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1. NAME F3 F4 LOG3 1L0G4 if no more files if more files if no more files if more files OG MESSAGE st value logged F3 F4 for ERROR log for STANDARD log ToTL ror non circularlog circular log Is LOG circular END TIME F3 F4 Emass DIAG available only if Mass Flow static YES E Fe F1 F2 F3 o ws K m fes nd value logged STARTTIME HOUR LOG TIME F2 F1 F3 F3 F4 Ton Eror a an a Pm 10min 24 HR 7 choices Fe Fa HOUR MINUTES DURATION mass piac Fi F2 SECONDS F1 F2 M PM END DATE NOTE Plain text represents prompt area messages and J Hours DAYS 2 o boxed text represents option bar choices F1 F2 F3 F3 F4 Fx represent function keys to select option bar choices OS OK EDIT TODAY OLUN TOTL TOTL YEAR Fo F3 F4 START DATE MONTH MASS Mass DIAG F1 F2 ie ES F4 K rom fropay DEC R Y AR 3 totalized value non totalized value MONTH joices Figure A 6 LOG and CLR Menu Maps rd value logged Set LOG Totals to 0 F2 TIME INCREMENT
2. 3 7 Calculating Number of Records 3 7 AAA aa e a E 3 3 Measurement Parameter Options 3 2 Memi 1 ti Buts 3 1 Non Circular oooo o o 3 3 Time Increment oooooooo 3 5 M Measure Mode o o oooooocooooooo 1 9 Measurements Foundation Fieldbus D 1 MEM Submenu 3 1 3 7 Menu Map ACTIV Submenu 1 9 CBR ua esse aan 5 1 COMM Submenu 1 34 VO Submenu 004 1 15 LOG Submenu 2 7 OPIN Submenu 0 1 16 PRNTR Submenu 4 9 SAVE Submenu 0 1 39 SECUR Submenu 1 41 SGNLS Submenu 4 10 STOP Submenu 04 4 8 Menus Edit iii Erba C 2 Meter Settings Changing C 15 MODBUS Register Map for 22 22 2020 1 37 MODBUS TCP Setting Up obs 6 11 N Network ID Number 1 34 Numeric Keys Displaying SIGNL Data 2 13 Index March 2008 Index cont O P On Line Help cita 222 E 2202 1 6 PanaView uns bv It pERM 1 34 Option Card PanaView Applications of C 1 Alarms ie eisen ar irs 1 17 Password Analog Inputs 0 1 19 Default site 1 41 Data Record 0 0 eee eee B 1 Enteringic a oder ated en 1 41 REID Inputs 2 0 2 3 8 82 ia 1 20 PIPE Totalizer Frequeney 1 18 Submenu occ 1 1
3. 2 PSla PSig PIPE OD English MASSE GAGE GAGE Fi ES Englis Metric PRESSURE PRESSURE inch feet F2 F4 Fi STOPWATCH TOTALIZER 7 KLB MMLB TONS ke JA F2 iR q AUTO MNUAD PI fij MASS FLOW TIME PIPE WALL F1 F2 F3 F4 VOLUMETRIC UNITS English Metric PATH LENGTH P f F1 F2 F3 Fi USEC MIN HR J DAY P A re pa r English ACF KACF mmacr ACM L Figure A 1 ACTIV SYSTM and PIPE Menu Map Fi F2 MDOT DECIMAL DIGITS m F4 Fi F2 F4 inch feet F E ic f rc 2 SCF KSCF MMSCF SCM J AXIAL LENGTH L Fi F2 MASS TOTALIZI VOLUMETRIC TIME i H Y inch feet English Metric Fi F2 et F1 F2 F3 F4 sec mn B KiB mms ro Ze Ar XQ REYNOLDS CORRECTION VOL DECIMAL DIGITS F1 Corr o MASS DECIMAL DIGITS F2 o 1 KINETIC VISCOSITY L D CALIBRATION FACTOR Menu Maps A 1 March 2008 E s PROGRAM status e r2 rs Ir F3 Fa F1 F2 F4 F1 S rn Sor r ACTIV sve PIPE vo seme cock comm SAVE RECLL SECUR vo See Figure A 1 See Figure A 1 See Figure A 1 See Figure A 3 See Figure A 3 See Figure A 3 See Figure A 3 See Figure
4. Saving an Existing Site to To save an existing site to the meter the Meter 1 Select the radio button for Selected and highlight an existing site in the left pane 2 Then click on the Save Site to Meter button A screen opens similar to Figure C 15 below Look in y PanaView History as Desktop My D uote My Computer File name sites si My Network P Files of type site Files sit Cancel L Figure C 15 Site File Selection 3 Highlight the desired site and click Open PanaView sends the site to the meter C 12 Programming with PanaView March 2008 Saving a New Site to the Meter Saving a Site to the PC To save a new site to the meter 1 Select the radio button for New and click on the Save Site to Meter button 2 A window opens similar to Figure C 16 below Enter the desired name and click OK Save Site To Meter x Enter new site name 5 chars max Cancel Figure C 16 Site Name Entry Window 3 The Site File Selection window Figure C 15 on page C 12 opens Highlight a site with the desired settings and click Open PanaView saves the site in the meter with the new name and the desired settings To save a site to the PC 1 Highlight the desired site in the left pane See Figure C 14 on page C 12 2 Click Save Site to PC A window opens similar to Figure C 13 on page C 11 3 Enter the desired site name and click Save
5. When the COMx PROPERTIES window appears make sure the settings are as follows Bits per Second 9600 must match the GF868 setting Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Control Xon Xoff After making any necessary changes click on OK Open the TRANSFER menu and select CAPTURE TEXT Enter the desired DRIVE DIRECTORY FILENAME for the file about to be transmitted and click on OK From the keypad on the GF868 enter the PRINT menu and select the log file to be uploaded to the computer in numeric format See Chapter 4 Printing Data for detailed instructions on this procedure The logged data will begin appearing on the computer screen When the transfer has been completed open the TRANSFER menu and select CAPTURE TEXT gt STOP The uploaded file may now be used in any software program just like any other text file Note fthe RS232 link does not function switching the leads to pins 2 TX and 3 RX at the RS232 connector on the meter often solves the problem Serial Communications March 2008 The Optional RS485 Although the standard RS232 serial interface included with the Serial Interface Model GF868 is adequate for most applications GE offers an optional RS485 serial interface upgrade for special situations The Model GF868 is easily modified to provide RS485 communications and this section describes the wiring and use of the special RS232 to RS485 converter Note For co
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7. 222222220 1 23 Site Edit Menu 2008 C 16 Site File SAVING ii Dee 1 39 Site File Operations C 12 Site Files Handling C 12 Site Label ses is ecd se 1 10 Site Message lel eese 1 10 SITE Submenu 222222220 5 3 Site Recallinga 2 1 40 Skai Mode ice See Pes 1 9 SLEEP Submenu 2 1 2 15 Slot 0 Analog Outputs 00 1 16 Setting Up o src eee weh 1 16 Slot Number 22202040 1 15 STD Submenu 2 222 3 1 3 2 STOP Menu Map i eon Eee ect 4 8 Submenu 05 3 1 3 8 4 8 System Security 0 00008 1 41 SYSTM Submenu o 1 10 Index March 2008 Index cont T T P Entering Values 1 21 Submenu cerei ner nece serores eee 1 21 Terminal Software Hyperterminal 0 6 4 Setting Up Windows 3 X 6 2 Setting Up Windows 9X NT 6 4 TOTAL Submenu 5 2 Totalizer Frequency Card Setting Ups us 32 2 daa gr 1 18 Transducer SPECIAL se s ee 1 12 Transducer Signals Display Options 2 11 Displaying 0 20 ee ee eee 2 11 U Uploading Logs Windows 3 X 1 0 00 cee eee eee 6 3 Windows OX NT 22 22222200 6 4 User Program Data Record 0 00 02 eee B 2 Entering 2 2a re 1 8 SUD ib 1 1 V Volumetric Units A
8. Loop Time 1 sec Stale Limit 1 Ole gt OS x AO ms h kg ANALOG INPUT 1 000000003 AD A AnslogOutput A00000560 AO OUT Bur 9 CAS IN OUT p Alarms B BKCAL QUT Y Trends J gt BT Alerms gt ig iem Trends B lA PidControl 400000560 PID ANALOG INPUT 2 000000003 AD PIN OUT P OUT CAS IN BKCAL OUT P gt Alarms B P BKCAL IN m Alarms B PTRK IN D Trends PTRK VAL P FF VAL GEFlow XMT 000000003 FLOW Apply Values FLow 000000003 Li P amp c Xa P 9 IV Periodic Updates 2 sec zi Figure D 5 Function Block Application D 6 Foundation Fieldbus Communications March 2008 Index D A DATA Abbreviations Volumetric Units 1 10 Submenu 0 0 cece eee 4 2 ACTIV Data Record Menu Map 2 000 eee eee ee 1 9 Initial SetUP o oooooooocoo ooo B 2 Submenu rr eon a EEG 1 9 Option Card ur dece eee B 1 Activating Security 0 1 41 User Program eeeeses B 2 Alarms Card Setting Up 1 17 Date Programming 1 32 Analog Inputs Card Setting Up 1 19 DISP Analog Outputs Slot 0 Setting Up 1 16 Men 2 oov espe e rbd 2 1 AVRG Option 1 31 1 33 1 36 Display AVRG Submenu 2222 2222220 1 29 Metric or English 1 10 Displaying Data B BIG Format ha nenia 2 2 Display Menu 0 0 0
9. f that programming has already been completed those sections of this chapter may be skipped Except for the three submenus noted above it is not necessary to program the Model GF868 flowmeter in any particular order Therefore the sections of this chapter need not be completed in sequence Proceed immediately to any section of interest To access the User Program press the PROG key on the keypad The standard measurement mode screen is replaced by the following initial programming mode screen Press the and gt keys and one of the function keys F1 F4 to select the desired submenu From this screen press EXIT to return to measurement mode Rana ESSI ZZ NS Note f the security feature is active enter the password and press the ENT key to enter the User Program See the SECUR submenu section of this chapter for more information on the security feature 1 8 Programming Site Data March 2008 Activating the Channel Procedure Options The ACTIV submenu permits selection of the desired measurement method While following the programming instructions refer to Figure A 1 on page A 1 1 Enter the ACTIV submenu by pressing F1 at the User PROGRAM prompt 2 Press F1 to activate the channel in BURST mode Note The current status of the meter is displayed in the bottom line of the prompt area 3 Press F1 to select Skan mode or F2 to select Skan Measure mode The meter will exit the
10. Clear Tai SiteFlles v Auto connect at startup Close Figure C 9 Properties Window for IDM Based Meter Note For illustration purposes the meter shown here is a one channel GX868 flowmeter Specific parameters will vary with your particular meter C 8 Programming with PanaView March 2008 Setting the Meter Clock The meter s Time may be reset in three different ways manually enter the time and date in the text box or e click on the Sync to PC option button to have PanaView set the time and date to the current PC setting or click on the Set option button to open the dialog box shown in Figure C 10 below Set the desired date and time as indicated and click on the OK option button m Select Date Time wen joo gl Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun AAA 4 Beer E PA en ea ER A AS E a E A AAN A CENAS PO EEES AAA AER a En EM Figure C 10 Time and Date Selection Window EL Programming with PanaView C 9 March 2008 Reading Transducer To read a Signal from the meter Signals 1 Click on the Read Signals button If the meter is a multi channel instrument open the Channel drop down menu and click on the desired channel After a moment the Properties window appears similar to Figure C 11 below Clock 1 16 2003 2 22 36 PM Set Sync to PC Signal Read Signals Channel1 y Plot Raw Upstream m Save Clear To
11. Click on this option to select it The New IDM Meter screen shown in Figure C 5 below opens Enter the Network ID number for the meter and click OK New IDM Meter i Enter Network ID f1 4 Auto connect at startup coca Figure C 5 New IDM Meter Screen Programming with PanaView C 5 March 2008 Adding the GF868 cont IMPORTANT The Network ID number must match the Network ID programmed in the meter s Communications menu If the initialization is successful the Meter Browser shows a listing similar to Figure C 6 below PA PanaView Meter Browser F3 File Edit View Output Window Help Contents of Network My Cd ze Network My Computer MELANCEL H PC Logs 7 Untitled IDM COM1 User Tables BE Model GX868 Ver GH3H Channel 1 Figure C 6 The Updated Network Tree Note The model number and version that appear will vary with your particular meter and software version However if the settings do not match or there is some other difficulty a screen appears similar to Figure C 7 below Communication Error COM 1 Maximum timeouts exceeded on instrument at ID 1 Figure C 7 Communication Error Screen The screen offers the options of trying again or of canceling the operation Click on the desired choice and then on OK to confirm the choice or on Exit Application to close PanaView Note fyou cannot resolve the
12. STOP use to terminate any active print jobs PRNTR use to specify the printer currently connected SGNLS use to print transducer signal array data RTDs use to send the numeric point value of a connected RTD device to the RS232 port For purposes of this discussion it is assumed that the left pane of the data display screen is active If the right pane of the data display screen is active all of the instructions remain the same except that any references to the F1 F4 keys should be replaced by the F5 F8 keys Refer to Figure A 5 on page A 5 and proceed to the desired section for detailed instructions As an additional aid the relevant portion of the full menu map is reproduced in each section of this chapter Any submenu may be followed in the sequence shown or the 1 and 4 keys may be used to scroll through the prompts Note fa printer has not yet been set up the instructions in The PRNTR Submenu must be completed before proceeding to any of the other submenus Printing Data 4 1 March 2008 Print Live Data Use the DATA submenu to print live measurement data as it is collected The data may be printed in either numeric or graphical format with a user specified time increment IMPORTANT Make sure that a printer has been properly set up before proceeding with this section To print live measurement data refer to Figure A 5 on page A 5 and complete the following steps 1 To access the
13. Sound Speeds and Pipe Size Data Use the numeric keys to enter a value and press ENT 8 Enter a value for the flow Calibration Factor and press ENT The default value is 1 00 The meter will only accept values between 0 50 and 2 00 Programming Site Data March 2008 Procedure Options After completing the above steps the meter returns to the User PROGRAM prompt Continue as follows To continue programming the meter refer to the menu maps in Appendix A and navigate to the desired menu Then proceed to the appropriate section of the manual for instructions To leave the User Program and retain the previous settings press EXIT and then press F1 NO at the SAVE prompt Any programming changes will be discarded and you will be returned to the data display e To leave the User Program and return to measurement mode press EXIT and then press F2 VES at the SAVE prompt Your programming changes will be entered into the meter s memory and you will be returned to the data display 1 14 Programming Site Data March 2008 Setting Up Inputs Outputs Selecting Error Handling Set up the GF868 s inputs and outputs using the four options in the I O submenu While following the programming instructions refer to Figure A 2 on page A 2 ERROR program the meter s response during an error condition OPTN set up the Slot O analog outputs and any option cards ZERO set the meter s zero point cut
14. appear 1 To enter the AVRG submenu press F2 at the SETUP window 2 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired option The available response time options are 1 2 5 10 30 60 and STATS For best results select STATS statistics as this increases the response time under steady flow conditions while still allowing a rapid response to changes in flow rate The GF868 program returns to the SETUP window Remember to record all programmed data in Appendix B Data Records Use this option to initialize reset many of the parameters within the SETUP menu to their default values These parameters include Signal Low Limit Correlation Peak Limit Velocity Low and High Limits Acceleration Limit Amplitude Discrimination Low Amplitude Discrimination High Delta T Offset Skan T Offset of Peak and XMIT Sample Size They do not include M S Switch Shifts A Divisor Transmit Pulses T WINDOW and R WINDOW which remain at their last programmed values 1 To enter the INIT submenu press F3 at the SETUP window 2 Press F1 NO to keep the current values or press F2 YES to reset all values to their default settings Programming Site Data 1 29 March 2008 Setting Advanced The ADVAN option enables you to access the more advanced features Parameters of the GF868 In this option you can perform two functions enable mass flow calculated for static fluid density enter a table of K factors
15. length of log 8 1 time increment number of records number of pages number of records 3 2 120 Consider a log that is set to run for 24 hours with a time increment of 3 minutes From Equation 3 1 the number of records 24 x 60 3 480 records Then from Equation 3 2 above the number of pages 480 120 4 pages Thus at least four pages of memory must be available for this log to run to completion Notice that increasing the time increment to 6 minutes or decreasing the length of the log to 12 hours would reduce the memory requirement to only 2 pages Logging Data 3 7 March 2008 Stopping a Log Procedure Options Use the STOP submenu to terminate a logging process that is currently active Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired pane of the display screen and complete the following steps 1 To access the Log Menu press the LOG key d If you have activated the security feature see Chapter 1 Programming Site Data page 1 41 for details enter the assigned password and press ENT Note Once a log is stopped it cannot be restarted but the log remains in memory To clear the log from memory refer to Chapter 5 Clearing Data for instructions 2 Press F3 STOP 3 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select a log file to stop Note At the NAME prompt the option bar will show the names of all completed or active log files that are currently stored in
16. prompt or press F2 FREQ or F3 TTLZR to designate output A as a frequency or a totalizer output respectively Note The setup of output A is used as an example Identical procedures would be used to set up the other outputs To program a frequency output go to step 3 To program a totalizer output go to step 4 Programming a Frequency 3 The FREQ output F2 produces a frequency pulse that is Output proportional to the output measurement Complete the steps below to program the frequency output a Use the and gt and F1 F4 keys to specify the desired Output Measurement parameter b Enter the Base value for the low end of the frequency output range and press ENT c Enter the Full value for the high end of the frequency output range Press ENT d Enter a value between 1 and 10 000 for the Full Scale Frequency Press ENT Programming a Totalizer 4 The TTLZR output F3 issues one pulse per selected volume of Output flow The meter produces a pulse each time the programmed amount of flow passes through the pipe Complete the steps below to program the totalizer output a Press F1 TOTL to totalize the forward flow F2 TOTL to totalize the reverse flow F3 MASS if available to totalize the forward mass flow or F4 MASS if available to totalize reverse mass flow b Enter a value from 50 to 500 000 usec for the Minimum Pulse ON Time and press ENT Note A comp
17. units used for the pipe OD If the pipe wall thickness is not available look up the value in a table of standard pipe size data or use the Model GF868 s on line Help Menu see the Programming Manual for details 5 Press F1 inch or F2 feet to select the units Then enter the Path Length P of the ultrasonic signal Press ENT The meter will only accept values from 1 8 to 900 in Note The factory has calculated both the transducer signal path length P and the transducer signal axial length L based on the exact transducer configuration used for the application These values are engraved on the flowcell and or are included in the documentation supplied with the meter 6 Press F1 inch or F2 feet to select the units Then enter the Axial Length L of the ultrasonic signal and press ENT Note The factory has calculated both the transducer signal path length P and the transducer signal axial length L based on the exact transducer configuration used for the application These values are engraved on the flowcell and or are included in the documentation supplied with the meter 7 Press F1 to turn Reynolds Correction off or F2 to turn it on Note Reynolds Correction is a number based on the Kinematic Viscosity and flow rate of the fluid It should be enabled for most applications d When you enable the Reynolds Correction Factor you must also enter the Kinematic Viscosity of your gas as listed in
18. 1 To access the Print Menu press the PRNT key Note The Print Menu is not protected by the security feature and a password is never required to access this menu 2 Press the lt or gt key to display the option bar shown and then press F3 to select the RTDs submenu 3 Atthe Dump RTD Data prompt press F1 to leave the PRINT menu without dumping data or F2 to send the RTD data to the RS232 port After the selection has been made the Model GF868 returns to the standard data display screen and normal measurement taking If you have selected YES at the DUMP RTD DATA prompt the meter continues to send data until you reenter the PRINT menu and select the STOP option 4 12 Printing Data Chapter 5 Clearing Data a s s So EID DO hue EP Ae ehe aes 5 1 R set Totdls eod CLE rrt ec e e cu ele pa eoe Ue had ta te Meg dede 5 2 Deleting Site Files 4 oer rz Nr 5 3 Deleting Log Files uror x eL rere cb E Sees Med ets 5 4 March 2008 Introduction This chapter explains how to purge the Model GF868 s memory of various measurement totals and or files The Clear Menu which is accessed by pressing the CLR key on the keypad is divided into three submenus TOTAL used to reset totalized measurement values SITE used to remove site parameter files from memory LOG used to clear log files from memory Note For detailed information on creating a log file see Chapter 3 Logging Data For detailed
19. 3 on page A 3 The following four submenus are included in this section SIGNL set the parameters related to the transducer signal AVRG specify the response of the meter to step changes INIT initialize some parameters to default values e ADVAN enter mass flow and K factor data Enter the SETUP submenu by pressing gt and F1 at the initial User Program screen and complete the following steps Press F1 F4 to select the desired SETUP option last selection appears here SIGNL J Avec J init EAN Proceed to the appropriate section to program the option selection made at the above prompt Remember to record all programmed data in Appendix B Data Records Use this option to set the limits for the incoming signal and other parameters affecting the transducer signal For example the programmed signal strength low limit may be used to determine the trigger point for an alarm Caution The SIGNL default settings are suitable for most applications Before changing any of these parameters consult the factory Complete the following steps to enter the signal parameters 1 To enter the SIGNL submenu press F1 at the SETUP window 2 Press ENT to accept the current Signal Low Limit value or enter a new value and press ENT The default value for this parameter is 20 and values from 20 to 100 are acceptable The E1 LOW SIGNAL error message appears when the signal strength falls below the programmed SIGNAL
20. A 3 See Figure A3 F1 F2 F3 Einen m G ERROR HANDLING vo ur PERA ZERO CUTOFF TEMP INPUT F1 F2 F1 F1 F2 hY HOLD up SLOTO FIXED sLoTx FIXED TEMP A LABEL B LABEL F1 F2 Slot x Analog Outputs Slot x Option Card A B B J Slot 0 Analog Outputs Slot x Analog Inputs Slot x Freq Total Outputs F1 Sig Alarme BASE TEMP E J l Co I F3 PRESSURE INPUT Fi F2 Slot x Pulse Out X SR am c oer FIXED SLOTX DL RE F1 F3 FIXEDPRESSURE i Slot x Alarm X OFF FREQ TTLZR J Fi F2 F3 F4 Entity to totalize OFF HIGH tow Faut available for Slot x only LABEL Slot 0 x Output X Input measurement F1 F2 F1 F2 OFF 0 20m 42 OFF PRESR A LABEL B LABEL Figure A 2 I O Menu Map Output measurement INPUT UNITS Output measurement Fi F2 F3 F4 ZERO Value Ei ES ES en Failsafe Failsafe ver VOLUM TOTL TOTL FULL Scale Value veL orum com EroTL J T OL L Y J C F2 F1 F2 Fi F2 F3 F4 Slot x RTD Inputs Fl F2 F3 F4 Cn ves no ves mpor mass Cwass buc mor mass mass piac BASE PRESSURE N2 INPUT F1 F2 ZERO La EJ BASE Output measurement FIXED sLoTX FULL LABEL FULL SCALE FRE NE El Fe
21. Alarms 1 Use the and gt and the F1 F4 keys to select the desired slot number 2 Use the F1 F3 keys to set up alarm relays A B or C respectively Note The set up of alarm A is used as an example Identical procedures would be used to set up the other alarms 3 Press F1 OFF to disable Alarm A and return to the previous prompt or press F2 HIGH F3 LOW or F4 FAULT to specify the type for Alarm A 4 Press F1 NO for standard operation or F2 YES for Failsafe operation 5 Do one of the following e If you selected FAULT proceed to step 6 e If you selected HIGH or LOW complete the steps below a Use the lt and gt and F1 F4 keys to specify the desired Output Measurement parameter as shown in Figure A 2 on page A 2 b Enter a value for the trigger point of the alarm and press ENT 6 To select the Fault Type that will trigger the alarm press F1 FLOW F2 OTHER non flow or F3 ALL 7 Press F1 F3 to set up another alarm or press EXIT to select another slot for set up For instructions on setting up additional inputs and or outputs proceed to the appropriate section Otherwise press EXIT to return to the main I O menu prompt Programming Site Data March 2008 Setting Up the Totalizer 1 Press F1 F4 to set up outputs A B C or D respectively Frequency Outputs 2 Press F1 OFF to disable output A and return to the previous
22. D 1 Submenu 0 o 1 34 Communications 0 D 1 Communications Port Setting Up C 2 C 3 Function Keys GRAPH Screen Format 2 5 Index March 2008 Index cont G GRAPH Screen Display Options 2 6 Screen Format 0 0200000 2 4 Setting Up spia eec Messner 2 4 SUBMENU in Dia mn 2 1 2 4 Typical Display Sereen 2 5 Using Function Keys 2 5 H Help On Line 2222202 1 6 Hyperterminal eese o 6 4 VO Menu Map 0 0008 1 15 Submenus 0 00 00 s 1 15 IDM Compatible Meters C 1 INIT Submenu eeeeeeess 1 29 Initial Setup Data Record 0 0020 e eee B 2 Instrument Data Manager IDM 1 34 K Keypad Description c 2s te ee a 1 2 Using Sea we be ee ees ote 1 2 Keys Audio Alarm Volume 1 7 Console Control 4 1 7 Display Backlight 1 7 Display Contrast 222222222 1 7 Stopwatch Totalizer 1 7 Table of Functions 1 3 Kinematic Viscosity 1 13 1 30 L LOG Entering the Submenu 2 7 Menu Map 0 0 2 ee eee 2 7 Submenu 2 1 2 7 4 5 5 4 Log File Header ev EAS Sew 3 1 Pages of Memory 4 3 1 Records Merl o 3 1 Logging Data sss 3 1 Calculating Number of Pages
23. ES F4 Percentof N2 A LABEL B LABEL FEUL SCALE FREQUENGY veL forum rom EroTL F1 F2 Input measurement Fi F2 F3 F4 A 8 F1 F2 F3 F4 f N 3f M s Fi F2 A EP E 4 Moor mass Emass piac NOTE Plain text represents prompt area messages and OFF TEMP TOTL TOTL Mass mass m I 2 X boxed text represents option bar choices s Fx represent function keys to select option bar choices ZERO Value Trigger point FULL Scale Value UNITS PULSE Min Pulse ON Time Menu Maps A 2 March 2008 a 3 PROGRAM status F1 F2 F3 F4 F2 F3 activ j SvsTM PPE jJ v jJ CLOCK COMM See Figure A 1 See Figure A 1 See Figure A 1 See Figure A 2 BAUD RATE F1 F2 F3 Al FS 300 600 1200 24 sion mr anvan J F1 F2 F3 Press YES to Default 4800 9600 1920
24. LOW LIMIT value See the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes Programming Site Data 1 23 March 2008 Setting Signal Limits cont 3 Press ENT to accept the current Cor Peak Limit value or enter a new value and press ENT The default value for this parameter is 100 and values from 0 to 500 are acceptable The E4 SIGNAL QUALITY error message appears when the signal quality falls below the programmed COR PEAK LIMIT value See the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes 4 Press ENT to accept the current Velocity Low Limit value or enter a new value and press ENT The default value for this parameter is 300 0 ft sec 85 m sec and values from 500 to 500 ft sec 150 to 150 m sec are acceptable The E3 VELOCITY RANGE error message appears when the calculated fluid velocity is less than the programmed VELOCITY LOW LIMIT value See the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes 5 Press ENT to accept the current Velocity High Limit value or enter a new value and press ENT The default value for this parameter is 300 0 ft sec 85 m sec and values from 500 to 500 ft sec 150 to 150 m sec are acceptable The E3 VELOCITY RANGE error message appears when the calculated fluid velocity exceeds the programmed VELOCITY HIGH LIMIT value See the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes 6 Press ENT to accept the current Acceleration value or enter a new value and press EN
25. MDOT Decimal Digits Mass Units Mass Decimal Digits PIPE PARAMETERS 7 JAN 03 Burst Skan Meas ENGLISH PSIa Automatic Actual Flow only Yes Thousands ACF min 0 Actual cubic ft 0 Pounds sec Q Pounds 0 Figure C 17 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 14 Programming with PanaView March 2008 Changing Meter Settings Through PanaView GF868 users can handle remote programming of the meter They can Program and change a meter s operating parameters e Set up start and stop logs Calibrate and test inputs and outputs Clear various files To access meter programming 1 Enter the New Meter Browser option from the File menu 2 Expand the network tree until you reach the desired meter 3 Then expand the meter tree as shown in Figure C 18 below Ei Pana iew Meter Browser Ej File Edit View Output Window Help Contents of NetworkkMy Computer MELANCEL Untitle 2 23 Network My Computer MELANCEL Logs Stored on Meter E PC Logs i Meter Display f Untitled IDM COM1 User Tables User Interpolation Tables qj Model GX868 Ver GN3H Channel 1 Meter Channel Meter Logs Channel 1 E Edit Functions Figure C 18 New Meter Browser with Meter Branch Programming with PanaView C 15 M
26. Measurement Parameter Options Option Bar Choice Description F1 VEL Flow Velocity F2 VOLUM Volumetric Flow F3 TOTL Forward Totalized Volume Flow F4 TOTL Reverse Totalized Volume Flow gt F1 TIME Total Flow Measurement Time gt F2 MDOT Mass Flow gt F3 MASS Forward Totalized Mass Flow gt F4 MASS Reverse Totalized Mass Flow gt 5 F1 DIAG Diagnostic Note See Chapter 3 Operation of the Startup Guide for more details on selecting a measurement parameter to display 2 2 Displaying Data March 2008 The DUAL Submenu The DUAL format displays two measurements simultaneously in normal print To select the DUAL format and the measurements to display in this format follow the instructions in this section Upon power up a standard measurement mode display similar to the one shown below appears in BIG format Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired pane of the display screen and complete the following steps 1 To access the Display Menu press the DISP key 2 Press F2 DUAL The measurement mode display reappears and the display is now in the DUAL format 3 Use the F1 F4 and gt keys to select the desired display parameter option See Table 2 1 on page 2 2 for a complete description of the available options Note See Chapter 3 Operation of the Startup Guide for more details on s
27. O o 0 Log Key use to set up logs See page 3 1 for details Use to enter the letter X E Print Key use to print live measure ments log files and signal arrays See page 4 1 for details Use to enter the letter R Clear Key use to reset totals and to delete site and log files from the Model GF868 memory See page 5 1 for details Calibration Key use to calibrate the analog inputs and outputs and to test the alarm relays and the totalizer fre quency outputs See Chapter 1 Cali bration of the Service Manual for details Use to enter the letter H Use to enter the letter P Exit Key use to move up one level in the user program or to exit the user program See this chapter for details Enter Key use to confirm the most recent input information Use to enter the letter J Use to enter the letter K Help Key use to access the Model GF868 s context sensitive on line help system See the next section for details Use to enter the letter I 4 SCREEN Screen Key press the left side to select the left display pane or press the right side to select the right display pane Press the left side to enter the letter V or press the right side to enter the letter W E i BE Decimal Point Key press to enter a decimal point during numeric entry Minus Key use to enter a minus sign or a dash Use to enter the letter Z Jse to enter a sp
28. PanaView saves the site in the PanaView folder unless otherwise specified Note fyou have created a site on the meter after opening the Site File Operations window you must close and reopen the window to click on the new site Programming with PanaView March 2008 Clearing a Site from the Meter Saving a Site in Text Form To clear a site from the meter 1 Highlight the site in the left pane See Figure C 14 on page C 12 2 Click Clear Site From Meter 3 The program asks for confirmation Click OK The meter deletes the designated file To store the data from a site file as a text file for display or printout 1 Highlight the site in the left pane See Figure C 14 on page C 12 2 Click Save Site Print to PC 3 The Site File Selection window Figure C 15 on page C 12 opens Enter the desired site name now with a prt suffix and click Save PanaView displays a text version of the site as shown in Figure C 17 below amp j Site1 txt Notepad File Edit Format Help 02 10 x PROGRAM PARAMETERS of sitel Model GX868 Ver GN3 H with IK FIFO and 1113 receiver board At 01 09 00 PM on 1 ACTIVE PARAMETERS site status Skan measure mode SYSTEM PARAMETERS no label No message System units Pressure Units Totalizer option Equation Supercompress volumetric units volumetric Time VOL Decimal Digits Totalizer units TOT Decimal Digits Mass Flow Units Mass Flow Time
29. appear 2 Enter the current Password 2719 is the default password and press ENT 3 At the Edit Password prompt press F1 NO to leave the password unchanged and proceed to Procedure Options on the next page or press F2 YES to enter a new password IMPORTANT Since the default password is printed in this manual a new password should be entered If the password is ever lost contact the factory for assistance Programming Site Data 1 41 March 2008 Activating Security 4 Enter the New Password and press ENT Any combination of cont letters and numbers up to a total of 21 characters may be used as a password Note Keep in mind that the password may have to be entered frequently from the keypad A long and or complex password may soon become annoying to use 5 Verify the New Password by entering it again and press ENT Be sure to record the new password in a safe place Procedure Options After completing the above steps the meter returns to the User Program prompt Continue as follows To continue programming the meter refer to the menu maps in Appendix A and navigate to the desired menu Then proceed to the appropriate section of this manual for instructions To leave the User Program and retain the previous settings press EXIT and then press F1 NO at the SAVE prompt Any programming changes will be discarded and you will be returned to the data display e To leave the User Progra
30. based on velocity or Reynolds number that compensates for non linear flow rates see the next page To enter the ADVAN submenu press F4 at the SETUP window Static Density 1 Press F1 MASS to enter the Mass Flow option 2 At the Static Density prompt press F1 NO or F2 YES If you press NO the GF868 returns to the Advanced Features prompt 3 If you press YES enter the Fluid Density of the gas to be measured and press ENT The meter will only accept values from 0 00001 100 Ib ft The GF868 returns to the Advanced Features prompt Edit K Factors 1 Press F2 MULTK to enter the MultiK option 2 Press F1 NO to disable or F2 YES to enable Multiple K factors If you press NO the GF868 returns to the Advanced Features prompt If you press YES complete the steps below d The GF868 asks for the type of K factor Press F1 to select CstV Custom velocity or F2 to select CstR Custom Reynolds number If you enable CstR you must also enter the Kinematic Viscosity of your gas as listed in Sound Speeds and Pipe Size Data Use the numeric keys to enter a value and press ENT b Press F1 NO to retain the current K factor table and return to the Advanced Features prompt or press F2 YES to Edit The K factor Table Note f velocity vs K factor data was not provided with the Model GFS amp 68 the K factor table can not be edited c Enter the Number of K factors to be ente
31. c Enter the desired Seconds and press ENT The acceptable range is 0 to 59 3 4 Logging Data March 2008 END DATE Prompt DURATION Prompt LOG TIME Prompt TIME INCREMENT Prompt 13 Press F1 to accept the displayed end date or press F2 to enter a different end date To end the log today press F3 If OK or TODAY was selected proceed to the TIME INCREMENT prompt Refer to Figure A 6 on page A 6 for a flow diagram of the programming sequences Otherwise complete the steps below d Enter the desired Year and press ENT The acceptable range is 0 to 99 b Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired Month c Enter the desired Day and press ENT The acceptable range is to the number of days in the selected month 28 29 30 or 31 The program proceeds to step 15 If a circular log was specified the programming sequence continues here after the log start time and or start date is entered 14 Press F1 and enter a log duration in hours or press F2 and enter a log duration in days When the desired value has been entered press ENT The program proceeds to step 16 If TIMED was selected at step 12 the programming sequence continues here 15 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired log duration The available options are 10min 30min 60min 3 HR 6 HR 12 HR and 24 HR Regardless of which of the various options were selected during the previous pr
32. ee eee ee 1 39 Save Site PrinttoPC C 14 Save Site to Meter 222222000 C 12 Save Site toPC 2 0 eee ee eee C 13 SECUR Entering na ner 1 41 Menu Map 0 0005 1 41 Submenus 0 002 cee ee eee 1 41 SECUR Submenu 1 41 Serial Communications 1 34 Baud Rate iii Eheu 1 34 Network ID Number 1 34 UART Bit Options 1 34 Serial Interface Configuring RS485 Converter 6 7 GE Panametrics Cables 6 1 Optional RS485 o oooooo oo oo ooo 6 5 RS232 Terminal Block Pins 6 1 RS485 Interface Converter 6 5 RS485 Multi Point Wiring 6 7 RS485 Point To Point Wiring 6 6 Setting Up Windows 3 X 6 2 Setting Up Windows 9X NT 6 4 Standard RS232 2 2220 6 1 Uploading Logs in Windows 3 X 6 3 Uploading Logs in Windows OX NT 6 4 Warns RS232 Ara ine en 6 1 SETUP Enterito m 1 23 Submenus 0 0 20 ee ee eee 1 23 SGNLS Menu Map 02 ee eee 4 10 Submenu ceci ee 4 10 Signal Graph 222 Sete coe C 11 Plot iiu esta eet rnt dato bis C 11 Reading 0 0 0 0 eee eee C 10 Nr EE C 11 Types ettet ore ees C 10 Signal Array Data Printing 4 10 SIGNL SUDMENU iu cesis ER 0 2 1 2 11 Typical Display Screen 2 12 SIGNL Option
33. far right is replaced by a standard video display of the page number and record number The first line of the prompt area shows the time and date that the record was created and the next three lines list the values for the three logged parameters Finally any error condition that existed at the time the record was taken is indicated by an error code in the bottom line of the prompt area Table 2 3 Numeric Log Display Options Option Bar Choice Description F1 lt CURS display previous record on the current page F2 CURS gt display the next record on the current page F3 PAGE display the previous page F4 PAGE gt display the next page gt F1 START display the first record on the current page gt F2 END display the last record on the current age Leave the numeric LOG display and return to gt F3 EXIT the previous data format The EXIT key on the keypad will also perform this function 2 8 Displaying Data March 2008 Graphical Format After choosing PLOT at the FORMAT prompt the programming sequence continues as follows 5 Enter a maximum value for the Y axis vertical scale that is larger than the maximum expected reading Press ENT 6 At the Y Range prompt press F1 to graph only positive Y values or press F2 to graph both positive and negative Y values After the Y RANGE is entered the Model GF868 automatically displays the ch
34. 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 as follows Integer 16 bit Integer lt MSB gt lt LSB gt 1 Register 16 bit integer Integer 32 bit Integer lt MSB gt lt LSB gt lt LSB gt lt LSB gt 2 Register 32 bit integer Floating Point FP lt EXP gt lt MAN gt lt MAN gt lt MAN gt 2 Registers 32 bit IEEE floating point number To request specific parameters from the GF868 using the MODBUS the control system must enter the appropriate register number Only registers 1 through 90 are available for MODBUS communications while registers 508 through 512 are used by the GF868 to store the MODBUS parameters For details see Table 1 4 on the next page Note fyou request Ch2 or AVE data from a 1 Channel meter the values will all be zero Programming Site Data 1 37 March 2008 Table 1 4 MODBUS Registers for a 1 Channel GF868 MODBUS DPR Scaling Reg Hex Addr Description decimal places Size in Bytes Y Clear Ch1 Totalizers 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 Q DIGITS 4 IEEE 32 bit 0 Fwd Totals T
35. memory Recall that a flashing asterisk appears at the far right of the locator bar if the Model GF868 is currently logging data see Chapter 3 Operation of the Startup Guide 4 Press F1 to continue logging and return to the initial Log Menu screen Press F2 to stop logging and return to the initial Log Menu screen Do one of the following Press F1 F4 to enter another LOG submenu Press EXIT to return to the data screen Logging Data March 2008 Creating an ERROR Log Use the ERROR submenu to create a new error log and to select the logging parameters An error log updates every 5 seconds when the display updates but only if a new error condition occurs Error logs have a fixed length of 2 pages and contain sixty records per page Each record shows the time of the error the measurement parameter values at that time and the error code message The logged values of the chosen measurement parameters at the time of the error condition provide valuable troubleshooting information Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired pane of the display screen and complete the following steps 1 To access the Log Menu press the LOG key d If you have activated the security feature see Chapter 1 Programming Site Data page 1 41 for details enter the assigned password and press ENT 2 Press F4 2 ERROR 3 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to inspect a complet
36. number is required to use the GE Instrument Data Manager or PanaView software While following the programming instructions refer to the menu map in Figure A 3 on page A 3 Enter the COMM submenu by pressing gt and F5 at the initial User Program screen and complete the following steps 1 Use the lt and gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired Baud Rate The available rates are 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 and 19 200 baud 2 Use the and gt and F1 F4 keys to select the number of UART Bits as listed in Table 1 3 below Table 1 3 UART Bits Options 3 Enter a Network ID number between 1 and 254 and press ENT The default number is 1 A network ID number is necessary only for communication with the GE Instrument Data Manager or PanaView software See the software User s Manual for more information IMPORTANT Jf the network ID number is changed communication with the Instrument Data Manager or PanaView must be re established with the new ID number Programming Site Data March 2008 MODBUS RS485 Parameters MODBUS TCP Parameters If your GF868 does not include an option card for MODBUS communications you have completed programming the COMM submenu However if you have installed aMODBUS option card the following additional prompts appear 1 Press F1 F4 to select the desired MODBUS Baud Rate from four selections 2400 4800 9600 and 19 200 2
37. placed in the OOS out of service mode before executing To set the measurement unit for each AI 1 Double click on the FLOW Transducer Block in the tree under GEFlow XMT 2 Select the Others tab and open the drop down list for the PRIMARY SELECTOR and SECONDARY SELECTOR refer to Figure D 2 on page D 3 3 Choose the unit from the list see Figure D 2 on page D 3 This unit will correspond to the unit that is available in the AI block for network connection The PRIMARY SELECTOR unit will correspond to ANALOG INPUT 1 and the SECONDARY SELECTOR will correspond to ANALOG INPUT 2 D 2 Foundation Fieldbus Communications March 2008 Selecting the Desired 4 After the desired measurements have been selected for the Measurements cont PRIMARY and SECONDARY SELECTOR choose the unit system UNIT_SELECTOR above the PRIMARY_SELECTOR that has been programmed in the flowmeter English or SI GEFlow XMT 000000003 F Apply Values FLOw 000000003 i A 4 c 4s fq IV Periodic Updates 2 sec DOS Auto Process Alarms Diagnostics Trends Others Parameter Value VALLE m5 STATUS Esussra Good_Nonlascade SUBSTATUS NonSpecific LIMITS NotLimited SECONDARY VALUE LNIT 00001 UNIT SELECTOR SI metric PRIMARY SELECTOR SECONDARY SELECTOR CH1 PLUS TOTALS CH1 MINUS TOTALS CH1 T DIGITS CH1 VELOCITY wICH1 TOTALIZER TIME CH1 ERROR VALUE 9 CH1 VOLUMETRIC 9 CH1
38. pointer at the far right of this line to indicate that additional option bar choices are available Table 2 6 Graphical Log Display Options Option Bar Choice Description Move the cursor to the left and display amplitude and time in the status line i e 107 686 798mi F3 PAGE Move the cursor to the right and display amplitude and time in the status line i e 107 686 798mi Display the previous page F4 PAGE Display the next page gt F1 START Move the cursor to the start of the current page and post the starting date and time in the message line i e ST 451 798usec gt F2 END Move the cursor to the end of the current page and post the ending date and time in the message line i e END 744 298usec gt F3 YMAX Display the maximum Y value which is set to 128 divisions in arbitrary units in the message line gt F4 T INC Display the time increment value in the message line This is based on the frequency of the transducers equal to 0 125 usec for al MHz transducer F1 EXIT Leave the graphical SIGNL display and return the display to the previous data format The EXIT key on the keypad will also perform this function 2 12 Displaying Data March 2008 Displaying the Transducer Signal cont In addition to the functions available on the option bar some of the numeric keys are used to specify whi
39. the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired time increment the frequency at which measurements are taken The available options are 5sec 10sec 30sec 1 min 3min 6min and 12 min After the time increment is chosen the Model GF868 returns to the standard data display screen and continues to take measurements The live data is printed at the specified time intervals until a STOP command is issued see the instructions for the STOP submenu A portion of a typical printout is shown in Figure 4 1 below DATA_DUMP OF SITE NAME Channel LABEL Channel MESSAGE Start Date 20 OCT 97 Start Time 03 08 40 PM CH1 CH1 CH1 VOLUM TOTL SNDSP MM SS ACF HR ACF FT S 08 40 08 50 09 00 209210 2 09 20 09 30 09 40 09 50 10 00 10 10 686 85 218 92 1039 666 71 220 83 1039 662 28 222 70 1039 675 59 224 84 1039 669 79 226 71 1039 675 99 228 58 1039 670 70 230 45 1039 684 00 232 57 1039 680 58 234 46 1039 678 12 236 34 1038 U U PU FU FU FU FU tU tU Figure 4 1 A Typical Numeric Printout Graphical Format To print live data in graphical format continue as follows 8 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select the first parameter to be printed See Table 4 2 on the next page for a list of the available options Printing Data 4 3 March 2008 Graphical Format cont Table 4 2 Measurement Parameter Options Option Bar Choice
40. the GF868 you must install the Ethernet Device Discovery software utility available with your modified GF868 on aPC connected to the LAN Once installed and running the software displays all Ethernet devices currently connected to the subnet You can identify the GF868 by its MAC address supplied as part of customer documentation The default IP Port is 2101 The default IP addressing for the GF868 is DHCP dynamic If you need to assign a static IP address to the GF868 complete the following steps IMPORTANT To assign a static IP address the GF868 must be connected to an Ethernet network with a dynamic address assignment mechanism DHCP first 1 Run Ethernet Device Discovery software and identify the GF868 s current IP address 2 Open your Internet browser Internet Explorer Netscape or other and type the DF868 IP address in the Address box 3 The Connect ME Configuration and Management window opens Two text boxes ask for the user name and password d In the Username text box type root b In the Password text box type dbps 4 At the left of the window click on Network 5 The IP Settings window opens In the text boxes for IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway type in the new information 6 Click Apply The software applies the new address 6 10 Serial Communications March 2008 Setting Up a MODBUS TCP Connection A modified GF868 can use the MODBUS TCP interface to communicate wi
41. the file or press F2 to enter the SAVE submenu and save the file Programming Site Data 1 35 March 2008 Procedure Options After completing the above steps the meter returns to the User Program Continue as follows To continue programming the meter refer to the menu maps in Appendix A and navigate to the desired menu Then proceed to the appropriate section of this manual for instructions To leave the User Program and retain the previous settings press EXIT and then press F1 NO at the SAVE prompt Any programming changes will be discarded and you will be returned to the data display To leave the User Program and return to measurement mode press EXIT and then press F2 YES at the SAVE prompt Your programming changes will be entered into the meter s memory and you will be returned to the data display 1 36 Programming Site Data March 2008 MODBUS Register Map When equipped with the optional MODBUS output card the GF868 flow transmitter can send flow data and diagnostic information to a flow computer or SCADA serially using a Gould type RTU protocol In this case only the MODBUS function command 3 read multiple registers 6 write multiple registers is valid The format for the data exchange is as follows The send command initiated by the host flow computer or controller comes in the form time delimiter lt Addr gt lt 3 gt lt First Register MSB gt First Register LSB
42. the meter returns to the User PROGRAM prompt Continue as follows To continue programming the meter refer to the menu maps in Appendix A and navigate to the desired menu Then proceed to the appropriate section of the manual for instructions To leave the User Program and retain the previous settings press EXIT and then press F1 NO at the SAVE prompt Any programming changes will be discarded and you will be returned to the data display To leave the User Program and return to measurement mode press EXIT and then press F2 VES at the SAVE prompt Your programming changes will be entered into the meter s memory and you will be returned to the data display Programming Site Data March 2008 Entering Pipe Data Special Transducers Pipe OD Enter the transducer and pipe parameters using the PIPE submenu While following the programming instructions refer to Figure A 1 on page A 1 To program this menu complete the following steps 1 At the User or Channel Program screen press F3 to program the PIPE submenu Enter the Transducer Number normally engraved on the head of the transducer Press ENT If there is no engraved number complete the steps below Otherwise proceed to step 3 IMPORTANT Special transducers which have no engraved number on the head are rarely used Examine the transducer head carefully for a number d Assign a number between 91 and 99 to the Special Transd
43. the stopwatch totalizer In either case the initial Clear Menu prompt returns Do one of the following Press F1 F3 to enter one of the CLR submenus Press the EXIT key to return to the data measurement display Clearing Data March 2008 Deleting Site Files Procedure Options Use the SITE submenu to clear site files from the GF868 s memory Use the SCREEN key to activate the desired display pane and complete the following steps 1 To access the Clear Menu press the CLR key d If you have activated the security feature see Chapter 1 Programming Site Data page 1 41 for details enter the assigned password and press ENT 2 Press F2 SITE 3 At the Site Name prompt use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select a site file for deletion To leave the SITE submenu press the EXIT key Note At the Site Name prompt the option bar shows the names of all site files currently stored in memory 4 Press F1 to abort the procedure or press F2 to Clear the specified site file If any site files remain in memory the Site Name prompt repeats When all of the stored site files have been cleared or the EXIT key has been pressed at the SITE NAME prompt the programming sequence resumes at this point Do one of the following Press F1 F3 to enter one of the CLR submenus Press the EXIT key to return to the data measurement display Clearing Data 5 3 March
44. u 2 11 Setting the LCD BOCK eta FERIIS Ide DEET RP NIME KR Aa 2 14 Activating Sleep Modes cites aus ces Meneses eris eM apost c c ferie aud 2 15 Chapter 3 Logging Data IAEFOGLIEHON 66 sae enata ee Vae p DESEAS re Re ANETTE ARE 3 1 Eredting slandard LOU EEES TA s ee Met ue ec t e LIA 3 2 LOG AY PCs are e vm DUE RE WAVE NU NN Ve ete ts 3 3 STARTTIME ODE PETER 3 3 STARE DATE PO at p tro eise de vor ve e trend den 3 4 ENDONMIME PEOFR Dres ne LAT RES 3 4 END DATE Prompt oasis ee pb n 3 5 DURATION Prompts ana en et denke nahe pis 3 5 FOG TIME PFOMPBE 40 sorna deat nt ae ne TAE eb 3 5 TI MEINEREMENFPEOMDL 2 25 ea N Pe 3 5 Checking MEME esse Pide 3 7 StoppIN9 0 1092 a er nes rn en P 3 8 Ere ting dn ERRORLOG AR ee ee le 3 9 MA E AR Br A E a eA E 3 10 STARTTIME Prompts re ee ea Dec 3 10 START DATE PPM Dl nee ea 3 11 vi March 2008 Wve e Table of Contents cont Chapter 4 Printing Data fares tra Tor attend cede Pr DRE e ee 4 1 A Dalai ee ER Se 4 2 Numere FOMA aranera A I A TAR 4 2 Graphical Format perenn ea poe a uk ek 4 3 PENN LOOSE RR PET tact a AE ia ESR 4 5 Numeri Format E tc Ge ade eo vo e NEN 4 5 Graphical Format roris a eier 4 6 Print Site RE cs te Sea eed e E iio dudas EO SE a fui O St 4 7 STOP PLINUNG A a M ae ee ee ee ee AA 4 8 Setting Upia Printer et a Nt pe dde ce P e 4 9 Printing Signal Artay DOUG cs eet pho Lr er kt eo cabe Lt cotes 4 10 Printing RID DOUG a toU eee ee E sah 4 12 Chapter 5
45. 0 SIGNAL LOW LIMIT E V VC LOCK OUT YES J UART Bits F2 Fi F2 F3 F4 FI Lock amp no 8 0dd Seven 7odd 7even 3 ENTER PASSWORD RESPONSE TIME EDIT PASSWORD o ES Network 1 D 5 2 1 jC mass une MODBUS Baud Rate J JA 2 MASS S FS t ves H F1 F2 Static Density SE a 2600 15200 ENTER NEW PASSWORD 2 2400 J E ES VERIFY NEW PASSWORD g ves Eo MODBUS Parity E Fluid Density YEAR l E es TAA Multi K factors MONTH none ODD Even P 2 Fi F2 LLL gt or on MODBUS Stop Bits e r e SITE NAME Edit table 2 Fi F2 F3 F4 F1 F2 L i Y site1 sez sites siTe4 o ves J J UR MODBUS Address Velocity x SITE NAME SM T SAMPLE SEE K Factor x mo e ry Fa rs ra Ir a F2 srre1 s re2 sites ses 8 16 32 Lem NOTE Plain text represents prompt area messages and boxed text represents option bar choices MINUTES Fx represent function keys to select option bar choices SECONDS A 3 Menu Maps March 2008 ose DISPLAY FORMAT Fi F2 F3 F4 F2 F3 DUAL GRAPH BACKL SLEEP NAME Fi F2 F3 LCD SLEEP MODE 3 la Loci Loc2 Loss Lo Backlight timeout GRAPH VARIABLE FORMAT F1 F2 F3 F1 F2 m VOLUM MDOT avai
46. 1 Error Code Ch1 Pressure PRESS U Metric or English units are determined by the setup of the flowmeter Totalizer digits are available for informational purposes only Respective totals are automatically scaled by the Tot Digits value selected in the flowmeter setup If the meter is outputting Mole Weight the unit is mw otherwise it is the programmed pressure unit VOL U TOT U MASS U MTOT_U and PRESS U are determined by the units chosen for these measure ments in the flowmeter setup See the instrument User s Manual for the setup of these parameters Foundation Fieldbus Communications D 1 March 2008 Configuration Utility Setup Selecting the Desired Measurements The following is an example setup using National Instruments Configuration Utility v3 1 Figure D 1 below shows the Configuration Utility with a flowmeter on the network GE Flow XMT S NI FBUS Configurator Ver 3 1 FCP1 interface0 0 Function Block E File Edit Configure Zoom View Window Help ER 5 jc A m O amp 7E d c5 3 SE 8t zi interFace0 0 m Network Parameters E Schedule f Function Block Application interface0 0 GEFlow XMT 000000003 p RESOURCE BLOCK 000000003 RB2 Ze FLOW 000000003 FLOW ig ANALOG INMPLIT 1 000000003 AT HA ANALOG IMPLIT 2 000000003 AT Figure D 1 Configuration Utility Setup Example Note 7he following procedures assume that the device has been
47. 2 OPTN Pipe OD Programming 1 12 Menu Map er 1 16 Pipe Wall Programming 1 13 Submenu 0 0 0 0 cee ee eee 1 16 Plotting Signal 2 2 0 0 eee C 11 Printer Acceptable Models 4 9 Interface imei paa pus ea 4 9 Setting UD iot Elina 4 9 Printing Data Live Data Graphical Format 4 3 Logged Data Graphical Format 4 6 Logged Data Numeric Format 4 5 Measurement Parameter Options 4 2 Sample Printout Live Graphical 4 4 Sample Printout Live Numeric 4 3 Sample Printout Logged Graphical 4 6 Sample Printout Logged Numeric 4 5 Sample Printout Signal Array 4 10 Sample Printout Site Data 4 7 Serial Port els Kee Wan eee 4 1 Site Pile ias a 4 7 PRNT MENU cce ee soe HER GE 4 1 PRNTR Menu Map 00 00 0008 4 9 SUD Uria te da doge 4 9 PROG Kira sd 1 8 Menu Map 00 00 e ee eee 4 7 Subineni uoce eee edet 4 7 Properties Option in Edit Menu C 7 Index 3 March 2008 Index cont R Recalling a Site ooooo oo oooooo o o 1 40 RECLL NA 2 en sa 1 40 Submenu 0 00 00 E eee 1 40 RECLL Submenu 1 40 Reynolds Correction 1 13 RS232 RS485 See Serial Interface RTD Inputs Card Setting Up 1 20 5 SAVE AAA stade 1 39 Menu Mapes cere Ss Serge 1 39 Submenu 0 0 0 02
48. 2 The Optional RS485 Serial Interface ooooooooooommooo 6 5 Setting Up an Ethernet Connection oooooooocccccco 6 10 March 2008 Introduction Wiring the RS232 Interface The Model GF868 flowmeter is equipped with a standard RS232 serial interface By using this interface any log files stored in the GF868 s memory may be easily uploaded to a personal computer In order to accomplish this the following steps must be completed Connect the GF868 to the personal computer Check the GF868 baud rate setting Set up the personal computer s terminal software Transfer the log files to the personal computer This section also contains instructions for setting up an RS485 serial interface The first step is to connect the built in RS232 port in the GF868 to one of the serial ports COMI or COM2 on the personal computer Table 6 1 below lists the standard cables available from the factory for this purpose Table 6 1 GE Serial Cables Part Number PC Connector GF868 Connector 704 659 DB 25 Male Flying Leads 5 704 660 DB 9 Male Flying Leads 5 704 661 DB 25 Female Flying Leads 5 704 662 DB 9 Female Flying Leads 5 Each of the cables listed in Table 6 1 above is available in several standard lengths However a user supplied cable may be used if preferred In either case wire the GF868 end of the serial cable in accordance with the pin desig
49. 200 ee 2 1 BACKL DUAL Format 0008 2 3 Automatic Timeout 2 14 Graphical Format sss 2 4 Submenu coccion 2 1 2 14 Los Eie 227 Es 2 7 Backlight Log File Display Options 2 8 2 10 See BACKL Log File Graphical Format 2 9 Basic Progr AED Log File Numeric Format 2 8 Minimum Requirements 1 8 Numeric Key Functions 2 13 Bendita SLEEP Mode das 2 15 Available Options 1 34 6 2 Transducer Signals 2 11 RS232 Pott no en 6 2 Typical SIGNL Display Screen 2 12 Setting fs PAK SIN RI ee ARR UR ONDA TINA 1 34 DUAL BIG Screen Format lees 2 3 Measurement Parameter Options 2 2 ET MEO ee 2 1 2 3 Screen Format 2222er 2 2 SUbinenu inue ee 2 1 2 2 E Burst Mode 2 2 cc 1 9 1 26 Edit Functions Option C 16 C Edit Menu 0 0 0 cece eee eee C 2 ERROR Clear Site from Meter C 14 Response Options ocean 1 15 Clear Totalizers iaa ein C 11 Submenu tas eao salen 1 15 3 1 3 9 Clearing Data 222cc cc 5 Ethernet CLOCK Setting Up cse nere 6 10 Menu Map 0 0 sees eee 1 32 Setting up with PanaView C 3 Submenu sus ee 1 32 CLR Menu Map 004 5 1 F COMM EIE us rape rd pite we Pup 1 35 Foundation Fieldbus Menu Map 000 cece ee eee 1 34 Available Measurements
50. 2008 Deleting Log Files Procedure Options Use the LOG submenu to clear log files from the Model GF868 s memory Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired pane of the data display screen and complete the following steps 1 To access the Clear Menu press the CLR key a If you have activated the security feature see Chapter 1 Programming Site Data page 1 41 for details enter the assigned password and press ENT 2 Press F3 LOG 3 Atthe Name prompt the option bar shows the names of all log files currently stored in memory Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select a log file for deletion To leave the LOG submenu press the EXIT key 4 Press F1 to abort the procedure or press F2 to Clear the specified log file If any log files remain in memory the Name prompt repeats When all of the stored log files have been cleared or the EXIT key has been pressed at the Name prompt the programming sequence resumes at this point Do one of the following Press F1 F3 to enter one of the CLR submenus Press the EXIT key to return to the data measurement display 5 4 Clearing Data Chapter 6 Serial Communications Introduction sau en ab 6 1 Wiring the RS232 Interface eee eee eee eee nenn 6 1 Checking the GF868 Baud Rate 2 eee eee eee ee ee eee 6 2 Setting Up the Terminal Software and Transferring Data 6
51. ACTIV submenu and return to the channel menu screen The Model GF868 flowmeter can take measurements in two different ways Skan is a low resolution technique for locating the acoustic signal and for high velocity measurements It is more robust in a noisy environment than the Measure technique Measure is a more precise technique best used for low velocity measurements If Skan is selected at the next prompt the instrument uses this technique exclusively However if S M is selected the meter uses Skan to find the acoustic signal and then tries to use the Measure technique for a more precise measurement Note 7o change the Skan and Measure parameters see the SIGNL submenu section of this chapter After completing the above steps the meter returns to the User PROGRAM prompt Continue as follows To continue programming the meter refer to the menu maps in Appendix A and navigate to the desired menu Then proceed to the appropriate section of the manual for instructions To leave the User Program and retain the previous settings press EXIT and then press F1 NO at the SAVE prompt Any programming changes will be discarded and you will be returned to the data display e To leave the User Program and return to measurement mode press EXIT and then press F2 YES at the SAVE prompt Your programming changes will be entered into the meter s memory and you will be returned to the data display Programming S
52. Clearing Data A ttm reed A erar tcs 5 1 SN lA ee ed 5 2 Delete Site Piles dre do sss na na en esie nt ea ee baa ee BEN S ec gd 5 3 Deleting Dodd dS oou deo cae stor cic uM cce ee cm sh gs cdi er ee ean a CEDE 5 4 Chapter 6 Serial Communications LDEFOCIETIOR eo at onov O 6 1 WINE the RS242 Inte fice sat Ks a duet Eee D as ca 6 1 Checking the GPG GS BOC ROTE e iri E ee Oo Cie E tar s diet 6 2 Setting Up the Terminal Software and Transferring Data ooooococccccoccocococoo 6 2 WIDOWS us Systeme ost aires tcc ut ttm a a nct M Cr ei Soe rare 6 3 Windows S NT SYSTEMS erepti Ta bte e tO LC RO bb eta a 6 4 The Optional RS485 Serial Interface s c oa HE a 6 5 Interface Converter MOUNUING asia 6 5 Polht To Polnt WIFIDG cs Lea Denen Dtm S UC NE 6 6 pM E e LAN ENG ERR ETE EE TUE UTE a ELE TUUS EREMO ES 6 7 Setting Up an Ethernet Connection ee 6 10 Setting Up a MODBUS TCP S SHITE GHI S een 6 11 Appendix A Menu Maps Appendix B Data Records Option G rds Installed s s te ot oss tod ar B 1 initial Setup A oo eis mess RRR MLC Trae ate ee tant vhi ae md tbe tue B 2 vii March 2008 a q g Table of Contents cont Appendix C Programming with PanaView e T EM ECCE C 1 Wiring the RS232 Interaction de Koss C 1 Setting Up the Communications Port Zeh C 2 Setting up Ethernet Communications 2 2cecseeeeeeeeeneneneneneeeenenenenenn C 4 Adding thE SA
53. DIGITS 4 2 16 bit int 4 Rev Totals T DIGITS 4 2 16 bit int 8 Tot Digits 0 2 A Mass Flow M DIGITS 4 IEEE 32 bit E Fwd Mass Totals MT DIGITS 4 2 16 bit int 2 Rev Mass Totals MT DIGITS 4 2 16 bit int 6 Mass Tot Digits 8 E 2 6 A E 2 o N Timer 4 2 16 bit int Error Code Sound Speed 4 2 16 bit int Molecular Weight 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 3 3 a Pressure 4 2 16 bit int 2MODBUS baud rate 509 5MODBUS parity 510 MODBUS stop bits 511 MODBUS meter addr 512 RESERVED 2C O m N 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 1 2 3 5 7 9 11 13 14 16 18 20 21 23 24 26 28 30 32 34 508 WI m N oO OC oy o 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 8 19 200 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 Ch1 and Ch2 are in error 1 Ch1 only is in error 2 Ch2 only is in error 3 Both channels are error free 6 You must scale measurements in the host system For example velocity scaling is two decimal places thus if the MODBUS card reports that the velocity is 100 the host system must interpret the number as 1 00 two decim
54. Description F1 VEL Flow Velocity F2 VOLUM Volumetric Flow F3 TOTL Forward Totalized Volume Flow F4 TOTL Reverse Totalized Volume Flow gt F1 MDOT Mass Flow gt F2 2 MASS Forward Totalized Mass Flow gt F3 MASS Reverse Totalized Mass Flow gt F4 DIAG Diagnostic Refer to Chapter 3 Diagnostics of the Service Manual for a discussion of the many parameters accessible using the DIAG option Note The units assigned to the parameters in Table 4 2 above are those selected in the User Program SYSTM submenu 9 Enter the desired maximum value for the Y vertical axis and press ENT Note Enter a Y AXIS MAX value that is larger than the largest expected measurement value 10 At the Y Range prompt press F1 to show only the positive Y axis or press F2 to display both the positive and negative y axis 11 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired Time Increment the frequency at which measurements are taken The available options are 5sec 10sec 30sec 1 min 3min 6min and 12 min After the time increment is chosen the Model GF868 returns to the standard data display screen and continues to take measurements The live data is printed at the specified time intervals until a STOP command is issued see the instructions for the STOP submenu A portion of a typical printout is shown in Figure 4 2 below CHANNEL NAME CHANNEL M
55. ESSAGE 0 v9 8 at 6 9 4 3 2 0 0 START TIME X AXIS 50 seconds PER DIV 03 27 01 PM 20 OCT 97 Y AXIS MAX 500 ACF M Figure 4 2 A Typical Graphical Printout 4 4 Printing Data March 2008 Printing Logs Use the LOG submenu to print logged measurement data from a log file in the meter s memory The data may be printed in either numeric or graphical format with a user specified time increment IMPORTANT Make sure that a printer has been properly set up before proceeding with this section To print logged measurement data refer to Figure A 5 on page A 5 and complete the following steps 1 To access the Print Menu press the PRNT key Note The Print Menu is not protected by the security feature and a password is never required to access this menu 2 Press F2 LOG 3 Atthe Format prompt press F1 to print the log in numeric format or press F2 to print the log in graphical format 4 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select a log file to print Note At the NAME prompt the option bar shows the names of all completed or active log files currently stored in memory If an active log is selected for printing only the data already accumulated at the time of the print command will be printed 5 Enter the number of the First Page of the log to print and press ENT This prompt does not appear if the log fil
56. GE Sensing amp Inspection Technologies DigitalFlow GF868 Panametrics Ultrasonic Flowmeter for Flare Gas Programming Manual 1 Channel GE Sensing amp Inspection Technologies DigitalFlow GF868 Panametrics Ultrasonic Flowmeter for Flare Gas Programming Manual 1 Channel 910 194P1D1 March 2008 The DigitalFlow GF868 is a GE Panametrics product GE Panametrics has joined other GE high technology businesses under a new name GE Sensing amp Inspection Technologies March 2008 Warranty Return Policy Each instrument manufactured by GE Sensing Inc is warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship Liability under this warranty is limited to restoring the instrument to normal operation or replacing the instrument at the sole discretion of GE Fuses and batteries are specifically excluded from any liability This warranty is effective from the date of delivery to the original purchaser If GE determines that the equipment was defective the warranty period is one year for general electronic failures of the instrument one year for mechanical failures of the sensor If GE determines that the equipment was damaged by misuse improper installation the use of unauthorized replacement parts or operating conditions outside the guidelines specified by GE the repairs are not covered under this warranty The warranties set forth herein are exclusive and are in lieu of all other wa
57. PLUS TOTALS CH1 MINUS TOTALS CH1 T DIGITS P CH2 MINUS TOTALS 9 CH1 TOTALIZER TIME CH2 TOTALIZER TIME CH2 ERROR VALUE 9 CH1 ERROR VALUE 9 CH1 SSUP 9 CH1 SSDN 9 CH1 SNDSP CH2 VELOCITY CH2 VOLUMETRIC Figure D 2 Primary Selector Drop Down List Foundation Fieldbus Communications D 3 March 2008 Selecting Units for Al To select the units for the individual AI blocks Blocks 1 Double click on the AI block for which you wish to set the units ANALOG_INPUT_1 or ANALOG INPUT 2 in the tree under GEFlow XMT see Figure D 1 on page D 2 2 Select the Scaling tab and set the unit for the measurement based on the flowmeter settings For example if the flowmeter was set to use the metric unit system and the PRIMARY SELECTOR was set to use VELOCITY you would choose m s for the unit as shown in Figure D 3 below Apply Values AE Periodic Updates Re 3 Diagnostics Trends Others Process Scaling Tuning Options Alarms Value El 9 XD SCALE EU 100 42 EU 0 UNITS INDEX DECIMAL E DUT SCALE UNITS INDEX DECIMAL 9 L TYPE Write Changes Figure D 3 Units Index Drop Down List D 4 Foundation Fieldbus Communications Resetting Instrument Totalizers To reset the instrument totalizers 1 March 2008 Double click on the FLOW transducer block in the tree under GEFlow XMT see Figure D 1 on page D 2 listing After the totals have been reset selec
58. Press F1 F3 to set the MODBUS Parity as none odd or even 3 Press F1 to select one MODBUS Stop Bit or F2 to select two stop bits 4 Use the numeric keys to enter a MODBUS Address from 1 to 247 and press ENT Programming of the COMM submenu has now been completed To leave the User Program press EXIT If changes have been made in any of the submenus the following screen appears At the User Program screen shown press F1 to return to measurement mode without saving the file or press F2 to Do you want to SAVE enter the SAVE submenu current selection appears here Note See the SAVE submenu section on page 1 39 of this chapter for more information on this function If your GF868 does not include an option card for MODBUS TCP communications you have completed programming the COMM submenu However if you have installed a MODBUS TCP option card you must complete the following steps 1 Press F3 to select the appropriate MODBUS Baud Rate of 9600 2 Press F1 F3 to set the MODBUS Parity as none odd or even 3 Press F1 to select one MODBUS Stop Bit or F2 to select two stop bits 4 Use the numeric keys to enter a MODBUS Address from 1 to 247 and press ENT Programming of the COMM submenu has now been completed To leave the User Program press EXIT If changes have been made in any of the submenus the SAVE screen shown above appears Press F1 to return to measurement mode without saving
59. Print Menu press the PRNT key Note The Print Menu is not protected by the security feature and a password is never required to access this menu 2 Press F1 to select the DATA option 3 Press F1 NUM to print the data in numeric format or press F2 PLOT to print the data in graphical format If you press F1 go to step 4 If you press F2 go to step 8 Numeric Format 4 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the first parameter to be printed See Table 4 1 below for a list of the available options Table 4 1 Measurement Parameter Options Option Bar Choice Description F1 VEL Flow Velocity F2 VOLUM Volumetric Flow F3 TOTL Forward Totalized Volume Flow F4 TOTL Reverse Totalized Volume Flow gt F1 MDOT Mass Flow gt F2 MASS Forward Totalized Mass Flow gt F3 MASS Reverse Totalized Mass Flow gt F4 DIAG Diagnostic Refer to Chapter 3 Diagnostics of the Service Manual for a discussion of the many parameters accessible using the DIAG option Note The units assigned to the parameters in Table 4 1 above are those selected in the User Program SYSTM submenu 4 2 Printing Data March 2008 Numeric Format cont 5 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the second parameter to be printed 6 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select the third parameter to be printed 7 Use
60. S ns rs to orale ae A PP RES SE cep rials Wake C 5 Editing Meter Properties ch doge er ye Ra E LIN A TIL Mem e as Mes aid C 7 Setting the Meter e los sesta cote kt e Arda C 9 Redding Transduger signal sso ea dan obl Eva bU DER dud ae eb bd C 10 Platina Eds cer SIS teneo naar C 11 Saving Trghasd cersSiglale os cora uad oed tei ee Lira beta t Bean O ocv C 11 Clearing MOLGIIZ Se a Ee te edd ao elt us C 11 Handling Site Files Epiro bert itecto eben IR boo ed brace bos C 12 Changing Meter settings sense ee eek n peres aa bed C 15 Appendix D Foundation Fieldbus Communications Optional Measurement E Qt DEP Pei eed D 1 Configuration UNE Setups s aste uota dicio e petet awe ge cee RM ph MURS RS RR ARS D 2 Selecting the Desired Measurements e een D 2 Selecting dinis Tor Al BIOCK Ss icin eh ee tional eins e D 4 Resetting Instrument Totalzes Ann nF ae d td aan eee ok D 5 Function BIGEKABBIK MON aa ee east D 6 viii Chapter 1 Programming Site Data Introduction us ea 1 1 Using the Keypad en a DETEERPEREEX Y 1 2 Obtaining On line Help cee e cece e eee e eee e ee eeees 1 6 Using the Console Control Keys cece cee eee eee eee eens 1 7 The User Program an un et ee ERR 1 8 Activating the Channel cece eee eee cece e eee e nenn 1 9 Entering System DO os acta nes soso A OR ss 1 10 Entering Pipe Dats rs iv aute Eco eu ad vc GE P Dac a RO ANE 1 12 Setting Up Inputs Outputs cee n
61. Skan type signals or press F2 to display the Measure type signals Note fthe Skan burst technique was selected in the ACTIV menu the Signal to Display prompt does not appear and the Measure type signals are not available To access these signals the S M burst technique must be selected The signal graph is a plot of signal amplitude y axis vs time in microseconds x axis When the SIGNL display screen first appears it may briefly remain blank As soon as the signal is acquired processed and loaded into the display memory the graph will appear A cursor which is displayed as a vertical line that extends the full height of the graph window is used to highlight any point in time along the x axis Displaying Data 2 11 March 2008 Displaying the Transducer Signal cont 107 686 798 mi Use the lt gt and F1 F4 S keys to select the desired option U The options are listed in P Table 2 6 below ST 594 298usec lt CURS eu J lt PAGE PAGE gt The typical display screen shown has the Sup transducer signal listed to the left of the y axis and there is a message line below the graph that initially indicates the starting date and time of the graphed signal Notice that most of the locator bar has been replaced by a status line in standard video that shows the signal amplitude and the time in microseconds of the measurement at the current cursor location However there is still an inverse video
62. T The default value for this parameter is 100 0 ft sec2 30 48 m sec2 and values from 0 to 250 ft sec2 0 to 76 m sec2 are acceptable The E6 CYCLE SKIP error message appears when the calculated fluid velocity changes by more than the programmed ACCELERATION LIMIT value from one reading to the next See the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes 7 Press ENT to accept the current Amp Discrim Low value or enter a new value and press ENT IMPORTANT Consult the factory before performing this step The amplitude discriminator measures the size of the transducer signal received by the Model GF868 The default value for this parameter is 14 and values from 0 to 100 are acceptable The E5 AMPLITUDE error message appears when the amplitude discriminator falls below the programmed AMP DISCRIM LOW value See the Service Manual for a discussion of error codes Programming Site Data March 2008 Setting Transducer Signal Limits cont 8 Press ENT to accept the current Amp Discrim High value or enter a new value and press ENT IMPORTANT Consult the factory before performing this step The amplitude discriminator measures the size of the transducer signal received by the Model GF868 The default value for this parameter is 34 and values from 0 to 100 are acceptable The E5 AMPLITUDE error message appears when the amplitude discriminator exceeds the programmed AMP DISCRIM HIGH value See the Service Manual f
63. TD Inputs r eiaa EE E e e ee mee aee 1 20 E tenng the zer CHIOT ee MORBI riot us 1 20 Setting Up Temperature and Pressure Inputs n n ananunua ccc eee ees 1 21 Enteririg Setup Data c onere vett Ret rst Rte 1 23 Setting Transducer Signal lits uobis e uoi at Mr ar ale ie tet te 1 23 Setting Response Time ee RE i ola edv EA ER 1 29 Bitiefizihdq the Sri aid 1 29 Settilig Advanced Parameters it een 1 30 Seti te CIO a eerie ee Oats ure a n CN erg 1 32 SD o e 1 32 A A edens lr A 1 32 Setting Up Seral CONIMUNICA OS tad a ctun odes ol a 1 34 MODBUS RS485 PONS e de da lee 1 35 MESDEUSZIEP Parateters a an IR ARA 1 35 MODBUS Register MOP 2 cee enn nen eee hem here 1 37 March 2008 EEE er Es Table of Contents cont Chapter 1 Programming Site Data cont Savinig site Data are ea ne 1 39 RECANAS AAA AAA Te Bere a RP TAN 1 40 AGtiVatiig SecUritys e ee ze 1 41 Chapter 2 Displaying Data ERO CUO Tt et ated satire O Ce aan ost Corea ee ea Ma Dated rte Da TE 2 1 The BIG SUBMENU nra eei ee ee ee E eee cunt 2 2 The DUAL SUN FE Aa 420 1 ra 2 3 THE GRAPE SUD a E ERR CRETAE VIV aE Be UR orders ea 2 4 Setting Up the GRAPH FOMO sterne este ee 2 4 Using te GRAPH Format ee and 2 5 TEE LOG SUING are A A a E a O 2 7 Entering the LOG SUB MENU a en 2 7 EINE FOLAGE eter Se ic ede oer ssh ice io o Nd Aen ons E LU d 2 8 Graphical Format eed ee ntt ode EE CLER COLL tue EE Eel t ttu e ides 2 9 Displaying the Transducer signal ee
64. Visc Spec Trans Tw Multi K Factors Pipe O D Edit Table Pipe Wall Cal Factor Axial Length L Baud Rate UART Bits K Factor Table K Factor Velocity K Factor K Factor Velocity K Factor 1 11 12 13 14 15 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a B 2 Data Records Appendix C Programming with PanaView Introduction ana a ae t e RR e C 1 Wiring the RS232 Interface eee eee eee ee eee eens C 1 Setting Up the Communications Port cece cece ween C 2 Adding THE GF868 rn eier C 5 Editing Meter Properties rss a ca 8 2a C 7 Changing Meter Settings eee eee eee eee eee ee eens C 15 March 2008 Introduction Wiring the RS232 Interface The PanaView graphical user interface offers interactive communications between Windows based PCs and GE instruments compatible with the company s IDM protocol such as the GF868 ultrasonic gas flowmeter PanaView is compatible with 32 bit Windows operating systems such as Windows 98SE NT 4 0 with Service Pack 6 2000 XP and ME With PanaView you can load and save site file data create and save graph and log files display text output and graphs of live measurement data create custom templates for displaying text graph and log data interface with multiple GE instruments This document focuses on particular applications suitable for the GF868 For general PanaView application
65. a Key TI RO 7 March 2008 Table 1 1 Model GF868 Key Functions Unshifted Function Shifted Function Software Function Keys press to select the functions displayed directly above them in the option bar These keys apply only to the left pane of the display screen TI mn Co Software Function Keys press to select the functions displayed directly above them in the option bar These keys apply only to the right pane of the display screen r4 s Fe E Shift Key use this red key to access the shifted function of the other keys One press shifts the next keystroke only while two presses locks the key pad in shifted mode A third press releases the shift function DE Arrow Keys in measurement mode use to scroll through function choices on the option bar In programming mode use to scroll through menu choices The lt also acts as a back space key in programming mode Use to enter the letters A B C and D respectively U HIDE Program Key press to enter the User Program See page 1 8 for details Use to enter the letter Q Programming Site Data 1 5 March 2008 Table 1 1 Model GF868 Key Functions cont Unshifted Function Shifted Function t Display Key use to display data in a variety of numeric and graphic format ting options See page 2 1 for details Use to enter the letter
66. ace character Zero Key use to enter the number 0 Jse to enter the letter Y One Key use to enter the number 1 Jse to enter the letter S 1 4 Programming Site Data March 2008 Table 1 1 Model GF868 Key Functions cont Unshifted Function Shifted Function Two Key use to enter the number 2 Jse to enter the letter T Three Key use to enter the number 3 Use to enter the letter U Four Key use to enter the number 4 Jse to enter the letter L 016 E Five Key use to enter the number 5 Jse to enter the letter M Six Key use to enter the number 6 Jse to enter the letter N Seven Key use to enter the number 7 Use to enter the letter E Eight Key use to enter the number 8 Use to enter the letter F 5 6 7 8 Nine Key use to enter the number 9 Jse to enter the letter G Audio Level Key press to increase Press to decrease the audio alarm vol the audio alarm volume ume Stopwatch Timer Key press to turn Press to turn the stopwatch timer off the stopwatch timer on Backlight Key press to turn the dis Press to turn the display backlight off play backlight on or to increase its or to decrease its brightness brightness Contrast Key press to increase the Press to decrease the contrast of the contrast of the display screen display screen Programming Site Data 1 5 Mar
67. al format Proceed to the next section for a discussion of manipulating the graphical display 2 4 Displaying Data March 2008 Using the GRAPH Format While viewing data in the GRAPH format the function keys are programmed to permit a variety of actions These options are described in detail below 1 28Ft s 10 16 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired option See Table 2 2 on the next page for a listing of the available choices m ST 08 MAR 09 50 20 3 mu Ez EN At any given time 120 data points will be shown on the GRAPH screen The cursor which is displayed as a vertical line that extends the full height of the graph window can be used to select any one of these data points The typical screen shown above is for a Velocity vs Time graph with only the positive y axis displayed The measurement parameter VEL is shown to the left of the y axis and there is a message line below the graph that initially indicates the starting date and time of the graphed data Notice that most of the locator bar has been replaced by a status line in standard video that shows the value units and time of the measurement at the current cursor location However there is still an inverse video pointer at the far right of this line to indicate that additional option bar choices are available Note The date in the message line includes only the day and the month not the year and the times i
68. al places 1 38 Programming Site Data March 2008 Saving Site Data The currently programmed site data may be stored in the Model GF868 s non volatile memory by saving it as a site file Up to ten site file names consisting of up to five characters each may be stored at any given time While following the programming instructions refer to Figure A 3 on page A 3 Enter the SAVE submenu by pressing gt and F4 at the initial User Program screen and complete the following steps 1 Enter a new site file name and press ENT or use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select and overwrite an existing site file Note The option bar will show only as many choices as there are existing site files If ten site files are already stored in memory an existing site file must be deleted before a new site file name can be assigned See Chapter 5 Clearing Data for details When a site file is stored in memory it becomes the active site file until another site file is created or retrieved See the next section for instructions on retrieving a site file To verify that the site file has been saved use the 1 key to scroll back to the SITE NAME prompt and see if the name appears on the option bar use the lt and gt keys to scroll through the list if necessary Whenever a new site file name is saved it is automatically assigned to the next available function key Press EXIT to leave the SAVE submenu 2 Use t
69. another menu to modify its settings or return to the New Meter Browser For additional PanaView functions refer to the PanaView User s Manual C 18 Programming with PanaView Appendix D Foundation Fieldbus Communications Optional Measurements eee cece eee eee rc D 1 Configuration Utility Setup ccc cece eee cece eens D 2 Selecting the Desired Measurements uuuuuuslsu D 2 Selecting Units for Al Blocks ooooooooccoroommmmrroo D 4 Resetting Instrument TotalizerS oooooooooooommmooo D 5 Function Block Application ooooooooocoomorrrromo D 6 March 2008 Optional Measurements Foundation Fieldbus provides a means of communicating with the flowmeter The patent numbers which apply are 5 909 363 and 6 424 872 This Foundation Fieldbus device supports 2 Analog Input AI blocks which can be configured to supply the following measurements on the network see Table D 1 below Table D 1 Available Measurements Using a Foundation Fieldbus Device Channel 1 Units Channel 1 Units Channel 1 Units Ch1 Velocity ft s or m s Ch1 Mass Flow Ch1 SSUP none Ch1 Act Volumetric VOL_U Ch1 Fwd Mass Totals Ch1 SSDN none Ch1 Std Volumetric VOL U Ch1 Rev Mass Totals Chi Sound Speed ft s or m s Ch1 Fwd Totals TOT U Ch1 Mass Tot Digits Ch1 Density see note Ch1 Rev Totals TOT U Ch1 Timer Ch1 Temperature DegFor C Ch1 Tot Digits none Ch
70. arch 2008 Changing Meter Settings cont 4 From the meter tree expand the Edit Functions option The window now appears similar to Figure C 19 below with a list of available menus The menus listed are those available on the meter Ef PanaView Meter Browser F3 File Edit View Output Window Help 33 Network My Computer MELANCEL E PC Logs 7 Untitled IDM COM1 Model GX868 Ver GN3H Meter Logs E Channel 1 EI T SITE EDIT MENU LOG EDIT MENU Calibrationitest CLEAR MENU Figure C 19 Meter Tree with Edit Functions Option 5 To open a particular menu double click on that menu on the tree For example if you double click on the Site Edit Menu a window opens similar to Figure C 20 below is SITE EDIT MENU PROGRAM Previous Item Close Figure C 20 The Site Edit Menu Window Note The options listed in the left pane correspond to the options available in the GX868 PROGRAM menus For more information about the options in your instrument program and about appropriate parameters for the GF868 consult the previous chapters in this manual Programming with PanaView March 2008 Changing Meter Settings 6 To enter a particular option cont a Highlight and double click on the desired option in the left pane Figure C 21 below shows the first entry Transducer Number in the Pipe parameters option The title above the center pane lists the current e
71. are those selected in the User Program SYSTM submenu 6 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the second parameter to be logged 7 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select the third parameter to be logged If you selected a totalized value for display go to step 8 e f you did not go to step 9 8 At the Set Log Totals to O prompt press F1 to leave the log totals at their present value or press F2 to reset the log totals to zero Choosing YES at this prompt only resets the log totals to zero and has no effect on the meter totals 9 Press F1 to create a non circular log or press F2 to create a circular log A non circular log automatically stops when the meter runs out of memory or the specified END TIME is reached A circular log runs continuously until manually stopped but only the data from the most recent log cycle is saved At the start of each cycle the oldest recorded data is overwritten by the new data from the current cycle Caution If data from one circular log cycle exceeds the meter s memory capacity the earliest logged data will be lost 10 Press F1 to accept the displayed start time or press F2 to enter a different start time To start logging immediately press F3 f OK was selected proceed to step 11 If NOW was selected you have finished setting up the error log Proceed to Procedure Options on the next page f EDIT was selected complete the step
72. ay backlight remains on before it is automatically turned off Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired pane of the display screen then proceed as follows Note For this discussion it is assumed that the left pane of the display screen is active If the right pane is active replace the F1 F4 keys designations by the F5 F8 keys 1 To access the Display Menu press the DISP key 2 Press gt and F2 BACKL 3 Use the numeric keys to enter a value from 1 to 60 minutes and press ENT To keep the backlight on constantly enter a value of 0 and press ENT The Model GF868 will automatically return to the previous data display screen and the programmed backlight timeout interval will begin If no entries are made from the keypad before the backlight timeout interval expires the backlight will automatically be turned off At the next keypad entry the backlight will be turned on and the specified timeout interval will begin again Displaying Data March 2008 Activating Sleep Mode During times when the display is not in use use the SLEEP submenu to temporarily suspend LCD display activity which allows the Model GF868 to process data more quickly Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired pane of the display screen then proceed as follows Note For this discussion it is assumed that the left pane of the display screen is active If the right pane
73. bbreviati0DS o oo ooocoooooomo 1 10 Select oia ie 1 10 Table of Options 1 10 Z ZERO Entering Cutoff Value 1 20 SUbMeNU sc chew Ee Ee 1 20 Index 5 DECLARATION Sensing OF CONFORMITY We Panametrics Limited Shannon Industrial Estate Shannon County Clare Ireland declare under our sole responsibility that the DF868 Liquid Ultrasonic Flowmeter GF868 Flare Gas Ultrasonic Flowmeter GM868 Multi Purpose Gas Ultrasonic Flowmeter GN868 Natural Gas Ultrasonic Flowmeter GS868 Steam Mass Ultrasonic Flowmeter to which this declaration relates are in conformity with the following standards e EN 61326 1998 Class A Annex A Continuous Unmonitored Operation e EN 61010 1 1993 A2 1995 Overvoltage Category Il Pollution Degree 2 following the provisions of the 89 336 EEC EMC Directive and the 73 23 EEC Low Voltage Directive The units listed above and any transducers supplied with them spoolpieces are addressed under 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 June 1 2002 p y Ar Te Mr James Gibson GENERAL MANAGER ce e IS ENISO9002 T V ESSEN Shannon ISO 9001 U S CERT DOC H4 August 2004 DECLARATION Sensing DE CONFORMITE
74. ch 2008 Obtaining On line Help A context sensitive on line help system is programmed into every Model GF868 flowmeter On line help which displays additional information related to the current task may be accessed at any time by pressing the HELP key on the keypad The help information will be shown on the currently selected pane of the display screen as shown in Figure 1 2 below ON LINE HELP Information may be displayed by selecting topics using the F1 F4 keys Use the left risht arrows to access more topics Figure 1 2 Typical On Line Help Screen After entering the on line help system the following functions are available on the option bar of the selected display pane MORE Press F1 or F5 to access this function and the next screen of text is displayed in the prompt area e EXIT Press F2 or F6 to access this function and the Model GF868 returns to measurement mode ERROR Press F3 or F7 to access this function and the various Model GF868 error codes are displayed Use the F1 F4 or F5 F8 function keys in conjunction with the and gt keys to obtain additional information on the desired error code or to exit the help system Note See the Service Manual for a complete listing of all error codes and messages FLOW Press F4 or F8 to access this function and the various flow measurement parameters are displayed Use the F1 F4 or F5 F8 funct
75. ch transducer signal is displayed and to scale the resulting graph Table 2 7 below lists these functions Table 2 7 Numeric Key Functions Key Function Scroll down the transducer signal list Scroll up the transducer signal list Expand the graph vertically Return expanded graph to previous size Compress graph horizontally Return compressed graph to previous size In summary three basic functions are performed with the numeric keys Signal Selection use the 1 and 2 keys to select a transducer signal for display by scrolling through the list of available signals Vertical Scaling The 4 and 5 keys are used to scale the graph vertically Each press of the 4 key doubles the height of the graph while each press of the 5 key halves the height of the graph The three available scale factors are 1x 2x and 4x Horizontal Scaling The 7 and 8 keys are used to scale the graph horizontally Each press of the 7 key doubles the T INC value 2x horizontal compression while each press of the 8 key halves the T INC value 2x horizontal expansion The four available compression ratios are 1x 2x 4x and 8x To return to the standard data screen either select EXIT from the option bar or press the EXIT key on the keypad Displaying Data March 2008 Setting the LCD Backlight Use the BACKL submenu to specify the number of minutes the LCD displ
76. data logging activity ERROR used to log any generated error messages Up to twenty standard or error log files may be created and stored in battery backed memory Each log file contains up to three measurement parameters the log start time and date the log end time and date the time interval between updates and any error messages Error logs record data only when an error message is generated The Model GF868 allocates up to 120 pages of memory each of which can contain up to 120 records for data logging Each page is assigned a header to distinguish one page from another The header contains the log title start date and time end date and time and the time increment Each record contains the date and time of the measurement and the values for the three logged parameters Note Each log file uses at least one page of memory and the same page can not be shared by two different logs Since a fixed amount of memory is allocated for data logging the number of active logs the log time increments and the length of the log runs will all affect how much memory is available for additional logging For example a log that updates every 5 seconds will use more memory than a log that updates every 6 minutes assuming that they both run for the same length of time After a log file has been created it may be displayed printed cleared or uploaded to a personal computer Refer to the appropriate chapters of this manual for specific inst
77. daughter printed circuit board The daughter board has a small terminal block attached to it and the main board has a DIP switch SW1 mounted near the center of the board 6 Locate the switch assembly on the main board and move the switch in position 1 from ON to OFF The standard ON state for this switch is for point to point operation while the OFF state is needed for multi point operation See Table 6 3 on page 6 8 for the proper settings of all four switches on the switch assembly Serial Communications 6 7 March 2008 EEE eee Reconfiguring a Serial Interface Converter cont Plastic Case Y Mounting Screw A Screwdriver DB9 Connector Figure 6 2 Opening the Converter Case Table 6 3 Switch Assembly Settings Point To Point Multi Point 7 Reassemble the serial interface converter and secure it to the mounting bracket with the two mounting screws 8 Reinstall the mounting bracket into the electronics enclosure and secure it with the standoff and the grounding screw 6 8 Serial Communications March 2008 Wiring the System After the serial interface converters have been configured for multi point operation the system can be wired 1 Using twisted wire pairs connect the XMT terminals of all the flowmeters together and connect the XMT terminals of all the flowmeters together IMPORTANT Make sure that the flowmeter with the non modified converter is wired as t
78. e NUM option PLOT option pages Printer Type DUMP RTD DATA NUM option PLOT option F1 F2 F3 F4 Fi F2 2nd value printed LY AXIS MAX DP411 XTECH EPSON Kopak SP401 YES F1 F2 F3 F4 Y RANGE veL foru Tor ron F JA DEA J 2 Fit F2 F3 F4 ae Or mass Cwass piac gt 22 J available only if Mass Flow static YES Figure A 5 PRNT Menu Map 3rd value printed F2 F3 F4 Y AXIS MAX SITE NAME forum tor rom Y RANGE F1 F2 F3 F4 EE ds re wok s re s ree sites gt C ji ig ia 2 K E mass Cass DG TIME INCREMENT Fi F2 F3 F4 F1 ec 10sec 30sec amin 3min NOTE Plain text represents prompt area messages and STANDARD DATA boxed text represents option bar choices Fx represent function keys to select option bar choices DISPLAY SCREEN Menu Maps A 5 March 2008 ES ss L LOGGING F2 F3 Fi F2 F3 MEM STOP TOTAL SITE LOG X 120 Pages FREE NAME CLEAR TOTALS SITE NAME NAME Y Pages PENDING F3 Ira Fi F2 F3 ra Fi F2 F3 F4 Das REA 3 S ER Se P ES toes fLoca ves site1 s re2 sites sia G1 Loc2 Locs Loca Stop Logging CLEAR SITE NAME CLEAR NAME F2 F2 F1 F2 ves ves No ves
79. e The display backlight has an automatic time off feature See page 2 14 for setup instructions Use the bottom console key to adjust the display contrast Discrete presses will incrementally increase the display contrast Hold the key down for continuous increase Use the same key in shifted mode to decrease display contrast Programming Site Data 1 7 March 2008 Entering Programming Mode Use the keypad as described in the previous section to navigate through the User Program The menu map may be followed in sequence or the T and Y keys may be used to scroll through the prompt screens The lt key may be used to delete the last alphanumeric character that was entered from the keypad The following discussion assumes that the left screen pane is active If the right screen pane is active only the function key designations change That is replace F1 F4 with F5 F8 Note Be sure to record all the programming data entered in this chapter in Appendix B Data Records Programming of the ACTIV SYSTM and PIPE submenus is necessary for operation of the Model GF868 Failure to accurately enter all of the required information will result in unreliable flow rate data Therefore be sure to complete at least the sections of this chapter pertaining to those three submenus Note Because it is so essential instructions for programming the ACTIV SYSTM and PIPE submenus are also included in the Startup Guide
80. e Receive Text File option 5 A window appears asking for a file name Select the desired directory and file name with prt extension and then click on OK From the keypad on the GF868 enter the PRINT menu and select the log file to be uploaded to the computer in numeric format See Chapter 4 Printing Data for detailed instructions on this procedure The logged data will begin appearing on the computer screen After the transfer has been completed the uploaded file may be used in any software program just like any other text file Note fthe RS232 link does not function switching the leads to pins 2 TX and 3 RX at the RS232 connector on the meter often solves the problem Serial Communications 6 3 March 2008 Windows 9X NT Systems Windows 9X NT systems use a program called Hyperterminal to access the serial ports To set up serial communications with a personal computer running under Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows NT make sure the GF868 is powered on and complete the following steps 1 From the Windows START menu select PROGRAMS gt ACCESSORIES gt HYPERTERMINAL gt HYPERTERMINAL The NEW CONNECTION window should appear if it does not select it from the FILE menu After entering the desired CONNECTION NAME and selecting an ICON click on OK When the CONNECT TO window appears select the serial communications port COM1 or COM2 to which the GF868 is connected and click on OK
81. e STOP submenu as described earlier in this chapter A portion of a typical printout is shown in Figure 4 6 below SKAN SIGNAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 Figure 4 6 A Typical Signal Array Printout 4 10 Printing Data March 2008 U Te HH Printing Signal Array The data printed using the SIGNL submenu consists of 1024 lines each Data cont of which lists the following three values Index this is the printout line number which locates the data point within the complete body of data Upstream this is the amplitude of the signal from the upstream transducer at the listed index number Downstream this is the amplitude of the signal from the downstream transducer at the listed index number Note The printouts generated from the CROSS and BOTH submenus will appear after the SIGNL printout as separate listings The data printed in this array permits a comparison of the relative signal strengths of the upstream and downstream transducers which are used to calculate a single flow measurement Printing Data 4 11 March 2008 Printing RTD Data Use the RTDs submenu to send the numeric point value of a connected RTD device to the RS232 port for display on a terminal or RS232 printer By viewing the point value of the meter at a given temperature you can calculate the points at the Set Temperature and the slope of the RTD input in points degree See Chapter 1 Calibration of the Service Manual for more details
82. e analog inputs and outputs To accomplish this complete the following steps 1 Use the lt and gt and the F1 F4 keys to select the desired slot number Only those slots which contain an option card will appear on the option bar Note f the number of a slot with an installed option card does not appear the card may not have been initialized or it may be defective Call the factory for assistance Complete the following steps to set up the Slot x analog outputs 1 Use the F1 F4 keys to set up outputs A B C or D respectively Note The set up of output A is used as an example Identical procedures would be used to set up the other outputs 2 Press F1 OFF to disable output A and return to the previous prompt or press F2 0 20 m or F3 4 20 m to specify the desired range for output A 3 Use the lt and gt and F1 F4 keys to specify the desired Output Measurement parameter see Figure A 1 on page A 1 4 Enter the Zero value for the low end of the chosen output range Press ENT 5 Enter the Full value for the high end of the chosen output range Press ENT 6 Use the F1 F4 keys to set up another output or press EXIT to select another slot for setup For instructions on setting up additional inputs and or outputs proceed to the appropriate section Otherwise press EXIT to return to the main I O menu prompt 1 16 Programming Site Data March 2008 Option Card
83. e is only one page long 6 Enter the total number of log pages to print and press ENT This prompt does not appear if the log file is only one page long f you chose F1 Numeric at step 3 see the section below f you chose F2 Graphic at step 3 go to the next page Numeric Format After the numeric format and starting page and number of pages if applicable is chosen the Model GF868 returns to the standard data display screen and begins printing the log file The printout continues until the entire log has been printed or until a STOP command is issued see the instructions for the STOP submenu A portion of a typical printout is shown in Figure 4 3 below LOG DUMP LOG NAME Page 1 LOG MESSAGE Start Date 09 SEP 97 Start Time 11 50 43 AM End Date 09 SEP 97 End Time 11 54 45 PM Chl Ch2 VOLUM SNDSP HH MM SS ACF HR FT S 11 50 45 A 686 85 1039 147 11 50 55 A 666 71 1039 003 Figure 4 3 A Typical Numeric Printout Printing Data 4 5 March 2008 Graphical Format After the graphical format and starting page and number of pages if applicable is chosen complete the following additional steps 7 Enter the desired maximum value for the Y vertical axis and press ENT Note Enter a Y AXIS MAX value that is larger than the largest logged measurement value 8 Atthe Y Range prompt press F1 to show only the positive Y axis or press F2 to display both the positive and negative y ax
84. e that the LCD display backlight remains on before it is automatically turned off SLEEP blanks out the display screen until a key is pressed Refer to Figure A 4 on page A 4 and proceed to the appropriate section to set up the Model GF868 display screen s using one of the listed submenus Displaying Data 2 1 March 2008 The BIG Submenu The BIG format which is the Model GF868 s default power up format displays one measurement in large print To select the BIG format and the measurement to display in this format follow the instructions in this section Upon power up a standard measurement mode display similar to the one shown below appears Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired pane of the display screen and complete the following steps SIMI d The default power up screen is already in BIG mode If a different display mode is active 6 9 5 access the Display Menu by pressing the DISP key error codes appear here veL SUI ToTL Brei DISPLAY FEATURES Press F1 to select the BIG option The measurement mode screen reappears with the display in the BIG format DISPLAY FORMAT previous selection appears here BIG pua GRAPH Loc IN d Use the F1 F4 lt and gt keys to select the desired display parameter option See Table 2 1 below for a complete description of the available options error codes appear here veL SUI ToTL Brei Table 2 1
85. ed log or to change an active log or enter a new Name up to 5 characters and press ENT to create a new log file Note The option bar lists all error logs currently stored in memory Recall that a flashing asterisk appears at the far right of the locator bar if the Model GF868 is currently logging data see Chapter 3 Operation of the Startup Guide 4 Atthe Log Message prompt enter a brief description up to 21 characters of the log Press ENT 5 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select the first parameter to be logged See Table 3 2 below for a list of the available options IMPORTANT Only the first parameter logged may be graphically displayed see Chapter 2 Displaying Data Table 3 2 Measurement Parameter Options Option Bar Choice Description F1 VEL Flow Velocity F2 VOLUM Volumetric Flow F3 TOTL Forward Totalized Volume Flow F4 TOTL Reverse Totalized Volume Flow gt F1 MDOT Mass Flow gt F2 2 MASS Forward Totalized Mass Flow gt F3 MASS Reverse Totalized Mass Flow gt F4 DIAG Diagnostic Logging Data 3 9 March 2008 Creating an ERROR Log cont Log Type STARTTIME Prompt In addition refer to Chapter 3 Diagnostics ofthe Service Manual for a discussion of the many parameters accessible using the DIAG option Note The units assigned to the parameters in Table 3 2 on the previous page
86. electing a measurement parameter to display With the DUAL format display screen active when a measurement parameter is selected the top line of the prompt area will be changed to show that parameter The parameter previously displayed at the top of the display is moved to the bottom of the display and the previous bottom parameter is no longer shown Displaying Data 2 3 March 2008 The GRAPH Submenu The GRAPH submenu permits the display of either the flow velocity mass flow or the volumetric flow on an XY bar graph with a specified time interval on the x axis This section describes the procedures for setting up and using the graph format Setting Up the GRAPH Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired Format pane of the display screen and complete the following steps 1 To access the Display Menu press the DISP key 2 Press F3 GRAPH 3 Press F1 F3 to graph the Flow Velocity Volumetric Flow or Mass Flow respectively 4 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired Time Increment 5 Enter a maximum value for the Y axis vertical scale that is larger than the maximum expected reading and press ENT 6 At the Y Range prompt press F1 to graph only positive Y values or press F2 to graph both positive and negative Y values After the Y RANGE is entered the Model GF868 automatically begins taking measurements and displays them in the specified graphic
87. ennen 1 15 Entering Setup DOta i 29v uso ar ME Ea RE PRSE RC 1 23 Setting the Clocks a 1 32 Setting Up Serial Communications 2 ee eee eee ee ees 1 34 Saving Site Data iore en rh m sn 1 39 Recalling a site centeno xod S da stCe RE 1 40 Activating Security us de aa 1 41 March 2008 Introduction The Model GF868 flowmeter cannot provide accurate flow rate measurements until the instrument has been properly installed and the basic system and pipe parameters have been programmed into the meter See the Startup Guide for detailed instructions on performing these tasks After completing the installation and initial setup use this chapter to program the Model GF868 s advanced features IMPORTANT Ifyou are using PanaView M software to program the GF868 refer to Appendix C Ten submenus within the User Program provide access to the various programmable features of the Model GF868 Step by step programming instructions are presented in this chapter Refer to the appropriate section for a discussion of the following User Program submenus ACTIV select the desired measurement method SYSTM enter the system data PIPE enter the pipe parameters O set up the inputs and outputs SETUP set the signal limits and response times CLOCK set the time and date COMM set the serial port parameters SAVE save site files RECLL recall stored site files SECUR enter a passcode As an aid
88. ess this menu 2 Press F4 STOP 3 Press F1 to continue printing or press F2 to Stop the currently active printing job Note After the STOP command has been issued the printer will complete the printing of any data already in the printer buffer Either wait for the printer to finish or turn the printer off to empty the buffer immediately The Model GF868 returns to the standard data display screen and normal measurement taking Printing Data March 2008 Setting Up a Printer Use the PRNTR submenu to specify the type of printer connected to the Model GF868 To set up a printer refer to Figure A 5 on page A 5 and complete the following steps IMPORTANT A printer must be properly set up before proceeding to any of the other sections in this chapter 1 To access the Print Menu press the PRNT key Note The Print Menu is not protected by the security feature and a password is never required to access this menu 2 Press the lt or gt key to display the option bar shown and then press F1 to select the PRNTR submenu 3 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired Printer Type See Table 4 3 below for a complete list of the available options Note For compatibility with the Model GF868 the printer must have an RS232 serial interface To use a printer with a parallel interface a serial to parallel adapter must be used Table 4 3 Available Printer Options Keyls Printer Ty
89. haracters of the log Press ENT 5 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the first parameter to be logged See Table 3 1 below for a list of the available options IMPORTANT Only the first parameter logged may be graphically displayed in the LOG Submenu of the Display Menu Keep this in mind when selecting a parameter See Chapter 2 Displaying Data for instructions Table 3 1 Measurement Parameter Options Option Bar Choice Description F1 VEL Flow Velocity F2 VOLUM Volumetric Flow F3 TOTL Forward Totalized Volume Flow F4 TOTL Reverse Totalized Volume Flow gt F1 MDOT Mass Flow gt F2 MASS Forward Totalized Mass Flow gt F3 MASS Reverse Totalized Mass Flow gt F4 DIAG Diagnostic 3 2 Logging Data March 2008 Creating a Standard Log cont Log Type STARTTIME Prompt Refer to Chapter 3 Diagnostics of the Service Manual for a discussion of the many parameters accessible using the DIAG option Note The units assigned to the parameters in Table 3 1 on page 3 2 are those selected in the User Program SYSTM submenu 6 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the second parameter to be logged 7 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select the third parameter to be logged e f you selected a totalized value for display go to step 8 f you did not go to step 9 8 At t
90. he lt and gt and F1 F4 keys to select another menu or press EXIT to leave the User Program and return to measurement mode Programming Site Data 1 39 March 2008 Recalling a Site Any site file currently stored in the Model GF868 s non volatile memory may be recalled at any time Up to ten site file names consisting of up to five characters each may be stored at any given time While following the programming instructions see Figure A 3 on page A 3 Enter the RECLL submenu by pressing gt twice and F1 at the initial User Program screen and complete the following steps 1 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select and recall an existing site file Note The option bar shows only as many choices as there are existing site files The files are listed in chronological order by creation date Upon recall the selected site file becomes active and all of its programmed parameters become current IMPORTANT The CLOCK and VO data is not recalled with the site file while the SYSTM and COMM data is recalled with the site file Note Ifyou have loaded a site file into a GF868 but the option cards are not in the same slots or programmed the same way as when the site file was first saved the GF868 displays a warning to review slot information This display does not mean that the option cards have lost their program information 2 Use the lt and gt and F1 F4 keys to select another men
91. he Set Log Totals to O prompt press F1 to leave the log totals at their present value or press F2 to reset the log totals to zero Choosing YES at this prompt only resets the log totals to zero and has no effect on the meter totals 9 Press F1 to create a non circular log or press F2 to create a circular log A non circular log automatically stops when the meter runs out of memory or the specified END TIME is reached A circular log runs continuously until manually stopped but only the data from the most recent log cycle is saved At the start of each cycle the oldest recorded data is overwritten by the new data from the current cycle Caution If data from one circular log cycle exceeds the meter s memory capacity the earliest logged data will be lost 10 Press F1 to accept the displayed start time or press F2 to enter a different start time To start logging immediately press F3 e f OK was selected proceed to step 11 f NOW was selected proceed to step 12 if you selected a the non circular log or to step 14 for a circular log f EDIT was selected complete the steps listed on the next page Logging Data 3 3 March 2008 STARTTIME Prompt cont a Press F1 F2 to select AM or PM Then enter the desired Hour 1 12 and press ENT Entry of a start time earlier than the current time will generate an error message b Enter the desired Minutes and press ENT The acceptable range is O
92. he last unit in the chain 2 Using a twisted wire pair connect the XMT terminal of the barrier strip to the T R terminal of the PC s RS485 adapter and connect the XMT terminal of the barrier strip to the T R terminal of the PC s 485 adapter see the documentation provided with the RS485 adapter for details Note The XMT terminal on the barrier strip is the screw opposite the red wire connection and the XMT terminal on the barrier strip is the screw opposite the green wire connection 3 Reinstall the clear plastic shroud close the cover to the electronics console and reconnect the main power The RS485 serial interface is now ready for multi point operation However the installed version of the Model GF868 software must be Version 3G or higher to support RS485 operation If necessary contact the factory for information about a software upgrade Serial Communications 6 9 March 2008 Setting Up an Ethernet Connection A modified GF868 can use the Ethernet interface to communicate with an internal network An optional Ethernet card with a unique MAC IP address installed only in slots 5 or 6 includes an RJ45 connector To connect the Ethernet enabled GF868 to the network insert the jack of an RJ45 cable into the RJ45 connector route the cable through the bottom of the GF868 and wire the other end of the cable to the LAN according to the manufacturer s instructions To establish Ethernet communications with
93. il it is manually stopped the meter runs out of memory for a non circular log or the entire 120 records 2 pages x 60 records page have been logged Logging Data 3 11 Chapter 4 Printing Data Introduction sans en a 4 1 Print Live Dato seen 4 2 Printing LOS ut rv E x cage ipte da dc 4 5 PIN SIEe FIO a O ON er 4 7 Stop Printing sms ne een A 4 8 Setting Up a Printer sos ee cede ri eriin iia 4 9 Printing Signal Array Data 2 cece eee ee eee eee ee 4 10 Printing RTO Data ie 4 12 March 2008 Introduction The Model GF868 flowmeter has the capability to print any of the data stored in its memory using the built in RS232 communications port In order to use the function the RS232 port must be connected to a printer with a serial port input A printer with a parallel port input may be used with a third party serial to parallel adapter Note See Chapter 1 Installation of the Startup Guide for instructions on wiring the RS232 port For additional information refer to Chapter 6 Serial Communications After connecting the Model GF868 to a printer the Print Menu is used to print live or logged data in either numeric or graphical format In addition any site files stored in memory may be printed The Print Menu is divided into the following submenus DATA use to print live data in numeric or graphical format LOG use to print a log file in numeric or graphical format PROG use to print a site file
94. in following the programming instructions a complete menu map of the User Program is included in Appendix A Menu Maps Note n the menu map drawings plain text represents prompt area messages and boxed text represents option bar choices Fx represents a function key to select an option bar choice Programming Site Data 1 1 March 2008 Using the Keypad The Model GF868 keypad contains 39 keys that are labeled with their primary unshifted functions In addition pressing the red SHIFT key will access the secondary functions assigned to most of the keys The complete keypad is illustrated in Figure 1 1 below and a detailed description of both the unshifted and shifted functions for each of the 39 keys is listed in Table 1 1 on page 1 3 Note Only the SHIFT key and the eight Fx keys have no shifted function F5 LF6 LF7 JLF8 Vz m Olik jo Hi jim d S gt 7 MZ Ww 4 SCREEN gt T Figure 1 1 The Model GF868 Keypad Note Although the keypad is essentially the same the front panel layout of meters supplied in one of the optional enclosures is different See Appendix C Optional Enclosures of the Startup Guide for a picture of the applicable front panel 1 2 Programming Site Dat
95. in memory before the Display Log function can be accessed See Chapter 3 Logging Data for instructions on creating a log file After at least one log file is stored in memory and selected at the NAME prompt of the LOG submenu proceed to the next step 4 Atthe Format prompt press F1 to display the selected log in numeric format or press F2 to display the selected log in graphical format e If you pressed F1 go to the next page e f you pressed F2 go to page 2 9 Displaying Data 2 7 March 2008 Numeric Format The Model GF868 can log up to three parameters simultaneously Each set of data values is called a record and up to 120 consecutive records can be stored in a page A log file can consist of up to 120 pages The numeric log display which shows one record at a time includes the following components page number record number time and date of creation measurement value set error messages if any Upon choosing NUM at the FORMAT prompt the first record of the selected log file is displayed in a screen similar to the following PAGE 1 REC 80 dd Use the lt gt and F1 F4 09 MAR 98 keys to view additional records 11 66 Ft s or to exit the log display The 1 32 KACF MI options are listed in Table 2 3 6 91 KACF below E5 Amplitude lt CURS CURS gt lt PAGE PAGE gt In the numeric display screen the locator bar except for the inverse video pointer at the
96. information on creating a site file and for setting up the stopwatch totalizer see Chapter 1 Programming Site Data For purposes of this discussion it is assumed that the left pane of the data display screen is active If the right pane of the data display screen is active all of the instructions remain the same except that any references to the F1 F4 keys should be replaced by the F5 F8 keys IMPORTANT None of the clearing procedures available using the Clear Menu can be undone Be very sure that the exact consequences of a selected option are thoroughly understood before proceeding Refer to Figure A 6 on page A 6 and proceed to the desired section for detailed instructions Each submenu may be followed in the sequence shown or the 1 and 4 keys may be used to scroll through the prompts Clearing Data 5 1 March 2008 Reset Totals Procedure Options The TOTAL submenu permits the user to reset volumetric totals to zero and to reset the stopwatch totalizer Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired pane of the display screen and complete the following steps 1 To access the Clear Menu press the CLR key a If you have activated the security feature see Chapter 1 Programming Site Data page 1 41 for details enter the assigned password and press ENT 2 Press F1 TOTAL 3 Press F1 to abort the procedure or press F2 to clear all volumetric totals and reset
97. ion keys in conjunction with the x and gt keys to obtain additional information on the desired measurement parameter or to exit the help system 1 6 Programming Site Data March 2008 Using the Console Control Keys Audio Alarm Volume Stopwatch Totalizer Display Brightness Display Contrast The Model GF868 has four console control keys which are located on the left side of the keypad Use these keys which are described and pictured in Table 1 1 on page 1 3 as follows Use the top console control key to adjust the audio alarm volume 91 Discrete presses will incrementally increase the volume of the audio alarm Hold the key down for continuous increase Use the key in shifted mode to decrease the volume of the audio alarm Use the second console control key for the stopwatch totalizer Press the key once to start the stopwatch totalizer Press the key once in shifted mode to stop the stopwatch totalizer Note Instructions on properly setting up the stopwatch totalizer are given later in this chapter Also the Service Manual provides information on the error response of the stopwatch totalizer Use the third console control key to adjust the display backlight Discrete presses of this key will increase the backlight brightness through settings of Off Mid and Full Discrete presses of this key in shifted mode will decrease the backlight brightness through settings of Full Mid and Off Not
98. is The Model GF868 returns to the standard data display screen and begins printing the log file The printout continues until the entire log has been printed or until a STOP command is issued see the instructions for the STOP submenu portion of a typical printout is shown in Figure 4 4 below CHANNEL NAME CHANNEL MESSAGE 0 9 8 P 6 mo 4 23 2 m 0 0 0 0 START TIME X AXIS 50 seconds PER DIV END TIME 03 27 01 PM 03 28 46 PM 20 OCT 97 Y AXIS MAX 500 ACF M 20 OCT 97 Figure 4 4 A Typical Graphical Printout Printing Data March 2008 Print Site File Use the PROG submenu to print the data in a site file that was set up and saved as described in Chapter 1 Programming Site Data To print a site file refer to Figure A 5 on page A 5 and complete the following steps IMPORTANT Make sure that a printer has been properly set up before proceeding with this section 1 To access the Print Menu press the PRNT key Note The Print Menu is not protected by the security feature and a password is never required to access this menu 2 Press F3 2 PROG 3 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired Site File to print Note All site files currently in memory appear on the option bar The active site file is always listed as the first choice Work The Model GF868 returns to the standard data display scree
99. is active replace the F1 F4 keys designations by the F5 F8 keys 1 To access the Display Menu press the DISP key 2 Press gt and F3 SLEEP The message LCD SLEEP MODE Press any key appears 3 To reactivate the display and return to the previous data screen press any key on the keypad The Model GF868 will automatically return to the previous data display screen Note With BIG as the selected display format exiting SLEEP mode may not erase the sleep mode message and the data screen will be superimposed on the message If this occurs simply enter the DISP menu and reselect the BIG format to refresh the screen See the instructions earlier in this chapter Displaying Data Chapter 3 Logging Data Introduction ge ek ee eee e coe a 3 1 Creating a Standard Log cece cece cence cece eee ee eeeeees 3 2 Checking the Memory cece ccc cece eee e occ 3 7 Stopping a LOG u nn tia Bese dele ee al p Eee 3 8 Creating dm ERROR Log u een kee 3 9 March 2008 Introduction This chapter explains how to use the Model GF868 s data logging capability The LOG menu which is accessed by pressing the LOG key on the keypad is divided into four submenus STD used to log up to three of the available measurement data parameters MEM used to check the data logger memory to determine if the specified log will exceed the available memory STOP used to terminate current
100. ite Data 1 9 March 2008 Entering System Data 1 At the User Program screen press the F2 function key to program the SYSTM submenu 2 Enter a Site Label of up to 9 characters and press ENT While taking measurements the site label will appear on the locator bar 3 Enter a Site Message of up to 21 characters Press ENT Entering System Units 4 To select the System Units press F1 to display parameters and measurements in English units or press F2 to display parameters and measurements in Metric units 5 Use the F1 F4 keys to select the type of Pressure Units desired The available pressure units are shown in Figure A 1 on page A 1 The choices shown on the option bar are determined by the selections made at the previous SYSTEM UNITS prompt d If you have entered gage pressure or the local atmospheric pressure PSIg BARg or kPag use the numeric keys to enter the gage pressure value Press ENT 6 Atthe Stopwatch Totalizer prompt press F1 to totalize all liquid flow continuously or F2 to measure totals manually with the Stopwatch Timer With MNUAL F2 the console key on the keypad is used to start and stop the totalizer See page 1 7 for details IMPORTANT After setting up the Stopwatch Totalizer press CLR to clear the Stopwatch Totalizer or the new totals will be added to any previously accumulated totals Note The manner in which the Stopwatch Totalizer responds to an error condi
101. lable only if num PLOT Mass Flow static YES Y AXIS MAX TIME INCREMENT Y RANGE Signal to Display Fi F2 F3 F4 F1 F2 F3 Fils J ES El F2 d o ec 10sec 30sec imin 3min 6min 42min tony Skan J S z c o Y AXIS MAX Y RANGE 5 E NUMERIC LOG GRAPHICAL LOG GRAPHICAL a 1 2 gt DISPLAY SCREEN DISPLAY SCREEN DISPLAY SCREEN 3 only lt ee 3 JA J lt g 5 A u F1 F2 F3 F4 F1 F2 F3 Far Fi GRAPHICAL CURS CURS gt PAGE PAGE gt START END YMAX u INC EXIT DISPLAY SCREEN M I el V Pe S E S Not available for numeric display Fi F2 F3 F4 F1 F2 F3 F1 F2 F3 F4 F1 F2 F3 F4 F1 curs Curs gt START END Ymax Tinc ExT curs Curs gt PAGE Pace gt srART END Ymax Tinc ExT 1 N NOTE Plain text represents prompt area messages and STANDARD DATA LCD SLEEP MODE boxed text represents option bar choices Fx represent function keys to select option bar choices DISPLAY SCREEN Press any key A 4 Menu Maps March 2008 F1 F2 DATA LOG FORMAT FORMAT F1 F2 F1 F2 Num PLOT num PLOT ist value printed NAME STOP PRINTING SIGNAL ARRAY FI k2 F3 FA F1 F2 F3 F2 Fl F2 F3 ver porun om Tori l Fi F2 F3 F4 mpoT fmass mass piac G1 Loc2 toes Lo ves sient Cross BOTH log gt 1 page log 1 page 1st pag
102. lete pulse consists of equal amounts of ON and OFF times Choose a value that is compatible with the frequency counter to be used C Enter a value for the number of measurement Units Pulse and press ENT 5 Press F1 F4 to set up another totalizer frequency output or press EXIT to select another slot for setup 1 18 Programming Site Data March 2008 Setting up the Analog Inputs 1 Press F1 to set up input A or F2 to set up input B Note The set up of input A is used as an example in this manual Identical procedures would be used to set up input B An analog input option card may contain one standard analog input and one RTD analog input 2 Enter a Label of up to eight characters for input A and press ENT 3 At the Input Measurement prompt press F1 OFF to disable input A and return to the previous prompt or press F2 PRESR pressure F3 TEMP temperature or F4 SPEC special to designate the input 4 Do one of the following If you selected PRESR or TEMP proceed to step 5 If you selected SPEC complete the steps below d Enter an Input Name and press ENT b Enter the Input Units of measurement and press ENT 5 Enter the Zero Value for the low end of the chosen input range and press ENT 6 Enter the Full Scale Value for the high end of the chosen input range and press ENT 7 Press F1 F2 to set up another input or press EXIT to select another slot for se
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104. m and return to measurement mode press EXIT and then press F2 YES at the SAVE prompt Your programming changes will be entered into the meter s memory and you will be returned to the data display 1 42 Programming Site Data Chapter 2 Displaying Data Introduction ans en a 2 1 The BIG SUBMENU erui rear ae 2 2 The DUALSUDmeN Ua A 2 3 The GRAPH Submellae evecta emt I pS a 2 4 The LOG SUDIBH ve AAA E T 2 7 Displaying the Transducer Signal 0 cece eee eee eee 2 11 Setting the LCD Backlight 5 225 udo o u 00 couse 2 14 Activating Sleep Mode cece cece eee cece cece o 2 15 March 2008 Introduction This chapter explains how to display measurement data in various formats Each of the two display screen panes may be programmed independently Note The instructions in this chapter assume that the left display pane is active If the right display pane is active simply change all F1 F4 designations to F5 F8 The following submenus are included in the Display Menu BIG displays a single measurement in large size text DUAL permits the simultaneous display of two measurements in the same screen pane in standard size text GRAPH displays a graph of either velocity or volumetric flow versus time LOG displays the data stored in a log file either graphically or numerically SIGNL graphically displays any one of five transducer signals versus time BACKL sets the tim
105. mode Note Refer to Chapter 1 Programming Site Data for a detailed description of using the COMM submenu on page 1 33 The description includes information on checking UART bits and network ID Specific instructions are given in this manual for communicating with personal computers running under either the Windows 3 X page 6 3 or Windows 9X NT page 6 4 operating systems Proceed to the appropriate section for detailed set up procedures Note For computers operating under other operating systems contact the factory for assistance or consult the operating system manual supplied with the computer Serial Communications March 2008 Windows 3 X Systems To set up serial communications with a personal computer running under Windows 3 X make sure the GF868 is powered on and operating and complete the following steps 1 In Windows 3 X select the Terminal Function which is usually located in the Accessories window The Terminal Screen appears with six menus located at the top of the screen Using the Settings Menu select the Communications option When the Communications Screen appears make the following selections Baud Rate set to the same value as the GF868 setting Data Bits 8 e Stop Bits 1 Parity None Flow Control Xon Xoff Connector select the correct communications port Parity Check not checked Carrier Detect not checked Using the Transfer Menu select th
106. mpliance with the European Union s Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC this unit requires an external power disconnect device such as a switch or circuit breaker The disconnect device must be marked as such clearly visible directly accessible and located within 1 8 m 6 ft of the electronics console The power cord is the main disconnect device Interface Converter A special bracket containing the serial interface converter and a three Mounting terminal barrier strip is mounted inside the Model GF868 just below the RS232 terminal block see Figure 6 1 below The standard RS232 terminal block is wired to the input of the serial interface converter and the RS485 output of the serial interface converter is wired to the barrier strip G DC GNL2L1 AC RS232 Terminal Block NY Standoff Grounding Mounting Bracket Screw Barrier Strip 4 Green XMT Red XMT LVD Shroud Figure 6 1 Interface Converter Mounting Serial Communications 6 5 March 2008 Point To Point Wiring Standard factory wiring of the RS485 serial interface is configured for point to point wiring That is a single Model GF868 may be wired directly to a single personal computer To connect the RS485 serial interface refer to Figure 6 1 on page 6 5 and complete the following steps Note For compliance with the European Union s Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC a transparent plastic shroud protects the electrical connections The shroud mu
107. n and generates a site file printout similar to the one shown in Figure 4 5 below The printout continues until the entire file has been printed or until a STOP command is issued see the instructions for the STOP submenu on the next page PROGRAM PARAMETERS of SITE NAME Model GF868 GF3G With 1K FIFO and 1113 receiver board At 9 54 39 AM on 11 FEB 99 ACTIVE PARAMETERS Site status Burst Skan measure mode Skan Only SYSTEM PARAMETERS no LABEL No MESSAGE System Units ENGLISH Totalizer Option Automatic Volumetric Units Thousands ACF Volumetric Time min VOL Decimal Digits 0 Totalizer Units Actual cubic ft TOT Decimal Digits 0 ass Flow Units Pounds DOT Decimal Digits 0 ass Units Pounds ass Decimal Digits 0 PE PARAMETERS Transducer number 81 Pipe OD 12 000 inches Pipe Wall 0 200 inches Path Length 16 97 inches Axial Dimension L 12 00 inches ulti K factors OFF Calibration Factor 1 000 Figure 4 5 A Typical Site File Printout Printing Data 4 7 March 2008 Stop Printing Use the STOP submenu to terminate the printing of live logged or site data To stop any active printing activity see Figure A 5 on page A 5 and complete the following steps IMPORTANT Make sure that a printer has been properly set up before proceeding with this section 1 To access the Print Menu press the PRNT key Note The Print Menu is not protected by the security feature and a password is never required to acc
108. n the Main Menu d Select IP Parameters 1 Enter the desired IP changes and return to the Main Menu b Select Enable DHCP Client 3 Select N 2 to disable then select 4 for Main Menu 5 At the Main Menu select 4 for Quit Power cycle the GF868 1 e turn the meter off and on to apply the changes Serial Communications Appendix A Menu Maps ACTIV SYSTM and PIPE Menu Map ccc ccc cc cece eee eens A 1 WO MenU Maps soe heer dani eet are A 2 PROG Menu MOD ca A 3 DISP Menu Map Aussee ken A 4 PRNT Menu Map u en er nt A 5 LOG and CLR Menu Maps ssseeseeeee nennen nenn A 6 March 2008 NOTE Plain text represents prompt area messages and boxed text represents option bar choices Fx represent function keys to select option bar choices PROGRAM status F1 F2 F3 SYSTM PIPE ACTIV TOTALIZER UNITS English Metric SITE LABEL Site status F1 TRANSDUCER NUMBER See Figure A2 F1 F2 F3 F1 F2 SITE MESSAGE Burst cF kacF Mwacr acm kacm SYSTEM UNITS Skan Measure Mode Fi F2 se Fi F4 Fi F2 F4 Fi Ena METRO SPECIAL TRANSDUCER Skan scr kscF mmscF scm kscm FREQUENCY PRESSURE UNITS Fi F2 F3 F4 Fi F2 TOTAL DECIMAL DIGITS English Metric 50k 100k 200 soc 25k 39 Fi F2 F3 F4 F1 F2 BARa BARg kPa KPag J
109. n the status line and the message line include only the hours and minutes not the seconds Because the times displayed in the GRAPH format are in whole minutes only movement of the cursor may not result in a visible change in the posted times For example if a TIME INCREMENT of 30 seconds has been programmed two presses of either cursor movement key will be required to change the displayed time by one minute Displaying Data 2 5 March 2008 Using the GRAPH Format cont Option Bar Choice F1 CURS Table 2 2 Graph Display Options Description Moves the cursor to the left and displays the corresponding measurement value and time in the status line i e 6 85 Ft s 10 38 F2 CURS gt Moves the cursor to the right and displays the corresponding measurement value and time in the status line i e 5 31 Ft s 10 38 F3 START Moves the cursor all the way to the left side of the graph and posts the starting date and time in the message line i e ST 08 MAR 10 38 F4 END Moves the cursor all the way to the right side of the graph and posts the ending date and time in the message line i e ENDO8 MAR 11 14 gt F1 YMAX Displays the programmed maximum Y value in the message line i e YMAX 25 0 Ft s gt F2 T INC gt F3 EXIT Displays the programmed time increment value in the message line i e TINC 30 seconds Leaves the GRAPH fo
110. nations listed in Table 6 2 below Table 6 2 RS232 Pin Connections GF868 GE DB 25 Cable DB 9 Cable Pin Cable Color Pin Pin 1 RTN Green 2 TX Black 3 RX Red 4 DTR White 5 CTS Yellow Note For basic serial communications between a single GF868 and a personal computer no connections are required to pins 4 and 5 of the GF868 s serial connector However these pins should be jumpered together to ensure proper operation Serial Communications 6 1 March 2008 Checking the GF868 Baud Rate Setting Up the Terminal Software and Transferring Data For successful serial communications the GF868 and the personal computer must be set up to send receive data at the same speed To verify or change the baud rate setting of the GF868 proceed as follows Access the User Program by pressing the PROG key on the keypad The standard measurement mode screen will be replaced by the following initial programming mode screen Press the 4 and gt keys and the F3 key to select the COMM submenu To change the baud rate press the gt key until the desired baud rate appears on the option bar and then press the appropriate Fx function key current setting appears here 4800 9600 19200 The available rates are 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 and 19200 baud After verifying or changing the baud rate setting press the EXIT key twice to return to standard measurement
111. nd time of that record in the message line i e ST 08 MAR 10 38 gt F2 END Move the cursor to the last record on the current page and post the date and time of that record in the message line i e END O8 MAR 11 14 gt F3 YMAX gt F4 T INC Display the programmed maximum Y value in the message line i e YMAX 25 0 Ft s Display the time increment value as set when the log file was created in the message line i e TINC 30 seconds F1 EXIT Leave the graphical LOG display and return the display to the previous data format The EXIT key on the keypad will also perform this function In the typical graphical display shown the first logged parameter VEL is shown to the left of the y axis and there is a message line below the graph that initially indicates the starting date and time of the current page Notice that most of the locator bar has been replaced by a status line in standard video that shows the value units and time of the record at the current cursor location However there is still an inverse video pointer at the far right of this line to indicate that additional option bar choices are available Note The date in the message line includes only the day and the month not the year and the times in the status line and the message line include only the hours and minutes not the seconds Because the times displayed in the LOG graph are in whole minu
112. ng Site Data EOC HO RE ee nern Be se 1 1 HJSmig fRe IB OCG ann ne rl ctore eoi i ear ute qud e ON 1 2 Obtaining ONIN Help qos cect og id teh M D 1 6 Using the Console Control Keus eiii 1 7 Audio Alarmi AAA O A Rn EE OI S UP FER ER EARE Ip 1 7 STOBWALCH ROR CMe S ood ee octies Maia cr oe A LE e d uA LT ipe Ne Ur oai Eee 1 7 Display Brite Sec ti etti itum ttu lee 1 7 Display ORBIS di dn eee tee e prd 1 7 Entera Progr MO at a E E 1 8 Activating the Channels odere secat duh D seta dut Destra ote Ho Don Lice u ddr 1 9 Entenng Systemi DIE O een ie 1 10 Entering System UNits ius 22 0 esse bee tA nd e ben ied 1 10 Entering Volumetric Dal dae 1 10 EEE NING OPC ZERO OE cod Soror LU ET Ee P A Pot E E 1 11 ErikeringtMass HOW Data Cocina tn obest Ne aii 1 11 EnteririgPIpe Data uc N ia si 1 12 SECO ON SAGES MERE MEME DROP 1 12 PIDE OD o tee ee cl ctore aM tet PLUME HE ie a 1 12 Pipe Walia nG 1 13 Pati length nee A A A 1 13 AxiGl A A AA 1 13 REPASO e Se ae ca e ete 1 13 A Factor ee a a ee ee 1 13 Setting Up Mpt OPIBUS ade ee A 1 15 Selecting RIOR FCI Are een Dan EF can a ti eal 1 15 seting UP Analog OUEDUte scout o e Ei du eat EA ais Pad 1 16 Option Cord Alan Wish a LECT rk e dete dete uec Ed a a cae 1 17 Setting Up the Totalizer Frequency Outputs issssssssssssssssssssss seen 1 18 Setting up the Analog Inputs fs cca erate sesto ce Eu exe ted qua teta tr Fakes tao Re 1 19 Setting up R
113. ntry while the center pane displays the available selections for that entry b Click on the desired choice if the entry requires a numeric value change the value displayed in the right pane ig SITE EDIT MENU X PROGRAM TRANSDUCER HUMBER VALUE j Previous Item Special Next Item Exit Page Figure C 21 Pipe Parameters Option in Site Edit Menu c Do one of the following Click on Next Item to proceed to the next menu item or Click on Previous Item to return back through the menu to a previous item Note Jf you click on either Next Item or Previous Item without changing the settings the current settings remain unchanged As you step through the menu the bottom panel lists the current settings you have modified or left unchanged see Figure C 22 on page C 18 If you modify or step through more than five items a scroll bar at the right of the panel lets you review the earlier settings Programming with PanaView C 17 March 2008 Changing Meter Settings cont ig SITE EDIT MENU PROGRAM Static Density FLUID TYPE Air AXIAL LENGTH L 12 inches PATH LENGTH P 16 971 inches PIPE WALL 2 inches PIPE OD 12 feet h Exit Page Figure C 22 Site Edit Menu with Current Settings 7 When you have completed entering parameters in a given option click Exit Page to close the option You can then double click on another option or click Close to close the window You can double click on
114. nverter may be modified to permit the use of a multi point wiring arrangement In a multi point RS485 system one flowmeter the master is connected to the personal computer while a number of additional flowmeters the slaves are chained together and connected to the master flowmeter In order to implement such a system the DIP switch settings inside each serial interface converter must be changed IMPORTANT The serial interface converter in the last slave unit in the chain should not be reconfigured To reconfigure a serial interface converter for multi point wiring complete the following steps 1 Disconnect the main power to the electronics console and open the cover IWARNING Dangerous voltages exist within the electronics console Do not perform any wiring operations until the main power to the unit has been disconnected 2 Remove the clear plastic shroud that covers the electrical connectors 3 Remove the serial interface converter mounting bracket by removing the standoff located just below the RS232 terminal block and the grounding screw on its left see Figure 6 1 on page 6 5 4 Loosen the two screws that fasten the DB9 connector to the mounting bracket and remove the serial interface converter from the bracket 5 Use a small screwdriver to pry open the plastic case of the serial interface converter as shown in Figure 6 2 on page 6 8 The serial interface converter contains a main printed circuit board and a
115. off value e T P set up the temperature and pressure inputs Enter the I O submenu by pressing F4 at the initial User Program screen Then press F1 F4 to select the desired I O option Note n this section a slot s number will appear on the option bar only if an option card is installed in that slot The generic designations Slot x and Fx are used to indicate any one of the expansion slots and the function key used to select it Proceed to the appropriate section to program the option selection made at the above prompt Remember to record all programmed data in Appendix B Data Records This menu option permits programming of the manner in which the Model GF868 s totalizers respond during an error condition See Chapter 2 Error Codes and Screen Messages of the Service Manual for a discussion of the built in error codes 1 At the I O prompt press F1 Error 2 Press F1 if you want the GF868 to Hold the last good reading and continues to totalize based on that reading or press F2 No Up if you want the meter to stop totalizing Programming Site Data March 2008 Setting Up Analog Outputs The Model GF868 has two built in analog outputs which are assigned to Slot 0 Also a variety of option cards may be installed in the six expansion slots See Chapter 1 Installation of the Startup Guide for a complete description of the available option cards This menu option is used to set up and or scale th
116. off value as described below 1 At the main I O menu prompt press F3 ZERO 2 Enter the desired Zero Cutoff value and press the ENT key A value of 0 1 ft s 0 03 m s is recommended but values from 0 1 ft s 0 0 3 m s are acceptable The menu returns to the main I O prompt Programming Site Data March 2008 Setting Up Temperature The Model GF868 can use either fixed temperature and pressure and Pressure Inputs quality values or live measurement inputs to calculate standard volumetric or mass flow Complete the following steps to configure these inputs 1 At the main I O menu prompt press F4 T P Entering the Temperature 2 Atthe Temperature Input prompt press F1 to enter a constant Input temperature value or press Fx to select the option card in Slot x that will supply the live temperature input Note Each slot that contains an option card with an analog input assigned to TEMP or an RTD input will appear on the option bar If the process temperature is stable a fixed value may be used but most applications require a live temperature input 3 Do one of the following f you selected FIXED enter the known fixed process temperature Press ENT The meter will only accept values from 148 to 662 F If you selected SLOT X d Press F1 to select input A or press F2 to select input B The inputs were labeled during setup Note The set up of input A is used as an example Identical
117. ogram the CLOCK submenu press gt and F2 at the initial User Program Setting the Date 2 The first prompt displays the programmed Date Ifthe displayed date is correct press F1 OK and proceed to step 2 Ifthe displayed date is incorrect press F2 EDIT to change the date and complete the steps below d Enter the current Year and press ENT The allowable range is 0 to 99 b Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the current Month c Enter the current Day and press ENT The allowable range is 1 to the number of days in the current month Setting the Time 3 The next prompt displays the programmed Time Ifthe displayed time is correct press F1 OK to return to the User Program Ifthe displayed time is incorrect press F2 EDIT to change the time and complete the steps below a Press F1 AM or F2 PM Then enter the current Hour and press ENT The allowable range is 1 to 12 Note A time of 12 PM represents Noon and a time of 12 AM represents Midnight b Enter the current Minutes and press ENT The allowable range is 0 to 59 c Enter the current Seconds and press ENT The allowable range is 0 to 59 1 32 Programming Site Data March 2008 Procedure Options After completing the above steps the meter returns to the User Program Continue as follows To continue programming the meter refer to the menu maps in Appendix A and navigate to the desi
118. ogramming steps all of the paths converge at this point 16 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired Time Increment The available options are 5sec 10sec 30sec 1 min 3min 6min 12min 30min and 60 min The time increment is the frequency at which the Model GF868 takes and records data measurements If any reading takes longer than the programmed time increment the log is filled in with the next consecutive reading For example assume that a velocity value of 3 ft sec is recorded at 12 00 00 in a log with a time increment of five seconds If the next reading is 8 ft sec and it takes the meter 12 seconds to read this value then both of the missed readings 12 00 05 and 12 00 10 will be filled in with the 8 ft sec value Logging Data 5 5 March 2008 Procedure Options You have completed entering data for a standard log You can now do one of the following e Use 1 and J to review the previous menu prompts Press F1 F4 to select one of the LOG submenus To return to the data screen and begin logging data press the ENT key Although each log is restricted to only three logged parameters it is still possible to log more than three parameters Simply re enter the STD submenu as many times as necessary to set up additional logs Select the other desired parameters and run these logs simultaneously with the first log 3 6 Logging Data March 2008 Checking the Memory Use
119. or a discussion of error codes 9 Press ENT to accept the current Delta T Offset value or enter a new value and press ENT IMPORTANT Consult the factory before performing this step An offset between the upstream and downstream transit times is specified at this prompt The default value for this parameter is 0 usec and values from 1000 to 1000 usec are acceptable 10 Press ENT to accept the current Skan T Offset value or enter a new value and press ENT At this prompt specify a time measurement offset that compensates for any shift resulting from cross correlation The default value for this parameter is 58 usec and values from 500 to 500 usec are acceptable Note Jf you enter a value of 0 for this command you enable a special mode of operation ACTIVE SKAN T OFFSET that dynamically calculates the offset 11 Press ENT to accept the current of Peak value or enter a new value and press ENT The percentage of peak used to calculate the transit times and Delta T is specified at this prompt The default value for this parameter is 50 and values from 1 to 100 are acceptable 12 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select one of the preset values for the XMIT Sample Size from the option bar IMPORTANT Consult the factory before performing this step Both the upstream and downstream transducers transmit ultrasonic pulses in bursts which consist of a series of transmit pulses XMIT SAMPLE SIZE determines ho
120. osen log file records in the specified graphical format 1 28Ft s 10 16 Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired option The options are listed in Table 2 4 below m ST 08 MAR 09 50 PU eu Ez EN At any given time the 120 records stored in one page of the log file will be graphed on the display screen The cursor which is shown as a vertical line that extends the full height of the graph window can be used to highlight any one of these records IMPORTANT Only the first of the three logged parameters is displayed in the graphical format of the LOG submenu Therefore when creating a log file be sure to specify the parameter to be graphed at the 1st Value Logged prompt See Chapter 3 Logging Data for details on creating a log file Displaying Data 2 9 March 2008 Graphical Format cont Option Bar Choice F1 CURS Table 2 4 Graphical Log Display Options Description Move the cursor one record to the left and display the value and time of that record in the status line i e 6 85 Ft s 10 38 F2 CURS Move the cursor one record to the right and display the value and time of that record in the status line i e 5 31 Ft s 10 38 F3 PAGE Display the previous page of records F4 PAGE Display the next page of records gt F1 START Move the cursor to the first record on the current page and post the date a
121. ox enter the IP address If the IP address is unknown run the Device Discovery software utility All units found will be identified by their MAC address and the assigned IP address In the Port Number box enter 2101 the default value 9 Click OK to complete data entry IMPORTANT Jf you are using Ethernet communications be sure the GF868 is set up with the default communications parameters 9600 baud no parity no handshaking 8 data bits and 1 stop bit The port number must match the Enable Raw TCP access using TCP Port assignment shown under the Device Discovery TCP Server Settings menu Configuration Serial Ports gt Port C 4 Programming with PanaView March 2008 Adding the GF868 To add the GF868 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 Click on the New option in the Edit menu see Figure C 4 below Lo Panaview Meter Browser Ey File Edit View Output Window Help Gant Undo Meters on Comport Unt Gut CErI X Copy Ctrl C Paste New Properties Remove Figure C 4 New Option in the Edit Menu After clicking on the New option the Meter menu option appears
122. pe Description Seiko Model DPU 411 Type II Extech Mini Serial Printer 42 Epson or Epson compatible Syntest SP 401 After the desired printer type has been selected the meter returns to the standard data display screen and normal measurement taking Printing Data 4 9 March 2008 Printing Signal Array Use the SGNLS submenu to print signal array data to help diagnose Data certain problems To print the signal data see Figure A 5 on page A 5 and complete the following steps IMPORTANT Make sure that a printer has been properly set up before proceeding with this section 1 To access the Print Menu press the PRNT key Note The Print Menu is not protected by the security feature and a password is never required to access this menu 2 Press the lt or gt key to display the option bar shown and then press F2 to select the SGNLS submenu 3 Press the F1 F3 keys to select the desired Signal Array data to print To abort the procedure press the EXIT key Note The SIGNL option causes the raw signal array data to print while the CROSS option causes the cross correlation data to print The BOTH option prints both sets of data After the desired print selection has been made the Model GF868 returns to the standard data display screen and normal measurement taking The specified signal array data is printed continuously until it is manually stopped To terminate signal array printing use th
123. problem contact the factory for help Programming with PanaView March 2008 Editing Meter Properties Through PanaView you can edit the properties of your GF868 You can Set the meter clock or synchronize it with the PC clock Read plot and save transducer signals Clear totalizers Save site files to the meter or PC Clear sites from the meter Print site files to the PC To edit the properties of your GF868 1 Highlight the meter as shown in Figure C 6 on page C 6 2 Open the Edit menu and select the Properties option as shown in Figure C 8 below EAPanaYiew Meter Browser Ey File Edit View Output Window Help Gant Undo Gut Gtr Copy Ctrl C Paste Gerly New User Tables Properties Channel 1 Remove Figure C 8 The Properties Option in the Edit Menu Programming with PanaView C 7 March 2008 Editing Meter Properties The window appears similar to Figure C 9 below To perform a cont specific task refer to the appropriate section on the following pages Setting the Meter Clock page C 9 Reading Transducer Signals page C 10 Plotting Transducer Signals page C 10 e Saving Transducer Signals page C 11 Clearing Totalizers page C 11 Handling Site Files page C 12 Model Gx868 Yer GN3H on Untitled IDM uae Clock 1 16 2003 2 22 36 PM Set Sync to PC r Signal Read Signals Channel1 y Plot IP a
124. procedures would be used to set up input B b Enter the Base Temperature from 148 to 662 F and press ENT The ratio of this value to the actual temperature is used to calculate the standard volumetric flow Entering the Pressure 4 At the Pressure Input prompt press F1 to enter a constant Input pressure value or press Fx to select the option card in Slot X that will supply the live pressure input Note Each slot that contains an option card with an analog input assigned to PRESR will appear on the option bar If the process pressure is stable a fixed value may be used but most applications require a live pressure input 5 Doone of the following If you selected FIXED enter the known fixed process pressure Press ENT The meter will only accept values from 0 5000 psia Programming Site Data 1 21 March 2008 Entering the Pressure If you selected SLOT X Pucon a Press F1 to select input A or press F2 to select input B The inputs were labeled during setup b Enter the Base Pressure standard value for the process and press the ENT key The meter will only accept values from 0 5000 psia In this parameter it does not accept psig values Note fan installed option card does not appear on the option bar for the TEMPERATURE INPUT or PRESSURE INPUT the card may not have been initialized or it may be defective Call the factory for assistance 6 At the N2 Input prompt press F1
125. ptable 16 Press ENT to accept the current Transmit Pulses value or enter a new value and press ENT IMPORTANT Consult the factory before performing this step Transmit Pulses specifies the number of pulses in a burst The default value for this parameter is 4 and values from 1 to 16 are acceptable For difficult conditions i e long paths high velocity or high temperature settings as high as 16 may be necessary 17 Press ENT to accept the current T Window Cycles value or enter a new value and press ENT IMPORTANT Consult the factory before performing this step Normally the Model GF868 calculates the size of the transmit window based on pipe size and fluid sound speed However for special diagnostic purposes it may sometimes be necessary to reset the window size The default value for this parameter is 0 and values from 0 to 1000 are acceptable Programming Site Data March 2008 Setting Transducer Signal 18 Press ENT to accept the current R WINDOW cycles value or Limits cont enter a new value and press ENT IMPORTANT Consult the factory before performing this step Normally the Model GF868 calculates the size of the receive window based on pipe size and fluid sound speed However for special diagnostic purposes it may sometimes be necessary to reset the window size The default value for this parameter is 10 and values from 10 to 300 are acceptable Note fthe T WINDOW prompt is set
126. r cow y Baud Rate 3500 Baud y Parity None y Handshaking No Handshakina y Data Bits 8 Data Bits y Stop Bits hsc y Timeout ms 5000 Ce Figure C 2 Setup Communications Screen 5 Open the Protocol menu the first of the drop down menus and click on DM 6 Open the COM Port Type menu and click on the desired type or on TCP IP if the GF868 is using an Ethernet connection Note Ifyou select TCP IP the menu changes Proceed to the next page 7 Select any suitable available baud rate A baud rate of 19 200 is appropriate for almost all applications However if you experience periodic communication reliability problems you may wish to consider lowering the baud rate on your instrument and in PanaView IMPORTANT Be sure all the communications port settings match those made in setting up the meter s serial port 8 Click OK to complete data entry Programming with PanaView C 3 March 2008 Setting up Ethernet If you have selected TCP IP in step 6 on the previous page the Setup Communications Communications window appears similar to Figure C 3 below er Setup Communications General Prototol fiom 7 COM Port Type trae y Name Untitled 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 IP Address text b
127. red into the table Press ENT The meter will only accept values from 2 to 20 IMPORTANT When editing the K factor table the velocities must be entered in increasing order d Enter the Velocity or Reynolds Value for K factor number x Press ENT The meter will only accept values from 30 000 to 30 000 ft sec e Enter the K factor corresponding to velocity number x Press ENT 3 Repeat steps c and d until all of the data points have been entered 1 30 Programming Site Data March 2008 Procedure Options After completing the above steps the meter returns to the Advanced Features prompt Continue as follows To continue programming the meter refer to the menu maps in Appendix A and navigate to the desired menu Then proceed to the appropriate section of this manual for instructions To leave the User Program and retain the previous settings press EXIT twice and then press F1 NO at the SAVE prompt Any programming changes will be discarded and you will be returned to the data display To leave the User Program and return to measurement mode press EXIT twice and then press F2 YES at the SAVE prompt Your programming changes will be entered into the meter s memory and you will be returned to the data display Programming Site Data 1 31 March 2008 Setting the Clock Use the CLOCK submenu to enter the current date and time Refer to Figure A 3 on page A 3 1 To pr
128. red menu Then proceed to the appropriate section of this manual for instructions To leave the User Program and retain the previous settings press EXIT and then press F1 NO at the SAVE prompt Any programming changes will be discarded and you will be returned to the data display Toleave the User Program and return to measurement mode press EXIT and then press F2 YES at the SAVE prompt Your programming changes will be entered into the meter s memory and you will be returned to the data display Programming Site Data 1 33 March 2008 Setting Up Serial Communications The Model GF868 flowmeter can transmit stored data and displayed readings to aremote ANSI terminal or a personal computer by connecting the meter s RS232 interface to the serial port ofthe PC In addition the Model GF868 can receive and execute remote commands using this link The meter can also be configured with a MODBUS option card for MODBUS communications a Foundation Fieldbus option card for Foundation Fieldbus communications an Ethernet option card for Ethernet communications or with a MODBUS TCP option card for MODBUS communication over the Ethernet if desired Note 7o set Fieldbus communications parameters see Appendix D Foundation Fieldbus Communications Use the COMM submenu to set the RS232 MODBUS Ethernet and MODBUS TCP communications port parameters and to enter a network identification number network identification
129. rmat and returns the display to the previous data format The EXIT key on the keypad will also perform this function 2 6 Displaying Data March 2008 The LOG Submenu Entering the LOG Submenu The LOG submenu permits the display of the data in a log file either graphically or numerically Although the Model GF868 can display all of the data in a log file screen size limitations prevent the simultaneous display of the complete log file Therefore the function keys must be used to view the remaining data Follow the instructions in this section to display a log file in the desired format Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired pane of the display screen and complete the following steps 1 To access the Display Menu press the DISP key 2 Press F4 LOG 3 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired log file to display At the NAME prompt the option bar will show the names of all log files that are currently stored in memory If there are no log files currently stored in memory the following prompt will appear instead DISPLAY FEATURES There are no log files currently DISPLAY FORMAT stored in memory Either all of logging the log files have been cleared or no log files have yet been All Logs Cleared created Press any key to return hit key to measurement mode If the All Logs Cleared prompt appears at least one log file must be created and stored
130. rranties whether statutory express or implied including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and warranties arising from course of dealing or usage or trade If a GE Sensing Inc instrument malfunctions within the warranty period the following procedure must be completed 1 Notify GE giving full details of the problem and provide the model number and serial number of the instrument If the nature of the problem indicates the need for factory service GE will issue a RETURN AUTHORIZATION number RA and shipping instructions for the return of the instrument to a service center will be provided 2 If GE instructs you to send your instrument to a service center it must be shipped prepaid to the authorized repair station indicated in the shipping instructions 3 Upon receipt GE will evaluate the instrument to determine the cause of the malfunction Then one of the following courses of action will then be taken fthe damage is covered under the terms of the warranty the instrument will be repaired at no cost to the owner and returned f GE determines that the damage is not covered under the terms of the warranty or if the warranty has expired an estimate for the cost of the repairs at standard rates will be provided Upon receipt of the owner s approval to proceed the instrument will be repaired and returned lii March 2008 NE y Table of Contents Chapter 1 Programmi
131. ructions Refer to Figure A 6 on page A 6 and proceed to the appropriate section for the desired LOG submenu Each submenu may be followed in the sequence shown or the T and Y keys may be used to scroll through the prompts Logging Data 3 1 March 2008 Creating a Standard Log Use the STD submenu to create a new standard log and to select the parameters to log the log start time and date the log end time and date and the time increment Also any log file already stored in memory may be inspected and or changed Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired pane of the display screen and complete the following steps 1 To access the Log Menu press the LOG key a If you have activated the security feature see Chapter 1 Programming Site Data page 1 41 for details enter the assigned password and press ENT 2 Press F1 STD 3 Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to inspect a completed log or to change an active log or enter a new name up to 5 characters and press ENT to create a new log file Note At the NAME prompt the option bar will show the names of all completed or active log files that are currently stored in memory Recall that a flashing asterisk appears at the far right of the locator bar if the Model GF868 is currently logging data see Chapter 3 Operation of the Startup Guide 4 Atthe Log Message prompt enter a brief description up to 21 c
132. s listed on the next page 3 10 Logging Data March 2008 STARTTIME Prompt cont a Press F1 F2 to select AM or PM Then enter the desired Hour 1 12 and press ENT Entry of a start time earlier than the current time will generate an error message b Enter the desired Minutes and press ENT The acceptable range is O to 59 C Enter the desired Seconds and press ENT The acceptable range is 0 to 59 START DATE Prompt 11 Press F1 to accept the displayed Start Date or press F2 to enter a different start date To start logging today press F3 If OK or TODAY was selected you have finished setting up the error log Proceed to Procedure Options below Otherwise complete the following steps to Edit the Start Date d Enter the desired Year and press ENT The acceptable range is 0 to 99 b Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired Month c Enter the desired Day and press ENT The acceptable range is to the number of days in the selected month 28 29 30 or 31 Procedure Options You have completed setting up the error log Do one of the following e Use 1 and J to review the previous menu prompts Press F1 F4 to select one of the LOG submenus To return to the data screen and begin logging data press the ENT key The on the locator bar indicates that the Model GF868 is now compiling the specified error log The error log will continue to run unt
133. s such as creating graph and log files displaying live measurement data and creating custom templates please refer to the general PanaView User s Manual 910 211 All IDM protocol instruments utilize an RS232 interface to communicate with a PC For details on wiring your RS232 interface please refer to the Installation chapter of your instrument s User s Manual and to the document EJA RS Serial Communications 916 054 Programming with PanaView C 1 March 2008 Setting Up the Use the steps below to establish communications with the GF868 Communications Port 1 Open the New Meter Browser window and expand the network tree Then highlight the My Computer Name branch by clicking on it 2 Pull down the Edit menu by clicking on it in the menu bar 3 Click on the New menu option to select it and a submenu opens with two choices on it see Figure C 1 below EA PanaView Meter Browser 5 gt File Edit View Output Window Help Ganit Undo Gut Gtrl X a g Copy Ctrl C Paste Girl Communications Port PC Log Figure C 1 The Edit Menu C 2 Programming with PanaView March 2008 Setting Up the 4 Click on the Communications Port option to select it The Serup Communications Port Communications screen appears similar to Figure C 2 below cont EA setup Communications x General Prototol COM Port Type ns2 223 y Name Untitled Port Numbe
134. st remain in place except while wiring the unit Reinstall the shroud after the wiring has been completed 1 Disconnect the main power to the electronics console and open the cover IWARNING Dangerous voltages exist within the electronics console Do not perform any wiring operations until the main power to the unit has been disconnected 2 Remove the clear plastic shroud that covers the electrical connectors 3 Using a twisted wire pair connect the XMT terminal of the barrier strip to the T R terminal of the PC s RS485 adapter and connect the XMT terminal of the barrier strip to the T R terminal of the PC s RS485 adapter see the documentation provided with the RS485 adapter for details Note The XMT terminal on the barrier strip is the screw opposite the red wire connection and the XMT terminal on the barrier strip is the screw opposite the green wire connection 4 Reinstall the clear plastic shroud close the cover to the electronics console and reconnect the main power The RS485 serial interface is now ready for point to point operation However the installed version of the Model GF868 software must be Version 3G or higher to support RS485 operation If necessary contact the factory for information about a software upgrade Serial Communications March 2008 Multi Point Wiring Reconfiguring a Serial Interface Converter The standard point to point wiring configuration for the serial interface co
135. t Normal from the drop down list box to resume total accumulation y GEFlow XMT 000000003 FLO Apply Values 1O x FLOW 000000003 Es 43 E v Periodic Updates 005 Auto E sec E Process Alarms Diagnostics Trends Others Parameter Value El PRIMARY VALUE RANGE EU 100 EU D UNITS INDEX DECIMAL El SECONDARY VALUE VALUE STATUS QUALITY SUBSTATUS LIMITS SECONDARY VALUE UNIT UNIT SELECTOR PRIMARY SELECTOR SECONDARY SELECTOR CLEAR TOTALIZERS CH1_VELOCITY CH1 VOLUMETRIC CH1 PLUS TOTALS CH1 MINUS TOTALS 4 Write Changes Good_NonCascade NonSpecific NotLimited 0x0001 ffi SI metric ff CH VELOCITY CH1 VELOCITY Normal Normal Clear 1263 gg 441074 oft Read All Figure D 4 Clear Totalizers Drop Down List Select the Others tab and scroll down to the CLEAR_TOTALIZERS Select Clear from the drop down list box see Figure D 4 below Foundation Fieldbus Communications March 2008 Function Block Figure D 5 below is an example setup using the Function Block Application Application editor The flowmeter AI blocks along with the AO and PID of another device on the network are displayed We have connected the Al_1 OUT of the flowmeter to the CAS IN of the AO block We have also connected the Al 2 OUT of the flowmeter to the CAS IN of the PID block gt rface0 0 Function Block Application
136. talizers Site Files V Auto connect at startup Figure C 11 Active Signal Options 2 To select a different signal type open the signal menu at the right shown here with Raw Upstream highlighted and click on the desired signal C 10 Programming with PanaView March 2008 Plotting Transducer To plot the selected signal click on Plot A graphical window opens Signals as shown in Figure C 12 below is Signal Graph Raw Upstream Points 1024 Group 1 C 2 Y Show Points Clear Plot Close Figure C 12 Signal Graph Window Saving Transducer Signals To save the raw signal click Save A window opens similar to Figure C 13 below Enter the desired name and click Save to save the signal as a text file Sven yPanaview y engm File name Site2 t t hs Save as type Text Files txt Y Cancel Ze Figure C 13 Save As Window Clearing Totalizers To clear the meter totalizers click on the Clear Totalizers button in the Properties window The meter totalizers are reset to 0 Programming with PanaView C 11 March 2008 Handling Site Files To access site files click on the Site Files button in the Properties window The Site File Operations window shown in Figure C 14 below opens Site File Operations xj Save Site To Meter Selected New Save Site To PC Clear Site From Meter Save Site Print To PC Close Figure C 14 The Site File Operations Window
137. tes only movement of the cursor may not result in a visible change in the posted times For example if a TIME INCREMENT of 30 seconds has been programmed two presses of either cursor movement key will be required to change the displayed time by one minute 2 10 Displaying Data March 2008 Displaying the The SIGNL submenu permits the direct graphical display of several Transducer Signal transducer signals Specifically the signals listed in Table 2 5 below may be viewed in this format Table 2 5 Available Transducer Signals Transducer Signal Description Skan Types Sup upstream Skan signal downstream Skan signal upstream Skan correlation downstream Skan correlation Measure Types upstream Measure signal downstream Measure signal Note The Measure type signals Mup and Mdown are only available if the S M burst technique was selected in the ACTIV menu Refer to Figure A 4 on page A 4 and complete the following steps to display the transducer signals Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired pane of the display screen then proceed as follows Note For this discussion it is assumed that the left pane of the display screen is active If the right pane is active it is only necessary to replace the F1 FA keys designations by the F5 F8 keys 1 To access the Display Menu press the DISP key 2 Press gt and F1 SIGNL 3 Press F1 to display the
138. th an internal network An optional MODBUS TCP card with a unique MAC IP address installed only in slots 5 or 6 includes an RJ45 connector To connect the MODBUS TCP enabled GF868 to the network insert the jack of an RJ45 cable into the RJ45 connector route the cable through the bottom of the GF868 and wire the other end of the cable to the LAN according to the manufacturer s instructions To establish MODBUS TCP communications with the DF868 you must install the Ruiping software utility available with your modified GF868 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 GF868 by its MAC address supplied as part of customer documentation The default TCP Port is 502 The default IP addressing for the GF868 is DHCP dynamic If you need to assign a static IP address to the DF868 complete the following steps IMPORTANT To assign a static IP address the GF868 must be connected to an Ethernet network with a dynamic address assignment mechanism DHCP first 1 Run Ruiping software and identify the GF868 s current IP address Note Ruiping e will return the found IP addresses as well as the MAC address 2 From a DOS command prompt type telnet ip address 10000 3 The Welcome to Net Works Configuration Utility opens Type in the login name and password d Login type root b Password type Netsilicon 4 I
139. the MEM submenu to verify that the available log memory is sufficient for the desired log If the expected amount of logged data will exceed the remaining memory capacity the Model GF868 suggests that some old logs be cleared to make room for the new log Press the appropriate side of the SCREEN key to activate the desired pane of the display screen and complete the following steps 1 To access the Log Menu press the LOG key d If you have activated the security feature see Chapter 1 Programming Site Data page 1 41 for details enter the assigned password and press ENT 2 Press F2 MEM 3 After noting the information press ENT to return to the main Log Menu screen The MEM screen lists the number of remaining unused memory pages out of the total number of 120 available pages Also the number of pages expected to be used by all currently programmed logs is given If the number of pending pages exceeds the number of free pages additional memory may be made available by clearing some old logs see Chapter 5 Clearing Data If itis undesirable to delete old logs to free up additional memory the number of pages pending may be reduced by altering the parameters of one or more of the currently active logs For example either increasing the time increment or decreasing the total logging time will reduce the memory requirements for a log file Use the following equations to calculate the number of pages used by a log
140. tion may be set in the VO submenu Entering Volumetric Data 7 Use the F1 F4 and gt keys to select the desired Volumetric Units for the flow rate display The available volumetric and totalizer units are shown in Figure A 1 on page A 1 8 Use the F1 F4 keys to select the Volumetric Time units for the volumetric flow rate display 9 Use the F1 F4 keys to select the Vol Decimal Digits the desired number of digits to the right of the decimal point in the volumetric flow rate display 1 10 Programming Site Data March 2008 Entering Totalizer Data Entering Mass Flow Data Procedure Options 10 Use the F1 F4 and gt keys to select the Totalizer Units 11 Use the F1 F4 keys to select the Total Decimal Digits the desired number of digits to the right of the decimal point in the totalized flow display 12 Use the F1 F4 keys to select the Mass Flow units listed in Figure A 1 on page A 1 13 Use the F1 F4 keys to select the Mass Flow Time units 14 Use the F1 F4 keys to select the MDOT Decimal Digits the number of digits to the right of the decimal point for displaying mass flow 15 Use the F1 F4 keys to select the Mass Totalizer units 16 Use the F1 F4 to specify the Mass Decimal Digits the number of digits to the right of the decimal point for displaying totalized mass flow The meter returns to the initial User Program screen After completing the above steps
141. to 0 the R WINDOW prompt does not appear and the GF868 uses a R WINDOW Width based on the expected arrival of the signal After completing these steps the program returns to the SETUP window Table 1 2 on the next page lists the default values and limits for SETUP parameters Programming Site Data 1 27 March 2008 Setting Signal Limits cont Signal Low Limit 20 Low Limit 20 Table 1 2 Default Values and Limits for SETUP Parameters Default Value High Limit 100 Cor Peak Limit 100 0 500 Velocity Low Limit 300 0 ft sec 85 m sec 500 ft sec 150 m sec 500 ft sec 150 m sec Velocity High Limit 300 0 ft sec 85 m sec 500 ft sec 150 m sec 500 ft sec 150 m sec Acceleration Limit 100 ft sec 30 48 m sec 0 250 ft sec 76 m sec Amp Discrim Low 0 100 Amp Discrim High 0 100 Delta T Offset 1 000 usec 1 000 usec Skan T Offset 500 usec 500 usec of Peak 1 100 XMIT Sample Size 2 32 M gt S Switch 0 usec 250 usec shifts 0 10 A Divisor Programming Site Data March 2008 Setting Response Time Initializing the System 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
142. to 59 C Enter the desired Seconds and press ENT The acceptable range is 0 to 59 START DATE Prompt 11 Press F1 to accept the displayed Start Date or press F2 to enter a different start date To start logging today press F3 e f OK or TODAY was selected proceed to step 12 for a non circular log or to step 13 for a circular log Otherwise complete the following steps to Edit the Start Date d Enter the desired Year and press ENT The acceptable range is 0 to 99 b Use the lt gt and F1 F4 keys to select the desired Month c Enter the desired Day and press ENT The acceptable range is to the number of days in the selected month 28 29 30 or 31 END TIME Prompt 12 Press F1 to accept the displayed End Time or press F2 to enter a different end time To select a specific time period for the log to run press F3 If OK was selected proceed to the END DATE prompt f TIMED was selected proceed to the LOG TIME prompt If EDIT was selected complete the steps on the next page Note The log END TIME must exceed the log START TIME by at least five minutes Failure to observe this restriction will result in an error message a Press F1 F2 to select AM or PM Then enter the desired Hour 1 12 and press ENT Entry of a start time earlier than the current time will generate an error message b Enter the desired Minutes and press ENT The acceptable range is O to 59
143. to enter a constant N percentage or press Fx to select the option card in Slot x that will supply the live N percentage 7 Do one of the following If you selected FIXED enter the known fixed N percentage Press ENT The meter will accept values from 0 to 100 percent f you selected SLOT X d Press F1 to select input A or press F2 to select input B The inputs were labeled during setup Procedure Options After completing the above steps the meter returns to the main I O prompt Continue as follows Tocontinue programming the meter press EXIT to return to the User Program Refer to the menu maps in Appendix A and navigate to the desired menu Then proceed to the appropriate section of the manual for instructions To leave the User Program and retain the previous settings press EXIT and then press F1 NO at the SAVE prompt Any programming changes will be discarded and you will be returned to the data display To leave the User Program and return to measurement mode press EXIT and then press F2 YES at the SAVE prompt Your programming changes will be entered into the meter s memory and you will be returned to the data display 1 22 Programming Site Data March 2008 Entering Setup Data Setting Transducer Signal Limits The signal limits and response times for the Model GF868 are specified using the SETUP submenu While following the programming instructions refer to Figure A
144. tup For instructions on setting up additional inputs and or outputs proceed to the appropriate section Otherwise press EXIT to return to the main I O menu prompt Programming Site Data March 2008 Setting up RTD Inputs Entering the Zero Cutoff Option cards with RTD inputs have a temperature range of 100 to 350 C Complete the following steps to set up the two RTD inputs of an option card installed in Slot x 1 Press F1 to set up RTD input A or F2 to set up RTD input B Note 7he setup of RTD input A is used as an example Identical procedures would be used to set up RTD input B 2 Enter a label of up to eight characters and press ENT 3 At the Input Measurement prompt press F1 OFF to disable RTD input A and return to the previous prompt or press F2 TEMP to enable RTD input A 4 Enter the Zero Value for the low end of the chosen input range and press ENT 5 Enter the Full Scale Value for the high end of the chosen input range and press ENT 6 Press F1 F2 to set up another input or press EXIT to select another slot for set up For instructions on setting up additional inputs and or outputs proceed to the appropriate section Otherwise press EXIT to return to the main I O menu prompt Near zero flow the Model GF868 s readings may fluctuate due to small offsets caused by thermal drift or similar factors To force a Zero reading when there is minimal flow enter a zero cut
145. u or press EXIT to leave the User Program and return to measurement mode 1 40 Programming Site Data March 2008 Activating Security In order to prevent unauthorized tampering with the flowmeter s programming the Model GF868 is equipped with a security feature that locks out the following menus Program Menu PROG Calibration Menu CAL Log Menu LOG Clear Menu CLR When the system is locked access to the above menus will be denied unless the correct password is entered The Model GF868 is shipped with a default password which is given later in this section For increased security the default password should be changed IMPORTANT Once the system has been locked it can only be unlocked by entering the password because access to the SECUR submenu is restricted To program the SECUR submenu press gt twice and F2 at the initial User Program screen Refer to Figure A 3 on page A 3 IMPORTANT Itis recommended that all program parameters be recorded before changing the password This information should be recorded in Appendix B Data Records as a matter of routine If the password is lost the site data is not retrievable and will have to be re entered 1 At the Lock Out prompt press F1 UNIck to unlock the system and return to the Global PROGRAM prompt or press F2 LOCK to lock the system Note Jf the system was unlocked at the above prompt the following three prompts do not
146. ucer and press ENT The meter will only accept values from 1 to 199 b Use the gt and F1 F4 keys to select the Frequency of the special transducer The meter can not transmit an excitation voltage at the transducer s natural frequency without this data c Enter the special transducer Time Delay Tw value supplied by the factory Press ENT The meter will only accept values from 0 to 1000 usec Note Tw is the time required for the transducer signal to travel through the transducer and its cable This time delay must be subtracted from the transit times of the upstream and downstream transducers to ensure an accurate measurement 3 Enter the known Pipe OD or circumference and use the F1 F4 keys to select the appropriate units Press ENT The meter will only accept values from 1 8 to 648 in The option bar choices listed in Figure A 1 on page A 1 may appear in English or Metric units Obtain the required information by measuring either the pipe outside diameter OD or circumference at the transducer installation site The data may also be obtained from standard pipe size tables Programming Site Data March 2008 Pipe Wall Path Length Axial Length Reynolds Correction Calibration Factor 4 Use the numeric keys to enter the known thickness of the Pipe Wall Press ENT IMPORTANT Because the units cannot be independently chosen for this parameter the value must be entered in the same
147. ves i Fi F1 ec mn 9 choices Menu Maps A 6 Appendix B Data Records Option Cards Installed oooooooooooooroorrrrmm Initial Setup Data March 2008 Option Cards Installed Whenever an option card is installed in one of the Model GF868 s expansion slots record the type of card and any additional setup information in the appropriate row of Table B 1 below Table B 1 Option Cards Installed Slot Type of Option Card Additional Setup Information Analog Outputs A B Data Records B 1 March 2008 Initial Setup Data After the Model GF868 flowmeter has been installed some initial setup data must be entered using the User Program prior to operation Record that information in Table B 2 below Table B 2 Initial Setup Data General Information Model Reference Software Vers Date Serial Z Dimension Measurement Method ACTIV Pese Staus Bus Measure Mode Skan System Parameters SYSTEM Site Label Vol Dec Digits Site Message Totalizer Units System Units English Metric Tot Dec Digits Pressure Units Mass Flow Gage Pressure Mass Flow Time Stopwatch Total Manual MDOT Dec Dig Vol Units Mass TOT Vol Time Units Mass Dec Dig Pipe Transducer Parameters PIPE Trans Reynolds Corr Spec Trans Hz Kin
148. w many bursts are sent in one direction before sending in the other direction The default value for this parameter is 8 and values of 2 4 8 16 and 32 are acceptable Programming Site Data 1 25 March 2008 Setting Transducer Signal Limits cont 13 Press ENT to accept the current M gt S_Switch value or enter a new value and press ENT IMPORTANT Consult the factory before performing this step If the burst mode is set to Skan Measure S M the meter switches from Skan to Measure Mode when Delta T is less than the M S Switch value DO NOT change this value unless advised to do so by the factory The default value for this parameter is 50 usec and values from 0 to 250 usec are acceptable 14 Press ENT to accept the current shifts value or enter a new value and press ENT 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 The default value for this parameter is 3 and values from 0 to 10 are acceptable 15 Press ENT to accept the current A Divisor value or enter a new value and press ENT A Divisor is used in the calculation of the Measure Mode integrated threshold level and is not normally changed The default value for this parameter is 2 5 and values from 0 1 to 10 are acce

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