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910-196PE-Rev1.49-Manual-psi(XGS868i

1. Programming Site Data 1 41 March 2007 Table 1 12 MODBUS Registers for a 2 Channel XGS868i MODBUS DPR Scaling Reg Hex Addr Description decimal places Size in Bytes Y Clear Ch1 Totalizers 2 16 bit signed Y Clear Ch2 Totalizers 2 16 bit signed Ch1 Velocity 4 2 16 bit int Ch1 Act Volumetric Q DIGITS 4 IEEE 32 bit Ch1 Std Volumetric Q DIGITS 4 IEEE 32 bit Ch1 Fwd Totals T DIGITS 4 2 16 bit int Ch1 Rev Totals T DIGITS 4 2 16 bit int Ch1 Tot Digits 0 2 Ch1 Mass Flow M DIGITS 4 IEEE 32 bit Ch1 Fwd Mass Totals MT DIGITS 4 2 16 bit int Ch1 Rev Mass Totals MT DIGITS 4 2 16 bit int Ch1 Mass Tot Digits 0 2 Ch1 Timer 2 4 2 16 bit int Ch1 Error Code 0 2 Ch1 Sound Speed 3 4 2 16 bit int 4 1 Ch1 Density 4 2 16 bit int 36 Ch1 Sig Strength Upstream 4 2 16 bit int Ch1 Sig Strength Downstream ii 4 2 16 bit int Ch1 Temperature 2 4 2 16 bit int Ch1 Pressure 3 4 2 16 bit int Ch2 Velocity 2 4 2 16 bit int Ch2 Act Volumetric Q DIGITS 4 IEEE 32 bit Ch2 Std Volumetric Q DIGITS 4 IEEE 32 bit Ch2 Fwd Totals T DIGITS 4 2 16 bit int Ch2 Rev Totals T DIGITS 4 2 16 bit int Ch2 Tot Digits 0 2 Ch2 Mass Flow M DIGITS 4 IEEE 32 bit Ch2 Fwd Mass Totals MT DIGITS 4 2 16 bit int Ch2 Rev Mass Totals MT DIGITS 4 2 16 bit int Ch2 Mass Tot Digits 0 2 Ch2 Timer 2 4 2 16 bit int Ch2 Error Code 0 2 Ch2 Sound Speed 3 4 2 16 bit int
2. D 3 Global Menu Input Output Option cee eee eee ee D 4 FILE Non Meter Browser J 10m xeses Edi Funcion sire EDIT MENU CALIBRATIONTEST See Service Manual cramar C Goat gt PAUSE MEASUREMENT PAUSE Mea sure Flow MEASURE FLOW STOP MEASUREMENT March 2007 system npu Output Comm Port J an See FigueDs O S 2 a _ o Status Pipe Parameters Input Output SETUP T E J Le SERUP u CHANNEL LABEL TRANSDUCER NUMBER ZERO CUTOFF See Figure D 2 a y 4 E 2 Channel_ _1 Channel SITE CHANNEL MESSAGE ASSUME SATURATION 5 Channel Status spec o9 x Site Status VOLUMETRIC UNITS SPECIAL TRANSDUCER o Yes 3 Co a Engish Metric KIRE 2 FREQUENCY STEAM INPUT TYPE Temperature Pressure SkanMegsure Mode xr F ur Ron aan una J 5 L x 40M KAOM h o a ee INPUT Con iinput opon is instale Car A LABEL B LABEL as Skan Measure scr cF fso Som sen issn PIPE OD English VOLUMETRIC TIME MASS FLOW OFF oe all s EL Mm L EA Metric see ww MASS FLOW ON MASS FLOW UNITS English PIPE WALL FIXED TEMP PATH LENGTH P BASE TEMP English Steam Input Type Temp ECIMAL DIGITS
3. 1 24 U Up Arrow Key ees 1 3 User Program Global Menu 2 00 C 27 I O Submenu C 31 C 35 C 44 Error Option C 32 LCD Option 2 2 LCD Option C 43 System Submenu C 28 Minimum Requirements C 8 Status Submenu 0 C 11 V V Averaging Option in PanaView C 24 V Averaging Setting 1 18 VED es otek oe oe e EN esi esr 1 27 Velocity eee ti C 36 High Limit 04 1 16 Low Limit 0 02002 e eee 1 16 Velocity High Limit C 22 Velocity Low Limit C 22 Viewing Logs 0 00 e ee eee eee 3 12 VOLUME A 1 27 Volumetrie sun horas eu aude ES C 36 Volumetric Units Channel Entering 1 6 Global Entering 1 22 in Global Menu PanaView C 29 in PanaView 000 eee eee C 12 W Windows Resizing u apa Sea Sas a 2 7 VAIN 9 i even hee eher 2 7 X XGS868i Adding on PanaView C 6 Z Zero Cutoff Value Entering 1 11 in PanaView 0 ee ee eee C 17 Index DECLARATION Sensing OF CONFORMITY We Panametrics Limited Shannon Industrial Estate Shannon County Clare Ireland declare under our sole responsibility that the DigitalFlow XGM868i Ultrasonic Gas Flow Transmitter DigitalFlow XGS868i Ultrasonic Steam Flow Transmitter Di
4. Enter confirms choice of a specific option and data entry within the option Escape allows users to exit from a specific option without entering unconfirmed data e A and V enable users to highlight a specific window in the display option or to scroll through a list of options parameters letters and numbers 0 9 as well as the negative sign and decimal point in a menu e lt 1 and gt enable users to scroll to a specific option among choices in an option or to a character in a text entry When you power up the XGS8681 the display first shows the model and software version GE XGS868i YAAS STD Programming Site Data 1 3 March 2007 Eee The XGS868i Enclosure The meter then starts to display measured parameters Infrared Keypad cont CH1 VEL E1 10 00 Ft s To enter the Keypad Program press the Escape key followed by the Enter key and the Escape key again Each successive key must be entered within 10 seconds of the prior key As a guide in following the programming instructions in this chapter the relevant portions of the Model XGS868i menu map have been reproduced in Figure A 1 on page A 1 and Figure A 2 on page A 2 Proceed to the following sections to enter data in the Channel or GLOBL menus IMPORTANT fthe keypad has not been pressed for 10 minutes the XGS666i exits the Keypad Program and returns to displaying measurements The meter r
5. ERROR program the meter s response during an error condition see below OPTN set up any option cards and the Slot O analog outputs page 1 26 LCD set up the LCD display Refer to Chapter 2 Displaying Data Note n this section Slot 1 appears as an option only if a suitable option card is installed in Slot 1 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 This menu option permits programming of the manner in which the Model XGS868i s outputs respond during an error condition See Chapter 2 Error Codes in the Service Manual for a discussion of the built in error codes To access this submenu Note The 2 Channel meters have an additional option for error handling In the Keypad Program scroll to PROG and press Enter In the PROG menu scroll to GLOBL and press Enter In the Global PROGRAM menu scroll to I O and press Enter Scroll to ERROR and press Enter Ui E CQ N Hn Scroll to the desired option for error handling and press Enter If you select Error Level in mA proceed to Step 6 on the next page See Table 1 7 on the next page for a description of error handling options available and how the totalizers and analog outputs respond to them 1 24 Programming Site Data March 2007 Selecting Error Handling cont Note The error responses listed in Table
6. KLB Thousands of LB TONN Metric Tons 1 000 KG MMLB Millions of LB TONS Tons 2 000 LB Scroll to the desired Mass Flow Time units for the mass flow rate display and press Enter Scroll to the desired number of Mdot Decimal Digits digits to the right of the decimal point in the mass flow rate display and press Enter Scroll to the desired Mass Totalizer units for the totalized mass flow rate display and press Enter The available units for this prompt are determined by the selection made at the System Units prompt Scroll to the desired number of Mass Decimal Digits digits to the right of the decimal point in the totalized mass flow rate display and press Enter After completing the steps on the previous page the XGS868i returns to the Channel PROGRAM window Do one of the following To continue entering quick startup data continue to Step 1 in Entering Transducer and Pipe Parameters on the next page To continue regular programming refer to Appendix A Menu Maps to navigate to the desired menu To leave the Keypad Program press Escape twice Programming Site Data 1 7 March 2007 Entering Transducer and Pipe Parameters Special Transducers Enter the transducer and pipe parameters via the PIPE submenu While following the programming instructions see Figure A 1 on page A 1 1 From the Channel PROGRAM menu scroll to the PIPE option and
7. Parameter Value E 9 xD SCALE EU 100 EU 0 UNITS INDEX DECIMAL El DUT SCALE UNITS INDEX DECIMAL 9 L TYPE Write Changes Figure E 3 Units Index Drop Down List E 4 Foundation Fieldbus Communications March 2007 Resetting Instrument Totalizers To reset the instrument totalizers 1 Double click on the FLOW transducer block in the tree under GEFlow XGM see Figure E 1 on page E 2 2 Select the Others tab and scroll down to the CLEAR_TOTALIZERS listing 3 Select Clear from the drop down list box see Figure E 4 below 4 After the totals have been reset select Normal from the drop down list box to resume total accumulation Apply Values FLOW 000000003 2 P 4 c Zu 5 23 v Periodic Updates 2 sec DOS Auto Process Alarms Diagnostics Trends Others Parameter Value El 9 PRIMARY VALUE RANGE 0 E 0 UNITS_INDEX 020001 DECIMAL 0 E Y SECONDARY VALUE VALUE gg 10 62 STATUS E QUALITY Good NonCascade SUBSTATUS NonSpecific LIMITS NotLimited SECONDARY VALUE UNIT 040001 9 UNIT SELECTOR fa SI metric O PRIMARY SELECTOR Ey CH1 VELOCITY SECONDARY SELECTOR fy CH1 VELDCITY CLEAR TOTALIZERS Normal amp CH1 VELOCITY c CH1 VOLUMETRIC mos amp CH1 PLUS TOTALS gun amp CH1 MINUS TOTALS mo 4 Write Changes Read All Figure E 4 Clear Totalizers Drop Down List Foundation Fieldbus Communications March
8. Figure C 5 New IDM Meter Screen C 6 Programming the XGS868i via Panaview March 2007 Adding the XGS868i IMPORTANT The Network ID number must match the Network ID cont programmed in the meter s Communications menu If the initialization is successful the Meter Browser shows a listing similar to Figure C 6 below B Pana iew Meter Browser amp File Edit View Output Window Help 23 Network My Computer MELANCEL E PC Logs Untitled IDM Com 1 XGS868i Y4AS STD Figure C 6 The Updated Network Tree 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 Programming the XGS868i via PanaViewT C 7 March 2007 Entering the User Program via PanaView Note Be sure to record all the programming data entered in this chapter in Appendix B Data Records Programming of the Status System and Pipe submenus of the Channel menu and the Global System menu are required for basic operation of the Model XGS868i Failure to accurately enter all of th
9. PRESSURE INPUT Conty iinput option is instale S us mus ro Fixed MASS FLOW TIME ra ALABEL CO FIXED PRESSURE B LABEL TOTALIZER UNITS English sec mw Mei LENGTHL English Channel X Menu Status System Pi MDOT DECIMAL DIGITS er sace cs x vao naci C E ej E E a ow a usa BASE PRESSURE Low Pressure Switch ves JPRESSURE LIMIT MASS TOTALS English FLUID TYPE Metric Other FLUID SOUNDSPEED QUALITY INPUT F2 Sor Sie TOTAL DECIMAL DIGITS Ste B iB wwe TONS REYNOLDS CORRECTION ALABEL Con KINEMATIC VISCOSITY A FIXED QUAL LT B LABEL C8 MASS DECIMAL DIGITS CALIBRATION FACTOR PanaView Menu Maps for the XG5868i March 2007 L FILE New Meter Browser IDM pet XGS8681 Edit Functions J SITE EDIT MENU CALIBRATION TEST See Service Manual J PAUSE MEASUREMENT A J PAUSE Measure Flow Channel 2 Gba MEASURE FLOW STOP MEASUREMENT Y System J Input Output CommPort See Figure D 4 Status lt System ef Pipe Parameters
10. Ch2 Density 4 4 2 16 bit int 1 42 Programming Site Data March 2007 Table 1 12 MODBUS Registers for a 2 Channel XGS868i cont DPR Hex Addr MODBUS Reg Description Ch2 Sig Strength Upstream Scaling decimal places Size in Bytes 4 2 16 bit int Ch2 Sig Strength Downstream 4 2 16 bit int Ch2 Temperature 4 2 16 bit int Ch2 Pressure 4 2 16 bit int 4 2 16 bit int 4 IEEE 32 bit 4 IEEE 32 bit T DIGITS 4 2 16 bit int Avg Rev Totals T DIGITS 4 2 16 bit int Avg Tot Digits 0 2 M DIGITS 4 IEEE 32 bit MT DIGITS 4 2 16 bit int Avg Rev Mass Totals MT DIGITS 4 2 16 bit int Avg Mass Tot Digits 2 Avg Timer 4 2 16 bit int Avg Error Code 2 4 2 16 bit int Avg Velocity 2 Q DIGITS Q DIGITS Avg Act Volumetric Avg Std Volumetric Avg Fwd Totals Avg Mass Flow Avg Fwd Mass Totals Avg Sound Speed MODBUS baud rate 5MODBUS parity MODBUS stop bits MODBUS meter addr RESERVED Notes 1 Clear Totalizers flag from the 8051 to clear either the Channel 1 or Channel 2 totalizers 2 MODBUS baud rate 5 2400 6 4800 7 9600 3 MODBUS parity 0 none 1 odd 2 even 4 MODBUS stop bits 1 1 stop bit 2 2 stop bits 5 AVG Error Code 0 Both Chl and Ch2 are in error 1 Ch1 only is in error 2 Ch2 only is in error
11. Note GE Sensing recommends using a live input for either temperature or pressure when assuming the saturation Programming the XG5868i v a PanaViewT C 17 March 2007 Temperature nput Base Temperature The XGS868i can use either a fixed temperature value or a live temperature input to calculate the density for the mass flow rate display 1 Double click on a Fixed temperature value or to set up the option card in Slot 1 that will supply the live temperature input and click Next Item Note Jf Slot I contains an activated option card with an analog input assigned to Temperature or an RTD input Slot 1 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 If there is no active option card for temperature the meter assumes you are using a fixed temperature Proceed to one of the following sections e f you selected Fixed proceed to Step 3 Ifyou selected Slot 1 proceed to Step 4 Enter the known Fixed Temp process temperature and click Next Item The meter will accept values from 328 to 1 832 F 200 to 1 000 C Proceed to Base Temperature below Select Input A or Input B and click Next Item The inputs were labeled during setup Note The set up of Input A is used as an example Identical procedures would be used to set up Input B Enter the Base Temperature and click N
12. Tous no Kei KPa Qual TABEL Measurement Name BASE Input measurement HIGHLOW Measurement Name 0 FULL SCALE FREQUENCY FULL t FULL fous iron Eron nwe oor FF TEMP ocu Gron Fon TME mo gt Low Analog Inputs Ss o GNoSF Tw High Guass SS up 65 60 osa GG E i tk feac Caw Te rao iK pene TABEL xtup rer Pro Input measurement NOTE Plain text represents prompt area messages and boxed text represents option bar choices Fx represent function keys to select option bar choices OFF PRESA EG INPUT NAME INPUT UNITS inst sat Feuer Fro ZERO Value Trigger point All diagnostic parameters FULL Scale Value appear here ZERO FULL PanaView Menu Maps for the XG5868i D 4 Appendix E Foundation Fieldbus Communications Introduction ar ana E 1 Configuration Utility Setup 222eeseeeseeeeeee nennen nenn E 2 Selecting the Desired Measurements Luuuuuussu E 2 Selecting Units for Al Blocks ooooooocccrcommmmorro E 4 Resetting Instrument TotalizerS ooooooooooommmooo E 5 Function Block Application ooooooooooommmmrrr E 6 March 2007 Introduction Ch1 Velocity Fou
13. 2 chan in error 3 both ok MODBUS baud rate 5 2400 6 4800 7 9600 MODBUS parity 0 none 1 odd 2 even MODBUS stop bits 1 1 stop bit 2 2 stop bits General Registers are written if corresponding functions are actuated by the user Registers for unactuated functions are initialized to zero at startup After leaving the Global submenu PanaView returns to the Site Edit Menu Click Close to exit the Site Edit Menu Then proceed to Chapter 3 Operation of the Startup Guide for instructions on taking measurements or refer to the appropriate chapters of this manual for detailed instructions on using the other features of the XGS868i flow transmitter C 48 Programming the XG5868i via PanaViewT March 2007 Saving Site Data The XGS868i holds setup parameters for a single internal site called Working Through PanaView users can store site file data in a PC and reload it into the XGS8681 To save or reload site data via PanaView 1 In the New Meter Browser highlight the XGS8681 2 Right click on the highlighted XGS8681 and select the Properties option as shown in Figure C 15 below iia Pana iew Meter Browser F3 File Edit View Output Window Help Gant Unde Contents of Network My Cd Gut Gtri Gopy Chr HE Paste Girit New User Tables Properties Channel 1 Remove Meter Logs 2 Edit Functions SITE EDIT MENU Figure C 15 The Pr
14. C 44 Programming the XGS868 via PanaView March 2007 Setting Up the Serial Port 6 Double click on the desired MODBUS Stop Bits 1 or 2 cont 7 Enter the desired MODBUS Address The meter exits the Comm port submenu and returns to the Global window Click Exit Page once to return to the Site Edit Menu and Close to exit the Site Edit Menu IMPORTANT You must reboot the XGS868i to load the new settings Refer to the section Requesting Parameters Using MODBUS on the following page to retrieve data from the XGS8681 using MODBUS Programming the XG5868i v a PanaViewT C 45 March 2007 Requesting Parameters To request specific parameters from the XGS8681 via the MODBUS Using MODBUS the control system must access the appropriate register number as shown in Table C 15 below Only registers 1 84 are available with the XGS8681 for MODBUS communications Registers 508 512 are used by the XGS868i to store the MODBUS parameters Table C 15 MODBUS Registers MODBUS DPR Hex Scaling Reg Addr Description Units decimal 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 2 4 32 bit integer CH1 Error Value none 2 16 bit int
15. K Factor Enter of K Factors Velocity Reynolds Mass from Static Dens o r gt Yes Fluid Density Figure A 2 Channel SETUP Menu Map Menu Maps March 2007 RESET cate ons Reset Totals for 2 Channel meter only See Service Manual CH1 cha L ves o cuo See Figures A 1 and A 2 o 3 3 SYSTM 3 METER MESSAGE Meter Address z SYSTEM UNITS t BAUD RATE r r S gt OPTN 2 Es Wen L L J See Figure A 4 E PRESSURE UNITS E English o 2 E a MODBUS option installed id Rate o 2 CHANNEL UNITS ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE AA Y S 1 CHANNEL UNITS 2 B A990 Cio MASS FLOW ON MASS FLOW OFF 2 CHANNEL UNI MASS rane T VOLUMETRIC UNITS ne Pone E English Metric MODBUS Parity OF LCD PARAMS j 4 N Odd Ex wip ro ace cr f gt E a ya en None oa c f scm appears only for 2 Channel meter until all channels set up MODBUS Stop Bits MASS FLOW TIME 2Bits mm SOLLMETRIS ci cn2 sum Dir Ave ISEC L sec mi ee J J MODBUS Address MDOT DECIMAL DIGITS Measurement Name VOL DECIMAL DIGITS o gt
16. as a function of time at the interval specified in Step 3 5 While PanaView is graphing the data the following actions may be taken from the control pane change the sampling interval by entering a new value click on the Zoom Out control button to increase the size of the intervals shown on the x axis click on the Zoom In control button to decrease the size of the intervals shown on the x axis Note The zoom buttons may be clicked multiple times to enhance the effect click on the Text Display tab to view the data being graphed in the text format described in the previous section When you have finished graphing your data click on the Stop control button which has replaced the original Plot Continuous control button For further information on setting up graph properties refer to Chapter 5 Displaying Data of the PanaView User s Manual Displaying Data 2 9 March 2007 Displaying Transducer Signals Along with flow rate data PanaView enables XGS868i users to read and plot transducer signals from the XGS868i 1 From the New Meter Browser highlight the XGS868i 2 Right click on the highlighted XGS8681 and click on the Properties option as shown in Figure 2 4 below 23 Network El My Computer MELANCEL Meter Logs PC Logs Display Meter Display i e Untitled IDM Com 1 User Tables User Interpolati Channel 1 Meter Channel Channel 2 Meter Channel Sum Meter Ch
17. gt i6 Kan ver forum Tori Crom time Moor Global System I O Error Handl mase CASS SS up SS do Gros Tur OTALIZER UNITS English Figure A 3 Tdown DELTA REYN Totk PEAK Quo B KiB mmtB Qdown AMPup aMPdn CNTup cNran Prup MASS DECIMAL DIGITS Pran TEMP presa _2_ evor Svor C Vinst Tsat Tsupr Rho Kew kPa QUAL Menu Maps 4 5 March 2007 Ese Ente Ese Keypad Pom cNrRS LL for 2 Channel meter only See Service Manual See Figures A 1 and A 2 Comm Port See Figure A 3 sve Input Output See Figure A 3 Eror Handing pios oy I See Figure AS See Figure A 3 kon VO tappears only if option card is installed Slot 0 Outputs Analog Outputs 13 g Out Totalizer Outputs orm Relays As 78 Slot 0 Output A Slot 1 Out Slot 1 Outputs Slot 1 Outputs Co Lore mr OF Her Low Fauc Channel appears only for 2 Channel meter Failsafe Channel appears only for 2 Channel m
18. press Enter 2 The first prompt asks for the Transducer Number For a standard transducer use the arrow keys to enter the number engraved on the transducer head and press Enter e If there is no number engraved on the transducer head press the right arrow key to scroll to the STD option and use the up and down arrow keys to change to SPEC Then use the arrow keys to enter an assigned number from 91 to 99 and press Enter IMPORTANT Special transducers have no engraved number on the head and are rarely used Examine the transducer head carefully for a number If you entered the number for a standard transducer proceed to the Pipe OD prompt in step 5 If you entered the number for a special transducer proceed to step 3 below Note For special transducers GE Sensing will supply a transducer data sheet with programming information 3 Scroll to the transducer Frequency supplied by the factory and press Enter Note The frequency is required to transmit an excitation voltage at the transducer s natural frequency 4 Enter the special transducer Tw time delay value supplied by the factory and press Enter 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 upstream and downstream transducers to ensure an accurate measurement Programming Site Data March 2007 Pipe Data If eith
19. sting LED COMES esos bo nd eria d te maet da eit tasted 2 1 Programming the OD s rs ceo ek t secu rn CM Ed xo dob Co amen 2 2 Displaying Data on a Computer Terminal a oa sussun rasaan uruuru rreren eee 2 4 Preparing for PanaView Programming usc sa seca ie cee Sete Aa 2 4 Tide Lex DB Cy OUT ONES cn sence Chal ade E cot teeter ails catalan afe aint 2 5 The Graphing Output or ois oe cet Bee teens mame t sio betur eem 2 8 Displaying Transducer SIghtdls css motos ciety bie Meis cech Mariae to ta 2 10 March 2007 A ooo o_o ooo Table of Contents cont Chapter 3 Logging Data Me is e te delo e TENET 3 1 Tie Data Logged ces ue de cd ns 3 1 HOGGING MA PANAM a NM RM EN 3 1 Creating Meter LOGS voor ad E PARES ahs 3 2 Credtingd standard Meter Vir leeren ira 3 2 Creating an Error Bog uos s Eb pede de o p ERE ated deere ad dU 3 5 Stop LOGGING eats a m tede NE 3 6 Creatina PELAS Som eei aan to an ERAT abot onsale a ra betta 3 7 Vien Meer Od Files o o tete lo estera tdi ie cde at 3 10 View Pt LOG FICS of caen bene ater bes dua HE EG era en ee tis m 3 12 Chapter 4 Printing Data pata TUBOS TOF PRINTING o dee s dachte Essent act Essa Fer sec Roath ea ice ce actos 4 1 Chapter 5 Clearing Data Introductio Dis coole e AN 5 1 Clearing the XGS868i s MEMORY a ole O 5 1 Cleaning Site DIET hara tom dd rt Me Pe te a de dee Le tat uude Capi tr qu d 5 1 Clearing EO PICS s oos tee thee sees ER e EE ARD ALIS RI ERES XUI ated 5 2
20. 12 below When the temperature and pressure inputs indicate that the steam is saturated the Quality Input value is used for the mass flow rate calculations Unless a different value is accurately known accept the default value at the following prompt Note The quality value indicates what fraction of the fluid is in the gas phase The remaining fraction is assumed to be liquid water Thus a quality value of 1 0 indicates 100 gas 12 At the Quality Input prompt scroll to a fixed steam quality value or to set up the option card in Slot 1 that will supply the live steam quality input and press Enter Note f Slot 1 contains an activated option card with an analog input that has been programmed as Special Slot 1 appears as an option at the above prompt Normally a fixed value of 1 0 100 steam should be used for the steam quality value If there is no active option card for a special input the meter assumes you are using a fixed quality value Programming Site Data 1 13 March 2007 Quality Input cont Procedure Options If you selected Fixed proceed to Step 13 If you selected Slot 1 proceed to Step 14 13 Enter the known Fixed steam Quality and press Enter The meter will accept values from 0 0000 to 1 0000 Go to Procedure Options below 14 Scroll to Input A or Input B and press Enter The inputs were labeled during setup Note The set up of input A is used as an example Identical pr
21. 2 In the Keypad Program scroll to RESET and press Enter 3 The XGS868i asks Reset Totals Scroll to NO or YES 2 and press Enter at the desired choice The XGS868i totalizers are reset to 0 and the meter returns to the Keypad Program Press Escape to return to the data display To reset the totals from PanaView 1 From the New Meter Browser in PanaView highlight the XGS868i 2 Open the Edit menu and select the Properties option as shown in Figure 5 3 below Fe Panav iew Meter Browser F3 File Edit View Output Window Help Gant Unde Contents of Network My Co Gut Gr Copy Ghl G Paste Gr HV New User Tables Properties Channel 1 Remove Figure 5 3 The Properties Option in the Edit Menu 3 The Properties window appears similar to Figure 5 4 below To clear the XGS868i totalizers click on the Clear Totalizers button The XGS868i totalizers are reset to 0 XGS868i Y4AS STD on Untitled IDM TOU ES Clock No Instrument Clock Read Signals Channel 1 ie a Clear Totalizers Auto connect at startup Close Figure 5 4 The Properties Window Clearing Data 5 3 Appendix A Menu Maps Channel Status System Pipe Parameters amp I O Menu Map A 1 Channel SETUP Menu Map 2 ee eee eee III A 2 Global System I O Error Handling Display Comm Port Menu Map A 3 Global Input Output Options Menu Map 20ee
22. 2007 Function Block Figure E 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 rface0 0 Function Block Application Loop Time 1 sec Stale Limit 1 D IR gt x A op ty H ia ANALOG INPUT 1 000000003 AT ii AnalogOutput 400000360 AO OUT B CAS IN OUT Alarms gt BKCAL QUT P Trends B Alarms B ee Trends B ig PidControl A 00000560 PID w ANALOG INPUT 2 000000003 AT gt IN OUT gt gt CAS IN BKCAL OUT P We BKCAL IN un Alarms B TRE IN D Trends B PTRK VAL P FF VAL amp GEFlow XGM 000000003 FLOW 00000 f ET Apply Values FLOW 000000003 i A amp c 4a ff 28 S v Periodic Updates 2 sec E Figure E 5 Function Block Application Foundation Fieldbus Communications March 2007 Index Symbols C EMASS res Aral emot ai 1 27 Calibration Factor EIOTE S 2 64 eR ota 1 27 in PanaView 0 000 eee C 16 Channel A JXCH NIU cese Lusto rabia 1 5 DD Entering Mass Flow Units 1 7 1 23 Acceleration Limit 1 16 C22 Entering Totalizer Units 1 6 Activating aChannel 1 5 Entering
23. 3 Atmospheric Pressure Enter in PanaView C 28 Axial Length oo oocococooo om 1 10 in PanaVieW ooooocococcoccoocoo ooo C 15 B Base Pressure Entering 22 222202 1 13 C 19 in PanaView 0 02 eee eee C 19 Base Temperature Entering 1 12 C 18 Basic Programming Minimum Requirements C 8 Burst Mode 00 1 17 C 23 Index March 2007 Index cont D Data Display on LCD 2 2 Data Displaying Using PanaView 2 4 2 5 Default Setup 00000 1 18 Option street us C 24 Submenu Advanced Features Option C 25 DELTA 2 22 2A an i i 1 27 Delta T Offset 1 17 C 22 Diagnostics Acceleration Limit 1 16 C 22 Amplitude Discriminator High 1 16 C 22 Amplitude Discriminator Low 1 16 C 22 Correlation Peak Limit 1 16 C 22 Delta T Offset 1 17 C 22 DIVISO Eat E rs est teres 1 17 C 23 M gt S Switch 222220 1 17 C 23 Number of Shifts 1 17 C 23 Number of Transmit Pulses C 23 Percent of Peak 1 17 C 23 R Window 0 02 eee eee C 23 Signal Low Limit 1 16 C 22 Skan T Offset 1 17 C 23 Soundspeed Limit 1 16 C 22 T Window 00005 1 17 C 23 Transmit Pulses 2 2220 1 17 Velocity High Limit 1 16 C 22 Velocity Low Limi
24. Advanced Features Option C25 C 26 Channel Entering 1 6 Default Setup Option esses C 24 Entering in PanaView C 12 O ea pier areas C 21 Global Entering eee 1 22 M Averaging Option C 24 Mass Flow Units Entering Channel 1 7 1 23 Shifts Number of 004 C 23 Mass Flow Units Entering Global 1 23 Signal Totalizer Units Entering Channel 1 6 Graph ERE LLL LLL 2 11 Totalizer Units Entering Global 1 23 C 29 Low Limit 0008 1 16 Volumetric Units Entering Channel 1 6 Plot ette qe nnns 2 11 Volumetric Units Entering Global 1 22 Reading in PanaView 2 11 Syst m Units ystem SAVE Wee 3 mer D EE x 2 12 in Global Menu PanaView C 28 Type 2 a eret e tete tee 2 11 Signal Low Limit C 21 C 22 Signal Option 000000 C 21 Transit Time Values C 21 Signal Transducer Less 1 15 Site Data Clearing vmi ev RIPE 5 1 Site Data Saving to PC C 51 Site Data Saving to XGM8681 C 51 Site Edit Menu Global Menu C 27 Site File Operations C 50 Site Clearinga 00 C 52 Skan Only 1 2 20 ba gua toe Deeds 1 5 In Pana VIEW 2 eer teed Bata C 11 6 Index March 2007 Index cont T T Window cycles 1 17 C 23 TOOWD Er IS ip EROR ee 1 27 T
25. Cleaning the TotaliZers an ame einen Re 5 3 Appendix A Menu Maps Appendix B Data Records Avallable OPUN Cards os Loco ee ee ee B 1 Option Cards Installed u ee epe iode p B 2 Setup Dti armani ee aa san Rt bed adan B 3 vi March 2007 rI i dA m r e Table of Contents cont Appendix C Programming the XGS868i via PanaView a A er es ee IRE TN C 1 Programming With POROVISUUE Lacon uoo eed as Maras tao i a Mara Sen do ae Dedo a ML e E e aa C 1 Preparing Tor PanaView Programms alt LEUTE UR AT A E ete C 1 Setting Up the Communications Port 0 ccc cece cence een C 2 Setting up Ethernet COMMUNICATIONS o enc sa Ree TER pu X RETE RR RET ER C 4 Modifying Ethernet Parameter all Def C 5 Adding the AGS BOON iur toilet hte aria einatmen C 6 Entering the User Program via Panda Views oci cass or oia C 8 Entering Data in the Channel Men eo na erc oe cbe ces Pd C 11 Selecting the Channel Measurement Method 00 0 cece ccc e eee cence eee C 11 Entering Data in the Channel System Option 006s ccc ees C 12 Entering Pipe Parameters 0 ccc eee teen hee C 14 Entering Input Output Parameters o aac ce sete tae ae stem ER RAS ERAT ce ax eet C 17 Entering Setup Parameters 0 0 0 0 cece ene see ee C 21 Entering Datain the Global Mentis rn reo eo RUE pta OE la C 27 Entering Global System Dates antreten C 28 Setting Up Inputs and Ou
26. Displaying Data March 2007 Programming the LCD 8 Scroll to the desired Channel option as listed in Table 2 1 below cont Table 2 1 Channel Options Channel 1 Channel 2 CH1 CH2 CH1 CH2 CH1 CH2 2 9 For each channel select the desired Measurement Parameter as shown in Table 1 9 on page 1 27 Note The measurement units that appear in these prompts are those selected in the GLOBL SYSTM menu earlier in this manual Also when differences in one channel s programming invalidate an output previously chosen for the other the measurement defaults to the nearest selectable item in the parameter list The previous two prompts repeat until all of the specified of LCD Parameters have been set up When all of the display parameters have been set up the meter returns to the Global I O window To leave the Keypad Program press the Escape key three times After leaving the Keypad Program the XGS868i will reset itself and will begin to display the parameters specified in this section If more than one parameter was set up each of the parameters will be displayed in sequence with a pause of several seconds between display changes Displaying Data 2 3 March 2007 Displaying Data ona Computer Terminal Preparing for PanaView Programming The flow rate data collected by the XGS868i may be displayed in various formats on a remote computer terminal via the meter s RS232 serial port This require
27. FILEL LOG amp File Edit View Output Window Help Start Time Stop Time MM SS Meter time is minutes behind displayed PC Sync clock to PC time Logitems Contents Computer Meter Channel Sensor Unit Date Time Value MELANCEL COMI Node 1 Velocity mis 4 11 2005 1 56 03 F 0 0000 _ MELANCEL COMI Node 1 Volumetric KACM N 4 11 2005 1 56 03 F 0 0000 MELANCEL COMI Node 1 Soundspeed mis 4 11 2005 1 56 03 F 800 0000 MELANCEL COMI Node 1 Velocity mis 4 11 2005 1 56 08 F 0 0000 MELANCEL COMI Node 1 Volumetric KACM N 4 11 2005 1 56 08 F 0 0000 MELANCEL COMI Node 1 Soundspeed mis 4 11 2005 1 56 08 F 800 0000 MELANCEL COMI Node Velocity m s 3 28 2005 10 49 23 24 5000 MELANCEL COMI Node 1 Volumetric KACM 3 28 2005 10 49 23 0 0000 MELANCEL COMI Node 1 Soundspeed m s 3 28 2005 10 49 23 345 7000 MELANCEL COMI Node 1 Velocity m s 3 28 2005 10 49 28 24 5000 MELANCEL COM1 Node Volumetric KACM N 3 28 2005 10 49 28 0 0000 MELANCEL COMI Node 1 Soundspeed mis 3 28 2005 10 49 28 345 7000 MELANCEL COMI Node 1 Velocity m s 3 28 2005 10 49 33 24 5000 MELANCEL COMI Node 1 Volumetric KACM 3 28 2005 10 49 33 0 0000 MELANCEL COMI Node 1 Soundspeed mis 3 28 2005 10 49 33 345 7000 MELANCEL COMI Node 1 Velocity m s 3 28 2005 10 49 38 24 5000 MELANCEL COMI Node Volumetric KACM N 3 28 2005 10 49 38 0 0000 MELANCEL COMI Node 1 Soundspeed mis 3 28 2005 10 49 38 345 7000 a E Network My Compu
28. Guide before it can provide accurate flow rate measurements After completing the installation and initial setup use this chapter to program the advanced features of the Model XGS868i s via the PanaView software program Refer to the appropriate section for a discussion of the following menu features Channel Status activate one or both channels and select the desired measurement method Channel System enter the individual channel parameters Channel Pipe enter the pipe parameters Channel I O set up the inputs and outputs Channel Setup set the signal limits response times and activating mass flow Global System enter the system units e Global 1 O set up error handling option cards and display Global Comm set the serial port and MODBUS parameters As a programming aid a complete set of menu maps for the PROG menu is included in Appendix D PanaView Menu Maps The specific figure numbers will be referenced throughout this chapter as required You can program the XGS868i through PanaView a PC based non resident software program that communicates with the XGS8681 via its RS232 serial port Before you attempt to communicate with the XGS8681 be sure you have linked your PC to the XGS868i via an RS232 interface For details on wiring the interface refer to Wiring the Serial Port in the Startup Guide and to the document EJA RS Serial Communications 916 054 You must also install PanaView as d
29. Input Output f SET UP RAS Eme er UA See Figure D 1 See Figure D 1 See Figure D 1 See Figure D 1 Y a VIVERE AIR CT ELFER Sig Default Setup V avel Advanced Features A TUE Lm APA Signal Defaults RESPONSE TIME SIGNAL LOW LIMIT o ves ERES SKAN T OFFSET Multiple K Factors Mass Flow Calculation 3 Le stars Activate Multi K Fact Mass from Static Dens o1 on au E Fluid Density Figure D 2 Channel X Menu Set Up Option Custom Type Lew esa Kin Viscosity Edit table vo ves Enter of K Factors Velocity Reynolds K Factor Repeat for the of K Factors entered previously PanaView Menu Maps for the XG5868i D 2 SITE EDIT MENU CALIBRATION TEST PAUSE MEASUREMENT See Service Manual channel 2 MEASURE FLOW PAUSE Measure Flow STOP MEASUREMENT
30. Log window make sure that the Log Items tab in this pane is selected Note 7o add all the channel parameters to a given log right click on the desired channel A pop up button Add Group to Log appears Click on the button and PanaView adds the entire set of channel parameters to the log 9 Click on the Apply option button to record the log setup information and then click on the Start option button to begin logging data immediately The Start Time automatically appears in the PC Log window Logging Data 3 9 March 2007 NN Viewing Meter Log Files After one or more meter log files have been created the logs may be viewed by using the New Meter Browser as follows 1 From the New Meter Browser in PanaView expand the network tree and click on the Meter Logs option If you have created one or more logs the tree will appear similar to Figure 3 10 below Meter Logs FILE1 LOG FILE2 LOG 5 FILE4 LOG 2 NEW LOG 29 LOGX LOG LOGS LOG 2 NE7 LOG 3 NE8 LOG 7 Edit Functions Figure 3 10 An Expanded Meter Logs Option 2 Double click on the desired log A window opens for the individual log as shown in Figure 3 11 below TlPanaview Log file frmIDMPVWrapper XGS868i Y4AS STD VATILETLOG File Edt View Output Window Help EJE Network Meter Log ee Name Storage inina L Circular 7 Start Time 4 Number of Records 40 50 Ab Interval MM SS Meter time is
31. March 2007 System Input Output Comm Port 2 2 METER MESSAGE Meter Address SYSTEM UNITS BAUD RATE 2 BI Error Handling Options Display 9S9 ng trio J r r 5 Em 2 See Figure D 4 300 600 1200 24 amp PRESSURE UNITS 4 t English tow men 4800 9600 18200 2 eM omen esta Bang S x MODBUS option installed o CHANNEL UNITS MODBUS Baud Rate v 2 CHANNEL UNITS E ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE EC S 1 CHANNEL UNITS 2 PATH ERROR HANDLING 100 4800 9600 19200 gt MASS FLOW ON MASS FLOW OFF 2 CHANNEL UNITS rs MASSELOWUNDS VOLUMETRIC UNITS IN EJ English Metric English Metric MODBUS Parity a OF LCD PARAMS Se d E 7 2 V asl 3 muB roi TONNE mer ou even a a muscr y MODBUS Stop Bits 2 ly for 2 Channel meter until all channels set up 5 MASS FLOW TIME appears only 2 ais LUMETRIC l ISEC MIN cut cH sum Dir ave 4 r C o ISEC MN 3 S MODBUS Address o MDOT DECIMAL DIGITS Measurement Name e f VOL DECIMAL DIGITS cro TIME Moor E Metric ZER UNITS S5 ao Gnose Tw English A TeK PEAK Qu acr ln CNTup curan Pi wwscr MENS MASS DECIMAL DIGITS 32 Bator SM i ma TOTAL DECIMAL DIGITS Ke kPa C1 D 3 PanaView Menu Maps for the XG5868i March 2007 FILE now Meter Browser 10m rascar y Fai Funcions STE EDIT WENU GALIBRATIONTEST PAUSE MEASUREMENT See S
32. Meter llle esses 3 2 Creating PC ioi edic E s 3 7 Deleting coi por kee 387 3 13 Graphing 3 10 3 13 Naming vol sd bie edi ee 3 8 SEat ssx ices saspe ER AT HEN REA 3 12 TV POs essere a ee eve neg NIRE 3 1 VIEWING uber dub per vei 3 12 Window zu 2 22 rs eps 3 9 Low Pressure Switch Entering 22 ees eee era 1 13 Entering in PanaView C 19 in PanaView 02 eee ee C 31 K K Factors Entering 1 19 K Re MultiK KFactor C 36 Keypad Program Bnterin ini as bd 1 4 Exiting if Unused 1 4 KV Input Selection 1 10 1 19 Index 3 March 2007 Index cont M M gt S Switch 2 222220 1 17 C 23 MASS u tn ums boars nee 1 27 Mass Flow 002 c eee ee eee C 36 ACHVAING coccion age bse e dene 1 20 Activating in PanaView C 26 Entering Channel Units 1 7 1 23 Entering Data in PanaView C 13 Entering Global Units 1 23 Mass Flow Data in Global Menu PanaView C 30 MDOT vene pU DOR E ES 1 27 Memory Clearing Log File 5 2 Clearing Site Data 2 22222 5 1 Clearing Transmitter 5 1 Menus dit yoo ah tie eR ee C 2 Output lt ise ner ame E Dx S es 2 4 Meter Logs Creating 3 2 MODBUS Register sia ced teed tard ct Dub deperit C 46 Setting up via
33. PROGRAM menu scroll to I O and press Enter 4 Enter a value from 0 to 1 ft sec 0 to 0 30 m sec for the Zero Cutoff and press Enter The recommended setting is 0 0200 ft sec 0 0009 m sec This prompt permits you to use a single input for either temperature or pressure to measure mass flow The User Program contains a table that correlates pressure and temperature for saturated steam If the meter can assume the steam is always at or near saturation then only a temperature or pressure input is needed The meter will interpolate the corresponding pressure or temperature 1 At the Assume Saturation prompt scroll to No or Yes and press Enter e If you selected Yes proceed to Step 2 below f you selected No proceed to Step 3 on the next page 2 Scroll to the Steam Input Type that will be used to measure mass flow and press Enter f you selected Temperature proceed to Temperature Input on the next page f you selected Pressure proceed to Base Temperature on the next page IMPORTANT GE Sensing recommends using a live input for either temperature or pressure when assuming the saturation Programming Site Data 1 11 March 2007 Temperature Input Base Temperature Pressure Input The Model XGS868 can use either a fixed temperature value or a live temperature input to calculate the steam density for the mass flow rate display 3 Scroll to a Fixed temperature value or to set up the optio
34. PanaView C 44 MODBUS Communications Requesting Parameters 1 41 Setter tia 1 39 Multiple K Factors EDENE ia ares 1 19 in PanaView 02 ee eee C 25 Multiple Parameter Text Displays 2 7 Multiple Text Windows 2 7 N Numeric Values Entering 1 3 O Option Card Alarms aasa standen C 40 Analog Inputs 04 C 38 Available Cards 2 2 B 1 Prequency c ran C 42 RTD Inputs u as des C 39 Setup Information Table B 2 Votalizeterda eiae a C 41 Totalizer Frequency C 42 Option Card Setup Alarm Relays 0 200000 1 32 Analog Inputs 04 1 30 Analog Outputs oo oo ooomo o 1 26 Frequency Outputs 1 36 MODBUS 02 00 eee 1 39 RED Inputs u aa 1 31 Totalizer OutputS ooo oo 1 34 Option Cards Programming in PanaView C 35 Output Menu 2 4 Outputs Setting Up in PanaView C 31 Index March 2007 Index cont P R Padi do t 1 28 R Window cycles o oo o o C 23 PHUD 4 seed spart er e toes end 1 28 Requesting MODBUS Parameters 1 41 Pana View sel 22200 ea RS 2 4 2 5 Response Time 0 C 24 Capabilities of ooo o ooo ooo 1 2 Setting ccs pese nbr d ii e a 1 18 Communication Setup C 44 REV M3Ss sch coat cena det ea aan
35. Temp Input Temp Input Base Temp Base Temp Pressure Input Pressure Input Base Pressure Base Pressure Low Press Switch Low Press Switch Pressure Limit Pressure Limit Quality Input Response Time K Factor Channel SETUP V Averaging Quality Input fT responserime gt Channel SETUP Advanced Features Multi K Factors Velocity K Factor K Factor Velocity K Factor B 4 Data Records March 2007 Table B 3 Setup Data cont Channel SETUP Advanced Features Multi K Factors cont K Factor Velocity K Factor K Factor Velocity K Factor 11 11 13 13 Data Records B 5 Appendix C Programming the XGS868i via PanaView Introduction rar ae C 1 Programming with PanaView cece ccc cece ee eee eens C 1 Adding the XGS868i 2 X A o E ves C 6 Entering the User Program via PanaView o ooooooooooooo C 8 Entering Data in the Channel Menu o oooococooooomo C 11 Entering Data in the Global Menu eee ee eee eee C 27 Exiting the Site Edit Menu oo arras C 48 Saving Site Data nur a veo e pet c vor t safe ee C 49 March 2007 Introduction Programming with PanaView Preparing for PanaView Programming The Model XGS868i flow transmitter must be properly installed and programmed as described in the Startup
36. cle pads she sae lentus 1 28 Index 5 March 2007 Index cont S Skan T Offset 22 2 1 17 C 23 I Skan Measure 00 0000 c ee euee 1 5 Saturation MSS SS 1 11 C 17 Pan Visa ie reta Une UT ee ar C 11 Save Site PrinttoPC C 52 Slot 0 Save Site to Metet nennt eme C 50 Analog Outputs sisse 1 26 Save Site to PC ette AS C 51 SED eere deste eta C 35 Saving Site Data in PanaView C 49 sl t Number ats nat Seon teats 1 24 C 31 Selecting Measurement Method SNDSP iio io ces BO rar 1 27 n PanaView E E OS A rane Sig T c Soundspeed Limit 00 1 16 Serial Communications E NEUE C 44 Special Transducers Entering Number 1 8 Serial Communications Setting Up 1 38 RA a 1 27 Serial Port Setting up in PanaView C 44 SE nese 1 27 Set Up Submenu Startup in PanaView cer C 21 See Basic Programming C 8 See Op von a Pana NON anc pests ood Static Density Activating in PanaView C 26 Setup Dale Static Density Entering 1 20 Advanced Features 1 19 Status of Logs oo oooooooooomooo 3 12 Initializing Default NOD eet 1 18 Crus N Goo cc sa loo me vere las A oo C 11 Response mey PENNE een 1 18 Steam Input Types scm 2a 1 11 C 17 Transducer Signal Parameters 1 15 o ri ed E Rd nei AM Te 1 28 Setup Data Table B 3 System Global Submenu C 28 Setup Submenu System Data ystem
37. default value 9 Click OK to complete data entry IMPORTANT Jf you are using Ethernet communications be sure the XGS666i 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 the XGS868 via PanaViewT March 2007 Modifying Ethernet Parameters To establish Ethernet communications with the XGS868i or to modify its IP parameters you will need to install the Ethernet Device Discovery software utility available with your XGS8681 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 XGS8681 by its MAC address supplied as part of customer documentation The default IP Port is 2101 The default IP addressing for the XGS868i is DHCP dynamic If you need to assign a static IP address to the XGS868i complete the following steps IMPORTANT To assign a static IP address the XGS868i must be connected to an Ethernet network with a dynamic address assignment mechanism DHCP first 1 Run Ethernet Device Discovery software and identify the XGS8681 s current IP address 2 Open your Internet browser Internet Explorer Netscape or other and type the XGS868i IP add
38. for the flow Calibration Factor and press Enter The default value is 1 00 but values between 0 50 and 2 0 may be entered The value is typically set at the factory based on application details After entering the Calibration Factor the XGS868i returns to the Channel PROGRAM Do one of the following To continue entering quick startup data press Escape once and proceed to Step 1 in Entering Global System Data on page 1 22 To continue regular programming refer to Appendix A Menu Maps to navigate to the desired menu e To leave the Keypad Program press the Escape key twice Programming Site Data March 2007 Entering Zero Cutoff and Setting Up Inputs Zero Cutoff Value Assume Saturation Steam Input Type Enter the zero cutoff value and set up the temperature and pressure inputs via the I O submenu While programming these parameters refer to Figure A 1 on page A 1 IMPORTANT fan option card in Slot 1 fails to appear in this menu it may be turned Off See the Global l O Options section on page 1 26 for setup instructions Near a zero flow rate the Model XGS868i s readings may fluctuate due to small offsets caused by thermal drift or similar factors To force a zero display reading when there is minimal flow enter a zero cutoff value as described below 1 In the Keypad Program scroll to PROG and press Enter 2 In the PROG menu scroll to CH1 or CH2 and press Enter 3 In the Channel
39. from LCD OFF through 1 4 and KEY The OFF setting switches the measurement display off while the KEY setting enables users to change the measurement display via the arrow keys without accessing the Keypad Program If you select KEY To view a parameter other than the one currently displayed press the A or V keys to scroll through the various parameters e To scroll through the channel options on a two channel XGS868i press the lt or gt keys until you have reached the desired option Note Fora I channel XGS868i skip to step 4 3 Scroll to the desired Channel option as listed in Table C 14 below Table C 14 Channel Options Channel 1 Channel 2 CHI CH2 CH1 CH2 CH1 CH2 2 4 For each channel select the desired Measurement Parameter as shown in Table C 11 on page C 36 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each parameter PanaView returns to the Global I O menu Programming the XG5868i via PanaView C 43 March 2007 Entering Communications Data Setting Up the Serial Port The Model XGS868i flowmeter is equipped with an RS232 or an RS485 serial interface An RS485 option is also available with MODBUS capability When the MODBUS option is present the XGS868i may also have the standard RS232 serial interface The serial port is used to transmit stored data and displayed readings to a personal computer by connecting the meter s serial interface to the serial port of the PC In additi
40. indicates a given StartTime Double click on OK to agree to the given time on Now to start the log immediately or on Edit to change the starting time f you select Edit PanaView asks first for the desired Hour then for the Minute and finally for the Second For each parameter type the desired number in the right window and click Next Item or simply click Next Item to step through the parameters PanaView indicates a given StartDate Double click on OK to agree to the given day on Today to start the log that day or on Edit to change the starting date f you select Edit PanaView asks first for the desired Year then for the Month and finally for the Day For each parameter type the desired number in the right window or scroll to and click on the desired month and click Next Item or simply click Next Item to step through the parameters Logging Data 4 5 March 2007 le Creating an Error Log Note f you have selected a circular log PanaView now indicates cont J that the log has been created and returns to the Log Edit Menu k PanaView indicates a given End Time Double click on OK to agree to the given time on Now to start the log immediately or on Timed to indicate a specific duration f you select Edit PanaView asks first for the desired Hour then for the Minute and finally for the Second For each parameter type the desired number in the right window and click Next Item or
41. is displayed as the average If both channels are in error the last average reading is held Outputs the average of CH1 and CH2 totals regardless of the error state of either channel If one channel is in error totalizing continues If both channels are in error totalizing stops After responding to the above prompt the meter returns to the Input Output option menu C 34 Programming the XG5868i via PanaViewT March 2007 O o gt ec Qo ee e Setting Up Option Cards The Model XGS868i has two built in analog outputs which are assigned to Slot 0 Also a variety of input output option cards may be installed in Slot 1 See Chapter 1 Installation of the Startup Guide for a complete description of the available option cards To access this submenu double click on the Options entry in the Input Output submenu This menu option is used to set up and or scale the inputs and outputs To accomplish this complete the following steps e Double click on the desired O Slot to program the I O functions in that slot Note Ifan option card is not installed in Slot 1 the Slot1 option does not appear at the above prompt Proceed to the appropriate section for programming instructions specific to the type of input or output selected above Analog Outputs Complete the following steps to set up the analog outputs for any slot refer to Figure D 4 on page D 4 1 Double click on the desired
42. manual The product contains no exposed parts which produce surface temperature infrared electromagnetic ionizing or non electrical dangers CE a CERT ATEX D Rev August 2004 USA 1100 Technology Park Drive Billerica MA 01821 4111 Web www gesensing com Ireland Sensing House Shannon Free Zone East Shannon Co Clare Ireland
43. of this value to the actual pressure is used to calculate the standard mass flow rate Click on Yes or No to activate or deactivate the Low Pressure Switch software function and click Next Item f you selected Yes enter the Pressure Limit the low pressure switch set point and click Next Item The acceptable range is 0 to 5 000 psia The meter will stop taking readings if the pressure drops below this value f you selected No go to Quality Input on the next page Programming the XG5868i v a PanaViewT C 19 March 2007 Quality Input When the temperature and pressure inputs indicate that the steam is saturated the Quality Input value is used for the mass flow rate calculations Unless a different value is accurately known accept the default value at the following prompt Note The quality value indicates what fraction of the fluid is in the gas phase The remaining fraction is assumed to be liquid water Thus a quality value of 1 0 indicates 100 gas 2 At the Quality Input prompt scroll to a fixed steam quality value or to set up the option card in Slot 1 that will supply the live steam quality input and click Next Item Note Jf Slot I contains an activated option card with an analog input that has been programmed as Special Slot 1 appears as an option at the above prompt Normally a fixed value of 1 0 100 steam should be used for the steam quality value If there is no active option card for
44. programming instructions refer to Figure D 4 on page D 4 in Appendix D PanaView Menu Maps Remember to record all programmed data in Appendix B Data Records The I O submenu consists of the following options Error Handling program the meter s response during an error condition Options set up any option cards and the Slot 0 analog outputs Display set up the LCD display To enter the I O submenu 1 In the Site Data Menu double click on the Global entry 2 Highlight and double click on the Input Output option in the center pane Note Jn this section Slot 1 appears as an option only if a suitable option card is installed in Slot 1 Programming the XG5868i v a PanaViewT C 31 March 2007 Setting Up Error Handling This menu option lets you set how the XGS868i will handle the outputs for measurements and average two path measurements during an error condition See Chapter 2 Error Codes in the Service Manual for a discussion of the built in error codes 1 From the Input Output option highlight and double click on the Error Handling option in the center pane 2 Double click on the desired Error Handling selection as shown in Table C 7 below and Table C 8 on the next page a If you selected Error Level in mA enter the 4 20 mA Error Level the number of milliamps the analog output will put out during a fault condition Enter a whole number between 0 and 22 and click Next Item See Table C 7 belo
45. to proceed to another menu or option e SPEC If SPEC was selected to set up input A as a live special input complete steps 6 through 10 below 6 Enter a Name for input A and click Next Item 7 Enter the Units of measurement for input A and click Next Item 8 Enter a temperature value for the Base low end of the analog input range and click Next Item 9 Enter a temperature value for the Full Scale high end of the analog input range and click Next Item After responding to the above prompt the meter returns to step 1 Click Exit Page to proceed to another menu or option C 38 Programming the XGS868 via PanaView March 2007 Option Card RTD Inputs Option cards with RTD inputs have a temperature range of 148 to 660 F 100 to 350 C Complete the following steps to set up the RTD inputs of an option card installed in Slot 1 refer to Figure D 4 on page D 4 1 Double click on the desired Input A B C or D Note The setup of RTD input A is used here as an example Identical procedures would be used to set up the remaining RTD inputs 2 Enter a Label of up to eight characters for input A and click Next Item 3 Double click on Off to disable Input A and return to step 1 or on Temp to enable input A as a live temperature input 4 Enter a temperature value for the Zero low end of the analog input range and click Next Item 5 Enter a temperature value for the Full Scale hig
46. v a PanaViewT C 25 March 2007 The Mass Flow Option Use this option to calculate mass flow from a static fluid density Complete the following steps to enter the static density of the fluid 1 From the Advanced Features option menu highlight and double click on Mass flow calculation in the center pane 2 Double click on Yes to activate Static Density or on No to disable this option If you select No PanaView returns to the Advanced Features window 3 If you select Yes enter the Fluid Density 0 00001 to 0 100 lb ft or 0 00001 to 123 18 kg m and click Next Item PanaView returns to the Advanced Features window After responding to the above prompt the meter returns to the Advanced Features window Click Exit Page three times to return to the Site Edit Menu C 26 Programming the XGS868 via PanaView March 2007 Entering Data in the Global Menu The Global menu is used to enter information that is not specific to any of the individual channels Information programmed via this menu is used to enter several general system parameters e g English or metric units For meters with 2 channels this menu is also used to compute parameters such as the sum difference or average of the channel 1 and channel 2 signals When calculating the SUM DIF or AVE readouts data from the Global System submenu is used Any conflicting data entered in the Channel System submenu is overridden The following submenus are inc
47. value See Chapter 2 in the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes Velocity Low Limit 500 to 500 ft sec 150 to 150 m sec 150 ft sec 46 m sec The E3 VELOCITY RANGE error messages appears when the calculated fluid velocity is less than the programmed VELOCITY LOW LIMIT value See Chapter 2 in the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes Velocity High Limit Acceleration Limit Amplitude Discriminator Low 500 to 500 ft sec 150 to 150 m sec 0 to 250 ft s 0 to 76 m s 0 to 100 150 ft sec 46 m sec 15 ft s 5 m s The E3 VELOCITY RANGE error messages appears when the calculated fluid velocity exceeds the programmed VELOCITY HIGH LIMIT value See Chapter 2 in the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes 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 Chapter 2 in the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes The amplitude discriminator measures the transducer signal received by the Model XGS868i The default value for the above 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 Chapter 2 in the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes Amplitude Discriminator High 0 to 100 The amplitu
48. with the meter For on site transducer installations refer to Appendix C Measuring P and L Dimensions in the Startup Guide for instructions 7 Click on the appropriate Axial Length unit type in the center pane Then enter the axial length of the ultrasonic signal in the right pane and click Next Item Programming the XG5868i v a PanaViewT C 15 March 2007 TTT Fluid Type 8 Double click on the appropriate Fluid Type either Steam or Other If you select Other PanaView asks for the Fluid Soundspeed Enter the appropriate soundspeed in ft sec and click Next Item Reynolds Correction 9 Double click on the appropriate choice to indicate whether you want Reynolds Correction e f Off is selected enter the Calibration Factor and click on Next Item If On is selected enter the Kinematic Viscosity and click Next Item Then enter the Calibration Factor and click Next Item PanaView returns to the Channel PROGRAM menu You have completed entering pipe parameters C 16 Programming the XGS868 via PanaViewT March 2007 Entering Input Output Parameters Zero Cutoff Value Assume Saturation Steam Input Type Enter the zero cutoff value and set up the temperature pressure and quality inputs via the Input Output submenu While programming these parameters refer to Figure D 1 on page D 1 of Appendix D PanaView Menu Maps IMPORTANT fan option card in Slot 1 fails to appear in this menu it may
49. 0 minutes behind displayed PC Syne clock toPC time Logitems Contents Stop Time 3 25 21 Meter Channel Sensor Unit XGS868i Y4AS STD 1 Velocity m s XGS858i YAAS STD 1 Volumetric KACM MIN XGS868i Y4AS STD 1 Soundspeed m s Figure 3 11 Data Window for an Individual Meter Log Click on the Log Items tab see Figure 3 11 above for a list of the parameters specified for logging Click on the Contents tab see Figure 3 12 on page 3 11 for a list of all the data points logged to date for the parameter currently highlighted on the Log Items tab Click on the Graph option button to display a graphical representation of the data logged to date 3 10 Logging Data March 2007 Viewing Meter Logs Note The graph is displayed in its own window which is opened on cont top of the Meter Log window For instructions on using the Graph Log window refer to the Graphing Output section in Chapter 2 of the PanaView User s Manual Remember that only two parameters per channel may be graphed and that the same two parameters must be graphed for each channel of a multi channel graph display When you have finished viewing the graph click on the Close option button to close the Graph window and leave the log running To review log details click on the Contents tab The window now appears similar to Figure 3 12 below EA PanaView Log file frmIDMPYWrapper XG5868i Y4AS STD A
50. 1 7 below apply only to the Channelx measurement mode and to the Sum Difference measurement modes if either or both channels are in error Error handling in the Average measurement mode is set in Step 7 below Table 1 7 Error Response Options Output Response Totalizer Response Holds the last good Continues to totalize based on HOLD ii reading the last good flow reading Forces outputs to the low set point Stops totalizing Forces outputs to the high set point Stops totalizing Forces outputs 10 above the high set point stops totalizing Forces outputs to the Stops totalizing during critical entered mA level errors Use the arrow keys to enter a specific current that will signify meter errors and press Enter Then do one of the following Fora 1 Channel meter go to Procedure Options on the next page e For a2 Channel meter proceed to Step 7 below Scroll to Yes or No to enable or disable 2 path error handling Specific responses of the display and the totalizer are listed in Table 1 8 below The 2 path error handling option is intended for applications where two sets of transducers are installed in the same location in the same pipe to improve accuracy and the meter is operated in AVE mode With this function enabled the Model XGS868i performs error handling only if both channels are in error If this function is disabled error handling occurs when either c
51. 2 Path Error No Global Communications Port MOD Parity Yes Baud Rate MOD Stop Bits MOD Baud Rate Channel 1 MOD Address Channel Status Channel 2 Channel Status Off Channel Status Off Measure Mode Channel Label Skan Measure Mode Channel System Channel Label Skan Site Channel Msg Channel Message Vol Units Vol Units Vol Time Units Vol Time Units Vol Dec Digits Vol Dec Digits Totalizer Units Totalizer Units Tot Dec Digits Tot Dec Digits Mass Flow Mass Flow Mass Flow Time Mass Flow Time MDOT Dec Dig MDOT Dec Dig Mass Totalizer Mass Dec Dig Mass Totalizer Mass Dec Dig Data Records B 3 March 2007 Channel 1 Table B 3 Setup Data cont Channel Pipe Parameters Channel 2 Trans Type STD Trans Type STD Transducer Transducer Spec Trans Hz Spec Trans Hz Spec Trans Tw Spec Trans Tw Pipe O D Pipe O D Pipe Wall Pipe Wall Path Length P Path Length P Axial Length L Axial Length L Fluid Type Other Sndspd Fluid Type Calibration Factor Zero Cutoff Channel Input Output Other Sndspd Calibration Factor Zero Cutoff Assume Sat Yes Assume Sat Yes Steam Input Type Pressure Steam Input Type Pressure
52. 3 Both channels are error free Programming Site Data 1 43 Chapter 2 Displaying Data Introduction Displaying Data with the LCD ooooccococcccccccccccon Displaying Data on a Computer Terminal o o oo March 2007 Introduction Displaying Data with the LCD Adjusting LCD Contrast This chapter explains how to display measurement data using either of the available methods LCD Display show data on the built in display e PanaView display data on a computer terminal using the optional PanaView software When equipped with the Liquid Crystal Display LCD the Model XGS868i may be programmed to display up to four variables in sequence In addition the contrast of the LCD may be adjusted for optimum viewing Proceed to the appropriate section for instructions and refer to Figure A 3 on page A 3 of Appendix A Menu Maps The LCD contrast may be adjusted through the Keypad Program to suit individual needs 1 Press Escape Enter Escape 2 In the Keypad Program window scroll to CNTRS and press Enter 3 Scroll to DARKN or LITEN and press Enter until the screen shows the desired contrast 4 When you have achieved the desired contrast scroll to STORE to retain the setting or to ABORT to leave the menu without changing the setting In either case the XGS868i returns to the Keypad Program 5 Then press Escape to return to the display screen Displaying D
53. ATUS LIMITS 9 SECONDARY VALUE UNIT UNIT SELECTOR c PRIMARY SELECTOR 9 SECONDARY SELECTOR 9 CH1 VELOCITY 9 CH1 VOLUMETRIC 9 CH1 PLUS TOTALS CH1 MINUS TOTALS 9 CH1 T DIGITS 9 CH1 TOTALIZER TIME 9 CH1 ERROR VALUE 9 CH1 SSUP 9 CH1 SSDN 9 CH1 SNDSP 9 CH2_VELOCITY 9 CH2_VOLUMETRIC Figure E 2 Primary Selector Drop Down List 10 62 Good_NonCascade NonSpecific NotLimited 00001 ff SI metric CH1 PLUS TOTALS CH1 MINUS TOTALS CH1 T DIGITS CH1 ERROR VALUE CH1_5SUP CH1_SSDN D CH2_TOTALIZER_TIME CH2_ERROR_VALUE OCH SSUP m Foundation Fieldbus Communications March 2007 un EE Selecting Units for AI 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 XGM see Figure E 1 on page E 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 E 3 below Apply Values JANALOG_INPUT_1 000 i P c 4s 3 8 Periodic Updates 2 sec E DOS Auto Manual Diagnostics Trends Others Process Scaling Tuning Options Alarms
54. C 36 Entering Menu in C 9 CREV Total ai i ae viser C 36 Parameter Selecting 2 5 2 9 Reynolds Correction in PanaView C 16 Path entitats DLE 1 9 Right Arrow Key 000 0 1 3 PC Logs Creating 2 222222 3 7 RTD Inputs Card Setting Up in PanaView C 39 PEAKR u N UIN Sacco bL WE AMO 1 28 RID Inputs Setting Up 1 31 Percent of Peak 1 17 C 23 Pipe Lensth u aces lat ea 1 9 in PanaView 0 02 eee eee C 15 Pipe OD Unit iia it ia 1 9 in PanaView 00 eee eee C 15 Pipe OD Programming 1 9 C 15 Pipe Parameters Axial Length o oo ooooooo o 1 10 Entering 22 eae oa bee bee ee 1 8 Entering in PanaView C 14 OD Circumference 1 9 Path Lengths i 5 ice tA in ds i 1 9 Special Transducers 1 8 Wall Thickness 2222200 1 9 Pipe Wall Thickness 1 9 C 15 PIPE in PanaVieW o o o o C 14 Plotting Signal 0 2 11 PRESR ue ts aus yest etes 1 28 Pressure Input Entering 15 iu ups 1 12 Entering in PanaView C 19 Pressure Units Selecting in PanaView C 28 Printing Data 0 0 eee ee eee 4 1 Properties Option in Edit Menu PanaView C 49 Pulses Number of C 23 Q OdoWn seca cad nena sta e Rae Ra 1 28 Quality Input o o o o 1 13 C 20 QU ees Gb baie
55. E error message appears when the amplitude discriminator falls below the programmed AMP DISCRIM LOW value See Chapter 2 rror Codes in the Service Manua for a discussion of error codes Amplitude Discriminator High 0 to 100 The amplitude discriminator measures the transducer signal received by the Model XGS868 The default value for this parameter is 34 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 Chapter 2 rror Codes in the Service Manua for a discussion of error codes Programming Site Data March 2007 Transducer Signal Parameters Table 1 4 Transducer Signal Settings cont Range Default Value Miscellaneous Information Delta T Offset 1000 to 1000 usec 0 usec An offset between the upstream and downstream transit times is specified at this prompt Skan T Offset 500 to 500 usec 58 usec At this prompt specify a time measurement offset that compensates for a shift resulting from cross correlation of Peak 1to 100 50 The percentage of peak used to calculate the transit times and Delta T is specified at this prompt M S Switch 0 to 250 usec 50 usec If the burst mode is set to Skan Measure S M the meter switches from Skanto Measure Mode when Delta T is less than the M S Switch value DO NOT change this value unless adv
56. EMP 1 22 25 2 245 o 2 ee 1 28 Temperature Input Eterna u rn 1 12 Temperature Input Entering in PanaView C 18 Text Window 0 0 20 cece ee eee 2 5 Titre on eee inate oer trades e C 36 Time Delay Tw in PanaView C 14 TIMBR 3325 4 22222 ar 1 27 Tot K ia T Ges E eh eat 1 27 Totalizer Card Setting Up in PanaView Totalizer Outputs Entering Channel Units 1 6 Entering Global Units 1 23 C 29 Setting Up 3 ee 1 34 Totalizer Units in PanaView C 12 Totalizer Frequency Card Setting Up C 42 Totalizers Cle arin i i iones natin aang elena 5 3 STOTE tata a Rgs 1 27 Tracking Windows Activating 1 10 Transducer Number 1 8 in PanaView 0 02 eee eee C 14 Transducer Parameters in PanaView C 14 Transducer Parameters Programming 1 8 Transducer Signal Settings 1 15 Transducer Signals Displaying in PanaView 2 10 Plotting in PanaView 2 11 Saving in PanaView 2 12 Transducers Signal Settings o oo oooooooooo o 1 15 Special Entering Number 1 8 Transmit Pulses 2 222220 1 17 Transmitter Clearing Menu 04 5 1 Displaying Data 2 2 2 1 LCD Setting Up 0 0 2 2 LCD Setting Up in PanaView C 43 MU atest dme queo ee ots 1 27 Two Path Error Handling
57. Flow Transmitter r latif cette d claration sont en conformit avec les documents suivants e EN 50014 1997 A1 A2 1999 EN 50018 2000 EN50281 1 1 1998 as specified in SSePO2ATEX008 Il 2 GD EEx d IIC T5 ISSeP B7340 Colfontaine Belgium e EN 61326 1998 Class A Annex A Continuous Unmonitored Operation e EN61010 1 1993 A2 1995 Overvoltage Category Il Pollution Degree 2 EN 60529 1991 A1 2000 IP66 suivant les r gles de la Directive de Compatibilit Electromagn tique 89 336 EEC d ATEX 94 9 EC 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 EC des quipements sous pression pour les DN 25 Article 3 section 3 qui concerne les pratiques et les codes de bonne fabrication pour l ing nierie du son Shannon December 7 2004 D um Los Mr James Gibson DIRECTEUR GENERAL ce e LS ENISO9002 TUV ESSEN Shannon 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 DigitalFlow XGM868i Ultrasonic Gas Flow Transmitter DigitalFlow XGS868i Ultrasonic
58. GE Sensing DigitalFlow XGS868i Panametrics Steam Ultrasonic Mass Flow Transmitter 1 amp 2 Channel Programming Manual PROCON SYSTEMS INC www proconsystems com GE Sensing DigitalFlow XGS868i Panametrics Steam Ultrasonic Mass Flow Transmitter 1 amp 2 Channel _ TP A KJ amp Programming Manual 910 196PE March 2007 DigitalFlow is a GE Panametrics product GE Panametrics has joined other GE high technology sensing businesses under a new name GE Sensing March 2007 rI EEEHI Table of Contents Chapter 1 Programming Site Data INTEOG HC HOT os cue eet Sek art cent tea eaa dcos dca ros Ree rre 1 1 Programming Methods u es EE ETE D ERE ea te EE 1 2 The XGS868i Enclosure Infrared Keypad c A AA 1 3 Activating nt esse pie sien dedi eodd de hb bid 1 5 Entering System Data Tor the Channel cec srt Ere arias res 1 6 Accessing the Channelx System Submenu isses eee 1 6 Selecting Volumetric UNITS usce oco t rov Vae etn iva vacet Ne EL REY 1 6 Selechng rotalizerhiteases aan dde b pb oU d 1 6 Selecting Mass FOW UTERE ae Ctr ict tacet scc esatta eo actas sett c o ud 1 7 Entering Transducer and Pipe Parameters 2 0 ccc ccc cece cence rr rr 1 8 Special TRODSOHGBES u Catari II A othe Ne CEU Lu peut 1 8 Pipe Data y oso obese RNC Ue GR ep eoa tienen ed ds 1 9 Entering zero Cutoff and Setting Up Inpuls ies ocean xy cor b
59. O Error 000 C 32 Graph Window s esses 2 8 Graphing Data 004 2 8 Index March 2007 Index cont VO Global Submenu C 31 C 32 LCD Option 2 2 C 43 Options Option C 35 VO in PanaView 0 0 2 eee C 31 I O Submenu in PanaView 0 02 cece eee C 17 Zero Cutoff Value Entering PanaView C 17 Infrared Keypad 0004 1 3 Initial Setup Data Table a asaye ira e anaa o B 3 Initialing Setup 2 22 2222 1 18 Input Output Channel Low Pressure Switch 1 13 C 19 Pressure Input 1 12 C 19 Temperature 1 12 C 18 Zero Cutoff Value 1 11 Input Output Global Error Handling 2 2 1 24 Setting Up 0 0 0 eee eee 1 24 Input Output Menu Assume Saturation 1 11 C 17 Quality Input 1 13 C 20 Steam Input Type 1 11 C 17 Inputs and Outputs Setting up PanaView C 31 Inputs Setting Up L LCD Contrast Adjusting 2 1 Option ici Re ae 2 2 C 43 Programming 2 222220200 2 2 See Liquid Crystal Display Left Arrow Key 000000 1 3 Liquid Crystal Display Transmitter 2 1 Setting Uni ee Aas 2 2 Setting Up in PanaView C 43 Log File Cleiri noe eL eke BR ced bs 5 2 Logs Creating
60. OUNDSPEED error message appears when the calculated fluid sound speed differs from the fluid sound speed entered in the Channelx System menu by more than the programmed SOUNDSPEED LIMIT value See Chapter 2 Error Codes in the Service Manualfor a discussion of error codes Velocity Low Limit 500 to 500 ft sec 150 to 150 m sec 75 0 ft sec 23 m sec The E3 VELOCITY RANGE error messages appears when the calculated fluid velocity is less than the programmed VELOCITY LOW LIMIT value See Chapter 2 Error Codes in the Service Manualfor a discussion of error codes Velocity High Limit 500 to 500 ft sec 150 to 150 m sec 75 0 ft sec 23 m sec The E3 VELOCITY RANGE error messages appears when the calculated fluid velocity exceeds the programmed VELOCITY HIGH LIMIT value See Chapter 2 Error Codes in the Service Manualfor a discussion of error codes Acceleration Limit 0 to 250ft s 0 to 76m s 50 ft s 15 m s 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 Chapter 2 Error Codes in the Service Manualfor a discussion of error codes Amplitude Discriminator Low O to 100 The amplitude discriminator measures the transducer signal received by the XGS868 The default value for this parameter is 14 and values from 0 to 100 are acceptable The E5 AMPLITUD
61. Output A or B Note The set up of output A is used here as an example Identical procedures would be used to set up output B 2 Double click on Offto disable Output A and return to step 1 or on 0 20 mA or 4 20 mA to specify the desired range for output A Note Fora 1 Channel meter proceed to step 4 3 Double click on the desired Channel option See Table C 10 below for a description of the channel options available Table C 10 Channel Options Option Description Channel 1 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 2 Add Channels CH1 CH2 Subtract Channels CH1 CH2 Average Channels CH1 CH2 2 4 Double click on the desired Measurement Name Table C 11 on the next page provides a description of the available parameters Programming the XG5868i via PanaView C 35 March 2007 Analog Outputs cont Note All the options shown below will only appear if Mass Flow is activated Table C 11 Available Measurement Parameters Description Good Bad Option Bar Velocity Displays the flow velocity Volumetric Displays the volumetric flow FWD Total Displays the forward totalized volume flow REV Total Displays the reverse totalized volume flow Time Displays the total flow measurement time Mass Flow FWD Mass Displays the mass flow Displays the forward totalized mass flow REV Mass Displays the reverse totalized mass flow UP Sig Strength Displays signal stre
62. Setting Up the Frequency Procedure Options 1 Scroll to the desired Channel option and press Enter 2 Scroll to the desired Measurement parameter and press Enter See Table 1 9 on page 1 27 for a description of the available options Refer to page 3 2 in the Service Manual for a description of diagnostic parameters Note The measurement units that appear in these prompts are those selected in the Global System window earlier in this section 3 Use the arrow keys to enter a value for the Low end of the frequency output range and press Enter 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 4 Use the arrow keys to enter a value for the High end of the frequency output range and press Enter 5 Use the arrow keys to enter a value between 1 and 10 000 for the Frequency at full scale and press Enter After completing the above steps the XGS868i returns to the I O window Do one of the following To continue programming refer to Appendix A Menu Maps to navigate to the desired menu To leave the Keypad Program press Escape four times Programming Site Data 1 37 March 2007 Configuring the Communications Port Setting Up the Serial Port The Model XGS868i flowmeter is equipped with an RS232 or an RS485 serial interface An RS485 option is also available with MODBUS capability When the MODBUS optio
63. Steam Flow Transmitter DigitalFlow XMT868i Ultrasonic Liquid Flow Transmitter folgende Normen erfullen EN 50014 1997 A1 A2 1999 EN 50018 2000 EN50281 1 1 1998 as specified in SSePO2ATEX008 Il 2 GD EEx d IIC T5 ISSeP B7340 Colfontaine Belgium e EN 61326 1998 Class A Annex A Continuous Unmonitored Operation e EN61010 1 1993 A2 1995 Overvoltage Category Il Pollution Degree 2 EN 60529 1991 A1 2000 IP66 gem den Europ ischen Richtlinien Niederspannungsrichtlinie Nr 73 23 EG und EMV Richtlinie Nr 89 336 EG und ATEX Richtlinie Nr 94 9 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 25 geliefert werden Shannon December 7 2004 D um Los Mr James Gibson GENERALDIREKTOR ce e LS EN 1809002 T V ESSEN Shannon ISO 9001 U S CERT DOC H4 August 2004 ATEX COMPLIANCE Sensing We GE Sensing Inc 1100 Technology Park Drive Billerica MA 01821 4111 U S A as the manufacturer declare under our sole responsibility that the product XGS868 Steam Mass Ultrasonic Flow Transmitter to which this document relates in accordance with the provisions of ATEX Directive 94 9 EC Annex Il meets the following specifi
64. Volumetric Units 1 6 ACVOR cities base aa ei ed 1 28 System Data 222222 1 6 Advanced Features 2005 1 19 Channel Menu Advanced Features Option C 25 UO Subinenu du Pana Vivo tb ux C 17 Mass Flow Option C 26 in PanaView oooo ocooccooconoo C 11 Multiple K Factors Option C 25 Set Up Submenu cc C21 Alarm Relays 0 0 ee eee eee C 40 Channel Message Alarms in PanaView cc C 12 Option Card iie 1 92 Clearing Totalizers o o oo oooo 5 3 Setting Up MER ea E AH ee aaa 1 32 Clearing Transmitter Memory 5 1 Alarms Card Setting Up in PanaView C 40 Log Hess rne bees 5 2 AMP ON 20 23 uet las plans VES 1 28 Site DT O etter POOR 5 1 e Discriminator ONT TNR MARS TEE ETEA 1 28 High 1 16 022 ONTup ie nnne 1 28 Low eene 1 16 C 22 Comm Port Submenu C 44 AMPU p 44i c b es Lax 1 28 Communications Port Analog Inputs Menu 3 hus fees ketal GERE IM 1 38 Option Card 0 0 2 1 30 Setting Up MODBUS 1 39 RTD Inputs ioter SORS RES 1 30 Setting Up with PanaView C2 Setting Up PS S 1 30 Contrast Adjusting 0 2 1 Angles Inputs Card Set Up inEanayiew E38 Correlation Peak Limit sera 1 16 C 22 Analog Outputs Option Card 000 0 1 26 Setting UDe cee ti 1 26 Slot 0 Setting UP o ooooooo oo o C 35 Artow Keys eee ee eee tees 1
65. a description of the available options Note The measurement units that appear in these prompts are those selected in the Global System window earlier in this section 8 Enter a value for the Trigger Point of the alarm and press Enter Go to Procedure Options below 9 Scroll to the type of Error flow non flow or both that will trigger the fault alarm and press Enter After completing the previous steps the XGS868i returns to the I O window Do one of the following To continue programming refer to Appendix A Menu Maps to navigate to the desired menu To leave the Keypad Program press Escape three times Programming Site Data 1 33 March 2007 Totalizer Outputs The totalizer 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 Refer to Figure A 4 on page A 4 and complete the following steps to set up the totalizer outputs of an option card installed in Slot 1 Accessing the Totalizer Output In the Keypad Program scroll to PROG and press Enter Inthe PROG menu scroll to GLOBL and press Enter In the Global PROGRAM menu scroll to I O and press Enter Scroll to OPTN and press Enter Scroll to Slot 1 and press Enter Scroll to the desired Output and press Enter N Oo nv FW n Hn Doone of the following e If you selected Off the XGS868i returns to the I O window Go to P
66. a special input the meter assumes you are using a fixed quality value e If you selected Fixed proceed to Step 3 If you selected Slot 1 proceed to Step 4 3 Enter the known Fixed steam Quality and click Next Item The meter will accept values from 0 0000 to 1 0000 4 Scroll to Input A or Input B and click Next Item The inputs were labeled during setup Note The set up of input A is used as an example Identical procedures would be used to set up input B PanaView returns to the Channel PROGRAM menu You have completed entering input output parameters C 20 Programming the XGS868 via PanaViewT March 2007 Entering Setup Parameters The Signal Option The signal limits and response times for the Model XGS868i are specified via the SETUP submenu While following the programming instructions refer to Figure D 2 on page D 2 of Appendix D PanaView Menu Maps This submenu includes four options Signal set the parameters related to the transducer signal Default Setup initialize all parameters to default values V Averaging specify the response of the meter to step changes Advanced Features enable mass flow or activate K factors To enter the Set Up submenu highlight and double click on the Set Up option in the center pane of the Channel menu Remember to record all programmed data in Appendix B Data Records Use this option to set the limits for the incoming signal and other parameter
67. address or baud rate is changed communication with PanaView must be re established with the new parameters 5 Scroll to the desired Baud Rate and press Enter Available baud rates extend from 300 to 19 200 6 Doone of the following If you have the RS485 MODBUS option proceed to Step 1 in Setting Up MODBUS Communications on the following page If you have the standard RS232 serial interface go to Procedure Options on the next page 1 38 Programming Site Data March 2007 Setting Up MODBUS When equipped with an optional MODBUS output card the Communications XGS868i can transmit flow data serially to a flow computer or SCADA using a Gould type RTU protocol Thus only the MODBUS function command 3 read multiple registers 6 write multiple registers is valid The XGS868i uses the following format for the data exchange 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 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 CRC Low gt lt CRC High gt time delimiter The format for the returned data types is Integer 16 bit Integer lt MSB gt lt LSB gt 1 Regi
68. ade at System Units see Table 1 6 below Table 1 6 Available Mass Flow Units English LB Pounds KG Kilograms KLB Thousands of LB Tonne Metric Tons 1 000 KG MMLB Millions of LB Tons 2 000 LB Scroll to the desired Mass Flow Time units for the mass flow rate display and press Enter Scroll to the desired number of Mdot Decimal Digits digits to the right of the decimal point in the mass flow rate display and press Enter Scroll to the desired Mass Totalizer units for the totalized mass flow rate display and press Enter The available units for this prompt are determined by the selection made at the System Units prompt Scroll to the desired number of Mass Decimal Digits digits to the right of the decimal point in the totalized mass flow rate display and press Enter Programming Site Data 1 23 March 2007 Procedure Options Setting Up Inputs and Outputs Selecting Error Handling After completing the steps on the previous page the XGS868i returns to the Global PROGRAM window Do one of the following To continue programming refer to Appendix A Menu Maps to navigate to the desired menu e To leave the Keypad Program press Escape twice Set up the XGS868i s inputs and outputs via the I O submenu While following the programming instructions refer to Figure A 3 and Figure A 4 in Appendix A The following three submenus are included in this section
69. alized Volume Flow Forward Totalized Mass Flow Reverse Totalized Mass Flow Note The measurement units that appear in these prompts are those selected in the Global System menu earlier in this section 5 Enter a value between 50 usec and 500 000 usec for Pulse On Time the frequency of the totalizer pulses and click Next Item Note A complete pulse consists of equal amounts of ON and OFF times Choose a value that is compatible with the counter to be used 6 Enter a value for the number of measurement units represented by each pulse and click Next Item After responding to the above prompt the meter returns to step 1 Click Exit Page to proceed to another menu or option Programming the XG5868i via PanaView C 41 March 2007 Option Card Frequency Outputs This type of output produces a frequency pulse that is proportional to the output measurement Complete the following steps to set up the frequency outputs of an option card installed in Slot 1 see Figure D 4 on page D 4 1 Double click on the desired Output A B C or D Note The set up of output A is used as an example Identical procedures would be used to set up the other outputs 2 Double click on Off to disable Output A and return to step 1 or on Frequency to set up output A as a frequency output For a 1 Channel meter skip to step 4 3 Double click on the desired Channel option See Table C 12 on page C 40 for a description o
70. annel Difference Meter Channel Difference Average Meter Channel Average Meter Logs 2 7 Edit Functions e i Ch Properties Ch Bele Su Disconnect Figure 2 4 The Properties Option in the New Meter Browser The Properties window opens as shown in Figure 2 5 below XGS868i Y4AS STD on Untitled IDM COE m Clock No Instrument Clock r Signal Read Signals Chanmel1 y Plot Clear Totalizers IV Auto connect at startup Figure 2 5 The Properties Window Displaying Data March 2007 NN Reading Transducer 3 To read a signal from the meter click on the Read Signals 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 2 6 below Signal Read Signals Channeli y Plot Raw Upstream Save Clear Totalizers Site Files v Auto connect at startup Figure 2 6 Active Signal Options 4 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 Plotting Transducer To plot the selected signal click on Plot A graphical window opens Signals as shown in Figure 2 7 below ig Signal Graph Raw Upstream Points 1024 Group 1 C 2 v Show Points Clear Plot Close Figure 2 7 Signal Graph Window Displaying Data 2 11 Marc
71. anual for instructions on installing the card Logging via PanaView PanaView is capable of creating and viewing log files of the following types meter logs log files stored in the XGS868i memory as discussed above PC logs log files stored on your PC s hard drive page 3 7 To create or view logs of the above types proceed to the appropriate section of this chapter Logging Data 3 1 March 2007 EE Creating Meter Logs To create a new meter log complete the following steps 1 From the New Meter Browser in PanaView expand the network tree and open the Edit Functions option described on page C 6 of Appendix C Programming the XGS868i via PanaView The menu will appear similar to Figure 3 1 below Meter Logs 5 Edit Functions r SITE EDIT MENU CALIBRATION TEST PAUSE MEASUREMENT gt LOG EDIT MENU FILE MENU Figure 3 1 The Edit Functions Menu for an XGS868i with a Logging Card 2 Double click on the Log Edit Menu as shown in Figure 3 1 above The window appears similar to Figure 3 2 below iw LOG EDIT MENU LOGGIHG Create Standard Log E Previous Item Memory Stop Logging Create Error Log Next Item Figure 3 2 The Log Edit Menu Window Creating a Standard Meter 3 To create a standard meter log complete the following steps Log a Double click on the Create Standard Log o
72. ata 2 1 March 2007 Programming the LCD Note When you first initialize the XGS868i the number of LCD parameters is set to OFF You must program the LCD to display any measured parameters Through the Keypad Program you can program the LCD display to display up to four variables in sequence Complete the following steps to program the LCD display 1 Power up the XGS8681 and wait until it has initialized 2 Press Escape Enter Escape 3 In the Keypad Program window scroll to PROG and press Enter 4 In the PROG menu scroll to GLOBL and press Enter 5 Scroll to I O and press Enter 6 Scroll to LCD and press Enter 7 The window now asks for the of LCD Parameters Scroll to the desired number from OFF through 1 4 and KEY and press Enter The OFF setting switches the measurement display off while the KEY setting enables users to change the measurement display via the arrow keys without accessing the Keypad Program If you select KEY e To view a different parameter press the A and V keys to scroll through the various parameters e To scroll through the channel options on a two channel XGS868i press the lt and gt keys until you have reached the desired option For a 1 Channel XGS868i the data for Channel 1 is displayed automatically and you can skip to step 9 However for a 2 Channel meter the channel data to be displayed must be specified at the following prompt 2 2
73. ay Output Proceed directly to the appropriate section for instructions on either of the following output options Text Display output discussed below Graphing output on page 2 8 Note For information on the Logging output see Chapter 3 Logging Data To collect data from the instrument and display it on a text screen complete the following steps 1 Complete Steps 1 3 on the previous page 2 Pull down the Output menu and click on the Text Display option see Figure 2 1 on page 2 4 Note The Text Display window that appears after Step 2 is actually stacked on top of any previously opened windows such as the Meter Browser window 3 Using the Window menu arrange the open windows in the desired format For this discussion Figure 2 2 below shows the Text Display window in its maximized full screen size fi Panaview Text Display File Edt View Output Window Help aa E My Computer MELANCEL 3 7 Untitled IDM Com 1 gm X65868i Y4AS STD Intewal 5 Sec Continuous Get Once Tuesday January 18 2005 12 59 37 0 PC Logs Running Ens 0 Figure 2 2 The Text Display Window Note Figure 2 2 has been compressed both vertically and horizontally for improved clarity 4 The left pane of the Text Display window contains the standard PanaView network tree Expand this tree as far as necessary and double click on the desired process parameter to display it in the rig
74. be turned OFF See the Global I O Options section on page C 31 for setup instructions Near a zero flow rate the Model XGS868i s readings may fluctuate due to small offsets caused by thermal drift or similar factors To force a zero display reading when there is minimal flow enter a zero cutoff value as described in the following steps 1 From the Channel menu highlight and double click on the Input Output option in the center pane 2 The program asks for the Zero Cutoff Enter a value from 0 to 1 ft sec 0 to 0 30 m sec for the zero cutoff and click Next Item The recommended setting is 0 1 ft sec 0 03 m sec This prompt permits you to use a single input for either temperature or pressure to measure mass flow The User Program contains a table that correlates pressure and temperature for saturated steam If the meter can assume the steam is always at or near saturation then only a temperature or pressure input is needed The meter will interpolate the corresponding pressure or temperature 1 At the Assume Saturation prompt scroll to No or Yes and click Next Item Ifyou selected Yes proceed to Step 2 below f you selected No proceed to Step 1 on the next page 2 Scroll to the Steam Input Type that will be used to measure mass flow and click Next Item f you selected Temperature proceed to Temperature Input on the next page f you selected Pressure proceed to Base Temperature on the next page
75. cations C ex Il 2 GD EEx d IIC T5 20 C to 65 C 1180 ISSePO2ATEXOOB8 T95 C IP66 Furthermore the following additional requirements and specifications apply to the product e Having been designed in accordance with EN 50014 EN 50018 and EN 50281 the product meets the fault tolerance requirements of electrical apparatus for category d The product is an electrical apparatus and must be installed in the hazardous area in accordance with the requirements of the EC Type Examination Certificate The installation must be carried out in accordance with all appropriate international national and local standard codes and practices and site regulations for flameproof apparatus and in accordance with the instructions contained in the manual Access to the circuitry must not be made during operation Only trained competent personnel may install operate and maintain the equipment The product has been designed so that the protection afforded will not be reduced due to the effects of corrosion of materials electrical conductivity impact strength aging resistance or the effects of temperature variations The product cannot be repaired by the user it must be replaced by an equivalent certified product Repairs should only be carried out by the manufacturer or by an approved repairer The product must not be subjected to mechanical or thermal stresses in excess of those permitted in the certification documentation and the instruction
76. changed if the environment is very noisy or the acoustic signal is weak A Divisor A Divisor is used to calculate the Measure Mode 0 1 to 10 integrated threshold level and is not normally changed Transmit Pulses Transmit Pulses specifies the number of pulses in a burst For difficult conditions i e long paths high velocity 1to 16 or high temperature settings as high as 16 may be necessary T Window cycles The XGS868i calculates the size of the transmit window 0 to 1000 based on pipe size and fluid sound speed However for diagnostic purposes the window size may be reset R Window cycles The XGS868i calculates the size of the receive window 10 to 128 based on pipe size and fluid soundspeed However for diagnostic purposes the window size may be reset After responding to the above prompt the meter returns to the SET UP option window Programming the XG5868i v a PanaView C 23 March 2007 The Default Setup Option The V Averaging Option Use this option to initialize reset all of the parameters within the Set Up Signal menu back to their default values Complete the following steps to reset all of the parameters 1 From the Set Up option menu highlight and double click on Default Setup in the center pane 2 Double click on No to keep the current values or on Yes to reset all values to their default settings After responding to the above prompt the m
77. ct option bar choices f YA OFF Presa Je INPUT NAME INPUT UNITS ZERO Value Trigger point Al diagnostic parameters ZnO FULL Scale Value igo lagna p FULL Menu Maps A 4 Appendix B Data Records Available Option Cards cc cece cece cece cece ee eeenees Option Cards Installed rrr ry an Setup Data March 2007 Available Option Cards The Model XGS868i can hold one option card in Slot 1 and one in Slot 2 The available configurations are listed in Table B 1 below Table B 1 Option Card Configurations Configuration 1215 02 FF 4 Frequency Outputs 1215 03 TT 4 Totalizer Outputs 1215 04 FT 2 Frequency Outputs 2 Totalizer Outputs 1215 05 FO 2 Frequency Outputs 1215 06 TO 2 Totalizer Outputs 1215 07 AA 4 Standard Alarms 1215 09 FA 2 Frequency Outputs 2 Standard Alarms 1215 11 TA 2 Totalizer Outputs 2 Standard Alarms 1223 02 OI 2 Current Inputs 1430 04 OR 2 RTD Inputs 1223 04 TI 2 Current Inputs 2 Totalizer Outputs 1473 05 TR 2 RTD Inputs 2 Totalizer Outputs 1223 06 FI 2 Current Inputs 2 Frequency Outputs 1473 07 FR 2 RTD Inputs 2 Frequency Outputs 1223 08 Al 2 Current Inputs 2 Standard Alarms 1473 10 AR 2 RTD Inputs 2 Standard Alarms 1225 13 CO 2 Current Outputs 1225 14 CF 2 Current Outputs 2 Frequency Outputs 1225 15 CT 2 Current Outputs 2 Totalizer Out
78. d Refer to the appropriate section for a discussion of the following Keypad Program features Channelx ACTIV activate one or both channels and Scroll to the desired measurement method Channelx SYSTM enter the individual channel parameters Channelx PIPE enter the pipe geometry and other parameters e Channelx I O set up the inputs and outputs Channelx SETUP set the signal limits response times and mass flow status Global SYSTM Scroll to system units English or metric Global I O set up error handling option cards and the display Global COMM set the serial port parameters Note The x in CHx represents the channel number If you are using a 1 Channel meter only CH1 will appear To get the XGS8681 up and running as quickly as possible you must as a minimum activate the channel s enter the channel and global system data and the pipe parameters The Procedure Options section at the end of each menu will help you in programming the required quick startup and optional data Note Jn this manual only the programming of Channel 1 will be described To program Channel 2 of a 2 channel meter simply repeat the same procedure presented for Channel 1 Programming Site Data 1 1 March 2007 Programming Methods You can program the XGS8681 via either the infrared keypad on the lower part of the glass enclosure or PanaView a PC based non resident software program that commu
79. d then click on Yes when the program asks if you wish to stop logging 3 6 Logg ng Data March 2007 Creating PC Logs PC logs are created in a different menu from the meter logs described in the last section To create a new PC log 1 Open the Output menu see Figure 3 4 below and click on the Logging option ca PanaView File Edit View Output Window Help Graphing gt Text Display Logging Log Browser New PC Log Figure 3 4 Selections in the Logging Option You have two choices Click on the New PC Log option and proceed to step 5 or Click on the Log Browser option The dialog box shown in Figure 3 5 below appears Log Browser Look in E Network El E 956 1635 Start Create Figure 3 5 Computer Selection Note fno log files have yet been created or if a log file has not yet been selected from the list all of the option buttons except for Cancell in the Log Browser dialog box are unavailable 2 Double click on the computer name to advance to the dialog box shown in Figure 3 6 on page 3 8 Logging Data 3 7 March 2007 Creating PC Logs cont w Log Browser Figure 3 6 Log Type Selection 3 Double click on PC Logs to advance to the dialog box shown in Figure 3 7 below Log Browser Figure 3 7 Create a PC Log 4 At the dialog box shown in Figure 3 7 above click on the Create option button to create a new met
80. d to the personal computer live data in numeric or graphical format log file in numeric or graphical format site file in tabular format transducer signal array data in tabular format For detailed instructions on printing any of the data types listed above consult the PanaView User s Manual Printing Data 4 1 Chapter 5 Clearing Data a cs Baha ore Wile BRA e vele hee Clearing the XGS868i s Memory 22s cece eee eee eee eens March 2007 OoBRQRQOQROooOoOQoo een Introduction This chapter explains how to purge totalized measurements site data and or log files from the XGS868i s memory Note For detailed information on creating a log file see Chapter 3 Logging Data For detailed information on programming site data see Chapter 1 Programming Site Data IMPORTANT None of the clearing procedures described in this chapter can be undone Be very sure that the exact consequences of a selected option are thoroughly understood before proceeding Clearing the XGS868i s If the XGS868i s available memory becomes nearly full it may be Memory necessary to purge some or all of the existing data from memory before any additional data can be stored In order to accomplish this task proceed to the appropriate section for step by step instructions Note Depending on the current configuration of the XGS6668i it may be possible to add additional memory by installing an option card in Slot 2 See Chapte
81. de discriminator measures the transducer signal received by the Model XGS868i The default value for the above 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 Chapter 2 in the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes Delta T Offset 1000 to 1000 usec An offset between the upstream and downstream transit times is specified at this prompt C 22 Programming the XGS868 via PanaViewT March 2007 Transducer Signal Parameters Skan T Offset of Peak Table C 4 Transducer Signal Settings Continued Default Value Description At this prompt specify a time measurement offset that 500 to compensates for any shift resulting from cross 500 psec correlation Set to 0 for active Skan T Offset The percentage of peak used to calculate the transit times 1 to 100 and Delta T is specified at this prompt M gt S Switch If the burst mode is set to Skan Measure S M the meter Oto 250 switches from Skan to Measure Mode when Delta T is less usec than the M gt S_Switch value DO NOT change this value unless advised to do so by the factory Shifts The number of shifts corresponds to the actual number of transmits per cycle number of signals added together in one direction to produce an averaged signal for one interrogation of the fluid and need only be
82. e Avg SSUP none Ch1 SSDN none Ch2 SSDN none Avg SSDN none Ch1 Sound Speed ft s or m s Ch2 Sound Speed ft s or m s Avg Sound Speed ft s or m s Ch1 Density see note Ch2 Density see note Ch1 Temperature Deg F or C Ch2 Temperature Deg F or C Ch1 Pressure Metric or English units are determined by the setup of the flowmeter PRESS U Ch2 Pressure PRESS U Totalizer digits are available for informational purposes only Respective totals are automatically scaled by the Tot Digits value selected in 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 March 2007 Configuration Utility Setup Selecting the Desired Measurements The following is an example setup using National Instruments Configuration Utility v3 1 Figure E 1 below shows the Configuration Utility with a flowmeter on the network GE Flow XGM NI FBUS Configurator Ver 3 1 FCP1 interface0 0 Function Block SE File Edit Configure Zoom View Window Help Qd b 5 5S va t zs 7 amp amp interfaceO 0 Fie Network Parameters E Schedule Functio
83. e desired Pressure Units absolute or gauge and click Next Item a If gauge was selected enter the desired Atmospheric Pressure and click Next Item Do one of the following For a single channel XGS868i the program returns to the Global PROGRAM menu Click Exit Pagel For a 2 channel meter proceed to step 6 on the next page 6 28 Programming the XGS868 via PanaViewT March 2007 I Zee i Volumetric Units 1 Double click on the desired Volumetric Units for the flow rate display Table C 5 below lists the available units Table C 5 Available Volumetric Totalizer Units Actual Cubic Feet Actual Cubic Meters Thousands of ACF Thousands of ACM Millions of ACF Millions of ACM Standard Cubic Feet Standard Cubic Meters Thousands of SCF Thousands of SCM Millions of SCF Millions of SCM 2 Double click on the desired Time units for the flow rate display 3 Double click on the desired number of Vol Decimal Digits digits to the right of the decimal point in the volumetric flow rate display Selecting Totalizer Units 1 Double click on the desired Totalizer Units for the totalized flow rate display Available units are listed in Table C 5 above 2 Double click on the desired number of Tot Decimal Digits digits to the right of the decimal point in the totalized flow rate display 3 Do one of the following e If Mass Flow is ON proceed to Selecting the Mass Flow Units below e If Mass Flow i
84. e necessary 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 Except for those three submenus it is not necessary to program the Model XGS868i flowmeter in any particular order Therefore the sections of this chapter need not be completed in sequence Enter the user program as described below and proceed immediately to any section of interest To begin entering data into the XGS8681 via PanaView 1 From the meter tree in the New Meter Browser shown in Figure C 6 on the previous page click on the XGS entry The screen now appears similar to Figure C 8 below Fl Panaview Meter Browser amp File Edit View Output Window Help 23 Network 8 My Computer MELANCEL E PC Logs Untitled IDM Com 1 E 5 GS868i Y4A5 STD D Channel 1 Meter Logs Edit Functions Figure C 8 Meter Tree with Edit Functions Option 2 Expand the Edit Functions option The window now appears similar to that shown in Figure C 9 on the next page Programming the XGS868 via PanaView March 2007 Entering the User Program via PanaView cont 0 23 Network My Computer MELANCEL PC Logs 7 Untitled IDM Com 1 E XGS868i Y4AS STD Channel 1 Meter Logs Es 2 SITE EDIT MENU re CALIBRATION TEST re PAUSE MEASUREMENT Figure C 9 Menus in the Edit Function
85. eee A 4 March 2007 Channel Status Esc Enter Esc for 2 Channel meter only RESET Reset Totals See Service Manual cw sem See Figure A 3 10 sw Cm 2 Channel t Channel Site Status off Burst Skan Measure Mode SraniMeasure CHANNEL LABEL SITE CHANNEL MESSAGE VOLUMETRIC UNITS English face Muscr MASS FLOW UNITS English MASS FLOWON NS MASS FLOW OFF VOLUMETRIC TIME IN ECIMAL DIGITS TALIZER UNITS PIPE OD Fre TRANSDUCER NUMBER SPEC SPECIAL TRANSDUCER FREQUENCY 50k 400K 20 Tw English Metric ei um PIPE WALL PATH LENGTH P English Metric ea mm TEMP INPUT J L ZERO CUTOFF ASSUME SATURATION See Fig o Yes STEAM INPUT TYPE Temperature Pressure only if input option is installed son ALABEL B LABEL A FIXED TEMP Steam Input Type Temp BASETEMP PRESSURE INPUT only
86. eger 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 CH 2 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 0 2 16 bit integer CH2 Totalizer Time sec 2 4 32 bit integer 2CH2 Error Value none 0 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 3AVG Volumetric VOL_U 4 IEEE 32 bit 3AVG Totals TOT_U Register 46 4 32 bit integer C 46 Programming the XGS868 via PanaView March 2007 MODBUS Reg Table C 15 MODBUS Registers Continued Description Scaling decimal places Size in Bytes 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 SAVG 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 integer 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 Regist
87. er 62 4 32 bit integer 62 CH 1 Energy Digits none 0 2 16 bit integer 63 CH 1 TempS F or C 2 4 32 bit integer 65 CH 1 TempR F or C 2 4 32 bit integer 67 CH 1 TS TR F or C 2 4 32 bit integer 69 CH 1 DELTH 8tu lb or J gm 2 4 32 bit integer 71 CH 2 Power Power_u 4 IEEE 32 bit 73 CH 2 Energy Energy_u Register 77 4 32 bit integer 75 CH 2 Energy Energy_u Register 77 4 32 bit integer 77 CH 2 Energy Digits none 0 2 16 bit integer 78 CH 2 TempS F or C 2 4 32 bit integer 80 CH 2 TempR F or C 2 4 32 bit integer 82 CH 2 TS TR F or C 2 4 32 bit integer 84 CH 2 DELTH 8tu lb or J gm 2 4 32 bit integer 508 3F6 5MODBUS baud rate none 0 2 16 bit integer 509 3F8 6MODBUS parity none 0 2 16 bit integer 510 3FA 7MODBUS stop bits none 0 2 16 bit integer 511 3FC MODBUS meter addr none 0 2 16 bit integer 512 3FE RESERVED none Programming the XG5868i via PanaView C 47 March 2007 Requesting Parameters Using MODBUS cont Exiting the Site Edit Menu Notes Clear Totalizers flag from the 8051 to clear totalizers in the 68332 memory Error Value see table in XGS8681 manual for error codes 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 Average Error Status 0 both in error 1 chan 2 in error
88. er a standard or a special transducer is being used the programming sequence should be rejoined at this point 5 To select the appropriate Pipe OD Unit type from the list shown in Table 1 3 below scroll to the right side of the screen and use the up and down arrow keys to step through the list Press Enter Then use the arrow keys to enter the known pipe outside diameter or circumference on the left side and press Enter 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 found in Sound Speeds and Pipe Size Data 914 004 Table 1 3 Available Pipe Size Units English inches mm millimeters feet m meters in PI pipe circumference mm PI pipe circumference in inches in millimeters ft Pl pipe circumference m PI pipe circumference in feet in meters 6 Use the arrow keys to enter the known Pipe Wall Thickness in inches or mm and press Enter If the pipe wall thickness is not available look up the value in a table of standard pipe size data which can be found in the Sound Speeds and Pipe Size Data manual 914 004 IMPORTANT Because the units cannot be independently chosen for this parameter the value must be entered in the same units used for the pipe OD Circumference Path and Axial Lengths 7 To enter the Path Length a Use the gt arrow key to
89. er log 5 Enter a log file name Sample in this case in the dialog box shown in Figure 3 8 below Click on the OK option button New log Figure 3 8 Log Name Dialog Box 3 8 Logging Data March 2007 Creating PC Logs cont 6 At the resulting PC Log window shown in Figure 3 9 below place a check mark in the text box to create a circular log or leave this box empty to create a linear log E Panaview Log file MELANCEL Sample LOG ES File Edit View Output Window Help E My Computer MELANCEL ges XGS868i Y4AS STD i Circular Number of Records Logtems Contents 347 Untitled IDM Com 1 Hame 5 Status Stopped Start Time Stop Time 7115 20 Meter Sensor Node 1 Node 1 Node 1 REV Total EnergyRate Deltah Node 1 Incoher 2 Refresh Start Apply n NetworkNMy Computer MELANCEL NUntitled IDM Com 1 Monday August 30 2004 09 22 53 O PC Logs Running amp 9 Ens 0 Figure 3 9 The PC Log Window 7 Enter a sampling interval in the text box shown in Figure 3 9 above Note Start Time and Stop Time cannot be specified for PC logs These options are inactive in the PC Log window 8 Expand the network tree as far as necessary and double click on the process parameter s to be logged As they are selected the parameters are listed in the lower right pane of the PC
90. ervice Manual cx S PAUSE Measure Flow Conama C MEASUREFLOW STOP MEASUREMENT See Figures D 1 and D 2 InpuvOutput Comm Port T See Figure D 3 Error Handling Options Display See Figure D 3 See Figure D 3 VO appears only if option card is installed coro con Slot 0 Outputs Analog Outputs Totalizer Outputs s Frequency Outputs Alarm Relays Es Ca j Siot 1 Outputs on Sort Oupus Sort Ouputs ere FREQ appears only for 2 Channel meter Lore OFF HIGH Channel appears only for 2 Channel meter appears only for 2 Channe meter ow or we J E Measurement Name Cno 7 Gu Or J ar MU EZ ERE E Ze Gu isis foum ron Cro TIME moor Channel En ES E mass Ss up ss do GNDSP Tup m cu sum uvrsruse me pera pem rax Fen Gs om pe Br ran estas Pre Pop ran GT Tar Global Menu Input Output Op Fer feud Cove appears only for 2 Channel meter RTD Inputs Figure D 4 gt ES PA um jan TEMP fresa z Avo svor 2 gt a reve Presa C AcvoL ves Fear Fam e at
91. et ACM Actual Cubic Meters KACF Thousands of ACF KACM Thousands of ACM MMACF Millions of ACF MMACM Millions of ACM SCF Standard Cubic Feet SCM Standard Cubic Meters KSCF Thousands of SCF KSCM Thousands of SCM MMSCF Millions of SCF MMSCM Millions of SCM 2 Scroll to the desired Time units for the flow rate display and press Enter 3 Scroll to the desired number of Vol Decimal Digits digits to the right of the decimal point in the volumetric flow rate display and press Enter 1 22 Programming Site Data March 2007 Selecting Totalizer Units Selecting Mass Flow Units 1 Scroll to the desired Totalizer Units for the totalized flow rate display and press Enter Available units are listed in Table 1 5 on the previous page Scroll to the desired number of Tot Decimal Digits digits to the right of the decimal point in the totalized flow rate display and press Enter Do one of the following If MASS FLOW is ON proceed to Selecting the Mass Flow Units below f MASS FLOW is OFF the meter returns to the Channel PROGRAM window Go to Procedure Options on the following page Note 7o activate mass flow refer to page 1 20 The following 1 prompts will only appear if mass flow is activated for both channels Scroll to the desired Mass Flow units for the flow rate display and press Enter The available units for this prompt are determined by the selection m
92. etains any configuration changes that were confirmed with the Enter key and restarts as if the operator had completed the programming cycle 1 4 Programming Site Data March 2007 Activating a Channel Procedure Options The Channelx ACTIV submenu permits selection of the desired measurement method In addition it is used to activate deactivate one or both of the channels in a 2 Channel Model XGS868i While following the programming instructions refer to Figure A 1 on page A 1 To access the Channelx ACTIV submenu 1 In the Keypad Program scroll to PROG and press Enter 2 In the PROG menu scroll to CH1 or CH2 and press Enter 3 In the Channel PROGRAM menu scroll to ACTIV and press Enter 4 Scroll to Burst to activate the channel path and press Enter Note Burst is automatically selected for a 1 Channel meter 5 Scroll to one of the measurement methods described below and press Enter Skan Only is the preferred technique for locating the acoustic signal and for high velocity measurements It is more robust in a noisy environment than the Measure technique Skan Measure is the preferred technique to use for low velocity measurements If Skan Only is selected at the above prompt the meter uses this technique exclusively However if Skan Measure is selected the meter uses Skan Only to find the acoustic signal and then tries to use the Skan Measure technique for the actual measurement Note 7
93. eter ir Cave sum or ave ves A De TO j Measurement Name M nput Output Options Menu Map coum FoR Gon f pee Measurement Name ie Am forum ron rov Cron Time Channel appears only for 2 Channel meter Cass ass ass y Gass wuss Guss i Gass ido an e am oF we qe s gt t rz MINIMUM ON ay K DELTA PEAK Quo 5 UNITS PULSE PULSE TIME S RENN TAE L FAULT Tup Fault Type AMPup a CNTup CNTan Pup appears only for 2 Channel meter RTD Inputs y is j ar amp cvot Svor r d J tow rues au Gon Evon v a Figure A 4 Global Vinst Tsat Tsupr Rho Cre Tepr 0e in kPa QUAL Measurement Name BASE Input measurement HIGHILOW Measurement Name FULL SCALE FREQUENCY FULL 9 ron Gron tme moor Low Analog Inputs us Qus 5 Sa B oa S css Nee SS ver forum Tori From Time Moor ore ree raown ELTA evi Ta i PEAK BEL NOTE Plain text represents prompt area messages and Input measurement boxed text represents option bar choices de ssp Fx represent function keys to sele
94. eter returns to the Set Up option window 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 From the Set Up option menu highlight and double click on V Averaging in the center pane 2 Double click on the desired Response Time from 1 to 60 sec For best results select the STATS statistics option as this increases the response time under steady flow conditions while still allowing a rapid response to changes in flow rate After responding to the above prompt the meter returns to the Set Up option window C 24 Programming the XGS868 via PanaView March 2007 The Advanced Features Option The Multiple K Factors Option This option enables you to enable the more advanced features of the meter In this option you can do the following enter a table of K factors based on velocity or reynolds number that compensates for non linear flow rates enable mass flow calculated for static fluid density 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 meter accepts from 2 to 20 pairs Complete the following steps to enter multiple K factors for velocity or reynold
95. ext Item The ratio of this value to the actual temperature is used to calculate the standard mass flow rate Doone of the following If you selected Pressure as the Input Type proceed to Pressure Input on the next page f you selected Temperature as the Input Type proceed to Base Pressure on the next page C 18 Programming the XG5868i via PanaViewT March 2007 Pressure Input Base Pressure Low Pressure Switch 1 Double click on a Fixed pressure value or to set up the option card in Slot 1 that will supply the live pressure input Note Jf Slot 1 contains an activated option card with an input assigned to Pressure Slot 1 appears as an option at the above prompt If the process pressure is stable a fixed value may be used but most applications require a live pressure input If there is no active option card for pressure the meter assumes you are using a fixed pressure Proceed to one of the following steps e If you selected Fixed proceed to Step 3 If you selected Slot 1 proceed to Step 4 Enter the known Fixed process Pressure and click Next Item The meter will only accept values from 0 to 5 000 psia Proceed to Base Pressure below Double click on Input A or Input B The inputs were labeled during setup Note The set up of Input A is used as an example Identical procedures would be used to set up Input B Enter the Base Pressure and click Next Item The ratio
96. f Channel I will be described To program Channel 2 of a 2 Channel meter simply repeat the same procedures presented for Channel 1 The Status submenu permits selection of the desired measurement method 1 In the Site Data Menu double click on the desired channel 2 Highlight and double click on the Status option in the center pane The window now appears similar to Figure C 13 below im SITE EDIT MENU Site status Previous Item Channel PROGRAM status Exit Page Figure C 13 The Status Option in the Channel Menu 3 Double click on Burst to activate the channel path Note Burst is automatically selected for a 1 Channel meter 4 Double click on one of the measurement methods described below Skan Only is the preferred technique for locating the acoustic signal and for high velocity measurements It is more robust in a noisy environment than the Measure technique Skan Measure is the preferred technique to use for low velocity measurements If Skan Only is selected at the above prompt the meter uses this technique exclusively However if Skan Measure is selected the meter uses Skan Only to find the acoustic signal and then tries to use the Skan Measure technique for the actual measurement Note 7o change the Skan Only and Skan Measure parameters see the Signal submenu section on page 1 15 PanaView returns to the Channel PROGRAM menu shown in Figure C 10 on page C 9 Proceed to the System option Prog
97. f the channel options available at the above prompt 4 Double click on the desired Measurement Name Table C 11 on page C 36 provides a description of the available parameters Note The measurement units that appear in these prompts are those selected in the Global System menu earlier in this section 5 Enter a flow rate value for the Zero low end of the frequency output range and click Next Item 6 Enter a flow rate value for the Full high end of the frequency output range and click Next Item 7 Enter a value between 1 and 10 000 for the Full Scale Frequency and click Next Item After responding to the above prompt the meter returns to step 1 Click Exit Page once to return to the Global I O option twice to return to the Global PROGRAM option three times to return to the Site Edit Menu four times to exit the Site Edit Menu C 42 Programming the XG5868i via PanaViewT March 2007 Programming the LCD Through PanaView you can program the LCD display to display up to four variables in sequence Complete the following steps to program the LCD display Note When you first initialize the XGS868i the number of LCD parameters is set to OFF You must program the LCD to display any measured parameters 1 From the Input Output option highlight and double click on the Display option in the center pane 2 The first prompt asks for the of LCD Parameters Double click on the desired number
98. f you selected CstR the meter asks for the Kinematic Viscosity Use the arrow keys to enter the desired value and press Enter 8 Scroll to Yes to Edit Table or to No to retain the current values and press Enter Note Ifyou scroll to No go to Procedure Options on the next page 1 Use the arrow keys to enter the number of K factors 2 to 20 in the table and press Enter 2 Enter the velocity or Reynolds value for K factor number X and press Enter Note When editing the K factor table the velocities must be entered in increasing order 3 Enter the K factor corresponding to velocity number X 0 333 to 3 0 and press Enter 4 Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for each pair of values Programming Site Data 1 19 March 2007 Activating Mass Flow Use this option to calculate mass flow from a static fluid density Complete the following steps to enter the static density of the fluid IMPORTANT The Model XGS868i calculates the actual density from the live or fixed temperature and pressure inputs as programmed in the VO menu However setting the Mass flow calculation prompt to Yes overrides this value and uses the density entered at the following prompt to calculate mass flow In the Keypad Program scroll to PROG and press Enter In the PROG menu scroll to CH1 or CH2 and press Enter In the Channel PROGRAM menu scroll to Setup and press Enter Scroll to ADVAN Press Enter Scro
99. ge 2 5 and 2 6 To display the desired process parameter s in the new window repeat Steps 1 4 above Arrange the multiple Text Display windows as desired via the Window menu Displaying Data March 2007 The Graphing Output To collect data from the instrument and display it graphically in a new format complete the following steps Setting Up a Graph 1 Perform Steps 1 3 on page 2 4 2 Pull down the Output menu and click on the Graphing New option see Figure 2 1 on page 2 4 Note The Graph window is stacked on top of any previously opened windows such as the Meter Browser window 3 Using the Window menu arrange the open windows in the desired format For this discussion Figure 2 3 below shows the Graph window in its maximized full screen size IS File Edit View Output Window Help E QD Channel 1 a Velocity m s Volumetric MMSCM FWD Total ACM REV Total ACM Toll Time Mass flow TONNE D Reynold K Re Multik KFactor PEAKX UP Signal Q DN Signal Q UP Amp Discrim DN Amp Discrim UP DAC COUNTS DN DAC COUNTS Mol t Compress NOT ACTI SuperC NOT ACTIVE Act Vol MMACM SE Interve nde IV Show Point Window Std Vol emp gt jetwork My Computer MELANCEL Untitled IDM Com 1 XGMBB8i Y44M STD Wednesday November 24 2004 11 17 37 0 PC Logs Running Ens 3 Figure 2 3 The Graph Window The Graph window shown above consists of th
100. gitalFlow XMT868i Ultrasonic Liquid Flow Transmitter to which this declaration relates are in conformity with the following standards e EN 50014 1997 A1 A2 1999 EN 50018 2000 EN50281 1 1 1998 as specified in SSePO2ATEX008 Il 2 GD EEx d IIC T5 ISSeP B7340 Colfontaine Belgium e EN 61326 1998 Class A Annex A Continuous Unmonitored Operation e EN61010 1 1993 A2 1995 Overvoltage Category Il Pollution Degree 2 EN 60529 1991 A1 2000 IP66 following the provisions of the 89 336 EEC EMC Directive the 94 9 EC ATEX Directive and the 73 23 EEC Low Voltage Directive The units listed above and any transducers supplied with them spoolpieces are addressed under 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 25 Shannon December 7 2004 dus T RE Mr James Gibson GENERAL MANAGER ce e LS EN 1809002 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 DigitalFlow XGM868i Ultrasonic Gas Flow Transmitter DigitalFlow XGS868i Ultrasonic Steam Flow Transmitter DigitalFlow XMT868i Ultrasonic Liquid
101. gramming refer to Appendix A Menu Maps to navigate to the desired menu e To leave the Keypad Program press Escape four times Programming Site Data March 2007 Using Advanced Features Entering K Factors Editing K Factors This option enables you to access the more advanced features of the meter In this option you can do the following enter a table of K factors to compensate for non linear flow rates see below enable mass flow calculated for static fluid density see the next page 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 that compensates for non linear flow rates The meter accepts from 2 to 20 data pairs Complete the following steps to enter multiple K factors for velocity values Note The K factors are supplied by the factory without them the K factor table cannot be edited In the Keypad Program scroll to PROG and press Enter In the PROG menu scroll to CH1 or CH2 and press Enter In the Channel PROGRAM menu scroll to Setup and press Enter Scroll to ADVAN Press Enter Scroll to MULTK and press Enter a Uu FW NY e Scroll to ON to activate or to OFF to deactivate multiple K factors and press Enter Note Ifyou selected OFF go to Procedure Options on the next page 7 Scroll to the Custom Type of K factor desired CstV velocity or CstR Reynolds Press Enter
102. h end of the analog input range and click Next Item After responding to the above prompt the meter returns to step 1 Click Exit Page to proceed to another menu or option Programming the XG5868i v a PanaViewT C 39 March 2007 Option Card Alarm Relays Complete the following steps to set up the alarm relays of an option card installed in Slot 1 refer to Figure D 4 on page D 4 1 Double click on the desired Output A B C or D Note 7he set up of alarm A is used here as an example Identical procedures would be used to set up the additional alarms 2 Double click on Off to disable Output A and return to step 1 or on High Low or Fault to select the desired alarm type 3 Double click on No for standard alarm operation or on Yes for Failsafe operation See Chapter 1 Installation of the Startup Guide for failsafe wiring instructions For a 1 Channel meter proceed to step 5 4 Double click on the desired Channel option See Table C 12 below for a description of the channel options available Table C 12 Channel Options Channel 1 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 2 Add Channels CH1 CH2 Subtract Channels CH1 CH2 Average Channels CH1 CH2 2 Note Jf FAULT was selected as the alarm type the next two prompts do not appear You have completed entering data in this option 5 Double click on the desired Measurement Name Table C 11 on page C 36 provides a description of the available parame
103. h 2007 O G NE Saving Transducer Signals To save the raw signal click on Save A window opens similar to Figure 2 8 below Enter the desired name and click on Save to save the signal as a text file Save in Y Panaview y ex E3 Chart a Logs 5 ComErr TXT 5 raw txt site1 txt File name Ste2 t Save as type Text Files txt y Cancel Z My Network BR Figure 2 8 Save As Window 2 12 Displaying Data Chapter 3 Logging Data Introduction o oor eo ese ttt rh Bele RR eC NWR Te A The Data Logging Option Card cece eee eee eee Logging via PanaView cece eee eee cece In March 2007 EE Introduction The XGS868i offers two options for logging data e Ifthe Model XGS868i flowmeter is equipped with an optional data logging card in Slot 2 flow rate data can be recorded and stored in this memory in the form of a log file After the specified data has been logged the log file may be uploaded to PanaView via the RS232 link PanaView can also create PC log files for storage on the PC s hard drive This chapter explains how to use the Model XGS8681 s data logging capability with PanaView The Data Logging Option In order to log data the Model XGS868i must be fitted with an Card optional data logging option card in Slot 2 See Chapter 4 Parts Replacement of the Service M
104. hannel goes into error Table 1 8 2 Path Error Response Options Display Response Totalizer Response Displays the average of Outputs the average of Channel 1 and Channel 2 Channel 1 and Channel 2 regardless of the error state totals regardless of the error of either channel state of either channel 1 If one channel is in error the 1 If one channel is in error other channel s value is totalizing continues displayed as the average If both channels are in If both channels are in error error totalizing stops the last average reading is held Programming Site Data 1 25 March 2007 Procedure Options Setting Up Slot 0 and Slot 1 Input Outputs Analog Outputs After completing the above steps the XGS868i returns to the Global O window Do one of the following To continue programming refer to Appendix A Menu Maps to navigate to the desired menu e To leave the Keypad Program press Escape four times The Model XGS8681 has two built in analog outputs which are assigned to Slot 0 Also a variety of input output option cards may be installed in Slot 1 See Chapter 1 Installation of the Startup Guide for a complete description of the available option cards To set up option cards refer to one of the following sections Analog Outputs refer to section below Analog Inputs see page 1 30 RTD Inputs see page 1 31 Alarm Relays see page 1 32 Totalizer Output
105. he Global PROGRAM menu scroll to I O and press Enter Scroll to OPTN and press Enter Scroll to Slot 1 and press Enter aa oU E NY NY e Scroll to the desired Input and press Enter Note Input letters A B etc correspond to input wiring terminal numbers from top to bottom e g Input A corresponds to pins 1 2 and 3 Input B corresponds to pins 4 5 and 6 etc Setting Up the RTD Input 1 Enter a Label for the RTD input and press Enter 2 Scroll to the desired input type and press Enter Do one of the following If Off was selected go to Procedure Options below e If Temperature was selected proceed to the next step 3 Enter a temperature value for the Low end of the analog input range and press Enter 4 Enter a temperature value for the High end of the analog input range and press Enter After completing the above steps the XGS868i returns to the I O window Do one of the following To continue programming refer to Appendix A Menu Maps to navigate to the desired menu To leave the Keypad Program press Escape four times Programming Site Data 1 31 March 2007 Alarm Relays Refer to Figure A 4 on page A 4 and complete the following steps to set up the alarm relays of an option card installed in Slot 1 Accessing the Alarm Relay 1 2 3 4 5 6 In the Keypad Program scroll to PROG and press Enter In the PROG menu scroll to GLOBL and press Ente
106. he 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 Y Chapter 1 Programming Site Data Introduction usa ha Bee RR an 1 1 Programming Methods ccc cece cc ccc cece eene 1 2 Activating d Channel ta a e eae nieces sone tenses 1 5 Entering System Data for the Channel oooooooooo 1 6 Entering Transducer and Pipe Parameters Le 1 8 Entering Zero Cutoff and Setting Up Inputs 1 11 Entering Setup DOUG air ee see 1 15 Entering Global Data si per E oet en 1 21 March 2007 Introduction The Model XGS868i flow transmitter must be properly installed and programmed as described in the Startup Guide before it can provide accurate flow rate measurements After completing the installation and initial setup use this chapter to program the advanced features of the Model XGS868i s Keypad Program Step by step programming instructions are presented in this chapter Also as a programming aid a complete set of menu maps for the XGS868i are included in Appendix A Menu Maps The specific figure numbers will be referenced throughout this chapter as require
107. highlight the path length unit type at the right of the screen Then use the A and V arrow keys to scroll to the desired unit type b Use the 1 arrow key to return to the numeric entry on the left and enter the path length of the ultrasonic signal Press Enter Programming Site Data 1 9 March 2007 Path and Axial Lengths cont Procedure Options Note Ifa spoolpiece was ordered with the meter the transducer signal path length P and the transducer signal axial length L are engraved on the flowcell and or are included in the documentation supplied with the meter For on site transducer installations refer to Appendix C Measuring P and L Dimensions in the Startup Guide 8 In the same manner enter the appropriate Axial Length L unit type and axial length of the ultrasonic signal and press Enter 9 Scroll to the desired Fluid Type and press Enter Then do one of the following e If OTHER was selected proceed to Step 10 e If STEAM was selected proceed to Step 11 10 Use the arrow keys to enter the Fluid Soundspeed in feet per second in the gas to be measured and press Enter 11 Scroll to the appropriate choice to indicate whether you want Reynolds Correction and press Enter If Offis selected go to Step 12 If On is selected the program asks for the Kinematic Viscosity Use the arrow keys to enter the desired value and press Enter 12 Use the arrow keys to enter a value
108. ht pane of the window Displaying Data March 2007 ee The Text Display Output 5 Before actual data values can be displayed in the text pane cont activate one of the following data collection modes see Figure 2 2 on page 2 5 Click on the Get Once option button at the bottom of the right pane in the Text Display window The current value of the selected process parameter as specified in the PanaView network tree is displayed in the right pane of the Text Display window Or Enter an interval in the text box at the bottom of the right pane in the Text Display window or check the Max Comm Rate box to collect readings as fast as the system allows 1 sec Then click on the Continuous option button to begin collecting data for display in the right pane of the Text Display window Note Any value entered in the Interval text box is overridden if the Max Comm Rate box is checked 6 If the Continuous option was selected in Step 5 above click on the Stop option button which has replaced the original Continuous option button to terminate data collection The Text Display window may be left open while other tasks are performed or it may be closed by clicking on the lower X control button at the far right of the menu bar IMPORTANT Jf you click on the upper X control button at the far right of the PanaView title bar you will exit PanaView completely 2 6 Displaying Data March 2007 Display
109. if input option is installed Son ALABEL B LABEL Parameters amp Input Output Menu Map ipe Channel Status System Pi Menu Maps IN i J English LENGTH L x m English Metric M n FIXED PRESSURE IMMACF e Cen mm mJ BASE PRESSURE 5 fasce j Low Pressure Switch 2 MASS TOTALS EE English Metric FLUID TYPE N ves PRESSURE LIMIT Se Comer QUALITY INPUT mme ro FLUID SOUNDSPEED F2 Sion REYNOLDS CORRECTION de A ALABEL B LABEL MASS DECIMAL DIGITS B KINEMATIC VISCOSITY La Es CALIBRATION FACTOR FIXED QUAL A 1 March 2007 Esc Enter Esc Keypad Program L la che for 2 Channel meter only a Cone M See Service Manual Status System LL Pipe Parameters bH Input Output See Figure A 1 See Figure A 1 See Figure A 1 See Figure A 1 J See Figure A 3 Default Setup Signal Defaults V averaging RESPONSE TIME Advanced Features wes STATS 3 O Multiple K Factors Mass Flow Calculation or Activate Multi K Fact Con Custom Type car Kin Viscosity Edit table lo ves Repeat for the of K Factors entered previously
110. ight window or scroll to and click on the desired month and click Next Item or simply click Next Item to step through the parameters m Scroll to and double click on the desired Time Increment from 5 seconds to 24 hours PanaView indicates that the log has been created and returns to the Log Edit Menu If an erroneous value has been entered PanaView displays a Log Creation Error message Otherwise the program indicates that the log has been created and returns to the Log Edit Menu 3 4 Logging Data March 2007 Creating an Error Log To create an error meter log complete the following steps 1 Double click on the Create Error Log option a PanaView first asks for the Log Location either flash or non volatile RAM Double click on the desired location Now type the desired Log Name in the right window and click Next Item Type the desired Log Message in the right window and click Next Item PanaView now asks for the Number of Variables you wish to log Type in the desired number from 1 to 6 and click Next Item Double click on the desired Channel for the first variable Scroll to and double click on the desired Measurement Repeat steps e and f for the specified number of variables f you select a forward or reverse total PanaView asks if you want to Reset Totals to 0 Double click on Yes or No PanaView asks Is Log Circular Double click on Yes or No PanaView
111. ing Multiple Process Parameters Displaying Multiple Text Windows The procedure for displaying a single process parameter in a text screen may be repeated to simultaneously display multiple process parameters To do so proceed as follows 1 Display the first process parameter in a text screen as described in the previous section Repeat Step 1 for any desired additional process parameters by double clicking on them in the PanaView network tree PanaView automatically tiles the multiple text screens in the right pane of the Text Display window Asin any standard Windows application the multiple text screens may be resized by dragging their borders Also the individual panes within a parameter s text screen may be resized by dragging the borders within that text screen To close an open text screen right click anywhere within that screen except in the title bar or the error section and click on the Remove option that pops up in the context menu Note After resizing or removing any of the multiple text screens the default tiled layout may be restored by opening the Window menu see the PanaView User s Manual and clicking on the Tile Output Displays option The procedures for displaying one or more process parameters in a single Text Display window may be repeated to open multiple Text Display windows To do so proceed as follows 1 To open another Text Display window repeat the steps on pa
112. ing the XGS868 via PanaViewT March 2007 Table C 11 Available Measurement Parameters Continued Option Bar Description Pressure Displays the gas pressure from 0 4 20 mA input Compress Displays the compressibility factor Act Vol Displays actual volumetric flow Std Vol Displays standard volumetric flow UP Transit S Displays Skan transit time upstream DN Transit s Displays Skan transit time downstream DeltaT S Displays Skan Delta T UP Transit M2 Displays Measure transit time upstream DN Transit m Displays Measure transit time downstream DeltaT M Displays Measure Delta T Vinst Displays the instantaneous velocity Displays the saturation temperature for steam at the current pressure Displays actual temperature minus the saturation temperature Tactual Tsat Fluid Dens Displays fluid density T Kelvin Displays the current process temperature in K kiloPascals Displays the current process pressure in kPa Displays the steam quality from a live input or a static programmed value T Saturat T Superht Steam Quality 0 0 or gt 1 0 available only if Multi K factors ON available only if Burst Mode S M Note The measurement units that appear in these prompts are those selected in the Global System menu earlier in this section Analog Outputs cont 5 Enter a flow rate value for the Zero low end of the analog
113. iscussed in Saving a Site to the PC on the previous page and then save the site to the XGS868i as discussed in Saving New Site Data to the XGS868i on the previous page Saving Site Data in Text To store the data from a site file as a text file for display or printout Form 1 Highlight the site in the left pane See Figure C 17 on page C 50 2 Click on Save Site Print to PC 3 The Site File Selection window shown in Figure C 18 on page C 50 opens Enter the desired site name now with a prt suffix and click on Save PanaView displays a text version of the site as shown in Figure C 20 below CESNET ox File Edit Format Help AGS8681 Y4AS STD CHANNEL 1 PARAMETERS Channel status Burst Skan Measure Mode Skan Meas CHANNEL 1 SYSTEM PARAMETERS CHANNEL LABEL CH NI CHANNEL MESSAGE No message VOLUMETRIC UNITS Millions SCF VOLUMETRIC TIME sec VOL DECIMAL DIGITS 1 TOTALIZER UNITS Actual cubic ft TOT DECIMAL DIGITS O MASS FLOW Pounds Figure C 20 Printout of Site File 4 Click Close once to close the Site File Operations window and a second time to close the Properties window and return to the Meter Browser C 52 Programming the XGS868 via PanaView Appendix D PanaView Menu Maps for the XGS868i Channel X Menu Status System Pipe and Input Output Options D 1 Channel X Menu Set Up Option 2 eee eee eee eee D 2 Global Menu System Display and Comm Port Options
114. iscussed in the PanaView User s Manual 910 211 Programming the XGS868 via PanaViewT C 1 March 2007 Setting Up the Communications Port Use the steps below to establish PanaView communications with the XGS868i 1 Launch PanaView as discussed in Chapter 3 Initial Setup of the PanaView User s Manual 2 Open the New Meter Browser window in the File menu and expand the network tree Then highlight the My Computer Name branch by clicking on it 3 Pull down the Edit menu by clicking on it in the menu bar 4 Click on the New menu option to select it and a submenu opens with two choices on it see Figure C 1 below MA PanaView Meter Browser F3 File Edit View Output Window Help 2 Cant Unda Comports of MELANCE Gut Ctrl Copy Ghl G Paste Cory New b Communications Port PC Log Figure C 1 The Edit Menu Programming the XG5868i via Pana View March 2007 NN Setting Up the 5 Click on the Communications Port option to select it The Setup Communications Port Communications screen appears similar to Figure C 2 below cont EA Setup Communications x General Prototol COM Port Type 272 y Name Untitled Port Number cm y Baud Rate 9600 Baud y Parity None y Handshaking NoHandshaking Data Bits 8 DataBts y Stop Bits her y Timeout ms p Bees Figure C 2 Setup Communications Screen 6 Open the Prot
115. ised by the factory Shifts The number of shifts corresponds to the actual number of transmits per cycle number of signals added together in one direction to produce an averaged signal for one interrogation of the fluid and need only be changed if the environment is very noisy or the acoustic signal is weak A Divisor 0 1 to 10 The Divisor used to calculate the Measure Mode integrated threshold level is not normally changed Transmit Pulses 1 to 16 Transmit Pulses specifies the number of pulses in a burst For difficult conditions i e long paths high velocity or high temperature settings as high as 16 may be necessary T Window cycles 0 to 1000 The XGS868 calculates the size of the transmit window based on pipe size and fluid sound speed However for special diagnostic purposes it is possible to reset the window size R Window cycles 10 to 128 The XGS868 calculates the size of the receive window based on pipe size and fluid sound speed However for special diagnostic purposes it is possible to reset the window size Programming Site Data 1 17 March 2007 Initializing Setup Parameters Default Setup Procedure Options Setting Response Time V Averaging Procedure Options 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 I
116. ite and click Open PanaView sends the site to the meter C 50 Programming the XG5868i via PanaViewT March 2007 Saving New Site Data to To save new site data to the meter the XGS868i 1 Select the radio button for New and click on the Save Site to Meter button 2 A window opens similar to Figure C 19 below Enter the desired name and click OK Save Site To Meter Enter new site name 5 chars max Cancel Figure C 19 Site Name Entry Window 3 The Site File Selection window Figure C 18 on the previous page opens Highlight a site file with the desired settings and click Open The site file becomes the Working site in the meter with 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 17 on the previous page 2 Click Save Site to PC A window opens similar to Figure C 18 on the previous page 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 the XG5868i via PanaView C 51 March 2007 Clearing a Site from the As the XGS868i has only one site Working at any time it is not Meter possible to remove this site To change site parameters first save a site to the PC as d
117. ll to MASS and press Enter Oo vc WN NY e Scroll to Yes to activate or to No to deactivate Static Density and press Enter Note f you scroll to No go to Procedure Options below 7 Enter the Fluid Density and press Enter Procedure Options After completing the steps on the previous page the XGS868i returns to the Advanced Features window Do one of the following To continue programming refer to Appendix A Menu Maps to navigate to the desired menu e To leave the Keypad Program press Escape five times 1 20 Programming Site Data March 2007 Entering Global Data The Global menu is used to enter information that is not specific to either of the individual channels Information programmed via this menu is used to compute parameters such as the sum difference or average of the channel 1 and channel 2 signals for a 2 Channel meter In addition several general system parameters may be entered in the Global menu IMPORTANT When calculating the sum difference or average readouts data from the Global System submenu is used Any conflicting data entered in the Channelx System submenu is overridden The following submenus are included in the Global menu SYSTM use to specify the units of measure used in calculations see the next page O used to set up error handling and to configure analog inputs and outputs see page 1 24 COMM used to set up the serial communications port
118. luded in the Global menu System use to specify the units of measure used in calculations Input Output used to set up error handling and to configure analog inputs and outputs Comm port used to set up the serial communications port and MODBUS parameters To enter the Global menu double click on the Global entry in the left pane of the Site Edit Menu window Then proceed to the appropriate section of this chapter for instructions Refer to Figure D 3 on page D 3 in Appendix D PanaView Menu Maps and remember to record all programming data in Appendix B Data Records Programming the XG5868i v a PanaViewT C 27 March 2007 Entering Global System Data While completing these instructions see the menu map in Figure D 3 on page D 3 in Appendix D PanaView Menu Maps 1 In the Site Data Menu double click on the Global entry 2 Highlight and double click on the System option in the center pane The window now appears similar to Figure C 14 below iw SITE EDIT MENU PROGRAM SYSTEM UNITS Previous Item metric Global PROGRAM system Advanced Features Mass flow calculation SET UP Advanced Features Channel PROGRAM Set up PRESSURE LIMIT 0 PSI gauge F Exit Page Figure C 14 The System Option in the Global Menu Double click on the desired System Units selection either metric or English The XGS8681 will display all parameters and measurements in the designated units Double click on th
119. n Block Application interface0 0 ij GEFlow XGM 000000003 p RESOURCE BLOCK 000000003 RB2 Za FLOW 000000003 FLOW t AMALOG INPUT 1 000000003 AI t AMALOG INPUT 2 000000003 41 Figure E 1 Configuration Utility Setup Example Note The 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 Al 1 Double click on the FLOW Transducer Block in the tree under GEFlow XGM 2 Select the Others tab and open the drop down list for the PRIMARY_SELECTOR and SECONDARY_SELECTOR refer to Figure E 2 on page E 3 3 Choose the unit from the list see Figure E 2 on page E 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 EZ Foundation Fieldbus Communications March 2007 Selecting the Desired Measurements cont 4 After the desired measurements have been selected for the PRIMARY and SECONDARY SELECTOR choose the unit system UNIT SELECTOR above the PRIMARY SELECTOR that has been programmed in the flowmeter English or SI Apply Values FLow 000000003 Li P 4 66 Xa 3 23 v Periodic Updates 005 Auto Process Alarms Diagnostics Trends Others Parameter 2 sec Value VALUE STATUS QUALITY SUBST
120. n card in Slot 1 that will supply the live temperature input and press Enter Note Jf Slot 1 contains an activated option card with an analog input assigned to Temperature or an RTD input Slot 1 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 If there is no active option card for temperature the meter assumes you are using a fixed temperature Ifyou selected Fixed proceed to Step 4 f you selected Slot 1 proceed to Step 5 4 Enter the known Fixed Temp process temperature and press Enter The meter will accept values from 328 to 1 832 F 200 to 1 000 C Proceed to Base Temperature in step 6 5 Scroll to Input A or Input B and press Enter The inputs were labeled during setup Note The set up of Input A is used as an example Identical procedures would be used to set up Input B 6 Use the arrow keys to enter the Base Temperature and press Enter The ratio of this value to the actual temperature is used to calculate the standard mass flow rate Ifyou selected No at Assume Saturation proceed to Step 7 below f you selected Pressure as the Steam Input Type proceed to Step 7 below Ifyou selected Temperature as the Steam Input Type proceed to step 10 on the next page 7 Scroll to a Fixed pressure value or to set up the option card in Slot 1 that will supply the live pressure in
121. n is installed the XGS868i may still also have the standard RS232 serial interface The meter can 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 7o set Fieldbus communications parameters see Appendix E Foundation Fieldbus Communications The serial port is used to transmit stored data and displayed readings to a personal computer by connecting the meter s serial interface to the serial port of the PC Also the Model XGS868i can receive and execute remote commands using PanaView software with this link Use the COMM submenu to set the communications port and MODBUS parameters While programming the meter refer to Figure A 3 on page A 3 Use the steps below to configure the communications port 1 In the Keypad Program scroll to PROG and press Enter 2 In the PROG menu scroll to GLOBL and press Enter 3 In the Global PROGRAM menu scroll to COMM and press Enter 4 Enter a Meter Address between 1 and 127 and press Enter The default address is 1 A meter address is necessary for communication with the GE Sensing PanaView software See Appendix C Programming the XGS868i with PanaView or the PanaView User s Manual 910 211 for more information IMPORTANT Jf the meter
122. n the Keypad Program scroll to PROG and press Enter In the PROG menu scroll to CH1 or CH2 and press Enter 1 2 3 In the Channel PROGRAM menu scroll to Setup and press Enter 4 Scroll to INIT Press Enter 5 Scroll to Yes to initialize default parameters or No to abort this command Press Enter After completing the above steps the XGS868i returns to the Channel Set up window Do one of the following To continue programming refer to Appendix A Menu Maps to navigate to the desired menu To leave the Keypad Program press Escape four times 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 IMPORTANT Do not change this number unless instructed to do so by GE Sensing personnel In the Keypad Program scroll to PROG and press Enter In the PROG menu scroll to CH1 or CH2 and press Enter In the Channel PROGRAM menu scroll to Setup and press Enter Scroll to AVRG and press Enter Uo F amp F CQ N e Scroll to the Response Time in number of readings and press Enter For best results select a value of 30 to ensure the most stable signal After completing the above steps the XGS868i returns to the Channel SET UP window Do one of the following To continue pro
123. n whether you have activated Mass Flow see Chapter 1 for details f you have activated Mass Flow continue to step 1 on the next page If you are not using Mass Flow PanaView returns to the Channel PROGRAM window shown in Figure C 10 on page C 9 Proceed to the Pipe option C 12 Programming the XGS868 via PanaViewT March 2007 rm m s nrs Y ET i Programming the Mass 1 Double click on the desired Mass Flow units for flow rate display Flow Option listed in Table C 2 below Table C 2 Available Mass Flow Units Pounds Kilograms KiloPounds Thousands of Tonnes Metric Tons 1000 KG Pounds MillionPounds TONS 2000 LB 2 Double click on the desired Mass Flow Time units 3 Double click on the desired number of MDOT Decimal Digits digits to the right of the decimal point in the mass flow rate display 4 Double click on the desired Mass Totalizer units for the totalized mass flow rate display listed in Table C 2 above 5 Double click on the desired number of Mass Decimal Digits digits to the right of the decimal point in the totalized mass flow rate display PanaView returns to the Channel PROGRAM window shown in Figure C 10 on page C 9 Proceed to the Pipe option on the next page Programming the XG5868i v a PanaViewT C 13 March 2007 Entering Pipe Parameters Special Transducers Enter the transducer a
124. nd pipe parameters via the Pipe submenu While following the programming instructions refer to Figure D 1 on page D 1 of Appendix D PanaView Menu Maps 1 From the Channel PROGRAM menu highlight and double click on the Pipe Parameters option in the center pane 2 The first prompt asks for the Transducer Number e For a standard transducer double click on the Standard option in the center pane Then enter the number engraved on the transducer head in the right pane and click Next Item e If there is no number engraved on the transducer head double click on the Special option enter an assigned number from 91 to 99 and click Next Item IMPORTANT Special transducers which have no engraved number on the head are rarely used Examine the transducer head carefully for a number The menu now varies depending on your selection in step 2 f you entered the number for a standard transducer proceed to the Pipe OD prompt in step 4 e If you entered the number for a special transducer proceed to step 3 below 3 For special transducers Note GE Sensing will supply the information required for steps a and b with the transducers a Double click on the appropriate Frequency from 25 kHz to 500 kHz The frequency is required to transmit an excitation voltage at the transducer s natural frequency b Enter the Time Delay Tw value supplied by GE Sensing and click Next Item Tw is the time required for the transd
125. ndation 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 E 1 below Table E 1 Available Measurements for the XGS868i Channel 1 Units Channel 2 Units ft s or m s Ch Velocity ft s or m s Avg Velocity ft s or m s Ch1 Act Volumetric VOL U Ch2 Act Volumetric VOL U Avg Act Volumetric VOL U Ch1 Std Volumetric VOL_U Ch2 Std Volumetric VOL_U Avg Std Volumetric VOL_U Ch1 Fwd Totals TOT_U Ch2 Fwd Totals TOT_U Avg Fwd Totals TOT_U Ch1 Rev Totals TOT_U Ch2 Rev Totals TOT_U Avg Rev Totals TOT_U Ch1 Tot Digits none Ch2 Tot Digits none Avg Tot Digits none Ch1 Mass Flow MASS U Ch2 Mass Flow MASS U Avg Mass Flow MASS U Ch1 Fwd Mass Totals MTOT_U Ch2 Fwd Mass Totals MTOT_U Avg Fwd Mass Totals MTOT_U Ch1 Rev Mass Totals MTOT_U Ch2 Rev Mass Totals MTOT_U Avg Rev Mass Totals MTOT_U Ch1 Mass Tot Digits none Ch2 Mass Tot Digits none Avg Mass Tot Digits none Ch1 Timer sec Ch2 Timer sec Avg Timer sec Ch1 Error Code none Ch2 Error Code none Avg Error Code none Ch1 SSUP none Ch2 SSUP non
126. ngth for upstream transducer 50 or gt 75 DN Sig Strength Displays signal strength for downstream transducer 50 or 75 Soundspeed Displays measured speed of sound in the gas UP Transit Displays upstream ultrasonic signal transit time DN Transit Displays downstream ultrasonic signal transit time DeltaT Displays transit time difference between the upstream and downstream signals Reynolds Displays the Reynolds number K Re MultiK K factor based on the Reynolds number 03 30 NA KFactor Displays the percentage of peak 0 RE set to 50 by default s ui UP Signal Q Displays signal quality for upstream transducer gt 800 lt 800 DN Signal Q Displays signal quality for downstream gt 800 lt 800 transducer UP Amp Discrim Displays the value for the signal amplitude of the 2445 19 or 29 upstream transducer DN Amp Discrim Displays the value for the signal amplitude of the 2045 21066929 downstream transducer UP Peak Displays signal peaks for upstream transducer 100 2300 lt 100 or gt 2300 DN Peak Displays signal peaks for downstream 100 2300 lt 100 or gt 2300 transducer UP DAC COUNTS Displays AGC DAC count for upstream gain NA NA setting DN DAC COUNTS Displays the AGC DAC count for the NA NA downstream gain setting Temperature Displays gas temperature from 0 4 20 mA input N A N A C 36 Programm
127. nicates with the XGS8681 via its RS232 serial port PanaView supplements basic XGS8681 functions with several additional capabilities 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 Sensing instruments Although the actual displays differ somewhat the general procedures are the same for all three programming methods This chapter provides detailed programming instructions for use with the infrared keypad If you are using PanaView see Appendix C Programming the XGS8681 via PanaView and or the PanaView User s Manual 910 211 for detailed instructions IMPORTANT This manual is for instruments using software version Y4AS or later 1 2 Programming Site Data March 2007 The XGS868i Enclosure The window at the top of the XGS868i enclosure includes the Infrared Keypad components shown in Figure 1 1 below DigitalFlow Panametrics XGS868i Steam Flow Transmitter Figure 1 1 The Enclosure Window IMPORTANT The XGS866i s infrared keypad permits programming of the instrument through the glass faceplate without removing the cover Thus all programming procedures may be performed while the unit is installed in a hazardous area Six keys on the infrared keypad enable users to program the XGS8681
128. o change the Skan Only and Skan Measure parameters see the Signal submenu section on page 1 15 of this chapter After completing the above step the XGS868i returns to the Channel PROGRAM window Do one of the following To continue entering quick startup data proceed to Step 3 in the following section To continue regular programming refer to Appendix A Menu Maps to navigate to the desired menu e To leave the Keypad Program press Escape twice Programming Site Data 1 5 March 2007 Entering System Data for the Channel Accessing the Channelx System Submenu Selecting Volumetric Units Selecting Totalizer Units The Channelx System submenu is used to enter system parameters for the channel While following the programming instructions refer to Figure A 1 on page A 1 In the Keypad Program scroll to PROG and press Enter In the PROG menu scroll to CH1 or CH2 and press Enter 1 2 3 In the Channel PROGRAM menu scroll to SYSTM and press Enter 4 Use the arrow keys to enter the desired Channel Label up to 5 characters and press Enter 5 Use the arrow keys to enter the desired Site Channel Message up to 21 characters and press Enter 1 Scroll to the desired Volumetric Units for the flow rate display and press Enter Available units are listed in Table 1 1 below 2 Scroll to the desired Volumetric Time units for the flow rate display and press Enter 3 Scroll t
129. o the desired number of Vol Decimal Digits digits to the right of the decimal point in the volumetric flow rate display and press Enter Table 1 1 Available Volumetric Totalizer Units ACF Actual Cubic Feet ACM Actual Cubic Meters KACF Thousands of ACF KACM Thousands of ACM MMACF Millions of ACF MMACM Millions of ACM SCF Standard Cubic Feet SCM Standard Cubic Meters KSCF Thousands of SCF KSCM Thousands of SCM MMSCF Millions of SCF MMSCM Millions of SCM 1 Scroll to the desired Totalizer Units for the totalized flow rate display and press Enter Available units are listed in Table 1 1 above 2 Scroll to the desired number of Tot Decimal Digits digits to the right of the decimal point in the totalized flow rate display and press Enter 3 Do one of the following If MASS FLOW is ON proceed to Selecting the Mass Flow Units on the following page If MASS FLOW is OFF the meter returns to the Channel PROGRAM Go to Procedure Options on the following page Note 7o activate mass flow refer to page 1 20 1 6 Programming Site Data March 2007 Selecting Mass Flow Units Procedure Options 1 Scroll to the desired Mass Flow units for the flow rate display and press Enter The available units for this prompt are determined by the selection made at System Units see Table 1 2 below Table 1 2 Available Mass Flow Units English LB Pounds KG Kilograms
130. ocedures would be used to set up input B After completing the above steps the XGS868i returns to the Channel PROGRAM window Do one of the following To continue programming refer to Appendix A Menu Maps to navigate to the desired menu To leave the Keypad Program press Escape three times Programming Site Data March 2007 Entering Setup Data Setting Transducer Signal Parameters Procedure Options The signal limits response times mass flow and multiple K factors for the Model XGS868i are specified via the Setup submenu The following four submenus are included in this section Signal set the parameters related to the transducer signal see below Default Setup reset all parameters to default values page 1 18 Vaveraging specify the response of the meter to step changes page 1 18 Advanced Features enable mass flow and enter K factors page 1 19 While following the programming instructions refer to Figure A 2 on page A 2 Record all programmed data in Appendix B Data Records 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 Signal default settings are suitable for most applications Consult the factory before changing any of these parameters Only after consulting the factory complete
131. ocol menu the first of the drop down menus and click on DM 7 Open the COM Port Type menu and click on the desired type or on TCP IP if the XGS868i is using an Ethernet connection Note Ifyou select TCP IP the menu changes Proceed to the next page 8 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 9 Click on OK to complete data entry Programming the XGS868 via PanaViewT C 3 March 2007 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 ie Setup Communications General Prototol fiom 7 COM Port Type trae y Name united 0 Timeout ms pn IP Address 3112162183 Port Number n 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
132. of the upstream transducer 24 5 lt 19 or gt 29 AMPdn Displays the value for the signal amplitude of the downstream transducer 24 5 lt 19 or gt 29 CNTup Displays AGC DAC count for upstream gain setting N A N A CNTdn Displays the AGC DAC count for the downstream gain setting N A N A P up Displays signal peaks for the upstream transducer 100 2300 lt 100 or gt 2300 P dn Displays signal peaks for downstream transducer 100 2300 lt 100 or gt 2300 TEMP Displays the gas temperature from 0 4 20 mA input PRESR Displays the gas pressure from 0 4 20 mA input AcVOL Displays actual volumetric flow StVOL Displays standard volumetric flow Z Displays the compressibility factor Tu S Displays Skan transit time upstream Displays Skan transit time downstream Displays Skan Delta T Displays Measure transit time upstream Displays Measure transit time downstream Displays Measure Delta T Displays the instantaneous velocity Displays the saturation temperature for steam at the current pressure Displays actual temperature minus the saturation temperature Tactual Tsat Displays fluid density N A Displays the current process temperature in K N A Displays the current process pressure in kPa N A available only if Multi K factors ON Display
133. on the Model XGS868i can receive and execute remote commands using PanaView software via this link Use the Comm port submenu to set the communications port and MODBUS parameters While following the programming instructions refer to Figure D 3 on page D 3 of Appendix D PanaView Menu Maps Note For a more detailed explanation of the MODBUS interface refer to Chapter 1 Setting Up MODBUS Communications on page 1 39 1 To enter this submenu from the Global menu highlight and double click on the Comm port option in the center pane 2 Enter a Meter Address number between 1 and 254 and click Next Item The default number is 1 A meter address is only necessary for communication with the GE Sensing PanaView software See the PanaView User s Manual for more information IMPORTANT Ifthe meter address or baud rate is changed communication with PanaView must be re established with the new address number 3 Double click on the desired Baud Rate from 300 to 19 200 If you have the RS485 MODBUS option proceed to step 4 below If you have the standard RS232 serial interface the meter exits the Comm port submenu and returns to the Global PROGRAM prompt Note The XGS amp 68i MODBUS communication settings chosen in the next four steps must match those of the MODBUS control system 4 Double click on the desired MODBUS Baud Rate from 2400 to 19 200 5 Double click on the desired MODBUS Parity None Odd or Even
134. operties Option The window now appears similar to Figure C 16 below XGS868i Y4AS STD on Untitled ID r Clock No Instrument Clock Set Sync ta PE m Signal Read Signals fora Clear Totalizers Iv Auto connect at startup Figure C 16 The Properties Window for an XGS868i Programming the XGS868i via PanaView C 49 March 2007 Saving Site Data cont 3 Click on the Site Files button The Site File Operations window shown in Figure C 17 below opens Save Site To Meter Selected C New Save Site To PC Clear Site From Meter Save Site Print To PC Close Figure C 17 The Site File Operations Window Site File Operations Saving Current Site To save existing site data to the meter Data to 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 18 below open la Look in S Panavien O d FAR Chart a worki sit Logs sa Work2 sit History PanaView 1 3 11 EXE ONLY sa working sit A PanaView 1 3 7 Exe Only lan workingl sit la gsite sit Desktop a Site1 sit a sitez sit E Site3 sit a Site4 sit My Computer pap s a Files of type site Files sit y Cancel My Network P Open as read only Figure C 18 Site File Selection 3 Highlight the desired s
135. output range and click Next Item 6 Enter a flow rate value for the Full high end of the analog output range and click Next Item After responding to the above prompt the meter returns to step 1 Click Exit Page to proceed to another menu or option Programming the XG5868i v a PanaViewT C 37 March 2007 Option Card Analog Inputs Complete the following steps to set up the analog inputs of an option card installed in Slot 1 refer to Figure D 4 on page D 4 1 Double click on the desired Input A B C or D Note The setup of input A is used as an example Identical procedures would be used to set up the remaining inputs 2 Enter a Label of up to eight characters for input A and click on Next Item 3 Double click on Off to disable Input A and return to step 1 or on Temp or Spec to designate it as a temperature or special input OFF If OFF was selected to disable input A the meter returns to the Input prompt in step 1 Double click on another input or click Exit Page to move to another menu TEMP or PRESR If TEMP or PRESR was selected to set up input A as a live temperature or pressure input complete steps 4 and 5 below 4 Enter a value for the Base low end of the analog input range and click Next Item 5 Enter a value for the Full Scale high end of the analog input range and click Next Item After responding to the above prompt the meter returns to step 1 Click Exit Page
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137. ption The window now appears similar to Figure 3 3 below w LOG EDIT MENU LOGGING LOG LOCATION nonvolatile RAM Previous Item Exit Page Figure 3 3 Log Location in the Create Standard Log Option 3 2 Logging Data March 2007 Creating a Standard Meter b Log cont PanaView first asks for the Log Location either flash or non volatile RAM Double click on the desired location Now type the desired Log Name in the right window and click Next Item Type the desired Log Message in the right window and click Next Item PanaView now asks for the Number of Variables you wish to log Type in the desired number from 1 to 6 and click Next Item Double click on the desired Channel for the first variable Scroll to and double click on the desired Measurement to be logged Repeat steps f and g for the specified number of variables f you select a forward or reverse total PanaView asks if you want to Reset Totals to 0 Double click on Yes or No PanaView indicates a given StartTime Double click on OK to agree to the given time on Now to start the log immediately or on Edit to change the starting time f you select Edit PanaView asks first for the desired Hour then for the Minute and finally for the Second For each parameter type the desired number in the right window and click Next Item or simply click Next Item to step through the parameters PanaView indica
138. put and press Enter Note f Slot 1 contains an activated option card with an input assigned to Pressure Slot 1 appears as an option at the above prompt If the process pressure is stable a fixed value may be used but most applications require a live pressure input If there is no active option card for pressure the meter assumes you are using a fixed pressure Programming Site Data March 2007 Pressure Input cont Base Pressure Low Pressure Switch Quality Input e If you selected Fixed proceed to Step 8 If you selected Slot 1 proceed to Step 9 8 Enter the known Fixed process Pressure and press Enter The meter will only accept values from 0 to 5 000 psia Proceed to Base Pressure in Step 10 9 Scroll to Input A or Input B and press Enter The inputs were labeled during setup Note The set up of Input A is used as an example Identical procedures would be used to set up Input B 10 Enter the Base Pressure and press Enter The ratio of this value to the actual pressure is used to calculate the standard mass flow rate 11 Scroll to Yes or No to activate or deactivate the Low Pressure Switch software function and press Enter f you selected Yes enter the Pressure Limit the low pressure switch set point and press Enter The acceptable range is 0 to 5 000 psia The meter will stop taking readings if the pressure drops below this value Ifyou selected No go to Quality Input step
139. puts 1225 16 CA 2 Current Outputs 2 Standard Alarms 1430 03 RR 4 RTD Inputs 1430 04 IR 2 RTD Inputs 2 Current Inputs 1233 02 I 4 Current Inputs 1146 02 512 KB Memory PCMCIA Card Connector 1146 03 2 MB Memory PCMCIA Card Connector 1510 02 Modbus Communications Protocols Data Records B 1 March 2007 ee Option Cards Installed Whenever an option card is installed or changed in the Model XGS868i flow transmitter record the type of card and any additional setup information in the appropriate row of Table B 2 below Table B 2 Option Cards Installed Type of Option Card Additional Setup Information Analog Outputs A B B 2 Data Records March 2007 Setup Data After the Model XGS86i flow transmitter has been installed setup data must be entered via the User Program prior to operation Record that information in Table B 3 below Table B 3 Setup Data General Information Model Serial Software Vers Setup Date Global System Tot Dec Digits English Mass Flow Meter Message System Units Pressure Units Mass Flow Time Vol Units MDOT Dec Digit Vol Time Units Mass Totals Vol Dec Digits Mass Dec Digits Totalizer Units Error Handling Meter Address Global Input Output Error Handling u
140. r In the Global PROGRAM menu scroll to I O and press Enter Scroll to OPTN and press Enter Scroll to Slot 1 and press Enter Scroll to the desired Output and press Enter Note Output letters A B etc correspond to the output wiring terminal numbers from top to bottom e g Output A corresponds to pins 1 2 and 3 Output B corresponds to pins 4 5 and 6 etc Selecting the Alarm Type Scroll to the desired Alarm type and press Enter Doone of the following If you selected Off the XGS868i returns to the I O window Go to Procedure Options on the next page f you selected High Low or Fault proceed to the next step Scroll to the appropriate mode Standard or Failsafe and press Enter See Chapter 1 Installation of the Startup Guide for wiring instructions Doone of the following Ifyou are using a 1 Channel meter and selected high or low proceed to Step 7 on the next page fault proceed to Step 9 on the next page e If you are using a 2 Channel meter proceed to the next step Scroll to the desired Channel option and press Enter 1 32 Programming Site Data March 2007 Alarm Relays cont Procedure Options Selecting the Alarm Type cont 6 Do one of the following high or low proceed to Step 7 below fault proceed to Step 9 below 7 Scroll to the desired measurement parameter and press Enter See Table 1 9 on page 1 27 for
141. r 4 Parts Replacement of the Service Manual for details Clearing Site Data This feature has not yet been implemented because the XGS8681 currently has no capability to store site files in its own memory Clearing Data 5 1 March 2007 Clearing Log Files To clear log files from the XGS8681 or from the PC s memory complete the following steps 1 From PanaView click on the Logging option in the Output menu Then click on the Log Browser option as shown in Figure 5 1 below ES Pana iew File Edit View Output Window Help Graphing gt Text Display Logging m Figure 5 1 The Log Browser in the Logging Option 2 Double click on the computer name to move to the network level 3 Double click on PC Logs to access the stored PC logs or on the communication port name and the meter name to access the stored meter logs In either case the Log Browser appears similar to Figure 5 2 below Log Browser A Complete LOG E A Pending LOG Figure 5 2 Log Browser Window 4 Highlight the log you wish to delete and click on the Delete option button 5 2 Clearing Data March 2007 Clearing the Totalizers You can clear the XGS868i s totalizers 1 e reset specified totalized flow rates to zero from either the LCD display refer to Appendix A or from PanaView refer to Appendix D To reset totals from the display complete the following steps 1 Press Escape Enter Escape
142. ramming the XG5868i v a PanaView C 11 March 2007 Entering Data in the Channel System Option 1 From the Channel PROGRAM menu highlight and double click on the System option in the center pane 2 The first prompt asks for the Channel Site Label Enter the desired label in any numeric or text combination up to five characters in the right pane and click Next Item 3 Enter the desired Channel Message and click Next Item 4 Double click on the desired Volumetric Units from the list shown in Table C 1 below Note Refer to the System option of the Global menu to choose between English or metric measurements Table C 1 Available Volumetric Totalizer Units English Actual Cubic Feet Actual Cubic Meters Thousands of ACF Thousands of ACM Millions of ACF Millions of ACM Standard Cubic Feet Standard Cubic Meters Thousands of SCF Thousands of SCM Millions of SCF Millions of SCM 5 Double click on the desired unit of Volumetric Time from seconds to days in the volumetric flow display 6 Double click on the desired number of Decimal Digits digits to the right of the decimal point in the volumetric flow display 7 Double click on the desired Totalizer Units for the totalized flow rate display listed in Table C 1 above 8 Double click on the desired number of Decimal Digits digits to the right of the decimal point in the totalized flow rate display The program now varies depending o
143. ranty 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 all 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 t
144. ree panes left pane PanaView network tree top right pane graph with default chart style bottom right pane graph controls or text display Note The three panes of the Graph window may be resized by simply dragging their borders 2 8 Displaying Data March 2007 Graphing Data The PanaView network tree has already been described and the display pane shows only a graph in the default style with no data points The bottom right pane enables you to set up the graph To begin graphing your data proceed as follows 1 Expand the network tree as far as necessary and double click on the process parameter to be graphed The grid for the selected graph appears in the display pane with Time as the x axis and the parameter Value as the y axis In addition a legend appears above the graph which indicates the name data point shape and line color for that parameter 2 If desired a second parameter may be added to the graph by repeating Step 1 In this case the parameter Value is shown as a right y axis Y2 Note Although only two parameters may be graphed for any one meter channel the same two parameters may also be graphed for any other active meter channels 3 To begin plotting data for the selected parameter s enter a time Interval for data sampling in the text box provided the default value is 5 seconds 4 Click on the Plot Continuous control button to begin graphing the selected process parameter s
145. registers 1 through 90 are available for MODBUS communications while registers 508 through 512 are used by the XGS868i to store the MODBUS parameters For details see Table 1 11 below for a 1 Channel meter or Table 1 12 on page 1 42 for a 2 Channel meter Note f you request Channel2 or Averaged data from a 1 Channel meter the values will all be zero Table 1 11 MODBUS Registers for a 1 Channel XGS868i MODBUS DPR Reg Hex Addr 1 Description Y Clear Chi Totalizers Scaling decimal places Size in Bytes 2 16 bit signed Not Used 2 16 bit signed Velocity 4 2 16 bit int Act Volumetric Q DIGITS 4 IEEE 32 bit Std Volumetric Fwd Totals Q DIGITS T DIGITS 4 IEEE 32 bit 4 2 16 bit int Rev Totals T DIGITS 4 2 16 bit int Tot Digits 0 2 Mass Flow M DIGITS 4 IEEE 32 bit Fwd Mass Totals MT DIGITS 4 2 16 bit int Rev Mass Totals Mass Tot Digits MT DIGITS e 4 2 16 bit int 2 Timer 4 2 16 bit int Error Code 2 Sound Speed 4 2 16 bit int Density 4 2 16 bit int Signal Strength Upstream 4 2 16 bit int Signal Strength Downstream 4 2 16 bit int Temperature 4 2 16 bit int Pressure 4 2 16 bit int MODBUS baud rate 3MODBUS parity MODBUS stop bits MODBUS meter addr O Of O oj uw no mn imb m oo nfn RESERVED
146. ress 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 Programming the XGS868 via PanaViewT C 5 March 2007 Adding the XGS868i To add the XGS868i 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 EA PanaView Meter Browser F3 File Edit View Output Window Help Cant Undo Meters on Comport Unti Gut CES Copy Etrl rc Paste GrH New 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 Enter Network ID f IV Auto connect at startup EN
147. rocedure Options on the following page e f you selected TTLZR and are using a Channel meter proceed to Step 2 on the next page e 2 Channel meter proceed to Step 1 on the next page Note Output letters A B etc correspond to the output wiring terminal numbers from top to bottom e g Output A corresponds to pins 1 2 and 3 Output B corresponds to pins 4 5 and 6 etc 1 34 Programming Site Data March 2007 Totalizer Outputs cont Setting Up the Totalizer 1 Scroll to the desired Channel option and press Enter 2 Scroll to the desired Measurement parameter and press Enter See Table 1 10 below for a list of the available options Table 1 10 Output Measurement Options Forward Totalized Volume Flow Reverse Totalized Volume Flow Forward Totalized Mass Flow Reverse Totalized Mass Flow Note The measurement units that appear in these prompts are those selected in the Global System window earlier in this section 3 Use the arrow keys to enter a value for the minimum Pulse On time between 1 usec and 10 000 usec for the frequency of the totalizer pulses and press Enter 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 4 Use the arrow keys to enter a value for the number of measurement units represented by each pulse and press Enter Procedure Options After completing the above
148. s see page 1 34 Frequency Outputs see page 1 36 While following the programming instructions refer to Figure A 1 on page A 1 Accessing the Output In the Keypad Program scroll to PROG and press Enter In the PROG menu scroll to GLOBL and press Enter 1 2 3 In the Global PROGRAM menu scroll to I O and press Enter 4 Scroll to OPTN and press Enter 5 Scroll to Slot O or Slot 1 depending on which output you want to set up 6 Scroll to the desired Output and press Enter Note Output letters A B etc correspond to the output wiring terminal numbers from top to bottom For example Output A corresponds to pins 1 2 and 3 Output B corresponds to pins 4 5 and 6 etc 1 26 Programming Site Data March 2007 Setting Up the Output Scale 1 Scroll to the desired output scale and press Enter 2 Do one of the following e If you selected Off the XGS868i returns to the I O window Go to Procedure Options on page 1 29 f you selected 0 20 mA or 4 20 mA and are using a Channel meter proceed to Step 4 below e 2 Channel meter proceed to the next step 3 Scroll to the desired Channel option CH1 CH2 SUM DIF or AVE and press Enter 4 Scroll to the desired Measurement Parameter and press Enter See Table 1 9 below for a description of the available options 5 At Zero enter a flow rate value for the low end of the analog output range and press Enter 6 At F
149. s OFF the meter returns to the Global PROGRAM window Click Exit Page to return to the Site Edit Menu Note 7o activate mass flow refer to page C 26 The following prompts will only appear if mass flow is activated for both channels Programming the XG5868i v a PanaViewT C 29 March 2007 Selecting Mass Flow Units 1 Double click on the desired Mass Flow units for flow rate display listed in Table C 6 below Table C 6 Available Mass Flow Units Pounds Kilograms KiloPounds Tonne Metric Tons 1000 KG Thousands of Pounds MillionPounds TONS 2000 LB 2 Double click on the desired Mass Flow Time units from seconds to days 3 Double click on the desired number of MDOT Dec Digits digits to the right of the decimal point in the mass flow rate display 4 Double click on the desired Mass Totalizer units for the totalized mass flow rate display listed in Table C 6 above 5 Double click on the desired number of Mass Decimal Digits digits to the right of the decimal point in the totalized mass flow rate display The XGS868i returns to the Global PROGRAM window Click Exit Page to return to the Site Edit Menu You have completed entering selections in this option The program returns to the Global PROGRAM menu C 30 Programming the XGS868 via PanaViewT March 2007 Setting Up Inputs and Outputs Set up the XGS8681 s inputs and outputs via the I O submenu While following the
150. s Option 3 To enter data into the user program double click on the Site Edit Menu The window appears similar to Figure C 10 below Note For a 1 Channel XGS866i the Channel 2 option does not appear is SITE EDIT MENU PROGRAM Channel PROGRAM Previous Item system Pipe parameters Input output Next Item Exit Page Figure C 10 The Site Edit Menu Window 4 To enter a particular menu Channel 1 Channel 2 or Global highlight and double click on the desired menu in the left pane For example clicking on Channel 1 in Figure C 9 above opens the list of options shown in the center pane 5 To enter a particular option a Highlight and double click on the desired option in the center pane Figure C 11 on page C 10 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 or text value change the value displayed in the right pane Programming the XGS868 via PanaViewT C 9 March 2007 Entering the User Program via PanaView cont is SITE EDIT MENU PROGRAM TRANSDUCER HUMBER Previous Item Special Next Item Channel PROGRAM Pipe parameters Figure C 11 Pipe Parameters Option in the Site Edit Menu Exit Page c Do one of the following Click on Next Item to proceed to the nex
151. s 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 Signal default settings are suitable for most applications Consult the factory before changing any of these parameters 1 From the Set Up option menu highlight and double click on Signal in the center pane 2 For each parameter click Next Item to accept the current value or enter a new value and click Next Item Table C 4 on the next page lists ranges and default parameters for each parameter Programming the XG5868i v a PanaViewT C 21 March 2007 PECADO mEo e1 Table C 4 Transducer Signal Settings Transducer Signal Parameters Signal Low Limit 20 to 100 Default Value Description The E1 LOW SIGNAL error message appears when the signal strength falls below the programmed SIGNAL LOW LIMIT value See Chapter 2 in the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes Correlation Peak Limit 0 to 500 The E4 SIGNAL QUALITY error message appears when the signal quality falls below the programmed COR PEAK LIMIT value See Chapter 2 in the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes Soundspeed Limit 1 to 50 The E2 SOUNDSPEED error message appears when the calculated fluid sound speed differs from the fluid sound speed entered in the Channelx System menu by more than the programmed SOUNDSPEED LIMIT
152. s specified stop time but has been manually stopped green light log is currently running but is not yet complete Logging Data March 2007 Viewing PC Logs cont 2 In the Log Browser after you highlight the name of the desired log file the following option buttons become available Start resumes logging if the log is currently stopped Stop stops logging if the log is currently running Delete permanently deletes the log file Open opens the log in the PC Log window 3 Click on one of the option buttons listed in Step 2 above You can monitor the progress of an ongoing log in several ways Click on the Log Items tab see Figure 3 12 on page 3 11 for a list of the parameters specified for logging Click on the Contents tab see Figure 3 12 on page 3 11 for a list of all the data points logged to date for the parameter currently highlighted on the Log Items tab Click on the Graph option button to display a graphical representation of the data logged to date Note The graph is displayed in its own window which is opened on top of the PC Log window For instructions on using the Graph Log window refer to the Graphing Output section in Chapter 2 of the PanaView User s Manual Click on the Refresh option button to update the information shown on the Contents tab and in the Graph Log window Any data logged since the last use of the Refresh option button is added to the list and
153. s the steam quality from a live input or a static programmed value lt 0 0 or gt 1 0 available only if Burst Mode S M Note The measurement units that appear in these prompts are those selected in the Global System window earlier in this section 1 28 Programming Site Data March 2007 Procedure Options After completing the above steps the XGS868i returns to the O window Do one of the following To continue programming refer to Appendix A Menu Maps to navigate to the desired menu e To leave the Keypad Program press Escape three times Programming Site Data 1 29 March 2007 Analog Inputs Procedure Options Refer to Figure A 4 on page A 4 and complete the following steps to set up the analog inputs of an option card installed in Slot 1 Accessing the Input 1 In the Keypad Program scroll to PROG and press Enter 2 In the PROG menu scroll to GLOBL and press Enter 3 In the Global PROGRAM menu scroll to I O and press Enter 4 Scroll to OPTN and press Enter 5 Scroll to Slot 1 and press Enter 6 Scroll to the desired Input and press Enter Note Input letters A B etc correspond to input wiring terminal numbers from top to bottom e g Input A corresponds to pins 1 2 and 3 Input B corresponds to pins 4 5 and 6 etc Setting Up the Input 1 Enter a Label of up to eight characters for input and press Enter 2 Scroll to the desired input Meas
154. s the use of the optional PanaView software Refer to the instructions below to display data via Pana View Before you attempt to communicate with the XGS8681 be sure you have linked your PC to the XGS868i via an RS232 interface For details on wiring the interface refer to Wiring the Serial Port in the Startup Guide and to the document EJA RS Serial Communications 916 054 You must also install PanaView as discussed in the PanaView User s Manual 910 211 and in Appendix C Programming the XGS868i via PanaView 1 Power up the XGS868i and wait until it has initialized 2 Launch PanaView and wait until it initializes the XGS8681 and displays the basic PanaView window 3 As described in Appendix C open the Meter Browser window and highlight the meter to be used At this time any of PanaView s comprehensive data handling capabilities may be used These include collecting and displaying live data in text format collecting and displaying live data in graphical format collecting and logging live data displaying a log file in text format displaying a log file in graphical format To access PanaView s data handling options pull down the Output menu as shown in Figure 2 1 below Fl PanaView File Edit View Output Window Help Graphing gt Text Display Logging Figure 2 1 The Output Menu 2 4 Displaying Data March 2007 Displaying Data ona Computer Terminal cont The Text Displ
155. s values 1 From the Advanced Features option menu highlight and double click on Multiple K Factors in the center pane 2 Double click on Yes to Activate Multi K Factors or on No to disable this option If NO was selected the meter returns to the Advanced Features window If YES was selected proceed to Step 3 3 Double click on the desired Custom Type velocity or reynolds Ifyou selected CstR Reynolds enter the desired Kinematic Viscosity and click Next Item 4 Double click on Yes to Edit the K factor Table or on No to retain the current K factor table and return to the Advanced Features window Note f the necessary velocity reynolds vs K factor data was not provided with the Model XGS866i s documentation the K factor table cannot be edited If NO was selected the meter returns to the Advanced Features window If YES was selected proceed to Step 5 5 Enter the Number Of K factors from 2 to 20 to be entered into the table and click Next Item Note When editing the K factor table the velocities must be entered in increasing order 6 Enter the Velocity Reynolds Value for K factor number X and click Next Item 7 Enter the K factor corresponding to velocity reynolds number X 0 333 to 3 0 and click Next Item The Velocity and K Factor prompts repeat for each pair After entering all the pairs the meter returns to the Advanced Features window Programming the XG5868i
156. see page 1 38 Based on the selection made above proceed to the appropriate section of this chapter for instructions While following the programming instructions refer to Figure A 3 on page A 3 Remember to record all programmed data in Appendix B Data Records Programming Site Data 1 21 March 2007 Entering Global System This menu enables you to select the system units that the XGS8681 Data will use when channel data is added subtracted or averaged together 1 In the Keypad Program scroll to PROG and press Enter 2 In the PROG menu scroll to GLOBL and press Enter 3 In the Global PROGRAM menu scroll to SYSTM and press Enter 4 At the System Units prompt scroll to Eng to display measurements in English units or to Metrc for metric units and press Enter 5 Scroll to the desired Pressure Units absolute or gauge and press Enter 6 Doone of the following e If absolute was selected proceed immediately to Step 7 If gauge was selected enter the desired Atmospheric Pressure press Enter and proceed to the next step 7 Doone of the following e 1 Channel meter go to Procedure Options on page 1 24 e 2 Channel meter proceed to Selecting Volumetric Units below Selecting Volumetric Units 1 Scroll to the desired Volumetric Units for the flow rate display and press Enter Available units are listed in Table 1 5 below Table 1 5 Available Volumetric Totalizer Units ACF Actual Cubic Fe
157. simply click Next Item to step through the parameters Ifyou select Timed PanaView asks for the Log Time duration Scroll to and double click on the desired length of time from 10 minutes to 24 hours Then go to step m l PanaView indicates a given End Date Double click on OK to agree to the given day on Today to start the log that day or on Edit to change the starting date f you select Edit PanaView asks first for the desired Year then for the Month and finally for the Day For each parameter type the desired number in the right window or scroll to and click on the desired month and click Next Item or simply click Next Item to step through the parameters m Scroll to and double click on the desired Time Increment from 5 seconds to 24 hours PanaView indicates that the log has been created and returns to the Log Edit Menu If an erroneous value has been entered PanaView displays a Log Creation Error message Otherwise the program indicates that the log has been created and returns to the Log Edit Menu Checking Log Memory To check on the amount of log memory available double click on the Memory option in the Log Edit Menu The right window indicates the number of bytes available in both NVR and Flash memory Stop Logging To manually terminate logging double click on the Stop Logging option in the Log Edit Menu PanaView displays the name of the currently active logs Double click on your choice an
158. st good reading and Stops totalizing if either using the last good continues to totalize based on or both channels go reading two channels into error See rror Handling for Average Measurements below For a one channel meter after responding to the above prompt the meter returns to the Global I O prompt shown on the previous page For a two channel meter proceed to step 3 below Error Handling for Average The 2PATH ERROR HANDLING option is intended for applications where Measurements AVE two sets of transducers are installed in the same location in the same pipe to improve accuracy and the meter is operated in AVE mode With this function enabled the Model XGS868i performs error handling only if both channels are in error If this function is disabled error handling occurs when either channel goes into error 3 Double click Yes to enable Two path Error Handling or on No to disable this function Specific responses of the display and the totalizer to the two path error handling option available at the above prompt are listed in Table C 9 on the following page Programming the XG5868i v a PanaViewT C 33 March 2007 Error Handling for Average Measurements AVE cont Table C 9 2 Path Error Response Options Display Response Totalizer Response Displays the average of CH1 and CH2 regardless of the error state of either channel 1 If one channel is in error the other channel s value
159. steps the XGS868i returns to the O window Do one of the following To continue programming refer to Appendix A Menu Maps to navigate to the desired menu e To leave the Keypad Program press Escape four times Programming Site Data 1 35 March 2007 Frequency Outputs The frequency output issues a continuous signal with a frequency proportional to the selected measurement Refer to Figure A 4 on page A 4 and complete the following steps to set up the totalizer outputs of an option card installed in SLOT 1 Accessing the Frequency Output 1 In the Keypad Program scroll to PROG and press Enter 2 In the PROG menu scroll to GLOBL and press Enter 3 In the Global PROGRAM menu scroll to I O and press Enter 4 Scroll to OPTN and press Enter 5 Scroll to Slot 1 and press Enter 6 Scroll to the desired Output and press Enter 7 Doone of the following e If you selected Off the XGS868i returns to the Input Output window Go to Procedure Options on the following page f you selected Frequency and are using a e 1 Channel meter proceed to Step 2 on the next page e 2 Channel meter proceed to Step I on the next page Note Output letters A B etc correspond to the output wiring terminal numbers from top to bottom e g Output A corresponds to pins 1 2 and 3 Output B corresponds to pins 4 5 and 6 etc 1 36 Programming Site Data March 2007 Frequency Outputs cont
160. ster 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 Use the steps below to configure MODBUS communications IMPORTANT The XGS868i MODBUS communications settings chosen in the next four steps must match those of the MODBUS control system Scroll to the desired MODBUS Baud Rate and press Enter Scroll to the MODBUS Parity and press Enter Scroll to the MODBUS Stop Bits and press Enter Enter a MODBUS Meter Address between 1 and 254 and press Enter The default address is 1 gt NU N Pp IMPORTANT You must reboot the XGS868i to load the new settings Programming Site Data 1 39 March 2007 Procedure Options After completing the above steps the XGS868i returns to the Global PROGRAM window Do one of the following Refer to the section Requesting Parameters Using MODBUS on the following page to retrieve data from the XGS8681 using MODBUS To continue regular programming refer to Appendix A Menu Maps to navigate to the desired menu To leave the Keypad Program press Escape three times 1 40 Programming Site Data March 2007 Requesting Parameters Using MODBUS To request specific parameters from the XGS8681 via the MODBUS the control system must enter the appropriate register number Only
161. t 1 16 C 22 Displaying Data 222 222 2 1 Displaying Text leere 2 5 DIVISOT 35 4 ir en aoe wees C 23 Down Arrow Key 0 0005 1 3 E Edit Menu uu sea een C 2 Enter Key iig eo ein ernie deles 1 3 Error Handling 22 2220 C 32 2 Path sea n eit te 1 25 C 33 Selecting for One Channel 1 24 Selecting for Two Channel 1 24 Error Response Options in PanaView C 32 Escape Key ico iore Peli 1 3 Ethernet Setting up with PanaView C 3 F Fluid Type Entering esca ed hb S gs 1 10 in PanaView 000s eee eee C 16 Foundation Fieldbus 1 38 E 1 Frequency Card Setting Up C 42 Frequency Outputs Option Card 00200000 1 36 Setting UD ross ne nel Ben 1 36 Frequency in PanaView C 14 FWD Mass 00020 e C 36 FWD Total HH C 36 G Global Entering Mass Flow Units 1 23 Entering System Data 1 22 Entering Totalizer Units 1 23 C 29 Entering Volumetric Units 1 22 Menu iine Gea eld Bee Ud de 1 21 Global Menu Comm Port Submenu C 44 VO Submenu C 31 C 43 Error Option C 32 LCD Option 2 2 Options Option C 35 in PanaView cait ee eee C 27 System Submenu C 28 Global System Submenu C 28 Global I
162. t menu item or Click on Previous Item to return back through the menu to a previous item Note If 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 you have modified or left unchanged as shown in Figure C 12 below 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 iw SITE EDIT MENU PROGRAM TRAHSDUCER HUMBER VALUE 7 Previous Item Special Channel PROGRAM Pipe parameters Figure C 12 Site Edit Menu with Current Settings Next Item Exit Page 6 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 Proceed to the following sections to enter data in the Channel or Global menus C 10 Programming the XGS868 via PanaView March 2007 Entering Data in the Channel Menu Selecting the Channel Measurement Method The Channel menu is used to enter data specific to each channel Refer to Figure D 1 and Figure D 2 in Appendix D PanaView Menu Maps and remember to record all programming data in Appendix B Data Records Note In this manual only the programming o
163. ter MELANCEL Unitled IDM Com 1 S868Y4AS STD Meter Logs FILET LOG Monday Apri 11 2005 15 11 26 O PC Logs Running Ens 0 Figure 3 12 Typical Log Contents E Memo __ Meter Log Logging Data 3 11 March 2007 Viewing PC Log Files After one or more PC log files have been created the logs may be viewed by using PanaView as follows 1 You can access PC logs in two ways From the New Meter Browser in PanaView expand the network tree and click on the PC Logs option If you have created one or more logs the tree will appear similar to Figure 3 13 below Double click on the log name to open the log or Pull down the Output menu see Figure 3 4 on page 3 7 and click on the Log Browser option Advance to the PC Logs dialog box as described in previous sections A screen similar to that shown in Figure 3 14 below appears Logi Logia new2 NewLog1 Sample Sample2 Untitled Sy Untitled IDM Com 1 Figure 3 13 The Expanded PC Logs Option w Log Browser Look in E PC Logs YE Sample YE Sample2 YE Untitled Et Create Delete Open Path Network My Computer MELANCEL PC Logs Cancel Figure 3 14 Selecting a Log File from the Log Browser Notice that each of the log files in Figure 3 13 and Figure 3 14 above has a traffic light icon next to its name These icons indicate the current status of the log as follows red light log has not run to it
164. ters Note The measurement units that appear in these prompts are those selected in the Global System menu earlier in this section 6 Enter a value for the Trigger Point of the alarm and click Next Item 7 Double click on the type of Error flow non flow or both that will trigger the fault alarm and press Enter After responding to the above prompt the meter returns to step 1 Click Exit Page to proceed to another menu or option C 40 Programming the XGS868 via PanaViewT March 2007 Option Card Totalizer Outputs 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 Complete the following steps to set up the totalizer outputs of an option card installed in Slot 1 1 Double click on the desired Output A B C or D Note The set up of output A is used as an example Identical procedures would be used to set up the other outputs 2 Double click on Off to disable Output A and return to step 1 or on Totalizer to set up output A as a totalizer output For a 1 Channel meter skip to step 4 3 Double click on the desired Channel option See Table C 12 on the previous page for a description of the channel options available at the above prompt 4 Double click on the desired Measurement Name as listed in Table C 13 below Table C 13 Output Measurement Options Forward Totalized Volume Flow Reverse Tot
165. tes a given StartDate Double click on OK to agree to the given day on Today to start the log that day or on Edit to change the starting date f you select Edit PanaView asks first for the desired Year then for the Month and finally for the Day For each parameter type the desired number in the right window or scroll to and click on the desired month and click Next Item or simply click Next Item to step through the parameters Logging Data II March 2007 A eee Creating a Standard Meter k PanaView indicates a given End Time Double click on OK to Log cont agree to the given time on Now to start the log immediately or on Timed to indicate a specific duration f you select Edit PanaView asks first for the desired Hour then for the Minute and finally for the Second For each parameter type the desired number in the right window and click Next Item or simply click Next Item to step through the parameters If you select Timed PanaView asks for the Log Time duration Scroll to and double click on the desired length of time from 10 minutes to 24 hours Then go to step m l PanaView indicates a given End Date Double click on OK to agree to the given day on Today to start the log that day or on Edit to change the starting date f you select Edit PanaView asks first for the desired Year then for the Month and finally for the Day For each parameter type the desired number in the r
166. the following steps to program the signal parameters 1 In the Keypad Program scroll to PROG and press Enter 2 In the PROG menu scroll to CH1 or CH2 and press Enter 3 In the Channel PROGRAM menu scroll to Setup and press Enter 4 Scroll to SIGNL and press Enter 5 Use Table 1 4 on the next page to choose the desired values Use the arrow keys to enter a value or scroll to a value for a parameter with menu options and press Enter After completing the above steps the XGS868i returns to the Channel SET UP window Do one of the following To continue programming refer to Appendix A Menu Maps to navigate to the desired menu e To leave the Keypad Program press Escape three times Programming Site Data 1 15 March 2007 Setting Transducer Signal Parameters cont Table 1 4 Transducer Signal Settings Transducer Signal Parameters Signal Low Limit 20 to 100 Default Value Miscellaneous Information The E1 LOW SIGNAL error message appears when the signal strength falls below the programmed SIGNAL LOW LIMIT value See Chapter 2 Error Codes in the Service Manualfor a discussion of error codes Correlation Peak Limit 0 to 500 The E4 SIGNAL QUALITY error message appears when the signal quality falls below the programmed COR PEAK LIMIT value See Chapter 2 Error Codes in the Service Manualfor a discussion of error codes Soundspeed Limit 1 to 50 The E2 S
167. to the graph Remember that only two parameters per channel may be graphed and that the same two parameters must be graphed for each channel of a multi channel graph display When you have finished viewing the graph click on the Close option button to close the Graph window and leave the log running 4 To terminate the logging process simply click on the Stop option button which has replaced the original Start option button The Stop Time automatically appears in the PC Log window Because a PC log has no specific Stop Time the log will continue to run until it is manually stopped unless the PC is turned off or you run out of hard drive space Logging Data d Chapter 4 Printing Data Data Types for Printing March 2007 lt oO e Data Types for Printing The Model XGS868i flowmeter has no ability to print any of its data directly However any of the data stored in its memory may be printed via the built in RS232 communications port using a computer terminal In order to use the capability the XGS8681 must be linked to the computer terminal with the optional Pana View software Note See Chapter 1 Installation of the Startup Guide for instructions on wiring the RS232 serial port For additional information refer to the EIA RS Serial Communications Manual 916 054 After making the hardware connections and installing PanaView software the following data may be output to a printer connecte
168. tputs A ain econ San en arty a Cok C 31 Entering Communications Data 0 cence tenet rene C 44 Exiting the Site PCIE Mense o eU ee ea E oe Oro ette C 48 Saving Site Data sone s bore bte heu ea ie nb eet on eq victi e RT C 49 Saving Current Site Bei Meter ee ees Cae eee ee PL CAM M A CEU D Td C 50 Saving New Site Data to the ACISOB SES rede e tirar eto e OD tus ias C 51 S ving d Site tothe P rato sind arg tone essen Ub dde case inet C 51 Saving Site Data in TexbBORTIUs ce to attt ecce o ett eco ate Per t ces PR RARE C 52 Appendix D PanaView Menu Maps for the XGS868i Appendix E Foundation Fieldbus Communications EOCIBCTIOUE coo o M aa vn RR ATi E 1 option JH Sette ser titan be rohs E A Ent editos E 2 Selecting the BDesired MedsSHfreftilEts 1 sce iS et rg E 2 Selecting Units Tor AL Blocks Aue ox eae Fossa es iui tod ec dti E 4 Resetting Instrument TOTaliZel s ES E 5 PpunctiomBlockABBIICOIDIYS ocn sense ea al E 6 Vil March 2007 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 war
169. ucer signal to travel through the transducer and its cable This time delay must be subtracted from the transit times of the upstream and downstream transducers to ensure an accurate measurement Programming the XGS868 via PanaViewT March 2007 Pipe OD Path and Axial Lengths 4 Click on the appropriate Pipe OD Unit type in the center pane from the list shown in Table C 3 below Then enter the known pipe outside diameter or circumference in the right pane and click Next Item 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 found in Sound Speeds and Pipe Size Data 914 004 Table C 3 Available Pipe OD Units inches mm feet meters circum in pipe circumference circum mm pipe in inches circumference in millimeters circum ft pipe circumference circum m pipe circumference in feet in meters 5 Enter the known Pipe Wall Thickness in inches or mm in the right pane and click Next Item 6 Click on the appropriate Path Length unit type in the center pane Then enter the path length of the ultrasonic signal in the right pane and click Next Item Note Ifa spoolpiece was ordered with the meter the transducer signal path length P and the transducer signal axial length L are engraved on the flowcell and or are included in the documentation supplied
170. ull enter a flow rate value for the high end of the analog output range and press Enter Table 1 9 Available Measurement Parameters Option Bar Description Displays the flow velocity Displays the volumetric flow Displays the forward totalized volume flow Displays the reverse totalized volume flow Displays the total flow measurement time Displays the mass flow Displays the forward totalized mass flow Displays the reverse totalized mass flow Displays the signal strength for the upstream transducer E 22222 gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt lt 50 or gt 75 Displays the signal strength for the downstream transducer lt 50 or gt 75 Displays the measured speed of sound in the gas Displays the upstream ultrasonic signal transit time Displays downstream ultrasonic signal transit time Displays the transit time difference between the upstream and downstream signals Displays the Reynolds number Programming Site Data 1 27 March 2007 Option Bar PEAK Table 1 9 Available Measurement Parameters cont Description Displays percentage of peak set to 50 by default N A N A Qup Displays signal quality for the upstream transducer gt 800 lt 800 Qdown Displays signal quality for downstream transducer gt 800 lt 800 AMPup Displays the value for the signal amplitude
171. urement and press Enter Do one of the following If Off was selected go to Procedure Options below e If Pressure or Temperature was selected proceed to Step 5 e If Special was selected to set up the input as a live special input proceed to the next step 3 Use the arrow keys to enter a Name for the input and press Enter 4 Use the arrow keys to enter a Unit of measurement for the input and press Enter 5 Use the arrow keys to enter a value a temperature value for special inputs for the low end of the analog input range and press Enter 6 Use the arrow keys to enter a value a temperature value for special inputs for the high end of the analog input range and press Enter After completing the above steps the XGS868i returns to the I O window Do one of the following To continue programming refer to Appendix A Menu Maps to navigate to the desired menu e To leave the Keypad Program press Escape four times 1 30 Programming Site Data March 2007 RTD Inputs Procedure Options Option cards with RTD inputs have a temperature range of 148 to 662 F 100 to 350 C While following the programming instructions refer to Figure A 4 on page A 4 and complete the following steps to set up the RTD inputs of an option card installed in Slot 1 Accessing the Input In the Keypad Program scroll to PROG and press Enter Inthe PROG menu scroll to GLOBL and press Enter In t
172. w and Table C 8 on the following page for a description of the error handling options available and how the totalizers and display respond to them for a single and two channel meter Table C 7 Error Options amp Responses for Single Channel Meter Output Response Totalizer Response Hold Last Holds the last good Holds the last good Value reading reading and continues to totalize based on that reading Force Low Forces the outputs to Stops totalizing the low set point Force High Forces the outputs to Stops totalizing the high set point Force High Forces the outputs Stops totalizing High 1096 above the high set point Error Level Allows user to enter Sends analog outputs to in mA 4 20 mA error level in entered mA level when a mA fault occurs C 32 Programming the XG5868i via PanaViewT March 2007 The Error Option cont Table C 8 Error Options and Responses for a 2 Channel Meter Totalizer Response When Error Handling is When Measuring Display Response HOLD LOW HIGH HHIGH CH1 or CH2 Holds last good Holds last good reading and Stops totalizing vel vol etc reading continues to totalize based on that good reading SUM Adds two channels Holds last good reading and Stops totalizing if either using the last good continues to totalize based on or both channels go reading two channels into error Subtracts two channels Holds la

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