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IOM

SON280020 R

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SonoTracker Ultrasonic

Liquid Level

Installation & Operation Manual

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Page 3: ...CTRICAL INSTALLATION 16 General Safety Disconnect Requirements For Permanently Installed Equipment Wiring Transducer and Temperature Probe to Junction Box Wiring Junction Box to Controller Synchroniza...

Page 4: ...ES CONDITIONS OR PROCEDURES WHICH IF NOT FOLLOWED COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK CAUTION IDENTIFIES CONDITIONS OR PROCEDURES WHICH IF NOT FOLLOWED COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS DAMA...

Page 5: ...ion site If you do not have the means to dispose of properly please contact for return and disposal instructions or options STORAGE If the device is not scheduled for immediate installation following...

Page 6: ...ifications described in this document For safety and warranty reasons use of accessory equipment not recommended by the manufacturer or modification of this device is explicitly forbidden All servicin...

Page 7: ...ble in AC and DC powered versions OPERATING PRINCIPLE OF ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT The operating principle of ultrasonics is based on the reflection of sound which is used in many applications to determi...

Page 8: ...current or 4 relays 2 currents PLC Interface Option 32 channel block transfer 6 channel discreet transfers Profibus DP Slave PHYSICAL Enclosures NEMA 4X fiberglass reinforced polyester FRP or NEMA 4X...

Page 9: ...Figure 1 SonoTracker Series Ultrasonic System Configuration Diagram 5 www bindicator com SON280020 Rev C...

Page 10: ...ng Transducers for Optimum Results with Level Applications When selecting a mounting location for the transducer follow these guidelines Minimum distance from the transducer to any sidewall is the gre...

Page 11: ...ired to avoid having material within the transducer s blind space amount of time required for transducer vibration to decay to a level where ultrasonic measurement is possible 7 www bindicator com SON...

Page 12: ...critical for proper conduit installation Check clearances to ensure that the fittings and wire routing will not interfere with the PCB or enclosure door PREPARE THE ENCLOSURE FOR CONDUIT 1 Open door o...

Page 13: ...high power equipment contractors SCR drives 440 V lines etc The controller enclosure dimensions are shown in Appendix E Technical Drawings Refer to Appendix A for environmental specifications before m...

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Page 22: ...ith silicone rubber product DISCONNECT REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMANENTLY INSTALLED EQUIPMENT A dedicated disconnecting device circuit breaker must be provided for the proper installation of the unit If ind...

Page 23: ...n be temporarily removed from the controller to make wiring easier See Figure 4 Wiring Transducers to Controller for wiring at the junction box Transducer Interconnect cut the shield wire at the J Box...

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Page 25: ...Caution Only use Sikaflex 1A polyurethane sealant or Dow Corning RTV 739 or RTV 738 Other sealants may contain acetic acid which is harmful to electronics SYNCHRONIZATION OF TRANSDUCERS If you use the...

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Page 35: ...anner PCB in the controller even if you do not enable all channels on the Scanner PCB If any math channels are enabled the math channel serial addresses begin after the block of monitoring channel add...

Page 36: ...ce Menu to bring the new channels on line Refer to Menu Descriptions for the use of those functions METHODS OF OPERATION INTRODUCTION The SonoTracker Series controller has two modes of operation Chann...

Page 37: ...scrolling to the next channel The preset display time can be changed to suit the operator needs using the Display Scan Time function see Chapter 6 Display Menu The Auto LED to the right of the LCD is...

Page 38: ...e backspace key displays the raw target Pressing F2 changes to bar graph mode Pressing F3 will initiate a quick configuration or re calibration of a channel level only See Appendix G ESC KEY The Esc K...

Page 39: ...nter Key or a different Alphanumeric Key advances the cursor one space to the right See Figure 8 Characters Available for Customer Defined ID Enter Key The Enter Key has several functions The Enter Ke...

Page 40: ...App Tank Height Level Type Stand Pipe Transducer Freq Warning Operating Units Continue w Setup Set Temp Decimal Pace 4 20mA Tank Height If no temp probe detected Warning sensor perpendicular to surfac...

Page 41: ...n etc 70 Range Filters configure min max range and filters i e noise Sentry DSP 90 Service Menu turn channels on and off reset parameters to default values test the keyboard and non volatile RAM set u...

Page 42: ...Figure 10b 30 Relay Set Point Figure 10c 50 Serial PLC 38 www bindicator com SON280020 Rev C...

Page 43: ...Figure 10d 70 Range Filters Figure 10e 90 Service Menu 39 www bindicator com SON280020 Rev C...

Page 44: ...ing Span greater than the transducer s capability may cause erratic reading Note See Calibration Menu for a description of the full point of Transducers 8 pts Up to 8 level channels per controller Lev...

Page 45: ...o Note Only if no temperature probe is detected 8 Use the numeric keys to enter the temperature Press ENTER to save Set Temperature 67 8 9 Select YES to continue through the menus as above for the sec...

Page 46: ...e Full Point 100 0 Vessel Considered Empty Span Distance from full point to point where vessel is considered empty Figure 13 Examples of Effect of Full Point Span and Mode of Display Example 1 Span 20...

Page 47: ...upplied by the primary element manufacturer Zero Distance If doing a Manual Calibration during Startup measure the zero flow distance the distance from the face of the transducer to the bottom of the...

Page 48: ...ozzle size currently available If you select another Kennison nozzle size the display shows function not available Figure 16 SonoTracker Series Definitions for Flow Applications 0 3m Maximum Current H...

Page 49: ...low 3 Press the Enter Key to select Inches or scroll with the arrow keys to select Centimeters Operating Units Inches 4 Press the Enter Key to select Flume or the arrow keys to select Weir or Nozzle a...

Page 50: ...M is gallons per minute GPD is gallons per day and MGD is million gallons per day 11 After selecting Flow Format the display prompts you to select the Total Type the units to use for measuring total f...

Page 51: ...anual Calibration the zero distance number must be entered Zero Distance Current Head Distance measured by transducer from face of transducer to liquid surface Press Enter Warning Zero Distance error...

Page 52: ...if your application requires a more detailed set up and or to modify parameters you originally entered during startup 21 PRIM PRIMARY ELEMENT The primary element type and size were selected during th...

Page 53: ...display then shows the last Simulated Head input Modification of the Simulated Head is performed by direct entry using the keypad or by using the Arrow Keys to scroll to a number When the desired numb...

Page 54: ...If you have a temperature compensation probe the controller uses the probe s temperature data to adjust the speed of sound in the calculations If there is no probe the controller uses the speed of so...

Page 55: ...guration as well as system default and copy function Figure 19 Menu Tree Diagram 10 DISPLAY The Display Menu is used to set up the parameters that govern the display functions when channel monitoring...

Page 56: ...ond 2 seconds or 5 seconds The current selection is indicated by an asterisk The value for ScanTime is selected while in the menu tree for any channel and applies to all of the channels in the system...

Page 57: ...justed in this menu This menu is functional only with the purchase of the Backlight option The displayed number ranges from 0 darkest to 255 lightest The default value is 127 The Up and Down Arrow Key...

Page 58: ...egisters the new Span in memory The system also performs a test to insure that the span and Full Point do not exceed the maximum range Note The SonoTracker Series controller calculated the default val...

Page 59: ...tion probe the measured temperature displays for Temp To reset MinT to the current temperature press the Enter Key while in the MinT function To reset MaxT to the current temperature press the Enter K...

Page 60: ...ller takes that distance and uses it to automatically calculate a correction factor in percent for the speed of sound Manual Entry this menu allows you to input a correction factor in percent for the...

Page 61: ...which a setpoint relay returns to its normal on off state after the relay has been activated The deadband value equals the change in the measured parameter before the setpoint relay returns to its no...

Page 62: ...energizes at a level of 17 19 minus the 2 deadband This vessel has Value for setpoint 2 SP2 set at 3 The Hi Lo function is set to Lo and the deadband Dead is set at 1 When the contents go below 3 the...

Page 63: ...the setpoint PCB Ch1 is the channel number of the setpoint on the Relay Output PCB Each Relay Output PCB has eight individual channels F3 to Toggle turns relay on and off On or Off indicates the curre...

Page 64: ...current 4 mA or 0 mA operation point The value entered determines the point where the transmitter outputs the minimum current For example if 10 is entered as the low current operation parameter and t...

Page 65: ...e the current output channel If the response is Yes then I O CHANNEL DELETED displays to confirm the channel deletion This current output channel is now available for use again 45 TEST This function a...

Page 66: ...d through all the current channels Down arrow scrolls the display backward through all the current channels Scroll to the desired current channel 3 Press the Enter Key to access Select The display sho...

Page 67: ...is parameter shows the current serial address of the displayed channel 52 BAUD RATE The SonoTracker Series controller s built in serial communications settings are 8 data bits 1 stop no parity These v...

Page 68: ...0 to 100 The default value is variable depending on quick configuration settings 64 DELAY Delay allows you to set up a transmission delay for the transducers Delay is the amount of time between trans...

Page 69: ...0 Decrease Step controls the rate of TVG decrease The value ranges in percentage from 0 00 to 100 00 Decrease Qualify controls the number of steps decreased at one time The value ranges from 0 to 255...

Page 70: ...ssumes that the echo is not from a valid target ignores the echo and transmits the next signal If in Fixed TVG mode the SonoTracker Series assumes that the echo is not from a valid target ignores the...

Page 71: ...e display changes that can result from acoustical or electrical interference The SonoTracker Series picks the level from the first echo as a reference median this is the value that is used in calculat...

Page 72: ...s the effect of extraneous noises that may confuse the signal processor This menu sets up the noise routine algorithm The algorithm is activated when the measured noise level Monitor exceeds the noise...

Page 73: ...indow up around the new target location The default for Lost Echo Timer is 60 seconds 77 ECHO LOSS Echo Loss is for the echo loss timer which allows you to set the amount of time from when an echo los...

Page 74: ...MENU Figure 27 Service Menu Tree 91 ACCESS The Access menu allows you to Set a user defined access code Input the Bindicator Mfg Code which is needed when performing certain troubleshooting functions...

Page 75: ...e Service Menu 5 Press the Esc Key to scroll up the menu tree or the Scan Hold Key to return the display to vessel monitoring The Access Code is activated when you leave the Manual Mode Upon returning...

Page 76: ...les the display through all channels MATH CHANNELS Math Channel functions can be used to process the vessel monitoring results in many ways A few typical uses of the math channels follow Add the level...

Page 77: ...is C9 C1 C2 C3 C4 4 0 1 If the controller is in Auto Mode Auto LED illuminated press the Scan Hold Key to put the system in Manual Mode The Auto LED turns off 2 Use Up Arrow or Down Arrow key to scrol...

Page 78: ...d page of the Math Menu The display shows Cx C1 C2 C3 C4 CLR 14 Press the F2 Key to select The display shows x C1 C2 C3 C4 CLR Notice that the display has started to scroll the C on the far left is no...

Page 79: ...channel 9 Left parenthesis function Used with right parenthesis to group math functions together Right parenthesis function Used with left parenthesis to group math functions CLRClear function Clears...

Page 80: ...t TVG DAC Counts allows you to set up a transmission delay for the transducers The amount of time between transmit signals from the SonoTracker Series will be at least TX Delay more time will be provi...

Page 81: ...to the channel with the parameters you want to copy 3 Press the Menu Key to display the Main Menu The display shows SonoTracker Series 10 Display 4 Press the up down arrow keys until the display show...

Page 82: ...0 XXXXXX 1 XXXX00 2 XXXXX0 4 XXXX X 5 XXX XX 6 XX XXX 9 X XXXX B XXX000 Note 3 32 bit totalizer data in hexadecimal 52 44 RD Request raw target aaRDssr Adddddddssr Note See Table B 2 for definitions...

Page 83: ...x 33 Hex 32 hex 95 Hex 0 3 2 Therefore the ASCII string transmitted to the controller is 0 3 2 9 5 CR 3E 30 33 32 39 35 0D Hex Response The response to a request for engineering units is Adddddddssr I...

Page 84: ...ST ENGINEERING UNITS LEVEL HEAD This command is sent by the master to request the controller to send the engineering units level head For this example the master requests the level from a SonoTracker...

Page 85: ...ARGET This command is sent by the master to request the controller to send the raw target For this example the master requests the raw target from a controller channel at address 01 which returns a ra...

Page 86: ...ect on the display 4 Turn off the unit then while holding the period key turn unit back on 5 If the display still does not illuminate contact the Bindicator Service Department You applied power to the...

Page 87: ...for installation and aiming information 3 Check the cable to ensure that there are no ground points within the cable 4 Turn the AC power off Measure the resistance across the transducer leads 25 Trans...

Page 88: ...asionally due to noise vibration fill etc Set Mode to Timed if you do not want to be notified of momentary echo loss 2 AN ASTERISK ON THE DISPLAY Explanation 77 Echo Loss Timer allows you to set the a...

Page 89: ...aximum expected value Solution b Check the calibration for the channel fullpoint and span 5 MATH ERROR OR SCRIPT COMPILE ERROR Explanation These messages apply to math channels only They indicate a pr...

Page 90: ...Simplify equation or break it up into multiple equations using multiple math channels 4 Incorrect channel ID assigned to this channel for example the equation says C10 but you are in channel 9 5 Obje...

Page 91: ...between numerical display and bar graph display View Raw Target level applications only Press the F1 Key while in the Manual Mode to change the top line of the display to show the raw target The raw t...

Page 92: ...the Manual Mode Display Current SonoTracker Series Software Revision letter and Date of Release Press the Key briefly while in the Manual Mode Enter 6600 to Default Defaults the system as well as Pre...

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