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1. k d e 1 I te uns 1 f e l pum gt lt m 3 EI 5 LL 2 NI 10 niu L at L a 100 200 600 700 tpAve Radartime 4 05 in Picoseconds The coefficient m is calculated from the slope of the curve Cal14 Delta y 25 0 Coefficient M4 0 0581 Delta 500 70 The coefficient mg is the offset on the y axis at x 0 Coefficient mg Y2 m4 X2 25 0 0581 500 4 05 MICROMODULTECHNIK GMBH 15 30 1 7 Connection Plug SONO MOVE is supplied with a 10 pole MIL flange plug Assignment of the 10 pole MIL plug and sensor cable connections Sensor Connections Lead Colour 7 28 Power Supply red OV Power Supply 9 0 1 Analogue Positive Moisture green 1 Analogue Return Line Moisture RS485 A white 85485 8 brown m 2 Analogue Positive 2 Analogue Return Line Screen transparent is grounded at the sensor The plant must be properly grounded MICROMODULTECHNIK 7 GMBH 16 30 1 8 Connection of RS485 to the USB Module SONO MOVE is equipped with a standard RS485 interface to serially readout individual parameters or measurement values An easy to implement data transfer protocol enables
2. 5 1 2 8 Temperature Measurement r nnn nnn 5 124 Analogue OUD e nne 6 5 1 2 5 The serial 5485 interface 6 1 2 6 Error Reports and Error Messages 6 1 3 Configuration of the Measure Mode a 7 1 4 Operation Mode at non continuous Material Flow 7 1 4 1 Average Time in the measurement mode CF 8 1 5 Calibration 9 1 5 1 SONO MONWVE for measuring Moisture of Sand and 12 1 6 Creating a linear Calibration Curve for a specific Material 13 EF CONNECCION PIU RR 15 1 8 Connection of RS485 to the USB 16 2 Quick guide for the Software SONO CONFI G J J J 17 2 1 1 Scan of connected SONO probes on the RS48
3. MICROMODULTECHNIK GMBH 9ONO MOVE User Manual SONO MOVE carbide in Carbide Design SONO MOVEPrrs in PTFE Design SONO MOVEetetion IMKO Micromodultechnik GmbH Telefon 49 0 7248 5921 0 Im Stock 2 Fax 49 0 7243 90856 D 76275 Ettlingen e mail 4 info imko de http www imko de I publik TECH_MAN TRIME SONO ENGLISH SONO MOVE SONO MOVE MAN Vers1_4 english doc MICROMODULTECHNIK GMBH 2 30 User Manual for SONO MOVE As of 14 April 2010 Thank you for buying an IMKO moisture probe Please carefully read these instructions in order to achieve ideal results with your probe SONO MOVE for the in line moisture measurement Should you have any questions or suggestions regarding your new probe after reading please do not hesitate to contact our authorised dealers or IMKO directly We will gladly help you List of Content 1 Instrument Description SONO MOVE J J J 4 1 1 1 The patented TRIME TDR Measuring Method enn 4 1 1 2 TRIME compared to other Measuring Methods 4 1 1 3 Areas of Application nnn nnn nnns 4 M06101 ope aO penne RR N 5 1 2 1 Measurement Value Collection with continual Average Value and Filtering 5 1 2 2 Determination of the mineral Concentration
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5. Moist Temp Conduct Temperature Range Conductryvity mS cm Maximum 100 ELM Moisture Range bl asiman 20 1 1 0 20 0 50 1 4 MICROMODULTECHNIK GMBH 19 30 2 1 4 Selection of the individual Calibration Curves In the menu Calibration and the window Material Property Calibration the calibration curves CAL1 to 8115 which are stored in the SONO probe are loaded and displayed on the screen takes max 1 minute With the mouse pointer individual calibration curves can be activated and tested with the SONO probe by activating the button Set Active Calib Furthermore the individual calibration curves to 5 can be adapted or modified with the calibration coefficients see Chapter Creating a linear calibration curve Material Property Calibration BE EG x Cal CalD P CalDF CaNameinProbe CalNameinFie MatlD P MatlD F TemlD P TemlD F DenlD P DeniD 00000 00000 No Calibration 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 1 06035 00000 Llniversal 06035 00000 06000 00000 06000 00000 2 06040 00000 Lime Sand Linear 06040 00000 06000 00000 06000 00000 3 06041 00000 Cement Powder 06041 00000 06000 00000 06000 00000 4 06042 00000 Wood Pellets 06042 00000 06000 00000 06000 00000 5 06043 00000 wiheat 06043 00000 06000 00000 06000 00000 06044 00000 Flour 06044 00000 06000 00000 0600
6. Plate with midway conductor LO 2 PTFE Body MICROMODULTECHNIK GMBH 28 30 3 7 Mounting across a Conveyor Belt The probe head is made of PTFE in which three very thin metal films are placed and serves as the measurement plate This measurement plate should have a selected angle to the material flow to come to minimized density variations Depending on flow velocity and measured material an angle of 5 to 30 could be suitable Conveyor Belt Mounting with Bracket N Ir 4xSrews M6 Drive Roll Selected 5 angle p dependent 5 30 on material Bracket Measurement plate Flow with midway Direction conductor Conveyor Belt MICROMODULTECHNIK 7 GMBH 29 30 4 Technical Data SONO MOVE SENSOR DESIGN SONO MOVECarbide Casing Electronic Head High Grade Steel V2A 1 4301 Casing Probe Wolfram Carbide Abrasion Surface Highly abrasion resistant aluminium oxide ceramic SONO MOVEPTFE Casing Electronic Head High Grade Steel V2A 1 4301 Casing Probe Anti adhesive PTFE MOUNTING SONO MOVECarbide Probe head dimensions 140 x 110 x 12mm length x height x width SONO MOVEPTFE Probe head dimensions 145 x 180 x 40mm length x height x width Electronic Head 40 x 300mm diameter x height The probe can be fixed with a bracket on a conveyor belt MEASUREMENT RANGE MOISTURE The sensor measures
7. across Conveyor Belt 28 4 Technical Data SONO MOVE J J 29 MICROMODULTECHNIK GMBH 4 30 1 Instrument Description SONO MOVE 1 1 1 The patented TRIME TDR Measuring Method The TDR technology Time Domain Reflectometry is a radar based dielectric measuring procedure at which the transit times of electromagnetic pulses for the measurement of dielectric constants respectively the moisture content are determined SONO MOVECarbid consists of a high grade carbid casing with a wear resistant sensor head with ceramic window The SONO MOVEPTFE probe head is made of PTFE and thus providing best possible anti adhesive properties An integrated TRIME TDR measuring transducer is installed into the casing A high frequency TDR pulse 1GHz passes along wave guides and generates an electro magnetic field around these guides and herewith also in the material surrounding the probe Using a new patented measuring method IMKO has achieved to measure the transit time of this pulse with a resolution of 3 picoseconds consequently determine the moisture and the conductivity of the measured material The established moisture content as well as the conductivity respectively the temperature can either be uploaded directly into a SPC via two analogue outputs 0 4 20 mA or recalled via a serial RS485
8. from 0 up to the point of material saturation Measurement ranges up to 90 moisture are possible with a special calibration MEASUREMENT RANGE CONDUCTIVITY The sensor as a material specific characteristic value delivers the radar based conductance RoC Radar based Conductance in a range of 0 12dS m The conductivity range is reduced in measurement ranges gt 50 MEASUREMENT RANGE TEMPERATURE Measurement Range 0 100C The temperature is measured 3mm beneath the wear resistant sensor head inside the sensor casing and is issued at the analogue output 2 The material temperature can be measured with an external calibration and compensation of the sensor intrinsic heating MEASUREMENT DAT A PREPROCESSING MEASUREMENT MODE CS For fast measurement operations without averaging and up to 100 internal measurements per second and with a cycle time of 200 milliseconds MEASUREMENT MODE CF For slow measurement operations with the option of the smooth mean value accumulation including filtering with accuracies of up to 0 196 30 30 MICROMODULTECHNIK GMBH SIGNAL OUTPUT 2 x Analogue Outputs 0 4 20mA Analogue Output 1 Moisture in 0 20 variably adjustable Analogue Output 2 Conductivity RbC 0 20dS m or optionally the temperature In addition there is the option to split the analogue output 2 into two ranges into 4 11mA for the temperature and 12 20mA for the conductivity The analogue output 2 her
9. has a midway conductor and serves as the measurement plate This measurement plate should have a selected angle to the material flow to come to minimized density variations Depending on flow velocity and measured material an angle of 5 to 30 could be suitable The maximum material dumping height should be considered Mounting with Bracket 4xSrews M6 Conveyor Belt Drive Roll Selected angle dependent 5 30 on lt material Bracket Measurement plate Flow with midway Direction conductor Conveyor Belt MICROMODULTECHNIK 7 GMBH 25 30 3 4 SONO MOVECarbide LH with low Installation Height Assembly Dimensions e 2 Wolfram Carbide 140 Electronic Holder internal temperature sensor 4 x 26 3 MICROMODULTECHNIK GMBH 26 30 3 5 Mounting SONO MOVECarbide LH with low Installation Height Mounting across a Conveyor Belt The maximum material dumping height should be considered SONO MOVEcarbide with 4x 26 3 low installation height Conveyor Belt Drive Roll Selected angle 5 30 dependent gt material Measurement plate with midway conductor Flow Direction Conveyor Belt MICROMODULTECHNIK GMBH 27 30 3 6 Assembly Dimension Electronic Holder E E e dis Measurement
10. in the following have proven themselves to be useful for many applications and should only be altered for special applications Filter Parameter in the Function Measurement Mode CF Average Time Continual Floating Average Value Standard Setting 3 Setting Range 2 20 Filter Upper Limit Standard Setting 1 5 Setting Range 1 1 1 5 Upper Limit Keep Time Standard Setting 4 Setting Range 2 10 Filter Lower Limit otandard Setting 0 90 Setting Range 0 8 0 97 Lower Limit Keep Time Standard Setting 4 Setting Range 2 20 The time in seconds for the generation of the continual floating average value can be set with this parameter Too high measurement values generated due to metal wipers or blades are filtered out The maximum duration in seconds of the filter function for Upper Limit failures too high measurement values can be set with this parameter Too low measurement values generated due to insufficient material at the probe head e g due to the mixer blades are filtered out The maximum duration in seconds of the filter function for Lower Limit failures too less material at the probe can be set with this parameter 1 4 1 Average Time in the measurement mode CF SONO MOVE establishes every 200 milliseconds a new single measurement value which is incorporated into the continual averaging Floating Average and issues the respective average value in this timing cycle at the a
11. probe is suited for installation over a conveyor belt e The SONO MOVECarbide is suited for measuring of highly abrasive materials The novel probe head consists of highly abrasion resistant carbide with a rectangular ceramic window The material on the conveyor belt is affected only slightly with the wedge shaped structure at only 12mm thickness of the probe The SONO MOVECarbide LH has a lower installation height he is suited for measuring of highly adhesive materials such as lime sand The probe head is made of PTFE and thus providing best possible anti adhesive properties 5 30 MICROMODULTECHNIK GMBH 1 2 Mode of Operation 1 2 1 Measurement Value Collection with continual Average Value and Filtering The probe SONO MOVE internally measures at a rate of 100 measurements per seconds and issues the measurement value at a cycle time of up to 200 milliseconds depending on the measurement mode at the analogue output In the Measurement Mode CS Cyclic Successive an average value is not accumulated and the cycle time here is also 200 milliseconds In the Measurement Mode CF Cyclic Float Average not the momentarily measured individual values are directly issued but the floating average value is accumulated via a variable number of measurements Floating Average in order to filter out temporary variations These variations can be caused by inhomogeneous moisture distribution in the material sur
12. to the PC via a RS485 USB Module which is available from IMKO The following settings of SONO MOVE can be amended with the service program SONO CONFIG Measurement Mode and Parameters e Measurement Mode A On Request only in network operation for the retrieval of measurement values via the RS485 interface e Measurement Mode C Cyclic Setting CF Cyclic Float Average With continual floating average value with filtering and an accuracy of up to 0 1 Setting CS Cyclic Successive Without floating average for fast measurement procedures with internal up to 100 measurements per second and a cycle time of 200 milliseconds at the analogue output e Average Time reaction rate of the measurement values e Calibration if completely different materials are deployed e Filter Function Each of these settings will be preserved after shut down of the probe and is therefore stored ona permanent basis 1 4 Operation Mode CF at non continuous Material Flow SONO MOVE is supplied ex factory with suited parameters for the averaging time and with a universally deployable filter function suited for most currently applications The setting options and special functions of the SONO MOVE depicted in this chapter are only rarely required It is necessary to take into consideration that the modification of the settings or the realisation of these special functions may lead to faulty operation of the probe For applications with non continuous material
13. 0 00000 y 06045 00000 Suger 06045 00000 06000 00000 06000 00000 8 06046 00000 Vario8 06046 00000 06000 00000 06000 00000 9 06047 00000 Vario9 06047 00000 06000 00000 06000 00000 10 06048 00000 10 06048 00000 06000 00000 06000 00000 Calibration Item 11 06049 00000 Variol1 06049 00000 06000 00000 06000 00000 12 06050 00000 12 06050 00000 06000 00000 06000 00000 Set Active Calib 13 06054 00000 Ceramic Suspension 06054 00000 06000 00000 06000 00000 14 06052 00000 FineS and 06052 00000 06000 00000 06000 00000 Default Calibration Item 15 06053 00000 Vario15 06053 00000 06000 00000 06000 00000 DEZ Set Default Calib Coefficient Correction rm tB dO CalName Universal m1 t1 d1 8 000000 002 0 000000e 000 0 000000 000 0 000000 000 1 000000 000 0 000000 000 2 82 0 000000e 000 0 000000e 0 000000e 000 0 000000e 000 0 000000e 000 0 000000 000 m m5 5 75 m3 t3 d3 0 000000e 000 0 000000e 00 0 000000e 000 0 000000e 000 0 000000e 000 0 000000e 000 m4 d4 0 000000e 000 0 000000e 000 0 000000 000 0 000000 000 0 000000 000 0 000000 000 0 45 20 m5 t5 d5 0 000000e 000 0 000000e 000 1 000000e 002 0 000000e 000 0 000000e 000 0 000000 000 Set Close The desired and possibly altered calibration curve Cal1 15 which is activated after switching on the probes power supply can be adjusted with the button Set Default Calib The coefficients m1 2 0 0581 and mO 4 05 for indi
14. 46 MICROMODULTECHNIK GMBH 12 30 1 5 1 SONO MOVE for measuring Moisture of Sand and Aggregates The TRIME TDR technology with the radar method offers high reliability for measuring moisture of sand and aggregates as different grain sizes unlike other measurement techniques such as microwave technology do not cause any distortion of the measurement result The calibration curve Cal1 Universal Sand Mix is suitable for measuring the moisture in bulk sand gravel and gravel sand granulates The deviations to the universal calibration curve Cal1 are approximately 0 5 for bulk sand and the four below listed gravel sand types depending on the moisture range Highly different behaviour Cal14 has very lightly mixed fine and medium sand due to the much lower material density If it is necessary to work with only one calibration curve CAL1 for both bulk sand gravel and lightly mixed fine sand it is possible to multiply the measurement value of Cal1 with a factor of 2 8 for achieving the measurement values for lightly mixed fine sand Moisture in 96 4 h M SS SY NN Very fine sand lightly mixed Fine sand lightly mixed Gravel 2 4mm Gravel 4 6mm Gravel 6 12mm Gravel sand granulate
15. 5 17 2 1 2 Configuration of Measure Mode 18 2 1 3 Analogue outputs of the SONO 18 2 1 4 Selection of the individual Calibration Curves 19 2 1 5 Testrun in the respective Measurement Mode 20 IMKO 3 30 2 1 6 Basic Balancing in Air Water 21 3 Installation of the Probe UU UU Uus 22 3 1 Assembly Instructions Ev vaa 22 3 2 SONO MOVECarbide Assembly Dimensions 23 3 39 Mounting SONO MOVECarbide across Conveyor 24 3 4 SONO MOVECarbide LH with low Installation Height 25 3 5 Mounting SONO MOVECarbide LH with low Installation Height 26 3 6 SONO MOVEPTFE Assembly Dimension 27 3 7 Mounting SONO MOVEPTFE
16. are used for the averaging tpAve Radar time average which corresponds to the respective moisture value By clicking the recorded data is saved in a text file in the following path SONO CONFIG exe Pfad MD Dateiname The name of the text file Statis SN yyyymmddHHMMSS sts is assigned automatically with the serial number of the probe SN and date and time The data in the text file can be evaluated with Windows EXCEL MICROMODULTECHNIK GMBH 21 30 2 1 6 Basic Balancing in Air and Water SONO probe heads are identical and manufactured precisely After an exchange of a probe head it is nevertheless advisable to verify the calibration and to check the basic calibration and if necessary to correct it with a Basic Balancing With a Basic Balancing two reference calibration measurements are to be carried out with known set points RefValues For the reference media air and water tap water can be used Attention Before performing a Basic Balancing it must be ensured that the SONO probe was set to Measure Mode A If this is not assured the probe returns zero values After a Basic Balancing the SONO probe has to be set to Measure Mode C again In the menu Calibration and the window Basic Balancing the two set point values of the radar time tp are displayed with 60ps and 1000ps 1 Reference set point A tp 60ps in air the surface of the probe head must be dry Th
17. e first set point can be activated with the mouse pointer by clicking to No 1 By activating the button Do Measurement the SONO probe determines the first reference set point in air In the column MeasValues the measured raw value of the radar time t is displayed e g 1532 05 picoseconds 2 Reference set point B tp 1000ps in water The SONO probe head has to be covered with water in a height of about 50mm The second set point can be activated with the mouse pointer by clicking to No 2 By activating the button Do Measurement the SONO probe determines the second reference set point in water In the column MeasValues the measured raw value of the radar time t is displayed 3 By activating the button Calculate Coeffs and 5 gt Probe the alignment data is calculated automatically and is stored in the SONO probe non volatile With a Test run in Mode C the radar time tp of the SONO probe should be now 60ps in air and 1000ps in water Basic Balancing Calculated gt zin File in Probe gt 1544 41 1 04735 Measurement Calculate Coetts Coetts gt Probe Close MICROMODULTECHNIK GMBH 22 30 3 Installation of the Probe The installation conditions are strongly influenced by the constructional circumstances of the installation facility The ideal installation location must be established individually The following guidelines should hereby be observed 3 1 As
18. eby changes over into an adjustable 5 second cycle between these two current measurement windows The two analogue outputs can be variably aligned with the SONO CONFIG software For a 0 10V DC voltage output a 500R resistor can be installed CALIBRATION The sensor is provided with a universal calibration for sand A maximum of 15 different calibrations can be stored For special materials variable calibrations with polynomials up to the 5 order are possible A zero point correction can be performed easily with the SONO CONFIG software COMMUNICATION A 5485 interface enables network operation of the probe whereby a data bus protocol for the connection of several SONO probes to the RS485 is implemented by default The connection of the probe to industrial busses such as Profibus Ethernet etc is possible via optional external modules available upon request POWER SUPPLY V 10 28V DC 1 5 W max AMBIENT CONDITIONS 0 70C A higher temperature range is available upon request MEASUREMENT FIELD EXPANSION Approximately 50 80 mm depending on material and moisture CONNECTOR PLUG The sensor is equipped with a robust 10 pole MIL flange connector Ready made connection cables with MIL connectors are available cable lengths of 4m 10m or 25 m
19. een In the menu Bus and the window Configuration the PC can be configured to an available COMx port with the Baudrate of 9600 Baud Bus Configuration General SonoConfig Exit Bus Help E E x Serial 2 1 1 Scan of connected SONO probes on the RS485 interface In the menu Bus and the window Scan Probes the RS485 bus can be scanned for attached SONO probes takes max 30 seconds SONO CONFIG reports founded SONO probes with its serial number in the window Probe List IMKO 1 8 30 MICROMODULTECHNI 2 1 2 Configuration of Measure Mode In Probe List with Config and Measure Mode amp Parameters the SONO probe can be adjusted to the desired mode CS or see Chapter Configuration Measure Mode Measure Mode amp Parameters Default Cycle Mode Cyclic Measure Made amp Parameters Set Default Actual Cycle Made Cyclic Average under C Floating Average Parameters Average Times Filter Upper Limit f 5 Upper Limit Keep Time Filter Lower Limit Lower Limit Keep Time 2 1 3 Analogue outputs of the SONO probe In the menu Config and the window Analog Output the analogue outputs of the SONO probe can be configured see Chapter Analogue outputs Output Current D 2 rus 4 20 4 Output Channels Analog Output Moist Temp C Moist Conduct
20. flow there is the option to optimise the control of the measurement process via the adjustable filter values Filter Lower Limit Filter Upper Limit and the time constant No Material Keep Time The continual floating averaging can be set with the parameter Average Time Detection of malfunctions at the probe head SONO MOVE is able to identify if temporarily no or less material is at the probe head and can filter out such inaccurate measurement values Filter Lower Limit Particular attention should be directed at those time periods in which the measurement area of the probe is only partially filled with material for a longer time i e the material sand temporarily no longer completely covers the probe head During these periods Lower Limit Keep Time the probe would establish a value that is too low The Lower Limit Keep Time sets the maximum possible time where the probe could determine inaccurate too low measurement values Furthermore the passing or wiping of the probe head with metal blades or wipers can lead to the establishment of too high measurement values Filter Upper Limit The Upper Limit Keep Time sets the maximum possible time where the probe would determine inaccurate too high measurement values 8 30 MICROMODULTECHNIK GMBH Using a complex algorithm SONO MOVE is able to filter out such faulty individual measurement values The standard settings in the Measurement Mode CF for the filter functions depicted
21. gram SONO CONFIG in the sub menu Test and Test in Mode CF see Quick Guide for the Software SONO CONFIG Step 1 The radar pulse time tpAve of the probe is measured with dried material Ideally this takes place during operation of a mixer dryer in order to take into account possible density fluctuations of the material It is recommended to detect multiple measurement values for finding a best average value for tpAve The result is the first calibration point P1 e g 70 0 l e 70ps picoseconds of the radar pulse time tpAve corresponds to 096 moisture content of the material But it would be also possible to use a higher point P1 e g 190 7 where a tpAve of 190ps corresponds to a moisture content of 7 The gravimetric moisture content of the material e g 7 has to be determined with laboratory measurement methods oven drying Step 2 The radar pulse time tpAve of the probe is measured with moist material Ideally this also takes place during operation of a mixer dryer Again it is recommended to detect multiple measurement values of tpAve for finding a best average value The result is the second calibration point P2 with X2 Y2 e g 500 25 l e tpAve of 500ps corresponds to 25 moisture content The gravimetric moisture content of the material e g 2596 has to be determined with laboratory measurement methods oven drying Step 3 With the two calibration points P1 and P2 the calibration coefficients m0 and m1 can be determi
22. interface 1 1 2 TRIME compared to other Measuring Methods In contrary to conventional capacitive or microwave measuring methods the TRIME technology Time Domain Reflectometry with Intelligent Micromodule Elements does not only enable the measuring of the moisture but also to verify if the mineral concentration specified in a recipe has been complied with This means more reliability at the production TRIME TDR technology operates in the ideal frequency range between 600MHz and 1 2 GHz Capacitive measuring methods also referred to as Frequency Domain Technology depending on the device operate within a frequency range between 5MHz and 40MHz and are therefore prone to interference due to disturbance such as the temperature and the mineral contents of the measured material Microwave measuring systems operate with high frequencies 2GHz At these frequencies nonlinearities are generated which require very complex compensation For this reason microwave measuring methods are more sensitive in regard to temperature variation SONO probes calibrate themselves in the event of abrasion due to a novel and innovative probe design This consequently means longer maintenance intervals and at the same time more precise measurement values The modular TRIME technology enables a manifold of special applications without much effort due to the fact that it can be variably adjusted to many applications 1 1 3 Areas of Application The SONO MOVE
23. ivity in a range of 0 20dS m Or 3 Moist Temp Conductivity Analogue output 1 for moisture output 2 for both temperature and conductivity with an automatic current window change For analogue output 1 and 2 the moisture dynamic range and temperature dynamic range can be variably adjusted Moisture Range Temp Range Maximum e g 20 Set in 96 Maximum 100 C Minimum 0 Minimum 0 C 1 2 5 The serial RS485 interface SONO MOVE is equipped with a standard RS485 interface to serially readout individual parameters or measurement values An easy to implement data transfer protocol enables the connection of several sensors probes at the RS485 Interface In addition the SONO MOVE can be directly connected to the USB port of a PC in order to adjust individual measuring parameters or conduct calibrations via the RS485 USB Module which can be provided by IMKO 1 2 6 Error Reports and Error Messages SONO MOVE is very fault tolerant This enables failure free operation Error messages can be recalled via the serial RS485 interface MICROMODULTECHNIK GMBH 7 30 1 3 Configuration of the Measure Mode The configuration of SONO MOVE is preset in the factory before delivery A process related later optimisation of this device internal setting is possible with the help of the service program SONO CONFIG For all activities regarding parameter setting and calibration the probe can be directly connected via the RS485 interface
24. nalogue output The averaging time therefore accords to the memory of the SONO MOVE The longer this time is selected the more inert is the reaction rate if differently moist material passes the probe A longer averaging time results in a more stable measurement value This should in particular be taken into consideration if the SONO MOVE is deployed in different applications in order to compensate measurement value variations due to differently moist materials At the point of time of delivery the Average Time is set to 4 seconds This value has proven itself to be useful for many types of applications At applications which require a faster reaction rate a smaller value can be set Should the display be too unstable it is recommended to select a higher value The Average Time can be adjusted with the service program SONO CONFIG 9 30 MICROMODULTECHNIK GMBH 1 5 Calibration Curves SONO MOVE is supplied with a universal calibration curve for sand Cal1 Universal Sand Mix A maximum of 15 different calibration curves CAL1 Cal15 are stored inside the SONO probe and can optionally be activated via the program SONO CONFIG A preliminary test of an appropriate calibration curve 1 15 can be activated in the menu Calibration and in the window Material Property Calibration by using the button Set Active Calib The desired and possibly altered calibration curve Cal1 15 which is activated after swi
25. ned for the specific material see next page To calculate nonlinear coefficients for polynomials up to 5 order the software tool TRIME WINCal of IMKO can be used upon request Step 4 The coefficients m1 0 0581 and 4 05 see next page for the calibration curve Cal14 can be entered directly by hand and are stored in the probe by pressing the button Set The selected calibration curve e g 8114 which is activated after switching on the probes power supply will be adjusted with the button Set Default Calib Nonlinear calibration curves SONO probes can also work with non linear calibration curves with polynomials up to 5th grade To calculate nonlinear coefficients for polynomials up to 5th grade the software tool TRIME WinCal from IMKO can be used on request The following diagram shows a sample calculation for a linear calibration curve with the coefficients mO and m1 for a specific material MICROMODULTECHNIK GMBH 14 30 50 114 n x 5 o 40 Em S Tu 2 30 Tr I T 1 ee ee ee ee E x E zu HES
26. rounding the sensor head The delivery scope of SONO MOVE includes suited parameters for the averaging period and a universally applicable filter function deployable for currently usual applications The time for the average value accumulation as well as various filter functions can be adjusted for special applications 1 2 2 Determination of the mineral Concentration With the radar based TRIME measurement method it is now possible for the first time not only to measure the moisture but also to provide information regarding the conductivity respectively the mineral concentration or the composition of a special material Hereby the attenuation of the radar pulse in the measured volume fraction of the material is determined This novel and innovative measurement delivers a radar based conductance value RbC Radar based Conductivity in dS m as Characteristic value which is determined in dependency of the mineral concentration and is issued as an unscaled value The RbC measurement range of the SONO MOVE is 0 12dS m 1 2 3 Temperature Measurement A temperature sensor is installed into the SONO MOVE which establishes the casing temperature beneath the electronic housing see point 2 2 The temperature can optionally be issued at the analogue output 2 As the TRIME electronics operates with a power of approximately 1 5 W the probe casing does slightly heat up A very precise measurement of the material temperature is therefore only possible
27. s Universal calibration Cal1 in gt NI S K N N PI 1 100 150 200 250 tpAve Radartime in Picoseconds lt a I Gravel 4 6mm Gravel 6 12mm Gravel sand granulates MICROMODULTECHNIK GMBH 13 30 1 6 Creating a linear Calibration Curve for a specific Material The calibration curves to Cal15 can be easily created or adapted for specific materials with the help of SONO CONFIG Therefore two measurement points need to be identified with the probe Point P1 at dried material and point P2 at moist material where the points P1 and P2 should be far enough apart to get a best possible calibration curve The moisture content of the material at point P1 and P2 can be determined with laboratory measurement methods oven drying It is to consider that sufficient material is measured to get a representative value Under the menu Calibration and the window Material Property Calibration the calibration curves CAL1 to Cal15 which are stored in the SONO probe are loaded and displayed on the screen takes max 1 minute With the mouse pointer individual calibration curves can be tested with the SONO probe by activating the button Set Active Calib The measurement of the moisture value MoistAve with the associated radar time tpAve at point P1 and P2 is started using the pro
28. sembly Instructions The following instructions should be followed when installing the probe 9 The installation locations may not be situated beneath the inlets for additives e Areas with strong turbulences are not ideal for the installation There should be a continuous material flow above the probe head e The probe should not be installed in the direct vicinity of electrical disturbing sources such as motors Attention Risk of Breakage The probe head of the SONO MOVECarbide is made of special metal and a highly wear resistant ceramic in order to warrant for a long life span of the probe In spite of the robust and wear resistant construction the ceramic plate may not be exposed to any blows as ceramic is prone to breakage In case of welding work at the plant all probes must be completely electrically disconnected Any damage caused by faulty installation is not covered by the warranty Abrasive wear of sensor parts is not covered by the warranty 23 30 3 2 SONO MOVEcarbide Assembly Dimensions Electronic Holder E E e Measurement o gt e Plate N i with midway conductor 4x 6 3 E e e N Ji 6 140 Wolfram Carbide x 40 x 5 IMKO MICROMODULTECHNIK 7 GMBH 24 30 MICROMODULTECHNIK 7 GMBH 3 3 Mounting SONO MOVECarbide across a Conveyor Belt The probe head consists of Wolfram Carbide and has two ceramic plates One of the ceramic plates
29. tching on the probes power supply will be adjusted with the button Set Default Nonlinear calibrations are possible with polynomials up to 5th grade coefficients mO m5 IMKO publish on its website more suitable calibration coefficients for different materials These calibration coefficients can be entered and stored in the SONO probe by hand Cal14 and Cal15 with the help of SONO CONFIG The following charts Cal 1 15 show different selectable calibration curves which are stored inside the SONO probe Plotted is on the y axis the gravimetric moisture MoistAve and on the x axis depending on the calibration curve the associated radar time tpAve in picoseconds With the software SONO CONFIG the radar time tpAve is shown on the screen parallel to the moisture value MoistAve see Quick Guide for the Software SONO CONFIG MICROMODULTECHNIK 7 GMBH 10 30 Spuooosoolg ul oumjepes OOV OSE 00 OSC 00 OGL OOL OS 71747 TTTTTTTTTTTTTT LIPE TITLE a RE D d I 1 e D Gl UN LP DE S EC PTTTECT T 8 1 Tri i EBENE E AEBEBEHENF d Coe IC EEE EEE EEE ppp AA UD LL P d AE PALA b
30. the connection of several sensors probes on the RS485 Interface In addition the SONO MOVE can be directly connected to the USB port of a PC in order to adjust individual measuring parameters or conduct calibrations via the RS485 to USB Module which can be provided by IMKO USB Connector Connection to the Probe Pin F RS485A Lead Colour white Pin G RS485B Lead Colour brown i Pin 0V Power Supply RS485 to USB Interface How to start with the USB Module EX9531 e nstall USB Driver CDM 2 04 06 exe from USB Stick e Connect the EX9531 to the USB Port of the PC and the installation will be accomplished automatically e Install Software SONOConfig SetUp msi from USB Stick e Connection of the SONO probe to the EX9531 via RS485A RS485B and OV e Check the setting of the COM Ports in the Device Manager und setup the specific COM Port with the Baudrate of 9600 Baud in SONO CONFIG with the button Bus and Configuration COM1 COM15 is possible e Start Scan probes in SONOConfig e The SONO probe logs in the window Probe List after max 30 seconds with its serial number MICROMODULTECHNIK GMBH 17 30 2 Quick guide for the Software SONO CONFIG With SONO CONFIG it is possible to make process related adjustments of individual parameters of the SONO probe Furthermore the measurement values of the SONO probe can be read from the probe via the RS485 interface and displayed on the scr
31. to a certain degree and only when the electronic housing is completely is completely surrounded by the material The material temperature can be determined after an external calibration and compensation of the sensor self heating 1 2 4 Analogue Outputs The measurement values are issued as a current signal via the analogue output With the help of the service program SONO CONFIG the SONO MOVE can be set to the two versions for 0 20mA or 4 20mA Furthermore it is also possible to variably adjust the moisture dynamic range e g to 0 10 0 20 0 309e For a 0 10V DC voltage output a 500R resistor can be installed in order to reach a 0 10V output Analogue Output 1 Moisture in 96 0 2096 variable adjustable Analogue Output 2 Conductivity RbC or optionally the temperature In addition there is also the option to split the analogue output 2 into two ranges into 4 11mA for the temperature and 12 20mA for the conductivity The analogue output 2 hereby changes over into an adjustable one second cycle between these two current measurement windows 6 30 MICROMODULTECHNIK GMBH For the analogue outputs 1 and 2 there are thus two adjustable options Analog Output two possible selections 0 20mA 4 20mA Output Channel 1 and 2 three possible selections 1 Moist Temp Analogue output 1 for moisture output 2 for temperature Or 2 Moist Conductivity Analogue output 1 for moisture output 2 for conduct
32. vidual calibration curves can be entered and adjusted directly by hand and are stored in the probe by pressing the Set button MICROMODULTECHNIK GMBH 20 30 2 1 5 Test run in the respective Measurement Mode In the menu Test and the window Test in Mode CF the measured moisture values MoistAve Floating Average of the SONO probe are displayed on the screen and can be parallel saved in a file In the menu Test and the window Test in Mode A CS the measured single measurement values Moist of the SONO probe is displayed on the screen and parallel stored in a file Attention for a test run in mode CF or CS it must be ensured that the SONO probe was also set to this mode Measure Mode CF or CS If this is not assured the probe returns zero values Test in Mode CF Cyclic Float No Time 0 5 Moistave MatTemp Conduct TDRAve DelkaCount tpave 11 42 52 25 03 2010 12 90 30 00 0 00 80 84 11 373 04 11 42 50 25 03 2010 11 42 48 25 03 2010 11 42 47 25 03 2010 11 42 45 25 03 2010 11 48 44 25 03 2010 11 42 42 25 03 2010 11 42 40 25 03 2010 11 42 39 25 03 2010 Measure 11 42 37 25 03 2010 X co ocn cn DB e Following measurement values are displayed on the screen MoistAve Moisture Value Floating Average MatTemp Temperature Conduct Radar based Conductivity RbC TDRAve TDR Level for special applications DeltaCount Number of single measurements which

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