Air Monitor ELECTRA-flo G5 Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual Download Page 23

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ELECTRA-flo G5 Transmitter Thermal Airflow & Temperature Measurement System  1015-3 - 07/18

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Manual

Selecting Manual will allow inputting of externally determined Gain (K) and Exponent (E) values, 
where:  

 

 

 

 

Flow (corrected) = K x Flow (uncorrected) ^ E

SERVICE MENU

Total System Scan

Displays the current status of all of the system sensors, thus 
allowing the user to quickly verify all is operating properly. 

Expected

 (white) and 

Enabled

 (green) sensor values should be 

the same unless sensors have been intentionally 

Disabled

 (red). 

See below for sensor control. If 

Missing

 (yellow) is at a value 

other than zero, the transmitter is not communicating with the 
associated node. 

Sensor Control / Sensor Data Scan / Sensor Alert Scan

Sensor Control

An enabled sensor will report measurement data to the 
ELECTRA-flo G5 transmitter. This is the default condition 
after initially powering the system. A disabled sensor 
will not report measurement data to the ELECTRA-flo 
G5 transmitter. Disabled sensors may have a malfunction 
that causes this condition. It may also be desirable to 
intentionally disable a sensor for troubleshooting purposes. 
A known bad or suspect sensor can be disabled to remove 
it from the flow and temperature averages until it can be 
evaluated and/or repaired if necessary.

Sensor Data Scan

Displays sensor number (

Sen

), power input to sensors 

(

PWM

), temperature difference between flow and 

temperature sensors (

DELTAt

), velocity (

FPM

), flow 

temperature sensor (

FLOWt

) and the reference temperature 

sensor (

REFt

).

This data display screen can be used to further evaluate and 
troubleshoot the system performance and the application 
characteristics; e.g., the individual sensor velocities and 
temperatures will provide comprehensive data regarding 
the flow profile measured.  

Total System Scan

 

ESC - Leave

 

Expected

 

Missing

 

Enabled

 

Disabled

0

0

2

2

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

32

31

32

Sensor Control

 

ENT - Toggle ESC - Leave UP/DN - Select

 

Sensor 2:  Enabled

 

Sensor 1:  Disabled

Sensor Data Scan

 

ESC - Leave UP/DN - Page Scroll

Sen

PWM

DELTAt

FPM

FLOWt

REFt

1

8980

31.3

885.0

104.9

73.6

2

6813

35.0

382.0

108.2

73.2

3

0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

4

0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

5

0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

6

0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

7

0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

8

0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

9

0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

10

0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

IMPORTANT NOTE

A Gain (K) only Field Characterization (K-factor) can be achieved with an exponent (E) 
value = 1.0.

 

Summary of Contents for ELECTRA-flo G5

Page 1: ...ELECTRA flo G5 Transmitter Version 1 0X Thermal Airflow Temperature Measurement System www airmonitor com 800 AIRFLOW Installation Operation and Maintenance Manual ...

Page 2: ...tents of this manual However if any errors are found please inform Air Monitor Air Monitor assumes no responsibilities for this product except as stated in the warranty If the customer or any third party is harmed by the use of this product Air Monitor assumes no responsibility for any such harm owing to any defects in the product which were not predictable or for any indirect damages Safety Preca...

Page 3: ...AL SYSTEM INSTALLATION 4 2 0 SPECIFICATIONS 5 2 1 PROBE ASSEMBLY 5 2 2 ELECTRA flo G5 TRANSMITTER 5 3 0 INSTALLATION 6 3 1 INSPECTION 6 3 2 INSTALLATION LOCATION GUIDELINES 6 3 3 TRANSMITTER PLACEMENT GUIDELINES 6 3 4 TRANSMITTER MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS 6 3 5 POWER AND SIGNAL CONNECTIONS 7 3 6 CONFIGURATION 9 3 7 START UP AND OPERATION 24 3 8 ANALOG OUTPUT SIGNALS 25 4 0 MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS 25 4...

Page 4: ...HERMAL AIRFLOW MEASUREMENT SYSTEM INSTALLATION Air Monitor s ELECTRA flo G5 system accurately measures the average velocity of flowing air by means of thermal dispersion sensors located in airflow ducts Temperature is also measured via these sensors The G5 transmitter can average data from a maximum of 32 individual flow sensors The G5 transmitter is designed to measure airflow in a single duct or...

Page 5: ...CC Part 15 Subpart B Class A Device 2 1 PROBE ASSEMBLY INDIVIDUAL SENSOR ACCURACY Velocity 2 of reading from 0 5000 FPM Temperature 0 1 F Multi point NIST traceable calibration of both temperature and velocity SENSOR TYPE Hermetically sealed precision matched thermistors with laser trimmed resistive heating element mounted in flow conditioning aperture Max number of sensors per probe 8 Max number ...

Page 6: ...ation should be given to units exposed to direct sunlight The selected mounting location should be rigid and free of vibration 3 3 TRANSMITTER PLACEMENT GUIDELINES The transmitter must be installed in a way that will allow the probe to transmitter cables from the probe arrays or stations to reach the mini DIN receptacles on the bottom of the transmitter Standard probe to transmitter cable lengths ...

Page 7: ...NS The REMOVABLE terminal strips for power and signal are located in the lower portion of the transmitter and are accessible by opening the hinged cover See figure on next page for the exact location of the terminal strips Two conduit openings are provided in the bottom of the transmitter enclosure one for power and one for signal wiring Recommended wire gauge 14 AWG is the maximum wire gauge no m...

Page 8: ...igure below for details The ELECTRA flo G5 can be powered by either 20 28VAC 50 60 Hz or 20 40VDC CAUTION The earth ground is required on all ELECTRA flo G5 transmitter installations Omitting the connection to earth ground could result in poor performance and may void the warranty Analog Outputs Terminal J1 AO1 pins 1 and 2 COM AO2 pins 3 and 4 COM See figure below for details Both Analog Outputs ...

Page 9: ...rvice menu changes character in sub menu items MAIN MENU OR SERVICE MENU ENT opens the highlighted sub menu UP and DOWN move the selection cursor between sub menus Sub menu ENT moves selection cursor to the next item UP and DOWN change state of item or change characters in writable fields MAIN MENU MAIN MENU SELECTION DESCRIPTION Density Compensation Select density compensation type for flow outpu...

Page 10: ...an inlet duct size fan inlet diameter etc Display Configuration Set brightness and inactivity timeout interval Analog Output Configuration Configure analog output type value and averaging filter Display Averaging Filter Configure display averaging filter Zero Lockdown Adjust zero lockdown below a FPM set point drives display and output to zero Alarm Alert Configuration Configure alarm type upper a...

Page 11: ...d not be required A Factory Set Up Sheet is provided with each transmitter and provides the details for all factory configured parameters Measurement Type indicates whether the probes are installed in a ducted or a fan inlet application Ducted applications can be rectangular circular or flat oval For fan inlet applications the transmitter can be used with single fan inlets double fan inlets or mul...

Page 12: ...al channel version of the ELECTRA FLO G5 only displays flow Analog Output Configuration The ELECTRA flo G 5 transmitter is equipped with dual analog outputs The Analog Output Configuration menu configures the analog output type parameter and filter Output Type 4 20 mADC 0 5 VDC or 0 10 VDC Output 1 and 2 Flow Velocity or Temperature Optional True Dual Channel Version Output 1 Flow Temperature or S...

Page 13: ...lt of NO or NC and the Type will change to red When the process value recovers to be within the Upper and Lower Limits the relay will return to the default state and the Type will return to black Limit Units are shown in parentheses These units are controlled by the System of Units and the Units of Measure If the units are US and the flow is CFH CFH will be the units used in Limits Alert Operation...

Page 14: ...vice Description either go to the Service Menu Custom ID and modify the field or do this remotely over BACnet BACnet OBJECT TYPES BACnet Object Type and number of Objects implemented Device 1 Analog Input Reports the average temperature or average flow Also reports individual sensor velocity or sensor temperature See below for more details PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION STATEMENT BACnet Protocol Revision...

Page 15: ... 1 Read only Protocol Revision 9 Read only Services Supported readProperty readPropertyMultiple writeProperty deviceCommunicationControl reinitializedevice who has who is Read only Object Types Supported Analog input Device Read only Object List Varies device 1 analog input 0 X where X 1 No of sensors 2 Read only Max ADPU Length 128 Read only Segmentation Supported No Segmentation Read only APDU T...

Page 16: ...there is a problem with any sensor in question the OOS bit is set along with the FAULT bit If the OOS property is set data from the physical device will not be used in any calculation IN_ALARM is set for values which exceed the predetermined values set in the transmitter memory This field only affects the Avg Temp and Avg Flow Analog Input objects BACnet Engineering Units for Analog Inputs Default...

Page 17: ... the slave ID the following information is returned ELECTRA flo G5 The meter will report data in decimal or HEX depending on the control system settings The data must be converted from decimal HEX to ASCII in order to form the string ELECTRA FLO G5 MODBUS REGISTERS MODBUS INPUT REGISTERS DEVICE FLOW TEMPERATURE UNITS Address Data Type Address Data Type System Average 30000 float 30002 float see Re...

Page 18: ... 30128 float 30130 float see Register 30200 INPUT REGISTERS FOR SYSTEM VARIABLES DESCRIPTION ADDRESS DATA TYPE DESCRIPTION System Velocity Units 30200 uint16_t 1 FPM 2 FPS 3 MPM 4 MPS System Flow Units 30201 uint16_t 1 CFM 2 CFH 3 L S 4 L M 5 M3H System Status 30202 uint16_t 1 ALL_OK 2 IN ALARM 3 IN FAULT 4 OOS System Node Total 30203 uint16_t 1 32 NODES ALLOWED Version 30204 uint16_t MSB Major LS...

Page 19: ...0060 float 30062 float see Register 30400 Sensor 16 30064 float 30066 float see Register 30400 Sensor 17 30068 float 30070 float see Register 30400 Sensor 18 30072 float 30074 float see Register 30400 Sensor 19 30076 float 30078 float see Register 30400 Sensor 20 30080 float 30082 float see Register 30400 Sensor 21 30084 float 30086 float see Register 30400 Sensor 22 30088 float 30090 float see Register 30400 Sen...

Page 20: ...r 30400 Sensor 12 30248 float 30250 float see Register 30400 Sensor 13 30252 float 30254 float see Register 30400 Sensor 14 30256 float 30258 float see Register 30400 Sensor 15 30260 float 30262 float see Register 30400 Sensor 16 30264 float 30266 float see Register 30400 Sensor 17 30268 float 30270 float see Register 30400 Sensor 18 30272 float 30274 float see Register 30400 Sensor 19 30276 float 30278 float see...

Page 21: ...al 2 30410 uint16_t 1 32 NODES ALLOWED Duct Shape 2 30411 uint16_t 1 Rect 2 Round 3 FLAT OVAL Design Flow Max 2 Setting 30412 float Max Flow to scale Analog Outputs Duct Area 2 30413 float Duct area size in ft 2 or m 2 DISCREET INPUTS FOR SYSTEM VARIABLES DESCRIPTION ADDRESS DATA TYPE DESCRIPTION Sensor Enabled 10000 boolean Bit0 Bit15 Sensor Enabled Sensor Enabled 10001 boolean Bit16 Bit31 Sensor E...

Page 22: ...ual The Calculate selection will display the on board calculator that will determine the K factor device and reference data must be in hand and ready to input Manual displays the Exponent and Gain value forms for inputting externally determined Exponent and Gain values Calculate Number of Points is the number of flow reference points Each point is one reference flow rate determined by traverse tes...

Page 23: ...intentionally disable a sensor for troubleshooting purposes A known bad or suspect sensor can be disabled to remove it from the flow and temperature averages until it can be evaluated and or repaired if necessary Sensor Data Scan Displays sensor number Sen power input to sensors PWM temperature difference between flow and temperature sensors DELTAt velocity FPM flow temperature sensor FLOWt and th...

Page 24: ... 5000 FPM for ducted and 10 000 FPM for Fan Inlet Verify factory set up information is correct If application velocity exceeds 5000 FPM contact Air Monitor 3 7 START UP OPERATION After power and signal wiring has been verified in accordance with section 3 5 activate the external 24 VAC 24 VDC power source Sensor Alert Scan ESC Leave UP DN Scroll Sensor 1 Disabled SENSOR ALERT CODE FREQ 1 Disabled ...

Page 25: ...gned to operate in most HVAC applications without the need for periodic maintenance or calibration In some applications it may be necessary to perform a visual inspection of the probe and sensors and if necessary clean them using a soft small brush and or compressed air to remove any accumulated particulate or debris 4 2 TROUBLESHOOTING The ELECTRA flo system is intended to provide long term troub...

Page 26: ...xtend to any product which has been repaired or altered by persons not expressly approved by Seller Nor does Seller warrant equipment against normal deterioration due to environment nor items such as lamps glass and similar items subject to wear or burnout through usage Adjustments for items or equipment not manufactured by Seller shall be made to the extent of any warranty of the manufacturer or ...

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