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Axes

Y Lt

Axes

Y Rt

Axes

Y Lt

Axes

Y Rt

Figure 41: Graph axis configuration

Graph Setup Page

Figure 42: Main > Graph setup

Left and Right Txis Data

The

Left and Right Axis Data

controls which parameters are shown on the respective axis . See

Table 6

for parameter choices .

When you press the control, a drop-down menu appears . Highlight a parameter with the blue box and press

Set

to load the

parameter . Press

to exit the drop-down menu .

Flow

Energy NET

DOP Quality

TT Aperture Start

Totalizer NET

Energy POS

TT Flow Velocity

RTD1 Temperature

Totalizer POS

Energy DOP

TT Delta T

RTD2 Temperature

Totalizer NEG

Energy NEG

TT Delta T Raw

RTD Delta Temp

Totalizer DOP

TT Flow

TT TOF Bias Raw

IO Voltage In

Flow Velocity

TT Gain

TT TOF Fluid

IO Digital In

Hybrid Mode

TT Quality

TT Fluid SOS

IO Voltage Out

Reynolds Number

DOP Flow

DOP Flow Velocity

IO Current Out

Power

DOP Gain

DOP Frequency

IO Digital Out

TT = Transit Time DOP = Doppler

Table 6: Y Lt and Y Rt axis parameter choices

Main Group

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November 2016

HYB-UM-00090-EN-04

Summary of Contents for Dynasonics DXN

Page 1: ...Hybrid Ultrasonic Flow Meters DXN Portable Ultrasonic Measurement System HYB UM 00090 EN 04 November 2016 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...Hybrid Ultrasonic Flow Meters DXN Portable Ultrasonic Measurement System Page ii November 2016 HYB UM 00090 EN 04 ...

Page 3: ...or Transducers 11 Data Integrity 11 Product Identification 11 Multilingual Support 11 User Interface 12 DXN Flow Meter Data and Controls Layout 13 Controls 13 Pre Installation Checklist 16 Charged Battery 16 Tools Not Included with the Flow Meter 16 Prepared Mounting Area for Transducers 16 Transducer Installation 17 Select a Transmission Mode 17 Select a Mounting Location 18 Select a Mounting Con...

Page 4: ... Totalizer Page 52 Limit Page 53 Filter Page 54 Energy Page 56 Log Data Logging Group 57 Setup Page 57 Select Data Page 58 I O Input Output Group 60 Set Out Setup Outputs Page 60 Scale Out Scale Outputs Page 61 Set In Setup Input 62 Test Out Test Outputs Page 63 Adv Advanced Group 64 Signals Page 64 Transit Page 66 Waveform Page 67 Doppler Page 68 Monitor Page 69 Hybrid Ultrasonic Flow Meters DXN ...

Page 5: ...ick Boot 94 Microsoft Software License Terms for Windows XP Embedded and Windows Embedded Standard Runtime 95 Use Rights 95 Additional Licensing Requirements and or Use Rights 95 Scope of License 96 Internet Based Services 96 Windows Update Agent also known as Software Update Services 97 Product Support 97 Backup Copy 97 Proof of License 97 Transfer to a Third Party 97 Not Fault Tolerant 98 Restri...

Page 6: ...s for Fluids 101 Specifications 102 Process Monitoring Inputs Outputs 102 System 102 Transducers 102 North American Pipe Schedules 103 Fluid Properties 107 Glossary 109 Hybrid Ultrasonic Flow Meters DXN Portable Ultrasonic Measurement System Page vi November 2016 HYB UM 00090 EN 04 ...

Page 7: ...ection Upon opening the shipping container visually inspect the product and applicable accessories for any physical damage such as scratches loose or broken parts or any other sign of damage that may have occurred during shipment NOTE N If damage is found request an inspection by the carrier s agent within 48 hours of delivery and file a claim with the carrier A claim for equipment damage in trans...

Page 8: ...egral charging circuit that prevents overcharging The flow meter can be permanently connected to an AC line power without damaging the meter or the battery The Lithium Ion Smart battery is maintenance free but it still requires a certain amount of attention to prolong its useful life To obtain the greatest capacity and longevity from the battery the following practices are recommended When chargin...

Page 9: ...perly Disconnect this equipment from the AC outlet before cleaning it Use a moist cloth Do not use liquid or spray detergent for cleaning To fully disengage the power to the unit disconnect the power from the AC outlet Do not scratch or rub the screen with a hard or sharp object Never use any of the solvents such as thinner spray type cleaner wax benzene abrasive cleaner acid or alkaline solvent o...

Page 10: ... contacting Technical Support Battery Care A portable device should be turned off while charging This allows the battery to reach the threshold voltage unhindered and reflects the correct saturation current responsible to terminate the charge A parasitic load confuses the charger Charge at a moderate temperature Do not charge below freezing Lithium ion does not need to be fully charged A partial c...

Page 11: ...ons because the meter has both transit time and Doppler capabilities A full range of fluids from ultrapure to thick slurries can be measured The flow meter can be used on pipe sizes ranging from 0 5 120 12 3048 mm while accommodating a wide variety of liquid applications ultrapure liquids cooling water potable water river water chemicals plant effluent sewage sludge Temperature Ratings for Transdu...

Page 12: ...tabs contain page tabs and interface pages Left or right navigation buttons sequentially access the group tabs and page tabs Pressing a group tab or page tab activates that item On some pages repeatedly pressing an item accesses additional functionality The interface page can contain meters user entry controls and graphs Smart Status Bars Status bars contain items that show and control helpful flo...

Page 13: ...NT Settings Create New Site From DEFAULT Settings Figure 5 Typical text boxes Cancel Create Site Enter New Site Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Del q w e r t y u i o p Ins Space Backspace z x c v b n m Shift a s d f g h j k l Enter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 _ Del Q W E R T Y U I O P Ins Space Backspace Z X C V B N M Shift Abc A S D F G H J K L Enter Figure 6 Alphanumeric keypad On Off Check Box Use the check b...

Page 14: ...ure 10 Shutdown slider Increment Decrement Control To enter numeric data Use the Increment and Decrement buttons to select numeric data or Double tap the numerical value area and use the pop up keypad to enter the numbers Value Display and Double Tap Area Increment increase Decrement decrease 625 Figure 11 Increment decrement control 1 4 7 Clear 2 5 8 0 OK 3 6 9 Cancel Min 0 25 Parameter Pipe OD C...

Page 15: ...bo box with large scroll bars The Up and Down arrow buttons moves the blue highlighted area up or down depending on the original position of the highlight Use the Set Set button to lock in the highlighted selection or use the Cancel button to exit the combo box without making any changes If the drop down list of parameters is too large to be contained in one combo box length you can move the large...

Page 16: ...larger pipe configuration Z mode Scissors for larger pipe configuration Z mode Rag or paper towels Prepared Mounting Area for Transducers The pipe surface where the transducers are to be mounted must be clean and dry Remove scale rust or loose paint to provide satisfactory acoustic conduction Wire brush the rough surfaces of pipes to smooth bare metal Plastic pipes do not require preparation other...

Page 17: ...ntrained air Use Doppler mode with fluids that contain significant levels of particulates and aerated fluids Use Hybrid mode to automatically switch between Transit Time and Doppler modes If the fluid type is unknown start with Transit Time mode which is more forgiving of having some particulate or air than Doppler mode is of not having enough particulate or entrained air If the fluid type is an u...

Page 18: ...he meter will over report the amount of flow by the percentage of the pipe that is not filled with liquid An optimum transducer mounting location is defined as A piping system that is completely full of liquid when measurements are being taken The pipe may become empty during a process cycle which results in a Low Signal Strength error while the pipe is empty This error code clears automatically w...

Page 19: ...on and Transducer Positioning Table 1 Piping configuration and transducer positioning The DXN flow metering system provides repeatable measurements on piping systems that do not meet these pipe diameter requirements but the accuracy of the readings may be influenced Transducer Installation Page 19 November 2016 HYB UM 00090 EN 04 ...

Page 20: ...sducer Mount Mode Transducer Pipe Material Pipe Size W Mount DTTR DTTN DTTH Plastic all types 2 4 in 50 100 mm Carbon Steel Stainless Steel Copper Ductile Iron Not recommended Cast Iron DTTL Plastic all types 8 16 in 203 406 mm Carbon Steel Stainless Steel Copper Ductile Iron Not recommended Cast Iron V Mount DTTR DTTN DTTH Plastic all types 4 12 in 203 406 mm Carbon Steel Stainless Steel Copper 4...

Page 21: ...cing is exactly what the flow meter calculates so the calculated spacing should be used if signal quality is satisfactory If the pipe is not round the wall thickness not correct or the actual liquid being measured has a different sound speed than the liquid programmed into the transmitter the spacing can vary from the calculated value If that is the case the transducers should be placed at the hig...

Page 22: ...ning transducer small distances forward and back to find the maximum signal strength point IMPORTAN I Enter all of the data on this list before mounting the transducers 1 Enter the pipe information a For pipes conforming to ANSI specifications fill in the information with the pull down menus under Setup ANSI Pipe Pipe Material ANSI Schedule Nominal Size Liner For Ductile Iron b For pipes that do n...

Page 23: ...For pipe surface temperature over 130 F 55 C use Sonotemp P N D002 2011 010 in 12 mm Figure 20 Application of couplant Position and Secure the Transducer 1 Place the upstream transducer in position and secure with a mounting strap Place the straps in the arched groove on the end of the transducer Use the screw provided to help hold the transducer onto the strap Verify that the transducer is true t...

Page 24: ...ends of the paper to indicate the circumference Remove the template and spread it out on a flat surface Fold the template in half bisecting the circumference See Figure 23 3 Crease the paper at the fold line Mark the crease Place a mark on the pipe where one of the transducers will be located See Figure 17 for acceptable radial orientations Wrap the template back around the pipe placing the beginn...

Page 25: ...e transducer both towards and away from the upstream transducer while observing signal strength Clamp the transducer at the position where the highest signal strength is observed A signal strength percentage between 10 98 is acceptable The factory default signal strength setting is 10 However there are many application specific conditions that may prevent the signal strength from attaining this le...

Page 26: ...er the transducer and secure with the thumb screw Figure 25 Mounting rail system for DTTR Mounting Track Installation for DTTN DTTH A convenient transducer mounting track can be used for pipes that have outside diameters between 2 10 inches 50 250 mm or 2 16 inches 50 406 mm and for DTTN DTTH transducers If the pipe is outside of that range mount the transducers separately 1 Install the single mou...

Page 27: ...mount the transducer in an orientation such that the cable exits at 45 degrees from the side of the pipe Do not mount with the cable exiting on either the top or bottom of the pipe On vertical pipes the orientation does not matter YES 45 45 45 45 YES TOP OF PIPE Figure 27 DTTSU positioning 1 0 2 0 1 5 0 5 Mounting Chains Transducer Spacing Scale Thumb Screws Figure 28 Transducer spacing scale for ...

Page 28: ...ng caused by smaller particles 4 The reflecting material must travel at the same velocity as the fluid for good accuracy Installation Method Mount Doppler transducers on the pipe 180 degrees apart and facing each other with the cables on the downstream side of the transducers If the pipe is horizontal the preferred mounting orientation is 3 and 9 o clock with 12 o clock being the top of the pipe S...

Page 29: ...olution to a low particulate fluid would be switching over to transit time measurements Mounting Straps The most economical way to affix DTTR DTTN DTTH DTTL and DT94 transducers to a pipe is by using adjustable mounting straps Individual straps in both 36 in 900 mm and 72 in 1830 mm are available from Badger Meter See Table 4 for required number of straps The straps can be connected together to ma...

Page 30: ...he DXN uses a Group Page layout for navigation The tabbed menu tree provides access to all controls and settings using a Group Tab name Page name When navigating the DXN menus select a Group tab and a Page name For example to navigate to Main Alerts press the Display tab then press on the Alerts page Group Tab Pages Main Alerts Graph Meters Graph Setup Table Figure 33 Group page format Main Screen...

Page 31: ...tus bars The Quick Status Bar also has a segment that does double duty as a button that functions as a toggle as well 0 00 US GPM Full Screen On Off Figure 36 Status bar button Use the left icons on the Quick Status Bar turn ON OFF the Full Screen mode The Quick Status Bar also has a number of shortcuts leading to some of the most referenced menu screens The Battery icon brings up the System Power...

Page 32: ...eens shown 1 Press the Meters page tab until the desired number of screens display 2 Press Full Screen on the Quick Status Bar to turn the full screen function ON or OFF See Figure 36 NOTE N Currently 1 3 or 4 parameters can be seen on the screen at a time To change which parameters display press the combo box in the upper left corner of each screen or sub screen Press the down arrow to expand the...

Page 33: ... ZoomAxes ZoomOut Figure 40 Main Graph Axes Scaling Buttons Control of the axis scaling is performed with the axes scaling buttons Pressing the Axes button successively moves through the three axis configuration choices as shown in Figure 41 The X axis is always time based The Zoom In or Zoom Out buttons expand or contract the timeline shown on the horizontal X axis The minimum graph time period i...

Page 34: ...r Press X to exit the drop down menu Flow Energy NET DOP Quality TT Aperture Start Totalizer NET Energy POS TT Flow Velocity RTD1 Temperature Totalizer POS Energy DOP TT Delta T RTD2 Temperature Totalizer NEG Energy NEG TT Delta T Raw RTD Delta Temp Totalizer DOP TT Flow TT TOF Bias Raw IO Voltage In Flow Velocity TT Gain TT TOF Fluid IO Digital In Hybrid Mode TT Quality TT Fluid SOS IO Voltage Ou...

Page 35: ...ete Graph Data To clear any current graphing data and return the graph scaling to factory defaults first press Unlock Graph Data Clear A green checkmark appears and the Delete Graph Data button turns red Figure 43 Delete graph data Press Delete Graph Data The graph resets to factory defaults and the Delete Graph Data button turns gray Table Page Figure 44 Main Table The Table page shows all the cu...

Page 36: ...luid sound speed problems are shown in the alerts page until they are resolved The severity of the condition is indicated by the color of the description Red colored descriptions are the most serious with orange being moderate severity and yellow depicting low severity Red Serious Immediate Action Required Orange Moderate Cautionary Yellow Minor Minor Main Group Page 36 November 2016 HYB UM 00090 ...

Page 37: ...lt settings are copied from memory and stored under the new site name The Site Name button also shows the new site name Create New Site from CURRENT Settings Alphanumeric Entry To create a new site using the meter s current settings 1 Press Create New Site From CURRENT Settings The alphanumeric keypad displays 2 Type in a unique name restricted to 45 characters for the site and press Create Site T...

Page 38: ... you must check the Unlock Load Default Settings box to activate the Load Default Settings function 1 Press Unlock Load Default Settings A green checkmark appears and the Load Default Setting button turns orange 2 Press Load Default Settings When the settings have been loaded the Load Default Settings button turns gray and the green checkmark disappears from the Unlock Load Default Settings box Fi...

Page 39: ...ent Ammonia Ethylene Glycol 25 Kerosene Oil Lubricating Water Distilled Benzene Gasoline Methanol Oil Motor SAE 20 30 Water Sea Brine Glycerin Milk 4 Propylene Glycol 100 Custom Table 8 Fluid material choices This list is provided as an example Additional fluids are added periodically Select a fluid from the list or select Custom if the fluid is not listed When you select a fluid from the list the...

Page 40: ...ic gravity is known for the application fluid and that value varies from the automatically loaded value the value can be revised If a custom fluid is entered a specific gravity needs to be entered if mass flows are calculated See Fluid Properties on page 107 Dynamic Viscosity Numeric Value Entered in cP If a fluid was chosen from the Fluid Material list a default viscosity is automatically loaded ...

Page 41: ...The ANSI Pipe page provides access to built in pipe tables The pipe lookup tables use cascading options to make selections When you select Pipe Material the ANSI Schedule Class option becomes available When you select ANSI Schedule Class the Nominal Size option becomes active The Setup ANSI Pipe and Setup Pipe drop down lists interact with each other When you select a parameter in one drop down li...

Page 42: ...ons of Pipe Material Class and Nominal Size have liner information built into the pipe specification This condition is usually found in ductile iron classes 6 inches and up If a ductile pipe with built in liner is used a selection of either Standard or Double can be made NOTE N Choosing Standard or Double disables the Setup Liner option Figure 52 ANSI pipe page manual entry If you select the Manua...

Page 43: ... for pipe O D and pipe wall thickness are critical to obtaining accurate flow measurement readings Pipe Wall Thickness Numeric Value The Pipe Wall thickness is the value of the actual pipe wall thickness excluding any liner that may be present NOTE N Accurate values for Pipe OD and Pipe Wall thickness are necessary for accurate computation of the volumetric flow rate Without accurate pipe data flo...

Page 44: ... thickness gauge has two BNC connectors with red and blue markings Connect the pipe wall thickness transducer to the DXN matching the red and blue BNC plugs to the red and blue transit time inputs Figure 56 Setup Pipe Figure 57 Pipe thickness gauge connections 2 From the Setup Pipe screen press Gauge to enter the pipe gauge wizard see Figure 56 The Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge wizard appears in Auto...

Page 45: ...moving This locks the reference 5 Apply couplant to pipe transducer and apply the transducer to the pipe so that the cable is perpendicular to the pipe as well as the alignment line on the bottom of the transducer The waveform and measurements settle in a few seconds Pipe Thickness Transducer 5MHz 08 Bottom View of Pipe Thickness Transducer Pipe Centerline Place Across Pipe Centerline Figure 59 Th...

Page 46: ...nsducer and Couplant to Pipe THEN Check to Lock Reference Figure 60 Tubing thickness gauge wizard screen 8 Press Apply Transducer and Couplant to Pipe check box A check appears in the box and the Red Rpk line in the waveform display stops moving This locks the reference 9 The inside of the green button in the lower right of the screen shows the pipe wall thickness measurement 10 Press the green me...

Page 47: ...jacent peaks to the reference Supplementary Information Expected error is about 1 5 15 mils or 1 5 0 4 mm Measurement under 0 1 in or 2 5 mm is difficult and requires special techniques Tubing Mode and Thin Pipe Mode Does not measure liner thickness May not always work on all materials conditions and fluids In thin metal and metal pipe modes the reference can disappear from the display once the tr...

Page 48: ...aterial choices Liner Wall Enter the liner wall thickness in inches for English units or millimeters for Metric units NOTE N If a liner is present an accurate value for Liner Wall thickness is necessary for accurate computation of the volumetric flow rate Without accurate liner data flow rates will be in error by the difference between the actual pipe cross sectional area and the area calculated u...

Page 49: ...f a closed pipe at a specific distance from each other The DTTN and DTTL transducers can be mounted in W Mount where the sound traverses the pipe four times This mounting method produces the best relative travel time values but the weakest signal quality V Mount where the sound traverses the pipe twice V Mount is a compromise between travel time and signal quality Z Mount where the transducers are...

Page 50: ... 63 Doppler transducer selection To use the Doppler measuring select the DT94 series transducers At this time the DT94 series are the only Doppler transducers supported Setup Group Page 50 November 2016 HYB UM 00090 EN 04 ...

Page 51: ...The DXN flow meter monitors the fluid conditions and determines automatically when to switch between Doppler and transit time modes Both transit time and Doppler transducers must be installed and connected If in Hybrid mode If Transit Time signal quality is greater than 40 Transit Time is used If Transit Time signal quality is greater than 10 but less than 40 and is still greater than Doppler Sign...

Page 52: ... 14 Totalizer units Totalizer Reset Totalizer Reset function resets all totalizers back to zero To prevent inadvertent resets a totalizer lock is provided To reset the totalizers 1 Press Check To Unlock Total Reset box See Figure 66 A checkmark appears in the box The Reset Totalizer option becomes active 2 Press Reset Totalizer to return all totalizers to zero NOTE N The DXN flow meter also has a ...

Page 53: ...imit is set to 100 and the actual flow is 200 the flow meter displays 100 This can be a problem if the meter s Min Flow Limit is set to a value greater than zero because at flows below the Min Flow Limit the flow meter displays zero flow but the totalizer which is not affected by the Min Flow Limit setting continues totalizing Max Flow Limit A maximum flow rate setting establishes the filter softw...

Page 54: ...y Hysteresis Range 0 25 Hysteresis creates a window around the average flow measurement reading defining the limits at which the automatic damping increases occur If the rate varies within the hysteresis window greater damping occurs up to the maximum values set by the flow filter Damping entry The filter also establishes a flow rate window where measurements outside of the window are captured by ...

Page 55: ...re entered into the Bad Data Rejection window when measuring liquids that contain gas bubbles as the gas bubbles tend to disturb the ultrasonic signals and cause more extraneous flow readings to occur Larger Bad Data Rejection values tend to make the flow meter less responsive to rapid changes in actual flow rate In Figure 71 on page 56 flow data falls outside the flow Hysteresis window but does n...

Page 56: ...mples Outside Hysteresis Limit Flow Outside Original Hysteresis Limit Figure 71 New valid flow data Energy Page Figure 72 Energy units selection Power Units Watts Btu per hour Btu hr Thousand Joules per hour kJ hr Kilowatts kW Thousand Btu per hour MBtu hr Million Joules per hour MJ hr Megawatts MW Million Btu per hour MMBtu hr Table 15 Power unit choices Energy Units British Thermal Units Btu Ton...

Page 57: ...alogger start stop control button does not function and the control is grayed out Logging Rate The Logging Rate entry tells the flow meter how often to collect data points The logger memory area has the capacity to store more than 300 individual files consisting of a maximum of 65 500 points per log file The amount of time the logger collects data depends on the Logging Rate programmed into the fl...

Page 58: ...5 15 720 000 262 000 10 917 12 hours 2 315 5 47 160 000 786 000 32 750 1 day 1 157 5 94 320 000 1 572 000 65 500 Table 17 Logging durations Any log files gathered are stored with the site information Select Data Page The Log Select Data lets you choose the way the time is displayed for each logged entry and what kind of data is recorded in the user fields Figure 75 Data selection page 1 Column 0 T...

Page 59: ...lds Number Power Energy Net TT Flow TT Gain TT Quality DOP Flow DOP Gain DOP Quality TT Delta T TT Raw Delta T TT Fluid SOS DOP Flow Velocity DOP Frequency TT Aperture Start RTD 1 Temperature RTD 2 Temperature RTD Delta Temperature I O Voltage In Table 18 Logging parameter choices Figure 76 Data selection page 2 Log Data Logging Group Page 59 November 2016 HYB UM 00090 EN 04 ...

Page 60: ...time Digital pulse signals are present at discrete points and represent information using a sequence of on off pulses For connection information see Figure 80 on page 61 Select the type of I O from the pull down lists The two analog outputs are 4 20 mA and 0 10V DC output The pulse output has a maximum frequency of 1000 Hz and can be configured as either a rate pulse or a totalizing pulse All outp...

Page 61: ...t below zero would be a transit time application where flow can be in either the forward or reverse direction If for instance a tap water system is capable of 100 gpm forward and 100 gpm in reverse then setting the Flow at Min Out to 100 and Flow at Max Out to 100 would be valid entries If the meter were programmed to output a 4 20 mA signal then 4 mA would represent 100 gpm and 20 mA would repres...

Page 62: ...ode contains 3 choices The Voltage Input can be viewed on the Main Meters page or through Modbus communications Off No voltage input will be read Enable 0 10V Input Enables the voltage input for a span of 0 10V Voltage can be scaled in the data log Enable 0 5V Input Enables the voltage input for a span of 0 5V Voltage can be scaled in the data log I O Input Output Group Page 62 November 2016 HYB U...

Page 63: ...of output signal For Test 4 20 mA Out use a milliammeter For Test Frequency Out use either a frequency counter or an oscilloscope For Test 0 10V Out use a voltmeter 2 Use the and buttons to select the output level to calibrate to For example common test levels for the 4 20 mA output are 4 8 12 16 and 20 mA 3 Put a checkmark in the Enter Output Test Mode box to activate the outputs I O Input Output...

Page 64: ...Received Up Down Signals Transit RX Signals Analyzed 0 1000 Received Up Down Signals Analysis Portion Transit RX Noise 0 1000 Received Up Down Noise test signals Transit XCorr 40 40 Cross Correlations Transit XCorr Alt 40 40 Alternate Cross Correlations Transit RX Envelope 0 1000 Received Up Down signal Envelopes Transit Rx Alt 0 1000 Alternate Received Up Down Signals Transit RX Waveout 0 1000 Tr...

Page 65: ...t functions control the scale of the left and right sides of the graphs Y axis respectively The magnifying glass and magnifying glass work in the same fashion as on the X axis except that on the Axis Y Lt and Axis Y Rt they expand or contract the range of the vertical scaling The Up Arrow and Down Arrow buttons shift the zero point of the graph up or down The Home button resets the graph to the pa...

Page 66: ...rmonic NoPH An analysis that is best suited for sine wave type output waveforms Sin Sine Carrot Top No peak hop detection is implemented for slow flows only Correlation MaxPH Uses correlation analysis which correlates signal envelopes for peak hop detection Correlation EnvPH Uses correlation analysis which uses maximum of raw signal correlation for peak hop detection Very useful for high speed flo...

Page 67: ...Frequency can be adjusted Chip count is adjusted automatically to Duration Best Barker is best for high speed flows Sin Carrot Top is best for low speed flows Waveform Duration Overrides of automatic transmit duration control This can be useful for high speed flows Transmitted waveform duration is automatically calculated based on pipe setup transducers etc 1 means 1 of the automatic value 100 mea...

Page 68: ...Transducer Launch Angle 30 00 Doppler Sample Rate Control Read only Doppler sample rate control is automatic Doppler AGC Gain Overrides Doppler Automatic Gain control When the box is checked gain control is automatic When the box is unchecked gain control is manual 1 100 of full scale 1 means 1 full scale Adv Advanced Group Page 68 November 2016 HYB UM 00090 EN 04 ...

Page 69: ...ault is 1 update per 5 seconds only when waveform tab is visible Snapshot Rate s Read only Data snapshot rate Default is 1 update per 1 second System Info Rate s Read only Power System OS information rate Default is 1 update per 10 seconds Adv Advanced Group Page 69 November 2016 HYB UM 00090 EN 04 ...

Page 70: ... occur 3 Press Set Zero ns once User Adjustment This allows the user to enter a calibration factor The range can be 0 2 5 0 This adjustment modifies the indicated flow rate by multiplying the flow rate value by the number entered into the User Adjustment field For example if indicated flow rate is 20 gpm a user adjustment of 2 000 will modify the flow rate to 40 gpm NOTE N Only use this under the ...

Page 71: ...esdelay ttransducer tpipe tliner tsignal tpeak taperture start tsignaloffset tdaq twaveform telectronics The following are constants for the hardware Electronics circuits tdaq telectronics Transducers tpiezo tresdelay ttransducer Setup tpipe tpipe twaveform Cal Transit SOS Offset tsignaloffset Soundspeed Offset Button and Numeric Control This button figures out tsignaloffset such that Cfluid Cflui...

Page 72: ...ber entered into the User Adjustment field For example if indicated flow rate is 20 gpm a user adjustment of 2 000 will modify the flow rate to 40 gpm NOTE N Only use this under the guidance of Badger Meter Technical Support Default should always be 1 000 Positive Flow This is always grayed and checked Doppler flow is always positive for our instruments as of 2014 Cal Calibration Group Page 72 Nov...

Page 73: ... that re load when you use press Load Default Settings from Setup Site Figure 93 Factory calibration page 1 Figure 94 Factory calibration page 2 Store Cal Table For factory use only Reset Cal Values For factory use only Re Load Table For factory use only Store Cal Table to USB For factory use only Cal Calibration Group Page 73 November 2016 HYB UM 00090 EN 04 ...

Page 74: ...low rate total energy readings and similar units For example the meter can be configured for a 2 ANSI pipe and still have the rate displayed in liters per minute lpm The English Metric selection also configures the DXN flow meter to display sound speeds in pipe materials and liquids as either feet per second fps or meters per second mps respectively IMPORTAN I If the Entry Units choice has been ch...

Page 75: ...ime indicator recalculates the battery life The second light reports on the battery s charging status either Charging or Not Charging The battery only charges when there is a need and the charger is connected The fact that the charger is connected does not necessarily mean that the battery is charging The third light indicates whether the charger is connected When the External DC light is on the c...

Page 76: ...e controls help extend the battery life between charges The flow meter s WVGA screen consumes about 1 3 of the battery capacity when the meter is running on battery By using the screen saver and lowering the amount of backlight when conditions permit battery life is significantly extended for that session The backlight Brightness control ranges from a low of 1 least bright to 5 brightest The Timed...

Page 77: ... Site Lets you change the site name Delete Site Logs To delete the site logs 1 Place a checkmark in the Unlock Logs Delete box The Delete Site Logs button turns red 2 Press Delete Site Logs to delete all the logs for the site chosen in the Select Site To Manage control Delete Site The Delete Site control deletes both the site logs and the site itself 1 Place a checkmark in the Unlock Site Delete b...

Page 78: ...m ethernet ENet The ENet page shows the status of the network interface settings and the Modbus TCP connection as well as controls for each Network Interface Status and Settings The No Network Connection light indicates the network connection is lost Use the IP Address Edit option to change the address Use the Subnet Mask Edit option to change the mask Modbus TCP Status and Control The Server Acti...

Page 79: ...over multiple registers as little endian or big endian word order This is also referred to as swapped or word swapped values and allows the master device to work with slave devices from different manufacturers If however the endianness is not a configurable option within the Modbus master device it is important to make sure it matches the slave endianess for proper data interpretation The transmit...

Page 80: ...to the desired setting for the network Figure 105 Edit buttons Figure 106 IP address edited Figure 107 Subnet mask edited 5 When changes are finished check the Enable ModbusTCP Server box to enable Modbus TCP server 6 Reconnect the Ethernet cable and verify communications System Group Page 80 November 2016 HYB UM 00090 EN 04 ...

Page 81: ...mponent Name MODBUS Registers Available Units Long Integer Format Floating Point Single Precision Format Double Precision Format Signal Strength 40600 40601 40700 40701 40800 40803 Flow Rate 40602 40603 40702 40703 40804 40807 Gallons Liters MGallons Cubic Feet Cubic Meters Acre Feet Oil Barrel Liquid Barrel Feet Meters Lb Kg BTU MBTU MMBTU TON kJ kW MW Per Second Minute Hour Day Net Totalizer 406...

Page 82: ... load the settings into the system memory Update Page The System Update page is used in conjunction with software updates supplied by Badger Meter to install new software revisions into the DXN system For complete updating instructions see Upgrading Software on page 89 Figure 109 System update Quit Meter to Manage Update Press this option to open the main splash screen where you can enter or confi...

Page 83: ...roper communication Disconnect Pull Down Menu Use this selection to connect or disconnect communication to the flow meter No TT Flow Sim Indicates the status of flow simulation Resubmit Settings Resubmits the current flow meter settings Reset Flow Meter Electronically resets the flow meter then resubmits the settings System Group Page 83 November 2016 HYB UM 00090 EN 04 ...

Page 84: ...ox connected to the flow meter via a DB15 cable connection labeled Process I O I O connection Figure 111 Display I O connection To DXN DB15 Interconnect Cable Figure 112 Breakout box Total Reset V External Pull Up Resistor Same as using Meter Totalizer Reset Totalizer Figure 113 External totalizer reset Inputs Outputs Page 84 November 2016 HYB UM 00090 EN 04 ...

Page 85: ...osen or a totalizing pulse controlled by the incrementing totalizer V External Pull Up Resistor 33 mS 0 V Totalizing Pulse 33 mS Duration 0 V On Off Rate pulse 1 KHz Maximum On Time Off Time Figure 114 Digital output external power External Pull Up Resistor 33 mS 0 V Totalizing Pulse 33 mS Duration 0 V On Off Rate pulse 1 KHz Maximum On Time Off Time Figure 115 Digital output internal power Inputs...

Page 86: ...he transistor is 100 mA with a maximum supply voltage of 10V DC These parameters require the pull up resistor rated for a minimum of 1000 ohms In rate pulse output mode the transistor has a duty cycle of 50 Totalizing Pulse When used to transmit a totalizing pulse the digital output sends a fixed width 33 mS pulse that follows the display totalizer For each increment of the totalizer the digital o...

Page 87: ... 20 mA Current Loop Output Current Sinking 10 30V DC Power Supply 4 20 mA 4 20 mA Figure 117 4 20 mA current sinking output The 4 20 mA output interfaces with most recording and logging systems by transmitting an analog current signal that is proportional to system flow rate The 4 20 mA output is internally powered current sourcing and can span negative to positive flow energy rates The 4 20 mA ou...

Page 88: ... be configured to source current With terminals 6 and 7 jumpered together 15V DC Supply 30 mA Max The DXN has a built in power supply that can be used to power current or voltage sensors external to the meter 4 20 mA Supply 30V DC Max RTD Connections RTD 2 RTD 1 1000 Ω 1000 Ω Figure 119 RTD connections Inputs Outputs Page 88 November 2016 HYB UM 00090 EN 04 ...

Page 89: ...nts in a folder named PortableFlow meter on the hard drive NOTE N The YYYYMMDD indicates the year month and day of the current revision The X in the file name stands for the current revision letter Name Date modified Type Size PortableFlowmeter 4 12 2013 12 20 PM File Folder 3 When the extraction process is complete copy the entire PortableFlow meter folder to a USB flash drive 4 Start the flow me...

Page 90: ...ht of the top menu display 7 From the System screen select the Update page 8 Press Quit Meter to Manage Update 9 Press Software Update 10 Press Unlock Step 1 Unlock System Reboot 11 A small panel in the center of the screen says Reboot Required Remove the flash drive and press OK Upgrading Software Page 90 November 2016 HYB UM 00090 EN 04 ...

Page 91: ... screen Press Update System Step 2 Update System Reboot NOTE N If this step was completed in a previous system update the update utility may skip directly to Copy Step 3 Copy Updated Files When the update process is complete a green checkmark displays in the Update System Reboot box The screen says Reboot Required 14 Remove the USB Update Drive and press OK Upgrading Software Page 91 November 2016...

Page 92: ...iles NOTE N If the process hangs up press Copy a second time to clear the hang The process may take a few minutes to complete When the process is complete use the scroll bars in the message area find to the message Successful Update Exiting Reprogramming Mode This verifies that the updating process has terminated 17 Press Update Flow Meter Step 4 Update Flow Meter A short process runs again with t...

Page 93: ...e thumb drive When the meter returns to the screen with the grayed out Software Update button press Start Flow Meter to resume normal operations See the last page for additional instruction on clearing a lock up When the thumb drive is removed the device may continue on to a system reboot but hang at the Dynasonics splash screen This condition requires a hard reboot Press and hold the main power b...

Page 94: ... then press Set Up Quick Boot The application closes reverting to the system menu 2 Press Start Flow Meter again The unit enters a hibernation process and shuts down On the next power up the unit starts in Quick Boot mode Upgrading Software Page 94 November 2016 HYB UM 00090 EN 04 ...

Page 95: ...ditional Licensing Requirements and or Use Rights Specific Use Badger Meter designed this device for a specific use You may only use the software for that use Other Software You may use other programs with the software as long as the other programs Directly support the manufacturer s specific use for the device or Provide system utilities resource management or anti virus or similar protection Sof...

Page 96: ...ces as part of the Remote Boot process and iii download the software to licensed devices and use it on them For more information please see the device documentation or contact Badger Meter Internet Based Services Microsoft provides Internet based services with the software Microsoft may change or cancel them at any time Consent for Internet Based Services The software features described below conn...

Page 97: ...u may not use these services in any way that could harm them or impair anyone else s use of them You may not use the services to try to gain unauthorized access to any service data account or network by any means Windows Update Agent also known as Software Update Services The software on the device includes Windows Update Agent WUA functionality that may enable your device to connect to and access...

Page 98: ...recover from Microsoft and its affiliates only direct damages up to two hundred fifty U S Dollars U S 250 00 You cannot recover any other damages including consequential lost profits special indirect or incidental damages This limitation applies to Anything related to the software services content including code on third party internet sites or third party programs and Claims for breach of contrac...

Page 99: ...d take place in 30 seconds because the flow rate and hence the speed that the 1000 counts is accumulated is twice as great Calculating K Factors Many styles of flow meters are capable of measuring flow in a wide range of pipe sizes Because the pipe size and volumetric units the flow meter will be used on vary it may not possible to provide a discrete K factor In the event that a discrete K factor ...

Page 100: ...luid travel 0 384 gallons will pass What is the flow rate in gpm at 4 3 ft sec 0 384 gallons 4 3 FPS 60 sec 1 min 99 1 gpm Now that the volumetric flow rate is known all that is needed is an output frequency to determine the K factor Known values are Frequency 700 Hz By measurement Flow Rate 99 1 gpm By calculation 700 Hz 60 sec 42 000 pulses per gallon K factor 42 000 pulses per min 99 1 gpm 423 ...

Page 101: ... a 0 83 Btu lb F 0 78 Btu lb F 0 72 Btu lb F 0 70 Btu lb F 0 54 Btu lb F 40 F 4 4 C 0 91 Btu lb F 0 89 Btu lb F 0 85 Btu lb F 0 80 Btu lb F 0 75 Btu lb F 0 72 Btu lb F 0 56 Btu lb F 80 F 26 7 C 0 92 Btu lb F 0 90 Btu lb F 0 86 Btu lb F 0 82 Btu lb F 0 77 Btu lb F 0 74 Btu lb F 0 59 Btu lb F 120 F 84 9 C 0 93 Btu lb F 0 92 Btu lb F 0 88 Btu lb F 0 83 Btu lb F 0 79 Btu lb F 0 77 Btu lb F 0 61 Btu lb...

Page 102: ...n powered off Power Requirements Transmitter 10 30V DC via 3 pin connector 40 W minimum 3 6 A re settable fuse Supplies Wall adapter 100 240V AC 50 60 Hz 50 W 10 18 V Cigarette lighter adapter 5 A fused Power Cords North American plug 2 flat 1 round prong NEMA 5 15P Chinese plug 3 flat prongs GB2099 Euro plug 2 round prongs CEE7 7 U K Singapore plug 3 rectangular prongs BS1363A Japanese plug 2 fla...

Page 103: ... 562 5 187 0 719 8 8 625 7 813 0 406 7 625 0 500 7 625 0 500 7 437 0 594 7 178 0 719 6 183 1 221 10 10 75 9 750 0 500 9 75 0 500 9 562 0 594 9 312 0 719 9 062 0 844 8 500 1 125 12 12 75 11 626 0 562 11 75 0 500 11 37 0 690 11 06 0 845 10 75 1 000 10 12 1 315 14 14 00 12 814 0 593 13 00 0 500 12 50 0 750 12 31 0 845 11 81 1 095 11 18 1 410 16 16 00 14 688 0 656 15 00 0 500 14 31 0 845 13 93 1 035 1...

Page 104: ...4 875 4 907 5 063 4 874 1 25 OD 1 375 1 375 1 375 1 660 6 in OD 6 125 6 125 6 125 6 625 6 000 Wall 0 065 0 055 0 042 0 146 Wall 0 192 0 140 0 122 0 250 0 063 ID 1 245 1 265 1 291 1 368 ID 5 741 5 845 5 881 6 125 5 874 1 5 OD 1 625 1 625 1 625 1 900 7 in OD 7 625 7 000 Wall 0 072 0 060 0 049 0 150 Wall 0 282 0 078 ID 1 481 1 505 1 527 1 600 ID 7 062 6 844 2 OD 2 125 2 125 2 125 2 375 8 in OD 8 125 ...

Page 105: ... 13 50 13 50 13 78 13 78 14 08 14 08 Wall 0 54 0 62 0 68 0 75 0 82 0 89 0 97 1 04 ID 12 12 11 96 12 14 12 00 12 14 12 00 12 14 12 00 14 OD 15 30 15 30 15 65 15 65 15 98 15 98 16 32 16 32 Wall 0 57 0 66 0 74 0 82 0 90 0 99 1 07 1 16 ID 14 16 13 98 14 17 14 01 14 18 14 00 14 18 14 00 16 OD 17 40 17 40 17 80 17 80 18 16 18 16 18 54 18 54 Wall 0 60 0 70 0 80 0 89 0 98 1 08 1 18 1 27 ID 16 20 16 00 16 ...

Page 106: ... 80 2 02 ID 35 98 36 00 35 98 36 00 36 00 36 00 42 OD 44 20 44 50 45 10 45 58 Wall 1 10 1 28 1 54 1 78 ID 42 00 41 94 42 02 42 02 48 OD 50 55 50 80 51 40 51 98 Wall 1 26 1 42 1 71 1 99 ID 47 98 47 96 47 98 48 00 54 OD 56 66 57 10 57 80 58 40 Wall 1 35 1 55 1 90 2 23 ID 53 96 54 00 54 00 53 94 60 OD 62 80 63 40 64 20 64 28 Wall 1 39 1 67 2 00 2 38 ID 60 02 60 06 60 20 60 06 72 OD 75 34 76 00 76 88 ...

Page 107: ...0 60 3559 7 1085 5 8 Butyrate Ethyl 3836 1 1170 Carbon dioxide 1 10 2752 6 839 7 7 0 137 0 151 Carbon tetrachloride 1 60 3038 1 926 2 5 0 607 0 968 Chloro benezene 1 11 4176 5 1273 3 6 0 722 0 799 Chloroform 1 49 3211 9 979 3 4 0 550 0 819 Diethyl ether 0 71 3231 6 985 4 9 0 3 11 0 222 Diethyl Ketone 4295 1 1310 Diethylene glycol 1 12 5203 4 1586 2 4 Ethanol 0 79 3960 0 1207 4 0 1 390 1 097 Ethyl ...

Page 108: ...11 1 49 2717 5 828 3 3 56 Refrigerant 12 1 52 2539 7 774 1 4 24 Refrigerant 14 1 75 2871 5 875 24 6 61 Refrigerant 21 1 43 2923 2 891 3 97 Refrigerant 22 1 49 2932 7 893 9 4 79 Refrigerant 113 1 56 2571 2 783 7 3 44 Refrigerant 114 1 46 2182 7 665 3 3 73 Refrigerant 115 2153 5 656 4 4 42 Refrigerant C318 1 62 1883 2 574 3 88 Silicone 30 cp 0 99 3248 990 30 000 29 790 Toluene 0 87 4357 1328 4 27 0 ...

Page 109: ...equency DOP Flow Doppler flow rate user units DOP Flow Velocity Doppler flow velocity DOP Frequency Doppler filtered frequency DOP Gain Doppler receiver gain DOP K Custom Doppler user adjustment DOP K Reynolds Doppler Reynolds adjustment always 1 DOP Quality Doppler signal quality factor 0 100 DOP Rough Frequency Doppler initial estimate primarily for troubleshooting use DOP Signal Level Doppler s...

Page 110: ...zer Totalizer POS Transit time positive totalizer Transit AGC or Gain Transit time automatic gain control override Transit RX Alt Alternate received up down signals Transit RX Envelope Received up down signal envelopes Transit RX Noise Received up down noise test signals Transit RX Signals Received up down signals Transit RX Signals Analyzed Received up down signals analysis portion Transit RX Xco...

Page 111: ...in volts TT Signals Ratio Transit time upstream peak downstream peak Not always 1 in huge pipes or fast flows TT SNR Transit time signal to noise ratio TT TOD Delta Transit time time of flight delta times is roughly the same as DeltaT future use TT TOF Acoustic Transit time time of flight of the sound piezo to piezo TT TOF Bias Raw Transit time time of flight offset is the difference of the measur...

Page 112: ...lina N 24 Colonia Guadalupe Inn CP 01050 México DF México 52 55 5662 0882 Europe Middle East and Africa Badger Meter Europa GmbH Nurtinger Str 76 72639 Neuffen Germany 49 7025 9208 0 Europe Middle East Branch Office Badger Meter Europe PO Box 341442 Dubai Silicon Oasis Head Quarter Building Wing C Office C209 Dubai UAE 971 4 371 2503 Czech Republic Badger Meter Czech Republic s r o Maříkova 2082 2...

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