converter 6 5 TOTAL Submenu ov sU RE 5 2 Optional RS485 o oooooo cocooo oo 6 3 Totalizer Frequency Card Panametrics Cables 6 1 Programming a Totalizer Output 1 26 RS232 Terminal Block Pins 6 1 Setting Up AI eb de s 1 25 RS485 Interface Converter 6 3 Transducer Signal Displaying 2 10 RS485 Multi Point Wiring 6 5 Transducer Signals RS485 Point To Point Wiring 6 4 Display Options 00 2 10 Setting Up Windows 3 X 6 2 Displaying 0 00 000 2 10 Standard RS232 22 2220 6 1 Transmit Wedge Wiring RS232 a 6 1 Measurement sse eee 1 42 SETUP Enterng exu dE iD 1 31 U Submenus o 1 31 Signal Displaying Transducer 2 10 User Program Signals Transducer C 10 C 11 Data Record 2 00 eee B 2 SIGNL Entering ee ara Serta a ea 1 8 DA aan 2 1 2 10 PIPE Submenu 0 055 1 15 Typical Display Screen
137. ple if pair 1 is KV 10 centistrokes and SS 62 then pair 2 must be KV lt 10 centistrokes and SS 62 The DF868 accepts 2 to 20 pairs 1 Enter the KV SS submenu by pressing gt twice and F2 at the initial User Program screen 2 Press ENT to accept the current of KV SS Pairs or enter a new value from 2 to 20 and press ENT 3 Press ENT to accept the current Sig Strength value or enter a new value 50 0 to 85 0 and press ENT Enter the signal strength values in ascending order 4 Press ENT to accept the current Kin Viscosity value or enter a new value 0 050 to 500 and press ENT Enter the kinematic viscosity values in descending order The Sig Strength and Kin Viscosity prompts repeat for each pair After entering all the pairs the meter returns to the Program menu as shown on page 1 8 To leave the User Program press EXIT Programming Site Data March 2008 O A o o o_o Entering Temperaturevs The TmpKV submenu enables you to enter temperature vs viscosity Viscosity Tables tables for up to three petrochemical products Users can program the names of each product along with temperature vs viscosity data points for each table To apply the tables you must program the DF868 to use the table for the desired fluid discussed in Calculating Kinematic Viscosity on page 1 39 and program the temperature input source as shown in Setting Up Temperature Inputs on page 1 30 Once the tables are ap
138. plied the DF868 automatically performs the following steps 1 It accepts the input from the programmed temperature source 2 It calculates the fluid viscosity using linear interpolation from the tabulated fluid data 3 It performs a dynamic calculation of the Reynolds number 4 Itcalculates the appropriate K factor using the standard Colebrook relationship Entering the Fluid Label 1 Enter the TmpKV submenu by pressing gt twice and F3 at the and Name initial User Program screen 2 At the Temp KV Fluid Table prompt press F1 F3 to select the table for data entry Note Key F1 for Fluid 01 is used as an example in the following steps 3 Edit the current Label FL 01 to any desired label with a maximum length of five characters as shown in Table 1 1 on page 1 3 Press ENT 4 Edit the current Name Fluid 1 to any desired name with a maximum length of 11 characters Entering the Table Data 5 Enter the desired 4 of Table pairs 2 to 20 and press ENT IMPORTANT At the next prompt the temperature values entered must be in the range of 148 to 662 F or C The values will appear as F if the meter is set for English units or C if the meter is set for metric units Temperature values must be entered in ascending order 6 Press ENT to accept the current Temperature value or enter a new value with up to four decimal places and press ENT Programming Site Data 1 55 March 2008 Ent
139. ppears on the option bar and then press the appropriate Fx function key current setting appears here 4800 9600 19200 The available rates are 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 and 19200 baud After verifying or changing the baud rate setting press the EXIT key twice to return to standard measurement mode Note Refer to Chapter 1 Programming Site Data for a detailed description of using the COMM submenu The description includes information on checking UART bits and network ID To communicate with personal computers running under either the Windows 3 X or Windows 9X NT operating systems please refer to Terminal Communications Software in the EJA RS Serial Communications 916 054 brochure Note For computers operating under other operating systems contact the factory for assistance or consult the operating system manual supplied with the computer Serial Communications March 2008 The Optional RS485 Although the standard RS232 serial interface included with the Serial Interface Model DF868 is adequate for most applications GE offers an optional RS485 serial interface upgrade for special situations The Model DF868 is easily modified to provide RS485 communications and this section describes the wiring and use of the special RS232 to RS485 converter Note For compliance with the European Union s Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC this unit requires an external power disconnect device such as a switch or
140. press the CLR key to clear the Totalizer or the new totals will be added to any previously accumulated totals Note The manner in which the Totalizer responds to an error condition may be set in the VO submenu 7 Use the F1 F4 and gt keys to select the desired Volumetric Units for the flow rate display The abbreviations and definitions of all the available volumetric units are shown in Table 1 2 on page 1 11 The choices shown on the option bar are determined by the selections made at the previous SYSTEM UNITS prompt screen 1 10 Programming Site Data March 2008 Entering System Data cont Table 1 2 Volumetric Unit Options English Volumetric Units Metric Volumetric Units GAL S U S Gallons per Second L S Liter per Second GAL M U S Gallons per Minute L M Liters per Minute GAL H U S Gallons per Hour L H Liters per Hour MGD Millions of U S Gallons per Day ML D Millions of Liters per Day ft s Cubic Feet per Second m s Cubic Meters per Second ft3 m Cubic Feet per Minute m m Cubic Meters per Minute ft h Cubic Feet per Hour Mmj h Millions of Cubic Meters per Hour Mft d Millions of Cubic Feet per Day Mm d Millions of Cubic Meters per Day BBL S Barrels per Second BBL S Barrels per Second BBL M Barrels per Minute BBL M Barrels per Minute BBL H Barrels per Hour BBL H Barrels per Hour BBL
141. prompts Clearing Data 5 1 March 2008 EEE Clearing Totalized Data The TOTAL submenu permits the user to reset volumetric totals to zero and to reset the stopwatch totalizer Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired pane of the display screen and complete the following steps 1 To access the Clear Menu press the CLR key a If you have activated the security feature see Chapter 1 Programming Site Data page 1 57 for details enter the assigned password and press ENT 2 Press F1 TOTAL 3 Press F1 to abort the procedure or press F2 to clear all volumetric totals and reset the stopwatch totalizer In either case the initial Clear Menu prompt returns Deleting Site Files Use the SITE submenu to clear site files from the DF868 s memory Use the SCREEN key to activate the desired display pane and refer to the menu map in Appendix A page A 8 while completing the following steps 1 To access the Clear Menu press the CLR key a If you have activated the security feature see Chapter 1 Programming Site Data page 1 57 for details enter the assigned password and press ENT 2 Press F2 SITE 3 At the Site Name prompt use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select a site file for deletion To leave the SITE submenu press the EXIT key Note At the SITE NAME prompt the option bar shows the names of all site files currently stored in memory 4 Press
142. r while a number of additional flowmeters the slaves are chained together and connected to the master flowmeter In order to implement such a system the DIP switch settings inside each serial interface converter must be changed IMPORTANT The serial interface converter in the last slave unit in the chain should not be reconfigured To reconfigure a serial interface converter for multi point wiring complete the following steps 1 Disconnect the main power to the electronics console and open the cover IWARNING Dangerous voltages exist within the electronics console Do not perform any wiring operations until the main power to the unit has been disconnected 2 Remove the clear plastic shroud that covers the electrical connectors 3 Remove the serial interface converter mounting bracket by removing the standoff located below the RS232 terminal block and the grounding screw just to its left see Figure 6 1 on page 6 3 4 Loosen the two screws that fasten the DB9 connector to the mounting bracket and remove the serial interface converter from the bracket 5 Use a small screwdriver to pry open the plastic case of the serial interface converter as shown in Figure 6 2 on page 6 6 The serial interface converter contains a main printed circuit board and a daughter printed circuit board The daughter board has a small terminal block attached to it and the main board has a DIP switch SW1 mounted near the center of the board
143. save the changes Press F1 to return to measurement mode without saving the file or press F2 to enter the SAVE submenu Note See the SAVE submenu section on page 1 52 of this chapter for more information on this function Programming Site Data 1 9 March 2008 Entering System Data 1 At the User Program screen press the F2 function key to program the SYSTM submenu 2 Enter a Site Label of up to 9 characters and press the ENT key While taking measurements the site label appears on the locator bar 3 Enter a Site Message of up to 21 characters Use this screen to enter a brief description of the site When the message has been entered press the ENT key 4 Press F1 to turn the Energy Option OFF or press F2 to turn it ON The Energy Option calculates the energy of a system based on temperatures at the supply and return points and the flow of fluid 5 To select the System Units press F1 to display parameters and measurements in English units or press F2 to display parameters and measurements in Metric units 6 To program the Totalizer Option press F1 to measure totals automatically or press F2 to measure totals manually If AUTO is selected above the meter automatically begins totalizing upon leaving the User Program If MNUAL is selected the console key on the keypad must then be used to start and stop the totalizer as discussed on page 1 7 IMPORTANT After setting up the Totalizer
144. sts the starting date and time in the message line i e ST 08 MAR 10 38 F4 END Moves the cursor all the way to the right side of the graph and posts the ending date and time in the message line e ENDO8 MAR 11 14 gt F1 YMAX Displays the programmed maximum Y value in the message line i e YMAX 25 0 Ft s gt F2 T INC Displays the programmed time increment value in the message line i e TINC 30 seconds gt F3 EXIT Leaves the GRAPH format and returns the display to the previous data format The EXIT key on the keypad will also perform this function Displaying Data 2 5 March 2008 The LOG Submenu Entering the LOG Submenu The LOG submenu permits the display of the data in a log file either graphically or numerically Although the Model DF868 can display all of the data in a log file screen size limitations prevent the simultaneous display of the complete log file Therefore the function keys must be used to view the remaining data Follow the instructions in this section to display a log file in the desired format See Chapter 3 Logging Data for instructions on creating a log file Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired pane of the display screen and complete the following steps 1 To access the Display Menu press the DISP key 2 Press F4 LOG 3 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to selec
145. t of this line to indicate that additional option bar choices are available See Table 2 7 below for a complete description of the nine functions available on the option bar Table 2 7 Graphical Log Display Options Option Bar Choice F1 lt CURS F2 CURS gt Move the cursor to the left and display the amplitude and time in the status line i e 107 686 798mi Move the cursor to the right and display the amplitude and time in the status line i e 107 686 798mi F3 PAGE F4 PAGE gt F1 START gt F2 END Display the previous page Display the next page Move the cursor to the start of the current page and post the starting date and time in the message line i e ST 451 798usec Move the cursor to the end of the current page and post the ending date and time in the message line i e END 744 298usec gt F3 YMAX Display the maximum Y value which is set to 128 divisions in arbitrary units in the message line gt F4 T INC Display the time increment value in the message line This is based on the frequency of the transducers and would equal 0 125 usec for a 1 MHz transducer F1 EXIT Leave the graphical SIGNL display and return the display to the previous data format The EXIT key on the keypad will also perform this function In addition to the functions available on the option bar some of the numeric keys are used to
146. t option card for Interface communication with a LAN For details on wiring the Ethernet connection please refer to the Installation chapter of the DF868 Startup Guide Programming with PanaView C 1 March 2008 NN Setting Up the Use the steps below to establish communications with the DF868 Communications Port 1 Open the New Meter Browser window and expand the network tree Then highlight the My Computer Name branch by clicking on it 2 Pull down the Edit menu by clicking on it in the menu bar 3 Click on the New menu option to select it and a submenu opens with two choices on it see Figure C 1 below EA PanaView Meter Browser 5 gt File Edit View Output Window Help Canit Undo Comports of MELANCEL Gut GErTH X E zt Gopy Gtr C Paste Ctrl Communications Port PC Log Figure C 1 The Edit Menu C 2 Programming with PanaView March 2008 Setting Up the 4 Click on the Communications Port option to select it The Setup Communications Port Communications screen appears similar to Figure C 2 below cont ES Setup Communications x General Prototol DM Port Number coma Name coma COM Port Type Rs222 Baud Rate 9600 Baud xy Parity None xl Handshaking No Handshaking Data Bits BDataBits y Stop Bits het e Timeout ms 5o00 Figure C 2 Setup Communications Screen 5 Open the Protocol menu the first of th
147. t the desired log file to display At the Name prompt the option bar will show the names of all log files that are currently stored in memory If there are no log files currently stored in memory the following prompt will appear instead DISPLAY FEATURES There are no log files currently DISPLAY FORMAT stored in memory Either all of logging the log files have been cleared or no log files have yet been All Logs Cleared created Press any key to return hit key to measurement mode If the All Logs Cleared prompt appears at least one log file must be created and stored in memory before the Display Log function can be accessed See Chapter 3 Logging Data for instructions on creating a log file After at least one log file is stored in memory and selected at the NAME prompt of the LOG submenu proceed to the next step 4 At the Format prompt press F1 to display the selected log in numeric format or press F2 to display the selected log in graphical format e If you pressed F1 go to the next page e If you pressed F2 go to page 2 9 2 6 Displaying Data March 2008 Numeric Format The Model DF868 can log up to three parameters simultaneously Each set of data values is called a record and up to 120 consecutive records can be stored in a page A log file can consist of up to 120 pages The numeric log display which shows one record at a time includes the following components page number record number
148. ta measurement display Clearing Data 5 3 Chapter 6 Serial Communications Introduction ea ea 6 1 Wiring the RS232 Interface eee eee eee eee nenn 6 1 Checking the DF868 Baud Rate eee cece eee eee ee 6 2 Setting Up the Terminal Software and Transferring Data 6 2 The Optional RS485 Serial Interface oooooooooomooo o 6 3 Setting Up an Ethernet Connection oooooooccccccccn 6 8 Setting Up a MODBUS TCP Connecti0N ooooococoooommc o 6 9 March 2008 I ee nt Introduction The Model DF868 flowmeter is equipped with a standard RS232 serial interface By using this interface any log files stored in the DF868 s memory may be easily uploaded to a personal computer In order to accomplish this the following steps must be completed Note For more detailed information refer to EIA RS Serial Communications 916 054 Connect the DF868 to the personal computer Check the DF868 baud rate setting Set up the personal computer s terminal software Transfer the log files to the personal computer This section also contains instructions for setting up an RS485 serial interface and an Ethernet connection Wiring the RS232 The first step is to connect the built in RS232 port in the DF868 to Interface one of the serial ports COM1 or COM2 on the personal computer Table 6 1 below lists the standard cables available from the factory for this purpose T
149. te 4s eee ek ER eden 3 1 Non Circular 0 0 0 0 02 00 00005 3 4 Time Increment 2 04 3 6 M Mass Flow Units Available Options 1 13 Setting nissen 1 13 Measurements Foundation Fieldbus D 1 MEM Submenu 3 1 3 7 Menu Map ACTIV Submenu 1 9 CLOCK Submenu 1 44 CER us u adhe Shade does 5 1 GRAPH Submenu 2 4 VO Submenu 006 1 21 LOG Submenu 04 2 6 OPTN Submenu 1 22 PRNTR Submenu 4 2 SAVE Submenu 1 52 SECUR Submenu 1 57 STOP Submenu 0 4 9 Menus Edit 5 tauris C 2 Meter Settings Changing C 15 MODBUS Register Map for 1 48 MODBUS TCP Setting UD ieste ee 6 9 N Numeric Keys Displaying SIGNL Data 2 12 Index March 2008 Index cont O On Line Help ici 22222 er 1 6 Option Card Alarms td A 1 24 Analog InputS oooo ooooooo o 1 27 Data Record toi ee dina B 1 RTD Inputs 0 1 28 Totalizer Frequeney 1 25 OPTN Menu Map 00 1 22 Submen siepe hein 1 22 P PanaVieW s aaa Abus hoe ks uri 1 46 PanaView Applications of C 1 Password Default core nodes ewer oes 1 57 Enteriig tanta 1 57 Path Length Programming 1 17 Pipe OD Progra
150. the length of the log runs will all affect how much memory is available for additional logging For example a log that updates every 5 seconds will use more memory than a log that updates every 6 minutes assuming that they both run for the same length of time After a log file has been created it may be displayed printed cleared or uploaded to a personal computer Refer to the appropriate chapters of this manual for specific instructions Refer to Figure A 8 in Appendix A Menu Maps and proceed to the appropriate section for the desired LOG submenu Each submenu may be followed in the sequence shown or the T and Y keys may be used to scroll through the prompts Logging Data 3 1 March 2008 eee Creating a Standard Log Use the STD submenu to create a new standard log and to select the parameters to log the log start time and date the log end time and date and the time increment Also any log file already stored in memory may be inspected and or changed Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired pane of the display screen and complete the following steps 1 To access the Log Menu press LOG a If you have activated the security feature see Chapter 1 Programming Site Data page 1 57 for details enter the assigned password and press ENT 2 Press F1 STD 3 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to inspect a completed log change an active log or enter a new name up to 5
151. to the main Log Menu screen The MEM screen lists the number of remaining unused memory pages out of the total number of 120 available pages Also the number of pages expected to be used by all currently programmed logs is given If the number of pending pages exceeds the number of free pages additional memory may be made available by clearing some old logs see Chapter 5 Clearing Data If 1t is undesirable to delete old logs to free up additional memory the number of pages pending may be reduced by altering the parameters of one or more of the currently active logs For example either increasing the time increment or decreasing the total logging time will reduce the memory requirements for a log file Use the following equations to calculate the number of pages used by a log number of records Jen jth Boe 8 1 time increment number of records 3 2 number of pages 120 Consider a log that is set to run for 24 hours with a time increment of 3 minutes From Equation 3 1 the number of records 24 x 60 3 480 records Then from Equation 3 2 above the number of pages 480 120 4 pages Thus at least four pages of memory must be available for this log to run to completion Notice that increasing the time increment to 6 minutes or decreasing the length of the log to 12 hours would reduce the memory requirement to only 2 pages Logging Data 3 7 March 2008 Stopping a Log Procedure Options Use the STOP submen
152. tor This setting determines where in the pipe the DF868 looks for the reflected signal The default value is 50 Use the numeric keys to enter a value and press ENT Note The factory recommends activating the Reynolds Correction Factor when the Depth of Reflector is set at 50 You can disable the Reynolds Correction Factor when the Depth of Reflector is set at any other value If you activated the Transit Time mode two steps appear a Use the F1 F4 keys to select the desired Number of Traverses the number of times the ultrasonic signal traverses the pipe from 1 to 5 b The Transducer Spacing prompt displays the spacing of the transducers as calculated from the information you have entered Record this number and use it to properly space transducers Note f necessary you can overwrite the spacing shown using the numeric keys to match the actual physical spacing of the transducers The factory does not recommend overwriting the spacing If you must do not change the spacing by more than 10 from the value shown You have completed entering pipe parameters for clamp on transducers Press ENT to return to the start of the PIPE submenu and EXIT to leave the submenu Table 1 11 below lists the numeric parameters in the PIPE submenu with their high and low limits Table 1 11 Low and High Limits for PIPE Parameters AT Wedge Angle 90 Pipe OD 300 in Pipe Wall 4 0 in Lining Thickness 4 0
153. trength falls below the programmed Signal Low Limit value See the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes 2 Press ENT to accept the current Cor Peak Limit value or enter a new value and press ENT The default value for this parameter is 100 and values from 0 to 500 are acceptable The E4 SIGNAL QUALITY error message appears when the signal quality falls below the programmed Cor Peak Limit value See the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes 3 Press ENT to accept the current Soundspeed Limit value or enter a new value and press ENT The default value for this parameter is 20 and values from 1 to 50 are acceptable The E2 SOUNDSPEED error message appears when the calculated fluid soundspeed differs from the fluid soundspeed entered in the SYSTEM menu by more than the programmed Soundspeed Limit value See the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes 4 Press ENT to accept the current Velocity Low Limit value or enter a new value and press ENT The default value for this parameter is 40 0 ft sec 12 142 m sec and values from 100 to 100 ft sec 30 48 to 30 48 m sec are acceptable The E3 VELOCITY RANGE error message appears when the calculated fluid velocity is less than the programmed Velocity Low Limit value See the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes 5 Press ENT to accept the current Velocity High Limit value or enter a new value and press ENT The defa
154. tware displays all Ethernet devices currently connected to the subnet You can identify the DF868 by its MAC address supplied as part of customer documentation The default IP Port is 2101 The default IP addressing for the DF868 is DHCP dynamic If you need to assign a static IP address to the DF868 complete the following steps IMPORTANT To assign a static IP address the DF868 must be connected to an Ethernet network with a dynamic address assignment mechanism DHCP first 1 Run Ethernet Device Discovery software and identify the DF868 s current IP address 2 Open your Internet browser Internet Explorer Netscape or other and type the DF868 IP address in the Address box 3 The Connect ME Configuration and Management window opens Two text boxes ask for the user name and password a In the Username text box type root b In the Password text box type dbps 4 At the left of the window click on Network 5 The IP Settings window opens In the text boxes for IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway type in the new information 6 Click Apply The software applies the new address 6 8 Serial Communications March 2008 a ee et Setting Up a MODBUS A modified DF868 can use the MODBUS TCP interface to TCP Connection communicate with an internal network An optional MODBUS TCP card with a unique MAC IP address installed only in slots 5 or 6 includes an RJ45 connector To connect the MODBUS TCP e
155. u to terminate a logging process that is currently active Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired pane of the display screen and complete the following steps 1 To access the Log Menu press LOG a If you have activated the security feature see Chapter 1 Programming Site Data page 1 57 for details enter the assigned password and press ENT Note Once a log is stopped it cannot be restarted but the log remains in memory To clear the log from memory refer to Chapter 5 Clearing Data page 5 4 for instructions 2 Press F3 STOP 3 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select a log file to stop Note At the NAME prompt the option bar will show the names of all completed or active log files that are currently stored in memory Recall that a flashing asterisk appears at the far right of the locator bar if the Model DF S68 is currently logging data see Chapter 3 Operation of the Startup Guide 4 Press F1 to continue logging and return to the initial Log Menu screen Press F2 to stop logging and return to the initial Log Menu screen Do one of the following Press F1 F4 to enter another LOG submenu e Press EXIT to return to the data screen Logging Data March 2008 Creating an ERROR Log Use the ERROR submenu to create a new error log and to select the logging parameters An error log updates every 5 seconds when the display updates but only
156. ue El PRIMARY VALUE RANGE EU 100 EU D UNITS INDEX DECIMAL El Y SECONDARY VALUE VALUE STATUS QUALITY SUBSTATUS LIMITS SECONDARY VALUE UNIT 9 UNIT SELECTOR PRIMARY SELECTOR 9 SECONDARY SELECTOR CLEAR TOTALIZERS 9 CH1_VELOCITY 9 CH1 VOLUMETRIC 9 CH1 PLUS TOTALS 9 CH1 MINUS TOTALS 4 Write Changes Good_NonCascade NonSpecific NotLimited 0x0001 ff SI metric ff CH1_VELOCITY CH1_YELOCITY Normal Normal Clear 1263 gg 441074 oft Read All Figure D 4 Clear Totalizers Drop Down List Select the Others tab and scroll down to the CLEAR_TOTALIZERS Select Clear from the drop down list box see Figure D 4 below Foundation Fieldbus Communications March 2008 Function Block Figure D 5 below is an example setup using the Function Block Application Application editor The flowmeter AI blocks along with the AO and PID of another device on the network are displayed We have connected the Al_1 OUT of the flowmeter to the CAS IN of the AO block We have also connected the Al_ 2 OUT of the flowmeter to the CAS IN of the PID block gt rface0 0 Function Block Application Loop Time 1 sec Stale Limit 1 Ole gt OS x AO ms h kg ANALOG INPUT 1 000000003 AD A AnslogOutput A00000560 AO OUT Bur 9 CAS IN OUT p Alarms B BKCAL QUT Y Trends J gt DEN Alerms gt Trends B PidControl A00000560 PID ANA
157. ult value for this parameter is 40 0 ft sec 12 142 m sec and values from 100 to 100 ft sec 30 48 to 30 48 m sec are acceptable The E3 VELOCITY RANGE error message appears when the calculated fluid velocity exceeds the programmed Velocity High Limit value See the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes Programming Site Data March 2008 een Transit Time SIGNL 6 Press ENT to accept the current Acceleration value or enter a new Options cont value and press ENT The default value for this parameter is 15 0 ft sec 4 6 m sec and values from 0 to 100 ft sec 0 to 30 m sec are acceptable The E6 CYCLE SKIP error message appears when the calculated fluid velocity changes by more than the programmed Acceleration Limit value from one reading to the next See the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes 7 Press ENT to accept the current Amp Discrim Low value or enter a new value and press ENT The amplitude discriminator measures the size of the transducer signal received by the Model DF868 The default value for this parameter is 14 and values from 0 to 100 are acceptable The E5 AMPLITUDE error message appears when the amplitude discriminator falls below the programmed Amp Discrim Low value See the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes 8 Press ENT to accept the current Amp Discrim High value or enter a new value and press ENT The amplitude discriminator measures th
158. unctions Unshifted Function Shifted Function Software Function Keys press to select the functions displayed directly above them in the option bar These keys apply only to the left pane of the display screen Software Function Keys press to select the functions displayed directly above them in the option bar These keys apply only to the right pane of the display screen Shift Key use this red key to access the shifted function of the other keys One press shifts the next keystroke only while two presses locks the key pad in shifted mode A third press releases the shift function Arrow Keys in measurement mode use to scroll through function choices on the option bar In programming mode use to scroll through menu choices The lt also acts as a back space key in programming mode Use to enter the letters A B C and D respectively Program Key press to enter the User Program See the remainder of this chapter for details Use to enter the letter Q Programming Site Data 1 3 March 2008 Key Table 1 1 Model DF868 Key Functions Continued Unshifted Function Shifted Function Display Key use to display data in a variety of numeric and graphic format ting options See Chapter 2 Displaying Data page 2 2 for details Use to enter the letter O Log Key use to set up logs See Chapter 3 Logging Data page 3 2 for details Use to enter th
159. until manually stopped but only the data from the most recent log cycle is saved At the start of each cycle the oldest recorded data is overwritten by the new data from the current cycle Caution If data from one circular log cycle exceeds the meter s memory capacity the earliest logged data will be lost STARTTIME Prompt 10 Press F1 to accept the displayed Start Time or press F2 to enter a different start time To start logging immediately press F3 If OK was selected proceed to step 11 If NOW was selected proceed to step 12 if you selected a non circular log or to step 14 for a circular log f EDIT was selected complete the steps listed below a Press F1 F2 to select AM or PM Then enter the desired Hour 1 12 and press ENT Entry of a start time earlier than the current time will generate an error message b Enter the desired Minutes and press ENT The acceptable range is 0 to 59 c Enter the desired Seconds and press ENT The acceptable range is 0 to 59 START DATE Prompt 11 Press F1 to accept the displayed Start Date or press F2 to enter a different start date To start logging today press F3 e If OK or TODAY was selected proceed to step 12 for a non circular log or to step 14 for a circular log Otherwise continue with the next prompt to Edit the Start Date a Enter the desired Year and press ENT The acceptable range is 0 to 99 b Use the gt and F1
160. upercompress Volumetric Units Volumetric Time VOL Decimal Digits Totalizer Units TOT Decimal Digits PIPE PARAMETERS Transducer number Pipe OD Pipe Wall Path Length Axial Dimension L Figure 4 5 A Typical Site File Printout ENGLISH Automatic Standard Equation No Thousands ACF min 0 Actual cubic ft 0 81 12 000 inches 0 200 inches 16 97 inches 12 00 inches 4 8 Printing Data March 2008 ooo e nt Stop Printing Use the STOP submenu to terminate the printing of live logged or site data To stop any active printing activity refer to Figure A 7 in Appendix A Menu Maps and complete the following steps IMPORTANT Make sure that a printer has been properly set up before proceeding with this section 1 To access the Print Menu press the PRNT key Note The Print Menu is not protected by the security feature and a password is never required to access this menu 2 Press F4 STOP 3 Press F1 to continue printing or press F2 to Stop the currently active printing job Note After the STOP command has been issued the printer will complete the printing of any data already in the printer buffer Either wait for the printer to finish or turn the printer off to empty the buffer immediately The Model DF868 returns to the standard data display screen and normal measurement taking Printing Data 4 9 Chapter 5 Clearing Data Introduction en ab 5 1 Clearing Totalized D
161. urned to the data display Programming Site Data 1 45 March 2008 Setting Up Serial Communications The Model DF868 flowmeter can transmit stored data and displayed readings to a remote ANSI terminal or a personal computer by connecting the meter s RS232 interface to the serial port of the PC In addition the Model DF868 can receive and execute remote commands using this link The meter can also be configured with a MODBUS option card for MODBUS communications a Foundation Fieldbus option card for Foundation Fieldbus communications an Ethernet option card for Ethernet communications or with a MODBUS TCP option card for MODBUS communication over the Ethernet if desired Note To set Fieldbus communications parameters see Appendix D Foundation Fieldbus Communications Use the COMM submenu to set the RS232 MODBUS Ethernet and MODBUS TCP communications port parameters and to enter a network identification number A network identification number is required to use the GE Instrument Data Manager or PanaView software While following the instructions refer to Figure A 5 in Appendix A Menu Maps 1 Enter the COMM submenu by pressing gt and F3 at the initial User Program screen 2 Use the F1 F4 and gt keys to select the desired Baud Rate Note As shown in Figure A 5 the available rates are 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 and 19200 baud 3 Use the F1 F4 and gt keys to select the desired UART Bits
162. urrent Day and press ENT The allowable range is 1 to the number of days in the current month Setting the Time 3 The first prompt displays the programmed Time Ifthe displayed time is correct press F1 and return to the User Program If the displayed time is incorrect press F2 to change the time and complete the steps below a Press F1 AM or F2 PM Then enter the current Hour and press ENT The allowable range is 1 to 12 Note A time of 12 PM represents Noon and a time of 12 AM represents Midnight b Enter the current Minutes and press ENT The allowable range is O to 59 c Enter the current Seconds and press ENT The allowable range is 0 to 59 1 44 Programming Site Data March 2008 De sy zT y Procedure Options After completing the above steps the meter returns to the User Program Continue as follows To continue programming the meter refer to the menu maps in Appendix A and navigate to the desired menu Then proceed to the appropriate section of this manual for instructions To leave the User Program and retain the previous settings press EXIT and then press F1 NO at the SAVE prompt Any programming changes will be discarded and you will be returned to the data display e To leave the User Program and return to measurement mode press EXIT and then press F2 YES at the SAVE prompt Your programming changes will be entered into the meter s memory and you will be ret
163. valid reading IMPORTANT The tables entered for this feature are global meaning that the same tables will be used for all sites in the meter Thus editing the tables in any one site file will alter the values for all other site files Also the tables are included as part of the site upload download functions For example if you print out a site file the current contents of the tables will also be printed Programming Site Data March 2008 Activating Security In order to prevent unauthorized tampering with the flowmeter s programming the Model DF868 is equipped with a security feature that locks out the following menus Program Menu PROG e Calibration Menu CAL Log Menu LOG e Clear Menu CLR When the system is locked access to the above menus will be denied unless the correct password is entered The Model DF868 is shipped with a default password For increased security the default password should be changed IMPORTANT Once the system has been locked it can only be unlocked by entering the password because access to the SECUR submenu is restricted While following the instructions refer to Figure A 5 in Appendix A Menu Maps IMPORTANT tis recommended that all program parameters be recorded before changing the password This information should be recorded in Appendix B Data Records as a matter of routine If the password is lost the site data is not retrievable and will have to be re entered
164. value or use the numeric keys to enter a value between 8 and 64 and press ENT Use this option to enter an acceptable value for the number of samples of the digitized receive signal that the DF868 uses to estimate the arrival of the transducer signal The default value is 48 6 cycles 12 Press ENT to accept the current Averaging Factor value or use the numeric keys to enter a value between 0 and 16 and press ENT This option allows you to enter an acceptable value for an algorithm that the DF868 uses to eliminate background noise The default value is 5 13 Press ENT to accept the current of Errors Allowed or use the numeric keys to enter a value between 0 and 16 and press ENT Use this option to enter the number of errors the DF868 can record before it displays an error message The default value is 6 The program returns to the initial SETUP window Remember to record all programmed data in Appendix B Data Records Programming Site Data 1 37 March 2008 A A _ ______RQ poBRBRBBBRBpoRQPQRopQooAA Setting Response Time Use this option to specify the number of readings that occur before the meter will respond to a step change in flow rate In general the smaller the number of readings the less steady the display will appear Complete the following steps to set the response time 1 At the SETUP window press F2 to select V Averaging 2 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select the Response Time The
165. y accepts values from 328 to 1 832 F 200 to 1 000 C If you select SLOT X press F1 to F4 to select the desired temperature Input Press F1 to specify a constant Return Temperature input or F2 to select the output in Slot X that will provide the live temperature input for the return Do one of the following If you select FIXED enter the known fixed process Temperature and press ENT The meter only accepts values from 328 to 1 832 F 200 to 1 000 C e If you select SLOT X press F1 to F4 to select the desired temperature Input Use the lt and gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired 1 0 option or press EXIT to return to the initial User Program screen Programming Site Data 1 29 March 2008 Setting Up Temperature Inputs The DF868 can use either fixed temperature values or live measurement inputs to calculate standard volumetric or mass flow By programming the correct source for the temperature input you enable the DF868 to apply temperature compensation discussed on page 1 55 Complete the following steps to configure these inputs 1 At the O screen press gt and F1 or F4 if the Energy Option has not been enabled to select the F IN option Note Jf Slot X contains an activated option card with an analog input assigned to TEMP or an RTD input Slot X appears as an option at the above prompt If the process temperature is stable a fixed v
166. y not result in a visible change in the posted times For example if a TIME INCREMENT of 30 seconds has been programmed two presses of either cursor movement key will be required to change the displayed time by one minute 2 8 Displaying Data March 2008 Graphical Format cont Table 2 4 Graphical Log Display Options Option Bar Choice F1 CURS Move the cursor one record to the left and display the value and time of that record in the status line i e 6 85 Ft s 10 38 F2 CURS gt Move the cursor one record to the right and display the value and time of that record in the status line i e 5 31 Ft s 10 38 F3 lt PAGE Display the previous page of records F4 PAGE gt Display the next page of records gt F1 START Move the cursor to the first record on the current page and post the date and time of that record in the message line i e ST 08 MAR 10 38 gt F2 END Move the cursor to the last record on the current page and post the date and time of that record in the message line i e ENDO8 MAR 11 14 gt F3 2 YMAX Display the programmed maximum Y value in the message line i e YMAX 25 0 Ft s gt F4 2 TINC Display the time increment value as set when the log file was created in the message line i e TINC 30 seconds lt F1 EXIT Leave the graphical LOG display and return the display to the previous data format The EXI
167. yed The measurement parameter VEL is shown to the left of the y axis and there is a message line below the graph that initially indicates the starting date and time of the graphed data Notice that most of the locator bar has been replaced by a status line in standard video that shows the value units and time of the measurement at the current cursor location However there is still an inverse video pointer at the far right of this line to indicate that additional option bar choices are available Note The date in the message line includes only the day and the month not the year and the times in the status line and the message line include only the hours and minutes not the seconds Because the times displayed in the GRAPH format are in whole minutes only movement of the cursor may not result in a visible change in the posted times For example if a TIME INCREMENT of 30 seconds has been programmed two presses of either cursor movement key will be required to change the displayed time by one minute Table 2 2 Graph Display Options Option Bar Choice F1 CURS F2 CURS gt F3 START Moves the cursor to the left and displays the corresponding measure ment value and time in the status line i e 6 85 Ft s 10 38 Moves the cursor to the right and displays the corresponding measure ment value and time in the status line i e 5 31 Ft s 10 38 Moves the cursor all the way to the left side of the graph and po
168. ypical Graphical Log Printout Printing Data 4 7 March 2008 Print Site File Use the PROG submenu to print the data in a site file that was set up and saved as described in Chapter 1 Programming Site Data To print a site file refer to Figure A 7 in Appendix A Menu Maps and complete the following steps IMPORTANT Make sure that a printer has been properly set up before proceeding with this section 1 To access the Print Menu press the PRNT key Note The Print Menu is not protected by the security feature and a password is never required to access this menu 2 Press F3 PROG 3 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired Site File to print Note All site files currently in memory appear on the option bar The currently active site file or working file is always listed as the first choice Work on the option bar The Model DF868 returns to the standard data display screen and generates a site file printout similar to the one shown in Figure 4 5 below The printout continues until the entire file has been printed or until a STOP command is issued see the instructions for the STOP submenu on page 4 9 PROGRAM PARAMETERS of SITE NAME Model GX868G3G With 1K FIFO and 1113 receiver board At 9 54 39 AM on 11 FEB 99 ACTIVE PARAMETERS Site status Skan measure mode SYSTEM PARAMETERS Burst Skan Only site LABEL site MESSAGE System Units Totalizer Option Equation S

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