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MultySonic 8000 INSTRUCTION MANUAL

1. 50 A A asa 50 SAD MA td 50 6 10 7 Path SUDSUTUTION co 50 6 10 8 Minimum number of functioning paths 51 6 11 Dry weather flow configuration 51 6 11 1 Using Manning Strickler s equation 51 6 11 2 Using individual discharge curve 52 6 12 nal OlAUISIOMNLY zarten eens il 53 6 12 AMI andiIax VEO Visa Dee 54 6 12 2 MIN Signal gl all Yen qa aaa asas 54 6 12 3 Min and max flow speed 54 6 13 Creating the parameter file messi une 55 A uu u u uu a uz uu suan a au wam s sss 56 7 1 Connection plans for the pulse outputs 56 7 2 Weighting of the paths with filled cross sections in accordance with 57 ISO GO OFAN CECA ae dena 57 7 2 1 Weighting of the paths for filled round cross sections GAUSS Jacob Method ia ta 57 7 2 2 Weighting of the paths for filled rectangular cross sections Gauss Legendre MEO aa us id 58 7 3 Exerpt IEC41 Calculation of Flow with weighing factors 59 7 4 Acc
2. a ata 10 4 Installation of the electronic unit 11 4 1 jEleoticaleonmeclioibuyuru u u u D aspi Dun u Su m us 11 4 2 IPOWCE SUDBIY AO een A 11 4 3 Ullrasonie DOS ticas 12 4 4 Connecting the ultrasonic transducers 13 4 4 1 Connection in explosive areas 14 4 5 MODON o POPO a di 14 4 6 Connection of water level measuring devices to the analogue inputs 16 4 7 Connection to the analogue outputs 16 4 8 Connection to the digital outputs 17 4 9 Using Several O Boards 17 4 10 Access to MultySonic 8000 via Ethernet 17 4 11 Use Of USB Memory SUCKS aaa ad 17 4 11 1 Transferring a new parameter file 18 4 11 2 Activating a transferred parameter file 18 4 11 3 Downloading an active parameter file from MultySonic 8000 to USB MEMO Sick ses 18 4 11 4 Reading out the data logger
3. 19 4 11 5 Performing updates and upgrades 19 4 12 Installation and removal of electronic boards reconfiguration of boards 19 5 Programming and operation 24 515 61 iO uu nu eer ne A 24 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Contents Page 5 1 1 Tre se llonSuYlelillu uuu uy u uuu uu aa au uushapa mishuka 24 0 A SA er 24 5 1 172 SOCIO aus un aaa upaku haapa eier 25 5 1 2 Thelmbutoutfpulifiei uu uu uuu uuu ale ein 25 dl WMHs Ca NING MIEN ye u unun nu nus k idad 25 5 1 4 Me paths Mii 25 5 1 5 Th maintenance meri u uuu u oi 27 5 1 5 1 Activating of parameter files 27 5 125222 O no pausanyqkaqu 27 5 1 5 3 Switch off of MultySonic 8000 27 dize MEHUCUSIOMISAUON nia 28 583 USING INE LAN TM leed 28 5 4 USING Me USB IEC lea iaredo 28 6 User defined Setting Sui 29 6 1 General information on software use r 29 6 1 1 Creating a new parameter file 29 6 1 2 Loading a new parameter file 29 6 1 3 Language Seller o o 29 62 SYSIE
4. 192 168 1 99 E services 7 49 KB Datei 11 05 2005 00 00 8 etc E shadow 251 Byte Datei 07 10 2008 00 00 Bluetooth Umgebung E shadow 239 Byte Datei 07 10 2008 00 00 anleitung E syslog conf 19 Byte CONF Datei 11 05 2005 00 00 5 badger 5 badger2 Picture 22 Content of directory etc 7 5 3 Adjust the File Inittab The file can be edited by using a text editor MultySonic 8000 has a Linux operating system Because of partially different control characters compared to Windows you can not use every Windows Texteditor One proper editor is TextPad download http www textpad com download 8 3 la E EEE ET OY te Sah e k 74 x 3 sysinit sbin modprobe usb storage 3 sysinit bin lt mount n a zim 3 sysinit sbin mkpairs IP Adress EA 3 sysinit sbin ifconfig lo 127 0 0 1 7 3 sysinit sbin ifconfig ethO 192 168 1 99 7 console 3 ysinit sbin route add default gw 192 168 1 1 console 3 sysinit sbin irattach ZdevzZttsZ1 s 7 console 3 ysinit bin hostname XU226101 7 console 3 once sbin inetd R 1000 Default Gatewax 7 console 3 once sbin syslogd 7 console 3 respawn bin login 7 console 3 once usr local bin autostart o Fr AAA a ee we ee eee Picture 23 Content of file intittab Picture 23 shows the content of the inittab which is open in a text editor You can see the default settings for IP address and default gateway The default subnet mask
5. 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 User defined settings Page 38 81 If the cables are connected the wrong way round UP and DOWN interchanged the flow rate calculation can be inverted by activating the path inverted checkbox If the converters are sufficiently covered with fluid and it has been ascertained that the flow rate is exactly 0m s the determined offset can be corrected in the Zero mark offset input window Please note that these offsets are normally very small and in practice mostly lead to a flow rate offset significantly below icm s Correction therefore only makes sense if the channel or pipe is absolutely still and has been standing long enough 6 4 1 The expert menu Further path specific settings can be made here Several of the parameters shown here have a large influence on system stability All expert settings are initialised with sensible default values We recommend to change the parameters in the expert menu only after consultation with our trained service personnel E Fiad definieren Z Experteneinstellungen Auto Window Sensor Delay 4 psek Signal Sequence 753000 Frequency 500000 Hz ADE 20MHz gt Frequency Filter Low 250000 Hz Frequency Filter High 11200000 Hz Automatic Gain Control AGC e Signal Min 1600 Signal Max www 0 2P gt M Manual Gain 30 Maximum Gain 2000 7 Correlation Quality gp Cal Factor 1 2 Sample Rate 14096 Activate LutOff CutOff Trigger
6. Path 1 Unit Path 1 Sonso Type XU WS Z Epen Seting Path Elevation OA m Path Length 1 41 m Path Angle 45 Grad Invert Path 7 Zero Offset g nsek Path Weight Path Ratio X A Please choose proper sensor type changed 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 User defined settings Page 37 81 Path 4 Path 3 Path 2 Path 2 Sensor type XU W2 250 kHz XU W5 500 kHz XU W10 1 MHz 1MHz HD Table 4 Selection of transducers If your sensor type is not in the selection list you can also enter special parameters in the expert menu We recommend the use of the expert menu for trained service personnel only The path elevation is the height of the sensor with reference to the settings in the channel definition In the example on the left the path heights are 0 31m 1 0m 1 45m and 1 95m The following rules apply for the selection of path heights in open channels or partly filled pipes e All paths should be sufficiently covered at maximum level see minimum coverage for ultrasound converters e Most paths should be sufficiently covered at normal level e f possible at least the lowest path should still be covered at the lowest level e The lowest level must be a sufficient distance from the floor this is equal to the minimum coverage for the ultrasound converter e The distances between the levels should be chosen so that the measurement segments cover similar areas In many cases not all of t
7. Samples before CutOft Samples after CutO lf CutOff Filter X 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 User defined settings 6 4 1 1 6 4 1 2 6 4 1 3 6 4 1 4 6 4 1 5 6 4 1 6 6 4 1 7 Page 39 81 Auto window To receive the ultrasound signals MultySonic 8000 opens the predicted signal reception time according to an internally calculated signal run time This depends amongst other things on the mean temperature and consistence Since these parameters can change under certain circumstances it is possible to automatically adapt the time of reception to the mean conditions This happens with the Auto Window Parameter As a rule the reception window is however large enough to carry changed mean conditions without having to activate Auto Window Sensor delay The sensor delay is a measurement for the ultrasound converter inertia i e a very small time difference arises between applying the control voltage and the emission of the wanted signal This is set here The default value 4 usec should not be altered Send sequence The Send sequence indicates the signal coding 753000 means that there is a phase change of 180 after seven oscillations Five further oscillations follow and a renewed phase change of 180 The last three oscillations then follow An emitted signal in this example therefore consists of 15 oscillations Sensible sequences 753000 53300 322000 see Picture 14 Frequency The ultrasoun
8. Badger Meter Europa GmbH MultySonic 8000 INSTRUCTION MANUAL July 2010 UF_Multy8000_BA 02 1007 Contents Page A A Sa uuu us ns ua una ns um ss 1 dlc Measurement DMMGIDIS asien een 1 142 Applicable Standard tucan id 1 kos Measurement ACCUIACY cursada 1 14s SPECIAIISCEADDICATOMNS en 1 2 SKPGGIICAUORS uu o wa uha en a A A A Qk een 2 Mis SINS Ol er ea ee ee unas u Dun a a usa 2 22 vall NO sai A anyana e a al e 2 2 2 bis ACOUSUG DA 2 2 2 2 Analogue inputs for water level sensors 2 2 2 3 Display with touch screen 2 2 24 Analogue OUT Suri ipods 3 233 Gable for ullrasonietransducers zen nee ee 3 2 4 Safety standards and EMC guidelines a 4 2 5 IMIELIACE SPCCINCALONS sita ai ae 4 2 5 1 PAMAIOGUC BUS u u uu uu E 4 2 9 24 SAMAIOGUC OUTDUIS nee 4 2 REAY OU Sii daa 5 Ata UI CUP io a 5 2 55 LAN internace Ethernet sareren uuu uu ad 5 2 5 6 USB IMEMACE uu u u uuu Ea 5 2 Dale Roco WEIN ACC sists uuu ains 5 34 Flow CalcCulali iuuu u A Ai 6 Sts Galculallon alg riliffiS uu uu uu uu uu us is sas iia 6 3 1 1 In Partially filled filled conduits open channel mode 6 Sel SGFOSSIPIO PAN escoria ico 10 3 1 3 dil UICN UI MOS a 10 3 2 Water level measurement
9. Connection of water level measuring devices to the analogue inputs Basically all water level measuring devices which emit an analogue 4 20mA output signal proportional to the water level can be connected to the system The signal should be connected with a shielded cable to analogue input connectors The analogue input can be freely selected the allocation of the input to a section takes place in the parametering The terminal allocation is covered in the chapter on the I O board n zn wu RS232 L Analogue inputs 1 8 on connectors 1 8 and If the water level measurement is to be used in an area liable to contain explosive atmospheres a suitably protected water level measuring device must be used When using intrinsically safe Eex iA two litre fill level sensors Ex barriers must be used between the analogue input at the measurement transducer and the water level measurement device Connection to the analogue outputs The terminals for the analogue outputs are located on the I O board see below Shielded cables must be used to wire the analogue outputs The allocation of the analogue outputs to sections and physical magnitudes and the measuring ranges can be freely selected in the parametering taaa aa Analogue outputs 1 4 on terminals 9 12 and 23 26 C D Ha ne gt UF_Multy8000_BA 02 1007 Installation of the electronic unit Page 17 81 4 8 4 9 4 10 4
10. MultySonic 8000 automatically measures signal run times upstream and downstream T1 T2 and the time difference At see also chapter 5 1 4 MultySonic 8000 also calculates the difference diff between T2 T1 and dt so formula is diff abs T2 T1 At With CHECK_DIFF you can define a range diff has to be into in order to use the measurement value as a valid value o Example Transducer frequency 500kHz ADC Sampling rate see 6 4 1 5 5 MHZ CHECK_DIFF 105 gt 1 5MHz 105 21 us microseconds That means that every measurement value with a calculated difference diff greater than 21 us will be filtered out CHECK_K2 For each path measurement there is calculated a parameter CHECK_K2 which can be also for evaluation of signal plausibility o Example CHECK_K2 80 gt Parameter K2 of each measurement has to be greater than 80000 in order to be used as valid measurement The parameter K2 is not shown on MultySonic 8000 display but is continuously stored in the data logger files Reading out data logger files gives you an idea of the size of K2 This gives you an indication of setting value of K2 e g if real K2 200000 you can set CHECK_K2 140 We recommend to ask us before you change K2 All following settings for the individual sections measuring points are selected in the section configuration 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 User defined settings Page 33 81 6 3 1 6 3 2 Section selection Select which sectio
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12. Flow calculation MultySonic 8000 can be configured with up to 16 acoustic paths and up to 2 water level measurements per section measuring point Up to 4 sections can be realised with one evaluation unit The configuration of a section measuring point is defined with a parameter set the parameter names appear in italics The definition of a section measuring point includes in particular its geometric and hydraulic description the allocation of measuring card inputs and outputs for the section and the calculation settings The definition of a measuring path contains in particular the sensor position the path length the path angle and information on the sensor used 3 1 Calculation algorithms 3 1 1 In Partially filled filled conduits open channel mode Depending on the water level the sensor position and possible individual sensor pair malfunctions one of five different calculation processes is automatically selected 1 The outflow is set to O if the water level is below a certain value user input via parameter software see chapter 6 10 2 The outflow is determined via the Manning Strickler equation if no path is working below a defined water level 3 If only one path is in operation the throughput is calculated according to single path integration 4 l several paths overflow the outflow is calculated according to the Mean Section Mid Section or Smart Section method user defined Both calculation criteria a
13. Please get connected with your MultySonic 8000 via ftp server see also chapter 7 4 3 Please make sure that you use a cross link patch cable for direct connection e g via your PC The file inittab is saved in a directory which can be opened only with administrator login see Picture 20 So please log in with the login name user Please ask us for proper password 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 Appendix Page 67 81 a ftp 192 168 1 99 X Zur ck gJ S Ne Suchen E Ordner zi Adresse C Ftp 192 168 1 99 Wechseln zu Anmelden als D Eine anonyme Anmeldung wird vom Server nicht zugelassen oder die E Mail Adresse wurde nicht akzeptiert FTP Server 192 168 1 99 Benutzername root Iv Kennwort soosoo Nach der Anmeldung k nnen Sie diesen FTP Server den Favoriten hinzuf gen um auf den Server zuk nftig schneller zugreifen zu k nnen A Kennw rter oder Dateien werden durch FTP nicht verschl sselt oder codiert bevor sie an den Server gesendet werden Yerwenden Sie Webordner WebDAW um Kennw rter und Daten zu sch tzen Weitere Informationen ber Webordner verwenden 7 Anonym anmelden _ Kennwort speichern Abbrechen Picture 20 Login at ftp server The file inittab can be found in the directory etc see Picture 21 and Picture 22 Adresse 6 Ftp 1192 168 1 99 Wechseln zu sa O O O O O O B Desktop B Eigene Dateien bin dev etc lib lost
14. SQV Correlation quality CQ S e Amplitude of signali A gt gt gt Amplitude of signal2 Ta Energy of signali EM e y Energy of signal2 EQ Temperature IO XX XX indicates which IO CSS board XX 01 or 02 Table 9 Available data in data logger files With the file name you can identify the date of contained data In the file name you find information about date type e g section path etc Examples 2009 06 27 SECTION_01 dtrend gz Contains site data from section 1 from 27th of July 2009 2009 05 31 PATH _02 dtrend gz Contains path data of path 2 from 31st of May 2009 2007_ 12 24 IO 01 dtrend gz Contains I O data from 24th of December 2007 7 8 2 Unpack Data Logger Files In order to save memory data logger files are available in a packed format Before you can import them e g into Microsoft Excel you should unpack them with a standard packing software e g WinZip After having unpacked the files you can open them with a text editor and or import them into Windows programs 3 UF _Multy8000_ BA_02_1007 Appendix Page 80 81 Adresse f O Produktei wechseln zu Ordner X Name Gr e Typ Ge ndert am Erstellt am Letzter Zugriff am Attribute Status Be fas 2007_11_23_SECTION_01 dtrend 65KB DTREND Datei 24 11 2007 02 18 24 11 2007 02 18 31 08 2009 10 19 A Online Sy 2008_12_31_PATH_01 dtrend 253 K6 DTREND Datei 01 01 2009 02 08 01 01 2009 02 08 31 08 2009
15. Signal plausibility Every path performs many individual measurements per second up to 120 Temporary disruptions medium discontinuity e g due to gas contamination can mean that from time to time single defective measurements are included in the flow rate calculation In order to exclude these defective measurements from the flow rate calculation various parameters can be set which check the plausibility of the measuring values Signal Plausibility min Velocity g 0 max Velocity 5000 min Signal Quality CS min Flow Speed 49 max Flow Speed 0 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 User defined settings Page 54 81 6 12 1 6 12 2 6 12 3 Min and max velocit MultySonic 8000 calculates the sound velocity vs of the medium with every run from the signal runtimes In the minimum and maximum sound velocity input fields limit values are defined within which the calculated sound velocity must lie if the single measurement is to be regarded as valid The sound velocity of water depends mainly on temperature E g vs at 0 C is 1402m s at 60 C vs is 1551 m s That means if temperature of your water is within the range of 0 60 C calculated vs should be within 1402 1551m s Sound velocity of water also depends little on salinity and particle load Therefore we recommend to maintain a safety distance of about 50 100m s from the theoretical velocities of sound Reasonable minimum maximum values for water coul
16. pipe you must enter the geometric form for MultySonic 8000 as a level width table The individual level width points are designated as sampling points If you selected the rectangular channel type MultySonic 8000 connects the sampling points with straight lines If you selected the Round over spline channel type MultySonic 8000 draws an organic curve through the individual sampling points see the following example Sampling point 3 Height 4m width 4m Sampling point 2 Height 0 5m width 4m Sampling point 1 Height Om width 3m Example for the definition of a rectangular channel with three sampling points Level m e 5 32 28 4 012 29 08 14 T T s CT T T T T T k L LL 1 1 J CT T TT C TT TTTIT ATITTY CLLLLELI I LT T TT CLLLLLEDN TT T TT L L l N C L L l l 17 D L L L I li l l l l J NLL L I l l L L L LIL I Li I 17 Example for the definition of a non rectangular channel using 6 sampling points Please note For the outflow calculation it does not matter whether the channel is mirror symmetrical or not Non mirror symmetrical channel forms are entered in the same way as mirror symmetrical ones gt UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 User defined settings Page 36 81 6 4 Path configuration After the definition of the channel form the path parameters must be entered After a path has been activated these are in particular the installation height th
17. see chapter 5 1 4 indicates the quality of the correlation for every individual measurement A quality value is set here which causes the corresponding individual measurement to be invalidated if it is undercut i e this measurement is not taken into account in the flow rate calculation The value set should lie between 60 and 90 We recommend to start with a lower level and then check values for CQ for each path see chapter 5 1 4 This will give you an idea of typical values for CQ at your site Then you can put these values with a safety distance of about 10 in your parameterization 6 4 1 14 Cal factor With this factor you can influence the flow rate calculation for the individual paths The measured path speed is multiplied by this factor Since every path measures with great precision see chapter 1 2 Precision manual recalibrations are not necessary as a rule 6 4 1 15 PATH XX samples The number of samples which should be created by a received signal is depicted here Three possible selections are available 1024 2048 and 4096 Generally the higher the number of samples the greater the reception window and thus the probability of finding the signal On the other hand a large number of samples also needs more computer power which reduces the number of individual measurements per second The higher the medium s parameter fluctuations see also temperature the greater the number of samples selected should be As a rule
18. 11 Connection to the digital outputs Relays 1 and 2 on terminals 29 31 and 32 34 Digital outputs OC 1 and 2 on terminals 13 14 and 27 28 The l O board has two transitor digital outputs Digital output 1 is on terminals 13 and 14 digital output 2 on terminals 27 and 28 The connection for the relays is located on the separate 6 pole connector terminals 29 34 Using several I O boards Should the number of I O board inputs and outputs not be sufficient up to three I O boards can be installed in a MultySonic 8000 The inputs and outputs are then numbered logically from left to right If e g two I O boards are installed in expansion slots C and D analogue inputs 1 8 are located on the board in expansion slot C analogue inputs 9 16 in expansion slot D the analogue and digital outputs and the relays are numbered similarly Access to MultySonic 8000 via Ethernet MultySonic 8000 has a LAN interface and can be incorporated into an Ethernet via a HUB The MultySonic 8000 parameter files can thus be loaded and edited via FTP In addition MultySonic 8000 has an http server which permits display of the current measurement and diagnostic values in a browser e g Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote queries or MultySonic 8000 parametering via Intranet or Internet is possible in this way A PC can also be directly connected to MultySonic 8000 via a special LAN cable The IP address of the MultySonic 8000 measurement tra
19. 9 Analogue output 3 4 20mA Analogue output 2 OMA Digital output 1 OC Digital output 1 oa Number Designation Relay 1 Basis Relay 2 Basis The analogue inputs and outputs can be operated both actively 24VDC supply from MultySonic 8000 and passively external 24VDC supply The I O board is delivered from the factory in active mode i e MultySonic 8000 provides a 24VDC power supply There are small switches on the I O board with which the MultySonic 8000 auxiliary energy can be switched on active or off passive Digital outputs 1 and 2 os i 2 Analogue outputs 1 4 2 switches per output 2 switches per output Analogue inputs1 8 i 1 switch per output WARNING If MultySonic 8000 is operated actively i e with 24VDC auxiliary energy feed no external auxiliary energy may be connected up Double auxiliary energy causes damage to MultySonic 8000 and to connected peripherals Please ensure that following maximum values are not exceed Relay Umax 250V Imax 1A Transistor Umax 100V Imax 0 1A If MultySonic 8000 is operated actively i e with 24VDC auxiliary energy feed the galvanic separation between the inputs and outputs is cancelled out Please make sure that care is taken to provide a potential free circuit when using the inputs and outputs If necessary the use of separators is recommended 3 UF Multy8000 BA 02 1007 Installation of the electronic unit Page 16 81 4 6 4 7
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22. adapted to the user s requirements The factory predefined menus demonstrate however all important sizes the predefined units are Sl units Menu customisation is explained in the chapter Customising the menus 5 1 1 The sections menu The measuring point measured variables are displayed in the Sections Menu When several sections are operated at one measuring transducer several section menus are displayed when the All button is pressed If several sections exist the menus of the further sections can be displayed via the Forward and Back buttons The measured variables displayed are in particular the outflow the totalized outflow totalizer the level and the mean flow rate 5 1 1 1 Section status This parameter shows you the number of sufficiently surcharged paths which provides valid measurements If you have 4 paths which are sufficiently surcharged this value should be 4 If you have e g only 3 in that example you know that there is a measurement problem with one path Please then check diagnostic data in the path menu see chapter 5 1 4 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 Programming and operation Page 25 81 5 1 1 2 Section alarm You can parameter a section alarm see chapter 6 7 If there is a section alarm you will get a 1 at the display 5 1 2 The input output menu Here you can see an overview of all available inputs and outputs The active inputs have the status 1 column Val The
23. and can used e g by analog output An offset of temperature does not influence the flow measurement and therefore should be only corrected by input an offset value in case the temperature signal should be use Damping MultySonic 8000 provides two damping functions for the flow measuring smoothing The standard damping and Smartdamp The standard damping is damping of the first order T63 the corresponding time is entered in seconds in the Damping Time window Damping value between 10 and 60 seconds have to be found reasonable for the most measurements Smartdamp is an intelligent damping strategy which rapidly reconstructs volatile measuring value changes but still leads to good measuring values with natural measuring value fluctuations Higher damping values lead to stronger measuring value smoothing lower damping values lead to faster reactions Max level This input is only active for alternately filled or partly filled or full pipe full channel channel types The value set here represents the initial level value from which the pipe as regarded as full Example Selected channel type Filled pipe with 1 6 m diameter Selected maximum level 0 98 In this case the pipe is considered as full from a level initial signal of 0 98 1 6m 1 568 m Entering a value is recommended for measuring points which are to calculate the flow rate in case of partial filling according to ISO 6416 partially filled pipes and in the c
24. area various settings concerning the section are made Basic Parameter Minimal Sensor Surcharge 002 Low Flow Cut Off Low Level Cut OF p Temperature Offset 0 Damping standard Damping Time s 0 9 max Level 038 Path Substitution min Number of funct Path 0 6 10 1 6 10 2 6 10 3 Minimal sensor surcharge To ensure that the runtime measurement works to the optimum the sensors should be sufficiently covered with fluid Recommend values are Table 5 Minimum surcharge of ultrasonic transducers Low flow cut off Flow rates lower in value than the value entered here in m s are set to zero If e g 0 02 is entered flow rates in the 0 02 0 02 range are set to zero Low level cut off All flows below this level are set to zero This prevents very small and therefore possibly erroneous level values being included in the calculation e g dirt effects when using pressure sensors installed on the channel floor 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 User defined settings Page 50 81 6 10 4 6 10 5 6 10 6 6 10 7 Temperature offset MultySonic 8000 calculates the temperature of the medium from the measured sound velocity This calculated temperature can deviate from the actual temperature through calibration errors or natural transducer imprecision This offset can be corrected by means of this input value The calculated temperature is an additional value which is calculated
25. current values in of the set measuring range end value of the active inputs outputs are displayed In case of malfunction or non activated inputs outputs Err is set to 1 only inputs In addition to that you can also see the status of the impulse digital outputs If digital outputs are parameterized as alarm outputs See chapter 6 7 you will see alm at the display at the corresponding output 5 1 3 The scan menu Here you have the opportunity to see the signals of the individual paths scan1 corresponds to pathi etc To import press the Read button After several seconds then please press the button Show The upper picture shows the signal of the outward shot the lower picture that of the returning shot There should be a clear signal in the middle of the screens like in the picture on the right 5 1 4 The paths menu e Status The S 1 ta 0 1 3 10 20 21 22 23 The paths menu is to check the ultrasound measurement In the paths menu you have the possibility of checking the condition and the measurement quality of each individual path By pressing the Forward and Back buttons you can show the individual paths successively The following measured variables are shown in the paths menu tus shows the function of the path Following stati are possible The path is working normal The path is deactivated because of low water level The path is working without getting usa
26. found mnt proc 3 Arbeitsplatz al Netzwerkumgebung i a a Papierkorb e O O O e Internet Explorer sbin tmp usr var bash_history nxcal dat 8 192 168 1 99 E el bin mnt A proc el sbin UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Appendix Page 68 81 CP ftp 1192 168 1 99 etc JE Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Favoriten Extras au lt Zur ck gt wi y Suchen Key Ordner Esi Adresse ftp 192 168 1 99 etc x wechseln zu Ordner x Name Gr e Typ Ge ndert am 3 Desktop pemcia Dateiordner 11 05 2005 00 00 3 E Eigene Dateien I Fstab 385 Byte Datei 15 05 2005 00 00 y Arbeitsplatz E group 119 Byte Datei 07 10 2008 00 00 ee Festplatte C E gshadow 115 Byte Datei 07 10 2008 00 00 2 NEU D E hosts 29Byte Datei 11 05 2005 00 00 SP SebastianF auf Sbs2k3 Users L E inetd conf 2 52KB CONF Datei 11 05 2005 00 00 3 OfficeControls auf Sbs2k3 O 5 inittab 489 Byte Datei 03 07 2009 08 45 SP QM Controls auf Sbs2k3 Q El mtab 12Byte Datei 12 05 2005 00 00 e Bueroware auf Sbs2k3 w E nsswitch conf 236 Byte CONF Datei 11 05 2005 00 00 gt Systemsteuerung E passwd 301 Byte Datei 07 10 2008 00 00 nm B Mobiles Ger t ke profile 267 Byte Datei 07 10 2008 00 00 r a Netzwerkumgebung ke protocols 595 Byte Datei 11 05 2005 00 00 g Papierkorb E resolv conf 44 Byte CONF Datei 11 05 2005 00 00 Internet Explorer E securetty 279 Byte Datei 11 05 2005 00 00
27. in pressure pipe 6 12 path installation in pressure pipe 1 4 Specialised applications e MultySonic 8000 can be used in spaces and areas liable to contain explosive atmospheres in compliance with the relevant regulations e The system can be converted to run on batteries e A variety of sensor forms and materials permit use under heavy mechanical load and in aggressive media with pH values from 3 5 to 10 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Specifications Page 2 81 2 Specifications 2 1 Sensors Temperature range Operating temperature 0 C bis 50 G Ambient temperature 18 C bis 65 C Depending on model See technical bulletins Water quality pH 3 5 to 10 Solid materials O to 2000 ppm duration Frequencyrange 200kHz 2MHz Sensorpower Approx 90Vpp 2 2 Evaluation unit Power supply Evaluation unit 100 tos 240 VAC 50 Hz tos 60 Hz 1 8A 24 VDC alternative Temperature range Ambient temperature 20 C to 60 C with heating 40 C to 60 C Dimensions 300 x 400 x 210 mm wxhxd Weight O EI Protection class PT IP 67 alternatively Eexd Power consumption Seechapter4 2 2 2 1 Acoustic path Up to 12 16 if no I O board required paths distributed across up to 4 measuring points depending on the number of ultrasonic boards 4 paths board e Standard range 0 2m to 40m e Extended range on request Up to 150m 2 2 2 Analogue inp
28. is not shown here but it is 255 255 0 0 7 5 3 1 Change the IP address The IP address can be changed in the text editor by simply replacing the default or old entry 7 5 3 2 Change the default gatewa The default gateway can be changed in the text editor by simply replacing the default or old entry UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 Appendix Page 69 81 7 5 3 3 Change subnet mask The subnet mask can be changed by adding subnet mask s address into the file see Picture 24 There is one blank between the last digit of IP address and the word netmask Then there is one blank after the word netmask before the address starts El 3 E 2 EEE ak Gath e k x console 3 sy sinit ZsbinZmodprobe usb storage es console 3 ysinit bin mount n a console 3 sysinit sbin mkpairs Ela console 3 sysinit sbin ifconfig lo 127 0 0 1 console 3 sysinit sbinifconfig eth0 172 19 126 200 netmask 255 255 255 0 console 3 sysinit sbin route add defau gw 172 19 126 10 console 3 sysinit sbindirattach dew tts 1l s console 3 sysinit bin hostname XU37601 console 3 once sbininetd R 1000 console 3 once sbin syslogd console 3 respawn bin login console 3 once usr local bin Atostart j n a l en A A A Be i IP address Picture 24 Adding subnet mask 7 5 4 Transferring file Inittab back to MultySonic 8000 After editing the file inittab please copy it back
29. parameter the digital outputs in the Display Digital Output Parameters submenu I O Digitalausgangaktivierung jajal Select which function the digital output should fulfill from the Digital Output Type drop down menu A large EME number of min max limit values are available The Digital Output 1 Unit Digital Output 1 transmission of metering Digital Output Type Counter Impulse in m3 y pulses in the diagram to Min Switch Value Unit selected Ten the right one pulse Max Switch Value Unit selected Type gt s represents e g a flow Counter Value for Type 2 a CCC quantity of 4m is just as Invert Output possible as the switching Min Frequency y of alarms in case of a Max Frequency 35 system error section alarm Limit values are defined in OK x Abbrechen the min max field a count changed value in the count value window By checking the Inverted Output checkbox you can invert the switching function This permits e g an alarm in case of power failure because relays outputs 3 and 4 then decrease in case of power failure You can set the minimum and maximum switching frequencies for the digital outputs in the Min frequency and Max frequency input fields The maximum value for the relay outputs transistor outputs should not exceed 25 250 A maximum value of 25 means for example that a maximum of 25 count values per second can be issued As a rule it is howev
30. text editor e g Text Pad You do not need any special software Following you can see the structure of the file with all variables and their purpose GENERAL pee Header Range Default Explanation____________________ INTERVAL 10 bis 86400 30 Transfer Memory interval in seconds units lt 10 or gt 86400 30 seconds SERIAL_OUT 0 1 JO 1 RS232 activated 0 RS232 not activated LOGFILE 01 JO 1 datais also stored in an internal data logger file WEEK NUMBERING 1 2 8 1 1 First day of the week is Monday Europe 2 First day of the week is Sunday USA MAX_NROFWEEKS_LOG 0 bis 999 26 1 999 Number of data files one file per week which are stored after that the oldes file will be deleted O no limit when memory full oldes will be deleted SECTION X Header Section means site Variable Range Default Description Description ACTIVE 0 1 1 Data of section no x will be transfered via RS232 O Data of section no x will not be transfered via RS232 SHOW 1 Name of site NAME will be included into the String 0 Name of site NAME will be included in the String NAME String 20 Name of your section site e g RioBravo 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 Appendix Page 72 81 FRAME Header Frame of ASCII string Variable ep Range Default Desoription i a Description SHOW_START 1 Start sign is added to ASCII string O No start sign is added START String 20 START Name of start sign pom P Rene A O
31. the expansion slot and secure the board in the housing base with the retaining screw provided Replace the rack in the housing and fix the housing base with the four screws Connect the power cable switch on the MultySonic 8000 and check whether the loading process up to 2min is running without error messages Afterwards you can switch off MultySonic 8000 again and install in the field Please follow the pictures below for removal or installation of electronic boards and remove all plug terminals from the board which you want to remove install Picture 2 Removal of plug terminals Please then open the screws of the rack and grounding connector Picture 3 Loosening screws 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 Installation of the electronic unit Picture 4 Removal of rack Picture 5 Please note ribbon cable Page 21 81 Remove rack and put it upside down on your working place Please then remove the transit supports see also next picture Pay special attention to the sensitive ribbon cable between display module and MUS board Please do not damage this cable Picture 6 Removal of supports 1 Picture 7 Removal of supports 2 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Installation of the electronic unit Page 22 81 Remove old board or plug in new board in that example it is an MUS board Please make sure that the board gt properly fits into both mounting bars If plugging in a new boar
32. 0 KB WinZip Datei 18 03 2009 00 09 a mstick N 2009_03_17_SECTION_O3 dt 5 77KB Winzip Datei 18 03 2009 00 09 aa ET 20090317 SECTION_O4 dt 5 85KB Winzip Datei 18 03 2009 00 09 a sbin ET 2009_03_18_10_01 dtrend gz 11 1 KB Winzip Datei 17 06 2009 08 29 E as ET 2009 03 18 PATH Ol dtren 14 1 KE Winzip Datei 17 06 2009 08 29 a er ET 2009 03 18 PATH O2 dtren 13 9KB Winzip Datei 17 06 2009 08 29 9 var z 2009 03 18 PATH O3 dtren 13 2KB Winzip Datei 17 06 2009 08 29 Picture 19 MultySonic 8000 ftp server directory of day by day data The additional downsized data logger files which can stored optionally as unpacked csv files see chapter 7 6 8 can be found in the directory mnt ide comm How to handle the data logger is shown in chapter 7 8 7 4 3 2 Downloading Uploading of parameter files For downloading uploading you can simply use a USB drive as describe in chapter 4 11 1 As an alternative you can use the ftp server The parameter files site set up file parameter par or if required RS232 set up file communication par are saved in the directory mnt flash1 parameter Parameter files can not be opened or changed directly on the ftp server Please always copy files to your local hard disc for editing Then you can copy it back to MultySonic 8000 We recommend to back up the files before editing Parameter files have to be activated after transferring them to MultySonic 8000 This can be
33. 08_31_11_PATH_O3 htrend 8 D4KB HTREND Datei 31 08 2009 12 01 192 168 1 99 5 2009_08_31_11_PATH_O4 htrend 3 04KB HTREND Datei 31 08 2009 12 01 bin i 2009_08_31_12_10_O1 trend 125KB TREND Datei 31 08 2009 12 23 E dew 2009 08_31_12 PATH_01 trend 239 KB TREND Datei 31 08 2009 12 43 Ste E 2009 08_31_12 PATH_02 trend 238KB TREND Datei 31 08 2009 12 23 E ih 2009_08_31_12_PATH_03 trend 238 KB TREND Datei 31 08 2009 12 23 lost found E 2009_08_31_12_PATH_O4 trend 238 KB TREND Datei 31 08 2009 12 23 3 1 ab E Profile txt 24 4KB Textdokument 31 08 2009 11 13 z flashi El Tabelle txt 76 Byte Textdokument 31 08 2009 11 13 flash2 z l Flash3 EI ide log EN lost Found El scans trenddaten J ET dtrend strend mstick E proc ET sbin t 21 Emp ust I var Picture 18 MultySonic 8000 ftp server directory of Data Logger Files UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Appendix Adresse er ftp 192 168 1 gt amnt ide trenddaten dtrend Page 65 81 Ordner x lt Mame Grohe Typ Ge ndert am E Desktop El zoos_10_ 27 10 01 dtrend gz 1 22KB Winzip Datei 28 10 2008 00 00 E Eigene Dateien SD aoos_10_28 10_O1 dtrend gz 1 22KB WinZip Datei 29 10 2008 00 00 H W Arbeitsplatz N 2008_10_29 10 O1 dtrend gz 1 31KB Winzip Datei 30 10 2008 00 00 a Netzwerkumgebung OT zo0s_10_30_10_01 dtrend gg 917 Byte Winzip Datei 01 12 2008 00 00 Papierkorb 200812 0110 D1 dtrend gz 141
34. 10 19 4 Online SYS Picture 30 Unpacked data logger files Example of unpacked section and one path file Deu B s m m 2er 2 q OY m Sart eu gt Date Time Ly m YF m3 Ts C vm m s I m3 t we 2007 11 23 11 26 00 8027 5 760907 0 00 0 109423 186206378 150513 2 00000 Eso 2007 11 23 11 27 00 8719 28 904142 0 00 548998 186207411 213165 33 50000 2007 11 23 11 28 00 2007 11 23 11 29 00 2007 11 23 11 30 00 2007 11 23 11 31 00 2007 11 23 11 32 00 2007 11 23 11 33 00 2007 11 23 11 34 00 2007 11 23 11 35 00 2007 11 23 11 36 00 2007 11 23 11 37 00 2007 11 23 11 38 00 2007 11 23 11 39 00 2007 11 23 11 40 00 0 0 0494 32 594284 0 0500 33 097138 0 0500 32 852403 0 0500 32 781580 0 0500 32 148618 D 0500 32 193787 0500 32 376888 0 0500 32 640280 0 00 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 618897 186209369 223068 93 50000 3 628639 186211343 488264 153 50000 i 623990 186213323 695297 213 50000 622645 186215296 536348 273 50000 610622 186217232 664281 333 50000 611481 186219157 125061 393 50000 614957 186221101 808840 453 50000 619961 186223054 530099 513 50000 455464 156224951 957958 148 16949 544716 186226679 243836 75 50000 547693 186228408 218834 135 50000 545361 186230132 2333393 195 50000 547891 186231865 051406 255 50000 2007 11 23 11 41 00 473432 186233566 066418 215 54237 2007 11 23 11 42 00 0014 31 372524 59
35. 2 57 1417 32 1421 98 1426 50 1430 92 1435 24 1439 46 1443 58 1447 59 1451 51 1455 34 1459 07 1462 70 1466 25 1469 70 1473 07 1476 35 1479 55 1482 66 1485 69 1488 63 1491 50 1494 29 1497 00 1499 64 1502 20 1504 68 1507 10 1509 44 1511 71 1513 91 1516 05 1518 12 1520 12 1522 06 1523 93 1525 74 1527 49 1529 18 1530 80 1532 37 1533 88 1535 33 1536 72 1538 06 1539 34 1540 57 1541 74 1542 87 Velocity of sound subject to change of temperature in water 0 bis 100 1543 93 1544 95 1545 92 1546 83 1547 70 1548 51 1549 28 1550 00 1550 68 1551 30 1551 88 1552 42 1552 91 1553 35 1553 76 1554 11 1554 43 1554 70 1554 93 1555 12 1555 27 1555 37 1555 44 1555 47 1555 45 Page 48 81 1555 40 1555 31 1555 18 1555 02 1554 81 1554 57 1554 30 1553 98 1553 63 1553 25 1552 82 1552 37 1551 88 1551 35 1550 79 1550 20 1549 58 1548 92 1548 23 1547 50 1546 75 1545 96 1545 14 1544 29 1543 41 Note T temperature V velocity of sound Please note that MultySonic 8000 needs this information only for the internal calculation of the approximate signal run time The flow rate measurement and its precision is however in any case independent of the mean sound velocity An approximate value is therefore sufficient 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 User defined settings Page 49 81 6 10 Basic parameter configuration In the Basic Parameters menu
36. 3 17 SECTION 02 dtrend gz 5 7OKB Winzip Datei 18 03 2009 00 09 8 mstick ED 2009_03_17_SECTION_0O3 dtrend gz 5 77KB Winzip Datei 18 03 2009 00 09 8 proc ET 2009 03 17 SECTION 04 dtrend gz S 85KB winzip Datei 18 03 2009 00 09 sbin Cl z0n9_03_18 10_01 dtrend gz 11 1 KB Winzip Datei 17 06 2009 08 29 E 1 Emp ET 2009_03_18_PATH_O1 dtrend gz 14 1KB WinZip Datei 17 06 2009 08 29 EE le usr ET 2009_03_18_PATH_02 dtrend gz 13 9KB Winzip Datei 17 06 2009 08 29 var A 20090318 PATH_03 dtrend az 13 2KB Winzip Datei 17 06 2009 08 29 Picture 28 Data logger files stored in MultySonic 8000 internal memory 7 8 1 Structure of Data Logger Files The files contains measurement data and diagnostic data in text format There is one file for each day for Number of Files per day Name of files Main site data SECTION XX Path data 1 per path PATH_XX Picture 29 Available number of files That means that you get 6 files per day for a typical site 4 acoustic paths 1 I O file 1 file with main site data Mainly these files contain the same data you can see on MultySonic 8000 display UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Appendix Page 79 81 File type Supplied data_ Indication_ Unit O SO AA XX indicates which um A A A e ol A A ME Average velocity Vm _______ ms _ NN SON NON ER y CE EA XX indicates which path Signal to noise ratio SN ee Statusofpath Stat nn ee A oo o s Signal quality
37. 52 0 38 Earth channels of fine 10 20 30 mm gravel 0 50 0 32 Earth channels of medium sized 20 40 60 mm gravel 0 47 0 27 Earth channels of rough 50 100 150 mm gravel 0 44 0 22 Earth channels of large lumps of clay 0 41 0 16 Earth channels made of rough stones 0 40 0 13 Earth channels of sand clay or gravel heavily overgrown 0 37 0 08 Rock channels Medium rough rock excavation Rock excavated with careful blasting Very rough rock excavation large irregularities Masonry channels Channels made of brickwork bricks also clinker bricks well jointed Rubble masonry Channels made of brickwork normal Normal good rubble masonry hewn stones Rough rubble masonry stones only roughly hewn Broken stone walls rendered embankments with sand and gravel floor Concrete channels Smooth cement finish Concrete using steel forms Smooth rendering Smoothed concrete Good formwork smooth undamaged rendering smooth concrete Concrete produced with wood formwork without rendering Compressed concrete with smooth surface Old concrete uneven surfaces Concrete shells with 150 200 kg cement per m3 depending on age and type Rough concrete lining Uneven concrete surfaces Wooden channels New smooth channel Planed well jointed boards Unplaned boards Older wooden channel Metal channels Smooth pipe with countersunk rivet heads New cast iron pipes Riveted pipes rivet not countersunk overlapped several times in the circumference Nat
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39. Data which can be transferred via RS232 70 TOS A ee 70 LOA ASGIOUIPUL SUING zeigen 70 7 8 5 COMMUNICATION par Struct re lla 71 7 6 6 Uploading parameter file communication par to MultySonic 8000 75 7 6 7 Downloading parameter file communication par from MultySonic 8000 76 7 6 8 Downloading data files 76 7 7 MultySonic 8000 display touchscreen Structure 77 7 8 Handlnaordgalai 6gg erfilegu uu uuu u cl dai 78 TO Structure 0f Data LOGger Files an a 78 7 8 2 Unpack Data Logger Files na 79 7 8 3 Handling of additional data logger files 80 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 Description Page 1 81 1 Description The MultySonic 8000 ultrasonic flow meter was developed specially for flow measurement of fluids in pipes drains and sewers with a width of 0 2m 100m Measurements can take place in pressure pipes up to 100 bar and under highly variable levels 1 1 Measurement principle Measurement of the flow speed is carried out at several levels according to the ultrasonic transit time method principle time of flight A big advantage of the transit time method is the absolute determination of the mean flow rate between two fixed sensors This makes complicated and questionable cal
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41. ILE VEER NUMBERING 2 MAX NROPWERRS LOG 26 SECTION 1 ACTIVE 1 SHOVE NAME SECTI N 1 SECTION 2 ACTIVE SHOW 1 NAlE Test SECTION 3 ACTIVE SHOW 1 NAlE Testo SECTION 4 ACTIVE SHOW 1 NAME Test4 SECTION 5 ACTIVES SHOW 1 NAME Test SECTION 6 ACTIVES SHOW 1 NAME Testb SECTI N 7 ACTIVE SHOW 1 NAME Test SECTION 5 ACTIVE SHOW x y 6 l l i l I i I i I i 1 I I J I 4 I I 4 I I l 1 NalE Teste FRAME SHOW_START 1 START TMT SHOW_END 1 END END SEPARATORS L jx DATE SH0Y 1 FORMAT Y n TIHE CHOW FORMAT V0 M ye FLOW SEoV 1 FORNAT Y 3 or Hope FORMAT 10 Of LEVEL CHOW FORMAT Y5 34 VELOCITY CHOW FORMAT 4 2 TEMPERATURE CHOW FORMAT 3 14 COPTINE CHOW D FORMAT 2104 AREA SHOW FORMAT 23 11 ss oo oe oe eo oe oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo Ta x q LEVEL ABOVE SEA SHOVE I FORMAT 43 Lt SPEED USE CHOW 0 FORMAT 14 SPEED CHOV 0 FORMAT 3 LE ALARN cHOW 0 FORHAT 1d STATIS CHOV 0 FORMAT 14 Picture 25 Example of parameter file communication par opened in Text Pad 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Appendix Page 75 81 7 6 5 3 Example of ASCII output string The corresponding output string f
42. MLCONIQUFANON is o sasaqa 29 6 2 1 Definition of existing hardware 29 0 2 2 Number or Seco Si ina 30 6 2 5 EIOW melerlD y u u w L Sunaqaqa ah a a ia BO halhwuwaqa 30 6 9 SECUN COMMQUFATION uuu aaa 30 6 0 Ve SECUN SElECUON Aue ipod 33 6 3 2 Activation of individual acoustic paths to a section 33 6 3 3 Geometric definition of your measuring site drain 33 6 3 5971 NOT ACUV ALCO tase uu uyu amu o u S am ua sag 33 B332 Open channels las 33 6 3 3 3 Partially filled and or filled pipe compound 33 6 3 3 4 Filled pipe filled compound 34 6 933 ROUNO eee a ios 34 6 090 OU dia 34 6 3 3 7 Round with Spline Interpolation 34 6 3 4 Define sampling points sampling point editor 35 64 PallikGoOBIHIgurall lizu uuu ernennen 36 O hola LME OXDErE MENU nn io leal 38 O24 ll AUTO IN eee cet Dana een 39 64 AS A 39 GATO Send SEQUENCE ayu uama ee 39 GAA IFFEQUCICY aa aan ea 39 O een 39 6 4 1 6 Frequency Filter LOW u na ne 39 6 4 1 7 Frequency Filter High u id 39 6 4 1 8 Automatic Gain Control AGC 40 84 19 SI9NaL MIN 220er 40 6 41 10
43. No end sign is added SEPARATOR Sting Seperatorto seperate different signs of ASCII string DATE Header for Date Settings Xariable Hegel Description nn O De lpilen Sod TIME Header for Time Settings Variable Range Default Description Cis 1 E 0 Time will not be included O NM FLOW Header for Flow Settings Variable Range Default __ Description SHOW 0 1 1 Flow Value will be included in ASCII string 0 Flow Value will not be included FORMAT String 20 5 1f Format of flow value VOL Header for accumulated Flow counter Variable Range Default Description ___ _______k__________ ew a E e E O Value of counter will not be included LEVEL Header for level Variable Range Default Description SHOW 0 1 1 Value of level will be included in ASCII string O Value of level will not be included FORMAT String 20 5 1f Format of value of level VELOCITY Header for velocity Variable Range Default Description SHOW Ca ae 1 Value of velocity will be included in ASCII string 0 Value of velocity will not be included FORMAT String 20 5 1f Format of value of velocity 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 Appendix Page 73 81 TEMPERATURE Header for temperature Variable ________ Range Default _ Description 1 Value of temperature will be included in ASCII string O Value of temperature will not be included Uptime Header for uptime uptime time
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45. The minimum value is 0 The set default value is 1600 It is an internal value without unit 6 4 1 10 Signal max 150 The upper limit level for the amplitude control is set here The maximum value is 2000 the set default value is 1800 lt is an internal value without unit 155 160 165 170 175 Picture 14 Sending signal Example sending sequence 743000 In Picture 14 you see an example of a sending signal You can see the 180 shift in signal phase Signal Max 2000 Signal Min 1800 which means that signal gain will be automatically adjusted in that way that signal keeps within that range 6 4 1 11 Manual gain The signal gain is set here Values from 1 255 are possible If AGC is activated see chapter 6 4 1 8 the gain is automatically adapted to the measuring conditions When AGC is deactivated the gain to be set depends on the path length and medium Values between 130 and 190 have proven themselves 6 4 1 12 Maximum gain This limits the maximum gain which can be reached in case of activated AGC see 6 4 1 8 Too high signal amplification gain can cause noise which influences the measurement Gain values higher than 200 220 indicates a principle problem with signal 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 User defined settings Page 41 81 transfer e g echos caused by gas bubbles misalignement of transducers etc and do not help to get better measurement 6 4 1 13 Correlation quality The minimum quality CQ
46. a gt 3 Since the transducers ai generally used both as transmitters and receivers the difference in travel im gt h the same pair of transducers Thus the mean axial velocity crossing the path i re ei hk ip 4 The i Sr Eh a ante q may be de crmincd WIL r M ae eg a AAA ee Tuy er L v ide age Er ers Pe sey Py i che E A PORT Er 18 cpu da tes DS tn 5 ZeospXty t 2Zcosp d du oe 7d i T IEA are the transit times or frequencies of an acoustic pulse travelling downsiream and Upstream respectively ae i 12 Metis 34 2 If there are transverse flow components then L c e t cos p YT sin w where u is the transverse component of the low velocity having a component y sin parallel to the acoustic path averaged over the distance E Y isa factor equal to 1 or depending upon the direction of the transverse component of the flow parallel to the acoustic path and depending upon the orientation of the acoustic path i e path in plane A or B in Figure J2 For a given transverse flow component Y 1 for an acoustic path in plane A and 1 for an acoustic path in plane B The average axial velocity crossing a path may be taken as ee L fl 4 netz 2 When two acoustic planes are used as shown in Fi gure J2 symmetrically disposed relative to the conduit centreline and their velocities averaged then the error due to the measurement of transit times caused by the transverse flo
47. able 3 Power consumption Cables with a cross section of at least AWG 16 or 0 75mm2 should be used for the power supply The power supply should be suitably protected with safety cut outs min 1 8A The power supply cables are connected via an angled rubber connector supplied 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Installation of the electronic unit Page 12 81 4 3 CE 90 240VAC o Power supply AC for connector included Ultrasonic board The multiple path ultrasound board permits the installation of up to four ultrasound converter pairs a total therefore of eight single ultrasound converters MultySonic 8000 can be fitted with up to three ultrasound boards it is therefore possible to connect a maximum of 12 ultrasound board pairs to a MultySonic 8000 If more than one ultrasound board is installed in MultySonic 8000 ultrasound paths 1 to 4 are located on the board installed furthest left e g the board in expansion slot A paths 5 to 8 on the next board and finally paths 9 to 12 The ultrasound board has six control LEDs in the upper aperture of the expansion slot The uppermost LED orange flashes during ultrasound measurement the second LED orange signals communication between the main computer and the ultrasound board After starting operation both LEDs flash alternately The following four green LEDs signal the adjacent supply voltages During normal operation all four LEDs should be illuminated Control LEDs Transduce
48. alculated from the product of the average flow rate and the pipe cross section The average flow rate arises from the measured individual rates taking into account a position dependent weighting factor The optimum positions for the ultrasonic transducers are stated in the IEC41 and suitable weighting factors are to be found in the chapter 7 2 3 2 Water level measurement Exact water level measurement is decisive for precise flow rate measurement in an open channel or partially filled pipe For safety reasons up to two independent water level measurements can therefore be allocated to each section In normal operation the average of the two level measurements is calculated If one of the level measurements should fail the second measurement is used In this case an alarm relay can also be switched see chapter 6 for parametering 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 Installation of the electronic unit Page 11 81 4 Installation of the electronic unit The measuring device should be fitted vertically on a wall or a mounting To guarantee stability the load bearing capacity should not be less than 30 kg The location should be chosen so that the evaluation unit is not more than 100m from the measuring point as the cables are limited in length Badger Meter should be consulted about larger distances The converter cables can in principle be extended We recommend a RG58 Triaxial cable as an extension The cable insulation must be suitable
49. arameter file is inserted into MultySonic 8000 MultySonic 8000 recognises this file and offers to load the new parameter file on the touch screen see chapter 7 7 for display menus Follow the instructions on the MultySonic 8000 touch screen WARNING Before transferring a parameter file create a parameter directory with a sub directory upload on the memory stick To transfer a new parameter file to the MultySonic 8000 please store it in the upload directory WARNING Do not remove the memory stick or switch off the power supply before reading and writing tasks on the memory stick have been fully completed 4 11 2 Activating a transferred parameter file After transferring a parameter file to the MultySonic 8000 see chapter 4 11 1 the parameter file must be activated see chapter 5 1 5 4 11 3 Downloading an active parameter file from MultySonic 8000 to USB memory stick You can call up the current active parameter file from the MultySonic 8000 with a USB stick Insert the USB stick into the MultySonic 8000 and select the menu item Parameters from MultySonic 8000 The files parameter par and communication par if applicable are now located on your USB stick in the parameter download directory and can be edited by using e g the MultySonic 8000 parameter editor see chapter 6 for parametering 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Installation of the electronic unit Page 19 81 4 11 4 Reading out the data logger lf you insert a
50. ase of complete filling according to 15060041 IEC41 filled pipes This ensures that with pipes which are actually full but where too low a level Is still measured which indicates only partial filling calculations are actually made according to the model for filled pipes and the associated precision Path substitution This input value is only active with alternately filled or partially filled only if it actually filled or filled pipe filled channel channel types By checking the checkbox the path substitution is activated i e inoperative paths contribute to the flow rate calculation with a calculated value Path substitution means that the path velocity necessary for the flow rate calculation is still available after a path has stopped working This substituted flow rate can be calculated from the measuring data collected before the breakdown In concrete terms the relationship of the measured path flow rate to the overall mean channel flow rate is examined This relationship is entered separately for each path in the path parameter menu see chapter 6 4 Path configuration 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 User defined settings Page 51 81 We recommend consulting our trained service personnel before activation Here is the formula how the substituted velocity v_substitute is calculated l V of active path Path Ratio path to be substituted ey Path Ratio ot active path V substitute No of work
51. ble signals error No measurement possible e g because of false parameters The parameterized signal quality is being under run see chapter 6 12 2 The parameterized flow speed is being under run see chapter 6 12 3 The parameterized flow speed is being exceeded see chapter 6 12 3 The parameterized sound speed is being under run see chapter 6 12 1 The parameterized sound speed is being exceeded see chapter 6 12 1 gt UF_Multy8000_BA 02 1007 Programming and operation Page 26 81 e T1 T2 T1 and T2 are the ultrasound signal run times with or against the flow direction e di dT At is the runtime difference between both signals The runtime difference dT arises from the flow rate of the liquid e VS vS is the sound velocity of the medium calculated from T1 and the path length e V v is the mean flow rate of the path mean e MQ MQ is the number of analysable measurements sec This figure depends on the number of active paths the path length and the quality of the signals If this value fluctuates strongly this indicates difficult measuring conditions MQ 0 means that no analysable signal was found in the current update cycle At constant MQ 0 you should check the cable cable break short circuit wrong terminals or check the correct parametering is the path really underwater or is the path outside and is still activated e g by a wrong path or wrong level measurement parametering e CQ CorrQ informs about
52. c 8000 has LAN interface see also chapter 2 5 5 which allows you to watch the ongoing measurement see 7 4 2 to download data logger files or to download upload parameter files see 7 4 3 7 4 1 7 4 2 Using Ethernet cable connection For direct connection point to point e g your PC MultySonic 8000 please use a patch cable cross link Access via http protocol MultySonic 8000 integrated webserver You will find the IP address of your MultySonic 8000 on the silver coloured label directly on MultySonic 8000 enclosure You can adapt MultySonic 8000 network configuration IP adress subnet mask default gateway according to your requirements MultySonic 8000 integrated webserver allows you to access via a web browser e g Internet Explorer Please put IP address in the address bar of your browser e g http 192 168 1 99 The start screen will now show up see Picture 17 At the navigation bar on the left you have the possibility to switch language from German to English Er http 192 168 1 99 im x Pr Google v suche Dr der YY Lesezeichen Y Rechtschreibpr fung gt gt Ey gt Anmelden gt Links gt PR Y a ug gt Je li 89 Diese Seite e X Auftrag bearbeiten H LEO Ergebnisse YouTube B rge Die Webseite ka T e m v i Seite v Ch Extras Home Handbuch Sektionen Pfade Pfaddiagnose VO Karten Scans Kontak
53. ch is also stored in a text format csv files Please see chapter 7 6 1 Please read chapter 7 6 8 to see which data you can store in these additional files Please see chapter 7 6 8 how to download this additional data Each file contains the site data of one week in csv format Format of files YY YY WW sec csv YYYY Year e g 2009 WW week e g 23 sec indication of section e g sec1 section1 sec2 section2 etc UF_Multy8000_BA 02 1007 Appendix Page 81 81 Example 2009 11 sec This file contains data from section 1 site of week 11 of 2009 You can directly export your additional data logger files csv files to standard office applications Picture 32 shows you an example of data exported to Microsoft Excel The data stored in the csv files can be adjusted see chapter 7 6 date G mais VOL m3 h m v mis end 06 09 2009 00 00 07 65 37 40962160 3 47 1 00 END 06 09 2009 00 00 13 65 38 be 3 477 1 55 END 06 09 2009 00 00 24 65 325 90963250 3 474 1 60 END 06 09 2009 00 00 33 65 325 g09p30r 2 3 474 1 00 END 06 09 2005 00 00 43 65 326 ggg64520 3 474 1 00 END 06 09 2009 00 00 53 65 322 90965240 3 474 1 58 END 06 09 2009 00 01 04 65 347 90965096 3 475 1 60 END 06 09 2009 00 01 13 65 326 Idol 3 474 1 66 END 06 09 2009 10 01 23 65 419 98967200 3 470 1 58 END 06 09 2009 00 01 34 65 326 9096 056 3 474 1 00 END 06 09 2009 00 01 43 65 324 9090441 3 474 1 00 END 06 09 2009 00 01 53 65 395 go
54. close to the sensor as possible If one of the sensors has a resistance of less than 20 MQ it is defective 2 Checking the sensor extension cable for short circuits and continuity a multimeter can also be used for this The wires should be checked individually for short circuits For the continuity check two wires each can short at one end 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 Installation of the electronic unit Page 14 81 4 5 The RG58 cables must be stripped to approx 25cm on the equipment side The braided shield can be shortened to some 2cm after the insulation The MultySonic 8000 measuring transducer is supplied with special EMC cable screw connections The cable is fed into the housing so that the polyurethane insulation lies in the cable screw connector rubber seal and the braided shield makes housing contact with the EMC screw connection metal tongues Both approx 25cm long free cable inner conductors are now wound round the supplied ferrite ring four times and then connected to the ultrasound board 4 4 1 Connection in explosive areas Work in areas liable to contain explosive atmospheres is to be carried out exclusively by trained staff Before starting work a check must be made that no explosive atmospheres or fluids are present at the measuring point Approval should be obtained from the works security service Ultrasound converters which carry the Es designation are available for installation in areas liable to contain explosive at
55. creen of configuration of section x changed UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 User defined settings Page 31 81 Gerateparameter OPTIONS Aufzeichnen der Trendwerte Y x OK Abbrechen j Picture 13 OPTIONS options for all configured sections If you press button options in the menu bar you can change some global parameters which are valid for all configured sections There are reasonable default settings and you normally do not have to change them Please change carefully or ask your dealer Just for the sake of completeness the option parameters are described shortly in this manual WRITTRENDS With this parameter you can activate deactivate the data logger 1 activated O deactivated We strongly recommend to activate it already default setting because data logger files can give useful hints in case of measurement errors PARALLEL With this parameter you can choose wether several ultrasonic boards MUS boards are working sequentially or parallel 1 parallel O sequential Default value is 0 which can be used for every configuration and is already the default value 1 can be chosen only if you have different sites e g 3 different channels connected to your MultySonic 8000 Then e g all 3 ultrasonic boards are working parallel which boost up the measurement rate MQ see 5 1 4 Please DO NOT choose parallel in case you have several boards for one site e g 8 path measurement for one pipe In that ca
56. d please make sure that the board is connected properly and evenly to the connector Picture 9 Plug in new board Mount both supports to rack in order to avoid later loosening of the boards A Picture 10 Mount supports 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 Installation of the electronic unit Page 23 81 Please put rack back to enclosure and fix it with 4 screws Also fix the grounding conductor Picture 11 Fix all screws gt UF Multy8000 BA 02 1007 Programming and operation Page 24 81 5 Programming and operation This chapter deals with the commissioning and operation of MultySonic 8000 dels Operation Normally MultySonic 8000 is operated via the comfortable graphic touch screen Please see chapter 7 7 for the overview of the different display menus The various displays can be changed and functions performed by pressing the buttons shown there After loading MultySonic 8000 approx 15 sec after switching on the power supply MultySonic 8000 automatically enters the measuring mode and shows the START screen please see chapter 7 7 for overview of display menus 17 05 05 16 45 Maintenance This START screen is reached again and again from the various displays by pressing the START button All sub menus in the measuring transducer available under normal operation can be reached from the START screen Generally all menus especially the displayed sizes and units of the various displays can be
57. d converter transmission frequency is set here This is pre defined by the hardware and should not be altered ADG The sampling frequency of the analogue digital conversion is set here A sampling frequency ten times the signal frequency has proven itself in practice This is pre defined as default Frequency Filter Low The signal is filtered before further processing to reduce the influence of external sources of interference The lower filter frequency is set here This should be significantly smaller than the signal frequency The default value should be altered upwards only in case of high EMC load Please keep a distance of some 20 of the signal frequency from the signal frequency Frequency Filter High The upper filter frequency is entered here This should be significantly larger than the signal frequency The default value should be altered downwards only in case of high EMC load Please keep a distance of some 20 of the signal frequency from the signal frequency 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 User defined settings 6 4 1 8 6 4 1 9 Page 40 81 Automatic Gain Control AGC The Automatic Gain Control AGC causes the signal amplification to adapt automatically to changing medium conditions The signal amplitude is thus immediately automatically adjusted to a favourable level The level limits can be manually edited see chapter 6 4 1 9f Signal min The lower control limit for the amplitude control is set here
58. d for example be 1350 1600 A lower limit value for the signal quality SQ can be defined in the min signal quality input field The signal quality consists of the signal to noise ratio and the signal energy and amplitude values Values between 30 and 100 indicate good signal transmission Values less than 10 indicate difficult measuring conditions or temporary disruptions A value between 25 and 70 is recommended We recommend to start with a lower level and then check values for SQ for each path see chapter 5 1 4 This will give you an idea of typical values for SQ at your site Then you can put these values with a safety distance of about 10 in your parametering Min and max flow speed The individual path flow rates are balanced out to a mean overall flow rate for the measuring point Limit values are defined in the minimum and maximum flow rate input fields within which the calculated sound velocity must lie in order for the overall flow rate to be regarded as valid If you have an idea of the expected minimum and maximum flow rates please enter these values in the corresponding fields 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 User defined settings Page 55 81 6 13 Creating the parameter file zen max Velocity 5900 min Signal Quality jg min Flow Speed 40 max Flow Speed 0 Save configuration After finishing your entries confirm them by clicking the Save Configuration button A window for saving files ap
59. done either directly on the MultySonic 8000 display in the maintenance menu or by hitp see chapter 7 4 3 3 For creating a parameter files please also see chapter 6 parameter file for site or chapter 7 6 5 parameter file for set up RS232 interface UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Appendix Page 66 81 7 4 3 3 Activating parameter files via http Parameter files have to be activated after transferring them to MultySonic 8000 This can be done directly at MultySonic 8000 display in the maintenance menu or by using a http command Please use this http command to activate your parameter file http IP address cgi bin cgimain cgi readparameter Example http 192 168 1 99 cgi bin cgimain cgi readparameter After activating a parameter file the measurement value will disappear for a short moment 7 5 MultySonic 8000 network configuration 1 941 1 9 2 General Default network settings are IP address see silver coloured label on MultySonic 8000 enclosure 192 168 1 99 Subnet mask 255 255 0 0 Default gateway 192 168 1 1 These default settings may have to change in order to integrate your MultySonic 8000 into your network If possible please state required settings with your order To change settings on site please follow the following chapters or ask us Donwloading the file inittab The network settings can be changed in the file inittab which is saved on MultySonic 8000 and can be downloaded by ftp access
60. e path length the path angle and the transmission frequency x Section Drain Form The sampling points are entered in Level Count 6 Add Delete Show Drain Fom the Section Drain Form submenu L6 Elev 6 Width 1 2 The rectangular channel LA Elev 1727 Width 23 Elevation in Meter L3 Elev 85 Width 1 2 10 8 depicted above is entered in the 2 Elew 8 width 1 Width in Meter following window Save Current Values changed I The minimum number of sampling points is two by pressing the Add button you can add further sampling points max 128 Sampling point L1 must always be at the lowest level L2 and the following must then have rising level values The channel must therefore be defined from the bottom up To edit the sampling points mark them with a mouse click and then enter the level and width values in the two text fields on the right By pressing the Save current values button you confirm your entries With the Show Drain form button you can check your entries graphically Please bear in mind that the display always shows rectangular symmetrical channels the depiction of spline connected sampling points is not possible in the parametering software path angle an After paths have been allocated to a section see chapter 6 3 2 these can be parametered in the Show path parameter submenu Section 1 Path Activatinn Show Path Parameter
61. ed to your MultySonic 8000 or a constant level is parametered see chapter 6 5 6 3 3 3 Partially filled and or filled pipe compound Select this setting if you wish to measure a conduit or channel which can be both partially and completely full 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 User defined settings Page 34 81 If you choose this option the calculation model described in IEC41 ASME PTC 18 is used in case level meter indicates a complete full conduit if conduit is partially filled model from 1506416 is used That means that every measured path velocity is multiplied by a weight factor according to mentioned standards weight factor depends on number of paths and installation height We recommend using weight factors according to standards only if the transducers are installed at the mounting positions given by the standards If transducers are not mounted at these positions e g because normally conduit is only partially filled we recommend to use the default weight factors 1 See also chapter 6 4 6 3 3 4 Filled pipe filled compound Select this setting if you wish to measure an enclosed pipe or channel which is always full i e there is no gas phase above the fluid In this case no level measurement needs to be connected to MultySonic 8000 If you choose this option the calculation model described in IEC41 ASME PTC 18 is used That means that every measured path velocity is multiplied by a weight factor accord
62. ee Picture 26 Files communication par and parameter par can be transferred independently from each other Adresse Oh Er parameter upload Ordner x Mame Grote Typ Ge ndert am E Desktop B communication par OKB PAR Datei r 08 2009 12 03 E Eigene Dateien 2 parameter par OKB PAR Datei 27 08 2009 12 03 E Arbeitsplatz S Festplatte CH J e NEU D Sa Wechseldatentrager E Pm parameter 9 download oS upload Picture 26 Transferring a parameter file to MultySonic 8000 using USB drive UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Appendix 7 6 7 Page 76 81 Alternatively you can transfer parameter files also by ftp file transfer Please save your files in the directory mnt flash1 parameter Please see chapter 7 4 3 for accessing ftp server Downloading parameter file communication par from MultySonic 8000 Downloading a communication par file follows the same principle as downloading a parameter par file for site set up Please see also chapter 4 11 3 After downloading it by using USB drive you will find the communication par and also the parameter par at your USB drive in the directory parameter download see Picture 27 Files communication par and parameter par can be transferred independently from each other Adresse E parameter download Ordner 2 Desktop B Eigene Dateien Arbeitsplatz See Festplatte C 3 NEU D x Mame Grote Typ ge ndert am
63. er not necessary to change the default values 6 7 1 Counter pulses You can use digital outputs to count flow You can define how many m a pulse should represent by putting this value into the input field counter value for type 2 If you put e g 10 into that field you get one pulse at your output for every 10m 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 User defined settings Page 45 81 6 7 2 6 7 3 6 7 4 Out 1 Digital Output 1 Unit Digital Output 1 Digital Output Type Counter Impulse in m3 Min Switch Value Unit selected Type Max Switch Value Unit selected Type Counter Value for Type 2 PO Invert Output Min Frequency Po Max Frequency PR changed Section alarm The section alarm signalize a general error of measurement That means you get a section alarm when all requirements for measurement are fulfilled e g surcharged transducers but there is still no valid measurement You get section alarm if Defined minimum number of working paths is under run see chapter 6 10 8 f you have sufficiently surcharged paths but you do not get valid measurement from them Constant values Select constant off or constant on in order to get constant output values e g for testing signal transfer to PLC Min Alarm Max Alarm Min Max alarms Min Alarm means that you define a lower limit for the defined measurement value If value falls down that limit you will get an alert Max Alarm means that
64. es The MultySonic 8000 has been developed and designed according to with the following guidelines and standards Low voltage guideline EN 61010 1 IEC 255_5 Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment Insulation 2 kV common mode 1 kV Normal mode gt 100 MO Electromagnetic compatibility EN 50082 2 1995 Part 2 Industrial IEC 77A Harmonics on power supply EN 61000 4 11 Interruptions 100ms dips and voltage variations 12 to 15 on supply EN 61000 4 4 Fast transient burst 2 kV common 1 kV normal mode EN 61000 4 5 High energy pulse transient 2kV common 1 kV normal mode EN 61000 4 12 Damped oscillatory waves 1 kV common 0 5 kV normal mode IEC 1000 4 6 Conducted disturbance induced by radio frequency fields 150 kHz 80 MHz EN 61000 4 2 Electrostatic discharge 8 kV in air 6 kV in contact EN 61000 4 8 Power frequency magnetic fields 1000 Aeff m EN 61000 4 10 Damped oscillatory magnetic field 0 1 MHz and 1 MHz 30Ap m IEC 1000 4 3 Radiated electro magnetic field 80 1000 MHz field strength 10 V m Electro magnetic emission IEC 1000 3 2 Harmonic current emitted into power source EN 50081 2 1994 Part 2 Industrial electro magnetic field radiated in bands 0 15 30 30 1000 MHz Ex protection certificates 2 9 Special ultrasonic transducers with Ex certification are available The evaluation unit can also be delivered in a pressure sealed housing Please see data sheets or ask your dealer Interface
65. es indicate strong signal interference gas bubbles or defective ultrasound converters e Ga Ga means Gain and indicates the required amplification of the signals which is normally regulated automatically see also 6 4 1 The value of gain depends on the type of transducers and on the path length Values higher than 210 could indicate a signal error misalignment of transducers echos high damping because of gas bubble etc UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Programming and operation Page 27 81 T T indicates the medium temperature This temperature is not measured directly but calculated out of the speed of sound of your medium which is calculated out of signal run times Speed of sound of also depends e g on salinity which of course can not be measured by MultySonic 8000 So Temperature calculation may have a offset in case of high salinity which can be compensated by parametering see chapter 6 8 El E2 Outward and return shot signal energy E1F E2F Outward and return signal energy after input filtering Due to its sophisticated evaluation MultySonic 8000 can also evaluate weak and strongly interfered measuring values The different diagnosis parameters are especially meaningful if several paths of a section are compared with one another If the diagnosis parameters of most paths are good and only one path stands out it can be assumed that this path was less well aligned and there is a parametering error or a hardware problem In
66. ess to MultySonic 8000 via Ethernet LAN 62 7 4 1 Using Ethernet cable connection 62 7 4 2 Access via http protocol MultySonic 8000 integrated webserver 62 4 3 Access via MOS Viandas 63 7 4 3 1 Downloading data logger files 64 7 4 3 2 Downloading Uploading of parameter files 65 7 4 3 3 Activating parameter files via http 66 7 5 MultySonic 8000 network configuration 66 Te Me SS Lu uu EEA E A AN O TE 66 7 5 2 Donwloading the file inittab 66 Tao AQquustine FIS Ia a ri ah TE 68 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Contents Page 7 3 3 1 GhangetnelP address u uuu lides 68 7 5 3 2 Change the default gateway 68 7 5 3 3 Change Subnet Mask ccccoocnccccnnncococonococonoconnnonnncononannnonannnennnnons 69 7 5 4 Transferring file Inittab back to MultySonic 8000 69 OO WOUDICSMOOUNG an anne ee nanan rents are 69 7 6 Parametering of the RS232 interface 70 Le DEN ia 70 7 6 2
67. for the operating location When extending cables care must be taken that the insulated cable ends are kept as short as possible and the earth and both inner conductors are polarised correctly We recommend the use of a suitable housing for the extension Suitable housings should be used if the cable extension is to take place in an area liable to contain explosive atmospheres Eex e or Eex d The evaluation unit must be within reach of power supply and data transfer cables The evaluation unit itself should be hung up outside the area liable to contain explosive atmospheres If this is not possible pressure sealed housings are available for the evaluation unit please consult Badger Meter WARNING To avoid interference with the measuring signals from electromagnetic radiation all input and output cables should be laid in shielded cable channels separated in particular from power electronics cables 4 1 Electrical connection The following connections must be provided depending on equipment and device configuration Power supply for the electronic part Sensor cable required length can be stated with your order Cable for water level sensors Cable for analogue outputs Cable for alarm contacts Cable for digital outputs Cable for interfaces LAN USB RS232 4 2 Power supply AC The measuring device power consumption depends on the path length see table Number of paths Approx power consumption VAC CAN 5 C T
68. g69096 3 477 1 55 END U6 09 2009 10 02 04 65 323 30969016 3 474 1 55 END 06 09 2005 00 02 13 65 377 9989 0400 3 477 1 00 END 06 09 2009 00 02 23 65 312 494971056 3 474 1 00 END 06 09 2009 10 02 34 65 312 39971776 3 474 1 55 END 06 09 2009 10 02 43 65 321 49972360 3 474 1 59 END 06 09 2009 00 02 53 65 322 494973016 3 474 1 00 END 06 09 2009 00 03 03 65 356 404973736 3 476 1 55 END 06 09 2009 00 03 14 65 323 30974392 3 474 1 58 END 06 09 2009 00 03 23 65 333 404974976 3 474 1 00 END 06 09 2009 00 03 33 65 32 g0975696 3 474 1 66 END 06 09 2009 00 03 44 65 279 30976352 3 472 1 58 END 06 09 2009 00 03 53 65 4 95976936 3 477 1 60 END 06 09 2009 00 04 03 65 401 40477592 3 477 1 68 END 06 09 2009 00 04 13 65 413 90970312 3 470 1 00 END 06 09 2009 00 04 24 65 412 30975960 3 470 1 56 END M 4 h Beispiel 2009 week36_secl E Bi SIT Picture 32 Example additional data logger files UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Hotline Tel 49 7025 9208 0 oder 79 Fax 49 7025 9208 15 Badger Meter Europa GmbH Subsidiary of Badger Meter Inc N rtinger Strasse 76 72639 Neuffen Germany E mail badger badgermeter de www badgermeter de
69. h can be variably fitted with measuring boards The ultrasonic board for connection up to 4 paths board MUS and the in out board I O board are currently available MultySonic 8000 recognises plugged boards automatically plug and play and makes the hardware available for use There are a series of rules to be observed when inserting expansion boards e A maximum of 3 MUS can be fitted 12 paths e A maximum of 3 I O boards can be fitted e The numbering for inputs and outputs is ascending from left to right lf e g expansion slots A and B are fitted with MUS paths 1 4 are located at expansion slot A paths 5 8 at expansion slot B If expansion slots C and D are fitted with I O boards analogue inputs 1 8 are at expansion slot C analogue inputs 9 16 at expansion slot D Workplace preparation Boards may exclusively be fitted or removed at a dry clean and antistatic workplace Switch off MultySonic 8000 at the main switch Remove the power and measuring plugs from the measuring transducer 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 Installation of the electronic unit Page 20 81 Open the housing lid and loosen the four screws marked with this symbol f gt Carefully lift the housing base out of the housing and lay it on a clean smooth surface with the display facing downwards Break the removable panels out of the housing base The breakout edges should be protected from corrosion with a suitable white metallic paint Insert the new board into
70. he above rules can be fulfilled simultaneously A sensible compromise must then be sought If crossed paths are installed see chapter 3 1 2 you have to enter equal values for path elevation in order to make sure that paths can be detected from MultySonic 8000 as crossed paths even when real elevations are slightly different If you do not enter equal path elevations MultySonic 8000 will not calculate with crossed paths but with two single paths In the case of installation in a filled pipe there iS are recommendations for the converter installation which are to be found in ISO 60041 The standard installation according to ISO 60041 for 4 single or 4 crossing paths is shown on the right In this case the weightings given in Appendix N 7 2 for the individual paths are entered in the ch f A PATH I1 2 if 7 an TRANSDUCER CT INSTALLATION 30 Path weight input field With a four path l mee Salae installation the weighting for the first SIISE lowermost path is for example 0 347855 SASIAN The relation of the flow speed measured along the path to the overall mean flow rate is entered under the Path relation button see chapter 6 4 We recommend to change this value only after consultation with our trained service personnel The path length is the precise distance between both sensor surfaces The path angle is the angle of the path to the pipe or channel axis flow direction
71. hs Path number Path weighting E E 1 513365 PA A 0 890785 pf 0 890785 EA A 52 0 553707 po 0 76886 93 0 553707 SS ANO 0 371884 x 10 588228 po 0 588228 po a 0371884 AA Table 8 Weighting factors for filled conduits round section OWICS Normal paths and weight factors follows 15060041 Please ask your dealer if OWICS is possible reasonable 3 UF _Multy8000_ BA_02_1007 Appendix 7 3 Exerpt IEC41 Calculation of Flow with weighing factors There are two main methods of transit time measurements with some variations The first consists in measuring directly the transit time in each direction between the two transducers A variant of this method measures additionally the time difference in reception of signals transmitted simultancously upstream and downstream In the second the so called sing around method the frequency with which signals are transmitted is determined by the transit Lime since cach signal arriving at the recciver triggers off a new pulse at There are tw the opposite transmitter in the same direction and the difference in frequency of both series of pulses is Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages and their choice depends on the size of the conduit the magnitude of the velocity to be measured and the precision and cost of the timing device available on the market 3 The time delays in the electronic circuitry and cables and the times for the aco
72. ibrations unnecessary 1 2 Applicable standards Partially filled pipes ISO 6416 Fullfilled pipes IEC41 ASME PTC 18 see chapter 7 3 for excerpt from IEC41 1 3 Measurement accuracy To prevent errors caused by sound velocity measurement of the medium to be measured both the duration difference and the absolute duration of the ultrasound signals are determined in the flow velocity calculation The achievable measuring precision depends on the number of measuring paths used and the inflow conditions The following table gives an overview of the maximum measuring deviations depending on the number of measuring paths With shortened inflow routes the use of crossed paths is recommended i e two intersecting paths are installed on one path plane Accuracy in of the current flow value under different conditions 6 12 path pressure pipe 10D lt 5D inflow 0 4 of flow rate 4 8 path pressure pipe 10D lt 5D inflow 0 5 of flow rate 2 4 path pressure pipe 10D lt 5D inflow 1 0 of flow rate 6 12 path partially filled pipe 10D lt 5D inflow 1 0 of flow rate 4 8 path partially filled pipe 10D lt 5D inflow 2 0 of flow rate 2 4 path partially filled pipe 10D lt 5D inflow 3 0 of flow rate For flow velocities gt 0 003m s Y Y w P N r Fr Ip P 2 4 path installation in pressure pipe 4 8 path installation
73. in Frequency Please then put these 1 values into the fields Min Switch Value Unit selected type and Max Y A Switch Value Unit ae selected type The following Min Max Min Max Alarms are available Flow Level Temperature Speed 6 7 5 Min Max frequency Here you can define how many make and breaky cycles your digital outputs can maximal minimal do The default value 25 means that you get 25 cycles e g pulses per second Normally you should use the default value Please do not change this value without asking us Basic settings configuration In the Basic Settings menu area you set the basis for calculations and constants for flow measurement in open channels or partly filled pipes The settings have no influence on the measurement of filled pipes In the case of a pipe which is alternately filled and partly filled calculations are performed with this calculation basis if the pipe is partly filled ISO 6416 and with the ISO60041 IEC41 calculation basis if the pipe is completely filled The different calculation models are Basic Settings described in the chapter 3 Tables with Calculation Model mid section gt default values for the KB KS constants for Friction Coefficient K 9 6 different channel materials which are Weight Factor KS SS queried in this menu window are also to Weight Factor KB jg be found there Normally no changes are Spline KR in required If you are
74. ing paths active paths 6 10 8 Minimum number of functioning paths The number of paths which must function correctly is entered here If less than the number of paths entered here are functioning correctly a section alarm is issued A digital output should be correspondingly defined for this see chapter 0 A path is considered as not working if the path status is 1 after the burnout has elapsed see chapter 6 8 no measuring results in that case An alarm can possibly also be issued with basically correctly functioning paths if the stop period selected and the temporary measurement interruption are small e g due to obstructions in the medium The minimum number of functioning paths should therefore not be set too high 6 11 Dry weather flow configuration In principle MultySonic 8000 only measures the flow when at least one path is surcharged properly with water In order to provide a flow value also in case of dry weather flow no paths surcharged properly MultySonic 8000 is able to calculate the flow depending on the current water level For this you can define an individual discharge curve which you can get e g from your customer or you can use the well known formula Manning Strickler The calculation models are not only used in case of dry weather flow but also if you have surcharged paths but without valid signals that is the case when status of path is not 1 see chapter 5 1 4 6 11 1 Using Manning Strickler s e
75. ing to mentioned standards weight factor depends on number of paths and installation height This weight factors see also chapters 7 2 and 7 3 are only reasonable when transducers are mounted on the position stated by the standards If your conduit is always full we strongly recommend to follow the standards mounting position weight factors Please see chapter 6 4 to see how to parameter weight factors Form of conduit drain 6 3 3 5 6 3 3 6 6 3 3 7 Diameter Round Select this channel type if your measuring point is in a circular pipe Enter the inner diameter of your measuring point in the diameter field Square Select this channel type if you wish to measure a rectangular e g a square or trapezoid channel These are typical concrete or brick walled channels e g in sewage works or power station inflows The channel is geometrically defined in the Define sampling point submenu Round with Spline Interpolation Select this channel type if your channel is neither circular nor rectangular e g if you have oval or natural channel forms The channel is geometrically defined in the Define sampling point submenu Only activated when option round is chosen Please enter your pipe diameter in meters 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 User defined settings Page 35 81 6 3 4 Define sampling points sampling point editor lf your measuring point has a cross sectional form which is not circular
76. k is 0 994 and when neular section tt Ve luc of is 1 000 Conversely when applying the Gauss Jacobi cular ech n noc none sociiicieat is required i e k 1 000 and when itis applied to n reni eam aa kis DAA bh cee a More LEM RES UAT CLIO Helle yal Lii A of 1 034 2 methe i nen EM The Gauss L Legen dre and the Gauss Jacobi quadrature integration methods meet the requirements of his Si slandard At least fo ur r paths shall be used for a proper determination of the discharge For a four path Jarrangement the ocalion o of the paths the weighting coefficients and the correction coefficients for the Gaiss Te C genre z and d Gauss acobi sarsi integration methods arc as follows y ceca esas acia e chee er has seer be el BE vie gt aT Bet Fii am inh ES TABLE J1 Gauss Jacobi where d is the distance from the cenirelinc of the conduit to the acoustic path see Figure J2 When one of these methods is applicd to a truly circular section with the paths caine exactly at the specified distance from the centre the general formula is often used in the simpler form since in this case L Sin or cach given ben is independent of w W py Lo sin D W sin cr incl TABLE J2 Gauss Jacobi method 0 217079 0 568320 W W Wy W _ 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 Appendix 7 4 Page 62 81 Access to MultySonic 8000 via Ethernet LAN MultySoni
77. mospheres The ultrasound converters are protected by encapsulation EExm It is recommended that the transducer cable be fed out of the potentially explosive area and the measuring transducer hung up outside the potentially explosive area If the sensor cables are too short they can be extended within the potentially explosive area the cable join should be inside a protective housing with increased safety EExe During installation works the power cable and the ultrasound board connector should be disconnected from the measurement transducer O board The I O board offers a series of analogue and digital inputs and outputs The I O board can be installed in any expansion slot A D If required up to two I O boards can be mounted Unlike the ultrasound board the I O board has a third six pole connector contacts 29 34 for both change over relays Connector 29 below 34 above 29 below 34 above Connector 15 below 28 above 15 Connector 15 below 28 above 28 above Connector 1 below 14 above If a factory fitted I O board is ordered it is premounted in expansion slot D further I O boards then in expansion slots C B A 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Installation of the electronic unit Page 15 81 Number Designation 18 Analogue input 2 4 20mA 4 Analogue input 6 4 20mA 6 Analogue input 7 4 20mA 22 Analogue input 4 4 20mA 8 Analogue input 8 4 20mA
78. n empty compatible memory stick into MultySonic 8000 MultySonic 8000 offers to download the data logger data on to the memory stick trend gt USB Stick button If the capacity of the memory stick is smaller than the size of the data log files MultySonic 8000 stores the newest data logger data Simply follow the instructions on the touch screen Reading out large quantities of data can take several minutes WARNING Do not remove the memory stick or switch off the power supply before reading and writing tasks on the memory stick have been fully completed How to handle downloaded data logger files please see chapter 7 8 4 11 5 Performing updates and upgrades Special memory sticks are available from Badger Meter for performing firmware updates These are specially licensed and work only after successful authorisation and for individual serial numbers A special update program is started when an update memory stick is inserted Simply follow the instructions on the touch screen WARNING Do not remove the memory stick or switch off the power supply before the update or upgrade has been completed Premature removal or switching off can result in non function of the MultySonic 8000 In this case the firmware may have to be re installed at the factory 4 12 Installation and removal of electronic boards reconfiguration of boards MultySonic 8000 is a variable measurement system The measuring transducer has four expansion slots whic
79. n you wish to parameter via the upper tab register up to 4 sections possible Section 1 Section 2 Select the section by clicking the relevant tab The number of tabs depends on the number of selections selected see the chapter on Number of sections Activation of individual acoustic paths to a section Section 1 Path Activation 3 A 5 6 7 8 Show Path Parameter 6 3 3 Acoustic paths are allocated to a section by clicking the individual path activation buttons Please note that a path can only be allocated to one section Blue means that the path is allocated to the current section Green means that the path has not yet been allocated to a section Geometric definition of your measuring site drain Drain Drain Type open channe gt Drain Form square gt Diameter Define Levels To calculate the correct flow rate MultySonic 8000 has to know what your measuring site looks like The geometric form of the conduit is defined in the channel window For the channel type first select the kind of application There are four options to choose from Conduit drain type 6 3 3 1 Not activated If this setting is chosen MultySonic 8000 stops measuring 6 3 3 2 Open channel Select this setting if you wish to measure a river or open channel or if you have an closed pipe or channel which is never quite full there is always a gas phase above the fluid In that case normally a level meter is connect
80. nent similar to an optical coupler This has the advantage that your evaluation unit is galvanically separated from the MultySonic 8000 Please note that the maximum current for the photo relay is limited to 100 mA In this case you have a positive pulse i e no current flows in idle mode If the pulse is emitted by MultySonic 8000 current flows 7 2 Weighting of the paths with filled cross sections in accordance with ISO60041 IEC41 Paths are numbered from the channel bottom upwards in both tables 7 2 1 Weighting of the paths for filled round cross sections Gauss Jacobi method Number of paths Path number Path weighting po 1570796 x ee 0 906899 po 0 906899 MA E 0 555360 po 0 785398 po 0 555360 ee E 4 a Table 6 Weighting factors for filled pipes circular section acc to ISO 60041 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Appendix Page 58 81 7 2 2 Weighting of the paths for filled rectangular cross sections Gauss Legendre method Number of paths Path number Path weighting ee A 8 j hj a G 5 EEE BE ee Table 7 Weighting factors for filled conduits rectangular section acc to ISO 60041 A more sophisticated model the so called OWICS Optimal Weighted Integration for Circular Sections is also available Working with OWICS means that the installation positions of transducers as well as the weighting factors see Table 8 are slightly different from ISO60041 Number of pat
81. not sure about proper Dynamic Spline Correction values please use default values Burnout Influence on measurement is very little The Burnout option is intended for applications where there may be temporary interruptions to measuring Such interruptions can for example be caused by strongly interfered signals obstructions passing through the measuring path or other brief disruptions To prevent such temporary brief disruptions from causing alarms the last upcoming measuring values are held for the duration of the stop period value in seconds 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 User defined settings Page 47 81 6 9 Medium configuration Media definition Media type Water gt Media sonic velocity in m s 11480 Media viscosity in mm s 1 In the Medium Definition menu area settings for the medium can be made namely the definition of the media sonic velocity and the viscosity The following tables show typical values for a series of media Dynamic ues coefficient of various liquids Acetone Aniline Ether Ethylene glycol Chloroform Glycerin Acetic acid Methyl acetate Ethyl acetate Heavy water Carbon tetrachloride Mercury Nitrobenzene Carbon disulfide n pentane n hexane Spindle oil 20 0 905 1324 15 7 ee o r a 803 1250 0 4 to 0 5 2 004 20 C Note T C een p en V of sound v kinematic viscosity 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 User defined settings 1402 74 1407 71 141
82. nsducer is to be found on the type plate on the inside of the housing Please see chapter 7 4 for further informations and network configurations Use of USB memory sticks MultySonic 8000 has a USB interface to permit use of USB memory sticks Please ensure that exclusively MultySonic 8000 compatible memory sticks are used Compatible sticks or a list of compatible brands is available from Badger Meter USB memory sticks can be used for various tasks 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Installation of the electronic unit Page 18 81 4 11 1 Transferring a new parameter file The most comfortable way to create the MultySonic 8000 parametering is on a Windows PC with USB interface with the MultySonic 8000 parametrisation software The parametering file parameter par for site set up and or communication par for RS232 set up if required can be stored on the memory stick Please create a directory parameter with the subdirectories upload und download see Picture 1 Ordner x Mame Grate Typ Geandert am E Desktop 13 communication par OKE PAR Datei 27 08 2009 12 03 B Eigene Dateien parameter par OKB PAR Datei 27 08 2009 12 03 7 Arbeitsplatz e Festplatte C J gt NEU D sw USB drive E Oo parameter Sy download upload Picture 1 Directories on USB memory stick for uploading parameter files Please store your new parameter file in the directory parameter upload As soon as a compatible memory stick with a p
83. or picture 25 would look like TMT Section1 2009 07 30 07 50 35 0 235 0004291 1 427 2 89 END 7 6 5 4 Example of parameter file communication par Pron J 08 8 3 la El m s 2 FT Dr el E as Gh k ma GENERAL 2 ANSI Characters v INTERVAL 10 69 E SERIAL OUT 1 70 F LOGFILE 1 71 G WEEK NUMBERING 2 72 H MAX NROFWEEKS LOG 26 73 74 J SECTION_1 75 K ACTIVE 1 176 L SHOW 0 77 M NAME SECTION_1 78 N 79 0 SECTION_2 80 P ACTIVE 0 81 Q SHOW 1 82 R NAME Test2 83 S 84 T SECTIOH_3 85 U ACTIVE 0 86 y SHOW 1 a7 w NAME Test 3 88 x 9g Y SECTION_4 90 z ACTIVE 0 a SHOW 1 OOO 92 NAL A SEE EA A Re REN EEE ne ech 193 94 ds SECTION_5 95 ACTIVE 0 96 u SHOW 1 97 a NAME Test5 98 b 9g c SECTION_6 100 d ACTIVE 0 101 e SHOW 1 102 f NAME Test6 103 g 104 h SECTION_ 105 i ACTIVE 0 106 i SHOW 1 107 k NAME Test 108 109 m SECTIOH_8 110 n ACTIVE 0 111 o SHOW 1 112 p NAME Test8 113 q 27 11 7 6 6 Uploading parameter file communication par to MultySonic 8000 Uploading a communication par file follows the same principle as uploading a parameter par file for site set up Please see also chapters 4 11 1 The communication par file does not have to be activated separately lt is active after transferring it to MultySonic 8000 different to parameter par file see chapter 5 1 5 Please save your file communication par at your USB drive in the directory parameter upload s
84. parameter par 12KB PAR Datei 30 035 2009 12 20 communication par DKB PAR Datei 27 06 2009 12 05 e Wechseldatentrager E fur parameter gt download 5 upload Picture 27 Downloading a parameter file using USB drive 7 6 8 Alternatively you can download parameter files also by ftp file transfer Files are save in the directory mnt flash1 parameter on your MultySonic 8000 Please see chapter 7 4 3 for accessing ftp server Downloading data files The files which are transferred via RS232 interface can be also continuously stored at MultySonic 8000 internal memory see chapter 7 6 1 There will be one file for each week The format of the data in these files is equal to the format of the defined ASCII string There is one file for each section The files are named always section1 section2 section8 etc You can download the files either using a USB drive follow chapter 4 11 4 You will then find the files in the directory comm on your USB drive Please press button trends gt gt memory stick on the display when having connected your USB drive to MultySonic 8000 Alternatively you can download files via ftp server see chapter 7 4 3 Files are stored in the directory mnt ide comm csv files 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Page 77 81 Appendix touchscreen Structure MultySonic 8000 displa 1 1 MOUs SSdJd eM pea SS ld J8 QWMO J00Q9SY UMOPINYS nueu 99UEUSJUIEYN ueos jeubuls M
85. pears to save the parameters Please note that only files named parameter par can be loaded in the MultySonic 8000 To transfer the parameter file to the MultySonic 8000 please see chapter 4 11 1 Transfering a new parameter file and chapter 4 11 2 Activating a transferred parameter file 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Appendix 7 Appendix 7 1 Connection plans for the pulse outputs Active 1 The analog input port is switched to Active for this suggested connection Connect your transmitter directly to the connections on the MultySonic 8000 Please note that the maximum output current is 30mA Maybe you need a base resistor The advantage of this setup is that it does not require any external power source Active 2 In this proposal the pulse output is switched actively If your evaluation unit needs more current than in the Active 1 proposal you can increase the current with an NPN transistor In this case you need an external power source You may need a base compensating resistor In this case you have a positive pulse i e no current flows in idle mode and no current is applied If the pulse is emitted by MultySonic 8000 current flows Passive 1 In this example the pulse output is switched passively For this switching you require an external power source Connect your evaluation unit positive input to the positive pole of the power source and the negative pole of the pulse output to the po
86. quation Please activate use Manning Strickler s equation Put the maximum level until Manning Strickler s equation is used in the corresponding input field If you put e g 2 into the input field MultySonic 8000 calculates the flow using Manning Strickler s equation just when the level does not exceed 2m if level exceeds 2m and there is still no surcharged paths or no path with valid signals you do not get flow value Max Manning Level could be e g the channel height Dry weather flow Define individual discharge curre Use Manning Stickler s ange equation w Values Max Manning Level 2 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 User defined settings Page 52 81 6 11 2 Then press button Change Values to enter the following sub menu Manning Strickler Abflussgleichung Manning Strickler Friction Coefficient 2 Energy Slope 0 In the Manning Strickler sub menu the necessary constants for the q h flow equation are entered rawness coefficient and energy drop slope are to be found in the chapter 2 and Table 1 MultySonic 8000 uses the q h equation according to Manning Strickler if the following conditions are fulfilled see also chapter 3 1 Calculation algorithms The Use Manning Strickler option must be selected The measured level is below the set max Manning level value No acoustic path in the section is functioning any longer OR There is no path which is surcharged properly Plea
87. r connector terminals When installing the ultrasound converter pairs there is an upstream sensor code U and the downstream sensor code D The position results from the arrangement in relation to the flow direction gt UF_Multy8000_BA 02 1007 Installation of the electronic unit Page 13 81 4 4 Number Designation Number Designation 2 f Path3 UP 3U 3 jJErh _ 4 Path3DOWN 3D 5 _ Path3DOWN 3D 6 _ 1 77 _ 8 _ Path4UP 4U 9 1 77 With multiple path installations it is recommended that path 1 is installed as the bottom path and the following paths then from bottom to top with subsequent numbering If you install several ultrasonic boards path 1 4 will be located on board 1 slot A path 5 8 on board 2 slot B path 9 12 on board 3 slot C and if applicable path 13 16 on board 4 slot D Please see chapter 6 3 2 to see how to allocate paths to different sites by parameter software Connecting the ultrasonic transducers Badger Meter supplies a variety of different sensors which are fitted in different ways Please observe the separate instructions provided when connecting sensors Before the cables are connected the sensors and cables should be checked as follows 1 Measurement of the sensor s electrical resistance A multimeter with a measuring range of at least 30 MQ can be used for this The measurement should be performed directly at the sensor contact or as
88. rameter file communication par see chapter 7 6 5 ff The activated data to be transferred is valid for every activated site In addition to that you can choose start and end signs RS232 fixed settings These settings of the RS232 are fix and cannot be changed Baud rate 115200 baud s Data 8 bit Parity None Stop 1 bit Flow Control None ASCII Output String All data are transferred as an ASCII string Maximum length of ASCII string is 254 characters You can transfer up to eight different ASCII strings for up to eight sites The settings are done in the RS232 parametering file communication par 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Appendix Page 71 81 7 6 5 communication par Structure 1 The file communication par is the parametering file for the RS232 interface Here you can choose which data will be transferred in which format e g decimal points In addition to that you can define start and stop signs separator and a name for your site s The data you design is valid for every activated section site That means that you can not choose transferred data for each site separately You will find a default file communication par which can be downloaded by using a USB drive 4 11 3 or by using ftp connection see chapter 7 4 3 This default file can then be adjusted which means that you do not have to create a complete new file 7 6 5 1 communication par Structure 2 The file can be edited with a standard
89. re described in ISO6416 5 When the pipe is full up MultySonic 8000 automatically calculates according to the calculation model for filled pipes The calculation criterium for this is ISO60041 1EC41 1 The outflow is set to 0 If flow rates for low levels are not to be recorded this can be set by entering the LowLevelCutOff parameter 2 Manning Strickler equation Outflow calculation according to the Manning Strickler equation uses the level measurement to calculate the outflow Manning Strickler is used if no path measurement works below a defined level vm nman rhy2 3 Sman1 2 equation 1 vm mean flow rate m s nman Rate coefficient according to Strickler m1 3 s rhy Hydraulic radius m is calculated by MultySonic 8000 Sman energy drop slope The following figures must be parametered e Surface roughness coefficient nman The surface roughness coefficient depends on the composition of the channel The following table gives an overview for typical surfaces 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Flow calculation Page 7 81 Channel types Earth Earth channels in firm material smooth Earth channels in firm sand with some clay or gravel Earth channels with a floor of sand and gravel with rendered embankments Earth channels made of fine 10 20 30 mm gravel Earth channels made of medium size 20 40 60 mm gravel Earth channels made of rough 50 100 150 mm gravel Earth channels made of large lumps of clay Ea
90. rth channels made with rough stones Earth channels made of sand clay or gravel heavily overgrown Rock Medium rough rock excavation Rock excavated with careful blasting Very rough rock excavation large irregularities Masonry Channels made of brickwork bricks also clinker bricks well jointed Rubble masonry Brickwork channels normal Normal good rubble masonry hewn stones Rough rubble masonry stones only roughly hewn Broken stone walls rendered embankments with sand and gravel floor Concrete Smooth cement finish Concete using steel forms Smooth rendering Smoothed concrete Good formwork smooth undamaged rendering smooth concrete Concrete produced with wood formwork without rendering Compressed concrete with smooth surface Old concrete uneven surfaces Concrete shells with 150 200 kg cement per m3 depending on age and type Rough concrete lining Uneven concrete surfaces Wooden New smooth channel Planed well jointed boards Unplaned boards Older wooden channel Metal Smooth pipes with countersunk rivet heads New cast iron pipes Riveted pipes rivet not countersunk overlapped several times in the circumference Natural Natural riverbeds with firm floor without irregularities Natural riverbeds with moderate bed load Natural riverbeds weed infested Natural riverbeds with rubble and irregularities Natural riverbeds strong bed load Wild streams with rough rubble head sized stones with res
91. s For further information see the chapter 6 7 setting up digital outputs Pulse outputs The existing pulse outputs two per I O board can be assigned to the various sections and variables Functions such as metering pulse or throughput can be allocated to the pulse outputs For further information see the chapter 6 7 For the possible electro technical output circuits please see Appendix 7 1 Connection plans for the pulse outputs LAN interface Ethernet The LAN interface permits the integration of MultySonic 8000 into Internet or Intranet The data logger memory and the MultySonic 8000 parameter settings can also be accessed via the LAN interface and a ftp protocol MultySonic 8000 also has an integrated http server which contains various information For further information see the chapter 7 4 USB interface The USB interface Ver 1 permits the transfer of parameter data and data logger data upload Authorised updates can also be performed via the USB interface Compatible mass memory devices memory stick hard disk drives can be plugged for this The MultySonic 8000 USB manager comfortably guides the user through the operation A list of compatible USB mass memory devices is available from Badger Meter For further information see the chapter 4 11 RS232 interface MultySonic 8000 provides a serial interface See chapter 7 6 for set up the RS232 interface 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 Flow calculation Page 6 81 3
92. s and outputs 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 User defined settings Page 30 81 6 2 2 Number of sections Here you define how many sections sites you wish to measure with MultySonic 8000 One to four sections are possible 6 2 3 Flow meter ID Here you can give MultySonic 8000 a name e g a TAG number or a plain 6 3 text name Section configuration Section 1 Path Activation au 170 Input Activation Drain Type open channe Drain Form square Diameter Define Levels Media definition Media type Water Media sonic velocity in m s 430 Media viscosity in mm s 1 Dram Algorithm Manning Strickler Enable Manning Strickler Friction Coefficient Energy Slope Max Manning Level Signal Plausibility min Yelocity g max Velocity 5000 min Signal Quality fWw min Flow Speed 40 max Flow Speed 40 Input Analog Output Show Input Parameter Basic Settings Calculation Model mid section Friction Coefficient K ig 6 Weight Factor KS Weight Factor KB Spline KA Dynamic Spline Correction Burnout Basic Parameter Minimal Sensor Surcharge N Low Flow Cut Off 0 Low Level Cut Off 0 Temperature Offset 0 Damping standard 7 Damping Time 2 hoo max Level Path Substitution min Number of funct Path 0 Show Path Parameter Digital Output Save configuration x open channel Picture 12 Start s
93. se note If Manning Strickler is activated and the above conditions are fulfilled no section alarm is issued even if no covered path is functioning correctly Using individual discharge curve lf you want to implement your own discharge curve please mark the corresponding check box see Picture 15 Dry weather flow Define individual discharge J s curre Use Mann ng Strcklers a equation Max Manning Level Picture 15 Using individual discharge curve Then press button Define Curve in order to enter the following sub menu 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 User defined settings Page 53 81 Define individual discharge curve Level Parameter Level Count 3 Add Delete LA Elev 2 Flow 1 04 L3 Eler 1 5 7 Flow 87 L2 Elev 1 Z Flow 25 Level Meter L1 Elev D Z Flow 0 12 2 Flow m s 11 04 Save actual level values OF Cancel changed Picture 16 Defining your individual discharge curve Here you can define up to 15 different sampling points One sampling point always consist of level and the corresponding flow The lowest point Om is already implemented you can not see it and is rated with a flow of 0 Sampling point L1 must always be at the lowest level L2 and the following must then have rising level values After entering values please always press the save button Flow values between two sampling points will be calculated using linear interpolation See for example Picture 16 6 12
94. se the paths of the different boards might influence each other and create signal problems FASTI2C 1 signal scans see chapter 5 1 3 are read with high speed O signal scans are read with regular speed default TIMESLOT Only applicable when PARALLEL 0 see above TIMESLOT gives the available measuring time per ultrasonic board in milliseconds 1000 means that each board gets 1 second to measure then this second is apportioned to connected paths one paths can then make several measurements per second before next board is activated o Example 1 3 boards TIMESLOT 1000 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 User defined settings Page 32 81 Each board have 1 second 1000 ms for measuring Then next board is activated So each board measures for 1 second and does not measure for 2 seconds in that 2 seconds the other boards are measuring o Example 2 3 boards TIMESLOT 333 Each board have 0 33 seconds 333ms for measuring This will decrease the number of possible measurements for each path MQ see chapter 5 1 4 but will increase the measurement rate for each board Here board 1 measures for 0 33 seconds and does not measure for 0 66 seconds during that 0 66seconds the other two boards are activated CHECK_DIFF This parameter is an additional evaluation of signal plausibility see also chapter 6 12 which allows to filter out bad signals Using this option is only recommendable in case of difficulties with your measurement
95. setting 2048 suffices 6 4 1 16 Activate cut off This function suppresses the influence of signal echoes which for example arise due to reflection at the surface Interference of measurement by echoes is rare and the CutOff function does not normally need to be activated The function works thus A certain range before and after the wanted signal is cut off and signal echoes which normally appear behind the actual wanted signal due to the higher runtime then disappear If activated further settings must be also be undertaken see chapter 6 4 1 17ff 6 4 1 17 Cutoff trigger The amplitude threshold is set here which signals the start of the wanted signal to the system This threshold value is relative to the maximum amplitude of the current received signal A value around 50 is recommended 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 User defined settings Page 42 81 6 4 1 18 Samples before cut off Here the number of sample values is determined which lie before the CutOff triggering and are not cut off A default value of 50 is set here 6 4 1 19 Samples after cut off Here the number of samples are determined which lie after the CutOff triggering and are not cut off Caution If too low a number is selected a part of the wanted signal is also cut off The minimum number can be calculated from the number of oscillations used transmission sequence see chapter 6 4 1 15 multiplied with the relationship of sampling frequency
96. sitive pole of the pulse output Connect the negative pole of the pulse output to the negative pole of the external power source The transistor in MultySonic 8000 is a photo relay a component similar to an optical coupler This has the advantage that your evaluation unit is galvanically separated from the MultySonic 8000 Please note that the maximum current for the photo relay is limited to 100 mA You may have to connect a resistor in series to your evaluation unit 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 Page 56 81 a Your evaluation unit Y ext 24V Pa Your evaluation unit NPN Transistor y ext 24V 7 a N Your 2 evaluation unit ext GND Appendix Passive 2 In this example the pulse output is switched passively Use this switching if you need more power than Page 57 81 ext 24V J nen is available in the Passive 1 proposal For this l Transistor switching you need an external power source ES ls You Connect a PNP transistor with the emitter to the oe i evaluation positive pole of the external power source the w g unit base via a base compensating resistor to the x P Le ext GND positive pole of the pulse output Connect the transistor collector to the positive pole of your evaluation unit Connect the negative pole of the evaluation unit to the negative pole of the pulse output and the external power source The transistor in MultySonic 8000 is a photo relay a compo
97. specifications 2 0 1 2 9 2 Analogue inputs 8x 4 20 mA standardised signals can be connected to the analogue inputs The potential difference of the signal terminals to the device earth must not exceed 20 V The I O board provides a maximum of 24 V max 1 for passive water level sensors The I O board s inputs and outputs can be switched actively or passively with microswitches see the chapter 4 5 Input signals smaller than the start of the measurement range and larger than 21mA are evaluated as defective Analogue outputs The assigned variable is represented by a 4 20 mA standard signal at the active analogue outputs The output can be assigned to the outflow the mean flow rate the water temperature or various variables dependent on it The measuring ranges can be freely configured by entering the full measuring scale lf a variable is evaluated as defective the analogue signal is reset to lt 3 6 mA For values outside of the full measuring scale the output takes the relevant extreme value 3 84 or 20 5mA 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 Specifications 2 5 3 2 5 4 2 5 5 2 5 6 2 9 1 Page 5 81 Relay outputs The existing relays two per I O board can be assigned to the various sections and variables The relays have both an NC and an NO connection Functions such as the exceeding or falling short of outflow water level or outflow total limit values or malfunction alarm can be allocated to the relay
98. starting from last reboot Variable 2 Range Default __ Description oe or j 1 Value of uptime will be included in ASCII string O Value of uptime will not be included AREA Header for hydraulic area Variable Range Default Description l 1 Value of hydraulic area will be included in ASCII string 0 Value of hydraulic area will not be included LEVEL_ABOVE_SEA Header for level above sea this value indicates the absolute value only Mexico Wet Range Default _ Description O O 1 Value will be included in ASCII string 0 Value will not be included Format SPEED USE Not applicable please do not change Wert a a Description SHOW NN FORMAT Strimgi20 SPEED Not applicable please do not change Wert Range Default Description ee _ _ _ _ _ FORMAT Stingo 54 o ALARM Header for Alarm Alarm means alarm of section Wet Range Default _ Description SHOW 0 1 1 Value will be included in ASCII string O Value will not be included FORMAT String 20 Format Status Header for status of section Wert Range Default Description Description SHOW 0 1 1 Value will be included in ASCII string O Value will not be included format Cc cr FORMAT String 20 format 3 UF _Multy8000_BA_02_1007 Appendix Page 74 81 7 6 5 2 communication par Example Picture 25 Shows an example of a communication par file GENERAL INTERVAL 10 SERIAL OUT 1 LOGF
99. t English Picture 17 Access MultySonic 8000 via Webbrowser Mainly you see the same data as you can find on MultySonic 8000 display Please use navigation bar to switch through different sites 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Appendix 7 4 3 Adresse ftp 1192 168 1 99 Ordner E Desktop a Eigene Dateien 4 Arbeitsplatz J Netzwerkumgebung g Papierkorb Internet Explorer 192 168 1 99 bin EY dev etc lib le lost found mnt x Page 63 81 Access via ftp server Alternatively of using a USB drive you can download data logger files or download upload parameter files from your MultySonic 8000 accessing via ftp server You can also change MultySonic 8000 network settings see also 7 5 Via ftp server you have access to MultySonic 8000 operating system Improper settings or changes may cause severe damage to MultySonic 8000 and may also influence the functionality significantly Please just use the operations shown in this chapter In case of doubt please ask us You can e g use the Windows Explorer to access your MultySonic 8000 via ftp Please put ftp followed by the IP address in the address bar e g ftp 192 168 1 99 You may need to activate use passive ftp in the settings of your browser Login User Name root Password eLabor Some operations may require administrator rights Please ask us in this ase The following picture shows you the struc
100. ter file is now active 5 1 5 2 Reset In addition to that you can reset the counter for accumulated flow and shutdown reboot your MultySonic 8000 5 1 5 3 Switch off of MultySonic 8000 You can start up again or switch off your MultySonic 8000 here 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 Programming and operation Page 28 81 9 2 5 3 5 4 Menu customisation The individual menus can be completely freely customised The variables to be displayed can be selected as well as the font font size mantissa unit language etc it is possible to tie in or remove lines buttons graphics etc The individual page layouts are stored on MultySonic 8000 as ASCII files in directory mnt flash1 layout Please see chapter 7 4 3 for file transfer via ftp The layout files should only be altered by trained personnel or your MultySonic 8000 dealer How to edit the layout files is explained in a separate document Faulty layout files can endanger system stability Using the LAN interface The LAN interface permits access to MultySonic 8000 via the Internet Intranet or directly with a PC For remote queries via Internet or Intranet MultySonic 8000 can be integrated into your network via a HUB To access the LAN interface directly with a PC you need a patch cable cross link Requesting the address http your IP address is to be found on the MultySonic 8000 type plate a website is displayed which gives a series of information about M
101. the quality of the correlation Values gt 0 9 are good values lt 0 7 are unfavourable and indicate signal disruption Strongly fluctuating values indicate problematic application constantly low values indicate e g bad signal transmission This can for example be caused by cables which are too long or bad sensor adjustment e S N The Signal Noise ratio S N is the relationship between the noise amplitudes and those of the signal An S N of 20 means that the signal amplitudes are 20 times higher than those of the noise An S N of 0 33 means that the noise has a threefold higher amplitude than the signal A low S N can have two causes 1 The signal amplitude is low e g due to bad sensor adjustment or bad sound conduction capability of the medium gas bubbles high solid material content 2 Interference feedthrough is very high e g due to sources of high electromagnetic interference power electronics motors or due to inadequate shielding defective cables insufficient cable shielding contact with the housing earth e A1 A2 Amplitude of the outward and return shots Ideally both amplitudes have similar values in the range of 40 90 Significantly different amplitudes indicate strong signal interference gas bubbles or defective ultrasound converters e A1F A2F Amplitude of the outward and return shots after input filtering Ideally both amplitudes also have similar values here in the range of 40 90 Significantly different amplitud
102. this case please check the cabling the alignment and the correct connection of both ultrasound converters for this path lf the measuring values for all paths bad and fluctuate strongly it is possible that either the application is not very suitable or that e g there is an EMC problem with strong electromagnetic interference In this case check whether your application is heavily loaded with solid material or gas If possible a measuring location can perhaps be selected at which the medium had more time to release gas To ensure the high EMC strength of the measurement the cable shield must be in contact with the housing This is easy to ascertain with the supplied cable screw connectors The cable shield must make firm contact with the ENC screw connecior contact tabs The ultrasound converter cables should be kept as short as possible and may only be shortened in pairs to the same length To extend them RG 108 a U cables must be used and the shield must be cleanly extended at the extension location The cables must laid separately from power cables motors preferably in own earthed vacant pipes lf no measurement is possible with any path and all path diagnosis values are implausible a parametering error a hardware defect or a cabling error may be the cause 5 1 5 The maintenance menu 5 1 5 1 Activating of parameter tiles Freshly transferred parameter files can be activated here Click the Load new parameters button The new parame
103. ting bed load Wild streams with rough rubble with moving bed load Table 1 Roughness coefficients for different channel materials e Sman The energy drop slope can be calculated from the channel gradient Sman h l UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Flow calculation Page 8 81 In practice both coefficients Sman and nman can be very precisely calculated from the flow measurement at normal levels with ultrasound measuring Level and flow are stored in the MultySonic 8000 data logger with sufficient levels and then both Manning Strickler coefficients for dry weather flow are calculated with a curve fit e g in Excel Please ask your dealer for making the curve fit The transferability of coefficients thus calculated on to the dry weather flow is very good at many measuring points 3 Single path interpolation If just one single ultrasound path is in operation or two intersecting paths the flow speed calculation is performed according to ISO 6416 For this a calibration factor is calculated from the relative path height path height hp total level h from which the mean speed can be calculated 4 Multiple path interpolation If several paths or several intersecting paths are in operation the flow is calculated according to a multiple path interpolation Two flow equations are available the mean section method or the mid section method Both models are described in detail in ISO 6416 The standard method is the mid sec
104. tion method With this method MultySonic 8000 forms sub segments calculates their mean speed and cross sectional area and integrates therefrom the total flow in cross section Uppermost nth sub segment W No sub segment 2nd sub segment V A Lowest sub segment YV Ultrasound path With the mid section method a weighting factor KR must be entered which takes into account friction on the channel floor For extremely rough channels the value become a minimum of 0 2 for friction free channels the value is 1 The table below shows reference values A weighting factor for the channel floor kB for standard values see the table below must also be entered for the mean section method and in addition a weighting factor for the uppermost segment kS With the mean section method the speed at the surface of the uppermost sub segment is calculated by interpolation kS indicates how strongly this value is taken into account in the calculation A value between 0 no influence and 1 complete influence can be selected A standard value is 0 1 The influence of kS on the measurement result is especially small if several segments are working 3 or more 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 Flow calculation Page 9 81 Earth channels Earth channels in solid material smooth 0 58 0 48 Earth channels in firm sand with some clay or gravel 0 52 0 38 Earth channels with floor of sand and gravel with rendered embankments 0
105. to signal frequency see chapter 6 4 1 4 6 4 1 5 Example Signal frequency 500kHz sampling frequency 5MHz transmission sequence 53000 i e 15 oscillations gt sampling frequency signal frequency 10 gt 10 15 150 minumim number of CutOff samples afterwards 6 4 1 20 Cutoff filter Signals with enabled cut off function are filtered 6 5 Level measurement configuration lf you are not measuring a constantly filled pipe and the level varies a level measurement is needed to permit precise flow rate measurement This is set after activation in the Show Input Parameters menu Input Analog Output Digital Output I O Input Activation sii 5525 a 3 4 5 6 El El Show Input Parameter First allocate one of the analogue outputs to your section by pressing one of the buttons see above input 1 Then select the settings in the Display Input Parameters submenu Define Variable level v Value at 4mA 0 m Constant Value Value at 20m4 14 m Define constant level 20mA 2 5m Error Value g Y A 4mA Om changed 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 User defined settings Page 43 81 6 6 Define the input type as Level Measurement and define the measuring ranges for the 4 20mA input signal If the level is constant a constant value can also be entered A level value can be entered in the Error Value input field at which a level measuring device malfunction or failure is used as an alternati
106. to MultySonic 8000 into the directory etc After successful transfer you have to reboot your MultySonic 8000 7 5 5 Troubleshooting At some Windows PC s you have to adjust your Windows network settings in order to connect you via ftp If using Internet Explorer please make sure that option use passive ftp is activated Internet options In addition to that you may have to adjust your Ethernet settings Please ask your system administrator for further information 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Page 70 81 Appendix 7 6 Parametering of the RS232 interface 7 6 1 1 6 2 7 6 3 7 6 4 General MultySonic 8000 is delivered with a RS232 interface which allows you to transfer measurement data by an ASCII string The parametering of the RS232 interface is done by an additional parameter file named communication par which can be uploaded to MultySonic 8000 by using ftp server or an USB drive The data which are transferred via RS232 are if this option is activated additionally and continuously stored in MultySonic 8000 internal data logger as csv files This is in addition to the default storage of measurement data see chapter 7 8 Data which can be transferred via RS232 The following data can be transferred via RS232 Date Time Flow Accumulated flow counter Level Velocity Temperature Hydraulic area optional Alert Status of section Which data is being transferred can be set in the pa
107. ture of the ftp server v Wechseln zu bin dev etc lib lost Found mnt proc D D D 3 sbin tmp usr var bash_history nxcal dat 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Appendix Page 64 81 7 4 3 1 Downloading data logger files The data logger files are stored in the directory Imnt ide trenddaten see Picture 18 Files from the last days can be found in the subdirectory dtrend These files have a resolution of 1 minute Only the files stored in the directory dtrend are copied to your USB drive see chapter 4 11 4 Accessing via ftp additionally allows you downloading the files from the current day file ending htrend trend which have a resolution of 1 second Note In order to save memory capacity the files from the current day will be packed resolution turns from 1 second to 1 minute and moved to the directory dtrend around midnight That means that you have the data from the last days in that directory not from the current day Adresse ET ftp 192 168 1 99 mnt ideftrenddaten Ordner x Marne Grobe Typ Ge ndert am i Desktop ra hdtrend Dateiordner 31 08 2009 11 19 ES E Eigene Dateien jstrend Dateiordner 31 08 2009 12 01 a W Arbeitsplatz 2009 083111 10 01 Atrend 4 28 KB HTREND Datei 31 08 2009 12 00 a f Netzwerkumgebung 2009_08_31_11_PATH_O1 htrend 8 D4 KB HTREND Datei 31 08 2009 12 00 g Papierkorb Sf 2009_08_31_11_PATH_02 htrend 8 D4 KB HTREND Datei 31 08 2009 12 00 a E Internet Explorer E 2009_
108. tySonic 8000 via the LAN interface with FTP see also chapter 7 4 3 2 6 1 General information on software use 6 1 1 Creating a new parameter file You can start to create a new parameter file immediately after starting the program see chapter 6 2ff 6 1 2 Loading a new parameter file To edit an existing parameter file select File from the menu and the Open parameter file option Your parameter file can now be edited see chapter 6 2ff 6 1 3 Language selection The MultySonic 8000Param menu is available in German and English To switch between the two languages select Options from the menu Select the desired language under Language 6 2 System configuration The following settings must be selected under system configuration Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 PATH AVAIL v AVAIL v PATH PATH ARE ae PATH 1 Path or Input Positions 14 F Ba y Analog Output Positions IF y SEE EN Digital Output Positions Multimeter ID NEWUNIT Show Section Config End Application changed Y 1 0 6 6 2 1 Definition of existing hardware Select which hardware is in use in your MultySonic 8000 from the four listooxes Please indicate what is fitted in the four expansion slots PATH means you have an ultrasound board in this expansion slot l O means you have an I O board in this slot The software automatically shows you the path numbering and the analogue and digital input
109. ultySonic 8000 In particular the current measuring values for the individual paths and the diagnosis parameters can be retrieved here It is possible to download data logger data files via FTP These are located in the ftp your IP address mnt ide trenddaten directory There are subdirectories with measuring values broken down into seconds strend directory and minutes dtrend directory The recording period is indicated by the filenames Data logger data can be evaluated with Microsoft Excel or Badger Meter evaluation software Using the USB interface The USB interface serves to parametrise and retrieve data logger data by means of a USB memory stick Updates can also be performed with authorised memory sticks supplied by Badger Meter see also the chapter 2 5 6 Not all memory sticks are compatible with MultySonic 8000 Compatible memory sticks themselves or a list of compatible sticks are available from Badger Meter 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 User defined settings Page 29 81 6 User defined settings MultySonic 8000 parametering is performed comfortably with the MultySonic 8000 Param software This is supplied with MultySonic 8000 and runs with all current Windows versions from WIN98 MultySonic 8000 Param permits the creation loading and storing of parameter files When a record has been created it can be stored on a memory stick as parameter par and uploaded by MultySonic 8000 see also chapter 4 11 1 or transferred to Mul
110. ural watercourses Natural riverbeds with firm floor without irregularities Natural riverbeds with moderate bed load Natural riverbeds weed infested Natural riverbeds with rubble and irregularities Natural riverbeds strong bed load Wild streams with rough rubble head sized stones with resting bed load Wild streams with rough rubble with moving bed load Table 2 Roughness coefficients for calculation models mean section and mid section 5 Filled pipe in Partly filled pipe mode For this case the system can determine the flow with the same process as in Filled pipe mode UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 Flow calculation Page 10 81 3 1 2 Crossing paths With shortened inflow routes we recommend the use of crossing paths see chapter 1 3 for achievable accuracies Paths which are installed in one section at the same path height are automatically recognised by MultySonic 8000 as crossing paths The measured velocities of two crossing paths are averaged This reduces the influence of so called crossflow effects on the accuracy Crossflows can arise with shortened inflow routes e g when using MultySonic 8000 behind a bend This means that the flow vectors are not yet parallel again to the channel or pipe axis after such disruptions The influence of these crossflows can be compensated by the use of intersecting paths 3 1 3 In Full conduit mode In this mode your pipe channel is always full and the flow is c
111. ustic pulse to traverse any non water parts of the acoustic path such as the acoustically transparent material in the face of the transducer holder shall be determined and taken into account If the above conditions are fulfilled and by measuring the travel time of an acoustic pulse along a given path in both the upstream and downstream direc tions the final results will be virtuall y independent of the fluid s composition pressure and temperature 14 Discharge measurement and calculation To make a velocity measurement along a given path the transmitter and receiver are arranged in such a way that signals are transmitted Upstream and downstream at an angle relative to the axis of the conduit sec Figure J1 Angles from 45 to 75 have shown to be satisfactory for the acoustic discharge measurement methods J4 1 If there are no transverse flow components in the conduit and if the time delays referred to in J3 arc taken nto account the transit time of an acoustic pulse is given by L C EV cosy where L is the distance in the fluid between the transducer faces e is the sonic speed in the fluid atthe operating conditions E is the angle between the axis of the conduit and the acoustic path T is the axial Now velocity avera ged over distance L e 1 for signals travelling downstream e 1 forsignals travelling upstream UF_Multy8000_BA 02 1007 Page 59 81 A panal Page 60 81 ow EHEN m
112. uts for water level sensors The system provides 4 analogue inputs per I O board to which independent water level sensors can be connected e Input range with 100Q resistance 4mA to 20 mA e Maximum resistance 2502 e Maximum relative voltage to earth 20V DC e Maximum voltage 240V rms e Power supply for external sensors 24V DC max 1A 2 2 3 Display with touch screen Graphic display with touch screen 320 x 240 points Backlight Insensitive touch screen 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 Specifications Page 3 81 2 2 4 Analogue outputs The system provides the following outputs per I O board max 2 I O boards per MultySonic 8000 e 8x 4mA to 20mA active or passive Max load 5000 10V Optional 9000 19V Resolution 0 005 mA 12bit Precision 0 02 mA or 0 1 of full scale Overvoltage protection 30 V DC e 2relays Breaking capacity 0 5A 110 V DC Break time 40 ms Insulation voltage 2000 V AC e 2 frequency outputs Frequency max 10kHz e Type OC Breaking capacity 50mA 30VDC 2 3 Cable for ultrasonic transducers Double shielded RG58 Triaxial cable for distances up to 100m Cable connections of more than 100m in length should be clarified in advance with Badger Meter Cable length of two corresponding transducers should be equal in order to avoid measurement errors caused by signal run times 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02_1007 Specifications 2 4 Page 4 81 Safety standards and EMC quidelin
113. ve to the flow rate calculation Analogue ouput configuration Allocate one or more analogue outputs to the desired section by clicking the buttons Analog Output Digital Output I O Analogausgangaktivierung The analogue output can now be parametered in the Display Analogue Parameters submenu First select which measurement variable you wish to depict at the selected analogue output Then define the measurement range for the 4 20mA Finally you can define a fault current which should be issued in case of error 120 23 2mA or 10 2 8mA are typical values MultySonic 8000 is able to detect back flows It is possible to set a negative flow value for the 4mA parameter Example 4mA 5 m3 s 20mA 5 m3 s In this example the analogue output shows 12mA if the flow is O m3 s Section Define Analog Output x Out 1 Analog Output 1 Unit Analog Output 1 Analog Output Type Flow in m3 s Yaueat emj Value at 20m4 5 Error Current in m 2 4 changed gt UF_Multy8000_BA 02 1007 User defined settings Page 44 81 6 7 Digital output configuration Allocate one or more digital outputs to the desired section by clicking the buttons Analog Output Digital Output Show Digital Output Parameter Please note that digital outputs 1 and 2 are transistor outputs digital outputs 3 and 4 are the relays Relays and transistor outputs are treated identically for parametering You can
114. w component is climinated as the terms Y tan e cancel If certain mathematical conditions such as continuity and differentiability are met by the velocity distribution the discharge Q can be obtained from the general equation Q 3 WGT L sing i with Lo sing Dsin a for circular sections and L i sing B for rectangular sections where Lai isthe distante from conduit wall to conduit wall along the acoustic path D is the dimension of the conduit Parallel to the intersection of the two acoustic plancs as shown in Figure J2 B is the dimension of the conduit perpendicular to D in the case of rectangular sections 11 are weighting cocfficients depending on the number of paths and the integration technique used is the axial flow velocity averaged along the path 1 as calculated from measured transit timos n is the number of acofistic paths in one plane k is a Correction coefficient which accounts for the error introduced by the integration technique chosen and the shape of the conduit defines angular location of the end of path relative to D sec Figure 32 UF_Multy8000_BA 02 1007 Anand Page 61 81 spa o ae i A ERE a I Sar es s i site pins So dad dde ne integration techniques to integrate over sections of different Aue De fi ei kto tO b used One can demonstrate that when applying for instance idre method to z 1 Circular s section Ihe yalue of the correction coefficient
115. you define a upper limit for the defined measurement value If value exceeds this limit you will get an alert Min Max Alarm means that you can define a range the chosen parameter has to be in If value of parameter is out of this range an alarm will be activated You can define the following Min Max alarms Example 1 Setting Min Alarm for Level Out 1 lf you want to get an Digital Output 1 Unit Digital Output 1 alarm when the meas Digital Output Type Min Alarm Level in m ured level falls under the Min Switch Value Unit selected Type 1 C Max Switch Value Unit selected Type IO level of 1 m please select Counter Value for Type 2 Min Alarm Level in m as Invert Output J digital output type Then Min Frequency j LL L L L LLL please put the value 1 Max Frequency 25 which then stands for 1m into the input field Min Switch Value Unit Y Rae selected type changed 3 UF_Multy8000_BA_02 1007 User defined settings Page 46 81 6 8 Example 2 Setting Min Max Alarm for flow If you want to get an Out 1 alarm when flow falls Digital Output 1 Unit Digital Output 1 below 0 56m3 s or when Digital Output Type Yin Max Alarm in Flow in m3 s y flow exceeds 29 6m3 s Min Switch Yalue Unit selected Type O56 Max Switch Value Unit selected Type a6 C please choose Min Max Counter Value for Type 2 G Alarm in flow in m s as Invert Output digital output type M

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