Cameron NUFLO MC-III EXP, User Manual

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MC-III™ EXP Flow Analyzer Section 1
Table 1.1—MC-III EXP Specifications
System Requirements
Operating System - Windows XP, Windows Vista
®
, or Windows 7
Computer/Processor - 1 GHz or faster Pentium-compatible CPU
Memory - 128 MB of RAM
Hard Disk Space - 21 MB for program files, 30 MB for Adobe Reader,
adequate space for data files
Drive - CD-ROM for install
Display - 800 x 600 (SVGA), 16-bit (thousands of colors) color display or
greater
Browser - Internet Explorer 6 or later
Internet Connection - for web links, tech support
Communications Port - physical or virtual RS-232 compatible serial port
Key Product Features
This section presents an overview of key features of the MC-III EXP. Many of these features are discussed in
more detail in
Section 3, page 30,
and
Section 4, page 41
(configuration procedures) and
Section 5, page 76
(flow
log archival).
Key features discussed here include:
• LCD display
• keypad
• interface software
• power supply
• calibration options
• input options
• output options
•
flow log archival
• password-protected security
LCD Display
The liquid crystal display (
Figure 1.4, page 6
) provides a simultaneous indication of accumulated total (top
readout) and flow rate (bottom readout). The eight-digit total display uses 7-segment characters to form
numbers and letters, which results in a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters. The six-digit flow rate
display uses 11-segment characters to form numbers and letters for improved readability. When the keypad
is used to calibrate the MC-III EXP, the name of the menu option selected appears in the lower (rate) display,
and settings are entered in the top (total) display.
Flow volume can be measured in barrels, gallons, liters, cubic meters, cubic feet, standard cubic feet or other
user-defined units. A multiplication factor is also available for indicating flow volume in terms of 1,000 units.
The unit of measure for the Total readout and the decimal point position are selected by the operator during
calibration. If a user-defined unit is used, none of the preprogrammed volume units will be visible on the
display during operation.
Flow rate can be measured in a wide variety of preprogrammed units, or other user-defined units. The flow
rate unit of measure is selected in two steps: (1) a volume unit is chosen and (2) a time-base unit (per day, per
hour, per minute, or per second) is chosen. Users can choose any combination of preprogrammed volume and
time units in establishing the flow rate engineering unit (for example, gallons per hour, gallons per day, or